IA-87-120, Informs That Concerns Expressed in 820825 Ltr & at 820902 Meeting Re Fire Protection Exemption Request Review Process Unfounded.Target Completion Date of 830101 Will Not Be Met at Expense of in-depth Review of Each Request
| ML20209B732 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 09/17/1982 |
| From: | Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Counsil W NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE CO., NUCLEAR UTILITY FIRE PROTECTION GROUP |
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| ML20209B543 | List: |
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| FOIA-87-120 NUDOCS 8210210528 | |
| Download: ML20209B732 (4) | |
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y; a , (. SEP 171982 1 u ' Mr. William G. Counsil Senior Vice President Northeast Utilities Service Ccn.pany < Nuclear Utility Fire Protection Group 1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036
Dear Mr. Counsil:
In your letter dated August 25, 1982, you discussed certain aspects of the staff's ongof,og review of fire protection exemption requests. In particular, ! you stated thatibecause of limited NRC resources and a target completion date i s fortheserev%wsofJanuary1,1983: . y
"...tte NRC' staff is apparently considering adopting the position V that unlesv such exemption requests contain virtually all infonna-
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@(' t requests for additional infonnation." (emphasis in original) An our subsequer.t meeting on September 2,1982, you again expressed your concem that insufficient staff resources were being devoted to this effort and further that some staff members may not believe in the exemption process. First, let me assure you that no change in our fire protection exemption requests review process or policy is contemplated. As NRR indicated to your group in a meeting on May 26, 1982, and emphasized in the recent September 2 meeting, all such exemption requests will receive full and careful considera-tion. Although it remains our intent to complete this review process by the end of this year, this schedule will not b2 met at the expense of an in-depth technical review of each request. Where a submittal is substantially complete, additional information will be requested and considered if it can i be provided within a reasonable period of time. It is our intent to reach the technical merits of each exemption request. Y In addition, we are reviewing the volume of work required of the staff to I process these exemption requests with consideration of schedules, available resources, and other priorities. We will not compromise the full and careful consideration of all substantiated exemption requests because of other factors. s '.
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i - W. G. Counsil l Finally, we can assure you that all staff members are aware of and are , I working under comon guidelines which have been presented to and discussed with the Comission. These guidelines include the factors we have discussed i at our meetings with you. If you continue to believe that your exenption i requests are not being processed under these guidelines and in accordance l with the exernption provisions of the Rule, please bring the details, to the attention of the appropriate senior members of my staff. I assure you that each instance will be looked into and corrective action will be taken if warranted. Sincerely, (Signed) William J. Dirckt William J. Dircks Executive Director for Operations DISTRIBUTION: RVollmer ECase HDenton WDircks JRoe TRehm RMinogue GCunningham SHanauer RMattson HThompson PCheck RSnyder DEisenhut 0GC OPE SECY. I MGarver - 12252 JFunches E00 - 12252 s \ ^ _ J c ,,,m > ..n.. .) . ....... .s.n .L. .. ....kh ' ... . .....E,QQ, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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'uclear Utility Fire Protection Group 1200 Seventeenth Street,fi.W.
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Dear Mr. Counsil:
In your letter dated Augu 25, 1982, you discussed rtain aspects of the staff's ongoing review of e protection exempti requests. In particular, l you stated that because of lin 'ed f RC resource and a target completion date l l for these reviews of January 1, ~: l
. . . the !;P.C staff is apparently idering adopting the position that unless such exe ption reques cont virtually all informa-ticn needed for Staff review t will be de d outright without requests for additional info ation." (emphasis ' original)
Ir cur subsequent ectin; on ' pte-Scr 2, 17 2, you arti. exp ssed your cencern that insufficient st. f resources were being dercted to (s effort and further that sc staff cembers cay not believe in the exemption process. First, let ne assure u that no change in our fire protection exemption cquests revic., ;r: ss cr policy is contc :plcted. As un indiccted to 70er gr: p in a -{ cig en "ay 25, IE'2, cr.C c phasi:ed in our recent 3.:t; hr 2 rsct' ,, cil s.ch cxemption rsru:sts uill rtteive fell and careful conside nion. Although it remains cur intent to complete this r0 vie.. procesp by the end of this year, this schedule vill not be met at she expense of an in-depth teciinical review of each rectast. ;lhere a tub-ittal is sutstantially complete, additicnal infornction will be re-
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In additico, we cre reviewing the voltre of work required of the staff to process these eye ption requests with consideration of schedules, available resources, and other priorities. lie will not conpromise the full and careful consideration of all substantiated exemption requests because of other factors. I CFFICE) ..... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sus.e.u e ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D ATE ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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