DCL-22-051, Request for a Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR 73, Appendix B, Section VI, Subsection C.3.(l)(1) and Subsection A.7, Regarding Annual Force-on-Force (FOF) Exercises, Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/2022 |
| From: | Peck A Pacific Gas & Electric Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML22180A299 (2) | |
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Security-Related Information - Withhold under 10 CFR 2.390 Adam S. Peck Site Vice President Diablo Canyon Power Plant Mail code 104/6/605 P.O. Box 56 Avila Beach, CA 93424 805.545.6675 Adam.Peck@pge.com A member of the STARS Alliance Callaway
- Diablo Canyon
- Palo Verde
- Wolf Creek THE ENCLOSURE TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION MUST BE PROTECTED ACCORDINGLY. UPON REMOVAL OF THE ENCLOSURE, THIS LETTER IS DECONTROLLED PG&E Letter DCL-22-051 10 CFR 73 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Docket No. 50-275, OL-DPR-80 Docket No. 50-323, OL-DPR-82 Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Request for a Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR 73, Appendix B, Section VI, Subsection C.3.(l)(1) and Subsection A.7, Regarding Annual Force-on-Force (FOF)
Exercises, Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Dear Commissioners and Staff:
In accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 73.5, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) hereby requests a temporary exemption from the timeframe required by 10 CFR 73, Appendix B, Section VI, Subsection A.7 for conducting 2022 annual FOF exercises as required by 10 CFR 73, Appendix B, Section VI, Subsection C.3.(I)(1). The enclosure to this letter contains the justification for the proposed exemption.
In June of 2022, an increase of COVID-19 cases and associated quarantines at the PG&E-operated Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) impacted DCPP's ability to safely conduct a scheduled annual FOF exercise on June 22, 2022, resulting in the FOF exercise being rescheduled until July 11, 2022. The rescheduled date is at risk of being cancelled due to continued impacts of COVID-19 on DCPP's ability to safely conduct annual FOF exercises. The postponed exercise will reach 10 CFR 73 Appendix B, Section VI, Subsection A.7 periodicity requirements on July 11, 2022.
As a result, PG&E requests approval of this exemption request by July 07, 2022.
The proposed exemption would apply to security personnel currently qualified in accordance with Appendix B to Part 73 and be limited to only the personnel exceeding periodicity requirements through October 1, 2022. DCPP will track and document when requalification periodicities have been exceeded. The time period during which the exemption is required will be through October 1, 2022.
PG&E makes no new or revised regulatory commitments (as defined by NEI 99-04) in this letter.
Security-Related Information - Withhold under 10 CFR 2.390 Document Control Desk PG&E Letter DCL-22-051 Page 2 A member of the STARS Alliance Callaway
- Diablo Canyon
- Palo Verde
- Wolf Creek THE ENCLOSURE TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION MUST BE PROTECTED ACCORDINGLY. UPON REMOVAL OF THE ENCLOSURE, THIS LETTER IS DECONTROLLED If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact the Director of Security and Emergency Services, Mr. Shawn Kirven, at (805) 545-4005.
Sincerely, Adam S. Peck Site Vice President Date kjse Enclosure cc: Mahdi O. Hayes, NRC Senior Resident Inspector Jason W. Kozal, NRC Branch Chief Samson S. Lee, NRC Project Manager Scott A. Morris, NRC Region IV Administrator Gonzalo L. Perez, Branch Chief, California Department of Public Health Diablo Distribution June 29, 2022 M. Hayes for A. Peck