ML053480030

RAI, Fire Protection Exemption from Automatic Fire Suppression and Detection Requirements

ML053480030
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	12/22/2005
From:	Moroney B NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLD
To:	Stall J Florida Power & Light Co
Moroney B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3974
References
TAC MC5542, TAC MC5543
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December 22, 2005Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

TURKEY POINT PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONALINFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSED EXEMPTION FROM AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION AND DETECTION REQUIREMENTS (TAC NOS. MC5542 AND MC5543)

Dear Mr. Stall:

By letter dated December 27, 2004, as supplemented May 23, 2005, Florida Power & LightCompany submitted a proposed exemption from certain requirements of Title 10 to the Code ofFederal Regulations, Part 50, Appendix R. Specifically, the request involves an exemption fromthe requirements of subsection III.G.3 of Appendix R for automatic suppression and detectionfor specific fire zones located in the Mechanical Equipment Room and Control Room roof at Turkey Point Units 3 and 4. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has reviewed your submittal and finds that aresponse to the enclosed Request for Additional Information is needed before we can complete the review.This request was discussed with Ms. Olga Hanek of your staff on December 8, 2005, and it wasagreed that a response would be provided by January 13, 2006. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3974.Sincerely, /RA/Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page December 22, 2005Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

TURKEY POINT PLANT, UNITS 3 AND 4 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONALINFORMATION REGARDING PROPOSED EXEMPTION FROM AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION AND DETECTION REQUIREMENTS (TAC NOS. MC5542 AND MC5543)

Dear Mr. Stall:

By letter dated December 27, 2004, as supplemented May 23, 2005, Florida Power & LightCompany submitted a proposed exemption from certain requirements of Title 10 to the Code ofFederal Regulations, Part 50, Appendix R. Specifically, the request involves an exemption fromthe requirements of subsection III.G.3 of Appendix R for automatic suppression and detectionfor specific fire zones located in the Mechanical Equipment Room and Control Room roof at Turkey Point Units 3 and 4. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has reviewed your submittal and finds that aresponse to the enclosed Request for Additional Information is needed before we can complete the review.This request was discussed with Ms. Olga Hanek of your staff on December 8, 2005, and it wasagreed that a response would be provided by January 13, 2006. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3974.Sincerely, /RA/Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/encl: See next page Distribution:PUBLICLPL II-2 R/FRidsPMBMoroneyRidsNrrDorlLpldBClayton (paper copy)RidsOgcRpRidsRgn2MailCenter (SBinoy)RidsAcrsAcnwMailCenterSWeerakkodyALavretta RidsNrrDlpmDprADAMS ACCESSION No.: ML053480030 NRR-088OFFICELPL2-2/PMLPL2-2/LAAFPB/CLPL2-2/BCNAMEBMoroneyBClaytonSWeerokkodyby memo datedMMarshallDATE12/16 /0512/16/0511/15/200512/22/05OFFICIAL RECORD COPY EnclosureREQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FIRE PROTECTION EXEMPTIONFLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT COMPANYTURKEY POINT UNITS 3 AND 4DOCKET NOS. 50-250 AND 50-2511.Identify the fire barrier material used in each of the fire zones for which the exemption isrequested. 2.A 100-foot fire hose located outside the Cable Spreading Room is used as thesecondary means of fire protection for the Mechanical Equipment Room (Fire Zone 097). In order to assess the accessibility of the hose to all points in theMechanical Equipment Room, provide distances from the hose station, along the paththat would be taken to reach the Mechanical Equipment Room in the event of a fire, to all points in the Mechanical Equipment Room. 3.Provide the following information regarding the detection system proposed for theMechanical Equipment Room (FZ 097). a.What type of detection system will be used?

b.Is the air flow within the room turbulent such that smoke detection could becompromised by inadequate placement of the detector(s)? c.What version of National Fire Protection Association standard NFPA 72 isreferenced for the design and installation standard for the detector(s)?

Mr. J. A. StallTURKEY POINT PLANT Florida Power and Light Company cc:M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420

Marjan Mashhadi, Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.

Suite 220 Washington, DC 20004T. O. Jones, Site Vice PresidentTurkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company 9760 SW. 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035 County Manager Miami-Dade County 111 Northwest 1 Street, 29th Floor Miami, Florida 33128 Senior Resident InspectorTurkey Point Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 9762 SW. 344 th StreetFlorida City, Florida 33035Mr. William A. Passetti, ChiefDepartment of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741Mr. Craig Fugate, DirectorDivision of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304Michael O. PearcePlant General Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Florida Power and Light Company 9760 SW. 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035Walter ParkerLicensing Manager Turkey Point Nuclear Plant 9760 SW 344th Street Florida City, FL 33035Mark Warner, Vice PresidentNuclear Operations Support Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420Mr. Rajiv S. KundalkarVice President - Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420