ML20209D568
| ML20209D568 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/19/1984 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| FOIA-86-274 NUDOCS 8411290156 | |
| Download: ML20209D568 (2) | |
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NOV 1 9 m MEMORANDUM FOR: Victor Stello, Jr., Deputy Executive Director for Regional Operations & Generic Requirements FROM:
Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
NRR COMMENTS ON RECDPmENDED FIRE PROTECTION POLICY AND PROGRAM ACTIONS This Office has reviewed the report of the Fire Protection Policy Steering Comittee and supports the conclusions and recommendations contained therein.
We believe that implementation of these recomendations will be helpful in furthering the Comission's objectives of timely and appropriate compliance with Appendix R to 10 CFR 50.
In the course of our review, we received coments from several individual staff members as well as from NRR Divisions. The most common divergent opinion concerned not policy but whether sufficient resources can be made available to sup
. Specifications. port the proposed inspections and changes to Technical Those persons supporting the DP0 continue to express dis-agreement over the issuance of the " Interpretations." Suggestions receive'd to improve the wording of portions of the package to be sent to the licensees are collected in the enclosure.
Several of the proposed regulatory actions are not included in our FY 84 Operating Plan. After we have further developed the amount of resources required for implementation, we may request an adjustment to the Operating Plan.
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Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nublear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
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Enclosure A.
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Paragraph C:
substitute a fire hazards analysis for an evaluation in three places -- for cicrification and consistency.
Paragraph D:
It should be pointed out that the fire protection quality assurance program is part of the fire protection plan required by 10 CFR 50.48. The guidance for an acceptable QA program should also reference Appendix A of BTP APCSB 9.5-1, and the supple-mentary guidance footnoted in 10 CFR 50.48 for plants licensed prior to 1979.
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Interpretations 4.
Fire Area Boundaries 3rd line: suggest changing important to safe shutdown.
7th line: add specifically before approved.
10th line: substitute a fire hazards analysis for an evaluation.
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Automatic Detection and Suppression Paragraph 2, line 6i Substitute a fire hazards analysis for an evaluation.
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Appendix R Questions and Answers c
A number of suggestions were received to improve consistency with other parts of the document and to improve clarity. Because these suggestions are clerical in nature, a marked up copy of the Questions and Answers will be given to the Steering Committee for their use prior to issuing the document.
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