ML26082A194
| ML26082A194 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05000615 |
| Issue date: | 03/23/2026 |
| From: | Hunnewell S Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk |
| References | |
| NNP-26-004 | |
| Download: ML26082A194 (0) | |
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1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 NNP-26-004 March 23, 2026 10 CFR 50.30 10 CFR 50.34 10 CFR 2.390 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-001 Clinch River Project NRC Docket No. 05000615
Subject:
Submittal of Tennessee Valley Authority Response to NRC Request for Additional Information No. 001 (RAI-11122-R1) in Support of the Clinch River Nuclear Site Construction Permit Application References
- 1. Tennessee Valley Authority, Submittal of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report and Exemptions and Variances in Support of the Clinch River Nuclear Site Construction Permit Application, dated May 20, 2025 (ML25140A063)
- 2. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Acceptance for Docketing of Part Two of the Application for a Construction Permit at The Clinch River Nuclear Site, dated July 9, 2025 (ML25182A151)
- 3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Request for Additional Information No. 001 (RAI-11122-R1) by the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Clinch River Nuclear Unit 1 (CRN-1) Construction Permit Application Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket No. 05000615 dated January 26, 2026 By letter dated May 20, 2025, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted Part 2 of an application for a construction permit (CP) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) including the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) and Exemptions and Variances (Reference 1). In a letter dated July 9, 2025, the NRC stated it had accepted for review 1\14 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NNP-26-004 Page 2 March 23, 2026 Part 2 of the application (Reference 2). By letter dated January 26, 2026, the NRC provided Request for Additional Information (RAI) No. 001 (RAl-11122-R 1) (Reference 3).
The purpose of this letter is to provide NRC RAI questions 15.2-8 and 15.5-26, associated TVA responses and PSAR markups supporting the TVA responses. TVA-identified CPA PSAR markups are included in Enclosures 2 and 3. NRC RAI questions 15.5-2 will be responded to in a future licensing activity. of this letter contains NRC RAI questions and associated TVA responses (Public Version). of this letter contains NRC RAI questions and associated TVA responses (Non-Public Version). of this letter (non-public versions of Enclosure 1) contain proprietary or other sensitive information and, as such, it is requested that it be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, "Public inspections, exemptions, requests for withholding." An affidavit certifying the basis for the request to withhold the identified information from public disclosure is included as Enclosure 3 of this letter. Proprietary or other sensitive information has been redacted from Enclosure 1 of this letter. Redacted information is identified in Enclosure 2 of this letter using ((....13})).
This letter makes no regulatory commitments and no revisions to any existing regulatory commitments.
Please address any questions regarding this application to Mr. Ray Schiele, Director -
Licensing and Planning, New Nuclear Program, at rjschiele@tva.gov.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on this 23rd day of March 2026.
Scott W. Hunnewell Vice President, New Nuclear Program Proprietary Information - Withhold Under 10 CFR 2.390 This page is decontrolled when separated from Enclosure 2.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NNP-26-004 Page 3 March 23, 2026 Proprietary Information - Withhold Under 10 CFR 2.390 This page is decontrolled when separated from Enclosure 2.
Enclosures:
- 1. Clinch River Nuclear Site Construction Permit Application, NRC RAI No. 001 (RAI-11122-R1), TVA Responses (Public Version) and PSAR Markups
- 2. Clinch River Nuclear Site Construction Permit Application, NRC RAI No. 001 (RAI-11122-R1), TVA Responses (Non-Public Version) and PSAR Markups
- 3. GVH Affidavit and Request for Withholding from Public Disclosure (10 CFR 2.390(a)(3))
cc: (with Enclosures):
Mahmoud MJ Jardaneh, Branch Chief, New Reactor Licensing Branch Daniel Barnhurst, Branch Chief, Environmental Review New Reactors Branch Allen H. Fetter, NRC Project Manager, Clinch River Nuclear Site Ricky Vivanco, NRC Project Manager, Clinch River Nuclear Site Madelyn Nagel, Project Manager, Environmental Review of New Reactors Branch
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