IR 05000293/1987007

Mgt Meeting Insp Rept 50-293/87-07 on 870120.Major Areas Discussed:Fire Protection Program Deficiencies Identified During Eight Recent Insps & Status of 10CFR50,App R Mod Work

ML20211E685
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	02/09/1987
From:	Anderson C, Krasopoulos A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20211E677	List: IR 05000293/1987007 ML20211E673
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

Report No. 87-07 Docket N License No. DPR-35 Category C Licensee: Boston Edison Company N/C Nuclear 800 Boylston Strret Boston Massachusetts 02199 Facility Name: Pilgrim Meeting At: NRC, Region I King of Prussia, Pennsylvania Meeting conducted: On January 20, 1987 Reporting Inspector: /, Att&o Posh !G} A.' Kraso os, Reactor Engineer dath Approved by: b A' C. fl. Anderson, Chief, Plant Systems L f!?f date Meeting Summary: Management Meeting at the NRC Region I office on January 20, 1987 to discuss Fire Protection Program deficiencies identified during eight recent inspections. Also discussed was the status of the 10 CFR 50 Appendix R related modification wor The licensee addressed the deficiencies and presented their plans to str-agthen the Fire Protection Program.

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DETAILS 1.0 Participants ,

1.1 Boston Edison Company (BECO) ' J. M. Lydon, Chief Operating Officer A. L. Oxsen, Vice President Nuclear Operations R. N. Swanson, Nuclear Engineering Manager R. Velez, Project Manager R. Venkataraman, Project Licensing Engineer F. Wozniak, Fire Protection Group Leader U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission C. Anderson, Chief, Plant Systems Section R. Auluck, Project Manager NRR A. R. Blough, Chief Engineering Branch J. Durr, Chief, Engineering Branch S. Ebneter, Director, Division of Reactor Safety R. Fuhrmeister, Reactor Engineer W. V. Johnston, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Safety W. F. Kane, Director, Division of Reactor Projects J. Lyash, Resident Inspector M. McBride, Senior Resident Inspector L. Whitney, Reactor Operating Engineer Section 1 ORPB, 01, IE J. T. Wiggins, Chief, Reactor Project Section IB 2.0 Purpose and Background This management meeting was held at the request of NRC Region I to discuss deficiencies in the licensee's Fire Protection > Program. These fire protection program deficiencies were identified in eight inspection reports during the last 12 months. These deficiencies appear to be related. The deficiencies include:

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A large backlog of unimplemented maintenance work on fire protection equipment '

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A large number of degraded Fire Barriers

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The licensee's presentation material is included as an enclosur % 3.0 Presentation and Discussion , q, h The Dire [ tor of the Division of Reactor Safety, opened the meeting by stating that the reason for the meeting was the concern that the Fire y Protection Program had not received adequate management attention. This was eyidenced by the number of findings in thf s area. The?Vice President s, of_Nuhlear Operations agreed with this assessment and presented a general response toitN concerns. The licensee'f' staff responsible for the i imple'mentatJon of the Fire Protection Program made a presentation 1 describing the u changes 51n their program to address the deficiencie ',

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Ihe licensee in response to these recent concerns has designhted a cor-p' orate bised Fire Protection Project manager and hired a s'iteshased Fire Protection Group leader who would be responsible for the?1mplementation of

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the program ar.d assure that Fire Protection commitments are carried ou , s: The licensee committed to: a x $ - timely implement repairs on fire protection dquipment

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timely upgrade the,f, ire barriers,to operable status, thus reducing

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Resolve with the NRC/NRR staff the types of fire barriers required ie, barriers required by the Tech Specs, barriers required by

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Re-examine tht: fire watch training philosophy to determine whether fire watches shouM receive training in the use of hand held extinguishers and the role of the fire watch in reporting and extinguishing fire Provide an independent third party review of the Fire Protection Program Management to assess its effectivenes .

