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Region I and Region III Fire Protection Organization Meeting Slides
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May 27,2010

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Region I and Region III Fire Protection Organization Meeting This document contains the NRC slides presented at the Region I & III Fire Protection Organization Meeting held on May 18, 2010, at Beaver Valley Power Station. The slides were presented by members of Division of Reactor Safety/Engineering Branch 3 from Regions I & III.

Approximately forty people attended the industry sponsored meeting. This included individuals from nuclear facilities, including Canada, and fire protection contractors.

The meeting subject matter included NRC activitieslissues, NEIL activities, NEI activities, NFPA code activities, recent plant fire events, Beaver Valley NFPA 805 transition status, fire brigade discussions and a presentation on fire risk management system permit tracking software.

Additionally, a presentation was provided by Victaulic Corporation on a new water/nitrogen suppression system called the Victaulic Vortex Hybrid Suppression system.

The meeting represented a good exchange of information between NRC and licensee representatives.

The slides were made available for the Region I & III Fire Protection Organization Meeting minutes and are therefore made publicly available.

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NonHPublic Designation ~D 3.4 NonMPublic IJIf IJ If (A.3 MA.7 or B.1)

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  • New Fire Protection Inspection Procedures, Public Available (Draft) NUREGs

& a New Information Notice

  • Enforcement Guidance Memoranda (EGM 09-002) & Enforcement Guidance
  • Browns Ferry OMA Inspection Findings
  • Region I & Other Regions Inspection Findings
  • Fire Brigade Observations in Region I
  • Recent Fire Events
  • NRC Fire ResearchlNIST Cable Bum Test Inspection Focus Areas 1

NUREG/BR-0465, Fire Protection & Research

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  • Provides a historic collection of NRC fire protection regulatory &

scientific knowledge in a formalized format (CD).

  • CD contents include, NRC Inspection Manual/Procedures, Generic Letters, Information Notices, Regulatory Issues Summaries, NUREGs, Regulatory Guides, Bulletins, etc.
  • NRC Research intends to update this CD at the end of every year to include new regulatory documents and technical reports.

New Fire Protection Inspection Procedures

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  • 71111.05TTP, Fire Protection-NFPA 805 Transition Period (Triennial), Effective 1/1/10 (ML092960194)

- Triennial inspection procedures revised to include review of a B.5.b mitigation strategy.

0609, Appendix L, B.5.b SOP (ML093520169)

  • 71111.05AQ, Fire Protection (Annual/Quarterly), Effective 1/1/10 (ML092780058)

- AlQ procedure was enhanced to provide better guidance for Resident Inspectors.

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Publicly Available (Draft) NUREGs & IN

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Nuclear Power Plants (ML092800177)

- Discusses ERFBS Regulations, Testing Criteria, Types of ERFBS, Plant Specific Uses & Resolution, Findings, & Conclusions.

  • NUREG-1934, Nuclear Power Plant Fire Modeling Application Guide (MU 00310028)

- Discusses the Fire Modeling Process, Fire Model Selection, Model Uncertainty, Fire Modeling in NFPA 805 Analysis, & Fire PRA Analysis.

  • IN 2009-29, Potential Failure of Fire Water Supply Pumps to Automatically Start Due to Fire (ML091880072)

- Discusses potential failure of fire pumps to auto common cable runs at South Texas EGM - Multiple Spurious ~U.S.NRC

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  • Requires licensees to identify non-compliances related to multiple fire induced circuit faults, place into CA program and implement compensatory measures. (6 months after issuance of RG 1.189, Rev.
2) (May 2, 2010)
  • Complete the corrective actions associated with non-compliant multiple fire induced circuit faults. (3 years after issuance 1.189, Rev. 2)(November2, 2012) 3

Fire Protection Enforcement Guidance

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- Summarize current and past revisions to the Interim Enforcement Policy for certain fire protection issues.

- Explain how the interface between the Enforcement Policy and EGMs must be considered when making decisions on enforcement discretion.

- Provide guidance to the staff on how to apply the Enforcement Policy and applicable EGMs to certain fire protection issues.

- Provide guidance to the regions for documenting a noncompliancelfinding for a fire protection issue.

