ML13210A458

Revised License Condition for the License Amendment Request to Adopt National Fire Protection Association Standard 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants

ML13210A458
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	07/30/2013
From:	Feintuch K Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Richard Anderson NextEra Energy Duane Arnold
Faria C
References
TAC ME6818
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 30, 2013 Mr. Richard L. Anderson Vice President NextEra Energy Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER - REVISED LICENSE CONDITION FOR THE LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805, "PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR LIGHT WATER REACTOR ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS" (TAC NO. ME6818)

Dear Mr. Anderson:

By letter dated August 5,2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML11221A280), as supplemented by letters dated October 14,2011, April 23, 2012, May 23, 2012, July 9, 2012, October 15, 2012, January 11, 2013, February 12, 2013, March 6, 2013, May 1, 2013, May 29, 2013, and July 2, 2013, NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted an application for a license amendment to transition the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) fire protection program from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.48(b), to 10 CFR 50.48(c), National Fire Protection Association Standard (NFPA) 805, "Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection For Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants," 2001 Edition.

The proposed amendment would transition the DAEC fire protection program to a performance-based, risk-informed program based on NFPA 805, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.48(c). NFPA 805 allows the use of performance-based methods such as fire modeling and risk-informed methods such as fire probabilistic risk assessment to demonstrate compliance with the nuclear safety performance criteria.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is nearing completion of its review of the DAEC license amendment request to transition to NFPA 805. However, during the course of the staff's evaluation of this request, subsequent conversations with members of the DAEC staff, and incorporation of lessons learned during the NFPA 805 pilot process into the associated guidance documents, several clarifying changes have been made to the proposed license condition provided in the original submittal.

Accordingly, the enclosure to this letter contains the revised fire protection license condition, with the specificities added to clarify and expand on the originally submitted language, which have already been discussed with members of the DAEC staff during a conference call on July 29, 2013. Incorporation of this information has been found acceptable by the staff as a means of meeting the guidance and requirements associated with NFPA 805.

R. Anderson

- 2 The NRC staff requests that you review the information contained in the enclosure for accuracy, and provide assurance via a formal letter to the NRC Document Control Desk that DAEC is prepared to implement the fire protection license condition as stated within the timeframe specified, as well as, prepare the needed clean-typed license page.

Please contact Carolyn Farra at 301-415-4050 if you have any questions regarding this issue.

Sincerely, Karl D. Feintuch, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-331

Enclosure:

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REVISED FIRE PROTECTION LICENSE CONDITION RELATED TO THE DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805 (NFPA 805), "PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR LIGHT WATER REACTOR ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS" DOCKET NO. 50-331 The following license condition will be included in the revised license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center and will replace Renewed Operating License No. DPR-49 Condition 2 and 3 (note: the date of implementation will be filled in upon issuance of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) safety evaluation):

(2) The licensee shall implement the modifications to its facility, as described in, Attachment S, Table S-1, "Plant Modifications Committed," of DAEC letter NG-13-0287, dated July 2,2013, to complete the transition to full compliance with 10 CFR 50.48(c) by December 31,2014. The licensee shall maintain appropriate compensatory measures in place until completion of these modifications.

(3) The licensee shall implement the items listed in Enclosure 2, Attachment S, Table S-2, "Implementation Items," of DAEC letter NG-13-0287, dated July 2, 2013, by

,2014.

-2 requests that you review information contained in the and provide assurance via a formal letter Document Control Desk to implement the fire protection condition as stated within the

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contact Carolyn Faria at 301-41 if you have any questions regarding IRA!

Project Manager Licensing Branch 111-1 of Operating Reactor of Reactor Regulation

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