ML13073A187
| ML13073A187 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 03/14/2013 |
| From: | Gerald Gulla, Nick Hilton NRC/OE |
| To: | Entergy Operations |
| Gulla G | |
| References | |
| EA-13-301 EN-13-003 | |
| Download: ML13073A187 (2) | |
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March 14, 2013 EN-13-003 OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee:
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No. 1 Docket Number 50-313
Subject:
CONFIRMATORY ORDER TO ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
This is to inform the Commission that a Confirmatory Order (CO) will be issued on or about March 20, 2013, to Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy, licensee), confirming Entergys commitment to submit its license amendment request (LAR) by January 31, 2014. This LAR will transition the Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 (ANO-1), to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, in accordance with Section 50.48(c) to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
On June 28, 2011, Entergy committed to the date of August 31, 2012, for submission of its license amendment application. However, due to ANO-1s implementation of its transition strategy and continued development of a high-quality application, the LAR will require more time than anticipated. In a letter dated August 23, 2012, the licensee proposed a new submittal date of January 31, 2014. This proposed date is beyond the previous committed submittal date and, thus, exceeds the enforcement discretion (i.e., until August 31, 2012) that the NRC granted to ANO-1 for certain fire protection noncompliances.
The staff has reviewed the licensees transition status, scheduled key activities and planned NFPA 805 modification schedule and has determined that the licensee has provided adequate justification for extending enforcement discretion. The CO constitutes the NRCs acceptance of the proposed January 31, 2014 submittal date, and extends enforcement discretion for certain fire protection noncompliances for ANO-1 until January 31, 2014.
The schedule for the issuance for all actions is:
Mailing of Notice and closure letters March 20, 2013 Telephone notification to the licensee March 20, 2013 The state of Arkansas will be notified.
CONTACTS: Gerry Gulla, OE, (301) 415-2872 Nick Hilton, OE, (301) 415-3055
Distribution: EN-13-003, March 14, 2013 OWFN Chair. Macfarlane Comm. Svinicki Comm. Apostolakis Comm. Magwood Comm. Ostendorff SECY OCA OPA OIP OWFN EDO DEDR DEDMRS OE OGC NRR NSIR OI TWFN OCFO OP CENTER OIS FSME NSIR RES ACRS EBB NMSS Regional Offices RI RII RIII RIV MAIL ADAMS OE staff Electronic DISTRIBUTION:
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