ML20002C153

Notifies of Commission Approval of Encl Rule Suspending Previously Approved Completion Dates for Fire Protection Mods.Specific Schedules for Mods Will Be Effective Pending Publication of Final Rule

ML20002C153
Person / Time
Site:	Crystal River
Issue date:	11/18/1980
From:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hancock J FLORIDA POWER CORP.
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NUDOCS 8101090453
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Dear Mr. Hancock:

As you know, a proposcd Section 50.48 and Appendix R to 10 CFR 50 has been pendine since May 1980. The Conmission has recently approved a revised final version of that proposed Section 50.48 and Appendix R to 10 CFR 50 wnich will be published in the Federal Recister 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 mccificaticns that have been approved by the NRC staff in a staff safety evaluation report. This latter set of schedules will require completion cf modifications not covered by Appendix R by schedules specified in tne revised rule or by the dates now specified as license conditions, whichever is sooner, unless an extension or exemption is approved by NRC.

Scre of the' completion dates discussed in the SER for your facility may be associated with modifications for which the NRC staff required additional infor atien, such as design details or test results, to ce subsequently reviewed and approved by the NRC staff prior to implementation. To the extcnt that there are fire protection modifications such as this for your f acility and the required additional information has not yet been approved l

by the staff as evidenced in a staff safety evaluation report, there is no present imolementation 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 aoproved 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 ef fective upon publication in the Federal Reaister

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on October 29, 1980 (45 FR 71569). A copy of the new rule is enclosed for your infomation. This rule will be superseded by the revised rule when i

it becomes effective.

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Mr. J. A. Hancock By letter dated October 14, 1980 we identified in Enclo:ure No.1 the unapproved items which are covered by Appendix R.

Enclosure No. 2 of our October la,1980 letter identified the uncompleted items which were approved by the NRC. Schedule reouirements for these two categories of fire protection items will be in the revised 10 CFR 50.48 as stated in tha first paragraph of this letter. A preliminary review of your Octo-ber 29, 1980 schedule for approved items indicates that they will be consistent with revised 10 CFR 50.48.

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Enclosure:

As Stated cc w/ enclosure:

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a Crystal River Unit No. 3 50-302 Florida Power Corporation cc w/ enclosure (s):

Mr. S. A. Brandimore Mr. Rooert B. Borsum'

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Vice President and General Counsel Babcock & Wilcox P. O. Box 140:2 Nuclear Power Gene /a< tion Division St. Petersburg, Florida 33733 Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Mr. Wilbur Langely, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Mr. Tom Stetka, Resident Inspector Citrus County U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Iverness, Florida 35250 P. O. Box 2110 Crystal River, Florida 32629 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IV Office ATTN: EIS C30RDINATOR 345 Courtland Street, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30308 Bureau of Intergovernmental Relations 660 Apalachee Parkway Director, Criteria and Standards Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Divisien Office of Radiation Programs ( ANR-460)

U. S. Environrental Protection Agency Washington, D. C. 20460 Crystal River Public Library Crystal River, Florida 32629 Mr. J. Shr. eve.

The Public Counsel Room 4 Holland Bldg.

Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Administrator Department of Environmental Regulation Power Plant Siting Section State of Florida 2600 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, Florida 32301 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Dr. William R. Stratton Los Alamos Scientific Lab Box 503 Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544

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published on October 1. :src. 45 FR performs the following spe:ine earlier anticipated has bees req = red to 64H9. ne corrected I c.!a is published functions:

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prepare a final z-Ze on ILe prote=ica A!$ough the final rule is sec sm:T:vt : Arc April 18.1983.

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been published and in any ere:: would ORY net be effective un!U 93 days after A::=Ess rede al Communicati:ns COMMISSION E

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Cc==ission. Washington. D.C. :0554.

Certain NRC licensees.however, are s u m.EW ERTARr IN Fo R M ATlo N:

O CFR Part 50 conditions or technical speci5:a::s::s st present operating under li:ense

!.= de Ma!!er of ameninent of Part 0 te t ansfer autherity for co= mon carrier Fire Prote: tion Schedules for the eto which include the Nove=he-1

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=atte s involving public coast stations Operating Nu: lear Power Plants deadline or other dates which v"'

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pre:ede the effe:tive date of Se 5:Al AesN:r: U.S. h.uelear negulato y Releaset August is. tsas.

Co==issior-rule. To the extent that these !!:csees have been unable to co=p;ete allof the

1. In Ge Order in the above-captio=ed AcnoN: Final rule.

. fire ;rctection measures to wi-J:h dese

~ =atter. FCC K.-179,re, leased April 7 suwwaar:The h. dear.neFulate v deadiines apply, cc:tinued open ios 19&. S.e:non 0.9; c.. e rules wa,s u

woul2. v ne vio,iolate the license c==$ti=s.,

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or cem,n En P:ivate Kad.i Sceau (45 FTs 53E Apnl prete: ton.reatees in o;:erating nu: lear the irtale=entatics schedZe cc::2.ized p-'.g,

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Se:ti:n c.9% of tn.e rules was a.:so p..

in::=sistent license ce=c.ito::.

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. ba s.ed upon a.g. view c.,kse re; eased Ma :r, ".19% to reflect de 5

re ree gar.ization of de Cc= men Ca.ner

e:essary be:ause seme NL,..a:ensees.

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..(.t.at rete,.m.taese i=. "lementati.0n deadlines contained in pending pro:nulgat;:n cf t.:e.[a!

