ML051440246
| ML051440246 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 05/24/2005 |
| From: | Laura Smith Division of Reactor Safety IV |
| To: | Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District |
| References | |
| IR-05-008 | |
| Download: ML051440246 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000285/2005008
Text
May 24, 2005
R. T. Ridenoure
Vice President
Omaha Public Power District
Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.
P.O. Box 550
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550
SUBJECT:
FORT CALHOUN STATION -NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL FIRE
PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION (05000285/2005008)
Dear Mr. Ridenoure:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
Region IV staff will conduct a triennial fire protection baseline inspection at the Fort Calhoun
Station in July and August of 2005. The inspection team will be comprised of reactor inspectors
from the NRC Region IV office, a resident inspector, and a contractor. The inspection will be
conducted in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71111.05T, "Fire Protection (Triennial),"
the NRCs baseline fire protection inspection procedure.
The schedule for the inspection is as follows:
Information gathering visit: July 12-14, 2005
Onsite inspection: July 25 - 29, 2005
August 8 - 12, 2005
Members of the inspection team will visit the Fort Calhoun Station on July 12-14, 2005, to
gather information and documents needed to support the inspection, obtain unescorted access,
to become familiar with your fire protection program, and to select the fire areas of interest for
the inspection. The enclosure to this letter provides a list of documents the team will need to
review. You are requested to transmit copies of some of the documents to the NRC Region IV
office for team use in preparation for the inspection. We would appreciate it if you could send
this information so that it will arrive in our office in Arlington, Texas, no later than noon on
July 18, 2005.
We request that during the onsite inspection weeks, you ensure that copies of analyses,
evaluations, or documentation regarding the implementation and maintenance of the fire
protection program, including post-fire safe shutdown capability, be readily accessible to the
team for their review. Of specific interest are those documents that establish that your fire
protection program satisfies NRC regulatory requirements and conforms to applicable NRC
and industry fire protection guidance. Also, appropriate personnel knowledgeable of: (1) those
plant systems required to achieve and maintain safe shutdown conditions from inside and
outside the control room, (2) the electrical aspects of the post-fire safe shutdown analyses,
Omaha Public Power District
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(3) reactor plant fire protection systems, and (4) the fire protection program and its
implementation should be available to support the team at the site during the inspection.
Your cooperation and support during this inspection will be appreciated. If you have questions
concerning this inspection or the inspection team's information or logistical needs, please
contact Neil O'Keefe at 817-860-8269.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Linda J. Smith, Chief
Plant Engineering Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-285
License: DPR-40
Enclosure: Triennial Fire Protection
Inspection Supporting Documentation
cc w/enclosure:
John B. Herman, Manager
Nuclear Licensing
Omaha Public Power District
Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.
P.O. Box 550
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550
David J. Bannister
Manager - Fort Calhoun Station
Omaha Public Power District
Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant
P.O. Box 550
Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550
James R. Curtiss
Winston & Strawn
1400 L. Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3502
Chairman
Washington County Board of Supervisors
P.O. Box 466
Blair, NE 68008
Omaha Public Power District
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Sue Semerena, Section Administrator
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Division of Public Health Assurance
Consumer Services Section
301 Centennial Mall, South
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
Daniel K. McGhee
Bureau of Radiological Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
401 SW 7th Street, Suite D
Des Moines, IA 50309
Omaha Public Power District
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DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
DRS Deputy Director (KSW)
Senior Resident Inspector (JDH1)
Branch Chief, DRP/C (KMK)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLN1)
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Enclosure
ENCLOSURE
Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Supporting Documentation
1.
The current version of your fire protection program and fire hazards analysis.
2.
Post-fire safe shutdown analysis.
3.
A listing of the fire protection program implementing procedures (e.g., administrative
controls, maintenance, surveillance testing, fire brigade).
4.
A copy of the operating procedure(s) used to implement alternative shutdown (III.G.3
areas) capability with or without control room evacuation.
5.
A copy of the operating procedure(s) used to implement post-fire operator action for
III.G.2 areas (non-alternative shutdown).
6.
Pre-fire plans for the selected fire areas (to be determined by the team leader during the
information-gathering trip).
