ML20151C516
| ML20151C516 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 01/26/1981 |
| From: | Benaroya V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Ferguson R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19284B784 | List: |
| References | |
| REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 8103160941 | |
| Download: ML20151C516 (2) | |
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POOR QUALITY PAGES MEMORANDUM FOR:, Robert Ferguson, Section Leader Fire Protection.Section Chemical Engineering Branen Division of Engineering FROM:
Victor Benaroya, Chief Chemical Engineering branch Division of Engineering DIFFERING PROFESSIO %! OPINION - FIRE PROTECTIO. P.ULE N
SUBJECT:
By memorandum from you to me of January l',1981, you cor:rnented on a) you disagreed with the management position on the amount of detail a rule for fire protection requirements for plants 1icensed to operate after January 1, 1979 should contain; and b) the specified regulations be cade effective as soon as possible after the SRP Section 9.5-1 is revised.
The present management recomendation on t'..e new rule is enunciated in SECY-80-546, " Fire Protection Rule for Future Plants" dated Dece :er 23, In my opinion,.the position you rer.omend on the amount cf detail 1930.
and the one in SECY-80-546 are consistent, therefore, it should net be considered a differing professional opinion.
As to the date the fire protection rule should be made applicable, I cannot agree that the revised SRP Section D.5-1 will not require cor.sicerable work i.et me quote from SECY-S;-545:
before it can be issued as a new rule.
Recommendation:
It is recorrnended that the Comnission adopt Alternative 3 and direct the staff to issue a fire protection rule for public cocrent by July 1, 1982. This date is consistent with the availabie staff resources, considering that the limited staff fire protection expertise can be bet:rr used in expeditiously upgrading existing fa;ilities.
It should be noted that new applications ate not expected to be numerous in the near future.
l As you well know, the Comissioners have not acted on the rule en fire pro-The Corrissioners have been infcmed that there are tection for new plants.
You will be inforced on the de:isions taken by differing staff opinions.
the Commissioners.
For the record, I received your :ne o of. January 19, 1981.
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OF Victor Benaroya, Chief Che-ical Engineering Eranch Division of Engineerin; cc: Next page 8103160941
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Robert Fer.guson cc:
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