ML14247A430

Third Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

ML14247A430
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	08/28/2014
From:	Shea J W Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
CNL-14-129, EA-12-051, L44 140828 007, TAC MF0881, TAC MF0882, TAC MF0883
Download: ML14247A430 (8)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

CNL-14-129 August 28, 2014 10 CFR 2.202 10 CFR 50.4 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 NRC Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296

Subject:

Third Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)

References:

1. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012 (ML12054A679)

2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-03, "Compliance with Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," Revision 0, dated August 29, 2012 (ML12221A339)

3. NEI 12-02, "Industry Guidance for Compliance with NRC Order EA-12-51, 'To Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation,'" Revision 1, dated August 2012 (ML12240A307)

4. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - Initial Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)," dated October 29, 2012 (ML12307A105)

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5. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - Overall Integrated Plan in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant," dated February 28, 2013 (ML13063A437)

6. Letter from NRC to TVA, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 - Request for Additional Information Regarding Overall Integrated Plan in Response to the Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)," dated June 18, 2013 (ML13157A164) 7. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding Overall Integrated Plan in Response to the Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)

(TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)," dated July 18, 2013 (ML13206A005) 8. Letter from TVA to NRC, "First Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant," dated August 28, 2013 (ML13247A290) 9. Letter from NRC to TVA, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 - Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information Regarding the Overall Integrated Plan for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (TAC No. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)," dated November 14, 2013 (ML13274A657) 10. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Second Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883), dated February 28, 2014 (ML14064A240)

On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an order (Reference 1) to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs TVA to install reliable spent fuel pool level instrumentation (SFPLI). Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.

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Reference 1 required submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of the final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) and an overall integrated plan pursuant to Section IV, Condition C. Reference 2 endorses industry guidance document Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 12-02, Revision 1 (Reference 3) with clarifications and exceptions identified in Reference 2. Reference 4 provided the TVA initial status report regarding SFPLI strategies.

Reference 5 provided the TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 overall integrated plan. On June 18, 2013, the NRC issued a request for additional information (RAI) (Reference 6) and TVA provided its response on July 18, 2013 (Reference 7). Reference 1 requires submission of a status report at six-month intervals following submittal of the overall integrated plan. Reference 3 provides direction regarding the content of the status reports. TVA submitted the first six-month update on August 28, 2013 (Reference 8).

The NRC issued its Interim Staff Evaluation and RAIs regarding TVA's overall integrated plan on November 14, 2013 (Reference 9). TVA submitted the second six-month update on February 28, 2014 (Reference 10).

The purpose of this letter is to provide the third six-month status report pursuant to Section IV, Condition C.2, of Reference 1 that delineates progress made in implementing the requirements of Reference 1. The enclosed report provides an update of milestone accomplishments since submittal of the second six-month status report, including any changes to the compliance method or schedule. The enclosed report also provides a status of the response to the RAIs issued by NRC in Reference 9.

The enclosure describes the plans that TVA will use to meet the regulatory requirements outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1, but does not identify any additional actions to be taken by TVA. Therefore, this letter contains no regulatory commitments.

If you have any question regarding this submittal, please contact Kevin Casey at (423) 751-8523.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on the 28th day of August 2014.

Respectfully,

J. W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing

Enclosure:

Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant's Third Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) cc: See Page 4 J. W. SheaDigitally signed by J. W. Shea DN: cn=J. W. Shea, o=Tennessee Valley Authority, ou=Nuclear Licensing, email=jwshea@tva.gov, c=US Date: 2014.08.28 19:25:01 -04'00' U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 4 August 28, 2014

Enclosure

cc (Enclosure): NRR Director - NRC Headquarters NRO Director - NRC Headquarters NRR JLD Director - NRC Headquarters NRC Regional Administrator - Region II NRC Project Manager - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Page 1 of 4 ENCLOSURE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT THIRD SIX-MONTH STATUS REPORT IN RESPONSE TO THE MARCH 12, 2012, COMMISSION ORDER MODIFYING LICENSES WITH REGARD TO RELIABLE SPENT FUEL POOL INSTRUMENTATION (ORDER NUMBER EA-12-051) 1 Introduction Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) developed an Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1 in Section 8 of this Enclosure), documenting the requirements to install reliable spent fuel pool level instrumentation (SFPLI), in response to Reference 2. This enclosure provides an update of milestone accomplishments since submittal of the second six-month status report (Reference 7), including any changes to the compliance method or schedule. This enclosure also provides a response to the request for additional information (RAI) issued by the NRC in its Interim Staff Evaluation (Reference 6).

