ML063100563

Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2 and 3, Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Assessment of Extended Power Uprate (TAC Nos. MC3812, MC3743, MC3744)

ML063100563
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	11/27/2006
From:	Raghavan L NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2
To:	Hurt R US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service
Chernoff M H, NRR/DORL, 415-4041
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ML063110088	List: ML063100563
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TAC MC3743, TAC MC3744, TAC MC3812
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November 27, 2006Mr. Rob HurtUSFWS - Daphne Office 1208-B Main Street Daphne, Alabama 36526

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTOF EXTENDED POWER UPRATE REGARDING BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MC3812, MC3743, AND MC3744)

Dear Mr. Hurt:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft EnvironmentalAssessment (EA) regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA's) application for extended power uprate (EPU) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3. Enclosed is a copy of the draft EA. The associated Federal Register Notice of Availability, was published onNovember 6, 2006 (71 FR 65009). This notice advises the public that the draft EA is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www/nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html. The accession number for the draft EAis ML062260093. The NRC staff found that the proposed action would not result in any significant impacts to anyFederally listed species or critical habitat. Also, the NRC has issued a draft Finding of No Significant Impact. The public comment period for the EA closes on December 6, 2006.

Please submit any comments you may have by that date. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Ms. Eva Brown, Project Manager, Browns Ferry Units 2 and 3, or Ms. Margaret Chernoff, Project Manager, Browns Ferry Unit 1.Sincerely,L. Raghavan, ChiefPlant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296

Enclosure:

ADAMS ML062260093 cc: See next page

ML063100563NRR-042OFFICELPL2-2/PMLPL2-2/LALPL2-2/BC NAMEMChernoffBClaytonLRaghavanDATE11/9/0611/9/0611/27/06 Mr. Rob HurtBROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANTPage 1 of 2 cc:

Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar, Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Larry S. Bryant, Vice PresidentNuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Brian O'Grady, Site Vice PresidentBrowns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Robert J. Beecken, Vice PresidentNuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 General CounselTennessee Valley Authority ET 11A 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902Mr. John C. Fornicola, ManagerNuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. Bruce Aukland, Plant ManagerBrowns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Masoud Bajestani, Vice PresidentBrowns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Robert G. Jones, General ManagerBrowns Ferry Site Operations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Larry S. MellenBrowns Ferry Unit 1 Project Engineer Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, SW.

Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 Mr. Russell R. Thompson, Acting Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. William D. Crouch, ManagerLicensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Senior Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANTPage 2 of 2 Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611Mr. Robert H. Bryan, Jr., General ManagerLicensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Karl W. Singer, Chief Nuclear Officerand Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801