View source for HNP-08-113, Supplement to Request for License Amendment, to Adopt NFPA 805 Performance-Based Standards for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Generating Plants (2001 Edition)

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| number = ML083240593
| issue date = 11/14/2008
| title = Supplement to Request for License Amendment, to Adopt NFPA 805 Performance-Based Standards for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Generating Plants (2001 Edition)
| author name = Burton C L
| author affiliation = Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc, Progress Energy Co
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| addressee affiliation = NRC/Document Control Desk, NRC/NRR
| docket = 05000400
| license number = NPF-063
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| case reference number = HNP-08-113
| document type = Letter type:HNP
| page count = 8
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| stage = Supplement
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{{#Wiki_filter:ENCLOSURE 3 TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS SENSITIVE INFORMATION SUBMITTED UNDER 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1).
Christopher L Burton Progress Energy Vicehitpe LPresident Bro Harris Nuclear Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.NOV 1 4 2008 Serial: HNP-08-113 101CFR 50.90 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTENTION:
Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT 1 DOCKET NO. 50-400/LICENSE NO. NPF-63 SUPPLEMENT TO REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT TO ADOPT NFPA 805 PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARDS FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR LIGHT WATER REACTOR GENERATING PLANTS (2001 EDITION)

==References:==
: 1. Letter from R. J. Duncan to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Serial: HNP-08-061), "Request for License Amendment to Adopt NFPA 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Generating Plants (2001 Edition)," dated May 29, 2008 2. Letter from M. G. Vaaler, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to C. L.Burton, "Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 -Summary of Conference Call with Progress Energy to Discuss License Amendment Request to Adopt National Fire Protection Association 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Generating Plants (2001 Edition)," dated September 8, 2008 3. Letter from T. H. Boyce, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to C. L.Burton, "Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 -Acceptance Review Regarding the License Amendment Request to Adopt National Fire Protection Association 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Generating Plants (2001 Edition)," dated September 26, 2008 Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 50.90, "Application of License or Construction Permit," Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas Inc. (PEC), submitted the above License Amendment Request for the Harris Nuclear Plant (HNP) (Reference 1). As a result of the NRC Acceptance Review of that request (References 2 and 3), HNP is submitting additional information via this supplement.
The remaining information, to consist of "Attachment Y -NFPA 805 Transition Risk Insights," will be provided to the NRC in separate correspondence.
As provided in HNP's initial submittal (Reference 1), information associated with HNP's transition is provided in the enclosed HNP Transition Report, including the technical and regulatory justifications supporting the LAR.P.O. Box 165 New Hill, NC 27562 T> 919.362.2502 F> 919.362.2095 ENCLOSURE 3 TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS SENSITIVE INFORMATION SUBMITTED UNDER 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1).
Serial: HNP-08-113 Page 2 Enclosure 1 of the initial submittal (Reference 
: 1) provided the Regulatory Commitments associated with HNP's License Amendment Request. Although this supplement does not change this Enclosure, a duplicate of Enclosure 1 is included in this current submittal for clarity.Enclosure 2, which contains a listing of the Transition Report sections for which HNP is requesting specific NRC approval, has been revised to include new Attachments W, X, Y and Z.Enclosure 3 contains the applicable sections of HNP's Transition Report that have changed since the original submittal of Attachments A through Z. The Attachments that have changed are provided in their entirety as follows: " Attachment A -NEI 04-02 Table B-1 -Transition of Fundamental FP Program and Design Elements (NFPA 805 Chapter 3) -Security Related Information" Attachment C -NEI 04-02 Table B-3 -Fire Area Transition 
-Security Related Information" Attachment F -Fire-Induced Multiple Spurious Operations 
-Resolution Methodology" Attachment G -Operator Manual Actions -Transition to Recovery Actions- Security Related Information" Attachment H -NEI 04-02 Frequently Asked Question -Summary Table" Attachment M -License Condition Changes" Attachment S -Plant Modifications 
-Security Related Information" Attachment W -Internal Events PRA Quality -Security Related Information" Attachment X -Fire PRA Quality -Security Related Information" Attachment Z -Fire PRA Quality Post-Transition Process Enclosure 4 contains HNP's responses to the "Technical Acceptance Issues" identified in the NRC letter dated September 26, 2008 (Reference 3). This Enclosure also provides HNP's resolution of items contained in the tabular "Review Checklist," provided by the NRC as an Enclosure to the September 26, 2008 letter (Reference 3).In accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 (b), HNP is providing the state of North Carolina with a copy of this supplement to the proposed license amendment.
Please refer any questions regarding this submittal to Mr. Dave Corlett at (919) 362-3137.
ENCLOSURE 3 TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS SENSITIVE INFORMATION SUBMITTED UNDER 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1).
