ML110390391

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ME4546 - State Consultation Email Arnold Energy Center License Amendment
ML110390391
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Site: Duane Arnold NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 02/08/2011
From: Feintuch K
Plant Licensing Branch III
To: Rasmusson M
State of IA, Dept of Health
Feintuch K, NRR/DORL/LPL3-1, 415-3079
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Download: ML110390391 (1)


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From: Feintuch, Karl Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 1:06 PM To: 'mrasmuss@idph.state.ia.us'

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FW: ME4546 - State Consultation - Duane Arnold Energy Center License Amendment February 8, 2011 Melanie Rasmusson, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Dept of Public Health Lucas State Office Building 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 515-281-3478 mrasmuss@idph.state.ia.us Subj: ME4546- State Consultation This email documents a phone call to you on February 8, 2011. I left contact information with the person who answered your phone for you.

Pursuant to 10CFR50.91(b), State Consultation, I am notifying you that the NRC is currently processing an amendment (internally identified at this time as TAC Number ME4546) for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The NRC staff has determined that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. The analysis on the issue of no significant hazards consideration is published in the Federal Register on page 75 FR 77914 (dated December 14, 2010)

NextEra Energy Duane Arnold requested an adoption of Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF-427, Allowance for Non Technical Specification Barrier Degradation on Supported System OPERABILITY, pertaining to the unavailability of barriers, as an amendment to the technical specifications (TS) for the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC). The proposed amendment would modify TS requirements for unavailable barriers by adding Limiting Condition of Operation (LCO) 3.0.9. LCO 3.0.9 allows for up to 30 days to restore the function provided at least one train of the supported system is operable and supported by its barriers.

The subject barriers are doors, walls, floor plugs, curbs, hatches, installed structures or components, or other devices, not explicitly described in Technical Specifications, that support the performance of the safety function of systems described in the Technical Specifications.

This provision does not apply to barriers which support ventilation systems or to fire barriers.

The Technical Specifications for ventilation systems provide specific Conditions for inoperable barriers. Fire barriers are addressed by other regulatory requirements and associated plant programs.

The current amendment is in response to an application dated August 12, 2010, (Agencywide Document and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML102280062).

You may contact me if you have any comments on this amendment.

Karl Feintuch Project Manager USNRC 301-415-3079