IR 05000458/1988015

Insp Rept 50-458/88-15 on 880613-17.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Fire Protection/ Prevention Program & Implementation

ML20151A346
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	07/06/1988
From:	Singh A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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APPENDIX U.S' NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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REGION IV

NRC Inspection Report: 50-458/88-15 Operating License: NPF-47 Docket: 50-458

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Licensee: GulfStatesUtilities(GSU)

P.O. Box 220 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775-Facility Name: RiverBendStation(RBS)

Inspection At: RBS, St. Francisville, Louisiana Inspection Conducted: Jene 13-17, 1988 Inspector: M b arjit 5Jqgh, ReWcter Inspector, Plant 7 fok 89 Da te'

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Systems Section, Division of Reactor Safety ,

Approved: Yb Ireland,'

R.~ .O JYbws(l Acting Chief, Plant Systems 7/$/W Date Section, Division of Reactor Safety-

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I Inspection Summary Inspection Conducted June 13-17, 1988 (Report 50-458/88-15)

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of fire protection / prevention program and implementatio Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie I Q

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DETAILS Persons Contacted

• J. C. Deddens, Senior Vice President

• James W. Cook, Lead Environmental Analyst - Licensing

• Tom. Crouse, Manager, Quality Assurance ,

• K. E. Suhrke, Manager, Project Management

• J. R. Hamilton, Director, Design Engineering

• R. J. King, Supervisor, Nuclear Licensing

• David Dietzel, Nuclear Training Coordinator

• Charles Coones, Senior Civil / Structural Engineer

• Dennis Castleberry, Operations, Quality Assurance Engineer

• I. M. Malik, Supervisor, Quality Systems

• J. E. Spivey, Senior Quality Assurance Engineer / Audit Coordinator

• G. R. Kimmell, Director, Quality Services

• G. K. Henry, Director, Quality Operations .

• L. A. Enecland, Director,-Nuclear Licensing

• R. 3. Ruby, Senior Systems Engineer / Field Engineer

• B. E. Ellis, Systems Engineer / Field Engineer

• R. J. Backon, Operations, Quality Assurance Supervisor

• T. F. Plunkett, Plant Manager

• V. J. Normand, Supervisor, Administrative Services

• T. G. Murphy, Supervisor, Planning / Scheduling

• H. Odell, Manager, Administration

• William Crzzau, Site Representative, CASUN

• M. F. Sankovich, Manager, Engineering The NRC ins;metor also contacted other licensee personnel including administrative and operations personne * Denotes those attending the exit intervie . Fire Protection / Prevention Program (64704) This inspection was conducted to evaluate the overall adequacy and implementation of the licensee's approved fire protection progra The NRC inspector reviewed the following fire prevention / administrative procedures:

Procedure N Revision Title Date ADM-0009 6 Station Fire Protection 04/27/88 Program FPP-0030 4 Storage of Combustibles 03/14/88 l

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Procedure N Revision Title Date FPP-0040 4 Control of Transient 03/02/88 Combustibles FPP-0050 2 Handling of Flammable 04/07/86 Liquids and Gases This review verified that the licensee had technically adequate procedures to implement the fire protection program. Procedural guidance was provided to control combustible material and reduce fire hazards. Based on this review, the NRC inspector concluded that these procedures meet the NRC guidelines of NURE6-0800, Section 9.5.1, Standard Review Plan - Fire Protection Program, Appendix A to BTP APCSB 9.5-1 and the licensee's commitments in a letter to the NRC dated October 198 b. Fire Protection Surveillance Procedures The inspector reviewed the tollowing Fire Protection System Surveillance Procedures:

Procedure N Revision Title Date STP-000-3401 1 Semiannual Fire Door 04/22/88 Operability Check STP.000-3602 6 Fire Barrier Visual 05/27/88 Inspection STP-000-3603 4 Fire Damper 18-Month 12/01/86 Visual Inspection STP-000-3605 4 Fire Door Release 11/09/87 Mechanism Functional Test FPP-0100 5 Fire Protection System 05/19/88 Impai rment FPP-0101 2 Weekly Fire Suppression 06/01/R9 System Inspection FPP-0107 P Fire Pump Annual 10/23/87 Functional Test FPP-0109 0 Fire Protection Sprinkler 06/17/87 System Functicnal Test Outside the Protected l Area l l

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The above surveillance procedures were reviewed to determine if the various test outlines and inspection instructions adequately implement the surveillance requirements of the RBS's Fire Protection Technical Specification (TS). In addition, these procedures were reviewed to determine if the inspection and test instructions followed the general industry fire protection practices, NRC Fire Protection Guidelines and the National Fire Protection Association Fire Codes. Based on this review, the NRC inspector found th'a procedures acceptabl c. Fire Protection System Surveillance Inspections and Tests The inspector reviewed the following surveillance inspection and test records for the dates indicated:

Procedure h Results Reviewed STP-?E0-4501 Fire Detector Instrumentation 6-Month Functional Test

(03/24/88)

STP-251-3603 Fire Protection Hose Rack Anr,Jal Inspection (01/06/87)

