IR 05000271/1982009
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 06/17/1982 |
| From: | Beckman D, Finkel A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| 50-271-82-09, 50-271-82-9, NUDOCS 8207060081 | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
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Docket No.
50-271 License No. DPR-28 Priority Category C
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Licensee:
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Corporation 1671 Worcester Road l
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Facility Name: Vermont Yankee l
Inspection at:
Vernon, Vermont Inspection cond 1 e ay 25-28, 1982
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Inspection on May 25-28, 1982 (Report No. 50-271/82-09)
Inspection Summary:
Areas Inspected:
Routine, unannounced inspection of the plant Fire Protection /
Prevention Program, including:
implementation of administrative procedures, fire brigade training, observation of ignition source and combustible material control, review and observation of plant modifications and observation of critical plant fire areas. The inspection involved 26 hours3.009259e-4 days <br />0.00722 hours <br />4.298942e-5 weeks <br />9.893e-6 months <br /> on site by one NRC region based inspector.
Results: No violations were identified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation L. W. Anson, Training Supervisor
D. C. Giuoir, Fire Protection Coordinator
R. J. Kenney, Engineer
W. Murphy, Plant Manager
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission D. A. Beckman, Chief, Plant Systems Section, Region I
S. Collins, Resident Inspector
E. Kelly, Reactor Inspector
Denotes those present at exit interview.
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Finding (Closed) Unresolved Item 271/81-15-04: Portable fire extinguisher inspec-tion tags at 4 locations were not signed for the month of September, 1981.
The inspector verified that the permanent surveillance records for the year 1981 document that all portable fire extinguishers were inspected with records signed, and dated.
The licensee plans to remove inspection tags from all plant portable fire extinguishers.
Surveillance records are maintained as part of the permanent plant records eliminating the need for individual tags. The engineering analysis referenced by a memorandum of March 12, 1982, File No. 3.2, appears to justify this approach.
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Facility Tour During a facility tour the inspector examined the fire protection system which included the fire protection water systems, yard fire protection equipment including yard indicator valves, hydrants, and contents of hose houses. The inspector toured all accessible vital and non-vital plant areas and examined fire detection and alarm systems, automatic and manual fixed suppression systems, interior hose stations, fire barrier penetration seals, fire doors, and fire dampers.
In addition to the above, the inspector examined the control room, electrical cabinets in the control room, switch-gear room, cable spreading room and the diesel generator rooms.
No violations were identifie r
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Fire Protection / Prevention Program a.
Administrative Controls The inspector reviewed the licensee Fire Protection Plan and the following Fire Protection Procedures:
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Administrative Procedure (AP) 0831, Plant Procedures,
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AP 3700 and 3723, Fire Training,
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AP 0042, Fire Prevention. This procedure is a master document which defines the requirements for the following areas:
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(b) Hot Work (c) Leak Testing (d) Plant System Components (e) Records.
These administrative procedure requirements are further implemented by surveillance procedures which are described in paragraph 4.b.
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Surveillance Procedures The inspector verified that the administrative procedures comply with requirements of the Fire Protection Plan, and the Technical Specifications, Section 3.13/4.13, Fire Protection Systems, and Section 6.8, Fire Protection Inspection.
These AP requirements have been written into surveillance procedures listed in Table 1 below.
The inspector reviewed completed procedures and the 1981 and 1982 surveillance schedule and determined that the schedule and perfor-mance dates comply with the frequency requirements of Technical Specification.
No violations were identified.
Table 1 Surveillance Fire Protection Test Schedule TEST PROCEDURE Subject No.
Weekly Fire Battery Checks 4020.01 Monthly Operational Check of Fire Pumps 4020.02 Monthly Inspection of Key Valves 4020.03
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Monthly Fire Extinguisher Surveillance 4020.04 Monthly Hose Station and Radio Surveillance 4020.05 Monthly Hose House, Foam Station, and Brigade Room Surveillance 4020.06 Fire Exting., CO2 Bottles, Scott, etc. hydro check 4020.07 Quarterly Fire Battery Check 4020.10 Six Month C02 Fire Exting. and High Pressure C02 Bottle Sury.
4020.11 Six Month Fire Detection Function Test 4020.12 Six Month Foam System Surveillance 4020.13 One Year Fire Hose Hydro Surveillance 4020.14 Annual Request for Analysis of Foam Systems 4020.15 Annual Fire Protection Performance & Capacity Check 4020.16 Annual Testing of Water Suppression Systems 4020.17 Annual Valve Cycling and Flush of Yard Loop 4020.18 Operating Cycle Test of CV Cardox System 4020.19 Operating Cycle Check of Fire Barrier Seals 4020.20 Operating Cycle Fire Battery Check 4020.21 Three Year Flow Check of Inside Hose Stations 4020.22 Three Year Hydraulic Check of Outside Fire Loop 4020.23 Switchgear Room Operating Cycle Test of CO2 System 4020.24 Intake Structure Operating Cycle Test of CO2 System 4020.25 Annual Trip Test of Water Flow Alarms 4020.26 5.
