ML093160808
| ML093160808 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 11/10/2009 |
| From: | O'Keefe N NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/EB-2 |
| To: | Edington R Arizona Public Service Co |
| References | |
| IR-09-006 | |
| Download: ML093160808 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000529/2009006
Text
November 10, 2009
Randall K. Edington,
Executive Vice President, Nuclear
and Chief Nuclear Officer
Mail Station 7602
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
SUBJECT:
PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC
TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION (05000528/2009006,
05000529/2009006, AND 05000530/2009006)
Dear Mr. Edington:
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 Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station in January and February of 2010. The inspection team will be
comprised of four reactor inspectors from the NRC Region IV office. The inspection will be
conducted in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71111.05T, "Fire Protection (Triennial)," the
NRC=s baseline fire protection inspection procedure.
The schedule for the inspection is as follows:
$
Information gathering visit:
January 6 - 7, 2010
$
Onsite inspection:
January 25 - 29, 2010
February 8 - 12, 2010
Members of the inspection team will visit the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station on
January 6 - 7, 2010, to meet with selected members of your staff in order to gather information
and documentation needed to support the inspection, to obtain unescorted access to the facility,
to discuss office space assigned to the team, to become familiar with your fire protection
program, and to select the fire areas of interest for the inspection.
Experience has shown that this inspection is resource intensive both for the NRC inspectors and
your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive
inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. Please note
that some of the documents are requested to be provided prior to the information gathering visit.
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
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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, (4) the fire protection program and its implementation
and (5) the operational implementation of fire response procedures should be available to
support the team at the site during the inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand
that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Del Elkinton of your licensing organization.
If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the
lead inspector, John Mateychick, at 817-276-6560 or by email, John.Mateychick@nrc.gov
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 NRC's 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,
Neil F. OKeefe, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.
50-528
50-529
50-530
License Nos. NPF-41
Enclosure: Triennial Fire Protection
Inspection Documentation Requested
cc w/enclosure:
Mr. Steve Olea
Arizona Corporation Commission
1200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Mr. Douglas Kent Porter
Senior Counsel
Southern California Edison Company
Law Department, Generation Resources
P.O. Box 800
Rosemead, CA 91770
Arizona Public Service Company
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Chairman
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
4814 South 40 Street
Phoenix, AZ 85040
Mr. Scott Bauer, Director
Regulatory Affairs
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Mail Station 7636
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Mr. Dwight C. Mims
Vice President
Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Mail Station 7605
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert
Assistant General Counsel
El Paso Electric Company
Mail Location 167
123 W. Mills
El Paso, TX 79901
Mr. Eric Tharp
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Southern California Public Power Authority
P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C
Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100
Mr. James Ray
Public Service Company of New Mexico
2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110
Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224
Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook
Southern California Edison Company
5000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Bldg. D21
San Clemente, CA 92672
Arizona Public Service Company
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Mr. Robert Henry
Salt River Project
6504 East Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Mr. Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P.O. Box 13326
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Environmental Program Manager
City of Phoenix
Office of Environmental Programs
200 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Mr. John C. Taylor
Director, Nuclear Generation
El Paso Electric Company
340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA Region IX
1111 Broadway, Suite 1200
Oakland, CA 94607-4052
Arizona Public Service Company
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Ryan.Treadway@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Michelle.Catts@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Joseph.Bashore@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/D (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)
PV Site Secretary (vacant)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Don.Allen@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
OEMail Resource
OEDO RIV Coordinator (Leigh.Trocine@nrc.gov)
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Enclosure
ENCLOSURE
Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Documentation Requested
Please provide the following documentation items 1 - 4 prior to the onsite information gathering
trip, preferably no later than December 18, 2009. Where practical, please provide copies
electronically.
1.
The current version of your Fire Protection Program and Fire Hazards Analysis.
2.
Post-fire safe shutdown analysis, post-fire alternative 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 Probabilistic Risk Assessment or portions of the plants Individual Plant
Examination for External Events report addressing fire events.
Please provide the following documentation during the onsite information gathering trip
January 6 - 7, 2010. Where practical, please provide copies electronically. 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 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 shutdown in the
event of a fire (safe shutdown equipment list), and 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.
10.
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.
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11.
Electrical schematics and cable raceway listings for circuits supplying power to
components used to achieve and maintain hot standby and cold shutdown for fires
outside the control room and those components used for those areas requiring
alternative shutdown capability.
12.
A listing of design change packages, which were determined to impact fire protection and
post-fire safe shutdown, performed in the last 3 years.
13.
A listing of Generic Letter 86-10 evaluations performed in the last 3 years.
14.
A listing of fire protection corrective action documents initiated in the last 3 years which
relate to the fire protection program or equipment.
15.
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 showing the version
committed.
16.
Drawings of the emergency lighting system which support fire response and the
corresponding preventive maintenance and surveillance testing procedures.
17.
Procedures used to remove smoke from safety-related areas and the engineering
studies or calculations which support the design basis.
18.
Drawings of communication systems credited in the license basis for firefighting and
plant operations during fires where control room is occupied and/or evacuated.
19.
Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for the fire water and sprinkler systems.
20.
Maintenance Rule performance criteria and 3 years worth of performance history for fire
protection program systems or functions monitored within the Maintenance Rule
program.
21.
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.
22.
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.
23.
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.
24.
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).
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25.
Two copies of one-line diagrams of the electrical distribution system. These should
depict how power gets from the switchyard to ESF loads. Also include the vital DC
distribution system one-line diagrams.
26.
A copy of any analysis used to determine in which fire areas a fire could cause a loss of
offsite power (or conversely, a fire could never cause a loss of offsite power). If there is
no analysis, please provide a list of fire areas where offsite power cables are routed, or
where key breakers, protective relaying, or transformers are located. We are interested
in the equipment that delivers/controls offsite power from the switchyard to the ESF
buses.
27.
Please provide a list of automatic and manually initiated gaseous fire suppression
systems in the plant, giving location and the key equipment being protected.
28.
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 shutdown.
29.
A list of high to low pressure interface valves.
30.
A copy of procedures governing the training and operation of the fire brigade.
31.
Copies of maintenance procedures which routinely verify fuse/breaker coordination in
accordance with the post-fire safe shutdown coordination analysis.
32.
The team would like to observe a fire brigade drill in the plant, if possible. Please put us
in contact with the appropriate personnel to plan a drill during the onsite information
gathering trip January 6 - 7, 2010.
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.
Inspector Contact Information:
John Mateychick
Senior Reactor Inspector
817-276-6560
John.Mateychick@nrc.gov
Mailing Address:
US NRC Region IV
Attn: John Mateychick
612 East Lamar Blvd., Suite 400
Arlington, TX 76011-4125