ML18106A995

Informs That Matls Used for Fire Protection on Site at Salem Nuclear Power Station May Not Meet NRC Fire Safety Standards Have Been Brought to Congressman Lobiondo Attention & Requests Any Recent Regulations or Actions Taken by NRC

ML18106A995
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	11/02/1998
From:	Lobiondo F HOUSE OF REP.
To:	Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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'mtnsf)ington. 1.lBQI:. 20515-3002 November 2, 1998 Ms. Shirley Ann Jackson Chairp~son United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Ms. Jackson:

It has been brought to my attention that materials used for fire protection on site at the Salem Nuclear Power Station may not meet Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fire safety standards. As other issues related to fire safety at Salem have been of concern to me in the past, I would.like to inquire* about any recent regulations or actions taken byNRC that could affect, in any way, the manner in which this issue is addressed.

Specifically, I am interested in learning the history of this issue, whether information provided to ine by the Coalition for Peace and Justice (copy enclosed) -- a group of concerned citizens in my district - is accurate, and what steps your agency may have already taken to nullify any potential threat caused by non-approved fire protection materials.

In addition, I would like to know when the operator of the plant, Public Service Electric and Ga~ (PSE&G), discovered this problem, and reported it to NRC. Could such a problem

• affect the surrounding community? If this issue was brought to the attention of the NRC before

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' the re-start of Unit I, I would like t~ know the manner in which the correction of such a problem would fit into the overall scheme of a Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL).

Finally, in light of the NRC's recent announcement suspending Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance reports, I would like to know if the public dissemination of fire safety issues is affected in any way.

Thank you for your time an consideration with these questions. If you haye any questions, please feel free to contact Craig Montesano in my Washington office. I look forward to your reply:

Sincerely,

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• OCT- 1-98 THU 21 ::::S'9 U .S Nuclear Regulatory Ccromission Deily Event Report Septembci- 21, 1998

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IPOWER. RE.ACTOR jEVENT NUMBER: 34799 I

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IFACIUIY; SALEM REGION: 1)NOTIFlCATIONDATB:09/18/98 I

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110 CFR SECTION: ID.c\NHOWDY RDO INLn. LICENSEE24HRRBPOllT I I I I I I I I

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I INSTALLED HVAC DUCT FIRE WRAP MATElUAL MAY NOT PROVIPE A 1 HOUR mu; RATINO 11 DURING A REVIEW OF 11IB FIRE BARRIER.

MATE.RIALS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN UNITS l AND 2 TO .ADDRESS APPENDIX R ISSUES. UCENSEB DESIGN ENGINESIUNG PERSONNEL I I DETERMINED THAT THB INSTALLED CONFlOUM.TION OF SOME FllUl WJUP MATERIAL IN'STALLED ON FIRE DAMPERS DOES NOT MATCH THE TEST CONFIGURATION. I ONB OF THB :Fl.RE BARRIEll MATERIALS llJAT IS UNDBRREVIEWIS FlltE WRAP l#lM-JiS.195. INRECENTTESTS OF THE fS.195 MAT.ER!Al.., nm FlRB RESISTANCE DID NOT M~ET BXPECTATIONS 1N CERTAIN CONFlGURATIONS. ACHIEVED nsT DATA WAS &BVIEWUD TO DETERMJNB WH.SlHER BOUNDING TEST CONFIGURATIONS W2RE AVAlLAnLS TO SUBSTANTIATE !HAT THE FS* 195 MATmUAL TNSTALLATIONS. PAOVIDE Al HOUR mB llATING 'WHEN WRAP.PED AROUND HVAC DUCKING.

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~-<- *--*ocr-~1-98 THU 09:10 AM - FAX NO. 120222~4 P. 10/22 OCT- L-9R TMU 22~ae P.a5 J SINCE THE REVIEW WAS NOT ABLJ;: TO IDENTIFY ADEQUAIE TESTING TO BOUND nra I lNSTAI.l.AnON CONFIGURATIONS. COMPENSATOR.Y MEASURES (I HOUR. ROVJNO FIRE WATCHES POSTIID IN DESIGNATED AREAS) HAVE BEEN IMPLEMC'NTED UNllL THB AD!QUACY OF nm lNSTALUil> CONFIGURA.llONS CAN BE CONFIRMED. THESE MEASURES I WERE TAKEN BASED ONTB£ \JNSATIS.FACTO&YTEST R.EsULTS OBTAfN&> DURING RECENT TESTS.

ISlNCE CONFORMANCE WITH TH13 lJCBNSINO BASIS IS INDETERMINATE BASED UPON IRE I I.EST RESULTS. nns REPORT IS ltEING MADE TO nre NRC IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISECTION 2.I op nm SALEM tJNlT l OPERA.TING UCENSE AS A CONDITION FOUND IN I VIOLATION OP nJB REQUJREMUN'l'S CONTAINED IN THE PLANT OP!iRATING ll~B, SECTlON l.C.10, I AL'l1lOUGH nns MATERIALMAYNOTMEETTHE ORIGINAL DESIGN REQOIRF.MKNTS IN' I ACCOR.DANCE \lr'J.m APPENDIX 'R. nm MATERIAL DOES PROVIDB SOME F1RB PR.OTECJ10N. I I THERE IS NO SIGNlFlCANT IMPACT ON nm HEALm AND SAFETY OF TRE PUB1.IC AT 11lE PRESENT TI'MP,. I I 1llP. J.ICENSEE l>LANS TO MAKE A.PRESS RELEASE REGARDING nus ISSUE, N011FY mE I NRC RF..SlD.ENT INSPBCfOR, .>.ND SUBMlT A WRJTIEN UCENSEE EVENT REPOlli TO nm I NRC WITHIN' JO DAYS.

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