05000335/FIN-2009007-02
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| Title | Passive Fire Protection |
| Description | St. Lucie Unit 1 and 2 License Conditions 3.E states, in part, that the licensee shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved FPP as described in the UFSAR, and supplemented by licensee submittals dated through February 21, 1985 for the facility; and as approved in the various NRC SERs and supplements. The approved FPP is maintained and documented in the St. Lucie UFSAR, Appendix 9.5A, FPP Report. PSL FSAR Appendix 9.5A, subsection 3.12.2, Design Basis, specifies that fire doors are designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements of NFPA 80. Per the code of record, NFPA-80 1973 Edition, Paragraph 2-1.7.2.1, specifies that only labeled locks and latches or labeled fire exit hardware (panic devices) meeting both life safety requirements and fire protection requirements shall be used. Paragraph 2-1.7.2.4 specifies that where the inactive leaf pairs of doors are not required for exit purposes, it shall be provided with labeled selflatching top and bottom bolts or labeled two-point latches. Paragraph 2-1.7.2.5 specifies that the throw of single point latch bolts shall not be less than the minimum shown on the fire door label. If the minimum throw is not shown or the door does not bear a label the minimum throw shall be as required in Table 2-1B. Table 2-1B, for hollow metal (flush) doors (doors in pairs), requires an active leaf minimum latch throw of 34 with top and bottom bolts on the inactive leaf. Paragraph 2-1.7.7.1, specifies that self-closing doors are those which, when opened, return to the closed position. The door shall swing freely and shall be equipped with a closing device to cause the door to close and latch each time it is opened. The closing mechanism shall not have a hold-open feature. Contrary to the above, on February 12, 2009, the team identified that the licensee failed to implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program. Specifically, the inspectors determined that the licensee had failed to install Fire Doors RA48, RA93, and RA110 in accordance with the applicable requirements of NFPA-80, Fire Doors & Windows 1973 Edition, Paragraphs 2-1.7.2.1, 2-1.7.2.4, 2- 1.7.2.5, and 2-1.7.7.1. Pursuant to the Commissions Enforcement Policy and NRC Manual Chapter 0305, under certain conditions fire protection findings at nuclear power plants that transition their licensing bases to 10 CFR 50.48(c) are eligible for enforcement and ROP discretion. The Enforcement Policy and ROP also state that the finding must not be evaluated as Red. On December 22, 2005, the licensee submitted a letter to the NRC stating its intent to transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c). Because the licensee committed, prior to December 31, 2005, to adopt NFPA 805 and change their fire protection licensing bases to comply with 10 CFR 50.48(c), the NRC is exercising enforcement discretion for this issue in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, Interim Enforcement Policy Regarding Enforcement Discretion for Certain Fire Protection Issues (10 CFR 50.48). Specifically, this issue would have been expected to be identified and addressed during the licensees transition to NFPA 805, was entered into the licensees corrective action program and will be corrected, was not likely to have been previously identified by routine licensee efforts, was not willful, and was not associated with a finding of high safety significance (Red). |
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
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| Report | IR 05000335/2009007 Section 1R05 |
| Date counted | Mar 31, 2009 (2009Q1) |
| Type: | Violation: Severity level Enforcement Discretion |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.05 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | L Suggs K Miller G Crespo N Merriweather N Staples B Melly M Thomas R Nease |
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Finding List (Saint Lucie) @ 2009Q1
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