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| | title = NRC Response to Tennessee Valley Authority - Proposed Alternative Submittal Schedule as Described in the Attached Enclosures Due to the Deferred Construction Status of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Dated October 21, 2014 | | | title = NRC Response to Tennessee Valley Authority - Proposed Alternative Submittal Schedule as Described in the Attached Enclosures Due to the Deferred Construction Status of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Dated October 21, 2014 |
| | author name = Dean W M | | | author name = Dean W |
| | author affiliation = NRC/NRR | | | author affiliation = NRC/NRR |
| | addressee name = Shea J W | | | addressee name = Shea J |
| | addressee affiliation = Tennessee Valley Authority | | | addressee affiliation = Tennessee Valley Authority |
| | docket = 05000438, 05000439 | | | docket = 05000438, 05000439 |
| | license number = | | | license number = |
| | contact person = Wyman S M, NRR/JLD, 415-3041 | | | contact person = Wyman S, NRR/JLD, 415-3041 |
| | document type = Letter | | | document type = Letter |
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| {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 26, 2015 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 | | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 26, 2015 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 |
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| ==SUBJECT:== | | ==SUBJECT:== |
| | BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1AND2 - NRC RESPONSE TO PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE DUE TO DEFERRED CONSTRUCTION STATUS |
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| BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1AND2 -NRC RESPONSE TO PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE DUE TO DEFERRED CONSTRUCTION STATUS
| | ==Dear Mr. Shea:== |
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| | By letter dated March 12, 2012, 1 the U.S. Nuclear regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a request for information per Title 10 to the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Section 50.54(f) (hereafter referred to as the 50.54(f) letter), to all nuclear power reactor licensees and construction permit holders. These 50.54(f) letters were in response to lessons-learned from Japan's March 2011, earthquake and subsequent tsunami, as discussed in the Near-Term Task Force [NTTF] Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century report, issued July 12, 2011. 2 Enclosures 1 through 4 of the 50.54(f) letter address Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3 of the NTTF and request licensees to perform seismic and flooding walkdowns and hazard reevaluations. Enclosure 5 addresses Recommendation 9.3 and requests licensees to perform emergency preparedness communications and staffing evaluations for prolonged loss of power events. |
| | By letter dated March 12, 2012, 3 the NRC issued Order EA-12-049, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events." The order requires licensees to develop and implement a three phased strategy to mitigate beyond design-basis external events and submit an overall integrated plan (OIP) to the agency that describes how they will comply. |
| | By letter dated March 12, 2012, 4 the NRC issued Order EA-12-051, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation." The order requires licensees to develop and install reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation and to submit an OIP to the agency describing how they will comply. |
| | The 50.54(f) letter is available via the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) |
| | Accession No. ML12053A340. |
| | 2 The NTTF report can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML111861807. |
| | 3 Order EA-12-049 can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML12054A735. |
| | 4 Order EA 051 can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML12054A679. |
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| | J.Shea Section IV of Orders EA-12-049 and EA-12-051 states that licensees proposing to deviate from requirements contained in the orders may request that the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, relax or rescind certain conditions. In an October 21, 2014 letter to the NRC, TVA requested a proposed alternative submittal schedule, provided in Attachments 1 - 5 to the letter, for milestones responsive to the 50.54(f) letter, Order EA-12-049, and Order EA-12-051. At the time of the issuance of the 50. 54(f) letter and Orders, TVA construction permits (CPPR-122 and CPPR-123) for Bellefonte Units 1 and 2 were in a "deferred plant" status and still remain in that status. TVA states that "as of the date of this letter, a timeframe for notifying the NRC of plans to reactivate construction ... has not yet been established." The proposed schedule changes align the schedule for compliance with the aforementioned 50.54(f) and Orders to TVA's determination and notification to the NRC of their decision to reactivate construction at Bellefonte Units 1 and 2. |
| | The staff has determined that the proposed alternative submittal schedule is acceptable and consistent with the Commission Policy Statement on Deferred Plants (52 FR 38077). The policy specifies the information and timing for information to be submitted by the licensee when reactivating a construction permit from deferred status. The staff also finds the proposed alternative schedule acceptable because the schedule provides that the actions will be completed prior to the issuance of an operating license or before loading fuel. |
| | Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Nicholas DiFrancesco at 301-415-1115 or Nicholas.Difrancesco@nrc.gov. |
| | Sincerely, Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439 cc: Listserv |
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| ==Dear Mr. Shea:==
| | ML15023A259 *via email OFFICE NRR/JLD/JHMB/PE NRR/JLD/LA NRR/DORL/LWBSP/PM NAME SWyman Slent JPoole DATE 01/28/15 01/23/15 01/29/15 IOFFICE NRR/JLD/JHMB/BC* NRR/JLD/D NRR/D NAME SWhaley JDavis WDean DATE 01/30/15 02/05/15 02/26/15}} |
| By letter dated March 12, 2012, 1 the U.S. Nuclear regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a request for information per Title 10 to the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Section 50.54(f)
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| to all nuclear power reactor licensees and construction permit holders.
