ML070720214
| ML070720214 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 03/12/2007 |
| From: | Laura Smith Division of Reactor Safety IV |
| To: | Minahan S Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) |
| References | |
| IR-07-006 | |
| Download: ML070720214 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000298/2007006
Text
March 12, 2007
Stewart B. Minahan, Vice
President-Nuclear and CNO
Nebraska Public Power District
72676 648A Avenue
Brownville, NE 68321
SUBJECT:
COOPER NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL FIRE
PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION WHILE TRANSITION TO
10 CFR PART 50.48 (c) IS IN PROGRESS. (05000298/2007006)
Dear Mr. Minahan:
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 Cooper Nuclear
Station in May and June of 2007. The inspection team will be comprised of reactor inspectors
from the NRC Region IV office and a contractor. The inspection will be conducted in
accordance with Inspection Procedure 71111.05TTP, the NRCs baseline fire protection
inspection procedure for plants in the process of implementing 10 CFR 50.48(c), NFPA 805.
The inspection guidance is different from the regular triennial inspections in that the inspectors
will concentrate on the fire protection program infrastructure and the adequacy of compensatory
measures implemented for identified departures for code requirements. The inspectors will not
routinely inspect for or evaluate circuit related issues.
The schedule for the inspection is as follows:
Information gathering visit:
May 9 - 10, 2007
Onsite inspection:
May 21 - 25, 2007
June 11 - 15, 2007
Members of the inspection team will visit the Cooper Nuclear Station on May 9 - 10, 2007, 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 by the dates listed.
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
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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,
(3) reactor plant fire protection systems, (4) the current fire protection program and its
implementation, and (5) the NFPA 805 implementation program 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 John M. Mateychick at 817-276-6560.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Linda J. Smith, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-298
License: DPR-46
Enclosure: Triennial Fire Protection
Inspection Documentation Requested
cc w/enclosure:
Gene Mace
Nuclear Asset Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
John C. McClure, Vice President
and General Counsel
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, NE 68602-0499
P. V. Fleming, Licensing Manager
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
Nebraska Public Power District
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Michael J. Linder, Director
Nebraska Department of
Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922
Chairman
Nemaha County Board of Commissioners
Nemaha County Courthouse
1824 N Street
Auburn, NE 68305
Julia Schmitt, Manager
Radiation Control Program
Nebraska Health & Human Services
Dept. of Regulation & Licensing
Division of Public Health Assurance
301 Centennial Mall, South
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
H. Floyd Gilzow
Deputy Director for Policy
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
P. O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176
Director, Missouri State Emergency
Management Agency
P.O. Box 116
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116
Chief, Radiation and Asbestos
Control Section
Kansas Department of Health
and Environment
Bureau of Air and Radiation
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310
Topeka, KS 66612-1366
Daniel K. McGhee, State Liaison Officer
Bureau of Radiological Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
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Don Flater, Radiation Control
Program Director
Bureau of Radiological Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Ronald D. Asche, President
and Chief Executive Officer
Nebraska Public Power District
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
Kevin V. Chambliss, Director of
Nuclear Safety Assurance
Nebraska Public Power District
P.O. Box 98
Brownville, NE 68321
John F. McCann, Director, Licensing
Entergy Nuclear Northeast
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601-1813
Keith G. Henke, Planner
Division of Community and Public Health
Office of Emergency Coordination
930 Wildwood, P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (BSM1)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
DRS Deputy Director (RJC1)
Senior Resident Inspector (SCS)
Branch Chief, DRP/C (MCH2)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (MAS3)
RITS Coordinator (MSH3)
D. Cullison, OEDO RIV Coordinator (DGC)
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CNS Site Secretary (SEF1)
W. A. Maier, RSLO (WAM)
R. E. Kahler, NSIR (REK)
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Enclosure
ENCLOSURE
Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Documentation Requested
Please provide the following documentation prior to the onsite information gathering trip,
preferably no later than April 30, 2007. Where practical, please provide copies electronically on
compact discs.
