ML20137B118

Requests Reconsideration of Intention to Delete Fire Protection Elements from Facility Tech Specs.If Change Occurs in Current Time Frame,After Proceedings But Before Licensing,Hearing Requirement of Sholly Rule Will Not Apply

ML20137B118
Person / Time
Site:	Perry
Issue date:	11/22/1985
From:	Hiatt S OHIO CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY
To:	Novak T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NUDOCS 8511260190
Download: ML20137B118 (3)

Text

~ , - -

2,,-

(

w.- ,

+\

e November 22, 1985 Mr. T.M. Novak Assistant Director, Division of Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regu's ion U.S. Nuclear Re9U10 tory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Re: Clevelond Electric Illuminating Co. (Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2), Docket Nos. 50-440 and 50-441

Dear Mr. Novak:

In your letter of November 19, 1995 forwarding the final draft of the Perry Unit 1 Technical Specifications, you document the Stoff's intentson to delete the fire Protection elements from the Technical Specifications. I would suggest that you contemplate the legolity of such a deletion.

10 CFR 50. 36 (c ) (2) requires technical specifications to include limiting conditions for operotion for " equipment required for safe operation of the facility.' GDC 3 of Appendix A clearly escoblishes that fire protection and fire detection and fighting systems are imp)rtant to safety. 10 CFR 50. 48 (b )

states that Appendix R establishes the fire protection features necessory to sotisfy GDC 3. The fireprotection elements on pp.

3/4 7-16 through 3/4 7-29 of the Perry Tech. Specs, are those idantified in Section III, ' Specific Requirements," of Appendix R. Since rire protection systems are undeniably necessary for the safe operotion of the facility, they must be included in the -

Tech. Specs.

I understond that deleting fire protection from the technical specifications is to be done for the entire industry, but on o case-by-cose basis, and that Perry is the first facility at which this will be done. If it hos been decided that the inclusion of fire protection in the Tech. Specs. does little to enhance safety, then the proper Course of OCtion is to amend 10 CFR 50.36 so os to exempt fire protection requirements from that regulation. Of course, this must be done pursuant to the not1Ce and Comment provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

I am concerned that Perry is the first cose and t h c. t the timing of this change may be such that it occurs ofter the close of the record in the licensing proceeding but before licensing.

If done in this time frome, it is not technically 0 license amendment subject to the hearing notice requirements or the 5 holly *ule (os there is no license to amend), but in reality it has the effect of a license amendment. But, the opportunity to reopen the record is not equivalent to the opportunity for o hearing in the first instance. UCS v. NRC, 735 F.2d 1437, 1444 (D.C. Cir, 1994). The timing and selection of Perry Just seem

%p#

too convenient.

a1=a8ataBiaajigo <c ,

a y>

~

s. A,

% l 6 -

Page O s

should yut: proceed with your plan despite its d u t- i o u s legolity, I would request that you give notice of the revisson of the Tech, Specs, in the Federal RegisYdr and provide the

, opportunity for o hearing on its legolsty, Sincerely, gf' #

suson L. Hiott OCRE Representative 8275 Murson Rd, tientor, OH 44060 ,

(016) 255-3158 s

b

, = =

\

v c..

-cs: p_

f ry

4

. Ah'

'.i_.-? . .;;f

!!:. , . , .  ;~~ & idl;.'[:g.,

r

- l.

c_,

J~ , .

3 5:,m ~

- - - 1 .

y. p_

._.  : e5

,. .' -f '@_~ g .

r m

.s s,, = -

-j i

^

3

...<,-J- , Y.

, ... ., - . e ..,

.-..m

. 7 -.-- -

(- -

yu --..+ a - . ,_:-L L- ^

, ,1 .:.

. . . ~ - - ,n

.~=

,; a n--~s%

. SUSAN HEATT

.' ~~ ' .-

q

- ans Monsom an- ~+

E

~MEmen, on. 4eene o gg; m e- -- -, S-i a. If! W q y ;,- }k ..g ,

s J

q

g. i385 .o 1 "wH e

y U V .;

l: -

e. rr c -

-se::. sus.m

. f-am. -%___...~

p

~-

v

.'.]  ?

- w t

, Y 3

Mr. T.M. dovak .

I-Assistant. Director, Division of Licensing-Office of Luclear Heactor Regulation -([

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Conn::ission f Washington, D.C. 20556 ,

I l

r I.

. t

$r

"?

t I

-)?

1 t

s e 5

{,

E< s Y,- -

m. h, -

M*W44.hrtr' ster-aggs.pqbeg yy ,-

7 ,

v b

4-

_ __ ___y __ -- -- - N ~