ML20079J035

Application to Amend Licenses DPR-33,DPR-52 & DPR-68, Changing Tech Specs Re Bypassing of Main Steam Line Tunnel Temp Switches for Up to 4-h

ML20079J035
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	12/17/1982
From:	Mills L TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20079J044	List: ML20079J035 ML20079J051
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NUDOCS 8212280085
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Dear Mr. Denton:

In the Matter of the ) Docket Nos. 50-259 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-260 50-296 In accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 50.59, we are enclosing 40 copies of a requested amendment to licenses DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 to change the technical specifications of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant units 1, 2, and 3 (Enclosure 1). The proposed specifications allow the bypassing of the mainsteam line tunnel temperature switches for up to four hours. This change will help avoid unnecessary and costly reactor trips during surveillance testing and maintenance. Further description and detailed justification are also enclosed (Enclosure 2).

In accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 170.22, we have determined this proposed amendment to be Class III for unit 1 and Class I for units 2 and 3 These classifications are based on the facts that the proposed amendment involves a single safety issue which does not involve a significant hazard consideration for unit 1, and the proposed amendments for units 2 and 3 are duplicates of the unit 1 proposed amendment. The remittance for $4,800 ($4,000 for unit 1 and $800 for units 2 and 3) is being wired to the NRC, Attention: Licensing Fee Management Branch.

Very truly yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY h h' L. M. Mills, Manager Nuclear Licensing Subscribeg/w g sworn to pefore me this f day org(U6ffM41982.

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• Mr. Harold R. Denton December 17, 1982 cc (Enclosures):

Mr. Charles R. Christopher Chairman, Limestone County Commission P.O. Box 188 Athens, Alabama 35611 Dr. Ira L. Myers State Health Officer State Department of Public Health i

State Office Building Montgomery, Alabama 36104 l Mr. R. J. Clark Browns Ferry Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 20814 l

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