1.
The current version of your fire protection program and fire hazards analysis.
2.
Post-fire safe shutdown analysis and any supporting calculations which demonstrate
acceptable plant response.
3.
Copies of the licensing basis documents for fire protection (Safety Evaluation Reports,
pertinent sections of the Final Safety Analysis Report, exemptions, deviations, letters
to/from the NRC regarding fire protection/fire safe shutdown, etc.).
4.
The Fire PRA or portions of the plants IPEEE addressing fire events.
Please provide the following documentation during the onsite information gathering trip May 9 -
10, 2007. Where practical, please provide copies electronically on compact discs. However,
drawings should be provided as paper copies of sufficient size that all details are legible.
5.
Fire protection program implementing procedures (e.g., administrative controls,
surveillance testing).
6.
Operating procedures used for achieving and maintaining hot and cold shutdown
conditions from the control room in the event of a fire outside the control room (III.G.2
areas).
7.
Operating procedure(s) used to implement an alternative shutdown (III.G.3 areas)
capability with or without control room evacuation.
8.
Pre-fire plans for the selected fire areas (areas to be selected by the team during the
information-gathering trip).
9.
A list of equipment used to achieve and maintain hot standby and cold shutdowns in the
event of a fire (safe shutdown equipment lists).
10.
Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams showing the components used to achieve
and maintain hot standby and cold shutdowns for fires outside the control room and
those components used for those areas requiring alternative shutdown capability. Two
copies of the piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for these systems of a size
sufficient to read all details. These should include the systems used for RCS makeup,
RCS pressure control, decay heat removal, and reactivity control, including the essential
support systems.
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11.
Plant layout and equipment 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 (c) the locations of fire protection equipment, such
as detection, suppression, and post-fire emergency lighting units, and (d) fire area
boundaries.
12.
Procedures/instructions that govern the implementation of plant modifications,
temporary modifications, maintenance, and special operations, and their impact on fire
protection.
13.
A listing of design change packages, which were determined to impact fire protection
and post-fire safe shutdowns, performed in the last 3 years.
14.
A listing of Generic Letter 86-10 evaluations performed in the last 3 years.
15.
A listing of open and closed fire protection condition reports initiated in the last 3 years
which relate to the fire protection program or equipment.
16.
A listing of the applicable codes and standards (e.g. NFPA) related to the design of
plant fire protection features and evaluations of any code deviations.
17.
Drawings the portions of the emergency lighting system which support fire response.
18.
Procedures used to remove smoke from safety-related areas and the engineering
studies or calculations which support the design basis.
19.
Drawings of communication systems credited in the license basis for firefighting and
plant operations during fires where control room is occupied and/or evacuated.
20.
Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for the fire water and sprinkler systems.
21.
Maintenance and surveillance testing procedures for alternative shutdown capability and
fire barriers, detectors, pumps and suppression systems.
22.
Maintenance Rule performance criteria and 3 years worth of performance history for fire
protection program systems or functions monitored within the Maintenance Rule
program.
23.
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.
24.
Copies of internal and external self-assessments, audits, peer-assessments or similar
reviews related to post-fire safe shutdown capability or the fire protection program
completed within the last 3 years.
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.
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26.
Electronic copies of operator study guides (lesson plan text and graphics) or design
basis documents 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).
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.
28.
Please provide a list of automatic and manually initiated gaseous fire suppression
systems in the plant, giving location and the key equipment being protected.
29.
Please provide 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 shutdowns.
30.
A list of high to low pressure interface valves.
31.
A copy of procedures governing the training and operation of the fire brigade.
32.
The team would like to observe a fire brigade drill in the plant, if possible, during the
week of June 11, 2007. Please put us in contact with the appropriate personnel for
planning drills during the onsite information gathering trip May 9 - 10, 2007.
33.
Organization charts of site personnel down to the level of fire protection staff personnel.
34.
A contact list of key site personnel who will be supporting this inspection, giving location
of their office and phone number onsite.