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| These 50.54(f) letters were in response to learned from Japan's March 2011, earthquake and subsequent
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| : tsunami, as discussed in the Near-Term Task Force [NTTF] Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century report, issued July 12, 2011.2 Enclosures 1 through 4 of the 50.54(f) letter address Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3 of the NTTF and request licensees to perform seismic and flooding walkdowns and hazard reevaluations.
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| Enclosure 5 addresses Recommendation 9.3 and requests licensees to perform emergency preparedness communications and staffing evaluations for prolonged loss of power events. By letter dated March 12, 2012,3 the NRC issued Order EA-12-049, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events."
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| The order requires licensees to develop and implement a three phased strategy to mitigate beyond design-basis external events and submit an overall integrated plan (OIP) to the agency that describes how they will comply. By letter dated March 12, 2012,4 the NRC issued Order EA-12-051, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation."
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| The order requires licensees to develop and install reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation and to submit an OIP to the agency describing how they will comply. 2 3 4 The 50.54(f) letter is available via the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML 12053A340.
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| The NTTF report can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML 111861807.
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| Order EA-12-049 can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML 12054A735.
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| Order EA-12-051 can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML 12054A679.
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| J.Shea Section IV of Orders EA-12-049 and EA-12-051 states that licensees proposing to deviate from requirements contained in the orders may request that the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, relax or rescind certain conditions.
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| In an October 21, 2014 letter to the NRC, TVA requested a proposed alternative submittal
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| : schedule, provided in Attachments 1 -5 to the letter, for milestones responsive to the 50.54(f) letter, Order EA-12-049, and Order EA-12-051.
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| At the time of the issuance of the 50. 54(f) letter and Orders, TVA construction permits (CPPR-122 and CPPR-123) for Bellefonte Units 1 and 2 were in a "deferred plant" status and still remain in that status. TVA states that "as of the date of this letter, a timeframe for notifying the NRC of plans to reactivate construction
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| ... has not yet been established."
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| The proposed schedule changes align the schedule for compliance with the aforementioned 50.54(f) and Orders to TVA's determination and notification to the NRC of their decision to reactivate construction at Bellefonte Units 1 and 2. The staff has determined that the proposed alternative submittal schedule is acceptable and consistent with the Commission Policy Statement on Deferred Plants (52 FR 38077). The policy specifies the information and timing for information to be submitted by the licensee when reactivating a construction permit from deferred status. The staff also finds the proposed alternative schedule acceptable because the schedule provides that the actions will be completed prior to the issuance of an operating license or before loading fuel. Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Nicholas DiFrancesco at 301-415-1115 or Nicholas.Difrancesco@nrc.gov.
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| Sincerely, Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439 cc: Listserv J. Shea Section IV of Orders EA-12-049 and EA-12-051 states that licensees proposing to deviate from requirements contained in the orders may request that the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, relax or rescind certain conditions.
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| In an October 21, 2014 letter to the NRC, TVA requested a proposed alternative submittal
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| : schedule, provided in Attachments 1 -5 to the letter, for milestones responsive to the 50.54(f) letter, Order EA-12-049, and Order EA-12-051.
