IR 05000324/1979028
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| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 09/18/1979 |
| From: | Conlon T, Miller W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| 50-324-79-28, 50-325-79-29, NUDOCS 7911150062 | |
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Report Nos. 50-324/79-28 and 50-325/79-29 Licensee: Carolina Power and Light Company 411 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Facility Name: Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Docket Nos. 50-324 and 50-325 License Nos. DPR-62 and DPR-71 Inspection at Bru sick site near Southport, North Carolina Inspector: d, c
W. H. Mil'ler, Jce-g'.
Date Signed Accompanying Personnel:
T. E. Conlon Approved by:
M 9-/f-79 T. E. Conlon, Section Chief, RCES Branch Date Signed SUMMARY Inspection on August 6-10, and 30, 1979 Areas Inspected This special, unannounced inspection involved 43 inspector-hours on-site in the area of fire protection / prevention.
Results Of the crea inspected, one apparent item of noncompliance was found (Infrac-tion - Two sprinkler systems out of service - Paragraph 6.d(1)), and four (4)
deviations were found (Deviations - Failure to provide and implement adequate fire protection procedures - Paragraph 5.b item 133; Substandard fire protection sprinkler systems - Paragraph 5.b items 55, 60,'66, 92, 93, 1C1, and 106; Sub-standard water system sectional control valve (valve 31) - Paragraph 5.b, item 121; and, Failure to provide air compressor for self contained breathing apparatus - Paragraph 5.b item 123).
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DETAILS 1.
Persono Contacted
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Licensee Employees
- B. J. Furr, Manager Generation Department W. B. Kincaid, Vice President of Engineering Department
- A. C. Tollison, Plant Manager S. R. Zimmerman, Manager of Licensing and Siting W. W. Price, Principle Engineer J. M. Brown, Operations and Maintenance Superintendent C. G. Gibson, Technical and Administrative Superinten: lent R. J. Groover, Construction Manager G. T. Mulligan, Engineering Supervisor
- R. E. Porterfield, "Toject Engineer R. M. Polk, NRC C'
dinator T. L. Sarner, F;.. oupport J. I. Hardison, Training Department Other Organizations United Engineers and Contractors H. G. Kreider, Project Manager B. J. Huselton J. Rucki, Site Engineer D. Harbert C. R. Walker A. Cambhir Professional Loss Control Inc. (Fire Protection Engineering Consultants)
K. W. Dungan M. E. Howrer Johnson Controls P. P. Nichols, Electrical Engineer NRC Resident Inspector
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- Attended exit interview 2.
Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on August 30, 1979 those persons indicated in Paragraph I above.
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings (0 pen) Noncompliance (Infraction) Item (324/79-17-01 and 325/79-17-01).
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Nonfunctional fire barrier penetrations. Although a limiting condition for operation (LCO) was established on the non-function fire doors prior to the end of the April 16-20, 1979 inspection. Subsequently, a memorandum was sent to plant management personnel and training sessions were conducted for other plant personnel to explain the necessity for maintaining the fire barriers, including the fire doors in proler operating conc tion. However, a number of inoperative fire doors were found during this inspection (five in diesel generator building and two in control building) in which a LCO had not been established as required by the Technical Specification. Therefore, this item remains open.
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(Closed) Noncompliance (Infraction) Item (324/79-17-02 and 325/79-17-02). Water treatment building sprinkler system inoperative. This automatic sprinkler system was found inservice and control valves locked in the proper pcsition. The licensee has added these valves to the valve alignment procedure and is inspecting these valves monthly.
This item is closed.
(0 pen) Deviation Item (324/79-17-3 and 325/79-17-3). Failure to meet c.
fire protection modifications to the NRC.
Appropriate corrective action has been taken on the following examples to this deviation:
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Oil retainer system 4.
Portable fire extinguishers 5.
Portable smoke removal fans 6.
Redundant pressure sensing line for fire pumps 8.
Hose house at service water intake structure The following examples remain outstanding (open):
2.
Automatic sprinkler system - water treat aent building 3.
Fire detectors 7.
Fire doors 9.
Flow alarms to deluge systems 10.
Supervision of control valves 11.
Fuel tank vents d.
(0 pen) Unresolved Item (324/79-17-5 $nd 325/79-17-5).
Tank bunker smoke and vapor removal system. The ventilation systems for the tank bunkers are currently being redesigned. The exact date for completion of desi s and installation has not been estimated by the licensee.
F This item remains open.
