ML061590282
| ML061590282 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 07/03/2006 |
| From: | Ellen Brown NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLD |
| To: | Singer K Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Brown Eva, NRR/DLPM, 415-2315 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC8790, TAC MC8792 | |
| Download: ML061590282 (3) | |
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July 3, 2006Mr. Karl W. SingerChief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 3 - WITHDRAWAL OF RELIEFREQUESTS REGARDING THIRD INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ASME CODE (TAC NOS. MC8790 AND MC8792)
Dear Mr. Singer:
By letter dated October 19, 2005, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted ReliefRequest No. 3-PDI-2 for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Unit 3 from the inservice inspection requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code),Section XI, for the volumetric examination of reactor pressure vessel nozzle-to-vessel welds. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff requested additionalinformation pertaining to the difference between TVA's request and ASME Code Case N-613-1 endorsed in Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.147, Revision 14. TVA subsequently requested that therelief request be withdrawn in a letter dated May 25, 2006 as TVA will adopt the use of ASMECode Case N-613-1 as endorsed in RG 1.147.By the same letter dated October 19, 2005, TVA submitted Relief Request No. 3-ISI-16 for BFNUnit 3 from the inservice inspection requirements of the ASME Code,Section XI, for pressure retaining piping welds subject to examination using qualified procedures, personnel and equipment. The NRC staff requested information as to the differences between this reliefrequest and ASME Code Case N-695, which was endorsed in RG 1.147. Subsequently, TVA
will adopt the use of this code case and withdrew this relief request in a letter datedMay 25, 2006.The purpose of this letter is to advise that the above cited applications are being treated aswithdrawn. This completes the NRC Staff's review of Relief Requests 3-PDI-2 and 3-ISI-16submittals under TAC Nos. MC8790 and MC8792.
Sincerely,/RA/Eva A. Brown, Project ManagerPlant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-296 cc: See next page
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Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar, Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Larry S. Bryant, Vice PresidentNuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Brian O'Grady, Site Vice PresidentBrowns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Robert J. Beecken, Vice PresidentNuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 General CounselTennessee Valley Authority ET 11A 400 West Summit Hill DriveKnoxville, TN 37902Mr. John C. Fornicola, ManagerNuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. Bruce Aukland, Plant ManagerBrowns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Robert G. Jones, General ManagerBrowns Ferry Site Operations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Glenn W. Morris, Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. William D. Crouch, M anagerLicensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Senior Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970State Health OfficerAlabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017ChairmanLimestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611