IR 05000313/1988019

Insp Repts 50-313/88-19 & 50-368/88-19 on 880516-20.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected: Implementation of & Compliance to Fire Protection/Prevention Program & Review of Actions on Previous Insp Findings

ML20195G422
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	06/09/1988
From:	Ireland R, Murphy M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
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ML20195G409	List: IR 05000313/1988019 ML20195G405
References
50-313-88-19, 50-368-88-19, NUDOCS 8806270345
Download: ML20195G422 (6)

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ,

REGION IV

NRC Inspection Report:- 50-313/88-19 Operating Licenses: DPR-51 50-368/88-19 NPF-6

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Dockets: 50-313 50-368

' Licensee: Arkansas Power & Light Company (AP&L)

P.O.-Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203

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Facility Name: Arkansas Nuclear One (AN0), Units 1 and 2 Inspection At: ANO, Russellville, Arkansas [

Inspection Conducted: May 16-20, 198

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!aspection Summary Inspection Conducted May 16-20, 1988 (Report 50-313/88-19]

Areas Inspected: Routine, unancounced inspection of implementation of and compliance to the fire protection / prevention program and review of actions taken on previous inspection finding >

Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie ,

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Inspection Conducted May 16-20, 1988 (Report 50-368/88-19)

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of implementation of and compliance to the fire protection / prevention program, review of actions taken on previous inspection findings, and review of actions taken on two LERs, Results: Within the arcas inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie !

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Details Persons Contacted AP&L C. Cole, Surveillance Test Coordinator

• A. Cox, ANO-1 Operations Superintendent A. Elliott, Training Instructor

• H. Greene, Quality Assurance (QA) Superintendent R. Hargrove, Training Instructor

• D. Howard, Licensing Manager

• L. Humphrey, General Manager, Nuclear Quality J. Lamb, Fire Protection Coordinator

• Lane, Manager, Engineering

• Lomax, Plant Licensing Supervisor

• McGregor, Engineering Services Superintendent

• Michalk, Licensing Specialist

• Rispoli, Fire Protection Supervisor H. Williams, Security Supervisor, Operations Others J. Johnson, Instructor, Arkansas State Fire Academy

• T. Robinson, Engineering Technician, ESSI

• Denotes those attending the exit interview conducted on May 20, 198 The NRC inspector also interviewed other AP&L personnel during the inspectio . Action Taken On Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Violation (313/8714-01; 368/8714-01): Failure to provide fire resistance protection to structural steel that is framed into or supports a fire barrie The licensee has completed Design Change Package (DCP) 86-2022 for Unit 2; this provided the proper fire resistance protection to exposed structural steel. Interim live load restrictions have been imposed on the

areas of Unit 1 that have exposed structural steel, and a DCP is in preparation to permanently mark and identify the affected areas. This item is close (Closed) Deviation (313/8714-03; 368/8714-03): Fire alarm system for Units 1 and 2 do not annunciate subsequer.t trouble alarms (reflash) after an initial alarm is silenced in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard No. 72D, 197 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ - _ _ _ _

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The licensee has issued OCPs 85-1085 for Unit 1 and 87-2068 for Unit These DCPs-will bring the. fire alarm system for both units in agreement ,

with NFPA Standard No. 72D, 1975. Interim compensatory measures are in i

place that require increased surveillance of the fire alarm panels in both control rooms when a trouble alarm condition exist ,

This deviation is considered closed, and an open item has been created for each unit to track the completion of each DCP. (313/8819-01; 368/8819-01)

(0 pen)UnresolvedItem(313/8714-04;368/8714-04): Fire barrier penetration seal designs not qualified by a standard fire test. Three :

fire barrier penetration seal designs were found that did not have !

documented qualification fire tests and had not been previously reviewed by (or are pending with) NRR. The licensee submitted these seal designs for a standard fire test. The results of this test were received by the licensee during this inspection. Pending completion of the licensee's ;

review and submittal to NRR for review and approval, this item remains

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ope (0 pen)UnresolvedItem(313/8714-05;368/8714-05): The licensee could not :

provide an analysis to support the decision not to provide ventilation for I either Units 1 or 2 electrical equipment /switchgear rooms. The r licensee has not completed the required analysis. This item remains ope (0 pen) Unresolved Item (368/8714-06): Resolution is required between th i licensee and NRR concerning the problems identified in NRC Inspection Report 50-313;368/87-14 concerning the methods of control for specific high/ low pressure interfaces against inadvertent activation by fire induced spurious signals. The licensee had made no progress on this item and it remains ope .

