ML19208D741
| ML19208D741 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Rancho Seco |
| Issue date: | 08/28/1979 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Mattimoe J SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT |
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Dear Mr. Matttmce:
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MINIML'M FIRE BP.!GADE SHIFT SIZE 5y letter dated Ncvencer 25, 1977, you were sent our position regarding the minimum size of the fire brigade for each operating shift at the Rancho Seco plant. Our position was that a minirum of five members, fully trained for fire fighting, is necessary.
You responded by letter dated December 16, 1977 ~and proposed a smaller brigade of three members and provided a justification therefor.
After reviewing fire protection at your facility (ies) and other cperating facilities, we have concluded, based on the possible demands that may be elaced on the brigade and the consequent acticns that may be required of the brigade to fight fires, that five members constitute the minimum acceptable fire brigade size. Our generic evaluation is enclosed to this letter as Enclosure 1 and addresses the major points you raised to justify a smaller brigade size.
By letter dated June 5,1978, we sent you a document entitled,
" Manpower Requirements for Operating Reactors." That document provided the bases for allowing the sharing of duties to meet minimum staffing requirements for fire brigades at nuclear power plants.
In perfoming our evaluations of the use of personnel who are not members of the t;.eraticns staff, an issue-wa,s raised as to the amount of training to be given these personnel. We' are, therefore, enclosing for your guicance our posO. ion on mini /num fire brigade training (Encicsure 2) whic modifies, for up to two 'E. embers of the brigade, the previous guidance given in " Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Resporst-bili-ies, Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance," June 14, 1977.
Of t e sever.ty plants Ornentiv !icensed to c;erate all ::ut eichteen have a re:.i e ent in their Tecnnic~al I:ecifications f:r a minimun 'i e brigace shift si:e :# 'ive :erscr s.
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eighteen plants have resulted in a commitment by the licensee to prcpose such a Technical Specification except for six utilities who are the licensees for twelve plants.
Because the staff believes that the fire j
brigade at each facility should consist of a minimum of five persons, we are preparing a proposed change to 10 CFR Part 50 which would l
incorporate this minimum fire brigade shift size into the Cccmission's regulations as a requirement for each operating license.
Un-il this is completed, we feel that it is prudent for you to have
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such a requirement in the Technical Specifica ic.s for your plant (s).
We request that within 30 days of your receipt
' this letter, you propose an amendment to (Facility / Provisional).'perating License (s) No.
0?R-5" to chan.ge the minimum size of the fire !.:rigade contained in the Technical Specifications for Rancho Seco plant to five med ers. We intend to make this Technical Specification effective within 90 days of the issuance of the amendment.
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Division of Operating Reactors Encl os'ures:
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NRC Evaluation if Minimun Fire Brigace Shift Si:e 2.
NRC Staff Position - Minimum Fire Brigade Training cc w/ enclosures:
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O LIU J b y j j h David S. Xaplan, Secretary and Mr. Frank Hahn General Counsel California Energy Comission 6201 S Street 1111 Howe Avenue P. O. Box 15830 Sacramento, California 95825 Sacramento, California 95813 Ms. Eleanor Schwart:
Sacramento County California State Office Board of Supervisors 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., Rm. 201 827 7th Street, Room 424 Washington, D.C.
20003 Sacramento, California 95814 Docketing and Service Section California Energy ComissionE 5
Office of the Secretary ATTN: Librarian U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1111 Howe Avenue Washington, D.C.
20555 Sacramento, California 95825 Michael L. Glaser, Esq.
Business and Municipa.1 Department 1150 17th Street, N.W.
Sacramento City-County Library Washington, D.C.
20035 928 I Street Sacramento, California 95814 Dr. Richard F. Cole Atenic_ Safety-and Licensing Board Director, Technical Assessment Panel Divisica U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Office of Radiation Programs Washington, D.C.
20555 (AW-459; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Mr. Frederick J. Shon Crystal Mall #2 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Arlington, Virginia 20460 Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D.C.
20555 Region IX Office ATTN:
EIS' COORDINATOR Timothy V. A. Dillon, Esq.
215 Fremont Street Suite 350 San Francisco, California 94111 1850 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
20006 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Mr. Mark Vandervelden Nuclear Power Generation Division Ms. Joan Reiss Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Mr. Robert Christopherson tethesda, Maryland 20014 Friends of the Earth California Legislative Office 1,ar.
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Sacramente Municipal Utility District cc w/ enclosure (s):
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U. 5. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D.C.
20555 Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Washington, D.C.
20555 Pr. P.ichard D. Castro 2231 K Street Sacramento, California 96814 Mr. Sa y Hursh, Esq.
520 Cacital Mall Suite 700 Sacrarento, California 95814 Californi'a Department of Health ATTN: Chief, Environmental Radiation Control Unit Radiological Health Section 714 P Street, Rcom 498 Sacramento, California 94814 a e mal Q ! B 1, 6, 0 1'{ Q t
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