7.
A list of equipment used to achieve and maintain hot standby and cold shutdown in the
event of a fire, and two copies of the piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for
these systems. These should include the systems used for RCS makeup, RCS
pressure control, decay heat removal, and reactivity control, including the essential
support systems.
8.
Plant layout drawings for the selected fire areas that identify (a) the physical plant
locations of major hot standby and cold shutdown equipment; (b) plant fire area and/or
fire zone delineation; and ©) the locations of fire protection equipment, such as
detection, suppression, and post-fire emergency lighting units.
9.
Electrical schematics and cable raceway listings for circuits supplying power to
components used to achieve and maintain hot standby and cold shutdown for fires
outside the control room and those components used for those areas requiring
alternative shutdown capability.
10.
A listing of design change packages, which were determined to impact fire protection
and post-fire safe shutdown, performed in the last 3 years.
11.
A listing of Generic Letter 86-10 evaluations performed in the last 3 years.
12.
A summary of open and closed fire protection Condition Reports initiated in the last 3
years which relate to the fire protection program or equipment.
13.
Copies of the licensing basis documents for fire protection. This should include all NRC
Safety Evaluation Reports discussing the fire protection program or equipment,
correspondence requesting or approving exemptions, deviations, etc., and other
pertinent documents.
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14.
A listing of applicable codes and standards related to the design of plant fire protection
features and evaluations of any code deviations.
15.
A copy of the most current PRA information relating to plant response to fires, such as
the plants individual plant examination external event report (IPEEE). Also, the results
of any post-IPEEE reviews, and listings of actions taken or plant modifications
conducted in response to IPEEE information.
16.
Organization charts of site personnel down to the level of fire protection staff personnel.
17.
Drawings showing the emergency lights which support fire response.
18.
Procedures used to remove smoke from safety-related areas and the engineering
studies or calculations which support the bases for these procedures.
19.
Drawings of communication systems credited fire firefighting and plant operations during
fires where control room is occupied or evacuated.
20.
Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for the fire water and sprinkler systems.
21.
Maintenance Rule performance criteria and 3 years worth of performance history for fire
protection program systems or functions monitored within the Maintenance Rule
program.
22.
A copy of fire protection program requirements (e.g. limiting conditions for operation,
surveillance test requirements) covered by Technical Specifications, Technical
Requirements Manual, UFSAR, or similar documents.
23.
A listing of surveillance, testing, and preventive maintenance procedures used for fire
protection program equipment.
24.
Copies of any internal and external assessment reports of post-fire safe shutdown
capability and the fire protection program conducted since the last fire protection
inspection. This should include the widest interpretation of assessment (peer reviews,
contractor reports, QA audits or assessments, performance indicators, etc.)
25.
A list of manual actions taken outside the control room which are credited to mitigate the
consequences of fires in III.G.2 areas (non-alternative shutdown areas). The list should
group actions by the initiating fire area or zone and indicate where the action must take
place.
26.
Design Basis Documents or operator study guides (lesson plan text and graphics
preferred) that describe the purpose/function/operating characteristics of the safe
shutdown systems (RCS makeup, RCS pressure control, decay heat removal, and
reactivity control, including the essential support systems).
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Enclosure
27.
Two copies of one-line diagrams of the electrical distribution system. These should
depict how power gets from the switchyard to ESF loads (480V and 4160V). Also
include the vital DC distribution system one-line diagrams. (One copy to Ken Sullivan,
one copy to the NRC team members).
28.
A list of fire areas which have been analyzed for potential to cause or not cause loss of
offsite power. If there is no such analysis, please provide a list of fire areas where
offsite power cables are routed, or where key breakers, protective relaying, or
transformers are located that deliver/controls offsite power from the switchyard to the
4160V ESF buses.
29.
A list of automatic and manually initiated gaseous fire suppression systems in the plant.
30.
A list of repairs (and the procedure that controls the actions) needed to: a) reach and/or
maintain hot shutdown; b) reach and/or maintain cold shutdown.
31.
A list of high to low pressure interface valves.
32.
A copy of procedures governing the training and operation of the fire brigade.