ML063210107

Meeting Summary - Internal Meeting of the Browns Ferry, Unit 1 Restart Panel - Letter, Encl 1

ML063210107
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	11/16/2006
From:	James Shea Division of Reactor Safety II
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November 16, 2006 LICENSEE: Tennessee Valley Authority FACILITY: Browns Ferry Unit 1

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- INTERNAL MEETING OF THE BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 RESTART PANEL - DOCKET NO. 50-259 On November 8, 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a meeting of the NRC Browns Ferry 1 (BF1) Restart Oversight Panel at the TVA Browns Ferry Site in Athens, Alabama. The panel was established in accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2509, Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Project Inspection Program. The purpose of IMC 2509 is to provide the policies and requirements for the restart inspection program, the BF1 Restart Oversight Panel, and the documentation of the major regulatory and license actions associated with the restart. In addition, the IMC provides guidance for assessing the licensees readiness for restart and the return of the unit to the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). The Restart Panel was established via a charter issued on October 13, 2005.

The purpose of the panel meeting was to discuss the BF1 restart project status and review key issues. Discussion topics during this internal NRC meeting included: BF1 Restart date and ACRS request to review 105% operation prior to startup; status of licensing activities; fire protection program status; review of Inspection Plan and Schedule (IP&S) reports; fuel load status; review of allegations; listing of memos and letters to be issued; update on Generic Communications and the public website; and the next public meeting on December 18th at Calhoun Community College. The NRC will continue to inspect BF1 restart activities and will also focus on upcoming activities relating to fuel load.

As of this meeting, Catherine Haney has replaced Cornelius Holden as Vice-Chairman of the BF1 Restart Oversight Panel. Also, to reiterate an earlier panel meeting decision made on August 3, 2006, Lakshminarasimh Raghavan replaced Michael Marshall as a member of the BF1 Restart Oversight Panel and Margaret Chernoff is no longer member of the Panel. contains a list of the restart oversight panel members participating in the meeting and other NRC attendees. Enclosure 2 contains the Inspection Plan and Schedule Report.

TVA 2 Documents associated with the NRC oversight of the BF1 Recovery can be found on the NRCs website at http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/bf1-recovery.html .

Sincerely,

/RA by M. Widmann acting for/

Joseph W. Shea, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-259 License No.: DPR-33

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Inspection Planning and Scheduling Report Distribution w/encls: (See page 3)

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OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRS SIGNATURE TXN1 MTW MTW for NAME TNazario MWidmann JShea DATE 11/16/2006 11/16/2006 11/16/2006 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

TVA 3 Memo to BF Unit 1 Panel Members from Joseph W. Shea dated November 16, 2006.

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- INTERNAL MEETING OF THE BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 RESTART PANEL - DOCKET NO. 50-259 Distribution w/encls:

J. Shea, DRS C. Haney, NRR L. Raghavan, NRR J. Boska, NRR M. Lesser, DCI M. Widmann, DRP L. Mellen, DRP W. Bearden, DRP T. Ross, DRP C. Stancil, DRP T. Nazario, DRP M. Chernoff, NRR E. Brown, NRR

List of Attendees NRC Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Oversight Panel Meeting (11/08/06)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panel Members Region II J. Shea, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS) - Chairman M. Widmann, Chief, Branch 6, DRP - Member W. Bearden, Senior Resident Inspector Unit 1, Branch 6, DRP - Member M. Lesser, Chief, Division of Construction Inspection (DCI) - Member L. Mellen, Senior Project Engineer, Branch 6, DRP - Member Headquarters C. Haney, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing (DORL), NRR - Vice Chairman L. Raghavan, Branch Chief, DORL, NRR - Member Other Attendees T. Ross, Senior Resident Inspector Units 2 and 3, Branch 6, DRP C. Stancil, Resident Inspector, Branch 6, DRP T. Nazario, Project Engineer, Branch 6, DRP J. Boska, Project Manager, DORL, NRR Enclosure 1