Temporary Instruction (TI) ~U.S.NRC 2515/181 (Issued 4114110, ML100600737)

  • Validate the effectiveness of the regulatory infrastructure related to fire-induced circuit failures and operator manual actions.
  • Inspector Guidance

- Verify that licensee properly implemented guidance for multiple spurious and OMA issues (REGUIDE 1.189, Rev. 2 and NEI 00-01, Rev.2)

- Evaluate the adequacy of method for determining redundant trains do not rely on OMAs.

- Evaluate the adequacy of method for determining redundant trains of SSE are made inoperable due to single or MSAs.

  • Now limited to 2 plant review instead of all plants.

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Browns Ferry OMA ~U.S.NRC Inspection Findings

  • One finding regarding the use OMAs (in lieu of protecting cables per Appendix R, III.G.2) was determined to be Yellow.
  • One finding regarding an inappropriate revision to entry conditions for the post-fire safe shutdown procedure which was determined to be White.

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Browns Ferry Unique Design ~U.S.NRC

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Proucting PnJpk and tIN E,.vironmmt Drives Risk for III.G.2 Fire Areas

  • 3 Unit BWR 4, Mark 1 Containment
  • Inter-tied AC and DC Among the 3 Units
  • Fires in Certain Areas of the Plant Require 3 Unit Shutdown
  • Reliance on OMAs to Enable Inter-tied Systems' Operation During Postulated Fire Events
  • SISBO with Blowdown to RHR within 25 Minutes for III.G.2 Fires
  • High Human Reliability Failure Probabilities in PRA Analysis (a Number of Critical OMAs must be performed in SCBA)
  • Substantial Number of Thermo-plastic Cables 5

Browns Ferry NRC Working ~U.S.NRC

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  • Working Group composed of the 4 regional Branch Chiefs and NRR
  • Charter required determination if other U. S. plants were similar to Browns Ferry design and reliance on III.G.2 critical OMAs.
  • Working Group developed a set of questions to screen all plants regarding risk factors.
  • Working Group provided recommendations to Program Sponsors at NRR.

Region I Fire Protection ~U.S.NRC Inspection Findings (10110109 2125110)

  • Green NCV for failure to ensure plant procedures were adequate to prevent a spurious valve actuation from affecting the ability to provide a source of make-up water to the reactor vessel within 20 minutes following a CR evacuation.
  • Green NCV for insufficient fire drill oversight to ensure fire brigade performance deficiencies were identified.

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Region I Fire Protection ~U.S.NRC

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(10110109 - 2125110)

  • Green NCV for failure to consider the effects of C02 migration outside the relay room for alternate shutdown actions.
  • Green NCV for failure to control combustible loading in an area of the control structure.
  • B.S.b Findings

- 2 Green NCVs for failure to maintain adequate strategies.

Inspection Findings From ~U.S.NRC Other Regions (10110109 - 2125110)

  • Green NCV for failure to install smoke detectors between 4 and 12 inches down from the ceiling to the top of the detector as required by NFPA 72E.
  • Green NCV for failure to identify and correct degraded fire protection sprinklers.
  • Green NCV for failure to adequately address the potential for C02 over-pressurization in cable vault & tunnel.

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Inspection Findings From ~U.S.NRC Ul)I,ed SuU'l Nudt'u Rf,ubfory C"mmi~,I\>11 p;;;;;;;;"*Propk ';;;iiht En~mmt Other Regions (Continued)

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  • Green NCV for inadequate procedure for powering credited components for fire in cable vault & tunnel.
  • Green NCV for failure to establish measures to identify &

correct an excessive number of ELUs.

  • Green NCV for failure to establish adequate compensatory measures for an out-of-service hose station.

Fire Brigade Drill ~U.S.NRC Observations in Region I

  • Potential compromise of unannounced drills.
  • No sense of urgency during fire drills.
  • Not appropriately using pre-fire plan instructions during drill scenarios.
  • Lack of challenging fire drills and weak drill critiques.
  • Fire Brigade not properly donning tum-out gear during drills.
  • Not showing up with proper equipment during drill scenarios. (spare air bottles, flashlights, radios, etc.)
  • Running the same fire drill scenario for all quarterly shifts.

