ML14178B216
| ML14178B216 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 05/19/1999 |
| From: | Subbaratnam R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Young D CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-M98709, NUDOCS 9905250208 | |
| Download: ML14178B216 (4) | |
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Mr. D. E. Young, Vice Pr nt M19, 1999 Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO LICENSEE REQUEST DATED MAY 10, 1999, FOR INTERPRETATION TO 10 CFR 50.68 - CRITICALITY ACCIDENT REQUIREMENTS H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 (TAC No. N98709)
Dear Mr. Young:
This is in reference to your request dated May 10, 1999, regarding requirements of 10 CFR 50.68 "Criticality Accident Requirements." By your letter dated April 23, 1997, as supplemented August 27, 1997, you requested an exemption from the 10 CFR 70.24 requirements related to maintaining criticality monitoring and alarm systems and the initiation of appropriate safety actions in areas where specified amounts of special nuclear materials are handled, used, or stored. Subsequently, these 10 CFR 70.24 requirements were. incorporated into the new rule 10 CFR 50.68 that was issued to obviate the need for exemption requests from 10 CFR 70.24 for holders of a construction permit or operating license for a nuclear power reactor issued under 10 CFR Part 50, or combined licenses issued under Part 52. This action was taken as a result of the experience gained in processing and evaluating a number of exemption requests and NRC safety assessments in response to these requests that concluded the likelihood of criticality was negligible. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on November 12, 1998 (63 FR 63127). The staff has made a determination with respect to your exemption request and has concluded that your requested exemption to 10 CFR 70.24 is not needed for H. B. Robinson 2. Accordingly, based on our earlier telephone conversations and your May 10, 1999 letter, we we have closed the work request under TAC M98709 related to the 10 CFR 70.24 exemption.
Concerning your request for clarification on the 10 CFR 50.68 rule in your letter dated May 10, 1999, the staff would like to direct you to the Statement of Consideration at the time of review prior to issuance of the proposed and direct final rule which included adopting Carolina Power & Light (CP&L)
Company's comments dated December 27, 1997 (comments 5 & 6 at 63 FR 63128). The staff concludes that H.B. Robinson 2 meets 10 CFR 50.68 and there is no need for any additional interpretation concerning the 10 CFR 50.68 rule.
Please feel free to contact me on (301) 415-1478 if you need further discussion regarding this matter.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 NVO sMay 19, 1999 Mr. D. E. Young, Vice President Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO LICENSEE REQUEST DATED MAY 10, 1999, FOR INTERPRETATION TO 10 CFR 50.68 - CRITICALITY ACCIDENT REQUIREMENTS - H. B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNIT NO. 2 (TAC No. M98709)
Dear Mr. Young:
This is in reference to your request dated May 10, 1999, regarding requirements of 10 CFR 50.68 "Criticality Accident Requirements." By your letter dated April 23, 1997, as supplemented August 27, 1997, you requested an exemption from the 10 CFR 70.24 requirements related to maintaining criticality monitoring and alarm systems and the initiation of appropriate safety actions in areas where specified amounts of special nuclear materials are handled, used, or stored. Subsequently, these 10 CFR 70.24 requirements were incorporated into the new rule 10 CFR 50.68 that was issued to obviate the need for exemption requests from 10 CFR 70.24 for holders of a construction permit or operating license for a nuclear power reactor issued under 10 CFR Part 50, or combined licenses issued under Part 52. This action was taken as a result of the experience gained in processing and evaluating a number of exemption requests and NRC safety assessments in response to these requests that concluded the likelihood of criticality was negligible. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on November 12, 1998 (63 FR 63127). The staff has made a determination with respect to your exemption request and has concluded that your requested exemption to 10 CFR 70.24 is not needed for H. B. Robinson 2. Accordingly, based on our earlier telephone conversations and your May 10, 1999 letter, we have closed the work request under TAC M98709 related to the 10 CFR 70.24 exemption.
Concerning your request for clarification on the 10 CFR 50.68 rule in your letter dated May 10, 1999, the staff would like to direct you to the Statement of Consideration at the time of review prior to issuance of the proposed and direct final rule which included adopting Carolina Power &
Light (CP&L) Company's comments dated December 27, 1997 (comments 5 & 6 at 63 FR 63128). The staff concludes that H.B. Robinson 2 meets 10 CFR 50.68 and there is no need for any additional interpretation concerning the 10 CFR 50.68 rule.
Please feel free to contact me on (301) 415-1478 if you need further discussion regarding this matter.
Ram Subbaratnam, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-261 cc: See next page
Mr. D. E. Young H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Carolina Power & Light Company Plant, Unit No. 2 cc:
Mr. William D. Johnson Mr. Mel Fry, Director Vice President and Corporate Secretary N.C. Department of Environment Carolina Power & Light Company and Natural Resources Post Office Box 1551 Division of Radiation Protection Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 3825 Barrett Dr.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Ms. Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General Mr. Robert P. Gruber State of North Carolina Executive Director Post Office Box 629 Public Staff - NCUC Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Post Office Box 29520 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Mr. Virgil R. Autry, Director H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant South Carolina Department of Health 2112 Old Camden Road Bureau of Land & Waste Management Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Division of Radioactive Waste Management 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Mr. Terry C. Morton Manager Performance Evaluation and Mr. J. W. Moyer Regulatory Affairs CPB 9 Director of Site Operations Carolina Power & Light Company Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Unit No. 2 3581 West Entrance Road Mr. John H. O'Neill, Jr.
Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW.
Public Service Commission Washington, DC 20037-1128 State of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia South Carolina 29211 Mr. R. L. Warden Manager - Regulatory Affairs Mr. H. K. Chernoff Carolina Power & Light Company Supervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Carolina Power & Light Company Unit No. 2 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, 3581 West Entrance Road Unit No. 2 Hartsville, South Carolina 29550-0790 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550
Dated: May 19, 1999 DISTRIBUTION:
Docket File PUBLIC PDII Reading File E. Dunnington S. Collins/R. Zimmerman, NRR B. Sheron J. Zwolinski/S. Black A. Hodgdon/J. Rutberg,OGC H. Berkow S. Peterson J. Wermiel R. Subbaratnam ACRS M. Satorius B. Bonser, RII cc: H. B. Robinson 2 Service List