IR 05000321/1986027
| ML20211C372 | |
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| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 10/09/1986 |
| From: | Conlon T, Madden P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20211C367 | List: |
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| 50-321-86-27, 50-366-86-27, NUDOCS 8610210343 | |
| Download: ML20211C372 (11) | |
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Report Nos.: 50-321/86-27 and 50-366/86-27 Licensee: Georgia Power Company P. O. Box 4545 ~ Atlanta, GA 30302 Docket Nos.: 50-321 and 50-366 License Nos.: DPR-57 and NPF-5 Facility Name: Hatch l'an'd 2 Inspection Conducted: ep ember-15-19, 198'6-j 7 P. M. Ma sn ' [[/ /4-c - 66 Inspector:.MMI , Date Signed // n / I M ' - /O -9-fd Approved by: / T. E. Conlon, STction Chief . Date' Signed ~ Plant Systems Section, Engineering Branch Division of Reactor Safety ! SUMMARY Scope: This routine, unannounced inspection was conducted in the areas of fire protection / prevention and followup on previously identified inspection items.
Results: No violations or deviations were identified.
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_. _. _ _ _ _ _ . . REPORT DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- J. M. Bray, Senior Quality Assurance Field Representative
- J. A. Edwards, Senior Nuclear Specialist
- S. Mayher, Engineering Supervisor
- D. E. McAfee, Senior Engineer Fire Protection
- H. Nix, General Manager
- T.' Powers, Manager of Engineering
- L. Sumner, Manager of Operations
- S. Tipps, Superintendent of Regulatory Compliance Other licensee employees contacted included construction craftsmen,
engineers, technicians, operators, and office personnel.
NRC Resident Inspector
- P. Holmes-Ray
- Attended exit interview
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Exit Interview i The inspection scope and findings were summarized on September 19, 1986, with those. persons indicated in paragraph 1 above. The inspector described the areas inspected and discussed in detail the inspection findings.
No dissenting comments were received from the licensee.
The following items were identified during this inspection.
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Inspector Followup Item (321 and 366/86-27-01), Fire Protection Administrative Control Procedural Weakness in the Areas' of Bulk Gas Storage, Fire Brigade Drills, and Fire Brigade Instructor Qualifica-tions - paragraph 5.a.
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Inspector Followup Item (321 and 366/86-27-02), Proposed Fire Fighting ' Strategies / Preplans Lack Fire Brigade Guidance - paragraph 5.e.(3).
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Inspector Followup Item (321 and 366/86-27-03), Failure of the Underground Fire Water Distribution System to Provide Redundant Fire Water Supply to the Unit 1 Reactor Building - paragraph 5.f.(2).
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Inspector Followup Item (321 and 366/86-27-04), Degraded Fire Doors Installed in Proposed Appendix R Fire Barriers - paragraph 5.f.(3).
Inspector Followup Item (366/86-27-05), Unit 2 East Cableway Sprinkler
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System Obstructions Hinder the System's Ability to Control an Exposure ! Type Fire - paragraph 5.f.(3).
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The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials provided to or reviewed by the inspector during this inspection.
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Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters ,_, (Closed) Violation Item (321/82-10-02), Failure to Follow Fire Protection Implementation Procedures.
The licensee has fully implemented their transient combustible control procedure and based on the plant tour associated with this inspection, it appears that the licensee's program is fully functional and adequate. This item is closed.
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not identified during the inspection.
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Fire Protection Prevention Program (64704) a.
Fire Prevention / Administrative Control Procedures The inspector reviewed the following Fire Prevention /Adminstrative Procedure: Procedure No.
Title 40 AC-FPX01-0, Revision 1 Fire Protection Program Based on this review, it appears that the above procedure meets the NRC guidelines of the document entitled " Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Responsibilities, Administrative Controls, and Quality Assurance" dated June 1977 and Section 9.1, Appendix A of the licensee's June 1986 fire hazard analysis update except for Sections 8.1.3, 8.2.5, and 5.1.3.