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Assure that cach fire brigade member prior to being placed on the brigade availability roster has received all requisite training and has met the physical requirements. As an minimum each brigade member should meet the following requirements: a) A physical examination attesting fitness'for strenuous work b) Initial classroom fire brigade training with plans for retraining at regular intervals c) Actual hands-on fire fighting practice d) Classroom training and meetings e) Practice Fire Drills and f) A Fire Brigade leadership training (for the brigade leaders only) ,

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Seek a method by which to demonstrate that shutdown from outside

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s Boston Edison Company Fire Protection Program Status January 20,1987 Agenda Overview R. V61ez Management improvements F. Wozniak Fire Protection Group Leader Responsibilities System Status Board Management of System Availability Reduction of Compensatory Measures Fire Brigade Training Fire Barrier Walkdown Status R. V61ez Appendix R Status R. V61ez Discussion

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. BOSTON EDISON'S FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM i !' IS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING THE FOLLOWING GOALS l l l i Improved System Availability

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l FIRE PFiOTECTION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS l CONCENTRATE ON FOUR AREAS OF CONCERN l l

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BOSTON EDISON'S APPROACH TO PROGRAMMATIC IMPROVEMENT IS DELIBERATE AND THOROUGH Mspond To Concerns (immediate

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SPEC ENG NEW SINCE dELEC ENGl 11/1/86 PRINC ENG H MECH ENd BARRIER W/D I WALKDOWN UNCHANGED COORDINATOR CLERK SCOPE INCREASE I I I I I I I I I I SINCE 11/1/86 ENG TECH ENG TECH ENG TECH ENG TECH ENG TECH - .

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i i Frededek Wozniak , ! Fire Protection Group Leader { Nuclear Operations Department ! i l MSCE - Northeastern University BSCE - Worcester Polytechnic Institute l Registered Professional Engineer - Mass., Conn., Alaska Utility (BECo.) (12/1/86) , Fire Protection Group Leader Architect / Engineer (1972-1986) ! Management of New Construction (130 people) j Management of Field Support . ! Supervision of Regulatory Compliance Reviews

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- Monitors Equipment Readiness
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! - Tracks Maintenance Activities l ! - Monitors / Reviews Surveillance Test Program

- Oversees Fire Protection Mod implementation
- Directs And Coordinates Fire Protection Training
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i ! DISPLAYED ON STATUS BOARDS I l Status Boards Now Maintained in Control Room

! And Fire Protection Office ! Sub-System Classification is The Basis For improved Management

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MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEM TESTING. REPAIRS. AND MAINTENANCE l l l l System Status Board Provides The Baseline

System Status Verified Daily By FP Group Leader ,

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I RECENT STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO REDUCE COMPENSATORY MEASURES l Organized Information

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l i' BOSTON EDISON IS STRENGTHENING i THE FIRE BRIGADE TRAINING PROGRAM i ! l ! ' Dedicated Fire Brigade Instructor Assigned Plant Specific Training Modules 50% Complete (Finish in March) l Rigorous Enforcement of Fire Brigade Training l And Drill Requirements

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i . APPENDIX R REGULATORY EFFORTS CONTINUE

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l 5 Exemption Requests Granted I i ' 4 Exemption Requests Under NRR Review

- #11 Torus /CRD 3-hour Barrier j - #12 Torus /RHR 3-hour Barrier 1 - #13 Torus Beam Coating

  - #14 Steam Tunnel Beam Coating l  3 Exemption Requests To Be Submitted'
  - Emergency Lighting Outside Reactor Building
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 . Establishing Documentation Files

- Target Completion Mid-March Reviewing Compliance Status

 - Internal Regulatory And QA Audits   .
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 - Comparison With Other Units j  - Target Completion One Month Before Startup

! i Refining Operating Procedures ! - Alternate Shutdown (Targeted Late March)

 - Fire Barrier Surveillances (Expected Mid-May)

) Implementing Hardware Mods (Change Since 11/24/86) l ' 4 in Design ( -1) 9 Design Complete (+4)

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