ML101600171
| ML101600171 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 06/02/2010 |
| From: | Nease R NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR-10-006 | |
| Download: ML101600171 (10) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 2, 2010 Mr. Tom E. Tynan Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830
SUBJECT:
VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 05000424/2010006 AND 05000425/2010006)
Dear Mr. Tynan:
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 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in August 2010. The inspection will be led by Mr. Paul J. Fillion, NRC Senior Reactor Inspector, of the Region II Office, and the team will be composed of personnel from the NRC Region II Office. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with the NRCs baseline fire protection procedure 71111.05T, which became effective January 1, 2010. The team will also gather information to accomplish Temporary Instruction 2515/181, Validate the Effectiveness of the Regulatory Infrastructure Related to Fire-Induced Circuit Failures and Operator Manual Actions, issued April 14, 2010. Up to three individuals from NRC Headquarters and/or another Regions office may accompany the team to observe the inspection and information gathering activities.
During a recent telephone conversation between Mr. John Lattner, Fire Protection Supervisor, and Mr. Paul J. Fillion, 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:
Information gathering visit:
June 22 - 24, 2010 Week 1 of onsite inspection: August 2 - 6, 2010 Week 2 of onsite inspection: August 16 - 20, 2010 The purposes of the information gathering visit are to obtain information and documentation needed to support the inspection, and to become familiar with the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant fire protection program, fire protection features, post-fire shutdown capabilities, plant layout and mitigating strategies to address Section B.5.b of the Interim Compensatory Measures Order, EA-02-026, of February 25, 2002/10CFR50.54(hh)(2). The types of documents the team will be interested in reviewing, and possibly obtaining, are listed in Enclosures 1 and 2. Please contact Mr. Paul J. Fillion prior to preparing copies of the materials listed in the Enclosures. The inspection team will try to minimize your administrative burden by specifically identifying those documents required for inspection preparation.
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During the information gathering visit, the team would expect to complete arrangements for reactor site access (including radiation protection training, security, safety and fitness for duty requirements) so that a walkdown of the plant can be performed during the information gathering visit. Also, during the information gathering visit, the team will discuss the following administrative details - office space; specific documents to be made available to the team in its office space; 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 Vogtle Electric Generating 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. For the B.5.b portion of the inspection, those documents implementing your mitigating strategies and demonstrating the management of your commitments for the strategies are of specific interest. 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 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, fire protection program and its implementation.
The NRC is assessing the effectiveness of the regulatory infrastructure in the areas of fire induced circuit failures and operator manual actions to mitigate fire induced spurious actuations.
In support of this assessment, Temporary Instruction 2515/181 is being performed at two operating nuclear power reactor licensees that are maintaining their current fire protection program and are not transitioning to National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805.
Representative sites are being selected to support the NRCs timeline for validating the regulatory infrastructure, and Vogtle Electric Generating Plant was selected as one of these sites.
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. Paul J. Fillion at (404) 997-4623, or me at (404) 997-4530.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures 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
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(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/
Rebecca L. Nease, Chief Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-424, 50-425 License Nos.: NPF-68, NPF-81
Enclosures:
- 1. Reactor Fire Protection Program Supporting Documentation
- 2.
Mitigating Strategies Supporting Documentation cc w/encls: (See page 4)
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cc w/encls:
B. D. McKinney, Jr.
Regulatory Response Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Hickox, T. Mark Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Electronic Mail Distribution T. D. Honeycutt Regulatory Response Supervisor Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Jeffrey T. Gasser Executive Vice President Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution L. Mike Stinson Vice President Fleet Operations Support Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Licensing Manager Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 1295 Bin - 048 Birmingham, AL 35201-1295 Paula Marino Vice President Engineering Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Bob Masse Resident Manager Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution Moanica Caston Vice President and General Counsel Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Electronic Mail Distribution Chris Clark Commissioner Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Lee Foley Manager of Contracts Generation Oglethorpe Power Corporation Electronic Mail Distribution F. Allen Barnes Director Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Cynthia A. Sanders Radioactive Materials Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution James A. Sommerville Program Coordination Branch Chief Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution James C. Hardeman Environmental Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Ted V. Jackson Emergency Response and Radiation Program Manager Environmental Protection Division Georgia Department of Natural Resources Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Steven M. Jackson Senior Engineer - Power Supply Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Electronic Mail Distribution (cc w/encls contd - See page 5
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(cc w/encls contd)
Mr. Reece McAlister Executive Secretary Georgia Public Service Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the Attorney General Electronic Mail Distribution Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Electronic Mail Distribution Arthur H. Domby, Esq.
Troutman Sanders Electronic Mail Distribution Director Consumers' Utility Counsel Division Govenor's Office of Consumer Affairs 2 M. L. King, Jr. Drive Plaza Level East; Suite 356 Atlanta, GA 30334-4600 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vogtle Electric Generating Plant U.S. NRC 7821 River Road Waynesboro, GA 30830 Susan E. Jenkins Director, Division of Waste Management Bureau of Land and Waste Management S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution
G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRP SIGNATURE NAME FILLION SHAEFFER DATE 6/ /2010 6/ /2010 6/ /2010 6/ /2010 6/ /2010 6/ /2010 6/ /2010 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 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.
- 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.
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- 26.
A list of fire impairments identified during the previous year.
- 27.
A list of abbreviations/designators for plant systems.
- 28. General information needed to support completion of the TI (a) List of protected equipment required for safe shutdown.
(b) Cable routing for equipment required for safe shutdown.
(c) List of protected equipment important to safe shutdown (d) Cable routing for equipment important to safe shutdown.
(e) List of identified single spurious fire-induced circuit failure configurations.
(f) List of corrective actions for single spurious fire-induced circuit failures.
(g) List of single spurious actuations evaluated and the results of the evaluations.
(h) List of identified multiple spurious fire-induced circuit failure configurations.
(i) List of corrective actions for multiple spurious fire-induced circuit failures.
(j) List of generic multiple spurious actuations that have been screened out.
(k) Documented results of Expert Panel Review of multiple spurious actuations and the existing safe shutdown analysis.
Mitigating Strategies Supporting 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.]
- 1.
A list of all modifications to regulatory commitments made to meet the requirements of Section B.5.b of the ICM Order, EA-02-026, dated February 25, 2002, the subsequently imposed license conditions, and 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2).
- 2.
Copies of procedures/guidelines that were revised or generated to implement the mitigation strategies. These could be extensive damage mitigation guidelines (EDMGs), severe accident management guidelines (SAMGs), emergency operating procedures (EOPs), abnormal operating procedures (AOPs), etc.
- 3.
A matrix that shows the correlation between the mitigation strategies identified in Nuclear Energy Institute 06-12 and the site-specific procedures or guidelines that are used to implement each strategy.
- 4.
Engineering evaluations/calculations that were used to verify engineering bases for the mitigation strategies.
- 5.
Piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) or simplified flow diagrams for systems relied upon in the mitigation strategies. These could be the type used for training.
- 6.
A modification package or simplified drawings/descriptions of modifications that were made to plant systems to implement the mitigation strategies.
- 7.
Copies of procedures used to inventory equipment (hoses, fittings, pumps, etc.)
required to be used to implement the mitigation strategies.
- 8.
A list of B.5.b strategies, if any, which have implementing details that differ from that documented in the submittals and the safety evaluation report.
- 9.
A copy of site general arrangement drawing(s) that show the majority of buildings/areas referenced in B.5.b documents.
- 10.
Training records/ training matrix/ lesson plans related to B.5.b.
- 11.
Copies of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) (e.g., with local fire departments) required to implement any mitigating strategies.