ML051590172
| ML051590172 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie, Seabrook, Turkey Point  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/2005 |
| From: | Moroney B NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Stall J Florida Power & Light Co |
| Moroney B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3974 | |
| References | |
| TAC MC6336, TAC MC6337, TAC MC6338, TAC MC6339, TAC MC6340 | |
| Download: ML051590172 (3) | |
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June 10, 2005 Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
REQUEST TO USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR SAFEGUARDS RELATED INFORMATION (TAC NOS. MC6336, MC6337, MC6338, MC6339 AND MC6340)
Dear Mr. Stall:
By letter dated January 25, 2005, Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) requested approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to use the Privatel Model 960v telephone for protected communications of safeguards related information between the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant, the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant, Seabrook Station and its corporate offices in Juno Beach, Florida.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), which validates conformance of cryptographic modules to the security requirements for cryptographic modules in Federal Information and Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-1 and 140-2, as appropriate. NRC approval to use a commercially available encryption system is contingent upon NIST approval.
FPL requested approval to use this technology by February 25, 2005. However, in discussion with your staff, the NRC was informed that the equipment purchased by FPL was upgraded to v7.10 software, which, at the time, was not included on the NIST list of validated FIPS 140-1 and FIPS 140-2 cryptographic modules and could not be approved for use. The Privatel Model 960v with v7.10 software was subsequently tested and validated by CMVP to FIPS 140-1 and is now included under Cert #108 on the NIST list with a validation date of April 21, 2005.
Therefore, use of this equipment for the purposes stated in your request is approved.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 301-415-3974.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-250, 50-251, 50-335, 50-389 and 50-443 cc: See next page
ML051590172 NRR-106 OFFICE PDII-2/PM PDII-2/LA OIS/PMPDAS/CST PDII-2/SC NAME BMoroney BClayton KLyons-Burke MMarshall DATE 06 / 09 /05 06 / 09 /05 06 / 10 /05 06 / 10 /05
Mr. J. A. Stall ST. LUCIE PLANT Florida Power and Light Company cc:
Senior Resident Inspector St. Lucie Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 6090 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Marjan Mashhadi, Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Suite 220 Washington, DC 20004 Mr. Douglas Anderson County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Mr. William Jefferson, Jr.
Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957-2000 Mr. G. L. Johnston Plant General Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. Terry Patterson Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 David Moore, Vice President Nuclear Operations Support Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Rajiv S. Kundalkar Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. J. Kammel Radiological Emergency Planning Administrator Department of Public Safety 6000 Southeast Tower Drive Stuart, Florida 34997