ML050310037
| ML050310037 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie, Seabrook, Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/11/2005 |
| From: | Dyer J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Stall J Florida Power & Light Co |
| Tate T, NRR/DLPM, 415-8474 | |
| References | |
| EA-04-190 | |
| Download: ML050310037 (6) | |
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April 11, 2005 EA-04-190 Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company 700 Universe Boulevard Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
ST. LUCIE, UNITS 1 AND 2, TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 3 AND 4, AND SEABROOK STATION, UNIT 1 - REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPLY TO NOVEMBER 5, 2004, ORDER IMPOSING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTING CERTAIN SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Stall:
By letter dated November 22, 2004, you requested an extension of time to respond to the above referenced Order. You requested the extension until 20 days after receiving clarifications from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regarding differences between the implementation of the SAFEGUARDS information - MODIFIED HANDLING (SGI-M) requirements provided in the November 5, 2004, Order, and the SAFEGUARDS Information program carried out by your facility for handling SAFEGUARDS information (SGI) pertaining to special nuclear material under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 73.21. In your extension request, you indicated that the SGI-M designated information transmitted with the Order would be managed during the extension period under the provisions of the 10 CFR Part 73 SAFEGUARDS Information program currently being used at your facility.
Licensees who currently have a SAFEGUARDS Information program approved under 10 CFR 73.21 may use that program to control SGI-M, as designated by Commission Orders.
The NRC considers that 10 CFR Part 73 SAFEGUARDS Information programs are adequate for protection of SGI-M. As a general matter, an acceptable response to the November 5, 2004, Order, is that the designated SGI-M will be handled under the same provisions as the current 10 CFR Part 73 SAFEGUARDS Information program.
Licensees who currently have a SAFEGUARDS Information program approved under 10 CFR 73.21 will find it necessary to ensure that their program adequately addresses the following circumstances associated with SGI-M:
J. A. Stall April 11, 2004 1.
When information is transmitted, whether by letter or electronic means, to a licensee who only has an SGI-M program, the handling provisions described in the November 5, 2004, Order, must be followed to prevent the receiving licensee from potentially violating the provisions of the Order. Specifically, licensees with approved 10 CFR Part 73 SAFEGUARDS Information programs should ensure that the provisions of the November 5, 2004, Order, associated with double wrapping, electronic transfer, portion marking, and top and bottom SGI-M page designations on each page are carried out when information is transmitted to a licensee who has an SGI-M program.
These SGI-M handling provisions need only be applied to SGI-M which is received or generated after the date of the November 5, 2004, Order. It should not be construed that SGI documents administered under the 10 CFR Part 73 SAFEGUARDS Information program are to be retroactively modified to conform to the SGI-M marking designations.
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SGI-M may be stored in a key-locked filing cabinet, whereas 10 CFR Part 73 SGI must be stored in an approved security container. Licensees who currently have a SAFEGUARDS Information program approved under 10 CFR 73.21, and respond that all SGI-M will be managed under the 10 CFR Part 73 program, could either: (a) store SGI-M in accordance with its SAFEGUARDS Information program under 10 CFR Part 73; or (b) modify their procedures to allow SGI-M storage in a key-locked filing cabinet, in compliance with the November 5, 2004, Order. This modification, if adopted, would help to avoid potential inadvertent violations of the facilitys SAFEGUARDS Information program, if the SGI-M is not stored in a security container approved for SGI.
This letter clarifies the issues you raised, which constituted good cause for an extension, and grants your request for an extension of time to respond to the November 5, 2004, Order, until 20 days from the date of this letter.
Please contact the NRC licensing project manager if you have any questions regarding these clarifications.
