ML082350035

Response to Comanche Peak Licensing Basis on Use of Manual Actions for Fire Protection

ML082350035
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	08/22/2008
From:	O'Keefe N NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/EB2
To:	Blevins M Luminant Generation Co
References
IR-08-006
Download: ML082350035 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUC LE AR RE G UL AT O RY C O M M I S S I O N R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400 AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125 August 22, 2008 Mike Blevins, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE TO COMANCHE PEAK LICENSING BASIS ON USE OF MANUAL ACTIONS FOR FIRE PROTECTION

Dear Mr. Blevins:

This acknowledges receipt of your letter dated, July 24, 2008, in which you provided information related to the licensing basis on the use of manual actions to achieve a safe shutdown condition following a plant fire. We will utilize the information you provided when assessing the unresolved item which has been addressed in Inspection Report 05000445;445/2008006 dated July 3, 2008 (ML081890579).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Neil OKeefe, Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety

Luminant Generation Company LLC Mr. Fred W. Madden, Director Regulatory Affairs Luminant Generation Company LLC P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Timothy P. Matthews, Esq.

Morgan Lewis 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Mr. Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Ms. Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Anthony Jones Chief Boiler Inspector Texas Department of Licensing And Regulation Boiler Division E.O. Thompson State Office Building P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711

Luminant Generation Company LLC Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov )

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov )

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov )

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (John.Kramer@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Brian.Tindell@nrc.gov )

Branch Chief, DRP/A (Claude.Johnson@nrc.gov Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (Gilbert.Guerra@nrc.gov)

DRS STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)

Mark Cox, OEDO RIV Coordinator (Mark.Cox@nrc.gov )

CP Site Secretary (Sue.Sanner@nrc.gov )

SUNSI Review Completed: _NFO___ ADAMS: X Yes Initials: _NFO__

X Publicly Available X Non-Sensitive ML EB 2 C:EB 2 EUribe NOKeefe

/RA/ /RA/

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