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(0 pen) Unresolved Item (324/79-17-8 and 325/79-17-8).
Combustible scaffolding. The licensee's administrative control procedures do not address combustible scaffolding materials. However,Section IV.C.3.b (page 5) of the licensee's " Fire Protection Review Program" states 1337 2d
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that plant policy requires fire retardant wood to be used inside the plant. This unresolved item is changed to a Deviation. This item is identified as an example of Deviation Item (324/79-28-1 and 325/79-29-1),
Failure to Provide and Implement Adequate Fire Protection Procedures (Deviation C.4 of Appendix B).
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items are matters about which more information is required to determine whether they are acceptable or may involve noncompliance or deviations.
New unresolved items identified during this inspection are discussed in Paragraphs 5 and 6.
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Fire Protection / Prevention Modifications This inspection evaluated the licensee corrective action on the fire protec-tion modification and improvement commitments made to the NRC. The Fire Protection Safety Evaluation Report (FPSER) for this facility dated November 22, 1977, with Supplement No. I dated April 6, 1979, licensee's Fire Protection Program Review (FPPR) and letter GD-79-705 of March 15, 1979 with Attachments 1 through 4, Amendment Nos. 11 and 23 to License No. DPR-71 and Amendment Nos. 37 and 47 to License No. DPR-62 were used in this evaluation. These documents described the fire protection modifications and improvements required and date of implementation. Unless stated otherwise, the improve-ments were to be completed prior to the start up of Unit No. I and/or Unit No. 2.
If modifications were not completed by the specified date, the licensee was required to inact the appropriate LCO requirements of the Technical Specifications. The modifications and findings are as follows:
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Modifications:
The fire protection / prevention modifications, FPSER paragraph which discusses the modifications and current status of the modifications are listed in the following table. Additional information on open items is included in Paragraph 5.b.
FPSER Commitment Number Location / Item Paragraph Status North Cable Accessway-23' (CB-1)
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Three-hour fire barrier 3.1.1 Closed *
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Conduit coating
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1.2 Closed *
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Fire detectors 3.1.4 Closed *
South Cable Accessway-23' (CB-2)
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Three-hour fire barrier 3.1.1 Closed ( 5)
Conduit coating 3.1.2 Closed
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Fire detectors 3.14 '
Closed North and South Stair Shafts (CB-3 and CB-4)
( 7)
Hose stations 3.1.3 Closed *
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Fire doors 3.1.7 Open*
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FPSER Commitment Number Location / Item Paragraph Status (Continued)
Unit 1 Cable Spreading Room (CB-5)
( 9)
Fire door between cable spreading rooms 3.1.7 Open*
(10)
Fire retardant coating on cables 3.1.2 Closed *
(11)
Por:able extinguishers 3.1.12 Closed *
Unit 2 Cable Spreading Room (CB-6)
(12)
Firs retardant coating on cables 3.1.7 Closed (13)
Portable extinguishers 3.1.12 Closed Unit 1 Battery Room A (CB-7)
(14)
Three-hour fire doors between battery rooms and between cable spreading room and battery room 3.1.7 Open*
(15)
Portable extinguishers
^ 1.12 Closed *
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Upgrade fire dampers 3.1.6 Open Unit 1 Battery Room B (CB-8)
(17)
three-hour fire door between battery rooms and between cable spreading room and battery room 3.1.7 Open*
(18)
Portable extinguishers 3.1.12 Closed *
(19)
Upgrade fire dampers 3.1.6 Open (20)
Re-route divisional cable out of cab;n spreading room 3.1.24 Closed *
Unit 2 Battery Room A (CB-9)
(21)
Three-hour fire doors between battery rooms and betweep battery room and cable spreading room 3.1.7 Open (22)
Portable extinguishers 3.1.12 Closed (23)
Upgrade fire dampers 3.1.6 Open Unit 2 Battery Room B (CB-10)
(24)
Three-hour fire doors between battery rooms and between battery room and cable spreading room 3.1.7 Open (25)
Portable extinguishers 3.1.12 Closed (26)
Upgrade fire dampers
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3.1.6 Open (27)
Re-route divisional cable out of cable spreading room 3.1.24 Closed North Cable Accessway-49' (6B-12)
