WBL-23-015, Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure Revision
| ML23080A092 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 03/21/2023 |
| From: | Anthony Williams Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk |
| References | |
| WBL-23-015 | |
| Download: ML23080A092 (1) | |
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Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, Tennessee 37381 WBL-23-015 March 21, 2023 10 CFR 50.54(q) 10 CFR 72.44(f)
ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-90 and NPF-96 NRC Docket Nos. 50-390, 50-391, and 72-1048
Subject:
Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure Revision Reference NRC Letter to Tennessee Valley Authority, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, And 3; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 And 2; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 And 2 - Issuance Of Amendment Nos. 324, 347, and 307; 360 And 354; 157 And 65 Regarding A Revision To The Emergency Action Level Scheme (EPID L-2022-LLA-0021), dated December 7, 2022 (ML22271A914)
Pursuant to Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.54(q), and 10 CFR 72.44(f),
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is submitting a description of changes to the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Radiological Emergency Plan (REP). The affected document is the WBN Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure (EPIP) listed below:
EPIP Revision Title Effective Date 1
58 Emergency Plan Classification Logic 02/22/2023 Description of Changes EPIP-1 Revision 58 implements the NRC approved license amendment which revised the REP emergency action level threshold value for HU2 (Seismic Event Greater than Operating Basis Earthquake Levels) to provide an additional method to declare this event.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission WBL-23-015 Page 2 March 21, 2023 The license amendment request for the above change was approved by the NRC on December 7, 2022 as provided in the reference. The WBN REP, as revised, continues to meet the requirements in Appendix E to 10 CFR 50 and the planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b).
There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter. Please direct all questions concerning this matter to Michael White, Emergency Preparedness Manager, at mrwhite@tva.gov.
Anthony L. Williams IV Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant cc:
NRC Regional Administrator - Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant NRC Project Manager - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant NRC Director - Division of Fuel Management, NMSS