ML17053C880

Forwards Draft Notice of Extension of Fire Detection Sys Mods Completion Date Until 811117

ML17053C880
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	09/30/1981
From:	Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Dise D NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
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NUDOCS 8110150590
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Docket No. 50-220 September 30, 1981 Mr. Donald P. Disc Vice President - Engineering c/o Miss Catherine R. Seibert Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 300 Erie Boulevard West

Syracuse, New York 13202

SUBJECT:

FIRE PROTECTION SCHEDULAR RELIEF - NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (UNIT 1)

We have completed our review of'our letter dated September 11, 19&1.

Prior to this time you had requested, and received NRC approval for, schedular relief regarding four fire protection modifications.

Of these four items, three have been completed.

Your letter requested fuither schedular relief for the remaining item, Fire Detection Systems.

We have reviewed your submittal and have decided to grant the requested extension in accordance with 10 CFR 50.48(d).

The fire detection system was to be installed by September 30, 1981.

However, in your letter you indicated that equipment delivery problems have resulted in a revised installation date of November 1, 1981.

Furthermore, you indicated that. preoperational testing might extend beyond November 1, 1981.

We have reviewed your efforts to obtain fire detection equipment in a timely fashion.

We have concluded that you have made a best effort and that your effort is considered good cause for granting schedular relief.

However, such relief cannot extend beyond November 17, 1981 in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50 Appendix R.

Therefore, as ver bally agreed to by members of your staff, the fire detection system must be completely installed, preoperationally tested and functional by November 17, 1961.

In order to ensure public health and safety, you indicated that compensatory measures will be taken prior to detection system completion.

A high degree of early warning is already provided by normal plant tours, and security personnel make hourly tours of all main buildings within the plant.

In addition, operating and maintenance personnel make irregular tours for various reasons.

Finally, during system preoperational testing, fire watches will be posted as specified by Technical Specifications for removal from service of one extinguishing system.

We have concluded that these interim measures, in conjunction with plant procedures for the control of combustibles, adequately reduce potential fire 'damage to equipment required for safe plant shutdown.

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Furthermore, we conclude that such an extension will not adversely affect public health and safety.

Accordingly, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.48(d) the modification completion date has been extended to November 17, 1981.

The aforementioned interim measures shall remain in effect until preoperational testing has been satisfactorily accomplished, and the system has been declared operational.

A copy of the r elated Notice of Extension, which is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication, is enclosed.

Sincerely, 0rigiaal Sg8d bf H.R. Qenton Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Mr. Thomas Perkins Plant Superintendent Nine Nile Point Plant 300 Erie Boulevard West

Syracuse, thew York 13202 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region II Office ATTN:

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DOCKET NO; '50-'220 NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION NOTICE OF EXTENSION QF COMPLETION DATES By letter dated September ll, 1981 Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (the licensee) requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) extend a completion date for the fire protection modifications for the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit 1 located in Osweqo County, New York.

'he fire detection system modification comple'tion date has been

,'extended to November 17, 1981.

. The Commission's Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation has concluded that good cause has been shown and that such postponement will not adversely affect the public health and safety.

Accordingly, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.48(d) the request has been granted.

For further details with respect to this action, see (1) the licensee's request dated September ll, 1981 and (2) the Director's letter to the licensee dated which are available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document

Room, 1717 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,

and at the Oswego County Office Building, 46 E Bridge Street,

Oswego, New York 13126.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Dated at Bethesda, Maryland; this Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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