(28)
Three-hour fire barrier 3.1.1 Closed *
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Conduit coating 3.1.2 Closed *
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Detectors 3.1.4 Closed *
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South Cable Accessway-49' (CB-13)
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Three-hour fire barrier 3.1.1 Closed (32)
Conduit coating 3.1.2 Closed (33)
Detectors 3.1.4 Closed Unit 1 Computer Room (CE-14)
(34)
Three-hour fire barrier 3.1.1 Open Unit 2 Computer Room (CB-15)
(35)
Three-hour fire barrier 3.1.1 Open Electronic Work Room (CB-16)
(36)
Fire detectors 5.4.6 Closed *
Kitchen (CB-17)
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Fire detectors 5.4.6 Closed *
Janitor's Closet (38)
Fire detectors 5.4.6 Closed *
Visitors' Gallery (39)
Fire detectors 5.4.6 Open Office-Northwest Corner (CB-20)
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Fire detectors 3.1.4 Closed *
(41)
Hatch cover 5.4.6 Closed *
Office-Southwest Corner (CB-21)
(42)
Fire detectors 3.1.4 Closed (43)
Hatch cover 5.4.6 Closed Toliet (CB-22)
(44)
Ventilation duct fire damper 3.1.6 Open (45)
Fire detector 5.4.6 Closed Control Room-Units 1 and 2 (CB-23)
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Fire doors between control room and adjacent arcas
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3.1.7 Closed (47)
Portable extinguishers 3.1.12 Closed (48)
Fire detectors in control cabinets 3.1.4 Closed *
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Modify ventilation system for smoke 3.1.22 Closed exhaust
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Mechanical Equipment Room-70' (CB-24)
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Fire detectors 3.1.4 Closed (51)
Standpipe and hose stations 2.1.3 Closed (52)
Control building exhaust cowl 3.1.22 Closed r337 264
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Service Water Building (SW-1)
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Oil curbs 3.1.9 Closed (54)
Flame impingement barriers 3.1.9 Closed (55)
Automatic sprinkler system 3.1.11 Open (56)
Standpipe system 3.1.3 Open (57)
Yard hydrant / hose house 3.1.8 Closed (58)
Drainage / oil separator system 5.7 Closed (59)
Emergency lighting 3.1.35 Closed Diesel Generator Building-2' (DG-1)
(60)
Automatic sprinkler system 3.1.11 Open (61)
Stairway enclosure and fire door 3.1.1 Closed (62)
Portable fi e extinguishers 3.1.12 Closed (63)
Standpipe system 3.1.3 Closed (64)
Fire detection system 3.1.4 Open (65)
Water shields 3.1.28 Closed Diesel Generator Building-23' (DG-2),
(DG-3, (DG-4), and (DG-5)
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Automatic sprinkler system 3.1.11 Open (67)
Water shields 3.1.28 Closed (68)
Standpipe system 3.1.3 Closed (69)
Fire detection 3.1.4 Open (70)
Fire resistant barrier on electrical junction box 3.1.1 Closed (71)
Fire doors 3.1.7 Closed (72)
Backflow devices 3.1.10 Closed (73)
Water shields 3.1.28 Closed Supply Air Plenum (DG-15)
(74)
Ventilation systnm fire dampers 3.1.6 Closed Diesel Generator Building Switchgear Rooms-(DG-6) through (DG-9) and (DG-11) through (DG-14)
(75)
Fire detection 3.1.4 Open*
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Standpipe system 3.1.3 Closed DieselGeneratorBuildingFanRoo$-(DG-16)
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Oil retainer system on intake air filters 3.1.27 Closed (78)
Relocate diesel exhaust silencers to roof 3.1.14 Closed *
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Fire detection 3.1.4 Open (80)
Standpipe system 3.1.3 Closed
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Diesel Generator Tank Rooms-(DG-19 through 22)
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Go tight doors 3.1.15 Closed (84)
F3am system 3.1.11 Open (85)
Fire retardant coating for piping 3.1.1 Closed (86)
Pipe penetration seals 3.1.16 Closed (87)
Fire retardant coating of roof beams 3.1.2 Closed (88)
Fire detectors 3.1.4 Closed (89)
Gas tight manhole covers 3.1.22 Closed (90)
Ventilation system 3.1.22 Open (91)
Standpipe system 3.1.8 Closed Radwaste Building (92)
Automatic sprinkler system 3.1.11 Open Water Treatment Building (93)
Automatic sprinkler system 3.1.11 Open (94)
Flame impingement barrier between fire pumps and controllers 3.1.11 Closed *
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Pump driver availability alarm in control room 3.1.11 Closed *
(96)
Fire pump isolation valve 3.1.25 Closed *
(97)
Three-hour fire barrier between diesel tank and building 4.3.1(2)
Closed *
(98)
Diesel fire pump flow switch and cutoff valve 4.3.1(2)
Closed *
(99)
Redundant pressure sensing line for fire CP&L Ltr.
