ML20002A433
| ML20002A433 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Yankee Rowe, Browns Ferry |
| Issue date: | 11/25/1977 |
| From: | Goller K Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Groce R YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO. |
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| NUDOCS 8011170193 | |
| Download: ML20002A433 (3) | |
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Docket No. 50-29 November 25, 1977
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ATTN: Mr. Robert H. Groce Licensing Engineer 20 Turnpik' Road Westboro, aassachusetts 01581 Gentlemen:
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YANKEE-ROWE ATOMIC POWER STATION
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As you know, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been working closely with your staff since the Brown's Ferry fire to ec. hance the
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fire protection capability of your facility. A number W improvements have been made in the areas of reducing potential for exposure fires by control of combustible materials, control of sources of flame and improvement of fire protection personnel. These are generally reflected
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in your July 18, 1977 response to our June 17,1977. letter which requested preparation of interim Technical Specifications on fire protection for Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Yankee-Rowe). Following our review, which
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included discussion with your staff concerning the interim Technical Specifications, we have detennined that revisions to your submittal are needed and that the enclosed Technical Specifications should be inplemented by an amendment to your facility licenseis).
In many instances these Technical Specifications are similar to things you are already doing at your facility but which have not been incl,uded in your Technical Specifications. We believe that it is important that fire protection requirements generally be consistent for, all facilities and we are taking these steps to achieve consistent interim action with respect to fire protection for all plants. Please let us know in writing within 20 days as to whether there are'any specific requirements to which you obj ect.
If you ot; ject to any specific provision of the enclosed specifications, cite the portion that you find objectionable and specify I
your reasons and the technical bases therefor.
If you have no objection to these specifications, it is nonetheless important to let us know within f
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.4 Yankee Atomic Power Company 2-November 25, 1977 20 days. We plan to initiate steps to issue the enclosed changes to the Technical Specifications for your facility in approximately 20 days following the date of this letter.
If we do not hear from you, we will act to issue the specifications on the basis that assumes your agreemcac.
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Karl R. Goller, Assistant Director for Orerating Reactors Divisica of Operating Reactors
Enclosures:
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Technical Specifications 2.
Safety Evaluation cc w/ enclosures:
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