Section 8.1.3 of procedure 40 AC-FPX01-0 does not specify the criteria for maintaining bulk storage of combustible and oxidizing gases at a safe distance from permanent buildings or structures housing safe shutdown and safety-related equipment.
In addition, Section 8.2.5 addresses fire brigade drills, however, this section does not specify the required fire brigade drill frequency, the minimum number of drills each fire brigade is required to participate in and the number of drills per calendar year required to be held on the backshift. Also, procedure 40AC-FPX01-0, Section 5.1.3 indicates that fire brigade members can qualify as instructors for classroom training and drill activities upon completing their initial fire brigade training ' course.
This appears to be very minimal since, firefighting and the skills to instruct fire fighting techniques requires specialized training and first hand fire fighting experience.
This is generally gained in the industry by' requiring potential instructors to be certified by a state
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sponsored fire academy. Therefore, these procedure discrepancies are identified as Inspector Followup Item (321 and 366/86-27-01), Fire Protection Administrative Control Procedural Weakness in the Areas of Bulk Gus Storage, Fire Brigade Drills and Fire Brigade Instructor Qualifications. These procedure discrepancies will be reviewed during a subsequent NRC inspection.
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Fire Protection Surveillance Procedures The inspector reviewed the following Fire Protection System Surveil-lance Procedures: Procedure No.
Title 42SV-X43-001-18, Revision 1 Fire Pump Test 42SV-SUV-016-1S, Revision 0 Fire Protection Valve Cycling 42SV-SUV-024-IS, Revision 0 Fire Protection Hydrant House Inspection 42SV-SUV-011-IS, Revision 1 Deluge / Sprinkler System
Surveillance Safety Related Areas 42SV-SUV-013-1, Revision 0 Fire Hose Stations - Safety-Related Areas 42SV-SUV-013-2, Revision 0 Fire Hose Stations - Safety-Related Areas , The above surveillance procedures were reviewed to determine if the various test outlines and inspection. instructions adequately implement .the surveillance requirements of the plant's Fire Protection Technical Specifications.
In addition, these procedures were reviewed to determine if the inspection and test instructions followed general industry fire protection practices, NRC fire protection program guidelines and the guidelines of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Codes. Based on this review, it appears that the above procedures are satisfactory.
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Fire Protection System Surveillance Inspections ar.d Tests The inspector reviewed the following surveillance inspection and test records for the dates indicated: 42SV-X43-001-15, Data Package 1, Weekly Fire Pump Test, August 11, 1986 through September 1, 1986.
42SV-SUV-024, 1, Data Package 1, Monthly Hydrant House Inspection, October 7, 1985 through September 9, 1986.
, 42SV-SUV-024-1, Data Package 2, 60-Day Hydrant House Inspection July 2, 1985 through May 21, 1986.
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42SV-SUV-013-1, Data Package 1, 31-Day Fire Hose Station Inspection, August 28, 1985 through July 29, 1986.
, 42SV-SUV-013-1, Data' Package 2, 18-Month Fire Hose Station Inspection, October 22, 1982, March 22, 1984, and October 29, 1985.
42SV-SUV-013-1, Data Package 3, Three' Year Fire Hose Station Valve Cycling March 21, 1986, March 22, 1984, and January 17, 1986.
The surveillance test record data and testing frequency associated with the above fire protection. system surveillance' test / inspections were found to be satisfactory with regard to meeting the requirements of the plant's Fire Protection Technical Specifications.
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Fire Protection Audit The most recent audit reports of the Hatch Fire Protection Program were reviewed. These audits were: Fire Protection Annual Audit.
Southern Company Services, August 26-28, 1985 . Quality Assurance Audit of-Fire Protection, 86-FP-1, LR-QAM-0486, i March 24 through April 14, 1986.
Professional Loss Control (Three Year Independent Audit), August 20-25, 1984.
