ML20154D049

Advises That Meeting W/Util Scheduled for 880518 to Discuss NRC ,Including Scope of Needed Responses to Tables 1,2 & 3 of Subj Ltr & Required Scehdule for Responses to Support Unit 2 Restart Schedule

ML20154D049
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	05/11/1988
From:	Richardson S NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:	White S TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
References
TAC-63178, NUDOCS 8805190032
Download: ML20154D049 (3)

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h May ll, 1988 i

1 Docket Nos. 50-259/260/296 Distribution 1 -Docket 4 tle LA TVA.Rockville  !

NRC PDR G. Gears BFN Rdg. File Mr. S. A. White local PDR D. Moran ,

Manager of Nuclear Power Projects Rdg. J. Kelly Tennessee Valley Authority S. Ebneter OGC 6N 3BA LookoJt Place J. Axelrad J. Rutberg j 1101 Market Street R. A. Hermann F. Miraglia Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 B. D. Liaw E. Jordan K. Barr J. Partlow

Dear Mr. White:

A. Ignatonis ACRS(10) ,

SUBJECT:

PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (TAC NO. 63178)

By letter dated October 1,1987, we provided consnents to you on our limited scope review of the core damage accident analysis portion of the draft Browns ,

ferry Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) submitted to us on November 20, ,

1986. Your initial response to this information, dated February 4, 1988, i stated that our conenents wculd be incorporated in your review and revision of I the Browns Ferry 9RA and that an updated version of the PRA would be transmitted to the NRC. However, a date for his transmittal was not given.

• Your letter also stated your intention to submit an Individual Plant Examination (IPE) utilizing the IDCOR methodology (IPEM). This IFEM would be a completed prior to Unit 2 restart. The staff is uncertain of whether either of your propose.1 actions in response to our October 1,1987 letter will be sufficient to address and resolve the identified restart issue.

Therefore, in order to support the timely resolution of this restart issue, we ,

request a meet.ing with your staff. At this meeting, we will discuss our l

October 1,1937 letter, including the scope of the needed responses to Tables 1, 2 and 3 of that letter and the required schedule for these responses to support your Browns Ferry Unit 2 restart scheduie.

We have scht:duled the. af ternNn of May 18,1988 (White Flint Builriing) for this treeting. If you have any questions, please contact the OSP Project Manager, '

G. Gears, et (301) 492-0767.

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i Docket Nos. 50-259/260/296 Distribution Docket File LA TVA-Rockville )

NRC PDR G. Gears BFN Rdg. File ,

Mr. S. A. Whiti local POR D. Moran )

Manager of Nuclear Pcwer Projects Rdg. J. Kelly '

Tennessee Valley Authority S. Ebneter OGC .

6N 38A Lookout Place J. Axelrad J. Rutberg 1101 Market Street R. A. Hermann F. Miraglia >

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-?801 B. D. Liaw E. Jordan  :

K. Barr J. Partlow l

Dear Mr. White:

A. Ignatonis ACRS(10)

SUBJECT:

PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT ,

(TAC NO. 63178) l By letter dated October 1,1987, we provided coments to you on our limited  !

scope review of the core damage accident analysis portion of the draft Browns Ferry Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) submitted to us on November ?0,- .

1986. Your ir.itial response to this information, dated February 4,1988,  !

stated that our coments would be incorporated in your review and revision of l the Browns Ferry PRA and that an updated version of the PRA would be transmitted to the NRC. However, a date for his transmittal was not given.  ;

Your letter also stated your intention to submit an Individual Plant l Examination (IPE) utilizing the IDCOR nethodology (IPEM). This IPEM would be t completed prior to Unit 2 restart. The staff is uncertain of whether either '

of your proposed actions in response to our October 1,1987 letter will be ,

sufficient to timely address and resolve the identified restart issue. 3 Therefore, in order to support the timely resolution of this restart issue, we f require a meeting with your staff. At this meeting, we will discuss our  ;

our October 1,1987 letter, including the scope of the needed responses to  :

Tables 1, 2 and 3 of that letter and the required schedule for these responses  :

to support yuur Unit 2 restart schedule. i We have schedule the afternoon of May 18,1988 (White Flint Building) for this meetir.g. If you have any questions, please contact the OSP Project Manager,  ;

G. Gears, at (301) 492-0767. j i

Steven D. Richardson, Acting Director  !

TVA Projects Division l

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i Mr. S. A. White Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Units 1, 2, and 3 cc:

General Counsel Regional Administrator, Region !!

Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 400 West Sumit Hill Drive 101 Marietta Street N.k.

E11 B33 Atlants, Georgia 30323 Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 Resident Inspector / Browns Ferry NP Mr. R. L. Gricley U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Tennessee Valley Authority Route 12, Box 637 SN 157B Lookout Place Athens, Alababw 35611 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 Mr. Richard King c/o U.S. GA0 Mr. H. P. Pomrehn Tennessee Valley Authority 1111 North Shore Drive Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Suite 225, Box 194 P.O. Box 2000 - . Knoxville, Tennessee 37919 Decatur, Alabama 35602 Dr. Henry Myers, Science Advisor Mr. M. J. May Comittee on Interior Tennessee Valley Authority and Insular Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant U.S. House of Representatives --

P.O. Box 2000 Washington, D.C. 20515 Decatur, Alabama 35602 . - r Mr. D. L. Williams -

Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Sumit Hill Drive W10 B85 Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 Chairman, Limestone County Comission P.O. Box 188 Athens, Alabama 35611 Claude Earl Fox, M.D.

State Hulth Officer State Department of Public Health State Office Building Montgomery Alabama 36130