ML25106A034
| ML25106A034 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 04/16/2025 |
| From: | Komm D Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk |
| References | |
| Download: ML25106A034 (1) | |
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Post Office Box 2000, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2000 April 16, 2025 10 CFR 50.54(q) 10 CFR 50, Appendix E 10 CFR 72.44(f)
ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 NRC Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, and 72-052
Subject:
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant - Site Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure Revision In accordance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.54(q); 10 CFR 50, Appendix E; and 10 CFR 72.44(f), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is submitting a description of changes to the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Radiological Emergency Plan (REP). The affected documents are the BFN Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs) named below.
EPIP Revision Title Effective Date EPIP-2 47 Notification of Unusual Event 03/17/2025 EPIP-3 51 Alert 03/17/2025 EPIP-4 51 Site Area Emergency 03/17/2025 EPIP-5 68 General Emergence 03/17/2025 Description of Changes and Summary of Analysis The following procedure revisions replace Vaporstream and all related references with electronic notification system or electronic notification because the Vaporstream system is no longer available.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 April 16, 2025 These changes were determined to be changes to the REP that were not editorial or typographical in nature. These changes were determined to not conform to activities that had prior NRC approval. 10 CFR 50.47(b) Planning Standards were impacted by these changes; therefore, it was concluded that the changes could not be implemented without performing a 50.54(q) reduction in effectiveness evaluation. Upon completion of the Effectiveness Evaluation Form for these changes, it was concluded that the changes continue to comply with the requirements of 50.47(b) and 50 Appendix E, and that the changes do not constitute a reduction in effectiveness. Therefore, these changes were allowed to be implemented without prior NRC approval.
TVA proposes the use of Everbridge for electronic notifications to Off-site Response Agencies.
Previously, electronic notifications of declared events was performed via Vaporstream. In July of 2024, TVA was notified that Vaporstream would no longer be supported as the vendor was going out of business. As a result of this notification, TVA sought to determine a new method for performing the event notifications and determined that Everbridge would be the electronic notification used going forward. Like Vaporstream, Everbridge is a third party web-based software platform that users will log into with their credentials and enter the required information for the declaration form then send the information to the appropriate State and county government agency contacts via multiple methods. As with the previous method, a read receipt will be provided for the user to verify that the appropriate agency has received the notification.
These changes were determined to be changes to the REP that were not editorial or typographical in nature. These changes were determined to not conform to activities that had prior NRC approval. 10 CFR 50.47(b) Planning Standards were impacted by these changes; therefore, it was concluded that the changes could not be implemented without performing a 50.54(q) reduction in effectiveness evaluation. Upon completion of the Effectiveness Evaluation Form for these changes, it was concluded that the changes continue to comply with the requirements of 50.47(b) and 50 Appendix E, and that the changes do not constitute a reduction in effectiveness. Therefore, these changes were allowed to be implemented without prior NRC approval.
These revisions also made editorial/typographical changes to EPIP-3, EPIP-4, and EPIP-5. These changes were determined to be changes to the REP that were editorial or typographical in nature.
The changes did not involve a site-specific Emergency Preparedness commitment; therefore, these changes were allowed to be implemented without performing a 50.54(q) reduction in effectiveness evaluation.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 April 16, 2025 There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter. If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact E. J. Cole at (256) 729-4742.
Respectfully, Daniel A. Komm Site Vice President cc:
NRC Regional Administrator - Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRR Project Manager - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant