ML071510018
| ML071510018 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 05/30/2007 |
| From: | Payne D NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-07-007 | |
| Download: ML071510018 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000424/2007007
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May 30, 2007
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
ATTN: Mr. T. E. Tynan
Vice President - Vogtle
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
7821 River Road
Waynesboro, GA 30830
SUBJECT:
NOTIFICATION OF TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000424/2007007 AND 05000425/2007007)
Dear Mr. Tynan:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Region II staff will conduct a triennial fire protection baseline inspection at the Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, in October 2007. The inspection team will be led by Mr.
McKenzie Thomas, NRC Senior Reactor Inspector, of the Region II Office. The team will be
composed of personnel from the NRC Region II Office and a contractor. The inspection will be
conducted in accordance with the NRCs baseline fire protection inspection procedure
The inspection objective will be to evaluate your fire protection program implementation with
emphasis on post-fire safe shutdown capability and the fire protection features provided to
ensure at least one post-fire safe shutdown success path is maintained free of fire damage.
The inspection team will focus their review on the separation of the systems and equipment
necessary to achieve and maintain safe shutdown and the fire protection features of selected
fire areas.
On May 25, 2007, during a telephone conversation between Mr. Tim Mattson, of your staff, and
Mr. Paul Fillion, of the NRC Region II Office, our respective staffs confirmed arrangements for a
three-day information gathering onsite visit and a two-week onsite inspection. The schedule for
the inspection is as follows:
Information gathering visit:
September 18 - 20, 2007
Week 1 of onsite inspection: October 1 - 5, 2007
Week 2 of onsite inspection: October 15 - 19, 2007
The purposes of the information gathering visit are to obtain information and documentation
needed to support the inspection, and to become familiar with the Vogtle Electric Generating
Plant fire protection program, fire protection features, post-fire safe shutdown capabilities and
plant layout. The types of documents the team will be interested in reviewing, and possibly
obtaining, are listed in the Enclosure.
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Please contact Mr. Thomas prior to preparing copies of the materials listed in the Enclosure.
The inspection team will try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying
those documents required for inspection preparation.
During the information gathering visit, the team will also discuss the following inspection support
administrative details - office space; specific documents to be made available to the team in its
office space; arrangements for reactor site access (including radiation protection training,
security, safety and fitness for duty requirements); and the availability of knowledgeable plant
engineering and licensing organization personnel to serve as points of contact during the
inspection.
We request that during the inspection weeks you ensure that copies of analyses, evaluations or
documentation regarding the implementation and maintenance of the Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant fire protection program, including post-fire safe shutdown capability, be readily
accessible to the team for its review. Of specific interest are those documents which establish
that your fire protection program satisfies NRC regulatory requirements and conforms to
applicable NRC and industry fire protection guidance. Also, personnel should be available at
the site during the inspection who are knowledgeable regarding those plant systems required to
achieve and maintain safe shutdown conditions from inside and outside the control room
(including the electrical aspects of the relevant post-fire safe shutdown analyses), reactor plant
fire protection systems and features, and the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant fire protection
program and its implementation.
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 Mr. Thomas at (404) 562-4673, or me at (404) 562-4669.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its
enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system
(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
D. Charles Payne, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425
Enclosure: Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Support Documentation
cc w/encl: (See page 3)
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cc w/encl:
J. T. Gasser
Executive Vice President
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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L. M. Stinson, Vice President, Fleet
Operations Support
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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N. J. Stringfellow
Manager-Licensing
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Bentina C. Terry
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Waynesboro, GA 30830
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_________________________
OFFICE
RII:DRS
RII:DRS
RII:DRP
SIGNATURE
/RA/
/RA via email/
/RA/
NAME
M. Thomas
S. Walker
S. Shaeffer
DATE
05/29 /07
05/30/07
05/29 /07
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SUBJECT:
NOTIFICATION OF TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000424/2007007 AND 05000425/2007007)
Distribution w/encl:
B. Singal, NRR
C. Evans (Part 72 Only)
L. Slack, RII EICS
RIDSNRRDIRS
OE Mail (email address if applicable)
PUBLIC
Enclosure
Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Support Documentation
Note: This is a broad list of the documents the NRC inspection team may be interested
in reviewing, and possibly obtaining, during the information gathering site visit. The
current version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise. Electronic
media is preferred, if readily available. (The preferred file format is searchable .pdf
files on CDROM. The CDROM should be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of
use. Please provide 5 copies of each CDROM submitted.) Information in lists should
contain enough information to be easily understood by someone who has a knowledge
of the technology. The lead inspector will discuss specific information needs with the
licensee staff and may request additional documents.
