ML110840035

Letter Re Licensee Event Report Which Occurred on December 22, 2010, Concerning Low Pressure Coolant Injection Operability, TVA Expects to Submit a Revised LER by April 15, 2011

ML110840035
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/22/2011
From:	Polson K Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LER 10-003-00
Download: ML110840035 (1)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2000 March 22, 2011 10 CFR 50.73 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. DPR-33 NRC Docket No. 50-259

Subject:

Licensee Event Report 50-259/2010-003 On December 22, 2010, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted the subject Licensee Event Report (LER) providing details of a failure of a low pressure coolant injection flow control valve and the resulting failure to meet the requirements of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Technical Specification 3.5.1 concerning low pressure coolant injection operability.

The LER included an expected submittal date of March 22, 2011 for a supplemental report.

In order to include results of the root cause analysis, corrective actions, and 10 CFR Part 21 reporting information, TVA now expects to submit a revised LER by April 15, 2011.

There are no new regulatory commitments contained in this letter. Should you have any questions concerning this submittal, please contact J. E. Emens, Jr., Site Nuclear Licensing Manager, at (256) 729-2636.

Respectfully, K. J. Poison Vice President NRC Regional Administrator - Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Printed on recycled paper