pump controllers of 12/16/77 Closed Unit 1 Reactor Building-(RB-1)
(100)
Standpipe system 3.1.3 and 3.1.26 Open (101)
Automatic sprinkler systems for core spray rooms, RHR pump rooms, combustible storage areas on 20' and 50' elevations, SLC Pump area and storage room on 80'
3.1.11 and elevation 3.1.18 Open (102)
Store room for water treatment chemicals on 80' elevation
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3.1.18 Closed (103)
Fire detection systems for 117' elecation, feed ster and steam pipe vault ano cast valve vault 3.1.4 Openf*
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Combustible storage locker for 117'
elevation 3.1.18_.
Open 7 1'05)
Water flow alarms for standby gas treatment deluge valves CP&L Ltr.
of 6/23/77 Open*
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FPSER Commitment Number Location / Item Paragraph Status (Continued)
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Unit 2 Reactor Building (RB-2)
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Automatic sprinkler systems for core spray rooms, RHR pump rooms, combustible storage areas on 20' and 50' elevations, SLC pump area and storage room on 80'
3.1.11 and elevation 3.1.26 Open**
(107)
Standpipe system 3.1.3 and 3.1.26 Open (108)
Store room for water treatment chemicals on 80' elevation 3.1.18 Closed (109)
Fire detection systems for 117' elevation, feed water and steam pipe vault and east valve vault 3.1.4 Open**
(110)
Combustible storage locker for 117'
elevation 3.1.18 Closed (111)
Water flow alarms for standby gas treatment deluge valves CP&L Ltr.
of 6/23/77 Open Augnunted Off-Gas Building (112)
Fire detection system for future bottling area, change room and mechanical room 3.1.4 Open**
(113)
Fire dampers 3.1.6 Open**
(114)
Hose station in mechanical room 3.1.3 Open**
General Plant Areas (115)
Replacement of interior fire hose 3.1.29 Closed (116)
Fire barrier on lube oil piping in turbine building heater bay 3.1.30 Closed (117)
Recirculation pump protection 3.1.34 Open (118)
Portable smoke exhausters 3.1.22 Closed (119)
Alarming of fire doors 4.9.2 Open*
(120)
Standpipe isolation valves and hose connections 3.1.20 Closed (121)
Fire loop sectionalizing valves 3.1.19 Open (122)
Gas-tight manhole cover for cable tunnel 3.1.22 Closed (123)
Air compressor to refill breathing apparatus cylinders
3.1.23 Open (124)
Additional spare cylinders for breathing apparatus 3.1.23 Closed (125)
Fire alarm system _evisions 3.1.13 Closed *
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Second Water Supply to Diesel Generator Building 3.1. 20- -
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Fire protection control valve super-vision 3.1.20 Open*
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Fuel oil impoundment 3.1.31 Closed 1337 267
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FPSER Commitment Number Location / Item Paragraph Status (Continued)
Fire Brigade Equipment
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Portable lights 3.1.21 Closed *
(130)
Sound powered telephones 3.1.17 Closed *
(131)
Portable radios 3.1.17 Open (132)
Portable foam fire fighting equipment 3.1.21 Closed Procedures (133)
Administrative controls 3.2.4 Open Notes:
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- Modifications in high radiation and/or contamination areas were not inspected b.
Findings Additional information on the open items listed in Paragraph 5.a is as follows:
(8) The installation of the fire doors was incomplete primarily due to the lack of proper hardware. The provision of the Technical Specifications for limiting conditions for operation (LCO) had been established on these inoperative doors as stipulated by Section A.2 (3.1.1) of the FPSER.
(9) The installation of a fire door between the cable spreading rooms had not been accomplished. The existing door was inoperative; however, an LCO had been established as stipulated by Section A.2 (3.1.1) of the FPSER.
(14), (17), (21) & (24) The fire doors for the battery rooms have been installed, but the door hardware had not been provided and/or the doors and hardware had not been properly adjusted. An LCO had been issued on these doors.
(16), (19), (23) & (26) The fire dampers had been installed but the insta11at.sn of the structural supports which attach the damper assembly to the walls or floors,of the building had not been completed.
