ML110810568

Notice of Meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority to Discuss Safety Significance of One Preliminary Greater than Green Finding Associated with One Apparent Violation That Was Documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000259-01-005, 05000260-10-

ML110810568
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/21/2011
From:	Eugene Guthrie Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	Krich R Tennessee Valley Authority
References
EA-11-018
Download: ML110810568 (8)

See also: IR 05000260/2010005

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257

March 21, 2011

EA-11-018

Mr. R. M. Krich

Vice President, Nuclear Licensing

Tennessee Valley Authority

1101 Market Street, LP 3R-C

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - REGULATORY

CONFERENCE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259

Dear Mr. Krich:

This letter is to inform you of a Category 1 public meeting which has been scheduled for April 4,

2011, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 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 Greater Than Green finding associated with

one Apparent Violation that was documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000259/2010005,

05000260/2010005, and 05000296/2010005 (ML110610641). The finding dealt with the failure

to establish adequate design control and perform adequate maintenance on the Unit 1 low

pressure coolant injection (LPCI) outboard injection valve, 1-FCV-74-66, resulting in the valve

being left in a significantly degraded condition and residual heat removal (RHR) loop II unable to

fulfill its safety function. 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

Projects Branch 6

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-259

License No.: DRP-33

Enclosure: As stated

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DATE 3/21/2011 3/21/2001

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TVA 2

cc w/encl:

K. J. Polson James L. McNees, CHP

Vice President Director

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Office of Radiation Control

Tennessee Valley Authority Alabama Dept. of Public Health

Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 303017

Montgomery, AL 36130-3017

C.J. Gannon

General Manager Senior Resident Inspector

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Electronic Mail Distribution U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

10833 Shaw Road

J. E. Emens Athens, AL 35611-6970

Manager, Licensing

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority

Electronic Mail Distribution

T. C. Matthews

Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing -

BFN

Tennessee Valley Authority

Electronic Mail Distribution

State Health Officer

Alabama Dept. of Public Health

RSA Tower - Administration

Suite 1552

P.O. Box 30317

Montgomery, AL 36130-3017

E. J. Vigluicci

Assistant General Counsel

Tennessee Valley Authority

Electronic Mail Distribution

Chairman

Limestone County Commission

310 West Washington Street

Athens, AL 35611

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Letter to R. M. Krich from Eugene Guthrie dated March 21, 2011.

SUBJECT: MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - REGULATORY

CONFERENCE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259

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

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PUBLIC

SUBJECT: MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - REGULATORY

CONFERENCE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-

259

FACILITY: Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

DOCKET: 50-259

DATE & TIME: Monday, April 04, 2011

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (EDT)

LOCATION: Hilton Downtown Atlanta Hotel - Room 309-311

255 Courtland Street, Atlanta, GA 30303

PURPOSE: The purpose of this Regulatory Conference, scheduled at the request of

TVA, is to discuss the safety significance of one preliminary Greater Than

Green finding associated with one Apparent Violation that was documented

in NRC Inspection Report 05000259/2010005, 05000260/2010005, and

05000296/2010005 (ML110610641). The findings dealt with the failure to

establish adequate design control and perform adequate maintenance on

the Unit 1 low pressure coolant injection (LPCI) outboard injection valve, 1-

FCV-74-66, resulting in the valve being left in a significantly degraded

condition and residual heat removal (RHR) loop II unable to fulfill its safety

function. 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.

Enclosure

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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.

Certain portions of this meeting will be closed to the public because the staff

has determined that some of the information is sensitive in nature.

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) Region II

PARTICIPATING:

OTHER None

ORGANIZATIONS

PARTICIPATING:

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

E. Guthrie, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 6, DRP, RII

C. Kontz, Senior Project Engineer, Reactor Projects Branch 6, DRP, RII

R. Bernhard, Senior Reactor Analyst, Region II

T. Ross, Senior Resident Inspector, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Licensee (partial list)

P. Swafford, TVA Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President

D. Jernigan, Senior Vice President of Operations

R. Krich, Vice President of Licensing

R. Whalen, Vice President of Engineering

K. Polson, Browns Ferry Site Vice President

T. Marlow, Browns Ferry Site Director Safety and Licensing

J. Emens, Browns Ferry Site Licensing Manager

MEETING Eugene Guthrie, NRC, RII

CONTACT: (404) 997-4662

Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov

Enclosure

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AUDIO TELE- Interested members of the public may participate in this meeting via a toll

CONFERENCE: 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- Not Available

CONFERENCE:

AGENDA - Attached

Enclosure

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REGULATORY CONFERENCE AGENDA

TENNESEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

APRIL 04, 2011

NRC REGION II OFFICE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

OPEN SESSION

I. OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION

II. NRC REGULATORY AND ENFORCEMENT POLICY

III. STATEMENT OF ISSUE AND APPARENT VIOLATION

IV. TENNESEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

V. PUBLIC QUESTIONS

VI. NRC REMARKS/BREAK

CLOSED SESSION

VII. TENNESEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

VIII. BREAK/NRC CAUCUS

IX. NRC FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS

X. CLOSING REMARKS

Enclosure