ML092330546

Withdrawal of an Amendment Request Concerning Extension of Emergency Diesel Generator Allowed Out of Service Time (TAC Nos. ME1515, ME1516, and ME1517)

ML092330546
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	08/27/2009
From:	Brown E A Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Swafford P D Tennessee Valley Authority
Brown E, NRR/DORL, 415-2315
References
TAC ME1515, TAC ME1516, TAC ME1517
Download: ML092330546 (2)

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UNITED NUCLEAR REGULATORY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August27,2009 Mr. Preston D. Swafford Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 SLlB..IECT: BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -WITHDRAWAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST CONCERNING EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR ALLOWED OUT OF SERVICE TIME (TAC NOS. ME1515, ME1516, AND ME1517)

Dear Mr. Swafford:

By letter dated June 19, 2009, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) applied for amendments to the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, Renewed Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-33, DRP-52, and DPR-68, respectively.

The proposed amendments would have allowed a one-time extension of the emergency diesel generator (EDG) out of service Technical Specification completion time from 7 to 14 days. Subsequently, by letter dated July 28, 2009, you withdrew the amendment request. The purpose of this letter is to advise that the above-cited application is being treated as withdrawn.

Should you decide to resubmit, it is expected that the submittal should include a safety basis that justifies the requested extension to 14 days, taking into account the cumulative effect of having each of the EDGs out of service. A complete schedule should be provided of the planned outages for all EDGs during the maintenance activities, including, how much time will be provided between outage of one EDG to another. Additional information needs and considerations were identified in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's letters to TVA dated August 17, 2006, and July 10, 2009, and should be addressed as appropriate.

No Notice of Consideration of Issuance of the proposed amendment has been published in the Federal Register.

Sincerely, IRA! Eva A. Brown, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 cc: Distribution via Listserv Mr. Preston D. Swafford Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 SUB..BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -WITHDRAWAL OF AN AMENDMENT REQUEST CONCERNING EXTENSION OF EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR ALLOWED OUT OF SERVICE TIME (TAC NOS. ME1515, ME1516, AND ME1517)

Dear Mr. Swafford:

By letter dated June 19,2009, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) applied for amendments to the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, Renewed Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-33, DRP-52, and DPR-68, respectively.

The proposed amendments would have allowed a one-time extension of the emergency diesel generator (EDG) out of service Technical Specification completion time from 7 to 14 days. Subsequently, by letter dated July 28,2009, you withdrew the amendment request. The purpose of this letter is to advise that the above-cited application is being treated as withdrawn.

Should you decide to resubmit, it is expected that the submittal should include a safety basis that justifies the requested extension to 14 days, taking into account the cumulative effect of having each of the EDGs out of service. A complete schedule should be provided of the planned outages for all EDGs during the maintenance activities, including, how much time will be provided between outage of one EDG to another. Additional information needs and considerations were identified in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's letters to TVA dated August 17, 2006, and July 10, 2009, and should be addressed as appropriate.

No Notice of Consideration of Issuance of the proposed amendment has been published in the Federal Register.

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