Also, the insulation material required between the duct and wall or floor penetrations had not been provided. This modification was to have been completed by June 1, 1979; however, an LCC had been established for this area. This is identified as Inspect 3r Followup Item (324/79-28-2 and 325/79-29-2), Substandard Fire Dampers for Battery Rooms, and will be'reevalu'ated during a
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-10-(34), (35) The access door to the fire damper for the ventilation supply air duct to the computer room had not been installed. The licensee advised that this door will be provided by November 30, 1979. This item is identified as Inspector Followup Item (324/79-28-3 and 325/
79-29-3), Substandard Fire Dr.nper Installation for Computer Rooms.
(39) Fire detectors had not been t.covided beneath the suspended ceiling of the visitors' gallery. The licensee advised that fire detectors will be installed in this area as part of the current modifications and revisions presently being provided to the existing fire detection systems.
A wall had been provided to separate the visitors' gallery from the control room. This wall apparently does not have a three-hour fire rating as indicated by Section IV.C.2.a (page 24) of the licensee's " Fire Protection Program P.2 view".
This item is being evaluated by the licensee and is identified as Unresolved Item (324/79-28-4 and 325/79-29-4),
Substandard Fire Barrier Between Control Room and Visitors'
Gallery, and will be reexamined during a subsequent NRC inspection.
(44) The ventilation duct from the toliet area (CB-22) had not been provided with fire dampers. However, an inspection of the ventila-tion system in this area indicated that several additional ducts penetrate adjacent three-hour rated walls which also are not provided with fire dampers. tlc licensee has agreed to re-evaluate the design of the ventilation system in this area and to provide additional fire dampers where required. This item is identified as Unresolved Item (324/79-28-5 and 325/79-29-5), Control Room Ventilation System-Fire Dampers.
(55), (60), (66), (92), (93), (101), & (106) The following design w installation discrepancies were noted on the various automatic sprinkler systems recently installed throughout the plant.
The activation circuit to each deluge valve was not super-a.
vised.
National Fire Protection Association Standard 13 (NFPA-13), Sprinkler Systems, Sections 5-3.5.2 and 5-3.6 and Section 8-5 of NFPA-15, Water Spray Fixed Systems, require that all systems with over 20 heads be activated by automatic supervised circuits.
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The sprinkler heads were installed an excessive distance from the roof or ceilings o~f the structures. Many of the sprinkler deflectors were installed three to four feet below ceilings, floors or roofs which is more than two times that permitted by Section 4-3 of NFPA-13. Heads were not installed within cr.e trays as required by Section 4-4.14 of NFPA-15.
Heat shields were used in many areas where sprinkler deflectors c.
had been installed an.:xcessive distance below ceilings, roofs and floors. The use of heat shicids is permitted by Section A-3-16.8 of NFPA-13 only for sprinklers under open grating.
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The sprinkler system deluge valves are activated by fire detection systems with fire detectors which are improperly located and/or spaced. Section 5-3.4 of NFPA-13 and Section 8-4 of NFPS-15 requires that fire detection, devices be installed in accordance with their listing by a nationally recognized testing laboratory or in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
Sprinkler piping in some areas was not provided with sway e.
bracing as required by Sections 3-10.3.4 and 3-15 of NFPA-13.
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Some sprinkler heads were obstructed by eJectrical and mechanical equipment and by beams, and other structural supports since sprinkler deflectors were not spaced and/or located in accordance with Section 4-2.4 of NFPA-13.
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Many water flow alarm switches were installed on the supply side of the control valves in lieu of the sprinkler side of the valves as required by Section 3-9.1.2 (Figure A-3-9.1.2)
of NFPA-13. Also, many systems were not provided with test connections to properly test the water flow alarm devices.
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Corrosion resistant sprinkler heads were not provided in areas where chemicals, moisture or other corrosive vapors exist to cause corrosion of the sprinkler heads, as required by Section 3-16.3 of NFPA-13 and Section 2-2 of NFPA-15. A typical exemple of an area where ordinary type sprinkler heads are exposed to corrosive conditions is the service water intake structure.
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Records were not provided to indicate that the underground connection to each sprinkler system aas flushed as required by Section 1-11.2 of NFPA-13 and Section 5-1 of NFPA-15.
Section IV.C.3.e.3, page 4 of the licensee's " Fire Protection Program Review" states that the automatic sprinkler systems installations will conform to the requirements of NFPA-13 and NFPA-15. However, the sprinkler system installations do not meet the provisions of these standards in several important areas.
This is identified as Deviation Item (324/79-28-6 and 325/79-29-6),
Substandard Fire Protection Sprinkler Systems (Deviation A of Appendix B).
