ML080420663
| ML080420663 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 02/29/2008 |
| From: | Catherine Haney Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Young D Florida Power Corp |
| Bailey S N | |
| References | |
| TAC MD4658 | |
| Download: ML080420663 (4) | |
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February 29, 2008 Mr. Dale E. Young, Vice President Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)
ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing & Regulatory Programs 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708
SUBJECT:
CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 - RESPONSE TO LETTER OF INTENT TO ADOPT NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805 (TAC NO. MD4658)
Dear Mr. Young:
By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated February 28, 2007 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML070610088), the Florida Power Corporation, now doing business as Progress Energy Florida, Inc. (PEF), informed the NRC staff of its intent to adopt National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Electric Generation Plants, 2001 Edition, pursuant to Section 50.48(c) of Part 50 to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, at the Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Generating Plant (CR-3).
PEFs letter stated that it intends to transition to the performance-based standard for fire protection at CR-3, and that the period of transition was to commence on the date of the letter of intent. PEC also requested an enforcement discretion period of 3 years in accordance with the NRCs enforcement policy.
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, the requested 36-month discretion period for CR-3 is granted. As such, the NRC considers the discretion period for CR-3 to begin on February 28, 2007, and to expire on February 28, 2010. In addition, in accordance with the Enforcement Policy, the discretion will continue past the 36-month period while the NRC staff is reviewing the license amendment request for transitioning to NFPA-805.
It should be noted that in order to receive enforcement discretion, a licensee must, in part:
(a) evaluate the risk significance of all noncompliances to assure that they do not constitute Red (or Severity Level I) findings under the NRCs reactor oversight program, (b) enter all noncompliances into a corrective action program, and (c) implement and maintain appropriate compensatory measures until the corrective actions are completed, or until the NRC staff issues the license amendment with its associated safety evaluation. Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-07, Compensatory Measures to Satisfy the Fire Protection Program Requirements, provides additional guidance regarding appropriate compensatory measures.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Stewart N. Bailey, Senior Project Manager for CR-3, at 301-415-1321 or snb@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA JLubinski Acting for/
Catherine Haney, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-302 cc: See next page
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Florida Power Corporation Crystal River Nuclear Plant, Unit 3 cc:
Mr. R. Alexander Glenn Associate General Counsel (MAC-BT15A)
Florida Power Corporation P.O. Box 14042 St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-4042 Mr. Michael J. Annacone Plant General Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. Jim Mallay Framatome ANP 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive, Suite 705 Rosslyn, Virginia 22209 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Mr. Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 Chairman Board of County Commissioners Citrus County 110 North Apopka Avenue Inverness, Florida 34450-4245 Mr. Stephen J. Cahill Engineering Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. Jon A. Franke Director Site Operations Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Senior Resident Inspector Crystal River Unit 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6745 N. Tallahassee Road Crystal River, Florida 34428 Ms. Phyllis Dixon Manager, Nuclear Assessment Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 David T. Conley Associate General Counsel II - Legal Dept.
Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. Daniel L. Roderick Vice President, Nuclear Projects &
Construction Crystal River Nuclear Plant (SA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. David Varner Manager, Support Services - Nuclear Crystal River Nuclear Plant (SA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708