ML082710003
| ML082710003 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 11/03/2008 |
| From: | Giitter J Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
| To: | Jerrica Johnson Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| Vaaler, Marlayna, NRR/DORL 415-3178 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD4658 | |
| Download: ML082710003 (4) | |
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November 3, 2008 Mr. J. Randy Johnson Vice President - Farley Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant 7388 North State Highway 95 Columbia, AL 36319
SUBJECT:
JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - RESPONSE TO LETTER OF INTENT TO ADOPT NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805 (TAC NO. MD4658)
Dear Mr. Johnson:
By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated February 14, 2008 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML080450434), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee), 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 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (FNP).
SNCs letter stated that it intends to transition to the performance-based standard for fire protection at FNP, and that the period of transition was to commence on February 14, 2008.
SNC 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 FNP is granted. As such, the NRC considers the discretion period for FNP to begin on February 14, 2008, and to expire on February 14, 2011. 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.
J.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Karl Feintuch, Project Manager for FNP, at 301-415-3079.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Joseph G. Giitter, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-348 and 50-364 cc: See next page
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Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 cc:
Chairman Houston County Commission P.O. Box 6406 Dothan, AL 36302 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7388 N. State Highway 95 Columbia, AL 36319 Additional Distribution via ListServ