RA-18-0027, Supplement to Request for License Amendment for Performance-Based Fire Protection Alternative for Thermal Insulation Material

Supplement to Request for License Amendment for Performance-Based Fire Protection Alternative for Thermal Insulation Material

ML18143B743
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	05/23/2018
From:	William Gideon Duke Energy Progress
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RA-18-0027
Download: ML18143B743 (12)

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William R. Gideon Vice President Brunswick Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461 o: 910.832.3698 May 23, 2018 Serial: RA-18-0027 10 CFR 50.90 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 Supplement to Request for License Amendment for Performance-Based Fire Protection Alternative for Thermal Insulation Material

Reference:

Letter from William R. Gideon (Duke Energy) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk, Request for License Amendment for Performance-Based Fire Protection Alternative for Thermal Insulation Material, dated November 15, 2017, ADAMS Accession Number ML17331A484 Ladies and Gentlemen:

On November 15, 2017 (i.e., Reference), Duke Energy Progress, LLC (Duke Energy), submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The proposed LAR revises fire protection license condition 2.B.(6) to allow, as a performance-based method, certain currently-installed thermal insulation materials to be retained and allow future use of these insulation materials in limited applications subject to appropriate engineering reviews and controls, as a deviation from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805. Specifically, the proposed LAR included changes to license conditions 2.B.(6), Fire Protection, and 2.B.(6)(b)2, Fire Protection Program Changes that Have No More than Minimal Risk Impact. However, the proposed LAR makes no changes to the screening process for making Fire Protection Program changes described in licensing condition 2.B.(6)(b)2. As such, changes to licensing condition 2.B.(6)(b)2 are not necessary and are being removed by this supplement. Enclosures 1 and 2 provide revised (i.e., typed) Renewed Facility Operating License pages for Units 1 and 2, respectively.

Duke Energy has determined that the information provided in this submittal does not alter the conclusions reached in the 10 CFR 50.92 no significant hazards determination previously submitted (i.e., Reference). In addition, the information provided in this submittal does not affect the bases for concluding that neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental assessment needs to be prepared for the proposed amendment.

This document contains no new regulatory commitments.

Please refer any questions regarding this submittal to Mr. Lee Grzeck, Manager - Regulatory Affairs, at (910) 832-2487.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 of 2 I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on May 23, 2018.

William R. Gideon MAT/mat

Enclosures:

1. Revised Renewed Facility Operating License Pages - Unit 1

2. Revised Renewed Facility Operating License Pages - Unit 2 cc:

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II ATTN: Ms. Catherine Haney, Regional Administrator 245 Peachtree Center Ave, NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mr. Dennis J. Galvin 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mr. Gale Smith, NRC Senior Resident Inspector 8470 River Road Southport, NC 28461-8869 Chair - North Carolina Utilities Commission (Electronic Copy Only) 4325 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4300 swatson@ncuc.net Mr. W. Lee Cox, Ill, Section Chief (Electronic Copy Only)

Radiation Protection Section North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services 1645 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1645 lee.cox@dhhs.nc.gov

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