These audits identified several fire protection program discrepancies l and unresolved items, and recommended several program improvements.
[ The licensee has either implemented the corrective actions associated with these audit findings or a scheduled date for completion of the-correction actions had been established. The licensee appears to be taking the appropriate corrective actions on these audit findings.
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Fire Brigade (1) Organization The total station fire brigade is composed of approximately 79 personnel from the operations staff.
The on duty shift fire brigade leader is normally one of the shift supervisor and the remaining four fire brigade members are composed of plant equipment operators. The inspector reviewed the on duty shifts for the following dates and verified that sufficient qualified _ _ _ - - _ _
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fire brigade personnel were on duty to meet the provisions of the plant's Technical Specification: September 15, 1986 September 16, 1986 September 17, 1986 In addition, the inspector verified that sufficient personnel were assigned to each shift to meet the minimum operating and fire brigade staff requirements of the Technical Specifications.
Therefore, it appears based on the review of the duty rosters associated with the above dates, that there was sufficient manpower on duty to meet both the operational and the fire brigade requirements of the plant's Technical Specifications.
(2) Training The inspector reviewed the training and drill records for four brigade leaders and eight brigade members for the 1985 calendar year. The records reviewed indicated that each of these leaders and members had received an annual medical review, attended the required training and participated in the required number of drills. The inspector also identified that a fire brigade drill had been conducted every 92 days for each shift for 1985. The fire brigade training records which were ~ inspected were found satisfactory.
In addition, the inspectors reviewed the. licensee's initial fire brigade training program to verify that the following training topics are being covered.
Indoctrination of the plant fire fighting plan with specific - identification of each individual's responsibilities.
Identification of the type and location of fire hazards and ' - associated types of fires that could occur in the plant.
- The toxic and corrosive characteristics of expected products of combustion.
Identification of the location of fire fighting equipment for - each fire area and familiarization with the layout of the plant, including access and egress routes to each area.
The proper' use of available fire fighting equipment and the - correct method of fighting each type of fire. The types of fires should include fires in energized electrical equipment, fires in cables and cable trays, hydrogen fires, fires involving flammable and combustible liquids or hazardous process chemicals, fires resulting from construction or modifications (welding), and record file ' fires.
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- The proper use of communication, lighting, ventilation and emergency breathing equipment.
The proper method for fighting fires inside buildings and - confined spaces.
The direction and coordination of the fire fighting - activities (fire brigade leaders only).
- Detailed review of fire fighting strategies and procedures.
Review of the latest plant modifications and corresponding - changes in fire fighting plans.
Based on this review, it appears that the licensee's initial fire brigade training program covers the above required training topics. In addition, it appears that the licensee's fire brigade training program repeats the basic fire fighting skills of the initial program to qualified fire brigade members every two years.
(3) Fire Brigade Fire Fighting Strategies The. inspector reviewed the following plant fire fighting strategies: Intake Structure, SR-001-IS - Diesel Generator Building, Day Tank Room IC, SR-011-DG - Diesel Generator Building, Diesel Room IC, SR-013-DG - Control Building, El.v. 112, General Area, SR-041-CB - Control Building, El.v.112, Station Battery Room 1A, - SR-043-CB Control Building, E1.v. 112, Unit 1 AC Inverter Room, - SR-046-CB Unit 1 Reactor Building, El.v. 87, Southeast RHR and Core - Spray Room, SR-103-R1 Unit 1 Reactor Building, E1.v. 87, HPCI Pump Room, SR-106-R1 - Unit 2 Reactor Building, E1.v. 87, Northeast RHR and Core - Spray Room, SR-205-R2 Unit 2 Reactor Building, E1.v. 87, RCIC Pump and Turbine - Room, SR-206-R2 Baseo on this review, the inspector determined that the above existing fire fighting strategies adequately addressed the fire hazards in the area, the type of fire extinguishments to be utilized, the direction of attack, systems in the room / area to be managed in order to reduce fire damage, heat sensitive equipment in the room / area, and specific fire brigade duties with regard to smoke control and salvag. .
