ML063480477

Administrative Change to Facility Operating License in Conjunction with Commission Order EA-06-037 and Revisions to Physical Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, and Safeguards Contingency Plan

ML063480477
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	12/14/2006
From:	Richard Ennis NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIII-1
To:	Vanmiddlesworth G Duane Arnold
R. Ennis
References
EA-06-037, TAC MD2223
Download: ML063480477 (5)

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OFFICIAL USE ON6LY SECURITY RELiATED INiFOR*lTI'Nl UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 14, 2006 Mr. Gary Van Middlesworth Vice President Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324-9785

SUBJECT:

DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER - ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSION ORDER EA-06-037 AND REVISIONS TO PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION PLAN,AND SAFEGUARDS CONTINGENCY PLAN (TAC NO. MD2223)

Dear Mr. Van Middlesworth:

By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) dated May 16, 2006, FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC submitted its revised plans and confirmed the full implementation at the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) of Order EA-06-037 regarding an updated adversary characteristic in the design basis threat.

The NRC staff has completed its review of the changes related to implementation of Order EA-06-037' As discussed in the enclosed safeguards evaluation (Enclosure 2), the NRC staff has determined that the changes to the DAEC security plans meet the requirements of the NRC Order and Title 10 of the Code of FederalRegulations (10 CFR) Part 73 requirements and are, therefore, acceptable. The effectiveness of these security provisions will continue to be the subject of NRC review and inspection.

Consistent with the Order, a conforming administrative change to the Facility Operating License is required to ensure implementation of the Order EA-06-037 requirements. Therefore, an administrative license change to Facility Operating License No. DPR-49 is being made to incorporate the reference to the revised Physical Security Plan, Safeguards Contingency Plan, and Training and Qualification Plan required by the Order. These changes comply with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I.

Please replace Page 4 of the DAEC Facility Operating License with the enclosed revised Page 4 (Enclosure 1).

NOTICE: Enclosure 2 contains Security-Related Information. Upon separation from Enclosure 2, this letter and Enclosure I are DECONTROLLED.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION

rFFIelAL USE ONLY - SECURITY RELAT.ED INFeRMATION G. Van Middlesworth If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1420.

Sincerely, Richard B. Ennis, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I11-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-331

Enclosures:

1. Revised Page 4 of License

2. Safeguards Evaluation cc w/encls 1 and"2: Ben Kindred, Site Security Manager Bruce Burgess, Region III cc w/encl 1 only: See next page GFFIGIA1= USE 9N1=1f - GEGUR11W REEATEB INIFeRmAiieN P-f-

Duane Arnold Energy Center cc:

Mr. J. A. Stall Mr. M.Warner Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Vice President, Nuclear Operations Nuclear Officer Support Florida Power & Light Company Florida Power & Light Company P. 0. Box 14000 P. 0. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. M. S. Ross Mr. D. A. Curtland Managing Attorney Plant Manager Florida Power & Light Company Duane Arnold Energy Center P. 0. Box 14000 3277 DAEC Rd.

Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Palo, IA 52324-9785 Mr. R. E. Helfrich Mr. R. S. Kundalkar Senior Attorney Vice President, Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company Florida Power & Light Company P. 0. Box 14000 P. 0. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. W. E. Webster Daniel K. McGhee Vice President, Nuclear Operations Iowa Department of Public Health Florida Power & Light Company Bureau of Radiological Health P. 0. Box 14000 321 East 12th Street Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 John Bjorseth Site Director Chairman, Linn County Duane Arnold Energy Center Board of Supervisors 3277 DAEC Road 930 1st Street SW Palo, IA 52324 Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Steven R. Catron Manager, Regulatory Affairs Duane Arnold Energy Center 3277 DAEC Road Palo, IA 52324 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office

-Rural Route. #1 Palo, IA 52324 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 210 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 October 12, 2006

(a) For Surveillance Requirements (SRs) whose acceptance criteria are modified, either directly or indirectly, by the increase in authorized maximum power level in 2.C.(1) above, in accordance with Amendment No. 243 to Facility Operating License DPR-49, those SRs are not required to be performed until their next scheduled performance, which is due at the end of the first surveillance interval that begins on the date the Surveillance was last performed prior to implementation of Amendment No. 243.

(b) The licensee will perform the generator load reject transients test required by the General Electric Licensing Topical Report for Extended Power Uprate (NEDC-32424P-A) - ELTR-1, including the allowances described in Section L.2.4 (2) of ELTR-1 regarding credit for unplanned plant transient events, using the thermal power level (1658 MWt) to establish the ELTR-1 power level limit. The testing shall be performed at an initiating power level greater than the steady-state operation power level exceeding the ELTR-1 power level limit for the generator load reject transient.

(3) Fire Protection FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report for the Duane Arnold Energy Center and as approved in the SER dated June 1, 1978, and Supplement dated February 10, 1981, subject to the following provision:

FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC may make changes to the approved fire protection program without prior approval of the Commission only if those

.changes would not adversely affect the ability to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire.

(4) The licensee is authorized to operate the Duane Arnold Energy Center following installation of modified safe-ends on the eight primary recirculation system inlet lines which are described in the licensee letter dated July 31, 1978, and supplemented by letter dated December 8, 1978.

(5) Physical Protection FPL Energy Duane Arnold, LLC shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans including amendments made pursuant to provisions of the Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements revisions to 10 CFR 73.55 (51 FR 27817 and 27822) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.90 and 10 CFR 50.54(p). The combined set of plans, which contains Safeguards Information

- protected-under-10 CFR-73.21 ,-is entitled:-'Duane Arnold Energy Center Physical -

Security Plan," submitted by letter dated May 16, 2006.

Revised by letter dated December 14, 2006

- Package: ML063250404 ADAMS Accession No. - Letter and Enclosure 1: ML063250394 ADAMS Accession No. - Enclosure 2: ML063250370 OFFICE LPL3-1/PM LPLI-1/LA NSIR/RSB/BC LPL3-1/BC NAME REnnis SLittle SMorris LRaghavan pDATE 12/11/06 12/12/06 12/13/06 12/14/06