Sincerely,
/RA/
J. E. Dyer, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335, 50-389, 50-250, 50-251, and 50-443 cc: See next page
J. A. Stall April 11, 2004 1.
When information is transmitted, whether by letter or electronic means, to a licensee who only has an SGI-M program, the handling provisions described in the November 5, 2004, Order, must be followed to prevent the receiving licensee from potentially violating the provisions of the Order. Specifically, licensees with approved 10 CFR Part 73 SAFEGUARDS Information programs should ensure that the provisions of the November 5, 2004, Order, associated with double wrapping, electronic transfer, portion marking, and top and bottom SGI-M page designations on each page are carried out when information is transmitted to a licensee who has an SGI-M program.
These SGI-M handling provisions need only be applied to SGI-M which is received or generated after the date of the November 5, 2004, Order. It should not be construed that SGI documents administered under the 10 CFR Part 73 SAFEGUARDS Information program are to be retroactively modified to conform to the SGI-M marking designations.
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SGI-M may be stored in a key-locked filing cabinet, whereas 10 CFR Part 73 SGI must be stored in an approved security container. Licensees who currently have a SAFEGUARDS Information program approved under 10 CFR 73.21, and respond that all SGI-M will be managed under the 10 CFR Part 73 program, could either: (a) store SGI-M in accordance with its SAFEGUARDS Information program under 10 CFR Part 73; or (b) modify their procedures to allow SGI-M storage in a key-locked filing cabinet, in compliance with the November 5, 2004, Order. This modification, if adopted, would help to avoid potential inadvertent violations of the facilitys SAFEGUARDS Information program, if the SGI-M is not stored in a security container approved for SGI.
This letter clarifies the issues you raised, which constituted good cause for an extension, and grants your request for an extension of time to respond to the November 5, 2004, Order, until 20 days from the date of this letter.
Please contact the NRC licensing project manager if you have any questions regarding these clarifications.
Sincerely,
/RA/
J. E. Dyer, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335, 50-389, 50-250, 50-251, and 50-443 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
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Page 1 of 2 ST. LUCIE PLANT TURKEY POINT PLANT SEABROOK STATION cc:
Senior Resident Inspector St. Lucie Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 6090 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Marjan Mashhadi, Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., # 220 Washington, DC 20004 Terry O. Jones, Site Vice President Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company 9760 SW. 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035 Douglas Anderson County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Ft. Pierce, Florida 34982 Mr. G. L. Johnston Plant General Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Walter Parker, Licensing Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 9760 SW. 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin # C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Mr. William Jefferson, Jr.
Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Senior Resident Inspector Turkey Point Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 9762 SW. 344th Street Florida City, Florida 33035 Michael O. Pearce Plant General Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company 9760 SW. 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035 County Manager Miami-Dade County 111 Northwest 1 Street, 29th Floor Miami, Florida 33128 Mr. Terry L. Patterson Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957
Page 2 of 2 ST. LUCIE PLANT TURKEY POINT PLANT SEABROOK STATION cc:
David Moore, Vice President Nuclear Operations Support Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Rajiv S. Kundalkar Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. J. Kammel Radiological Emergency Planning Administrator Department of Public Safety 6000 Southeast Tower Drive Stuart, Florida 34997 Mr. Peter Brann Assistant Attorney General State House, Station #6 Augusta, ME 04333 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seabrook Nuclear Power Station P.O. Box 1149 Seabrook, NH 03874 Town of Exeter 10 Front Street Exeter, NH 03823 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Board of Selectmen Town of Amesbury Town Hall Amesbury, MA 01913 Ms. Deborah Bell Federal Emergency Management Agency Region I J. W. McCormack P.O. &
Courthouse Building, Room 401 Boston, MA 02109 Mr. Tom Crimmins Polestar Applied Technology One First Street, Suite 4 Los Altos, CA 94019 Mr. Stephen McGrail, Director ATTN: James Muckerheide Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency 400 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01702-5399 Philip T. McLaughlin, Attorney General Steven M. Houran, Deputy Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, NH 03301 Mr. Bruce Cheney, Director New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management State Office Park South 107 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 Mr. Gene F. St. Pierre Station Director Seabrook Station FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC P.O. Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874 James M. Peschel Regulatory Programs Manager Seabrook Station FPL Energy Seabrook, LLC PO Box 300 Seabrook, NH 03874