ML20140C964

Informs of Extension of Due Date for Commitments Re UFSAR Amend 13 from 970606 to 970906,allowing Completion of Reviews Necessary to Close Phase II

ML20140C964
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	06/03/1997
From:	Adney R TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
NUDOCS 9706100156
Download: ML20140C964 (2)

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k Tenriessee Valley Authority. Post Office Box 2000. Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 37379-2000 June 3,1997 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-327 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-328 SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SON)- COMMITMENT EXTENSION REGARDING THE UPDATED FINAL SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT (UFSAR), AMENDMENT 13

Reference:

1) TVA letter to NRC dated December 6,1996, "Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN)- Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR),

Amendment 12 and 10 CFR 50.59 Report"

2) TVA letter to NRC dated February 12,1997, " Response to Request for Information Regarding Adequacy, Availability, and Control of Design Bases Information" In Reference 1, TVA submitted the Amendment 12 update to SQN's UFSAR. The Amendment 12 update provided resolution of discrepancies within SON's UFSAR that were identified in Phase I of TVA's UFSAR Verification Program.

Completion of Phase 11 to TVA's UFSAR Verification Program, involved a TVA commitment for issuing Amendment 13 to SON's UFSAR. Reference 1 provided a June 6,1997 completion date for this commitment. TVA's reference 2 letter iterated this TVA commitment for continuing reviews of SON's UFSAR, evaluating remaining discrepancies, and preparing the required changes to the SON UFSAR. Additional time is needed beyond the June 6 commitment date to complete an indepth review of changes associated with SQN's UFSAR for Amendment 13. TVA is conducting additional reviews by designated design / system engineers to validate original UFSAR i text. Accordingly, TVA is extending the due date for these commitments from June 6, 1997 to September 6,1997. This extension will allow completion of the reviews j ,

necessary to close Phase ll. '

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if you have any questions regarding this letter, please call D. V. Goodin at (423) 843-7734.

Sincerely, l

R.J.Adney l r

cc (Enclosure):

Mr. R. W. Heman, Project Manager '

Nuclear Regulatory Commission .!

One White Flint, North l 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 NRC Resident inspector '.'

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee 37379-3624 Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 11 Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsythe St., SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3415