IR 05000348/1987007
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 03/20/1987 |
| From: | Conlon T, Miller W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| ML20205P721 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-348-87-07, 50-348-87-7, 50-364-87-07, 50-364-87-7, NUDOCS 8704030366 | |
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| Download: ML20205P756 (9) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIGN
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Report Nos.: 50-348/87-07 and 50-364/87-07 t
Licensee: Alabama Power Company
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Birmingham, AL 35291-0400 Docket Nos.: 50-348 and 50-364 License Nos.:
NPF-2 and NPF-8 Facility Name:
Farley Units 1 and 2 Inspection Conducted:
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T. E. Conlon, Section 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:
One violation was identified (Inadequate Number of Fire Brigade Drills conducted during 1986 - paragraph 5.e(2)).
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REPORT DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
- J. D. Woodard, Plant Manager
- D. N. Morey, Assistant General Manager - Operations J. Odom, Operations Unit Supervisor
- C. D. Nesbitt, Technical Manager
- L. S. Williams, Training Manager R. H. Marlow, Technical Supervisor
- J. K. Osternoltz, Supervisor, SAER
- F. G. Watford, Fire Marshal
- J. P. Hayes, Fire Protection R. Martin, SAER W. Warren, SAER NRC Resident Inspector
- W. H. Bradford
- Attended exit interview 2.
Exit Interview The inspection scope and findings were summarized on February 27, 1987, 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 new item was identified during this inspection.
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Violation 348, 364/87-07-01, Inadequate Number of Fire Brigade Drills Conducted During 1986 paragraph 5.e(2).
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 a.
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Violation 348/83-21-01 and 364/83-19-01, Inadequate Surveillance Test Procedures for Fire Detection System, Fire Protection Control Valves and CO Hose Reels.
Procedures
FNP-1-STP-131.02, FNP-0-STP-56.0 and FNP-0-STP-129 have been revised to include the required surveillances.
Therefore, this item is closed.
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(Closed) Violation 364/83-19-03, Fire Stops are Not Provided for Vertical Cable Trays.
The licensee performed a detailed evaluation of all vertical cable raceways (Production Change Notice B-83-1470 for Unit 1 and B-83-2454 for Unit 2).
This evaluation identified a number of raceways in which fire stops were required but were not provided.
All of the required fire stops were installed prior to May 7, 1984.
The inspector reviewed the following drawings to verify that the required fire stops and sealing requirements had been installed:
Unit 1, D-350899 and D-350913; and Unit 2, D-356114 and D356134.
Therefore, this item is closed.
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
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Fire Protection / Prevention Program (64704)
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Fire Prevention / Administrative Control Procedures The following procedures were examined by the inspectors:
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Title FNP-0-AP-35 General Plant Housekeeping and Cleanliness (Revision 12)
FNP-0-AP-36 Fire Surveillance Procedures and Inspections (Revision 12)
FNP-0-AP-37 Fire Brigade Organization (Revision 7)
FNP-0-AP-38 Use of Open Flames (Revision 8)
FNP-0-AP-39 Fire Patrol and Watches (Revision 7)
FNP-0-EIP-13 Fire Emergencies (Revision 8)
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FNP-0-EIP-1 Duties of an Individual Who Discovers an (Revision 2)
Emergency Condition FNP-0-AP-45 Farley Nuclear Plant Training Plan (Revision 3)
Appendix Nos. P & Q
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These procedures comply with the NRC supplemental guidelines of the document entitled " Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Responsi-bilities, Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance" dated June 14,1977.
However, several items in the administrative pro-cedures do not meet the current NRC guidelines -and requirements of 10 CFR 50,' Appendix R.
These include the failure to limit open flame permits to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> while plant 's in operation, no yearly physical
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examinations for fire brigade members and lack of detail fire fighting strategies.
These issues have previously been reviewed and accepted by NRR, and, therefore, are not applicable to Farley.
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Fire Protection Surveillance Procedures Procedure No.
