ML070590625

Period of Enforcement Discretion During Implementation of National Fire Protection Association Standard 805, Shearon Harris Unit 1, H. B. Robinson Unit 2, Brunswick Units 1 and 2, and Crystal River Unit 3

ML070590625
Person / Time
Site:	Harris, Brunswick, Crystal River, Robinson
Issue date:	04/29/2007
From:	Catherine Haney Plant Licensing Branch III-2
To:	Hinnant C Progress Energy Co
Dinh T, NRR/DRA, 415-2149
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Download: ML070590625 (6)

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April 29, 2007 Mr. C. S. Hinnant Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602

SUBJECT:

PERIOD OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION STANDARD 805, SHEARON HARRIS UNIT 1, H. B. ROBINSON UNIT 2, BRUNSWICK UNITS 1 AND 2, AND CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3

Dear Mr. Hinnant:

In a letter dated September 19, 2005 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML052140391), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acknowledged your letter of June 10, 2005 (ADAMS No. ML051720404), in which you stated that Progress Energy intends to adopt National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Standard 805, NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 50.48(c), for Shearon Harris Unit 1, H. B. Robinson Unit 2, Brunswick Units 1 and 2, and Crystal River Unit 3 nuclear power plants.

In your letter, you requested enforcement discretion for a period of 3 years for existing identified incidents of noncompliances in accordance with the NRCs Interim Enforcement Policy for each of the above power plants. In our September 19, 2005, letter, the NRC granted a 2-year enforcement discretion period for Shearon Harris. For the other sites, the 2-year discretion period for noncompliances identified during the transition will begin when the NRC receives the additional plant-specific letters of intent (LOI). However, we also noted that the NRC is considering your request for extended discretion and would contact you when we have reached a decision.

On the basis of a revision to the Enforcement Policy (71 FR 19905), I am now informing you that your request for a 3-year enforcement discretion period for Shearon Harris is granted.

Therefore, the discretion period for Shearon Harris, which began on June 10, 2005, will expire on June 10, 2008. For the other sites, the 3-year enforcement discretion period begins when the NRC receives the plant-specific LOI for transitioning to NFPA 805.

As you are aware, in order to receive enforcement discretion, you must: (a) evaluate the risk significance of all noncompliances to assure that they do not constitute Red (or a Severity Level I) findings under the reactor oversight program, (b) enter them into your corrective action program, and (c) implement and maintain appropriate compensatory measures until you

C. Hinnant complete your corrective actions, or until the NRC staff approves your license amendment request and issues its safety evaluation. You should refer to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-07, Compensatory Measures to Satisfy the Fire Protection Program Requirements, for additional NRC staff guidance on appropriate compensatory measures.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Chandu Patel, Project Manager, at 301-415-3025 or CCP@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Catherine Haney, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-400, 50-261, 50-325, 50-324 and 50-302 cc: See Attached List

ML070590625 Office LPL2-2:PM LPL2-2:LA LPL2-2:BC DRA/FPB:BC DRIS/IRIB:BC Name CPatel BClayton SWeerakkody JIsom Date 03/14/07 03/14/07 03/14/07 03/16/07 03/19/07 Office OE R-II/DRS/EB2:BC NRR/DRA:D DORL:D Name DSolorio CPayne CHolden CHaney Date 03/23/07 03/19/07 03/29/07 04/29/07

Page 1 of 3 Mr. C. S. Hinnant Carolina Power & Light Company cc:

David T. Conley, Associate General Mr. Thomas D. Walt, Vice President Counsel II - Legal Department H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 3581 West Entrance Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Ms. Margaret A. Force Mr. Henry H. Porter, Assistant Director Assistant Attorney General Division of Radioactive Waste Management State of North Carolina South Carolina Department of Health Post Office Box 629 and Environmental Control Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office Mr. J. Paul Fulford, Manager H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Performance Evaluation and 2112 Old Camden Road Regulatory Affairs, PEB 7 Hartsville, SC 29550 Progress Energy Post Office Box 1551 Mr. William G. Noll Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Director of Site Operations H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Resident Inspector/Harris NPS Carolina Power & Light Company U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 3581 West Entrance Road 5421 Shearon Harris Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-9998 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief Mr. Robert J. Duncan II, Vice President N. C. Department of Environment Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant and Natural Resources Carolina Power & Light Company Division of Radiation Protection Post Office Box 165 3825 Barrett Dr. New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. James Scarola, Vice President Mr. Robert P. Gruber, Executive Director Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Public Staff - NCUC Carolina Power & Light Company 4326 Mail Service Center Post Office Box 10429 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Resident Inspector Mr. David R. Sandifer, Chairperson U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Post Office Box 249 8470 River Road Bolivia, North Carolina 28422 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Chris L. Burton, Director Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr. Site Operations Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant 2300 N Street, NW. Carolina Power & Light Company Washington, DC 20037-1128 Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165

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Director, Site Operations Mr. Randy C. Ivey, Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Support Services Carolina Power & Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Post Office Box 10429 Carolina Power & Light Company Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 P.O. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Ben Waldrep Plant General Manager J. F. Lucas, Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Support Services - Nuclear Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Post Office Box 10429 Unit No. 2 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Carolina Power & Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Mr. Norman R. Holden, Mayor Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 City of Southport 201 East Moore Street Mr. Thomas J. Natale, Manager Southport, North Carolina 28461 Support Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Public Service Commission Carolina Power & Light Company State of South Carolina Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 Post Office Drawer 11649 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Mr. David H. Corlett, Supervisor Mr. Warren Lee Licensing/Regulatory Programs Emergency Management Director Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant New Hanover County Department Carolina Power & Light Company of Emergency Management Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 Post Office Box 1525 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1525 Mr. Ernest J. Kapopoulos, Jr.

Chairman of the North Carolina Plant General Manager Utilities Commission H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Post Office Box 29510 Unit No. 2 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0510 Carolina Power & Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Mr. C. T. Baucom Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Supervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Mr. Tommy Emerson, Chair Unit No. 2 Board of County Commissioners Carolina Power & Light Company of Chatham County 3581 West Entrance Road Post Office Box 87 Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 Mr. Herb Council, Chair Mr. Dale E. Young, Vice President Board of County Commissioners of Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)

Wake County ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing P.O. Box 550 & Regulatory Programs Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708

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Mr. R. Alexander Glenn Chairman Associate General Counsel (MAC-BT15A) Board of County Commissioners Florida Power Corporation Citrus County P.O. Box 14042 110 North Apopka Avenue St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-4042 Inverness, Florida 34450-4245 Mr. Jon A. Franke Mr. Michael J. Annacone Plant General Manager Engineering Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. Jim Mallay Mr. Daniel L. Roderick Framatome ANP Director Site Operations 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive, Suite 705 Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C)

Rosslyn, Virginia 22209 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Senior Resident Inspector Bureau of Radiation Control Crystal River Unit 3 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 6745 N. Tallahassee Road Crystal River, Florida 34428 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs Mr. Terry D. Hobbs The Capitol Manager, Nuclear Assessment Tallahassee, Florida 32304 Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Mr. Craig Fugate, Director Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100