Serial: HNP-08-113 Page 3 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on NOV 14 2008 Sincerely, Christopher L. Burto Vice President Harris Nuclear Plant CLB/kl 

==Enclosures:==
: 1. HNP Regulatory Commitments (no change)2. Specific Approval Requested in SER 3. HNP Transition Report, including revised Attachments
: 4. HNP Responses to "Technical Acceptance Issues" and "Review Checklist" Cc (via CD-ROM): Ms. B. 0. Hall, N. C. DENR Section Chief Mr. K. J. Korth, Acting NRC Senior Resident Inspector, HNP Mr. L. A. Reyes, NRC Regional Administrator, Region II Ms. M. G. Vaaler, NRC Project Manager, HNP ENCLOSURE 3 TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS SENSITIVE INFORMATION SUBMITTED UNDER 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1).
Serial: HNP-08-113 Page 4 Bc: Mr. G. E. Attarian Mr. C. L. Burton Mr. D. T. Conley Mr. J. D. Duhon Mr. S. D. Ebneter Mr. D. G. Eisenhut Mr. R. T. Garner Ms. K. A. Harshaw Mr. K. Henderson Mr. E. D. Hux Mr. D. G. Kilpatrick Mr. H. J. Miller Mr. S. T. O'Connor Mr. J. E. Pierce Mr. J. Scarola Mr. M. S. Tuckman Ms. M. G. Vaaler (NRC)Licensing Files (2 copies)Nuclear Records Enclosure 1 to SERIAL: HNP-08-113 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-400/LICENSE NO. NPF-63 REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT TO ADOPT NFPA 805 PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR LIGHT WATER REACTOR GENERATING PLANTS (2001 EDITION)REGULATORY COMMITMENTS Commitment(s)
Scheduled Completion Date 1. HNP will complete modifications necessary to The end of Refueling Outage 16 currently support the new licensing basis. scheduled for November 5, 2010 Page El-1 of 1 Enclosure 2 to SERIAL: HNP-08-113 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-400/LICENSE NO. NPF-63 REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT TO ADOPT NFPA 805 PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR LIGHT WATER REACTOR GENERATING PLANTS (2001 EDITION)SECTIONS REQUESTED FOR SPECIFIC APPROVAL IN LAR In accordance with 10 CFR 50.48(c)(3)(i), Harris Nuclear Plant (HNP), is submitting this License Amendment Request (LAR) to allow HNP to maintain a fire protection program that complies with NFPA 805 as an alternative to the current HNP fire protection license condition.
The information provided in the Transition Report contains the information required for submittal, as well as information to facilitate the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review and approval of the license amendment.
As stated in Regulatory Position C.2.2 of Regulatory Guide 1.205, HNP requests that certain portions of the Transition Report be reviewed for explicit approval in the HNP 10 CFR 50.48(c) License Amendment/associated Safety Evaluation Report. HNP believes this review and approval will help provide clarity to the new fire protection licensing basis and facilitate future program maintenance and NRC inspection activity.The following table provides a listing of Transition Report Sections, the Topic, applicable NEI and NRC requirements and guidance, and whether specific approval by the NRC is requested in the License Amendment/associated Safety Evaluation Report.Specific LARITR Approval Reference Topic Requirement/Guidance Requested in SER Section B-1 Table RG 1.205 (C.2.4), NEI 04-02(2.3, Attachment A 4.3.1, B.1), FAQ 07-0036 Yes Section Nuclear Safety Capability Assessment 
-Methodology NEI 04-02 (4.3.2, B.2), FAQ 07-0039 Yes (B-2 Table)Section Nuclear Safety Capability 4.2.2.3, Assessment 
-Fire Area -by NEI 04-02 (4.3.2, B.2), FAQ 07-0039 Yes (1)4.8.1 -Fire Area Review Nuclear Safety Capability Attachment C Assessment 
