ML071000033

Period of Enforcement Discretion During Implementation of National Fire Protection Association Standard 805, Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1

ML071000033
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Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	05/01/2007
From:	Catherine Haney Plant Licensing Branch III-2
To:	Bezilla M FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
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May 1, 2007Mr. Mark B. BezillaSite Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Mail Stop A-DB-3080 5501 North State Route 2 Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760

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PERIOD OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION DURING IMPLEMENTATIONOF NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805, DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1

Dear Mr. Bezilla:

In a letter dated February 27, 2007 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System(ADAMS) Accession No. ML070590517), you informed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company will begin the transition to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805, "NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants," 2001 Edition, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.48(c), for Davis-BesseNuclear Power Station (Davis-Besse), Unit No. 1.In your letter, you stated that the transition will begin on March 1, 2007, and requestedenforcement discretion for a period of 3 years for existing identified incidents of noncompliances in accordance with the NRC's Interim Enforcement Policy for Davis-Besse.

The transition will be conducted in two phases:Phase I - Perform project planning and assessmentsPhase II - Perform engineering reviews and analysesA licensing amendment request (LAR) would be submitted at the end of Phase II, followed byimplementing activities, including finalizing program documentation, implementing configuration control, and monitoring.The NRC published in the Federal Register on April 18, 2006, (71 FR 19905) a revision to itsenforcement policy extending the NFPA 805 transition discretion period from 24 to 36 months.

As such, I am informing you that your request for a 3-year enforcement discretion period is granted. The discretion period for Davis-Besse is considered to begin on March 1, 2007, and will expire on March 1, 2010. The enforcement discretion period, however, will continue while the NRC staff is reviewing your LAR.As you are aware, in order to receive enforcement discretion, you must: (a) evaluate the risksignificance of all noncompliances to assure that they do not constitute "Red" (or a Severity Level I) findings under the reactor oversight process, (b) enter them into your corrective action program, and (c) implement and maintain appropriate compensatory measures until you M. B. Bezilla complete your corrective actions, or until the NRC staff approves your LAR and issues its safetyevaluation. You should refer to NRC's Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-07, "Compensatory Measures to Satisfy the Fire Protection Program Requirements," for additional NRC staff guidance on appropriate compensatory measures.If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Thomas Wengert, ProjectManager, at 301-415-4037 or TJW2@nrc.gov.Sincerely,/RA/Catherine Haney, DirectorDivision of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket No. 50-346 cc: See next page

ML071000033OfficeLPL3-2/PMLPL3-2/LALPL3-2/BCDRA/FPB/BCNameTWengertEWhittRGibbsSWeerakkody Date04/11/07 04/10/07 04/11/0704/17/07 OfficeOER-III/DRS/EB3/BCNRR/DRA/DNRR/DORL/DNameDSolorioJLaraCHoldenCHaney Date04/24/0704/27/0704/27/0705/1/07 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 cc:Manager, Site Regulatory ComplianceFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating CompanyDavis-Besse Nuclear Power StationMail Stop A-DB-30655501 North State Route 2Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760Director, Ohio Department of CommerceDivision of Industrial ComplianceBureau of Operations & Maintenance6606 Tussing RoadP.O. Box 4009Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-9009Regional Administrator, Region IIIU.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionSuite 2102443 Warrenville RoadLisle, IL 60532-4352Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission5503 North State Route 2Oak Harbor, OH 43449-9760Stephen HelmerSupervisor, Technical Support SectionBureau of Radiation ProtectionOhio Department of Health35 East Chestnut Street, 7th FloorColumbus, OH 43215Carol O'Claire, Chief, Radiological BranchOhio Emergency Management Agency2855 West Dublin Granville RoadColumbus, OH 43235-2206Zack A. Clayton DERROhio Environmental Protection AgencyP.O. Box 1049Columbus, OH 43266-0149State of OhioPublic Utilities Commission180 East Broad StreetColumbus, OH 43266-0573Attorney General Office of Attorney General30 East Broad StreetColumbus, OH 43216President, Board of CountyCommissioners of Ottawa CountyPort Clinton, OH 43252 President, Board of CountyCommissioners of Lucas CountyOne Government Center, Suite 800Toledo, OH 43604-6506The Honorable Dennis J. KucinichUnited States House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515The Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich United States House of Representatives14400 Detroit AvenueLakewood, OH 44107 Joseph J. HaganPresident and Chief Nuclear OfficerFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating CompanyMail Stop A-GO-1976 South Main StreetAkron, OH 44308David W. Jenkins, AttorneyFirstEnergy CorporationMail Stop A-GO-1876 South Main StreetAkron, OH 44308Danny L. PaceSenior Vice President, Fleet EngineeringFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating CompanyMail Stop A-GO-1476 South Main StreetAkron, OH 44308Manager, Fleet LicensingFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating CompanyMail Stop A-GO-276 South Main StreetAkron, OH 44308 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 cc:

Director, Fleet Regulatory AffairsFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating CompanyMail Stop A-GO-276 South Main StreetAkron, OH 44308Jeannie M. RinckelVice President, Fleet OversightFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating CompanyMail Stop A-GO-1476 South Main StreetAkron, OH 44308Richard AndersonVice President, Nuclear SupportFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating CompanyMail Stop A-GO-1476 South Main StreetAkron, OH 44308 James H. LashSenior Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating OfficerFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating CompanyMail Stop A-GO-1476 South Main StreetAkron, OH 44308