ML072150184
| ML072150184 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 08/01/2007 |
| From: | Payne D NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Walt T Carolina Power & Light Co |
| References | |
| IR-07-007 | |
| Download: ML072150184 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000261/2007007
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August 1, 2007
Carolina Power and Light Company
ATTN: Mr. T. D. Walt
Vice President
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Unit 2
3581 West Entrance Road
Hartsville, SC 29550
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000261/2007007)
Dear Mr. Walt:
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 H. B. Robinson
Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2 in October 2007. The inspection team will be led by Mr. Reinaldo
Rodriguez, NRC Reactor Inspector, of the Region II Office. The team will be composed of
personnel from the NRC Region II Office. 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) and National Fire Protection Association
Standard (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 from code
requirements. Inspection of circuit analysis is not included in the inspection procedure,
however, electrical topics will be addressed by the team.
On August 1, 2007, during a telephone conversation between Mr. Richard Hightower, of your
staff, and Mr. Shakur Walker, 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: October 2 - 4, 2007
- Week 1 of onsite inspection: October 22 - 26, 2007
- Week 2 of onsite inspection: November 5 - 9, 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 H.B. Robinson Steam Electric
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.
Please contact Mr. Rodriguez 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.
CP&L 2
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 H.B. Robinson Steam
Electric 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 H. B. Robinson Steam Electric 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. Rodriguez at (404) 562-4498, 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 No.: 50-261
License No.: DPR-23
Enclosure: Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Support Documentation
cc w/encl: (See page 3)
CP&L 3
cc w/encl:
Director, Site Operations
Carolina Power & Light Company
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
Electronic Mail Distribution
Ernest J. Kapopoulos, Jr.
Plant General Manager
Carolina Power & Light Company
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
Electronic Mail Distribution
Paul Fulford, Manager
Performance Evaluation and
Regulatory Affairs PEB 5
Electronic Mail Distribution
C. T. Baucom, Supervisor
Licensing/Regulatory Programs
Carolina Power & Light Company
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
Electronic Mail Distribution
J. F. Lucas, Manager
Support Services - Nuclear
Carolina Power & Light Company
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant
Electronic Mail Distribution
Henry J. Porter, Director
Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
Dept. of Health and Environmental
Control
Electronic Mail Distribution
R. Mike Gandy
Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.
S. C. Department of Health and
Environmental Control
Electronic Mail Distribution
Beverly Hall, Chief Radiation
Protection Section
N. C. Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Electronic Mail Distribution
(cc w/encl contd - See page 4)
CP&L 4
(cc w/encl contd)
David T. Conley
Associate General Counsel - Legal Dept.
Progress Energy Service Company, LLC
Electronic Mail Distribution
John H. O'Neill, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
2300 N. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037-1128
Chairman of the North Carolina
Utilities Commission
c/o Sam Watson, Staff Attorney
Electronic Mail Distribution
Robert P. Gruber
Executive Director
Public Staff - NCUC
4326 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4326
Public Service Commission
State of South Carolina
P. O. Box 11649
Columbia, SC 29211
Distribution w/encl:
L. Regner, NRR
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PUBLIC
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OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRP
NAME RODRIGUEZ WALKER MUSSER
DATE 7/31/2007 7/31/2007 7/31/2007 8/ /2007 8/ /2007 8/ /2007 8/ /2007
E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO
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.
Enclosure