05000387/FIN-2009005-01
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| Title | Inadequate Assessment of Fire Brigade Response Time to an Unannounced Drill |
| Description | The inspectors identified a Green NCV of the Susquehanna Operating License Conditions 2.C.(6) and 2.C.(3), Fire Protection, for Units 1 and 2 respectively, for inadequate assessment of fire brigade response times during an unannounced drill. PPL is required to implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in its Fire Protection Review Report (FPRR). That report states that fire brigade drills, at a minimum, shall assess response time among other aspects. Contrary to this, the fire brigade response time was not adequately assessed during an unannounced drill on November 16, 2009. This issue was entered into PPL\'s CAP as CR 1226464 and future drills were to have response time requirements. This finding is more than minor since unaddressed fire brigade deficiencies have the potential to result in a more significant safety concern. In addition, this finding is associated with the protection against external events (fire) attribute of the Mitigating Systems cornerstone and impacts its objective of ensuring the availability, reliability and capability of systems, such as the fire brigade, that respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences. The finding was determined to be of very low safety significance (Green) in accordance with NRC IMC 0609, Appendix M, because the other elements of the defense in depth concept for fire events remained effective, area combustible loading limits were not exceeded, installed fire detection systems were functional, and alternate means of safe shutdown were not impacted. This finding was determined to have a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution, Self and Independent Assessment, because PPL did not conduct self-assessments that were of sufficient depth, appropriately objective, and self-critical P.3(a). Specifically, the PPL self-evaluation of fire brigade performance identified timeliness issues but was not of sufficient depth or appropriately self-critical to address the significance of brigade response time. |
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
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| Report | IR 05000387/2009005 Section 1R05 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2009 (2009Q4) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.05 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | C Bickett P Finney F Jaxheimer P Krohn E Torres J Caruso J Furia A Rosebrook |
| CCA | P.6, Self-Assessment |
| INPO aspect | CL.2 |
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Finding - Susquehanna - IR 05000387/2009005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finding List (Susquehanna) @ 2009Q4
Self-Identified List (Susquehanna)
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