ML072500006

Schedule for Processing Amendments Request to Change Technical Specifications Sections 3.7.4 and 5.5.13 Based on Model Text from Technical Specification Task Force(Tstf) Change Traveler TSTF-448, Revision3, Control Room Envel

ML072500006
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	09/18/2007
From:	Feintuch K NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIII-1
To:	Vanmiddlesworth G Duane Arnold
Feintuch K, NRR/DORL/LPL3-1, 415-3079
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TAC MD6020
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September 18, 2007 Mr. Gary Van Middlesworth Site Vice President Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER - SCHEDULE FOR PROCESSING AMENDMENT REQUEST TO CHANGE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SECTIONS 3.7.4 AND 5.5.13 BASED ON MODEL TEXT FROM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TASK FORCE CHANGE TRAVELER TSTF-448, REVISION 3, "CONTROL ROOM ENVELOPE HABITABILITY" (TAC NO. MD6020)

Dear Mr. Van Middlesworth:

By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission dated June 29, 2007, you applied for an amendment to Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) Operating License No.05-331. The proposed amendment would change Technical Specifications (TS) Sections 3.7.4 and 5.5.13 to strengthen TS requirements regarding control building envelope (CBE) habitability. The proposed change would modify action and surveillance requirements associated with the limiting condition for operation operability requirements for the CBE standby filter unit and add a new TS administrative controls program on CBE habitability. The proposed changes to the TS and associated Bases are consistent with certain exceptions with standard technical specifications (STS) as revised by TS Task Force (TSTF) Change Traveler No. 448 (TSTF-448), Revision 3, "Control Room Envelope Habitability" to the extent that the amendment request adopts by reference certain model TSTF-448, Revision 3 content, where applicable.

In your application letter of June 29, 2007, you stated that you were requesting the revision to the TS under the consolidated line item improvement process (CLIIP). The NRC staff has performed an acceptance review of your application letter. Our review indicates that your amendment request cannot be processed under a CLIIP schedule because of the exceptions to the model safety evaluation dated January 9, 2006, which is associated with TSTF-448, Revision 3.

G. Middlesworth Our current planning for this application for amendment would be to have a response to you prior to June 15, 2008. We anticipate providing a request for additional information (RAI) prior to the end of October, 2007. In a phone call on September 5, 2007, with Tony Browning of your staff, I stated that your application letter did not contain a requested date for the response. It was agreed that DAEC would provide a requested date as part of its response to the RAI or by separate correspondence prior to its response to the RAI.

If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at 301-415-3079.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Karl D. Feintuch, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-331 cc: See next page

G. Middlesworth Our current planning for this application for amendment would be to have a response to you prior to June 15, 2008. We anticipate providing a request for additional information (RAI) prior to the end of October, 2007. In a phone call on September 5, 2007, with Tony Browning of your staff, I stated that your application letter did not contain a requested date for the response. It was agreed that DAEC would provide a requested date as part of its response to the RAI or by separate correspondence prior to its response to the RAI.

If you have any questions regarding this correspondence, please contact me at 301-415-3079.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Karl D. Feintuch, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-331 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chief Resident Inspector=s Office Nuclear Officer Rural Route #1 Florida Power & Light Company Palo, IA 52324 P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. M. Warner Vice President, Nuclear Operations, Mr. M. S. Ross North Region Managing Attorney Florida Power & Light Company Florida Power & Light Company P. O. Box 14000 P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. D. A. Curtland Ms. Marjan Mashhadi Plant Manager Senior Attorney Duane Arnold Energy Center Florida Power & Light Company 3277 DAEC Rd.

801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Palo, IA 52324-9785 Suite 220 Washington, DC 20004 Mr. R. S. Kundalkar Vice President, Nuclear Technical Svcs.

Don E. Grissette Florida Power & Light Company Vice President, Nuclear Training and P. O. Box 14000 Performance Improvement Juno Beach, FL 33408 Florida Power & Light Company P. O. Box 14000 Daniel K. McGhee Juno Beach, FL 33408 Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Radiological Health John Bjorseth 321 East 12th Street Site Director Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor Duane Arnold Energy Center Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324 Chairman, Linn County Board of Supervisors Steven R. Catron 930 1st Street SW Manager, Regulatory Affairs Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324