ML112010657
| ML112010657 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 07/28/2011 |
| From: | Giitter J Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
| To: | Conway J Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| Wang, A B, NRR/DORL/LPLIV, 415-1445 | |
| References | |
| TAC ME6634, TAC ME6635 | |
| Download: ML112010657 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 28, 2011 Mr. John T. Conway Senior Vice President - Energy Supply and Chief Nuclear Officer Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Power Plant 77 Beale Street, Mail Code B32 San Francisco, CA 94105 SUB"IECT: DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 - COMMITMENT TO SUBMIT A LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO TRANSITION TO 10 CFR 50.48(c), NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD NFPA 805, AND REQUEST TO EXTEND ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION (TAC NOS.
ME6634 AND ME6635)
Dear Mr. Conway:
By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated June 24, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. IVIL111751786), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the licensee) committed to submit a license amendment request (LAR) for Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, by June 28, 2013, to transition to National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA 805 in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations paragraph 50.48(c), and requested that enforcement discretion for fire protection issues be extended to correspond with the LAR submittal date.
The NRC staff has reviewed your letter and finds it consistent with Commission direction as provided in SRM-SECY-11-0061, "Staff Requirements - SECY-11-0061 - A Request to Revise the Interim Enforcement Policy for Fire Protection Issues on 10 CFR 50.48(c) to Allow Licensees to Submit License Amendment Requests in a Staggered Approach (RIN 3150-AG48)," dated June 10, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. ML111610616). Therefore, your request to extend enforcement discretion is granted in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy concerning Enforcement Discretion for Certain Fire Protection Issues as published in the Federal Register on July 12, 2011 (76 FR 40777).
J. Conway
- 2 If you are unable to meet the above LAR submittal date, you are requested to contact the NRC staff at least 90 days in advance. Please contact Alan Wang, Project Manager, at 301-415-1445 if you have any questions.
Sincerely, Joseph G. Giitter, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323 cc: Distribution via Listserv
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