ML20196A937

Responds to NRC Requesting Info on Boeing Rocket Booster Manufacturing Facility Being Constructed in Decatur, AL

ML20196A937
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	11/20/1998
From:	Abney T TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
TAC-M03422, TAC-M03423, TAC-M03424, TAC-M3422, TAC-M3423, TAC-M3424, NUDOCS 9811300195
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Tennessee Valley Authority Post Office Box 2000. Decatur. Alabama 35609 November 20, 1998 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen: I l

In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-259 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-260 50-296 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) - BOEING ROCKET MOTOR MANUFACTURING FACILITY - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (TAC NOS.

M3422, M3423, AND M3424)

This letter is in response to NRC's September 18, 1998, letter which requested information on the Boeing rocket booster manufacturing facility being constructed in Decatur, Alabama.

The plant is being built in an industrial area slightly outside the five mile radius, south south-east from BFN.

Initial staffing for production with about 300 employees is anticipated for July 1, 1999. Maximum personnel on a shift when fully staffed will be approximately 1250 employees.

The Boeing plant will manufacture the common booster core module for the Delta IV expendable launch vehicle. The manufacturing process basically involves the machining and joining of aluminum plate into large fuel tanks. The fuel tanks will be shipped by barge past BEN in a defueled -

condition. Hence, barge shipment of the tanks presents no f) unusual chemical release or explosion hazard. Regarding hazardous chemical storage at the manufacturing site, the Boeing plant will use basic industrial chemicals for aluminum gg cleaning and anodizing which pose no unusual hazard g)J l considering the distance of the plant from BFN. y l

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 November 20, 1998 Since the plant is within BFN's ten-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ), provisions for evacuation or sheltering of the rocket plant employees in the event of a radiological event at BFN are accounted for in TVA's emergency planning program for nuclear plants. This is a mutual effort among TVA, the State of Alabama, and local county emergency management agencies.

With specific regard to the Boeing plant, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency recently informed TVA in a letter dated October 20, 1998, that the current evacuation routes and number of reception centers are sufficient to accommodate the Boeing employees. These emergency plans are periodically evaluated and adjusted, if necessary, for changes in the industrial or residential population in the ten-mile EPZ.

Following completion of plant construction, the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR), Chapter 2, will be updated to include the Boeing plant in accordance with the BFN's routine periodic FSAR update process.

There are no commitments contained in this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at (256) 729-2636.

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cc: Mr. L. Raghavan, Senior Project Manager L U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l

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Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 NRC Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, Alabama 35611 l

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