ML20155K421

Reiterates 851125 Request for 12-month Extension of Deadline for Filing First FSAR Update,In Response to Proposed Rule 50FR50764,modifying Final Rule 10CFR50.71(e)(3)(i) Criteria for Granting Exemptions

ML20155K421
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	05/21/1986
From:	Tucker H DUKE POWER CO.
To:	Harold Denton, Youngblood B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8605280147
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Attention: Mr. B. J. Youngblood, Project Director )

.PWR Project Directorate No. 4 Re: Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Docket No. 50-413

Dear Sir:

By letter dated November 25, 1985, Duke Power Company (Duke) requested a twelve (12) month extension of the deadline for filing the first update of the Catawba Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) in accordance with 10 CFR 50.71(e)(3) (i) . Justifications for the extension were provided in this request.

On December 12, 1985, the NRC published (50 FR 50764) a Final Rule which modified the criteria for granting exemptions. The purpose of this letter is to address the revised criteria under which the NRC would grant the requested exemption.

Based on the justifications provided in the November 25, 1985 request, special circumstances described by Part 30.12(a)(2)ii and V, exist in that application of the regulation (50.71(e)(3)(1)) in the particular circumstances is not necessary to achieve the underlying purpose of the rule in that Duke updated the Catawba FSAR in support of the licensing of Catawba Unit 2 by submittal of Revision 14 on January 31, 19C6. The exemption would provide only temporary relief from the applicable regulation in that a twelve (12) month extension is requested, and Duke has made a good faith effort to comply with the regulation by submittal of Revision 14 to the FSAR.

Therefore, based on the November 25, 1985 request and the discussion above, it is our conclusion that the requested exemption is authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety and is consistent with the common defense and security.

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'May 21, 1986 Page Two xc: Dr. J. Nelson Grace, Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Dr. K. Jabbour Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

- U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

- Washington, D. C. 20555 NRC Resident Inspector Catawba Nuclear Station