-Fire Area -by NEI 04-02 (4.3.2, B.2), FAQ 07-0039 No-Fire Area Review (B-3 Table)Section 4.3 Non Power Operations (F-1 NEI 04-02 (4.3.3, F), FAQ 07-0040 Yes Attachment D Table)Section 4.4 Radioactive Release (G-1 NEI 04-02 (4.3.4, G) Yes Attachment E Table)Section 4.5 Change Evaluations NFPA 805, RG 1.205 (C.3.2), NEI 04- Yes (2)02 (5.3, App I)Section Fire-Induced Multiple RG 1.205 (C.3.3), NEI 04-02 (B.2), 4.8.2.1 Spurious Operations FAQ 07-0038 Yes Attachment F resolution methodology Page E2-1 of 3 Enclosure 2 to SERIAL: HNP-08-113 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-400/LICENSE NO. NPF-63 REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT TO ADOPT NFPA 805 PERFORMANCE-BASED STANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR LIGHT WATER REACTOR GENERATING PLANTS (2001 EDITION)SECTIONS REQUESTED FOR SPECIFIC APPROVAL IN LAR Specific LAR/TR Topic Requirement/Guidance Approval Reference Requested in SER Section Operator Manual Actions -4.82. TanitontoReovryRG 1.205 (C.2.2), NEI 04-02 (B.2), Yes 4.8.2.2 Transition to Recovery FA 0-0YesA 0-03 Attachment G Actions FAQ 06-0012, FAQ 07-0030 Section 3.4 FAQ Summary Table. (info 10 CFR 50.71(e), NEI 04-02 (4.6.1) No Attachment H only)Section 4.1.3 Definition of Power Block NFPA 805, FAQ 06-0019 Yes Attachment I Section 4S2c2i2n Existing Engineering 4.2.2.2.1 Equivalency Evaluations RG 1.205 (C.2.3), FAQ 07-0033 Yes Attachment J EqiaecEvlton Section NEI 04-02 (4.3.2, B.2), RG 1.205 4.2.2.2.2 Licensing Action Transition NC 42(4.2 BAQ RG 1.205Yes Attachment K (C.2.4), FAQ 07-0039 Section NFPA 805 Chapter 3 NEI 04-02 (2.3, 4.3.1), RG 1.205 4.1.2.2 Requirements to be included (C.2.4), FAQ 07-0036 Yes Attachment L in the LAR Section 5.2.1 License Condition Changes 10 CFR 50.48(c)(3)(i), 10 CFR 50.90, Attachment M RG 1.205 (C.3.1), NEI 04-02 (4.6.1) Yes Section 5.2.2 Technical Specification 10 CFR 50.48(c)(3)(i), 10 CFR 50.90, Yes Attachment N Changes RG 1.205 (C.2.2), NEI 04-02 (4.6.1)Section 5.2.3 Orders and Exemptions 10 CFR 50.48(c)(3)(i), 10 CFR 50.90, Attachment 0 RG 1.205 (C.2.2), NEI 04-02 (4.6.1) Yes Performance Based 10 CFR 50.48(c)(2)(vii), RG 1.205 Attachment P Methods (C.2.2, C.3.2.3), NEI 04-02 (2.3, 2.4), Yes FAQ 06-0008 Risk-Informed, Performance 10 CFR 50.48(c)(4), RG 1.205 (C.2.2, Attachment Q Based Alternatives to NFPA C.3.2.3), NEI 04-02 (2.3, 4.6.1) Yes 805 Attachment R FSAR Changes (Governed RG 1.205 (C.2.2), NEI 04-02 (4.6.1) Yes (3)by 10 CFR 50.71 (e))Section 4.8.3 Atthn S Plant Modifications RG 1.205 (C.2.2), NEI 04-02 (4.6.1) No Attachment S Attachment T Clarification of Prior NRC NEI 04-02 (2.3, B.2), RG 1.205 (C.2.2) Yes Approval Section 5.3.1 No Significant Hazards 10 CFR 50.91, NEI 04-02 (4.6.1, H) Yes Attachment U Consideration Section 5.3.2 Aecttcmnt 5 Environmental Consideration 10 CFR 51.22(b), NEI 04-02 (H) Yes Attachment V Section 4.5.1 Fire PRA Peer Review High RG 1.205 (C.4.3) Yes Level Findings RG I.205 IC.4.3)_Yes Page E2-2 of 3 Enclosure 2 to SERIAL: HNP-08-113 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-400/LICENSE NO. NPF-63 REQUEST FOR LICENSE AMENDMENT TO ADOPT NFPA 805 PERFORMANCE-BASEDSTANDARD FOR FIRE PROTECTION FOR LIGHT WATER REACTOR GENERATING PLANTS (2001 EDITION)SECTIONS REQUESTED FOR SPECIFIC APPROVAL IN LAR Specific LAR/TR Topic Requirement/Guidance Approval Reference TnRequested in SER Section 5.4 Transition Schedule RG 1.205 (C.2.2), NEI 04-02 (4.6.1) Yes Attachment W Internal Events PRA Quality RG 1.174, RG 1.205 No Attachment X PRA Quality RG 1.174, RG 1.205, RG 1.200 No NFPA 805, Section 2.4.4.1; RG Attachment Y nFPA 1.205,RG 1.174, NEI 04-02, Section No Insights 5.3 Attachment Z Fire PRA Quality Post- RG 1.200 No Transition Process Note 1: Request NRC acceptance of the NSCA results based on the Methodology described in Attachment 
: 2. Acceptance does not preclude self approval of future Fire Protection changes per the FP license condition that is provided in this LAR.Note 2: Request NRC acceptance of the Change Evaluation results. Acceptance does not preclude self approval of future Fire Protection changes per the FP license condition that is provided in this LAR.Note 3: Request NRC to approve in concept the level of detail proposed for the FSAR.Page E2-3 of 3}}