ML071310402
| ML071310402 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 06/01/2007 |
| From: | Catherine Haney Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Brandi Hamilton Duke Power Co |
| Olshan L N, NRR/DORL, 415-1419 | |
| References | |
| RIS-05-007 | |
| Download: ML071310402 (5) | |
See also: RIS 2005-07
Text
June 1, 2007
Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton
Vice President, Oconee Site
Duke Power Company LLC
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672
SUBJECT:
OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3, PERIOD OF
ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL
FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805
Dear Mr. Hamilton:
In a letter dated April 30, 2007, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS) Accession No. ML071280287), you requested an extension of the period of
enforcement discretion for existing identified incidents of noncompliance from 2 years to 3 years
for Oconee Nuclear Station Units 1, 2, and 3 (Oconee).
In a letter dated June 8, 2005, (ADAMS No. ML051080005), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) acknowledged your intention to adopt 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 Part 50, Section
50.48(c) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50.48(c)), and granted Oconee
enforcement discretion during the expected 24-month transition period.
On April 18, 2006, the NRC published in the Federal Register (71 FR 19905) a revision to its
enforcement policy extending the NFPA 805 transition discretion period from 24 to 36 months.
Therefore, your request for an extension of the period of enforcement discretion from 2 years to
3 years for Oconee is granted. The NRC considers the discretion period for Oconee, which
began on June 1, 2005, to expire on May 31, 2008.
As you are aware, in order to receive enforcement discretion, you must: (a) evaluate the risk
significance of all noncompliances to assure that they do not constitute Red (or a 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.
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B.Hamilton
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Leonard N. Olshan, Project
Manager, at 301-415-1419 or LNO@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
TMcGinty for
Catherine Haney, Director
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
cc: See next page
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B.Hamilton
June 1, 2007
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Leonard N. Olshan, Project
Manager, at 301-415-1419 or LNO@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
TMcGinty for
Catherine Haney, Director
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket Nos. 50-269, 50-270, and 50-287
cc: See next page
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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Oconee Nuclear Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
cc:
Mr. Bruce H. Hamilton
Vice President, Oconee Site
Duke Power Company LLC
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672
Ms. Lisa F. Vaughn
Associate General Counsel and Managing
Attorney
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
526 South Church Street - EC07H
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Manager, LIS
NUS Corporation
2650 McCormick Dr., 3rd Floor
Clearwater, FL 34619-1035
Senior Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
7812B Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672
Mr. Henry Porter, Director
Division of Radioactive Waste Management
Bureau of Land and Waste Management
Dept. of Health and Env. Control
2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201-1708
Mr. Michael A. Schoppman
Framatome ANP
1911 North Ft. Myer Dr.
Suite 705
Rosslyn, VA 22209
Mr. B. G. Davenport
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Oconee Nuclear Site
Duke Energy Corporation
ON03RC
7800 Rochester Highway
Seneca, SC 29672
Mr. Leonard G. Green
Assistant Attorney General
NC Department of Justice
P.O. Box 629
Raleigh, NC 27602
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B.Hamilton
Mr. R. L. Gill, Jr.
Manager - Nuclear Regulatory
Issues and Industry Affairs
Duke Power Company LLC
526 S. Church St.
Mail Stop EC05P
Charlotte, NC 28202
Division of Radiation Protection
NC Dept of Environment, Health, & Natural
Resources
3825 Barrett Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27609-7721
Mr. Peter R. Harden, IV
VP-Customer Relations and Sales
Westinghouse Electric Company
6000 Fairview Road
12th Floor
Charlotte, NC 28210
Mr. Henry Barron
Group Vice President, Nuclear Generation
and Chief Nuclear Officer
P.O. Box 1006-EC07H
Charlotte, NC 28201-1006
Mr. Charles Brinkman
Director, Washington Operations
Westinghouse Electric Company
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330
Rockville, MD 20852
Ms. Kathryn B. Nolan
Senior Counsel
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
526 South Church Street - EC07H
Charlotte, NC 28202