2 Milestone Accomplishments The following milestone(s) have been completed since the development of the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1), and are current as of July 31, 2014.

50% design impact review of Design Change Notices (DCNs) 71159, 71160, and 71161 (Units 1, 2, and 3), for design of SFPLI, was completed on March 25, 2014. 3 Milestone Schedule Status The following updates the milestone schedule to support the Overall Integrated Plan. This section provides the activity status of each item and the expected completion date, noting any change. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.

The milestone target completion dates do not impact the order implementation date.

Page 2 of 4 Milestone Target Completion Date as Stated in the Second Six-Month Update (Reference 7) Activity Status Revised Target Completion Date Submit 60 Day Status Report 10/29/2012 Complete Submit Overall Integrated Plan 02/28/2013 Complete Submit 6 Month Updates: Update 1 08/28/2013 Complete Update 2 02/28/2014 Complete Update 3 08/28/2014 Complete Update 4 02/28/2015 Not Started Update 5 08/28/2015 Not Started Update 6 02/282016 Not Started Update 7 08/28/2016 Not Started June 18, 2013 RAI Response 07/18/2013 Complete NRC ISE RAI Response 10/31/2014 Started Modifications: Unit 1 Design Engineering 06/24/2014 Design started 09/02/2014 Unit 1 Implementation 07/20/2015Not Started 07/15/2015 Unit 2 Design Engineering 06/24/2014 Design started 09/02/2014 Unit 2 Implementation 04/22/2015Not Started 03/25/2015 Unit 3 Design Engineering 06/24/2014 Design started 09/02/2014 Unit 3 Implementation 08/14/2015Not Started 07/10/2015 Procedures: Create Procedures 10/31/2014 Not Started Training: Develop Training Plan 09/30/2014 Not Started Training Complete 03/31/2015 Not Started 03/25/2015 Full Site SFPLI Implementation 11/15/2016 Not Started 07/15/2015 Submit Completion Report 12/15/2016 Not Started 08/15/2015 4 Changes to Compliance Method There are no other changes to the compliance method as documented in the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1) and the first and second six-month update (References 5 and 7).

5 Need for Relief/Relaxation and Basis for the Relief/Relaxation Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) expects to comply with the order implementation date and no relief/relaxation is required at this time.

Page 3 of 4 6 Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan and NRC Evaluation The following tables provide a summary of the open items documented in the Overall Integrated Plan or the NRC Evaluation and the status of each item. Overall Integrated Plan Open Item Status OI-1) TVA will complete an instrument channel uncertainty calculation and document instrument channel accuracy and calibration requirements. Engineering and vendor documentation are in progress. This will complete on the Design Engineering milestone shown in the table in Section 3. OI-2) TVA plans to utilize Guided Wave Radar technology. Confirm final technology selection after contracts are complete. Closed - Guided Wave Radar technology was utilized. OI-3) Confirm that the sensor cable and light weight at the bottom of sensor cable will not damage the SFP liner from impact during seismic event. Engineering and vendor documentation are in progress. This will complete on the Design Engineering milestone shown in the table in Section 3. OI-4) After detailed engineering design is complete, confirm that SFP level channel components and cable routing will be contained within seismic structures such that the installation will comply with the reasonable protection guidance of NEI-12-06. Engineering and vendor documentation are in progress.

This will complete on the Design Engineering milestone shown in the table in Section 3. Draft Safety Evaluation Open Item Status None N/A 7 Potential NRC Evaluation Impacts There are no potential impacts to the NRC Evaluation identified at this time.

Page 4 of 4 8 References The following references support the updates to the Overall Integrated Plan described in this enclosure. 1. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - Overall Integrated Plan in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant," dated February 28, 2013. (ML13063A437) 2. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012. (ML12054A679)

3. Letter from NRC to TVA, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 - Request for Additional Information Regarding Overall integrated Plan in Response to the Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883),"

dated June 18, 2013. (ML13157A164)

4. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding Overall integrated Plan in Response to the Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)," dated July 18, 2013.

(ML13206A005)

5. Letter from TVA to NRC, "First Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant," dated August 28, 2013. (ML13247A290)

6. Letter from NRC to TVA, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 - Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information Regarding the Overall Integrated Plan for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (TAC No. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)," dated November 14, 2013. (ML13274A657)

7. Letter from TVA to NRC, ""Second Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883), dated February 28, 2014 (ML14064A240)

9. RAI Response On November 14, 2014, the NRC issued RAIs with its Interim Staff Evaluation (Reference 6). The NRC requested all RAI information be provided by October 31, 2014.