Currently, the licensee is revising the fire fighting strategies / preplans for the total plant.
The inspector performed a preliminary review of the licensee's proposed changes to the fire fighting strategies / preplans and based on this review. It appears that the proposed preplans do not meet the NRC Guidelines presented in the document entitled " Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Responsibilities, Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance" dated September 19, 1977. It should be noted that the licensee committed to these guidelines as documented by NRC's Safety Evaluation Report dated May 16, 1978.
The inspector determined that the proposed revision to the fire fighting strategies lack fire brigade guidance in fire extinguishants, smoke control, communications, guidelines for fire attack, and exposure protection and operational actions associated with plant systems that should be managed to reduce damage potential. This is identified as Inspector Followup Item (321 and 366/86-27-02), Proposed Fire Fighting Strategies / Preplans Lack Fire Brigade Guidance.
This will be inspected during a subsequent NRC inspection.
(4) Fire Brigade Drill During this inspection, the inspector witnessed an unannounced fire brigade drill. The drill fire scenarie was a fire which involved a spilled 53 gallon drum of flammable solvent on the roof of the intake structure. The simulated fire was apparently caused by maintenance related accident.
In addition to the fire on the roof, the flowing solvent flowed through an open rcof hatch causing a secondary simulated fire inside the intake structure.
- Fi f teen fire brigade members responded to the 'pending fire emergency. Eight of the 15 fire brigade members assembled outside the intake structure in full protective firefighting turnout clothing and self-contained breathing apparatus and the remaining fire brigade members were in full protective firefighting turnout clothing. An initial size-up of the fire condition was made by the fire brigade leader and two lh inch fire attack hose lines were advanced into the intake structure and two additional lh inch hose lines were advanced onto the roof.
The fire attack hose lines were placed in service on the fire and the fire was placed under control in 21 minutes.
In addition, the fire brigade initiated fire victim search and rescue, smoke control, and water control operations.
The fire brigade utilized proper manual firefighting methods and reacted to the fire drill scenario in an effective and efficient manne. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . .
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Plant Tour and Inspection of Fire Protection Equipment (1) Inspection of Fire Brigade Manual Fire Fighting Equipment The inspector performed an inspection of the fire brigade i equipment, consisting of fire hose, nozzles, tools, and miscellaneous equipment stored at the fire brigade equipment building, near the refueling building, the fire brigade equipment room in the control building, and outside fire brigade equipment locker adjacent to the station transformers.
A total of 36 sets of. turnout gear (coats, boots, holmets, etc.), 19 sets of self contained breathing apparatus, and based on this inspection, the designated fire brigade equipment appeared to be properly maintained and stored in a ready condition.
l (2) Outside Fire Protection Walkdown i The inspector verified that the two water storage tanks contained sufficient water to meet the requirements of the Technical Specifications. The three fire pumps were inspected and found to be in service.
i l The following sectional control valves in the outside fire ' protection water supply system were inspected and verified to be properly aligned and locked in position: l, Y43-F312L Y43-F308R Y43-F306K Y43-F309Q Y43-F311T Y43-F309M Y43-F321C Y43-F309L Y43-F308Q The inspector noted that post indicator valves Y43-F309L, Y43-F306L, and Y43-306J were close due to an underground fire main break.
The closure of these valves has isolated the main fire ' water feed to the Unit i reactor building.
These valves were closed on November 7,1985, and at the time of this inspection, the licensee had not initiated the necessary corrective actions to restore this section of the underground fire main.
This is identified as Inspector Followup Item (321 and 366/86-27-03), Failure of the Underground Fire Water Distribution System to Provide Redundant Fire Water Supply to the Unit 1 Reactor Building.
This will be inspected during a subsequent NRC inspection.
