ML19339C824
| ML19339C824 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1980 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Morisi A BOSTON EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8011190603 | |
| Download: ML19339C824 (5) | |
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Dear Mr. Morisi:
g As you know, a proposed Section 50.48 and Appendix R to 10 CFR 50 has been pending since May 1980. The Commission has recently approved a revised final version of that proposed Section 50.48 and Appendix R to 10 CFR 50 which will be published in the Federal Register shortly and will become effective 90 days after publication. This revised 10 CFR 50.48 will contain schedules for completion of all fire protection modifications. One set of schedules will be applicable to features covered by Appendix R. A similar set of schedules will be applicable to all other fire protection modifications that have been approved by the NRC staff in a staff safety evaluation report. This latter set of schedules will require completion of modifications not covered by Appendix R by schedules specified in the revised rule or by the dates now specified as license conditions, whichever is sooner, unless an extension or exemption is approved by NRC. Some of the completion dates discussed in the SER for your facility may be associated with modifications for which the NRC staff required additional information, such as design details or test results, to be subsequently reviewed and approved by the NRC staff prior to implementation. To the extent that there are fire protection modifications such as this for your facility and the required additional information has not yet been approved by the staff as evidenced in a staff safety evaluation report, there is no present implementation requirement; consequently, completion of such items will be governed by the schedules in the revised rule. In the interim, pending the effective date of the revised rule, the Commission has approved a new Section 50.48 of 10 CFR 50 suspending completion dates for fire protection modifications previously approved by the NRC staff. This new section became effective upon publication in the Federal Register on October 29, 1980 (45 FR 71569). A copy of the new rule is enclosed for your information. This rule will be superseded by the revised rule when it becomes effective. 802.1190 M3 F
a 1 2-October 31, 1900 In the near future, we plan to contact you to identify specifically which fire protection features associated with your facility are covered by Appendix R and would thus be subject to one set of schedules, and which are previously approved items which are covered by a different set of schedules.
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29, 1980 / Rulers anJ Regula:fo=s n569 f: published on October 1.1980. 45 FR performs the following specific E' 64949. The corrected 1021 is published functions: earlier anticipated has been requred to = below. prepare a final rule on fire protecioc. E t Although the final rule is :ma-arracrava oAtt: April 18,1980. trs o smarnown-ama4: : completion, and willincorporate an E implementatien schedule di!!cre= from y FoMPUwTutR NronwanON COsrfACT: ou.a.o cooe enw Robert P. De Young. Private Radio that in the proposed rule i: has n:t ytt E Bureau. (202) 632-7175. been published and in any event wocdd E AcoRess: Federal Communications Np gpg gy not be effective until 90 days after E Commission. Washington. D.C. 20554. OCMMISSION publication. = sUPPLEM ENTAR Y INFORM ADON: Certain NRC licensus. loweve. a.e E' 0 CFR Part 50 in the Matter of amendment of Part 0 at present operating underlicamse E to transfer authority for common carrier Fire Protection Schedules for conditions or technical specificatens thereto which include the Novem:ar 2 y matters involving public coast stations Operating Nuclear Power Planta dead!!ne or other dates w!"ch wi.. =- g-to the Private Radio Bureau. AGENCv:U.S. Nue! ear Regulatory precede the effective date of the Saf EE. Relened: August 19.1980. Commissica. rule.T; the extent that these lice:: sees E
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have been unable to compkte allcf the F matter. FCC 80-179 relessed April 7 fire protection measures to wh.ich 6ese r 19a0. Section 031 of the rules was suuuaRy:The Nuclear Regulatory deadlines apply, continued opera.an = amended to reflect a transfer of function Commi would violate the license c:ndJti:cs. -E, from the Common Carrier Bureau to the ngulat,ssion (NRClis amending its The violation would extend o=ly :tC hE-es to temporanly suspend Private Radio Bureau (45 FR 25399. April c mpletion schedules for certain fire the final rule becomes effe:uve, sace M .15.1980). protection features in operating nuclear the implementation schedde con:1:ne:d 55
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'. fire pmtectam inconsistent license conditiscs. amended by Order. FCC 79-882. miemaking."This suspeste is The Commission has dets ine!. i released March 7.1980. to reflect the L;- reorganization of the Common Carrier necessary because some NRCli:ensees based upon a review of the en:re ecord =. Bureau. Through inadvertence, our are unable to meet fire protection in this rulemaking that rebsf.* oc 6ese t. liceme cedidom is appr@a*.s Order of April 7. amended the language $pm pending promulgation of the fi=al::;Ie on f; d of the rule prior to its having been d k amended by our Order of March 7.1980 has found that fire protection measures f te protection applicable te aC NEO (45 FR 16191. March 13.1980). already implemented give reasonable " " " ' " ' * "'i *' = } 3.To correct this situation.Section
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db b implemented at all operati::g p;an:. The iiE. OSl is amended as set forth in the in11cen ees to hut down implementati n schedule of the fi:al, g attached appendix. to amend the s ce rule will be uniform and co=p ehe:stre. currently effective language of the rule. during the brief penod between the Federal Communications Commission. license condition deadlines and the and will apply :o all operat=g pla=s 3 I "" 8 i .g effectiveness of the final fire protection g, (Secs. 4. 3o3. 4a Stat as amended. to66.10a2; rule. g d a b' 4r U.S C.154,303J. N" I U *'iC
- EFFECTIVE DATE: October 29,1980.
