ML070590625
| 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 S Progress Energy Co |
| Dinh T Q, NRR/DRA, 415-2149 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML070590625 (6) | |
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April 29, 2007Mr. C. S. HinnantSenior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Progress Energy P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602
SUBJECT:
PERIOD OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION DURING IMPLEMENTATION OFNATIONAL 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 ManagementSystem (ADAMS) Accession No. ML052140391), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acknowledged your letter of June 10, 2005 (ADAMS No. ML051720404), in which youstated 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 FederalRegulations, Section 50.48(c), for Shearon Harris Unit 1, H. B. Robinson Unit 2, BrunswickUnits 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 identifiedincidents of noncompliances in accordance with the NRC's 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 youthat 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 risksignificance 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, DirectorDivision of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos.: 50-400, 50-261, 50-325, 50-324 and 50-302cc: See Attached List
ML070590625OfficeLPL2-2:PMLPL2-2:LALPL2-2:BCDRA/FPB:BCDRIS/IRIB:BCNameCPatelBClaytonSWeerakkodyJIsom Date03/14/07 03/14/07 03/14/07 03/16/0703/19/07 OfficeOER-II/DRS/EB2:BCNRR/DRA:DDORL:D NameDSolorioCPayneCHoldenCHaney Date03/23/0703/19/0703/29/0704/29/07 Page 1 of 3Mr. C. S. HinnantCarolina Power & Light Company
cc:David T. Conley, Associate General Counsel II - Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551Ms. Margaret A. ForceAssistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602U. S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionResident Inspector's Office H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant 2112 Old Camden Road Hartsville, SC 29550Mr. William G. NollDirector of Site Operations H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550Ms. Beverly Hall, Section ChiefN. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Radiation Protection 3825 Barrett Dr.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721Mr. Robert P. Gruber, Executive DirectorPublic Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326Resident InspectorU. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Brunswick Steam Electric Plant 8470 River Road Southport, North Carolina 28461Mr. John H. O'Neill, Jr.Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20037-1128Mr. Thomas D. Walt, Vice PresidentH. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550Mr. Henry H. Porter, Assistant Director Division of Radioactive Waste Management South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201Mr. J. Paul Fulford, Manager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs, PEB 7 Progress Energy Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551Resident Inspector/Harris NPSU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5421 Shearon Harris Road New Hill, North Carolina 27562-9998Mr. Robert J. Duncan II, Vice PresidentShearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165Mr. James Scarola, Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429Mr. David R. Sandifer, ChairpersonBrunswick County Board of Commissioners Post Office Box 249 Bolivia, North Carolina 28422Mr. Chris L. Burton, Director Site Operations Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165 Page 2 of 3Mr. C. S. HinnantCarolina Power & Light Company
cc:Director, Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429Mr. Ben WaldrepPlant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429Mr. Norman R. Holden, MayorCity of Southport 201 East Moore Street Southport, North Carolina 28461Public Service CommissionState of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, South Carolina 29211Mr. Warren LeeEmergency Management Director New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management Post Office Box 1525 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1525Chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission Post Office Box 29510 Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0510Mr. C. T. BaucomSupervisor, Licensing/Regulatory Programs H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 Carolina Power & Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550Mr. Herb Council, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Wake County P.O. Box 550 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602Mr. Randy C. Ivey, Manager Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P.O. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461J. F. Lucas, Manager Support Services - Nuclear H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 Carolina Power & Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550Mr. Thomas J. Natale, Manager Support Services Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165Mr. David H. Corlett, SupervisorLicensing/Regulatory Programs Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 165, Mail Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165Mr. Ernest J. Kapopoulos, Jr.Plant General Manager H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 Carolina Power & Light Company 3581 West Entrance Road Hartsville, South Carolina 29550Mr. Tommy Emerson, ChairBoard of County Commissioners of Chatham County Post Office Box 87 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312Mr. Dale E. Young, Vice PresidentCrystal River Nuclear Plant (NA1B)
ATTN: Supervisor, Licensing
& Regulatory Programs 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708 Page 3 of 3Mr. C. S. HinnantCarolina Power & Light Company
cc:Mr. R. Alexander Glenn Associate General Counsel (MAC-BT15A)
Florida Power Corporation P.O. Box 14042 St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-4042Mr. Jon A. FrankePlant General Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708Mr. Jim MallayFramatome ANP 1911 North Ft. Myer Drive, Suite 705 Rosslyn, Virginia 22209Mr. William A. Passetti, ChiefDepartment of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Attorney GeneralDepartment of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, Florida 32304Mr. Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100Chairman Board of County Commissioners Citrus County 110 North Apopka Avenue Inverness, Florida 34450-4245 Mr. Michael J. AnnaconeEngineering Manager Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708Mr. Daniel L. RoderickDirector Site Operations Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708Senior Resident InspectorCrystal River Unit 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6745 N. Tallahassee Road Crystal River, Florida 34428Mr. Terry D. HobbsManager, Nuclear Assessment Crystal River Nuclear Plant (NA2C) 15760 W. Power Line Street Crystal River, Florida 34428-6708