3. Followup on Licensee Event Reports (LERs), Unit 2 l The purpose of this part of the inspection was to determine whether the licensee has taken the corrective actions stated in the LER and whether I the response to each event was adequate and met regulatory requirements, l

license conditions, and commitments. The NRC inspector reviewed ,

l LERs88-002 and 88-005 for Unit 2. Both involved continuous fire watch personnel found asleep. The individuals were immediately relieved of fire watch duties, and their employment was terminated.

i The licensee has tried various corrective actions such as instituting a roving watch tc ensure continuous fire watch personnel were awake and rotating continuous fire watch personnel every 30 minutes to eliminate i boredom, i A more effective long term action appears to be a change to the Technical i Specifications (TS) that will allow conformance to the standard TS for l fire watches (i.e., provisions allowing the use of a roving fire watch in

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.These LERs are considered closed,

, Fire Protection / Prevention Program. Units 1 and 2 This i.spection was conducted to determine that the licensee had

] established and was implementing a program for fire protection and prevention in conformance with regulatory requirements and industry guides and standard The NRC inspector reviewed the fire protection program manual. The licensee's program provides for the control of combustible materials and ,

housekeeping for reduction of fire hazards. Administrative controls have been established to handle disarmed or inoperable fire detection or suppression systems, to provide for maintenance and surveillances on fire suppression, detection, and emergency communications equipment, to establish personnel fire fighting qualifications, training, and fire protection staff responsibilities, to provide fire emergency personnel designations as well as plans and actions and, to establish controls for welding, cutting, grinding, and other ignition source The NRC inspector conducted a walkdown of the fire suppression water 4 supply system and verified that it was operable as required by T ;

A tour of accessible areas of the plant was conducted to assess general area condition, work activities in progress, and the visual condition of fire protection systems and equipment. Combustible materials and flammable and combustible liquid and gas usage were restricted or properly controlled in !

areas containing safety-related equipment and component Items checked included positions of selected valves, fire barrier conditions, hose stations, hose houses, halon system lineups, fire lockers, and fire extinguishers for type, location, and condition. During this tour, the closure mechanisms for Fire Doors DR-268 and DR-278 were found to be .

inoperable. This condition was noted by the licensee's representative, and .

job orders were subsequently issued to repair or adjust the mechanism ,

i There were no construction activities in progress in the toured areas, j There was some maintenance work and surveillance testing noted. General i housekeeping conditions were found to be goo ,

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Fire protection systems and equipment installed for protection of i safety-related areas were found to be functional and tested in accordance with the requirements specified in the TS. Fire brigade equipment, 1 including emergency breathing apparatus, was found to be properly stored and maintaine The NRC inspector also reviewed fire brigade training and drill records, i The records were in order and confirmed that training and drills were g

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The last QA audit in the area of fire protection was reviewed by the NRC i inspector. This was the QA annual audit for 1987 identified as QAP-19-87, l

"Fire Protection and Loss Prevention Program," dated December 18, 198 This audit was comprehensive. System and equipment alterations, tests, surveillances, maintenance, records, and overall program procedures

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were addresse Discrepancies identified were formally presented to the r affected organization. Responses were tracked to close out, and actions taken were reviewed for adequacy, t

There were no violations or deviations identified in this area of the inspectio , Exit Interview l An exit interview was conducted on May 20, 1988, with those personnel denoted in paragraph 1 of this report. At this exit interview, the NRC inspector sunnarized the scope and findings of the inspection. There was "

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