ML082590709

Public Letter - Request for Additional Information for Extended Power Uprate - Round 20 (TAC Nos. MD5262, MD5263, and MD5264) (TS-431 and TS-418)

ML082590709
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/16/2008
From:	Brown E A Plant Licensing Branch II
To:	Campbell W R Tennessee Valley Authority
Brown Eva, NRR/DORL, 415-2315
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ML082590704	List: ML082590709 ML082600003
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TAC MD5262, TAC MD5263, TAC MD5264
Download: ML082590709 (3)

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'" WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Y"", 1-..;> Jt***"" Mr. William R. Campbell, Chief Nuclear Officer Executive Vice Tennessee Valley 6A Lookout 1101 Market Chattanooga, TN BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1,2, AND 3 -REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR EXTENDED POWER UPRATE -ROUND 20 (TAC NOS. MD5262, MD5263 AND MD5264) (TS-431 AND TS-418) Dear Mr.

By letter dated June 24,2004, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee) submitted amendment request for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN), Unit 2 and 3, as supplemented letters dated August 23, 2004, February 23, April 25, June 6, and December 19, February 1 and 28, March 7, 9, 23 and 31, April 13, May 5 and 11, June 12, 15, 23 and July 6, 21, 24, 26, and 31, December 1, 5, 11 and 21, 2006, January 31, February 16, and and April 6, 18 and 24, March 6, July 27, August 13, and 21, September 24, November and 21 , and December 14, 2007; January 25, February 11 and 21, March 6, April 4 and May 1, June 16, 2008. The proposed amendment would change the BFN operating licenses Units 1 and 2 to increase the maximum authorized power level by approximately 15 A response to the enclosed Request for Additional Information (RAI) is needed before Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff can complete the review. This request was with Mr. James Emens of your staff on September 3, 2008, and it was agreed that TVA respond by September 19, If you have any questions, please contact me at (301)

Sincerely, Enclosure transmitted contains SUNSI. When separated proprietary enclosure, this Manager document is decontrolled Plant Licensing Branch 11-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-259, 260, and 50-296

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1. RAI (Public Version) 2. RAI (Non-Public Version) cc w/enclosure 1: See next page Official Use Only Proprietary Ilifolillatioli Official Use Only Proprietary Information

,)11!3 Tennessee Valley Authority cc: Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Michael J. Lorek Vice President Nuclear Engineering

& Projects Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. D. Tony Langley, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 6A West Tower 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 Mr. John C. Fornicola, General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Page 1 of 2 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT Mr. R. G. (Rusty) West Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Ms. Beth A. Wetzel, Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4K Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. James E. Emens, Jr. Supervisor, Nuclear Site Licensing Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 James B. Baptist Browns Ferry Senior Project Engineer Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, SW. Suite 24T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970 State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower -Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017

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./fIIJ Page 2 of 2 Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 Mr. Larry E. Nicholson, General Manager Performance Improvement Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Michael A. Purcell Senior Licensing Manager Nuclear Power Group Tennessee Valley Authority 4K Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Offieial Use OAly Proprietary Information

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