Title FNP-1-STP-131.03 (Rev. 6)
Smoke Detector Semi-Annual Surveillance FNP-2-STP-131.03 (Rev. 4)
Smoke Detector Semi-Annual Surveillance FNP-0-STP-127.0 (Rev. 17)
Yard Loop - Monthly FNP-0-STP-56.0 (Rev. 10)
Fire System Valve Operability Test FNP-1-STP-626.0 (Rev. 6)
Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems FNP-0-STP-622.0 (Rev. 6)
CO Storage Tank Weight Check
I The above surveillance procedures were reviewed to determine if the various test outlines and inspection instructions adequately imple-
ment the surveillance requirements of the plant's fire protection
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Technical Specifications.
In addition, these procedures were
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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 and Tests The inspector reviewed the following surveillance inspection and test j
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FNP-1-STP-131.03, Smoke Detector Semi-Annual Surveillance:
December 12, 1985 and June 17, 1986
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FNP-2-STP-131.03, Smoke Detector Semi-Annual Surveillance:
January 20 and July 16, 1986 and January 16, 1987
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FNP-0-STP-56.0, Fire System Valve Operability Test:
March 27, 1984, March 14, 1985 and March 15, 1986.
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2 FNP-0-STP-127.0, Yard Loop:
Monthly from September 3,1986
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through January 30, 1987.
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FNP-1-STP-626.0, Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems: January 2, 1985 and September 3, 1986.
FNP-0STP-622.0, CO Storage Tank Weight Check:
July 3,1985,
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January 9, and July 24, 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 Farley Fire Protection Program were reviewed.
These audits were:
Annual Fire Protection / Loss Prevention Audit of August 9, 1985.
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SAER QA Fire Protection Audit of August 11, 1986.
Triannual (PLC) Fire Protection Audit of October 7, 1986.
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The audits identified several fire protection program improvements.
The licensee has either implemented the corrective actions associated with these audit findings or were evaluating the items to determine the appropriate corrective actions.
The licensee appears to be taking the appropriate corrective actions on the audit findings.
These audits appeared to meet the intent of the Technical Speci-fications; however, the 'QA audit program, procedure SAER-WP-12, Fire Protection Audit Program, did not reference NRC Generic Letter 82-21, Technical Specifications for Fire Protection Audits, to assure that l
all of the required elements were included in the QA audit checklist i
and future audit.
The licensee agreed to incorporate this generic letter in the reference sections of procedure SAER-WP-12.
This will be verified during future NRC inspections.
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Fire Brigade (1) Organization The total station fire brigade is composed of approximately 144 personnel from the operations, security and slant chemistry staff.
The un duty shift fire brigade leader " s normally one of
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the shift foremen and the remaining four fire brigade members l
are composed of two plant operators, one security officer and one person from the chemistry group.
An auxiliary brigade composed of four employees from the maintenance, warehouse and security staff is also available.
It appears that sufficient manpower is available to meet both the operational and the fire l
brigade requirements of. the plant's Technical Specifications.
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(2) Training The inspector reviewed the training and drill records of 13 brigade members for 1986.
The recor_ds reviewed indicated that each of these leaders and members had attended the required training and participated in the required number of drills.
The fire brigade training records which were inspected were found satisfactory.
The inspector reviewed the shift f' ire brigade drills conducted during 1986 and noted that 18 drills were conducted.
Three drills were conducted the first quarter, none the second quarter, one the third quarter and 14 the forth quarter.
Farley Nuclear Plant Training Plan, FNP-0-AP-45 Appendix Q states that the fire brigade training program will consists of formal lectures and six brigade drills per quarter.
The failure to conduct the required number of drills is identified as Violation 348, 364/87-07-01, Inadequate Number of Fire Brigade Drills Conducted During 1986.
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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 equipment, consisting of fire hose, nozzles, tools, and miscel-laneous equipment.
This equipment is stored at the fire brigade equipment response location located in Unit 1 auxiliary building (155' elevation), Unit 1 turbine building (155' elevation),
service water structure, river water structure and diesel generator building.
A total of 14 sets of turnout gear (coats, boots, helmets, etc.) and miscellaneous equipment are stored at the fire brigade equipment responses location.