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Recent Fire Events ~U.S.NRC

  • V.C. Summer- UE Declared - Fire occurred in the 1A Switchgear Room (Non Safety Related). (11/22109)
  • Hope Creek - Identified a condition in which a fire in one of their reactor building zones may cause chilled water pump failures of both divisions. Compensatory measures were implemented. (12/2/09)
  • Farley UE Declared - Fire occurred in the CCW Heat Exchanger. (12/12109)
  • Braidwood UE Declared - Fire occurred in the Auxiliary Building. (1/9/10)

Recent Fire Events ~U.S.NRC

  • Ginna Non Emergency - Fire occurred in a Residential Transformer (Non Safety Related). (1/19/10)
  • Prairie Island - Non Emergency Fire occurred in a Non- Non Safeguards Diesel Generator. (1/20/10)
  • Brunswick - UE Declared - C02 discharge occurred in the HPCI Room. (2/19/10)
  • Brunswick - UE Declared Fire in the U1 Turbine Building lasting> 15 minutes. (3/26/10) 9

Recent Fire Events ~U.S.NRC

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  • Robinson - Alert Declared - fire affecting safety related equipment. (3/28/10){Speciallnspection Team Dispatched (5/30), Augmented Inspection Team dispatched (4/12))

- IN 2010-09, Importance of Understanding Circuit Breaker Control Power Indications (4/14) (ML101020184)

  • Calvert Cliffs Non Emergency - fire in the service building on a supply fan. (3/30/10)
  • Surry Non Emergency-fire in 500kV switchyard. (4/1/10)
  • Arkansas Nuclear - Non Emergency small fire reported in the high pressure turbine enclosure at governor (4/18/10)

Region I Fire Event ~U.S.NRC 10

Robinson Fire Event ~U.S.NRC

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Robinson Fire Event ~U.S.NRC 11

Robinson Fire Event ~U.S.NRC Robinson Fire Event ~U.S.NRC 12

NRC Research/NIST ~U.S.NRC Cable Bum Test (Baseline)

NRC Research/NIST ~U.S.NRC Cable Bum Test (-5 Min.)

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NRC Research/NIST ~U.S.NRC Cable Bum Test (-15 Min.)

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NRC Research/NIST ~U.S.NRC Cable Bum Test (-20 Min.)

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.S.NRC NRC Inspection Focus Areas ~U.S.NRC

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  • Shutdown from the Control Room
  • Operator Timelines
  • Fire Brigades & Fire Watches
  • Cold Shutdown Repair Kits
  • Circuits (Non-t\lFPA 805 Transition Plants)
  • B.5.bMitigating Strategies 16

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Penetration Seal Issue ~U.S.NRC Um~ SUIt) N"d':::lr R.-t;~L.u:ofrC"mtn'~'i ... tt P;:;;;;;;;;:P;;,ik~ tht Ii;""';';;;;;;

  • Vender revised shipping packaging for Silicone Elastomer penseals.
  • Shipped in 4 part mix consisting of Part A (liquid & powder) & Part B (liquid &

powder).

  • Previously - liquid & powder were contained in separate bags within the same pail for each Part A and B. (2 pails. each containing 1 liquid & 1 powder bag)
  • Revised to a 4 pail system (2 Part A pails & 2 Part B pails)
  • The 2 Part A pails are taped together. (Same for Part B pails)
  • Pails were separated in warehouse and a means was not implemented to properly bring them back together when issued for use.
  • Resulted in improper mix to achieve a rated fire seal. A number of degraded seals were installed at the site.

NRC Inspection ~U.S.NRC Document Control

  • Provides guidance for requesting, controlling, and dispositioning NRC inspection documents and records during all phases of the inspection program.
  • Guidance ensures that inspectors engage licensees regarding what documents can leave the site.

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  • Indian Point Unit 2 1/25 & 2/7
  • Hope Creek 3/22 & 4/5
  • Limerick 5/10 & 5/24
  • Millstone Units 2 & 3 *7/19&8/1
  • Calvert Cliffs Tentative Schedule For 2011 ~U.S.NRC (Triennial Cycle Year 3)
  • Three Mile Island 1/24 & 2/7
  • Oyster Creek 3/14 & 3/28
  • Indian Point Unit 3 5/9 & 5/23
  • Susquehanna 6/6 & 6/20
  • Seabrook 7/25 & 8/8
  • Fitzpatrick 9/12 & 9/26 18