public health and safety interest w:uld EEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: be served by forcing only these 5"5 j &cmary. William Shields. Office of Executive licensees unable to meet dead!ber Y#E f Part 0 of Chapter ! of Title 47 of the Legal Director. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory rule to shut down for the brief ble=s. f'T preceding the effectiveness cf the ba! E==. i-Code of Federal Regulations is amended Commission. Washington, D.C. 20555. as follows: phone 301-492-6696. To the centrary. the fire pro:ee-io:: measures already implemes:ed gin In 1091 the introductory text is suret.zM ENTARY INFORM ATION:On May reasonable assurance that a'l cfert:ing
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== I o.91 Functions of the Bureau. the Federal Register (45 FR 36082) a safely even though the finalrule wC d Notice of Proposed Rulemak;ng entitled require additional fire protectioci i: The Common Carrier Bureau ." Fire Protection Program for Nuclear measures at many plants. l' = - - develops. recommends and administers pohcies and programs for the regulation Plants Operating Prior to January 1. The Administrative Procedure A::
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all fire protection modifications except cf entities (exch ding public coast alternate or dedicated shutdown upon publication when that rule "psnes -~ stations in the maritime mobile service)capability would be required to be or recognizes an exception c reliens a 5 w hich fumish interstate or foreign restriction." 5 U.S.C. 553(d)[:1. '~nis :ule E. e communications service for hire-imp'emented by November 1.1980, relieves certain NRClicensees f o: E whether by wire radio, cable or satellits unless the Commission approve an license conditions or technial E facihties--and of ancillary operations extension for good cause. This deadline nlated to the provisions or use of such was also stated in the Commission's specifications thereto in reged *o fit E ' ='. services.The Bureae also regulates the May 27.1980 Memorandum and Order protection implementation dead ines. E.E2= and will therefore be effective cpon the ntes, terms, and conditions for cable on the Union of Concemed Scientists date of publication in the Feoeral 5'- =ri=- te'evision and pole attachments, waere petition for Emergency and Remedial Register. Furthermore, as no.ed ab:ve. Action.11 NRC 707,719. =m such attachments are not regulated by a Many of the commenters on the the proposed rule stated that extenac=s 8;- state and not provided by railroads or proposed rule contended that the from the Noven.ber 1. deadl=e wedd be 7 sos ernmentally-or cooperatively November 1 deadline was unachievable, public comment was received tc the M. considered for.uod causc. Exte= sin IT owned utilities. ne Bureau also Moreover.much more time than was effect that the deadlme was znreahrJe gh x o y -D j D D@~\\.\\
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l 725 O' Federal Register / Vol. 45. No. 211 / Wednesday. October 29.1980 / Rules and Regulatims E l and should be revised. Under,these circumstances the Commission believes M that ther)is good cause for an extension S-of the license condiuon schedules ~U.i pending effectiveness of the fmal rule on few protection. k i The rule provides that all compliance E-~ j dates contained in license conditions or f~ - technical specifications for required fire _=== EE l protection measures are suspended pending further action by the M E9 Commission. As is clear from the above Z.== discussion. that further action will be promulgation of the final rule on f:re protection.ne Commission intends that lacensees affected by this rule should 3E.: M use best efforts to complete all required r" measures as soon as possible despite ,!__E' the suspension of the deadlines for this bne! pe-iod. _ ~. [I g Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of ,Y 1954. as amended. the Energy E2. _ Reo ganization Act of1974. as amended. and Sections $52 and 553 of Title 5 cf the !=q United States Code, notice is bereby ,r ._5_- yivan that the following amendment to CE-7_ ([._-~ Titje 10. Chapter 1. Code of Tederal Regulations. Part 50. is pubbshed as a tr~ document subject to codification. Z -l.. .T._'_ ~ PART 50-DOMESTIC LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION M-FACILTTIES ,T _---
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read as follows: ..l~ -n =r- ! so.aa nre peotection senedules. To the extent that any facility's. .C22. license conditior.s or technical ,_ f specificat!ans incorporate compliance 5:5-- dates for modifications necessary to
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provide fire protection features proposed by a licensee and accepted by E{i t== E the NRC staff as satisfying the prodslens nf Appendix A to Branch -n Technical Position BTP/APCSB 9.5-1 and reflected in NRC staff Fire Protection Safety Evaluation Reports Issued prior to the effective date of this rule those dates are bereby suspended - jZ E:'9.E pending further action by the Coc=ission.
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Dated at Washington. D.C this 27th day of O:taber 1980 For the Nu: lear Regu! story Commission. Samues C Chilk. Secre w. y clthe Commission.
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