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The following fire hydrants and fire hydrant equipment houses were inspected: HH-10 HH-2 HH-4 HH-8 The equipment houses contained the minimum equipment requirement of that specified by NFPA-24, Private Fire Service Mains and their Appurtenances, and/or the FSAR commitments.
The equipment appeared to be adequately maintained.
A tour of the exterior of the plant indicated that sufficient clearance were provided between permanent safety-related buildings and structures and temporary buildings, trailers, and other transient combustible materials. The general housekeeping of the areas adjacent to the permanent plant structures was satisfactory.
(3) Permanent Plant Fire Protection Features A plant tour was made by the inspector.
During the plant tour, tFe following safe shutdown related plant areas and their related fire protection features were inspected.
Unit 1 Station Battery Room 1A (El. 112' - 0") Unit 1 Station Battery Room IB (E1.118' - 0") Unit 2 Station Battery Room 2A (El.112' - 0") Unit 2 Station Battery Room 2B (El. 112' - 0") East Switchgear Room 10 (E1. 130' - 0") East DC Switchgear Rom IB (El.
130' - 0") West Switchgear Room IC (El.130' - 0") West Switchgear Room 1A (E1. 130' - 0") East DC Switchgear Room 2B (El. 130' - 0") East DC Switchgear Room 2D (E1. 130' - 0") West DC Switchgear Room 2A (El. 130' - 0") West DC Switchgear Room 2C (E1. 130' - 0") Units 1 and 2 East Cableways (El.130' - 0") Cable Spreading Room (El. 147' - 0") Control Room Complex (El. 164' - 0") Diesel Generator Complex Intake Structure Fire Protection Pump House The fire / smoke detection systems, manual fire fighting equipment (i.e., portable extinguishers, hose stations, etc.) and the fire area boundary walls, floors, and ceiling associated with the above plant areas were inspected and verified to be functional except for fire doors C-22 and C-3.
Fire Door C-22 which separates the Unit 1 East Cableway from the control building corridor area on Elevation 130' - 0" and Fire Door C-3 which separates the Unit 1
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East Corridor Area from the control building inverter hallway on E1.evation 112' - 0" are degraded. The licensee has established a fire watch, however, has not initiated the corrective actions to restore these doors to an operable status. These doors have been identified by the licensee as being required for compliance with a Appendix R, Section III.G. Currently, the licensee's Appendix R i program is not required to be implemented until November 30, 1986, therefore, this item is identified as Inspector Followup Item (321 and 366/86-27-04), Degraded Fire Doors Installed in Proposed , Appendix R Fire Barriers.
This will be inspected during a i subsequent NRC inspection.
! The automatic sprinkler system provided for the cable spreading room, Unit I and 2 east cableway, and fire pump house were inspected and found to be in service.
However, during the walkdown of the Unit 2 east cableway sprinkler system, the inspector noted that the sprinkler protection between columns T14 and T16 was obstructed by overhead cable trays and corduits. It appears that these obstructions would preclude the sprinklers from adequately controlling an exposure fire in this area. Therefore, this item is identified as Inspector Followup Item (366/86-27-05) Unit 2 East Cableway Sprinkler System Obstructions Hinder the Systems Ability to Control An Exposure Type Fire. This will be reviewed during a subsequent NRC inspection.
The plant tour also verified the licensee's. implementation of the fire prevention administrative procedures.
The control of combustibles and flammable materials, liquids and gases and the general housekeeping was found to be satisfactory in the areas inspected.
Two welding operations were observed in Diesel Generator Building Room 2C and the intake structure. An approved " hot work" permit had been i ssued for each of the welding ' operations and the work practices met the licensee's fire prevention control procedures.
i Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identified.
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Inspector Followup Items (Closed) Inspector Followup Item (321 and 366/85-28-01), Review of Appendix R Fire Barrier Upgrade Program.
The. licensee has established the fire areas required for Appendix R and the adequacy of identif tad fire barriers will be reviewed as apart of the NRC's Appendix R inspection process. Therefore, this item is closed.
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