05000395/FIN-2012002-07
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| Title | Failure to Follow Fire Protection Program Requirements for Procurement and Use of Approved Fire Hose |
| Description | The NRC identified an apparent violation of V.C. Summer Nuclear Stations Renewed Operating License NPF-12, 2.C(18), Fire Protection System, with two examples for the failure to comply with Fire Protection Program (FPP) requirements in which the licensee used unapproved fire hoses. Specifically, the licensee selected noncollapsible hose with an incorrect minimum bend radius and failed to use a lined fire hose. The issue was entered into the licensees corrective action program as condition report, CR-11-05578 and CR-11-05852. The inspectors determined that the procurement and use of the fire hose which was not in accordance with the FPP was a performance deficiency (PD). The inspectors also reviewed Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0612, Appendix B and determined the PD is more than minor and therefore a finding, because it impacted the Mitigating Systems cornerstone objective to ensure the availability, reliability, and capability of systems that respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences and the respective attribute of protection against external factors such as fire. The inspectors reviewed IMC 0609, Appendix F, Attachments 1 and 2, and determined that the finding was of moderate safety significance because the non-collapsible rubber hose and portable extinguishers are the only local means of fire suppression for several fire zones, of which the most significant are the 7.2kV safety-related switchgear rooms. The inspectors also obtained the fire ignition frequencies for the areas of concern and in consideration of the exposure time, determined that a phase 2 evaluation is required. Consequently, the risk significance is to-be-determined pending completion of the risk evaluation. The cause of the finding involved the cross-cutting area of human performance, the component of work practices, and the aspect of procedural compliance, H.4(b), because the licensee failed to follow FPP procedural and program requirements for proper fire hose selection and use. |
| Site: | Summer  |
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| Report | IR 05000395/2012002 Section 4OA5 |
| Date counted | Mar 31, 2012 (2012Q1) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | |
| Inspectors (proximate) | A Alen E Coffman G Mccoy J Reece M Thomas P Higgins |
| CCA | H.8, Procedure Adherence |
| INPO aspect | WP.4 |
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Finding List (Summer) @ 2012Q1
Self-Identified List (Summer)
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