IR 05000259/2015006

Annual Assessment Letter for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2 and 3 NRC Inspection Reports 05000259/2015006, 05000260/2015006 and 05000296/2015006

ML16062A134
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/02/2016
From:	Alan Blamey Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	Shea J W Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2015006
Download: ML16062A134 (6)

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March 2, 2016

Mr. Joseph Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 - NRC INSPECTION REPORTS 05000259/2015006, 05000260/2015006 AND 05000296/2015006

Dear Mr. Shea:

On February 11, 2016, the NRC completed its end-of-cycle performance review of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC determined that overall, Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility. The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2017. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence. In addition to the ROP baseline inspections at your facility, we also plan on conducting infrequently performed inspections which include: Inspection Procedure (IP) 43004, Inspection of Commercial-Grade Dedication Programs, IP 92702 Followup on Corrective Actions for Violations and Deviations and Operator Licensing Examinations. In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design- Basis External Events." This Order requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation." This Order requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. The audit was completed for Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3, and the information gathered will aid staff in development of the Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the Final Compliance letter for the site, the Final Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by performing TI 191, "Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans." In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Please contact me at (404) 997-4415 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,/RA/ Alan Blamey, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68

Enclosure:

Browns Ferry Inspection/Activity Plan (03/01/2016 - 12/31/2017) cc: Distribution via ListServ

________________ SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE FORM 665 ATTACHED OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE CRK1 AJB3 NAME C. Kontz A. Blamey DATE 2/26/2016 3/1/2016 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO Letter to Joseph from Alan Blamey dated March 2, 2016

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 - NRC INSPECTION REPORTS 05000259/2015006, 05000260/2015006 AND 05000296/2015006 Distribution w/encl: D. Gamberoni, RII L. Gibson, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMBrownsFerry Resource ROP Assessment ROP Reports Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

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