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| At the time of the issuance of the 50.54(f) letter and Orders, TVA construction permits (CPPR-122 and CPPR-123) for Bellefonte Units 1 and 2 were in a "deferred plant" status and still remain in that status. TVA states that "as of the date of this letter, a timeframe for notifying the NRC of plans to reactivate construction
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| The proposed schedule changes align the schedule for compliance with the aforementioned 50.54(f) and Orders to TVA's determination and notification to the NRC of their decision to reactivate construction at Bellefonte Units 1 and 2. The staff has determined that the proposed alternative submittal schedule is acceptable and consistent with the Commission Policy Statement on Deferred Plants (52 FR 38077). The policy specifies the information and timing for information to be submitted by the licensee when reactivating a construction permit from deferred status. The staff also finds the proposed alternative schedule acceptable because the schedule provides that the actions will be completed prior to the issuance of an operating license or before loading fuel. Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Nicholas DiFrancesco at 301-415-1115 or Nicholas.Difrancesco@nrc.gov.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 26, 2015 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1AND2 - NRC RESPONSE TO PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE SUBMITTAL SCHEDULE DUE TO DEFERRED CONSTRUCTION STATUS
Dear Mr. Shea:
By letter dated March 12, 2012, 1 the U.S. Nuclear regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a request for information per Title 10 to the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Section 50.54(f) (hereafter referred to as the 50.54(f) letter), to all nuclear power reactor licensees and construction permit holders. These 50.54(f) letters were in response to lessons-learned from Japan's March 2011, earthquake and subsequent tsunami, as discussed in the Near-Term Task Force [NTTF] Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century report, issued July 12, 2011. 2 Enclosures 1 through 4 of the 50.54(f) letter address Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3 of the NTTF and request licensees to perform seismic and flooding walkdowns and hazard reevaluations. Enclosure 5 addresses Recommendation 9.3 and requests licensees to perform emergency preparedness communications and staffing evaluations for prolonged loss of power events.
By letter dated March 12, 2012, 3 the NRC issued Order EA-12-049, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events." The order requires licensees to develop and implement a three phased strategy to mitigate beyond design-basis external events and submit an overall integrated plan (OIP) to the agency that describes how they will comply.
By letter dated March 12, 2012, 4 the NRC issued Order EA-12-051, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation." The order requires licensees to develop and install reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation and to submit an OIP to the agency describing how they will comply.
The 50.54(f) letter is available via the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML12053A340.
2 The NTTF report can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML111861807.
3 Order EA-12-049 can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML12054A735.
4 Order EA 051 can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML12054A679.
J.Shea Section IV of Orders EA-12-049 and EA-12-051 states that licensees proposing to deviate from requirements contained in the orders may request that the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, relax or rescind certain conditions. In an October 21, 2014 letter to the NRC, TVA requested a proposed alternative submittal schedule, provided in Attachments 1 - 5 to the letter, for milestones responsive to the 50.54(f) letter, Order EA-12-049, and Order EA-12-051. At the time of the issuance of the 50. 54(f) letter and Orders, TVA construction permits (CPPR-122 and CPPR-123) for Bellefonte Units 1 and 2 were in a "deferred plant" status and still remain in that status. TVA states that "as of the date of this letter, a timeframe for notifying the NRC of plans to reactivate construction ... has not yet been established." The proposed schedule changes align the schedule for compliance with the aforementioned 50.54(f) and Orders to TVA's determination and notification to the NRC of their decision to reactivate construction at Bellefonte Units 1 and 2.
The staff has determined that the proposed alternative submittal schedule is acceptable and consistent with the Commission Policy Statement on Deferred Plants (52 FR 38077). The policy specifies the information and timing for information to be submitted by the licensee when reactivating a construction permit from deferred status. The staff also finds the proposed alternative schedule acceptable because the schedule provides that the actions will be completed prior to the issuance of an operating license or before loading fuel.
Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Nicholas DiFrancesco at 301-415-1115 or Nicholas.Difrancesco@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439 cc: Listserv
ML15023A259 *via email OFFICE NRR/JLD/JHMB/PE NRR/JLD/LA NRR/DORL/LWBSP/PM NAME SWyman Slent JPoole DATE 01/28/15 01/23/15 01/29/15 IOFFICE NRR/JLD/JHMB/BC* NRR/JLD/D NRR/D NAME SWhaley JDavis WDean DATE 01/30/15 02/05/15 02/26/15