STP-251-3606 Diesel Fire Pump 18-Month Inspection (09/09/86)

STP-251-3604 Fire Protection Water Valve 18-Month Cycle Test 1 (11/04/87)

The surveillance test records and test frequencies associated with the above fire protection system surveillance tests / inspections were !

found to be satisfactory, d. Fire Protection Audit The most recent audit reports of the RBS were reviewed:

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87-03-I-PFPP Annual Audit River Bend Station (RBS) Fire j Protection Program i March 17-27, 1987 87-10-I-PFPP RBS OA Audit October 20-29, 1987 88-03-I-PFPP GSU Audit of RBS Fire Protection / Prevention l Program March 15-24, 1988

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-These audits identified several fire protection program discrepancies and unresolved items, and recomended several program improvement i The~ licensee has either implemented the corrective actions associated '

with these audit findings or has established a scheduled date.for completion of the corrective actions. Based on the review of these audits, it appears that the licensee has taken appropriate corrective actions on these audit finding Fire Brigade (1) Organization l The total station fire brigade is composed of 6pproximately l 88 operations staff. The onduty shift fire brigade leader is ;

normally a reactor operator, and the remaining four fire brigade ;

members are other operators. The inspector reviewed the onduty shifts for June 9 and 13, 1988,'and verified that sufficient

, qualified fire brigade personnel were on duty to meet the )

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provisions of the plant's TSs. In addition, the NRC inspector verified that sufficient personnel.were assigned to each shift to meet the minimum cperating shift manning _ requirements of the TS Based on this review the NRC inspector concluded that ;

there were sufficient shift personnel to .reet both the 1 operational and the fire brigade requirements of the plant's l TS !

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The inspector reviewed the training ano drill records for five i brigade leaders and sixteen brigade mmbers for 1987 through l June 10, 1988. The records reviewed indicated that each of I these leaders and members received an annual medical review, attended the required training, and participated in the required number of drills. The inspector also verified that a fire heigade drill had been conducted quarterly for each shift for 1987. The fire brigade training records inspected were found to be satisfactory. In addition, the inspector reviewed the licensee's initial fire brigade training program which indicated that the fire brig 3de training was being conducted in accordance i with the Station Procedure Nte. TPP-7-021, "Fire Protection l Training."

i Plant Tour and Inspectfon of Fire Protection Equipment I (1) Inspection of Fire Brigade Manual Ftre Fighting i.,ipment The inspector performed an inspection of the fire brigade l equipment, consisting of fire hose, nozzles, tools, and l miscellaneous equipment, stored at the fire brigade equipment response locations located at "T" Tunnel at EL 95 feet, and Turbine Building El 95 fee I

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A total of five sets of turnout gear (coats, boots, helmets, and gloves, etc.), five sets of sealed self contained breathing apparatus and six spare air cylinders are stored in the fire brigade equipmant lockers locaced in various places in the plant. Based on this inspection, the NRC inspector verified that the designated fire brigade equipment appeared to be

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properly maintained and stored in ready conditio (2) Outside Fire Protection Walkdown

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The inspector verified that the two water storage tanks contained sufficient water to meet the requirements of the TS The three fire pumps were inspected and found to be in servic The diesel fuel tanks for the diesel driven fire pumps were approximately full of fuel which met the requirements of the

, TS The three fire hose houses were inspected. The houses contained the minimum equipment requirement c? that specified by NFPA-24 and the FSAR conunitment The equipment appeared to be adequately maintaine 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 toured was goo (3) Permanent Plant Fire Protection Features A plant tour was made by the NRC inspecto During the plant tour, the following safe shutdown related plant areas and their related fire protaction features were inspected including remote shutdown panels, cable chase trays, and diesel generator room The fire / smoke detection systems, manual fire fighting equipment l (i.e., portable extinguishers and hose stations, etc.), and the l fire boundary walls, penetrations, ducts, floors, and ceilings j associated with the above plant areas were inspected and verified to be in functional statu All of the cable chase rooms are equipped with wet sprinkler type systems. An automatic sprinkler system is inctalled in the control buildin These systems were inspected and found to be in servic The plant tour also verified the licensee's implementation of the fire prevention administrative procedure The control of combustibles and flummable materials, liquids and j gases, and the general housekeeping was found to be very good in

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7- l Emergency Lightin The licensee has provided 8-hour emergency lighting units as required

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to safely shut down the. plant. The following 8-hour emergency lighting-units were tested by the licensee representative in the presence:of the NRC inspecto Unit N Location ,

ILAC-IC2-13-0-B-2 EL 98 Feet Control Building ILAC-IC5-19-0-A-3 EL 98 Feet Control Building ILAC-IC2-12-0-B-5 EL 98 Feet Switchgear Room ILAC-IC2-18-0-B-4 EL 98 Feet Switchgear Room ILAC-IC2-17-0-A-1 EL 98 Feet Switchgear Room

These units were in service, lamps were properly aligned and appeared to be properly maintaine Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie . Exit Interview An exit interview was conducted on June 17, 1988, with those personnel denoted in paragraph 1 of this report. At this exit interview, the NRC inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspection.

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