ML15243A556

Browns Ferry, 1, 2, and 3 - Issuance of Amend Transition to a RISK-INFORMED, PERFORMANCE-BASED Fire Protection Program (TAC Nos. MF1185, MF1186, and MF1187)

ML15243A556
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	08/20/2015
From:	Farideh Saba Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Walter D State of AL
References
TAC MF1185, TAC MF1186, TAC MF1187
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1 NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Saba, Farideh Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 4:51 PM To: David.Walter@adph.state.al.us Cc: Tam, Peter; Clayton, Beverly; Hon, Andrew

Subject:

BROWNS FERRY, 1, 2, AND 3 - ISSUA NCE OF AMEND TRANSITION TO A RISK-INFORMED, PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM (TAC NOS.

MF1185, MF1186, AND MF1187)

Attachments:

78FR49302.pdf Importance:

High

Dear Mr. Walter,

This is a follow up to the voice message that I left for you this afternoon. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is about to issue amendments to the Brown Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 licenses. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.91(b), I am notifying you of the proposed issuance

of this amendment.

These amendments are in response to Tennessee Valley Authority's (the licensee) application dated March 27, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated May 16, 2013; November 22, 2013; December 20, 2013; January 10, 2014; January 14, 2014; February 13, 2014; March 14, 2014; May 30, 2014; June 13, 2014; July 10, 2014; August 14, 2014; August 29, 2014; September 16, 2014; October 6, 2014; December 17, 2014; March 27, 2015; April 9, 2015; June 19, and August 18, 2015.

The amendments modify the renewed licenses and technical specifications (TSs) to incorporate a new fire protection licensing basis in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 50.48(c). The amendments authorize the transition of the licensee's fire protection program to a risk-informed, performance-based program based on the 2001 Edition of National Fire Protection Association Standard 805, "Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants." This standard describes how to use performance-based methods, such as fire modeling, and risk-informed methods, such as fire probabilistic risk assessment, to demonstrate compliance with nuclear safety performance criteria.

Attached is the associated proposed no significant hazards consideration for the amendment request that was published in the Federal Register on February 3, 2015 (80 FR 5819).

Please let us know if you have any comments on behalf of the State of Alabama for the above amendments.

Regards, Farideh Farideh E. Saba, P.E. Senior Project Manager NRC/ADRO/NRR/DORL 301-415-1447 Mail Stop O-8G9A Farideh.Saba@NRC.GOV

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 2350 Mail Envelope Properties (Farideh.Saba@nrc.gov20150820165000)

Subject:

BROWNS FERRY, 1, 2, AND 3 - ISSUANCE OF AMEND TRANSITION TO A RISK-INFORMED, PERFORMANCE-BASED FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM (TAC NOS. MF1185, MF1186, AND MF1187)

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