ML20210N105

Forwards SE Accepting Licensee 990326 Request for Relief from ASME B&PV Code,Section XI Requirements.Request for Relief 3-ISI-7,pertains to Second 10-year Interval ISI for Plant,Unit 3

ML20210N105
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	08/02/1999
From:	Peterson S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Scalice J TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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TAC-MA5357, NUDOCS 9908110018
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E August 2,1999 Mr. J. A. Scalice Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President '

Tennessee Valley Authority.

6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 3 - SECOND 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION - RELIEF FROM ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE, SECTION XI REQUIREMENTS: RELIEF REQUEST 3-)SI-7 (TAC NO. MA5357)

Dear Mr. Scalice:

By letter dated March 26,1999, the Tennessee Valley Authority requested relief from the American Society of Mechanical Enginesrs Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI (the Code) requirements. The request for relief, No. 3-IS1-7, pertains to the Second 10-Year ,

Interval inservice inspection for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 3. 1 staff has reviewed the request for relief.

The BasedU.S.on itsNuclear review, theRegulatory NRC staff hasCommission determine (NRC) d that the Code requirements are im and relief is authorized pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of :ederal Reaulations. Section 50.55a(g)(6)(i). This relief from the Code requirements wil not endanger life, property, or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest, giving due consideration )

to the burden u on the licensee that could result if the requirements were imposed. The '

enclosed Safe Evaluation documents our review.

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Mr. J. A. Scalice Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 3 - SECOND 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION - RELIEF FROM ASME BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE, SECTION XI REQUIREMENTS: RELIEF REQUEST 3-ISI-7 (TAC NO. MA5357)

Dear Mr. Scalice:

By letter dated March 26,1999, the Tennessee Valley Authority requested relief from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI(the Code) requirements. The request for relief, No. 3-IS1-7, pertains to the Second 10-Year Interval inservice inspection for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 3.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comm;ssion (NRC) staff has reviewed the request for relief.

Based on its review, the NRC staff has determined that the Code requirements are impractical, and relief is authorized pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Reaulations, Section

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50.55a(g)(6)(i). This relief from the Code requirements will not endanger life, property, or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest, giving due consideration to the burden upon the licensee that could result if the requirements were imposed. The enclosed Safety Evaluation documento our review.

Sincerely,

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Sheri R. Peterson, Chief, Section 2 Project Directorate 11 Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-296

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation cc w/ encl: See next page

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l Senior Vice President Mr. Mark J. Burzynski, Managar Nuclear Operations Nuclear Licensing -

Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Jack A. Bailey, Vice President Mr. Timothy E. Abney, Manager ,

Engineering & Technical Services - Licensing and industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 6A Lookout Place Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street P.O. Box 2000 Chattanooga,1N 37402-2801 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Karl W. Singer, Site Vice President Senior Resident inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 2000 10833 Shaw Road Decatur, AL 35609 Athens, AL 35611 General Counsel Mr. Kirk E. Whatley Tennessee Valley Authority Office of Radiation Control ET 10H Alabama Dept. of Public Health 400 West Summit Hill Drive 2001 Monroe Street, Suite 700 Knoxville, TN 37902 Montgomery, AL 36104 Mr. N. C. Kazanas, General Manager Chairman Nuclear Assurance Limestone County Commission Tennessee Valley Authority 310 West Washington Street SM Lookout Place Athens, AL 35611 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 1 Mr. Robert G. Jones, Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

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