82 FR 28533 - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 119 (June 22, 2017)

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the request of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee) to withdraw its license amendment request (LAR) dated September 16, 2015, as supplemented by letters dated April 15, April 29, May 11, May 25, June 16, August 24, and September 15, 2016, for a proposed amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License (RFOL) Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR- 68, for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN), Units 1, 2, and 3. The proposed amendment would have revised the BFN, Units 1 and 2 Technical Specifications (TSs) by adding a new specification governing the safety functions for the emergency core cooling system preferred pump logic, common accident signal logic, and the unit priority re-trip logic. In addition, the LAR relocated the BFN, Unit 3, requirements for common accident signal logic and unit priority re-trip logic to a new specification governing the safety functions for the common accident signal logic and the unit priority re-trip logic for consistency with the changes to the BFN, Units 1 and 2, TSs.

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[Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-260, and 50-296; NRC-2015-0288]


Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License amendment application; withdrawal by applicant.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the 
request of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee) to 
withdraw its license amendment request (LAR) dated September 16, 2015, 
as supplemented by letters dated April 15, April 29, May 11, May 25, 
June 16, August 24, and September 15, 2016, for a proposed amendment to 
Renewed Facility Operating License (RFOL) Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-
68, for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN), Units 1, 2, and 3. The 
proposed amendment would have revised the BFN, Units 1 and 2 Technical 
Specifications (TSs) by adding a new specification governing the safety 
functions for the emergency core cooling system preferred pump logic, 
common accident signal logic, and the unit priority re-trip logic. In 
addition, the LAR relocated the BFN, Unit 3, requirements for common 
accident signal logic and unit priority re-trip logic to a new 
specification governing the safety functions for the common accident 
signal logic and the unit priority re-trip logic for consistency with 
the changes to the BFN, Units 1 and 2, TSs.

DATES: June 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0288 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0288. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Farideh Saba, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1447; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC has granted the request of the TVA 
to withdraw its September 16, 2015, application for the proposed 
amendment to RFOLs for Browns Ferry, located in Limestone County, AL.
    By letter dated September 16, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML15260B125), as supplemented by letters dated April 15, April 29, May 
11, May 25, June 16, August 24, and September 15, 2016 (ADAMS Accession 
Nos. ML16106A323, ML16123A071, ML16133A566, ML16146A725, ML16169A179, 
ML16237A418, and ML16260A098, respectively), TVA submitted a LAR to the 
BFN, Units 1, 2, and 3, Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, 
DPR-52, and DPR-68, respectively. The proposed amendment would revise 
the BFN, Units 1 and 2, TSs by adding a new specification governing the 
safety functions for the emergency core cooling system preferred pump 
logic, common accident signal logic, and the unit priority re-trip 
logic. In addition, the LAR would relocate the BFN, Unit 3, 
requirements for common accident signal logic and unit priority re-trip 
logic to a new specification governing the safety functions for the 
common accident signal logic and the unit priority re-trip logic for 
consistency with the changes to the TSs for BFN, Units 1 and 2.
    The NRC published a biweekly notice in the Federal Register on 
January 5, 2016 (81 FR 265), that gave notice that this proposed 
amendment was under consideration by the NRC. However, by letter dated 
May 8, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No ML17128A486), the licensee requested to 
withdraw the proposed amendment.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of June 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Farideh E. Saba,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II-2, Division of 
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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