ML101720582

Summary and Closeout of Issues Discussed at June 8, 2010 Public Meeting Regarding Fire Protection Screening Criteria Identified at Browns Ferry and the Implications to Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant

ML101720582
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Site:	Browns Ferry, Farley
Issue date:	06/18/2010
From:	Nease R NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB2
To:	Jerrica Johnson Southern Nuclear Operating Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 18, 2010 Mr. J. Randy Johnson Vice President - Farley Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

7388 North State Highway 95 Columbia, AL 36319

SUMMARY

AND CLOSEOUT OF ISSUES DISCUSSED AT JUNE 8, 2010 PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING FIRE PROTECTION SCREENING CRITERIA IDENTIFIED AT BROWNS FERRY AND THE IMPLICATIONS TO JOSEPH M.

FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT - DOCKET NOS. 05000348 AND 05000364

Dear Mr. Johnson:

On June 8, 2010, The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a public meeting in Atlanta, Georgia to continue the evaluation of whether other nuclear power plants potentially have safety significant fire protection issues similar to those recently identified at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. Representatives from your site and four additional sites previously identified for further review were in attendance. A summary of the meeting is available on the NRCs external (public) web page (Agencywide Document Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML101670428).

As detailed in the NRC letter to you dated May 21, 2010, (ADAMS No. ML101440056) a series of screening criteria had been previously established by the NRC, and plants with known cable separation issues were evaluated against these criteria using readily available information. This screening process was discussed at the meeting and each licensee presented additional information regarding the current status of their fire protection programs in relation to the screening criteria. The NRC staff has considered the information provided by your staff and has determined that your site does not possess a sufficient combination of conditions to warrant any further action outside of the normal inspection and licensing processes.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the Agencywide Document Access Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

SNC 2 Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at 404-997-4530.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Rebecca L. Nease, Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-348, 50-364 License Nos.: NPF-2, NPF-8 cc: (See page 3)

SNC 3 cc: John G. Horn B. D. McKinney, Jr. Site Support Manager Regulatory Response Manager Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt Ted V. Jackson Regulatory Response Supervisor Emergency Response and Radiation Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Program Manager Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Todd L. Youngblood Electronic Mail Distribution Plant Manager Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Tom W. Pelham Electronic Mail Distribution Performance Improvement Supervisor Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Jeffrey T. Gasser Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Executive Vice President Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia A. Sanders Radioactive Materials Program Manager Licensing Manager Environmental Protection Division Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. Georgia Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 1295 Electronic Mail Distribution Bin - 048 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 James C. Hardeman Environmental Radiation Program Manager L. Mike Stinson Environmental Protection Division Vice President Georgia Department of Natural Resources Fleet Operations Support Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution William D. Oldfield Principal Licensing Engineer Paula Marino Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Engineering Electronic Mail Distribution Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.

Electronic Mail Distribution Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Moanica Caston Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant Vice President and General Counsel U.S. NRC Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc. 7388 N. State Highway 95 Electronic Mail Distribution Columbia, AL 36319 Chris Clark Mr. Mark Culver Commissioner Chairman Georgia Department of Natural Resources Houston County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 6406 Dothan, AL 36302 (cc contd - See page 4)

SNC 4 (cc contd)

James A. Sommerville Program Coordination Branch Chief Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution James L. McNees, CHP Director Office of Radiation Control Alabama Dept. of Public Health P. O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health Electronic Mail Distribution F. Allen Barnes Director Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution

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