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(56) The standpipe system was not in service but LCO requirements of the Technical Specifications had been established as stipulated by Section A.2 (3.1.3) of the FPSER.
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(64), (69), (75), (79), (103), & (109) This item is included in Deviation Item (324/79-17-3 and 325/79-17-3) of the April 1979 report, and remains open.
(81) This item listed as Inspector Followup Item (324'/79-17-4 and 325/79-17-4) in Report of April 16-20, 1979 is closed.
(82) & (84) The licensee is reevaluating the design of the foam systems to determine if the installation meets the provisions of NFPA-11 Foam Extinguishing Systems, and NFPA-16, " Foam-Water Spray Systems".
Pending the results of this evaluation, this item is identified as Unresolved Item (324/79-28-7 and 325/79-29-7), Licensee's Evaluation of Fire Protection Foam Systems.
(90) Refer to Unresolved Item (324/79-17-$ and 32$/79-17-$) of April 16-20, 1979 report.
(93) The sprinkler heads installed have a discharge capacity
"K" factor of $.6 which is different from that used ("K" factor of 8.0) in the design of the system.
(100) & (107) Refer to Inspector Followup Item (324/79-17-8 and 325/
79-17-8) in report of April 16-20, 1979. This item is presently under review by the NRC.
(104) The storage locker for combustible materials had not been provided for the 117' evevation of the Unit I reactor building. This is another example of Deviation Item (324/79-28-1 and 325/79..S-1),
Failure to Provide and Implement Adequate Protection Procedures (Deviation C.6.b of Appendix B).
(10$) & (111) Refer to example 9 of Deviation Item (324/79-17-3 and 325/79-17-3) of April 16-20, 1979 report.
(112) to 114) Modifications for A0G Building will not be completed until such time as the A0G system is made operational.
(115) All of the linen type interior fire hose had not been replaced with industrial grade lined fire hose. The linen type fire hose was noted on the following hose reels: reactor building Unit 1, 80' elevation southeast corner; reactor building Unit 2, 117'
elevation av.heast corner' reactor building unit 2, 80' elevation northeast corner, and, first floor of A0G building. All linen type hose was to be replaced by April 1979. However, the licensee advised on August 30, 1979 that all standpipe hose systems had been inspected and the linen type hose had been replaced with the correct type hose.
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(117) Corrective action has been deferred. Refer to Fire Protection SER Section A.2 (3.1.34).
(119) Refer to example number 7 of Deviation Item (324'/79-17-3 and 325/79-17-3) in report of April 16-20, 1979. This item remains open; however, an LCO has been established for most fire doors which are required but are inoperative.
(121) Sectionalizing post indicator valves had been provided; however, approximately 50 percent of the new valves (seven valves) were installed with the top of the indicator post installed from four to six feet above grade. Also, one indicator post (Number 31)
had been removed from one of the valves and a valve pit with a heavy metal manhole cover provided for the pit. The valve in the pit is not identified. Section 3-1 of NFPA-24, Outside Protection, requires all control valves in a fire protection system to be of an indicating (i.e., post indicator or OS&Y) type. Section 3-3.3 of NFPA-24 also requires that post indicators for valves be installed so that the top of the post will be about 36 inches above grade.Section IV.C.3.e.2 (page 1) states that the instal-lation of the fire protection water system will adhere to the requirements of NFPA-24. The licensee advised on August 30, 1979 that all of the post indicator type valves had been properly reinstalled except for valve number 31. This item is identified as Deviation Item (324/79-28-8 and 325/79-29-8), Substandard Water System Section Control Valve Installation Valve 31 (Deviation B of Appendix B).
(123) The air compressor to refill the self-contained breathing apparatus cylinders had not been provided. This is identified as Deviation Item (324/79-28-9 and 325/79-29-9), Failure to Provide Air Compres-sor for Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (Deviation D of Appendix B).
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(127) Control valves in the fire protection system are not all locked or sealed in the correct position. Refer to example 10 of Deviation Item (324/79-17-3 and 325/79-17-3) in report dated April 16-20, 1979.
(131) Portable radios had not been provided for the fire brigade.
However, on August 30, 1979, the. licensee advised that the brigade had been assigned portable radios from the security force until additional radios can be obtained. This is identified as Inspector F311owup Item (324/79-28-10 and 325/79-29-10), Fire Brigade Portable Radios, and will be reevaluated during a subsequent NRC inspection.
