ML062020316
| ML062020316 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 04/29/2007 |
| From: | Catherine Haney Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Keenan J Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Wang A, NRR/DORL, 415-1445 | |
| References | |
| NFPA 805 | |
| Download: ML062020316 (4) | |
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April 29, 2007 Mr. John S. Keenan Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 770000 San Francisco, CA 94177-0001
SUBJECT:
PERIOD OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805, DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2.
Dear Mr. Keenan:
In a letter dated March 1, 2006 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML060600229), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acknowledged your letter of December 29, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML060100480), in which you stated that Pacific Gas and Electric Company intended to adopt the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805, NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition, pursuant to Paragraph 50.48(c) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2.
In your letter, you requested enforcement discretion for a period of 3 years for existing identified incidents of noncompliance in accordance with the NRCs Interim Enforcement Policy. In our March 1, 2006, letter, the NRC granted a 2-year enforcement discretion period for Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. However, we also noted that the NRC is considering your request for extended discretion and would contact you when we have reached a decision.
On the basis of a revision to the Enforcement Policy (71 FR 19905), I am now informing you that your request for a 3-year enforcement discretion period is granted. Therefore, the discretion period for Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, which began on December 29, 2005, will expire on December 29, 2008.
As you are aware, in order to receive enforcement discretion, you must: (a) evaluate the risk significance of all noncompliance to assure that they do not constitute Red (or Severity Level I) findings under the Reactor Oversight Program, (b) enter them into your corrective action program, and (c) implement and maintain appropriate compensatory measures until you complete your corrective actions, or until the NRC staff approves your license amendment request and issues its safety evaluation. You should refer to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-07, Compensatory Measures to Satisfy the Fire Protection Program Requirements, for additional NRC staff guidance on appropriate compensatory measures.
J. Keenan If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Alan B. Wang, Project Manager, at (301) 415-1445 or ABW@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Catherine Haney, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323 cc: Those on the attached list
ML062020316 NRR-106 Office LPL4/PM LPL4/LA BC: AFPB BC: IRIB Name AWang LFeizollahi SWeerakkody JIsom Date 03/5/07 03/5/07 03/6/07 03/19/07 Office OE BC: R-IV/DRS/EB2 LPL4/BC D: NRR/DORL Name DSolorio LSmith DTerao CHaney Date 03/23/07 03/15/07 03/05/07 04/29/07
January 2007 Letter to Mr. John S. Keenan from Catherine Haney April 29, 2007
SUBJECT:
PERIOD OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805, DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2.
Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
NRC Resident Inspector Diablo Canyon Power Plant c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 369 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Sierra Club San Lucia Chapter ATTN: Andrew Christie P.O. Box 15755 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 Ms. Nancy Culver San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace P.O. Box 164 Pismo Beach, CA 93448 Chairman San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors 1055 Monterey Street, Suite D430 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 Mr. Truman Burns Mr. Robert Kinosian California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness, Room 4102 San Francisco, CA 94102 Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee ATTN: Robert R. Wellington, Esq.
Legal Counsel 857 Cass Street, Suite D Monterey, CA 93940 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower & Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Antonio Fernández, Esq.
Pacific Gas & Electric Company P.O. Box 7442 San Francisco, CA 94120 City Editor The Tribune 3825 South Higuera Street P.O. Box 112 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0112 Director, Radiologic Health Branch State Department of Health Services P.O. Box 997414, MS 7610 Sacramento, CA 95899-7414 Mr. James D. Boyd, Commissioner California Energy Commission 1516 Ninth Street (MS 31)
Sacramento, CA 95814 Mr. James R. Becker, Vice President Diablo Canyon Operations and Station Director Diablo Canyon Power Plant P.O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 Jennifer Tang Field Representative United States Senator Barbara Boxer 1700 Montgomery Street, Suite 240 San Francisco, CA 94111