Fire Brigade Training and Drills The inspector reviewed the licensee's fire training lesson plans, brigade training, and drill records for the last quarter of 1981 and the first and second quarters of 1982 confirming that the licensee has established and is implementing an acceptable training program. The review included the following:
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Fire Training Lesson Plans The inspector reviewed the lesson plans covering the following subjects:
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Procedure 3023, Fire Training,
Procedure 3023.01, Fire Brigade Training Qualification Checklist,
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Procedure 3023.02, Shift Supervisor Tactics Training,
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Procedure 3023.03, Fire Drill Scenario,
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Procedure 3023.0d, tre Drill Observer Comments; and
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Fire Brigade traf'ing course at the Meadowood, Vermont training center, per Fire Service Instructor Consultants (FSIC) Letter of April 15, 1982.
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Fire Brigade Training The inspector reviewed a movie of the actual fire brigade training performed by FSIC Inc. at the Meadowood, Vermont Training center.
The movie demonstrated compliance with the lesson plan described in the FSIC letter of April 15, 1982.
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Drill Records The inspector reviewed the Fire Brigade quarterly records for 1981 and 1982 and the fire drill records for 1981 and the first quarter 1982.
The inspecto. verified that the fire training supervisor maintains an up-to-date list of qualified fire brigade personnel and notifies plant management and the control room if personnel are removed from this list. Scheduling training and requalifying fire brigade per-l sonnel is administered by the fire training supervisor.
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No violations were identified.
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Fire Protection Modifications Required by Amendment 43 to License DPR-28 The inspector verified, on a sampling basis, that the following modifica-tions have been completed, tested, and are being maintained per Technical Specification Sections 3.13/4.13 and 6.8.
No violations were identified.
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Gas Fire Suppression Systems i
A total flooding high pressure CO2 system has been installed to protect the cable spreading room and battery room. The inspector reviewed the test data for 1981 and the first quarter of 1982 and determined the tests were in accordance with the Technical Specifica-tion requirements.
The inspector also verified that the ventilation dampers between the computer room and the cable spreading room are connected to a 120 volt Vital DC Bus. The CO2 system will activate the ventilation dampers.
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Cable Spreading Room The inspector verified that the following modifications have been made to the Cable Spreading Room and that the active system has been appropriately tested:
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The access door to the service building is a three hour fire rated door,
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Cable penetrations have three hour rated protection,
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Covers of trays were removed to facilitate extinguishment by the CO 2 system,
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Fire stops were installed where required between different divisions of safety-related trays, and
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A CO2 system in the switchgear room provides a backup, manually actuated suppression system for the cable spreading area.
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Bat'.ery Room The inspector verified that the following modifications have been made and the CO system has been tested.
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The battery rooms doors have been replaced with one hour fire rated doors,
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Ventilation penetrations have been sealed with at least one hour fire rated material,
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Shields have been installed on the C0g discharges to prevent direct C0y discharge on the batterief, and
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Air flow supervision has been installed in the exhaust ducts of the battery room with control room alarm.
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Safe Shutdown System The licensee's system design for compliance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix R, Section III G and L, Fire Protection of Safe Shutdown Capability and Alternative Shutdown Capability, is under review by NRC. The installa-tion and testing of the system will be verified when the system has been completed.
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Fire Protection Audit and Fire Protection Coordination Report The inspector reviewed the licensee's fire protection audit conducted during January 1982 and the Fire Protection Coordinator's report of April 5, 1982.
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Fire Protection Audit No. 82-10, Revision 1 The fire protection audit of January 1982 was an evaluation of the Fire Protection Program at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.
The inspector verified that the items identified in this audit report have been corrected and or are in the process of evaluation and correction.
No violations were identified.
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Fire Protection Coordinator Report PPR-82-10 The inspector verified that the items identified in the Fire Protec-tion Audit Report VY 82-10 were addressed in the Plant Position Report (PPR) No. 82-10. 'The inspector ve-ified that the plant responses as identified in PPR-82-10 and 82-10, Revision 1 have been or are in the process of being implemented.
No violations were identified.
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Lifted Leads Log The inspector verified that the Fire Protection Coordinator reviews the lifted lead logs to assure that the fire protection system is not compro-mised during maintenance, modification or testing. The Fire Protection Coordinator (FPC) using the control room lifted lead logs issues a bimonthly report stating the action taken to assure the fire arotection system was not compromised by temporary jumpers and lifted leads during the report period. The inspector verified that the May 24, 1982 report File No.
13.2 issued by the FPC adequately addressed the items listed in the control room lifted lead logs.
No violations were identified.
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Fire Protection Staffing The former Fire Protection Coordinator has recently been reassigned to a new position. He had been dedicating about 3/4 of his time to Fire
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Protection / Prevention Program duties. The newly appointed Coordinator however, has additional collateral duries and is expected to have about 1/3 of his time devotable to program duties.
The inspector found that, with a 3/4 time Coordinator, the program appeared well managed and imple-
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have a significant adverse impact on the quality of program implementation.
The inspector advised the Station Superintendent and his staff that, based on prior experience at other facilities, program performance should be carefully monitored during and after this transition to assure that the currently acceptable performance is maintained.
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Exit Interview l
The inspector met with the licensee represuntatives denoted in paragraph
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1 on May 28, 1982 and summarized the purpose, scope, and findings of the inspection. The attendeos also discussed the Fire Protection Coordinator's time allocation (paragraph 10 above).
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