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(132) The portable foam fire fighting extinguishing units were received at the plant on August 9,1979, but as of August 10, 1979, the units were in their original packing containers. The licensee advised on August 30, 1979 that the fire brigade had been instructed and trained in the use of this equipment.
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(133) Administrative control procedures for the fire protection program were originally scheduled to be revised by October 1977. This date was subsequently changed to July 27, 1979. However, as of this inspection, the fire protection administrative control procedures had not been revised to include the recently installed fire protection systems and to incorporate the NRC concerns listed in Section B.3.4 of the FPSER (Supplement No. I dated April 6, 1979).
This is identified as an example of Deviation Item (324/79-28-1 and 325/79-29-1), Failure to Provide and Imple-ment Adequate Fire Protection Procedures (Deviation C of Appendix B).
Except as noted above, within the areas inspected, no additional items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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Fire Protection / Prevention Program The following items of the fire protection / prevention program for the plant were reviewed:
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Procedures Practically all of the licensee's fire protection / prevention procedures are in need of revision to meet the licensee's commitments to the NRC.
As noted in above paragraph 5.b item (133), the lack of adequate fire protection / prevention administrative control procedures is identified as an example of Deviation Item (324/79-28-1 and 325/79-29-1),. Failure to Provide and Implement Adequate Fire Protection Procedures (Deviation C.1 of Appendix B).
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Fire Protection Inspections (1) A review was made of the most recent fire protection insurance inspection report on the plant which was dated April 26-27, 1979, and conducted by M&M Protection Consultants for Nuclear Mutual Limited. This report did not contain any recommendations.
(2) A review was made of the licensee's (corporate level) audit of the plant's fire protection program, Surveillance Report OQAS-56 of July 16, 1979. Tnis report contained a list of 14 items which required corrective action. All of these items were also identi-fied by the inspector during this inspection and are covered
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Fire Brigade Training and Drills A review was made of the fire brigade roster and training records.
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by the NRC and is identified as Inspector Followup Item (324/79-28-11 and 325/79-29-11), Fire Brigade Training Records.
(2) On May 17, 1979, a fire drill was conducted on the backshift at 1:30 a.m.
During this drill, the Brigade Fire Chief (Shift Supervisor) did not respond and the leadership position af Brigade Fire Chief was assigned to a person who was not even on the brigade. A review of the fire brigade roster and shift assignments indicated that on two shifts there are two Brigade Fire Chiefs whereas on the other two shifts there is only one Brigade Fire Chief.
The organizational structure of the brigade apparently does not take into consideration the possible need or requirement for an alternate fire brigade supervisor. The licensee agreed to evaluate the existing fire brigade organization and leadership structure and take appropriate action to assure that at least five brigade members (including a Fire Brigade Chief) will always be available for response in the event of an emergency and for routine training sessions. This item is identified as Unresolved Item (324/79-28-12 and 325/79-29-12), Supervision of Fire Brigade, and will be reviewed during a subsequent NRC inspection.
The licensee advised that numerous attempts have been made to involve the local offsite fire departments in fire training / drills and inspection of the fire protection features of the plant.
However, representatives from any of the local departments have not visited the site since 1975.
This item is identified as Unresolved Item (324/79-28-13 and 324/79-29-13), Adequacy of Offsite Fire Fighting Orgeaizations, for evaluation during a subsequent NRC inspection.
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Facility Tour (1) An inspection was made of the fire pumps, outside control valves, sprinkler and standpipe systems, carbon dioxide system for the control building and three fire hydrant hose houses. The fire protection systems inspected were found operational, except the standpipe system for the service water and the sprinkler systems for the 50' and 80' elevations of Unit 2 reactor building were found shut off.
A limiting condition for operation (LCO) had been established for the standpipe system but an LCO had not been established for the two shut off sprinkler systems. The Technical Specifications (Provision 3.7.7.2) require that these sprinkler systems be operable at all times'or that an LCO consisting of a continuous fire watch with backup fire suppression equipment be provided. The shut off sprinkler systems were immediately restored to service; however, the reason for the systems being shut off was not discovered.
The failure to maintain these sprinkler systems in service or establish the appropriate LCO -as required
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(2) During the tour of the A0G building, it was noted that portions of the electrical equipment for the recombiner rooms consisted of equipment approved for use in a hazardous location while other equipment was approved for use in non-hazardous locations.
