ML19340D872

Ltr to All Power Reactor Licensees W/Plants Licensed Prior to 790101.Forwards Fr Notice of Revised 10CFR50.48 & App R Re Fire Protection Features in Nuclear Power Plants

ML19340D872
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	11/24/1980
From:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
References
TAC-11094, TAC-11095, NUDOCS 8101050485
Download: ML19340D872 (20)

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5 LICENSED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1,1979 The Comission published on November 19,1980 (45 FR 76602), a revised Section 10 CFR 50.48 and a new Appendix R to 10 CFR 50 regarding fire protection features of nuclear power plants. 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 Reaister Notice is enclosed (Enclosure 1).

The provisions of Appendix R that are applicable to the fire protection features of your facility can 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 reouirements 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-0, Oil Collection Systems for Reactor Coolant Pump. The fire protection features of your f acility must satisfy the specific requirements 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.

You 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 I

features of your facility consists of requirements concerning the "open" items of previous NRC staff fire protection reviews of your facility. An open item is defined as a fire protection feature that has not been previously l

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 l

l protection safety evaluation report.

The fire protection features of your f acility 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 Comi s sion.

f is a summary listing of the open items concerning the fire protection features of your facility based on a review of our records.

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

If you have any questions or disagree-l ments with this enciesure, please advise us within 30 days.of your receipt of l

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. November 24, 1980 With 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 cocpletion.

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

The Commission expects that all such modifications will be conpleted 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)], or an exeaction has been requested and granted by the Commission pursuant to Section 50.12 of the Commission's regulations.

If you have previously requested extensions of dates for completion of modifications that are required 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 to reapply for any such extensions in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 50.48(d).

All requests for Comnission 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 Manager for your facility.

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Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Mr. J. M. Pilant Nov ember 24, 1980 Nebraska Public Power District

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Mr. G. D. Watson, General Counsel Nebraska Public Power District P. O. Box 499 Columbus, Nebraska 68601 Mr. Arthur C. Gehr, Attorney Snell & Wilmer 3100 Valley Center Phoenix, Arizona 85073 Cooper Nuclear Station ATTN: Mr. L. Lessor Station Superintendent P. O. Box 98 Brownville, Nebraska 68321 Auburn Public Library 118 - 15th Street Auburn, Nebraska 68305

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