ML19208D063
| ML19208D063 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 08/28/1979 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Stewart W FLORIDA POWER CORP. |
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August 28, 1979
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Docket No. 50-302 Mr. W. P. Stewart Manager, Nuclear Operations Florida Power Corporation Crystal River Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 1240 Crystal River, Florida 32629
Dear Mr. Stewart:
SUBJECT:
MIN!MUti FIRE BRIGADE SHIFT SIZE By letter dated November 29, 1977, you were sent our position regarding the minimun size of the fire brigade for each operating shift at the Crystal River Unit No. 3 plant. Our position was that a minimum of five members, fully trained for fire fighting, is necessary.
You responded by letter dated December 19, 1977 and proposed a smaller brigade of four members and provided a justification therefor.
After reviewing fire protection at your facility (ies) and other operating facilities, we have concluded, based'en the possible demands that may be placed on the brigade and the consequent actions that may be required of the brigade to fight fires, that five members constitute the mininun acceptable fire brigade size. Our generic evaluation is enclosed to this letter as Enclosure 1 and addresses the major points you raised to justify a smaller brigade size.
By letter dated June 5,1978, we sent you a document entitled,
" Manpower Requirements for Operating Reactors." That document provided the bases for allowing the sharing of duties to meet minimum staffing requirements for fire brigades at nuclear power plants.
In perfoming our evaluations of the use of personnel who are not members of the operations *.Cff, an issue was raised as to the amount of training to be given these pc.xonnel. We are, therefore, enclosing for your guidance our position or min'. nun fire brigade training (Enclosure 2) which nodifies, for up to two members of the brigade, the previous guidance given in " Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Responsi-bilities, Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance," June 14, 1977.
Of the seventy plants presently licensed to operate all but eighteen have a requirement in their Technical Scecifications for a nininun fire brigade shift size of five persons. Discussions held witi licensees of those 7 9 09 270 [O 1042 167
. eighteen plants have resulted in a commitment by the licensee to propose such a Technical Specification except for six utilities who are the licensees for twelve plants.
Because the staff believes that the fire brigade at each facility should consist of a minimum of five persons, we are preparing a proposed change to 10 CFR Part 50 which would incorporate this minimum fire brigade shift size into the Commission's regulations as a requirement for each operating license.
Until this is completed, we feel that it is prudent for you to have such a requirement in the Technical Specificatior-for your plant (s).
We request that within 30 days of your receipt e-this letter, you propose an amendment to (Facility / Provisional) r aerating License (s) No.
DPR-72 to change the minimum size.of the fire b igade contained 40 the Technical Specifications for Crystal River Unit No. 3 plant to five members. We intend to make this Technical Specification effective within 90 days of the issuante of the amendment.
S ncerely, N hb h'[(M Darrell G. Eisenhut, Acting Director Division of Operating Reactors
Enclosures:
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NRC Evaluation of Mininum Fire Brigade Shift Size 2.
NRC Staff Position - Minimum Fire Brigade Training cc w/ enclosures:
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Florida Power Corporation cc: fir. S. A. Brandimore Vice President and General Counsel P. O. Box 14042 St. Petersburg, Florida 33733 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division Su.ite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland 20014 Crystal River Public Library Crysta'. River, Florida 32629 Mr. Jack Shrave Offir.? of the Public Cot 1sel Room 4 Holland Built.ng Tallahassee, Florida 32304 e