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E, C-der cf Ar-il 7. amended tse lanruage 12ce"nse conciticas.The Com ;ssic of the,:-i,e prior to its hant; bee:

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(45 FKW.9;. Mar::. 13.1930).

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fereir' censin licensees to shut down

=pe=en ati n s:scule of 6e E:al atta:hed s;pendix. to amesd the d 'I Ge b-fe pe-iod betwee rule win be umfor= and ce=p she:sive.

g;{','n e :enitib'n deadlines and th; j

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anpding those wita diffe,at=g pl,a=s, Tede a! C:== uni:ations,.u==issier.

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"y :3 R 304 ErFt:nVE D ATE: October 29.1980L be served by forcing or3y these 5

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I pa-t a cf Chapter I of Titic 47 of the legal Directer. U.S. Nuclear Reculat: y rule to shut down for the b..ef i:te.=.

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Code of Federal Regulations is ' amended C,em=ission. Washington, D.C. 40555.

To the centrary, the fire p;cte=ic:

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measures already i=plemested gin 1-1 Or the introductory text is susvt.zWENTARY fMFoMM Anow:On May reasonable assuran:e that an operating s

revised to read as foUows:

09.198C, the Commission published is

• nuclear plants may continue to optrate EE the Federal Register (45 FR 36082) a safely even though the finalru'.e w~1 E

l I c.91 Functions of tN Bursau.

Notjee of proposed Rulemaking entitled requite additional Ere protectics s

Tne Cc= men Car-ier Bureau TFire Protection Program for Nuclear measures at many plants.

g develeps, re::== ends and administers Plants Operating Prior to January 1.

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E policies and prog ams for the regulation 1979."The preposed rule provided that provides that a rule may be effectin 5

of servicee, facilities. rates and praedces aU fire protection modifications except

. upon.pt:blication when that rule "g: ar:s E:

cf entitierfexcluding public coast alte nate or dedicated shutdown or recogni:es an exception er re'iens a E

static:s is Ge maritime mobile service) capability would be required to be restriction." 5 U.S.C. 553[d)n). T:is rule

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[=plemented by November l.1980.

relieves certain NRClice= sees fro:

l' com=u.ications service for hire-crJess the Commission approve an license conditions or technical

.E whethe-by wire. radio. cable or satenite extension forgood cause. This deadline ' specifications theretoin reF8 d 5

facili!!es--and of ancillary operations was also stated in the Commission's prote: tion implemer.tation dead ~ines j@

i related to the provisiens or use of such May:7. Isso Men:orandum and Order and will therefore be effectin :=c: the I

services. Le B= eau also regula tes the on the Union of Concerned Scientists date of publication in the Fed M

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l, rates, te =s.and conditions for cable Petition Ic.t Ernergency and Remedial Register. Fethermore.'as noted abwe.

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te.evision and pole attachments, where Action.11 NRC 707.719.

the proposed rule stated that ex:te=sio=s l

sc:h atras :_-~ are not regulated by a Many of the commenters on the from the November 1.deadli e wo:'d be f5 c:

state and not provided by railroads or preposed rule contended that the considered for good causc. E=te= sin

!E Sovemmentally--or cooperatively November 1 dead'ine was unschievable. publi: comment was received := the E5 cwned utihties. The Bureau also Moreover. much more time than was effect that the deadline was t=realstic es l

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Fcdera! Register / Vol. 45. No. :31/ Wednesday. 0:tober 29.1980 / Ruhs and ReFulations

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cir=unstan:es the C:==issie'n believes 5

Gat there is good rause for an extensics 5

cf the license eer.dition schedules E

pend.s effectivenets of the fisalmle en 5

fL e prete: ties.

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dates ::ntained in li:ense cent. ans er E

ted.nical specifi:atiens for required fire 5

p ete: tion =easures are suspended 5

pendng furder action by the EE C==issien. As is clear from the above EE dis =:ssics Sat further action w-;11 be pt =u!rati n of the finalrule c fire EE pr:te:tien.The Co==ission intends that EE heensees af ted by this mle should 52 use best efi:rts to c:=plete all required EE

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rsuant to the Atemi: Ene 4y Act of 1954, as amendei the Energy

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Re: ga.irati:n Act cfifr4. as a=endei E

and Sections ES: and 533 cf Title 5 of the United States Code, netice is hereby E5 Five that the 'all:w-L.g a=end=ent to

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Title 10. Cha;ter !. Cc:ie of Federal EE Eer.:Jatic:s.Part 5*,is published as a Ei d:=:=ent subject to codfication.

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--EEE FAC.T 5. -DOM.iSTIO UOENSING OF nD EEE PRO?'JOTION AND UT!UZATION y

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1. A sew Sectica 50.46 is added to read as fcI3cws:

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( 50.48 Fire prote:: ion s:nedules.

Tc the extent that any facihty's.

li:e:se conditions or te:hnical sp::niesti: s in::rporate ce=ph.ance dates fer =:ificati:ns ne:ersarv to pr vide fire prote:tien features '

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pre; sed by a licensee and a::epted by

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predsiens cf Appendix A te Branch

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Te:hnical Pesition ETP/APCSS s.5-1 and refie:ted in NRC staff rare Protectic: Safety Evaluation Reports 2=

issued prier to the effective date cf this

-- 2 rule. 6cse dates are hereby suspended ptning h::ser a=ien by the EE 2 C:==issic:.

(Se:.t5:5. Pub. Lw 83-r:3. 58 S: t. Ha; Se:.

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Oated at Washingten. D.C. this :rth day cf 0:::ber 19S3

de Nudear Regulatery Cc==fssion.

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