ML100270291

Email Request for Additional Information, Request for Exemption from Certain Requirements of Revised Fitness for Duty Rule Regarding Managing Fatigue During Severe Weather Conditions

ML100270291
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	01/27/2010
From:	Thadani M Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Harrison A South Texas
Thadani, M C, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-1476
References
TAC ME2259, TAC ME2260
Download: ML100270291 (2)

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From: Thadani, Mohan Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9:45 AM To: Harrison, Albon Cc: Shoop, Undine; Burkhardt, Janet; Lent, Susan

Subject:

Request for Additional Information- (TAC No. ME1618 ME2259 and ME2260)

RESENT Wayne:

The NRC staff has reviewed your application, dated September 21, 2009, for Exemption requirements of 10 CFR Part 26, "work Hour Control Requirements." Based on the review, the NRC staff has determined that additional information is required in order to complete its evaluation. Please respond to the following request for additional information within 45 days to facilitate timely completion of the NRC staff's evaluation.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1476, or email Mohan.Thadani@nrc.gov..

Mohan C Thadani Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (301) 415-1476 Mohan.Thadani@nrc.gov REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT UNITS 1 AND 2 PROPOSED EXEMPTION REQUEST DOCKET NUMBER 50-499 By letter dated September 21, 2009, South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company, the utility for South Texas Project Station Units 1 and 2 (STP) requested an exemption to permit STP to not meet the 10 CFR 26.205(c) and (d) work hour control requirements when defined conditions (tropical storm force winds and other conditions) are present prior to the declaration of a plant emergency and subsequent to exiting the declared plant emergency.

The stated purpose of the STP request is to allow STP to sequester an appropriate number of plant personnel designated as the "storm crew" prior to the onset of hurricane force winds.

These individuals are also needed after the declared emergency until sufficient numbers of plant personnel are able to return to work, to make re-instituting work hour controls possible.

The NRC staff has completed the preliminary review and has determined that response to the following request for information is needed to complete the review.

1. Does the STP Hurricane Plan or other site procedure specify the conditions necessary to sequester site personnel? If so, please provide the procedural guidance.