ML11362A380

Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2 & 3 - Schedule for Supplement to Technical Specification Change TS-474

ML11362A380
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	12/21/2011
From:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TS-474
Download: ML11362A380 (2)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 December 21, 2011 10 CFR 50.90 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Browns Ferry Nuclear (BFN) Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 NRC Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296

Subject:

Schedule for Supplement to Technical Specification Change TS-474

References:

1. Letter from TVA to NRC, Technical Specifications Change TS-474 -Request to Add a TS 3.7.3, "Control Room Emergency Ventilation (CREV)System," Action to Address Two CREV Subsystems Inoperable Due to Inoperable CREV System High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filter and/or Charcoal Adsorbers," dated August 27, 2010 2. NRC Letter to TVA, "Request for Additional Information Regarding Technical Specification Change TS-474 (TAC NOS. ME4668, ME4669, AND ME4670)," dated March 10, 2011 3. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Response to Request for Additional Information regarding Technical Specifications Change TS-474 -TS 3.7.3, Control Room Emergency Ventilation (CREV) System," dated April 11, 2011 On August 27, 2010, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted License Amendment Request (LAR) for Technical Specification TS 3.7.3, Control Room Emergency Ventilation (CREV)System. TVA requested approval of a change for the condition when both CREV subsystems are inoperable due to an inoperable High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter, or when one or more CREV subsystems are inoperable due to an inoperable charcoal adsorber.

TVA requested a completion time of 90 days to restore the HEPA filter and charcoal adsorber back to operable status (Reference 1).

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 December 21, 2011 On March 10, 2011, TVA received a Request for Additional Information (RAI) letter (Reference

2) regarding Technical Specification Change Request TS-474. On April 11, 2011, TVA sent its response to the RAI to the NRC (Reference 3).During a teleconference with the NRC on July 26, 2011, TVA agreed to supplement TS-474 to revise the requested the completion time to 7 days to restore an inoperable HEPA filter and 14 days to restore an inoperable charcoal adsorber.

TVA will provide this supplemental License Amendment Request no later than January 13, 2012.This letter does not include any new regulatory commitments.

Please direct any questions concerning this matter to Tom Hess at (423) 751-3487.ctuly, Ire. J. Shea Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing cc: NRC Project Manager -Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRC Regional Administrator

-Region II NRC Branch Chief -Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector

-Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant