ML12192A171

7/25/2012 Browns Ferry 2012 Regulatory Conference for SSIs Public Meeting Notice

ML12192A171
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	07/10/2012
From:	Eugene Guthrie Division Reactor Projects II
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
Angel Davis
References
EA-12-0133, IR-12-007
Download: ML12192A171 (7)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 July 10, 2012 EA-12-0133 Mr. Joseph Shea Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 4B Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296

Dear Mr. Shea:

This letter is to inform you of a Category 1 public meeting to conduct a Regulatory Conference, which has been scheduled for July 25, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The enclosed meeting notice provides additional details. The purpose of this Regulatory Conference, scheduled at your request, is to discuss the safety significance of one preliminary White finding associated with one Apparent Violation that was documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000259/2012007, 05000260/2012007, and 05000296/2012007 (ML12150A219). The findings dealt with the failure to adequately perform an evaluation of training needs for implementation of four new Safe Shutdown Instructions as required by procedure NPG-SPP-09.3 Plant Modifications and Engineering Change Control. This resulted in the systems approach to training not being properly performed to implement the procedures and the plant operators not able to satisfactorily perform the procedures. This conference will also address whether enforcement action is warranted for the associated Apparent Violation.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be made 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).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4662.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Special Project, Browns Ferry Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/encl: (See page 2)

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NAME CKontz EGuthrie DATE 07/10/2012 07/11/2012 E-MAIL COPY?

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K. J. Polson Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution C.J. Gannon General Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution James E. Emens Manager, Licensing Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing -

BFN Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Edward J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution T. A. Hess Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 Donald E. Williamson State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 30317 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 James L. McNees, CHP Director Office of Radiation Control Alabama Dept. of Public Health P. O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017

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Letter to Joseph W. Shea from Eugene Guthrie dated July 10, 2012

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 Distribution w/encl:

Region II Administrators Secretary Region II DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Counsel Region II State Liaison Officer Region II Public Affairs Officer Region II Resource Management Branch Region II Receptionist Region II Regional Coordinator OEDO Headquarters Operation Officer PMNS C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII RIDSNRRDIRS RIDSNRRPMBROWNSFERRY OEMAIL PUBLIC

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 FACILITY:

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant DOCKET:

50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 DATE & TIME:

July 25, 2012 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. (EST)

LOCATION:

NRC Region 2 Office, 245 Peachtree Center Avenue Ne, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1257 PURPOSE:

The purpose of this Regulatory Conference, scheduled at your request, is to discuss the safety significance of one preliminary White finding associated with one Apparent Violation that was documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000259/2012007, 05000260/2012007, and 05000296/2012007 (ML12150A219). The findings dealt with the failure to adequately perform an evaluation of training needs for implementation of four new Safe Shutdown Instructions as required by procedure NPG-SPP-09.3 Plant Modifications and Engineering Change Control. This resulted in the systems approach to training not being properly performed to implement the procedures and the plant operators not able to satisfactorily perform the procedures. This conference will also address whether enforcement action is warranted for the associated Apparent Violation The NRCs Policy Statement, Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, effective May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC Web site, www.nrc.gov, and contains information regarding visitors and security.

CATEGORY:

This is a Category 1 meeting: The public is invited to attend this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., braille, large print), please notify the NRCs meeting contact listed below. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

NRC OFFICE(S)

PARTICIPATING:

Region II

2 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:

None PARTICIPANTS:

NRC (partial list)

V. McCree, Regional Administrator, Region II L. Wert, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region II R. Croteau, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), Region II W. Jones, Deputy Director, DRP, Region II G. Hopper, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 7, DRP, RII E. Guthrie, Chief, Special Project, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII C. Kontz, Senior Project Engineer, Special Project, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII Licensee (partial list)

P. Swafford, TVA Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President D. Jernigan, Senior Vice President of Operations J. Shea, Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing K. Polson, Browns Ferry Site Vice President T. Marlow, Browns Ferry Site Director Safety and Licensing J. Emens, Browns Ferry Site Licensing Manager MEETING CONTACT:

Eugene Guthrie, NRC, RII (404) 997-4662 Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov AUDIO TELE-CONFERENCE:

Interested members of the public may participate in this meeting via a toll free audio teleconference. Please contact the NRC meeting contact in advance of the meeting, indicating your intent to attend and to obtain teleconferencing information.

VIDEO-CONFERENCE:

AGENDA -

Not Available Attached

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY JULY 25, 2012 NRC REGION II OFFICE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA I. OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION II. NRC REGULATORY AND ENFORCEMENT POLICY III. STATEMENT OF ISSUE AND APPARENT VIOLATION IV. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY V. PUBLIC QUESTIONS VI. BREAK/NRC CAUCUS VII. NRC FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS VIII. CLOSING REMARKS