The designated fire brigade equipment appeared to be properly maintained and stored in a ready condition.
(2) Outside Fire Protection Walkdown The inspector verified that the two water storage tanks con-tained sufficient water to meet the requirements of the Technical Specifications.
The three fire pumps were inspected and found to be in service.
The diesel fuel tanks for the diesel driven fire pumps were approximately 75% full of fuel which met the requirements of the Technical Specifications.
However, the electric driven fire pump was in continuous operation to maintain system pressure due to a number of leaks in the underground water distribution piping system.
These leaks exceeded the capacity of the normal jockey pump.
The alarm panel in the control room, which indicates all fire anc'
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trouble alarms from the fire pump house, had been placed in the off position in order to maintain the fire protection system annunciator light on the main control room board in operation for the other fire protection and detection systems.
This resulted in the lack of a trouble or fire alarm initiation in the event any alarm was initiated from the fire pump house.
The loss alarms included:
pump house fire alarm, fire pump running, fire pump one start failure, fire pump two start failure, fire pump three start failures and fire protection system low water pressure.
The licensee stated that other alarms are available to compensate for these loss alarms and that the alarm panel was to be restored to normal as soon as the leaks were repaired.
If the leaks were not repaired soon, the licensee indicated that
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consideration would be given towards implementing the " abnormal or jumper installation control procedures" in order to restore the alarm panel to service.
This item will be reviewed during future NRC inspections.
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:
Valve No.
N1Y43V008 N1Y43V031 N1Y43V039 N1Y43V040 N1Y43V045 N1Y43V047 i
N1Y43V049
The following fire hydrants and fire hydrant equipment houses i
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Hydrant House No.
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The equipment
appeared to be adequately maintained.
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A tour of the exterior of the plant indicated that sufficient clearance was 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, the following safe shutdown related plant areas and their related fire protection features were inspected:
diesel generator building and non radiation areas of the auxiliary building.
The fire / smoke detection systems, manual fire fighting equipment (i.e., portable extinguishers, hose stations, etc.), fixed suppression systems, and the fire area boundary walls, floors and ceiling associated for the above plant areas were inspected and verified to be in service or functional.
Based on this inapection, it appears that the fire protection features associated with the above plant areas are satisfactorily main-tained.
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 g
general housekeeping. were found to be very good in the areas inspected.
A welding operations was observed in the diesel generator building.
An approved " Hot Work" permit had been issued for the welding operation and the work practices met the licensee's fire prevention control procedures.
(4) Appendix R Fire Protection Features The inspector visually inspected the fire rated raceway fire barriers required for compliance with Appendix R,Section III.G.2 in the following plant areas:
Raceways No.
Location BHF443 Unit 2 Auxiliary Bldg. 139'
BID 03D Unit 2 Auxiliary Bldg. 139'
2IE044 Unit 1 Auxiliary Bldg. 139'
BITB005 Unit 1 Auxiliary B1dg.139'
BHDC09 Unit 1 Auxiliary Bldg. 100'
BH006C Unit 2 Auxiliary Bldg. 100'
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Based on the inspector observations of the above raceway fire barrier enclosures, it appears that the one hour fire barrier integrity associated with the above fire barrier assemblies was being properly maintained in a satisfactory condition.
Twelve eight-hour emergency lighting units installed between the control room and the Units 1 and 2 remote shutdown panel rooms were inspected.
These units were in service, lamps properly aligned and appeared to be properly maintained.
Except as noted above, within the areas inspected, no additional viola-tions or deviations were identified.
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Inspector Followup Items (IFI)
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(Closed) IFI 348/83-21-02, Missing Surveillance Datii Sheet for October 1982 of Procedure FNP-0-STP-126.02.
This completed procedure could not be located.
However, the control roon records indicated that this surveillance was completed but was apparently never received by the document control center.
This item is closed.
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(Closed) IFI 364/83-19-02, Fire Hose Stations for Unit 2 Cable Tunnels are not Included in the Technical Specifications.
These hose stations are now part of the Technical. Specifications.
This item is closed.