ML20153B635

Requests That Util Assess Impacts of New Rocket Booster Plant to Be Located within 10 Mile EPZ of Plant Site & May Be as Close as 2 to 5 Miles from Site

ML20153B635
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/18/1998
From:	De Agazio A NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Scalice J TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
References
TAC-MA3422, TAC-MA3423, TAC-MA3424, NUDOCS 9809230198
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..... @ffef Mr. J. A. Scalice Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street l

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

PROPOSED ROCKET MOTOR MANUFACTURING FACILITY - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (TAC NOS. MA3422, MA3423, AND M43424)

Dear Mr. Scalice:

it has come to our attention that the Boeing Company has selected Decatur, Alabama, as the site of a new rocket booster plant. According to several news announcements, construction of the proposed 2 million square foot plant was to have begun in November 1997 on a 400 acre site in the Mallard-Fox Creek Industrial Park in Decatur and, when completed, it will have a peak employment between 2,000 and 3,000 people. One news report stated that the company is already hiring some employees and is expected to begin production of the Delta IV common booster core in 1999.

It appears that this facility will be within the 10 mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) site, and may be as close as 2 to 5 miles from the site. The facility appears to be across the Tennessee River and somewhat upstream of the BFN site.

According to press releases, the booster cores will be shipped via barge to the launch sites in Florida and California.

The original design basis for BFN did not consider such an industrial facility in close proximity.

In 10 CFR 100.10, the NRC identifies factors to be considered when evaluating sites for nuclear reactor facilities. It states that it is expected that reactors will reflect an extremely low probability for accidents that could result in release of significant quantities of radioactive fission products.

In addition, the site location and the engineered features included as safeguards against the hazardous consequences of an accident, should one occur, should insure a low risk of public exposure. Among the factors the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will take into consideration in determining the acceptability of a site are population dentity and use characteristics of the site environs, including the exclusion area, low population zone, and population center distance.

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.The addition of the Boeing rocket booster facility may introduce the potential for offsite hazards for causing onsite accidents that could affect control room habitability. NUREG-0800, " Standard h

I Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants," Section 2.2.3, Evaluation of Potentia / Accidents, provides guidance and acceptance criteria for g\g 7

l such events. Additionally, the employment of as many as 3,000 persons at the Boeing facility l has the potential to impact various aspects of emergency planning including, but not limited to,

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. ,a Mr. J. A. Scalice September 18, 1998 TVA is ' requested to assess the impacts of the planned facility as discussed above, and update the BFN Final Safety Analysis Report and other affected documents accordingly. Please provide your assessments by November 30,1998.

' Sincerely,-

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Albert W. De Agazio, Sr. Project Manager Project Directorate 11-3 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 ~

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s ,A l Mr J. A. Scalice l TVA is requested to assess the impacts of the planned facility as discussed above, and update the BFN Final Safety Analysis Report and other affected documents accordingly. Please provide your assessments by November 30,1998.

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Albert W. De Agazio, Sr. Pr et anager Project Directorate 11-3 Division of Reactor Projects - t/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-259,50-260,50-296 Serial No. BFN-98-019 cc: See next page i

Mr. J. A. Scalice BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT Tennessee Valley Authority cc:

Mr. Mark J. Burzynski, Managar Mr. Jack A. Bailey, Vice President Nuclear Licensing Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Timothy E. Abney, Manager Mr. C. M. Crane, Site Vice President Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Decatur, AL 35609 General Counsel Regional Administrator, Region ll Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ET 10H 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Suite 23T85 400 West Summit Hill Drive Atlanta, GA 30303-3415 Knoxville, TN 37902 Senior Resident inspector Mr. Raul R. Baron, Gene- anager U S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Assurance Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority 10833 Shaw Road SM Lockout Place Athens, AL 35611 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health Mr. Karl W. Singer, Plant Manager 434 Monroe Street Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Montgomery, AL 36130-1701 Tennessee Valley Authority .

P.O. Box 2000 Chairman Decatur, AL 35609 Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801

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