NFPA-50A, Gaseous 3 rdrogen Systems, Section 63, requires electrical equipment for this woe occupancy to be approved for use in a Class I, Division 2 bazardous locatiou. The licensee agreed to provide an evaluation of the existing facility ani take appropriate action to comply with the fire protection safety requirements.
This item is identified as Unresolved Item (324/79-28-15 and 325/79-29-15), Electrical Classification for Recombiner Rooms of A0G Building.
(3) Several examples of unsatisfactory housekeeping were noted through-out the plant.
In the Unit 2 cable spreading room, a large quantity of paper, cardboard and other combustibles were noted.
These items primarily consisted of the packing material from the fire extinguisher units which were recently received and unpacked in the cable spreading room prior to being installed throughout the control building. The licensee estimated that this combustible material had been in this cable spreading room for approximately one week. All of this material was removed prior to the completion of this inspection. Above the ceiling areas of the Unit 2 battery rooms which are also in the IJnit 2 cable spreading room, a moderate quantity of paper, scaffolding, temporary unused power / light cords and other combustible materials were noted. The licensee estimated that this material had apparently been left by one of the contractors who had worked in this area during the recent refueling outage.
This area also contained numerous discarded smoking material.
In the radwaste section of the plant, two pallets of flammable coating material consisting of approximately 14 five gallon containers were noted.
It is not known how long this material had been stored in this area. These are examples of the need to improve the general housekeeping throughout the plant.
In an inspection (Report 324/79-2 and 325/79-2) conducted in January 1979, an item of noncompliante (Appendix A, Item B) was identified for the licensee's failure to have a housekeeping program which met the requirements of ANSI Standard N45.2.3 as committed by the accepted QA program. In response 'e this item, the licensee's letter of March 14, 1979 stated that the required housekeeping program would be implemented by September 1, 1979.
This item remains open in NRC/IE Report Nos. 324/79-27 and 325/
79-28 and will be reevaluated at a latter date.
(4) On the roof of the radwaste building, a gasoline fired tar pot (roofing kettle) was found. This unit was not in-use, but was
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states that work involving open flame ignition sources will be properly controlled.
The failure to adequately safeguard the hazards associated with the use of this roofing kettle is another example of Deviation Item (324/79-28-1 and 325/79-29-1), Failure to Provide and Implement Adequate Fire Protection Procedures (Deviation C.5 of Appendix B).
(5) A three-hour fire rated enclosure had been constructed at the 80'
elevation of both Units a and 2 reactor building (refer to above paragraph 5.a, items (102) and (108)) for the storage of combust-ible water treatment chemicals. However, these chemicals were not stored in these storage rooms. This is another example of Deviation Item (324/79-28-1 and 329/79-29-1), Failure to Provide and Implement Adequate Fire Protection Procedures (Deviation C.6.a of Appendix B).
Fire Protection Systems e.
The following periodic test procedures and recorded tests on the fire protection systems were reviewed and discrepancies noted:
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P7-35.1, Fire Pumps and Valves The procedure did not require an inspection of the recently installed control valves.
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PT-35.2, Fire Hydrants and Hose Houses This procedure did not require an inspection of the new hydrant and hose house at the service water intake structure.
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PT-35.4.5, Service Water Intake Structure / Fire Detectors Test results on the detectors were due May 1979. This data was not in the records storage vault. This item will be inspected at a later date by the FRC and is identified as Inspector Followup Item (324/79-28-16 and 324/79-29-16), Review of Fire Detection Test Data-Service Water Intake Structure.
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(5) PT 35.6, Fire Hose Test The test data on the fire hose was due in May 1979. However, this test data was not complete. The licensee advised that the fire hose is presently undergoing tests and should be completed by August 31, 1979.
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PT-35.7, Automatic Sprinkler Systems The new sprinkler systems were not included in the proce lure to be inspected and tested.
(7) PT-35.10, Carbon Dioxide System for Control Building Test data was satisfactory.
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PT-35.11.1, Interior Fire Hose Systems The procedure did not require an inspection of all of the recently installed systems. Also, the last inspection did not detect the substandard fire hose noted on four hose reels. Refer to above paragraph 5(b), item (115).
The licensee is presently revising the periodic test procedures on the fire protection systems to include all of the recently installed fire protection equipment and components. These revised procedures will be reviewed by the NRC at a subsequent inspection. This item is identifiec as another example of Deviation Item (324/79-28-1 and 325/79-29-1),
Failure to Provide and Implement Adequate Fire Protection Procedures (Deviation C.1 of Appendix B).
Except as noted above, within the areas examined, no additional items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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