ML090500130
| ML090500130 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 02/18/2009 |
| From: | Nease R NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO) |
| References | |
| IR-09-008 | |
| Download: ML090500130 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000338/2009008
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER
61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931
February 18, 2009
Mr. David A. Christian
Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Innsbrook Technical Center
5000 Dominion Boulevard
Glen Allen, VA 23060
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000338/2009008 AND 05000339/2009008)
Dear Mr. Christian:
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 North Anna
Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 in August and September of 2009. The inspection will be led by
Mr. Rodney Fanner, 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 71111.05T, the NRCs baseline fire protection inspection
procedure.
On February 13, 2009, during a telephone conversation, between Mr. Page Kemp, of your staff,
and Mr. Fanner, 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: August 11 - 13, 2009
- Week 1 of onsite inspection: September 14 - 18, 2009
- Week 2 of onsite inspection: September 28 - October 2, 2009
The purposes of the information gathering visit are to obtain information and documentation
needed to support the inspection, and to become familiar with the North Anna Nuclear Station
fire protection program, fire protection features, post-fire 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. Fanner prior to preparing copies of the materials listed in the Enclosure if
questions arise. 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 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.
VEPCO 2
We request that during the inspection weeks you ensure that copies of analyses, evaluations or
documentation regarding the implementation and maintenance of the North Anna Nuclear
Station 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 North Anna Nuclear Station 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 teams information or logistical needs, please
contact Mr. Fanner at (404) 562-4638, or me at (404) 562-4530.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs 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: Walt Rogers for/
Rebecca Nease, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-338, 50-339
Enclosure: Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Support Documentation
(cc w/encl - See page 3)
VEPCO 3
cc w/encl:
Daniel G. Stoddard
Site Vice President
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Eric Hendrixson
Director, Nuclear Safety and Licensing
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Chris L. Funderburk
Director, Nuclear Licensing & Operations
Support
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Electronic Mail Distribution
Lillian M. Cuoco, Esq.
Senior Counsel
Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution
Executive Vice President
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Electronic Mail Distribution
Attorney General
Supreme Court Building
900 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Senior Resident Inspector
North Anna Power Station
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
P.O. Box 490
Mineral, VA 23117
County Administrator
Louisa County
P.O. Box 160
Louisa, VA 23093
Michael M. Cline
Director
Virginia Department of Emergency Services
Management
Electronic Mail Distribution
_________________________ G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE
OFFICE RII;DRS RII:DRP RII:NEASE
NAME FANNER MCCOY NEASE
DATE 2/17/2009 2/17/2009 2/17/2009
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 on CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM is .pdf). The CD/DVD-ROM should be indexed, hyperlinked, readable, and
searchable to facilitate ease of use. Please provide 6 copies of each CD/DVD-ROM
submitted.) Information in lists should contain enough information to be easily
understood by someone who has knowledge of the technology. The lead inspector will
discuss specific information needs with the licensee staff and may request additional
documents or electronic information.
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 that describe and are used to 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) 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 investigation
reports/NCRs/EARs] associated with fire protection or Appendix R safe shutdown for the
past three years.
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).
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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