ML20197J024
| ML20197J024 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 11/06/1997 |
| From: | Black S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Hebdon F NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| ML20197H447 | List:
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| References | |
| FOIA-98-330 TAC-M98931, NUDOCS 9812140238 | |
| Download: ML20197J024 (3) | |
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REGION ll TIA 97-015 REGARDING MAINTENANCE RULE
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COMPLIANCE FOR BROWNS FERRY, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. M98931)
By letter dated September 29,1997, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) sub response to the NRC's letter dated July 30,1997, regarding implementation l
Rule for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Unit 1. As described in the NRC's
- concluded that the scope of the Unit 1 Maintenance Rule Program was inconsis requirements of the rule. Furthermore, the NRC's letter provided the following thre attematives to the existing condition:
Revise the scope of the Maintenance Rule monitoring program for Unit 1 to in I
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structures, systems,and components as specified in paragraph (b) of the rule, or Submit a written certification to the NRC as specifed in 10 CFR 50.82 (a) (1) th 2.
has determined to permanentiy cease BFN Unit 1 operations, or Petition the NRC for an exemption from the requirements of the rule that are not 3.
currently being met.
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applicable or propose another course of action that they believed satisfed the Maintenance Rule. In their response to this proposal, TVA stated that they d i
the selection of any of these attematives was warranted since TVA's program to Maintenance Rule for Unit 1 was in compliance with 10 CFR 50.65.
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By letter dated September 29 1997, Tennessee Valley Authonty (TVA) submitted their response to the NRC's letter dated July 30,1997, regarding implementation of the Maintenance Rule for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Unit 1. As described in the NRC's letter, the staff concluded that the scope of the Unit 1 Maintenance Rule Program was inconsistent with the requirements of the rule. Furthermore, the NRC's letter provided the following three attematives to the existing condition:
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Revise the scope of the Maintenance Rule monitoring program for Unit 1 to include structures, systems and components as specified in paragraph (b) of the rule, or 2.
Submit a wv. ten certitication !o the NRC as specified in 10 CFR 50.82 (a) (1) that TVA has determined to permanently cease BFN Unit 1 cperations, or 3.
Petition the NRC for an exemption from the requirements of the rule that are not currently being met.
The staff requested that TVA describe which of these three attematives they considered to M applicable or propose another course of action that they believed satisfied the requirements of the Maintenance Rule. In their response to this proposal TVA stated that they did not consider l
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REGION li TIA 97-015 REGARDING MAINTENANCE RULE COMPLIANCE FOR BROWNS FERRY, UNIT 1 (TAC NO. M98931)
By letter dated September 29,1997, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted their response to the NRC's letter dated July 30,1997, regarding implementation of the Maintenance Rule for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Unit 1. As described in the NRC's letter, the staff concluded that the scope of the Unit 1 Maintenance Rule Program was inconsistent with the requirements of the rule. Furthermore, the NRC's letter provided the following thrw
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altematives to the existing condition:
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Revise the scope of the Maintenance Rule monitoring program for Unit'1-to include structures, systems and components as specified in paragraph (b) of the rule, or 2.
Submit a written certification to the NRC as specified in 10 CFR 50.82 (a) (1) that TVA has determin::f to permanently cease BFN Unit 1 operations, or 3.
Petition the NRC for an exemption from the requirements of the rule that are not currently being met.
The staff requested that TVA describe which of these three attematives they considered to be j
applicable or propose another course of action that they believed satisfied the requirements of i
the Maintenance Rule. In their response to this proposal, TVA stated that they did not consider the selection of any of these attematives was warranted since TVA's program to implement the Maintenance Rule for Unit 1 was in compliance with 10 CFR 50.65.
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