ML17328B057

Ltr to All Power Reactor Licensees W/Plants Licensed Prior to 790101.Forwards Revised Section 10CFR50.48 & App R Re Fire Protection Features in Nuclear Power Plants & List of Requirements for Resolution of Open Issues.W/O Encl

ML17328B057
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	11/24/1980
From:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	IES UTILITIES INC., (FORMERLY IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT
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ML120170328	List: ML17328B057
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TAC-43320, TAC-52156, NUDOCS 8012310006
Download: ML17328B057 (5)

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'I'" SHINGTON, o C:s05&b November 24, 1980 Docket NG.

50-31 5/316 Plant Name:

D.

C. Cook, Unit Nos.

1 and 2

'I TO ALL POWER RE'ACTOR LICENSEES WITH PLANTS LICENSED PRIOR. TO JANUARY 1, 1979 The CoImission published on November 19, 1980 (45 FR 76602),

a revised Section 10 CFR 50.48 and a

new Appendi x R to 10 CFR 50 regarding fire protection features of nuclear power pla'nts.

The. revised Section 50.48 and Appendix R will become effective February 17,

1981, which is 90 days after publication.

A>>copy of the Federal Receister Notice is enclosed (Enclosure 1).

The provisions of 'Appendix R that are applicable to the fire protection features of your facility'an be divided into two categories.

The first category consists of those provisions of the Appendix that are required to be backfit 'in their entirety by the new rule, regardless of whether or not alternatives to the specific requirements of these Sections have been previously approved by the NRC staff.

These requirements are set forth in Sections III.G, Fire Protection of Safe Shutdown Capability; III-J; Emergency Lighting; and III-O, Oil Collection Systems for Reactor CooTant Pimp.

The fire protection, features of your facility must satisfy the specific require'ments of these three Sections by the dates established by Paragraph 50.48(c),

unless an exemption from the Appendix.R requirements is approved by the Commission'ou should note the provisions for tolling the time'for completing the modifications required by these three Sections of Appendix R set forth in Paragraph 50.48(c)(6).

The second category of Appendix R provisions applicable to the fire protection features of your facility'.consists of requireInonts concerning the "open" items of previous NRC staff fire protection reviews of your facility.

An open iten is defined as a fire protection feature that has not been previously approved by the NRC staff as satisfying the provisions of Appendix A to Branch Technical Position BTP'PCSB 9.5-1, as reflected in a staff fire protect'ion safety evaluation report.

The fire protection features of your facility that are in this category must satisfy the'specific requirements of Appendix R by the dates. established by Paragraph 50.48(c),

unless an exemp-tion from the Appendix R requirements on those features is approved by the.

Conmi ssion.

Enclosure 2 is a summary listing of. the open items concerning the fire protec'tion features of your facility based on a review of our records.

Also included is our position on the specific requirements that IIUst be satisfied in order to resolve these open items.

If you have any questions or disagree-men's with this enclosure, please advise us within 30 days af your receipt of this letter.

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'Ritn regard to the fire-protection modifications that have been previously approved by the NRC staff, Paragraph 50.48(d) specifies a.new schedule for their completion.

This paragraph, when it becomes effective, will supersede the currently effective section of the regulations that temporarily suspends corpletion dates for previously approved fire protection modifications that are given.in facility license conditions (45 FR 71569, October 29, 1980).

The Cormiss'ion expects that all such modifications will be completed in accordance with this new schedule, unless an extension has been requested and granted by the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

[see Paragraph 50-48(d)3, or an exemption has been requested and granted by the Commission pursuant. to Section 50.12 of the Comnission's regulations.

If you have previously requested extensions of 'dates for completion of modifications that are req'uired by license conditions for your facility which were not approved, and you have determined that these extensions are still necessary and justifiable, it will be necessary for you t'o reapply for any such. extensions in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph

,50.48(d).

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.A11 requests for Commission action resulting from'this rule are subject to the schedule of fees specified in 10 CFR 170.21.:If you have any questions concerning the subject matters of this letter, please contact the NRC Project Pianager for your facility.

Si ncerely, ll C~"'~<'~

.'arrell G. Eisenhut, Director J,

Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

Notice - Fire Protection Rul'e 2.

Summary of Staff Require-

'ents to Resolve Open' tems cc w/enclosures:

See next pag'e

0 Enclosure 2

SUMMARY

OF STAFF RE(UIREHENTS-TO RESOLVE OPEN ITEMS D.

C.

COOK, UNITS 1

A 2 There are no open items for this facility.