1.
The Fire Protection Program document and the Fire Hazards Analysis.
2.
The fire protection program implementing procedures (e.g., administrative controls,
surveillance testing, fire brigade).
3.
The fire brigade training program document and the pre-fire plans for the selected fire
areas/zones (to be determined during information gathering visit).
4.
The post-fire safe shutdown analysis, including system and separation analyses.
5.
The alternative shutdown analysis.
6.
Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for the fire suppression systems.
7.
Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for the systems and components used to
achieve and maintain hot standby, and cold shutdown, for fires involving shutdown from
the control room.
8.
Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for the systems and components used to
achieve and maintain hot standby, and cold shutdown, for fires in areas requiring
alternative or dedicated shutdown capability.
9.
Plant layout and equipment drawings which identify the physical plant locations of hot
standby and cold shutdown equipment.
10.
Plant layout drawings which identify plant fire area and/or fire zone delineation, areas
protected by automatic fire suppression and detection, and the locations of fire
protection equipment for the selected fire areas/zones (to be determined during
information gathering visit).
11.
Plant layout drawings which identify the general location of the post-fire emergency
lighting units.
12.
Plant operating procedures used to, and describing, shutdown from inside the control
room with a postulated fire occurring in any plant area outside the control room.
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13.
Plant operating procedures used to implement the alternative shutdown capability from
outside the control room with a fire in either the control or cable spreading room (or any
other alternative shutdown area).
14.
Maintenance and surveillance testing procedures for alternative shutdown capability
(including Appendix R emergency lights and communication systems) and fire barriers,
detectors, fire pumps and fire suppression systems.
15.
Calculations and/or justifications that verify fuse/breaker coordination for the selected
fire areas/zones (to be determined during information gathering visit) that are fed off the
same electrical buses as components in the protected train. Also, a list of the
maintenance procedures used to routinely verify fuse/breaker coordination in
accordance with the post-fire safe shutdown coordination analysis.
16.
A list of the significant fire protection and post-fire safe shutdown design change
descriptions (including their associated 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations) and Generic Letter (GL) 86-10 evaluations.
17.
A list of the protection methodologies (as identified in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R,
Section III.G) used to achieve regulatory compliance for the selected fire areas/zones
(to be determined during information gathering visit). That is, please specify whether 3-
hour rated fire barriers (Section III.G.2.a), 20-foot separation along with detection and
suppression (Section III.G.2.b), 1-hour rated fire barriers with detection and suppression
(Section III.G.2.c), or alternative shutdown capability (Section III.G.3) is used for the
selected fire areas/zones.
18.
Procedures or instructions that govern the implementation of plant modifications,
temporary modifications, maintenance, and special operations, and their impact on fire
protection.
19.
Organization chart(s) of site personnel down to the level of the fire protection staff.
20.
Procedures or instructions that control the configuration of the fire protection program,
features, and post-fire safe shutdown methodology and system design.
21.
A list of applicable codes and standards related to the design of plant fire protection
features and evaluations of code deviations (i.e., a listing of the NFPA code editions
committed to (Code of Record)).
22.
The three most recent fire protection QA audits and/or fire protection self-assessments.
23.
A list of open and closed fire protection problem identification and resolution reports
[also known as action reports/condition reports/problem reports/problem investigation
reports/NCRs/EARs] associated with fire protection or Appendix R safe shutdown for the
past three years.
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24.
A list of plant fire protection licensing basis documents (i.e., a list of the SERs and
change evaluations which form the licensing basis for the facilitys post-fire safe
shutdown configuration).
25.
A list of fire protection or Appendix R calculations.
26.
A list of fire impairments identified during the previous year.
27.
A list of abbreviations/designators for plant systems.