ML080730056
| ML080730056 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/12/2008 |
| From: | Laura Smith NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Sheppard J South Texas |
| References | |
| IR-08-008 | |
| Download: ML080730056 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000498/2008008
Text
March 12, 2008
James J. Sheppard, President and
Chief Executive Officer
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1
AND 2 - NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION
BASELINE INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000498/2008008
AND 05000499/2008008) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Sheppard:
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 South Texas
Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, facility in May and June of 2008. 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 71111.05T, "Fire Protection (Triennial)," the NRCs baseline fire protection inspection
procedure.
The schedule for the inspection is as follows:
Information gathering visit: May 14 - 15, 2008
Onsite inspection: June 2 - 6, and June 16 - 20, 2008
Members of the inspection team will visit the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station on
May 14 - 15, 2008, to gather information and documents needed to support the inspection,
obtain unescorted access, to become familiar with your fire protection program, and to select
fire areas on which to focus the inspection. The enclosure to this letter provides a list of the
documents the team will want to review for use in preparing 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 May 19, 2008. Please note that several documents are requested
by May 5, 2008 to support the information gathering trip.
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
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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611 RYAN PLAZA DRIV E, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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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, 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 John M. Mateychick at 817-276-6560.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Linda J. Smith, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Dockets: 50-498; 50-499
Enclosure:
Inservice Inspection Document Request
cc w/enclosure:
E. D. Halpin
Site Vice President
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project Electric
Generating Station
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Ken Coates
Plant General Manager
STP Nuclear Operating Company
South Texas Project Electric
Generating Station
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014
Wadsworth, TX 77483
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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C. T. Bowman
General Manager, Oversight
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289
Wadsworth, TX 77483
Marilyn Kistler
Sr. Staff Specialist, Licensing
STP Nuclear Operating Company
P.O. Box 289, Mail Code 5014
Wadsworth, TX 77483
C. M. Canady
City of Austin
Electric Utility Department
721 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple/
E. Alercon/Kevin Pollo
City Public Service Board
P.O. Box 1771
San Antonio, TX 78296
Jon C. Wood
Cox Smith Matthews
112 E. Pecan, Suite 1800
San Antonio, TX 78205
Steven Winn/Christine Jacobs/
A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004
Director, Division of Compliance & Inspection
Bureau of Radiation Control
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756
Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701-3326
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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Environmental and Natural
Resources Policy Director
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711-3189
Judge, Matagorda County
Matagorda County Courthouse
1700 Seventh Street
Bay City, TX 77414
Anthony Jones, Chief Inspector
Texas Department of Licensing
and Regulation
Boiler Program
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, TX 78711
Susan M. Jablonski
Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MC-122, P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Ted Enos
4200 South Hulen
Suite 422
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Eddy Daniels/Marty Ryan
NRG Energy, Inc.
211 Carnegie Center
Princeton, NJ 08540
Records Center
700 Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339-3064
Lisa R. Hammond, Chief
Technological Hazards Branch
National Preparedness Division
FEMA Region VI
800 N. Loop 288
Denton, TX 76209
STP Nuclear Operating Company
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (EEC)
DRP Director (DDC)
DRS Director (RJC1)
DRS Deputy Director (ACC)
Senior Resident Inspector (JLD5)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (CEJ1)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (TRF)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (CJP)
RITS Coordinator (MSH3)
D. Pelton, OEDO RIV Coordinator (DLP)
STP Site Secretary (HLW1)
SUNSI Review Completed: __RLB____ADAMS: Yes
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/RA/
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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
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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 May 5, 2008. 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 the 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, either during the onsite information gathering trip
May 14 - 15, 2008, or by noon on May 19, 2008, in order to support inspection preparation.
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, operator
response procedures for fires, fire fighting procedures, etc.).
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 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. Copies of Generic Letter 86-10 evaluations performed in the last 3 years.
15. A listing of open and closed action requests 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 of 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. A listing of maintenance and surveillance testing procedures for alternative shutdown
capability and fire barriers, detectors, pumps and suppression systems.
22. Maintenance Rule performance criteria and a summary of the last 3 years 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 since January 1, 2005.
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
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group actions by the initiating fire area or zone and indicate where the action must take
place.
26. Electronic copies of operator study guides (i.e. 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. A list of automatic and manually initiated gaseous fire suppression systems in the plant,
giving location and the key equipment being protected.
29. 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. Organization charts of site personnel down to the level of fire protection staff personnel.
33. A contact list of key site personnel who will be supporting this inspection, giving location of
their office and phone number onsite.
34. The team would like to observe a fire brigade drill in the plant, if possible, during the week of
June 16, 2008. Please put us in contact with the appropriate personnel for planning drills
during the onsite information gathering trip.
35. The team would like to perform a walkthrough of the procedure for control room due to fire
with qualified operators in the plant during the week of June 2, 2008. Please put us in
contact with the appropriate personnel for planning the walkthrough during the onsite
information gathering trip.