ML112030840
| ML112030840 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 07/28/2011 |
| From: | Giitter J Division of Operating Reactor Licensing |
| To: | O'Grady B Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| Kalyanam N, NRR/DORL/LPL4, 415-1480 | |
| References | |
| TAC ME6680 | |
| Download: ML112030840 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 28, 2011 Mr. Brian J. O'Grady Vice President-Nuclear and CNO Nebraska Public Power District 72676 648A Avenue Brownville, NE 68321
SUBJECT:
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - 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 NO. ME6680)
Dear Mr. O'Grady:
By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated June 27,2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML11182A912),
Nebraska Public Power District, the licensee for Cooper Nuclear Station, committed to submit a license amendment request (LAR) by April 27, 2012, 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).
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. If you have any questions, please contact Lynnea Wilkins, NRC Project Manager, at 301-415-1377 or via e-mail at Iynnea.wilkins@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Joseph G. Giitter, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298 cc: Distribution via Listserv
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. If you have any questions, please contact Lynnea Wilkins, NRC Project Manager, at 301-415-1377 or via e-mail at Iynnea.wilkins@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Ira! (LLund for)
Joseph G. Giitter, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-298 cc: Distribution via Listserv DISTRIBUTION:
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