ML11201A091

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 - Palisades Nuclear Plant (TAC No. Me 6599)

ML11201A091
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	07/29/2011
From:	Giitter J Division of Operating Reactor Licensing
To:	Entergy Nuclear Operations
Chawla M
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TAC ME6599
Download: ML11201A091 (2)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 29, 2011 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530

SUBJECT:

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 - PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT TAC NO. ME6599)

Dear Sir:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) dated June 27, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML111790133), the Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (1) committed to submit a license amendment request (LAR) by December 31,2012, to transition to National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA 805 in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.48(c), and (2) 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, 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).

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 Palisades Project Manager, Mahesh Chawla @ 301-415-8371 or Mahesh.chawla@nrc.gov if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

~ Joseph G. Giitter, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-252 cc: Distribution via Listserv

July 29, 2011 Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043-9530

SUBJECT:

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 - PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT (TAC NO. ME6599)

Dear Sir:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) dated June 27, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML111790133), the Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (1) committed to submit a license amendment request (LAR) by December 31,2012, to transition to National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA 805 in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.48(c). and (2) 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, 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).

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 Palisades Project Manager, Mahesh Chawla @ 301-415-8371 or Mahesh.chawla@nrc.gov if you have any questions.

Sincerely, IRAJ Louise Lund for Joseph G. Giitter, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-252 cc: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:

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