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  • Salem 1/23 & 2/6
  • Beaver Valley 3/12 & 3/26
  • Peach Bottom 4/30 & 5/13
  • Nine Mile Point 6/4&6/18
  • Ginna 7/23 & 8/6
  • Pilgrim 9/17 & 10/1 Tentative Schedule For 2013 ~U.S.NRC (Triennial Cycle Year 2)
  • Indian Point Unit 2 1/28 & 2/11
  • Hope Creek 3/18&4/1
  • Limerick 5/6 & 5/20
  • Millstone Units 2 & 3 7/22 & 8/5
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~U.S.NRC Sequential Timing Devices for Fire Pumps Ron Langstaff, Region III

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  • Most fire pumps are sequenced to start on decreasing pressures - not always sequenced by time
  • NFPA 20 requires sequential timing devices for multiple pump units

- Controllers for multiple pump units shall incorporate a sequential timing device to prevent anyone pump from starting simultaneous with any other pump.

Why Do We Care? ~U.S.NRC

  • Simultaneous Starting of Fire Pumps Can Contribute to Excess Pressures on System
  • NFPA cites cases where pump houses have been destroyed due to pressure surges breaking fittings in underground piping

- § 12.7.2.4, NFPA 20 Hdbk, 2010 Ed.

Past System Failures ~U.S.NRC

  • Work activities actuate fire detectors resulting in opening of deluge valve to a pre-action system
  • 3 fire pumps started simultaneously
  • Rapid refilling of Rx Bldg stairwell riser collapsed void and resulted in water hammer
  • Fire protection isolation valve ruptured
  • Multiple ECCS rooms flooded

~U.S.NRC Past System Failures

  • 11/10/06 Quad Cities, Non-Safety 4160V Switchgear Wetted

- Quad Cities IR's 2006007 & 2007005

  • Fire hydrant flushing activities being conducted resulted in loss of fire protection system pressure (due to procedural weaknesses)
  • Both fire pumps started simultaneously
  • Improperly installed flange gasket connection failed resulted in system leakage
  • The degree to which simultaneous starting of fire pumps contributed to this

~U.S.NRC Multiple Pump Units

  • Multiple pump units includes installations where multiple pumps are installed

- In series to provide additional pressure (Le., high rises)

- In parallel to provide additional capacity

- In parallel to provide redundancy

  • Most nuclear power plant installations have multiple pumps to satisfy BTP 9.5-1 for redundancy Sequential Timing Devices ~U.S.NRC
  • Pressure switches are not sequential timing devices
  • Large water demands can result in multiple pumps starting at once even if pressure set points are different

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  • NFPA refused to render code interpretation on current code for a Rill licensee citing it did not approve individual installations
  • NRC requested interpretation

- NFPA noted existing language was clear

- Staff individual noted timing devices required

- NFPA 20 Handbook 2010 edition explicit AUth 0 r I"t y Ha v I"n g Juri.SICd" t"Ion ~U.S.NRC C:;',d~~"'::d:~'"fu-'.':c::!C"",,~;~::,,

Promting Pmpk ami t"~ Environnvnt

  • NRR is the AHJ for NRC facilities
  • NRR view is that multiple pump installations require sequential timing devices
  • OGC review supported interpretation

- multiple pump installations require sequential timing devices

- BTP 9.5-1 commitments legally enforceable

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Negligible Quantities Transient Combustibles Ron Langstaff, Region III

~U.S.NRC Transient Combustibles

  • One facility defined ilnegligible" for transient combustible free zones

- Definition was for purposes of evaluated significance of combustible left in areas or for degree of compensatory measures needed to bring materials in area

  • The evaluation for the change cited a number of other facilities with similar definitions

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  • Definition used was based on fire loading per unit area

- 1000 BtujftJ\2 or fire load equivalent to 45 seconds

- Energy per area calculations based on 80,000 BtujftJ\ 2 = 1 h r

  • Fire scenarios within bounds of definition for negligible could challenge safe shutdow

~U.S.NRC Fire Loading

  • Overall fire loading doesn't take into account:

- Concentrations of materials in one area

- High heat release rate materials

- Propagation paths

- Susceptibility to Ignition of In-situ Combusibles

  • Small Fire Load Negligible

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~U.S.NRC Loss of DC Power and Overduty Breakers Bob Daley, Region III

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