ML13064A466

License Amendment Request Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90: Adoption of NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants (2001 Edition) - Response to NRC RAI

ML13064A466
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	02/27/2013
From:	Costanzo C R Constellation Energy Group, EDF Group, Nine Mile Point
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML14119A074	List: ML13064A466
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TAC ME8899
Download: ML13064A466 (2)

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Christopher R. Costanzo P.O. Box 63 Vice President-Nine Mile Point Lycoming, New York 13093 315.349.5200 315.349.1321 Fax CENG.a joint venture of NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION February 27, 2013 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTENTION:

Document Control Desk

SUBJECT:

Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit No. 1; Docket No. 50-220 License Amendment Request Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90: Adoption of NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants (2001 Edition) -Response to NRC Request for Additional Information (TAC No. ME8899)

REFERENCES:

(a) Letter from K. Langdon (NMPNS) to Document Control Desk (NRC), dated June 11, 2012, License Amendment Request Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.90: Adoption of NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants (2001 Edition)(b) Letter from B. Vaidya (NRC) to K. Langdon (NMPNS), dated January 3, 2013, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1 -Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request for Adoption of NFPA 805 (TAC No. ME8899)Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, LLC (NMPNS) hereby transmits supplemental information requested by the NRC in support of a previously submitted request for amendment to Nine Mile Point Unit 1 (NMP1)Renewed Operating License DPR-63. The initial request, dated June 11, 2012 (Reference a), proposed the adoption of a new risk-informed performance-based (RI-PB) fire protection licensing basis which complies with the requirements in 10 CFR 50.48(a) and 10 CFR 50.48(c);

the guidance in Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.205, "Risk-Informed Performance-Based Fire Protection for Existing Light-Water Nuclear Power Plants," Revision 1; and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805, "Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants," 2001 Edition.

Document Control Desk February 27, 2013 Page 2 The supplemental information, provided in Enclosures 2 and 3 to this letter, responds to the request for additional information (RAI) documented in the NRC's letter dated January 3, 2013 (Reference b). As stated in Reference (b), NMPNS agreed to provide responses to all of the RAIs contained in Reference (b)by March 1, 2013, with the following exceptions:

(1) the responses to Fire Protection Engineering RAI 05 and Safe Shutdown / Circuit Analysis RAI 06 will be provided by March 31, 2013; and (2) the responses to Safe Shutdown / Circuit Analysis RAIs 01, 03, and 07 will be provided by April 30, 2013.This supplemental information does not affect the No Significant Hazards Determination analysis provided by NMPNS in Reference (a). Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.91(b)(1), NMPNS has provided a copy of this supplemental information to the appropriate state representative.

The regulatory commitments contained in this letter are listed in Enclosure 1.Should you have any questions regarding the information in this submittal, please contact J. J. Dosa, Director Licensing, at (315) 349-5219.I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on February 27, 2013.Very truly yours, CRC/DEV

Enclosures:

1. List of Regulatory Commitments

2. Nine Mile Point Unit 1 -Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding the Proposed Adoption of NFPA 805 (2001 Edition)3. Nine Mile Point Unit 1 -Revised LAR Attachment L, NFPA 805 Chapter 3 Requirements for Approval (10 CFR 50.48(c)(2)(vii))

cc: Regional Administrator, Region I, NRC Project Manager, NRC Resident Inspector, NRC A. L. Peterson, NYSERDA