ML20137Q713

Denies 821022,28,1221,840530 & 850710 Schedular Exemption Requests Re Structural Steel Fire Protection.Current Schedule & Posting of Interim Fire Watches Per Tech Spec 3.7.15 Acceptable

ML20137Q713
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	11/21/1985
From:	Thompson H Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Carey J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
References
TAC-53694, TAC-59067, NUDOCS 8512050340
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November 21, 1985 Docket No. 50-334 DISTRIBUTI beet HI NRC PDR L PDR ORB #1 Rdg Gray File HThompson t Mr. J. J. Carey, Vice President JStang OELD Nuclear Group PTam CParrish i Duquesne Light Company ORAB Edordan

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SUBJECT:

STRUCTURAL STEEL FIRE PROTECTION EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR BEAVER VALLEY 1 (LICENSING ACTIONS TAC 53694 AND 59067)

By letter dated March 14, 1983, we granted technical exemptions for Beaver

, Valley Unit 1 plant areas that were found not to ccmply with the requirements of Appendix R to 10 CFR 50. These plant areas were identified

! in your fire protection analysis and request for exemption submitted by letter dated October 22, October 28 and December 21, 1982. Subsequently, by letter dated December 16, 1983 you submitted the results of an analysis in which you identified additional areas that did not meet the requirements of Appendix R. By letter dated August 30, 1984 we granted eight of the nine

.i requested exemptions. The remaining issue, that concerning structural steel fire protection, is the subject of this letter.

The subject request has been modified by your letters dated May 30, 1984 and July 10, 1985. In the last letter, you indicated that you will proceed

to coat the structural steel surfaces at issue with a qualified fireproof material, but requested to keep your request for exemption open in case some surfaces cannot be satisfactorily coated. In addition, you requested a schedular exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 50.48(c) since all

coating cannot be accomplished until the fifth refueling outage (approximately May,1986).

! We have reviewed your schedular exemption request for structural steel.

j Since your 50.48(c) schedule has expired for several years, we cannot now grant an exemption extending that schedule. However, we find your schedule

! for completion of structural steel fire protection and, in the interim, instituting a one-hour fire watch in those areas (as required by Technical Specifications 3.7.15) a reasonable approach to resolution. Please feel free to contact your Project Manager, Mr. P. Tam, if you have any questions in this regard, i

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SUBJECT:

STRUCTURAL STEEL FIRE PROTECTION EXEMPTION REQUES FOR BEAVER

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! By letter dated March 14, 1983, we granted technical emptions for Beaver '

Valley Unit 1 plant areas that were found not to comp y with the requirements of Appendix R to 10 CFR 50. These pl t areas were identified i in your fire protection analysis and request for xemption submitted by i letter dated October 22, October 28 and Decembe 21, 1982. Subsequently, by l letter dated December 16, 1983 you submitted e results of an analysis in l which you identified additional areas that d not meet the ree Jirements of i Appendix R. By letter dated August 30, 19 we granted eight of the nine i requested exemptions. The remaining iss , that concerning structural j steel fire protection, is the subject o this letter.

The subject request has been modifie by your letters dated May 30, 1984

! and July 10, 1985. In the last let er, you indicated that you will proceed  :

i to coat the structural steel surf es at issue with a qualified fireproof j material, but requested to keep our request for exemption open in case 1 some surfaces cannot be satisf torily coated. In addition, you requested a schedular exemption from th requirements of 10 CFP,50.48(c) since all coating cannot be accomplish d until the fifth refueling outage

{. (approximately May, 1986).

) We have reviewed your sc)edular exemption request for structural steel.

i Since your 50.48(c) sc!)4dule has expired for several years, we cannot now

grant an exemption ex nding that schedule. Your schedule for completion of i structural steel fi protection, as well as the interim compensatory measures, should b addressed with Region I. Please feel free to contact your Project Mana r, Mr. P. Tam, if you have any questions in this regard.

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