ML19270G851

Fire Protection in Operating Nuclear Power Stations, Quad-Cities Stations 1 & 2 SER Review.

ML19270G851
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	04/12/1979
From:	Randy Hall BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
To:	Ferguson R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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CON-FIN-A-3107 NUDOCS 7906210015
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It!TERlil REPO$tT Accession !!o. 7kddNO 8 Contract Program or Project Titie: Fire Protection in Goerating Nuclear Power Stations Subject of this Document: Quad Cities Stations 1 and 2 Safety Evaluation Report Review Letter Report Type of Document:

R.E. Hall and E.A. MacDougall Author (s):

Date of Document: April 12, 1979 Mr. 70bert L. Ferguson Responsible IRC Individual Plant Systems Branch and tiRC Office or Division: ,

U.S. Nuclear Reaulatory Conmission Washington, D.C. 20555 This document was prepared primarily for preliminary or internal use. It has not received full review and approval. Since there may be substantive changes, this document should not be considered final.

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{ {] Upton. New York 11973 Department of Nuclear Energy (516) 345-2144 April 12, 1979 Division of Operating Reactors U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Canmission Washington, D.C. 20555 Attention: Mr. Robert L. Ferguson Plant Systens Branch

Subject:

Fire Protection in Operating Nuclear Power Stations Quad Cities Stations 1 and 2 Safety Evaluation Report Review The Safety Evaluation Report, as developed jointly by the NRC staff and Brookhaven National Laboratory, (BNL)', adequately reflects the concerns and recommendations of the consultants. Throughout the reevaluation of Quad Cities 1 and 2 there has been general agreenent between the NRC staff and the BNL consultants. Based on present data, the proposed fire protection, as set forth in the SER, will give reasonable asst.rance that the health and safety of the public is not endangered. The following exception represents a differing engineering point of view that should be eva?uated by the NRC staff.

Valve Supervision - 4.3.1.3 Electrical valve supervision should be provided on all valves controlling fire water systems and sectionalizing valves. The present proposal of admini-strative controls or locks is unacceptable. See Letter dated July 13, 1977 to Mr. R.L. Ferguson from Mr. R.E. Hall.

Air Breathing Equipment - 4.4.2 It is felt that the existing requirement for air breathing equipment for five men is inadequate in case of a significant fire. We reconmend that fire-fighter's emergency breathing air supply be called out for ten men for six hours.

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R.L. Ferguson April 12, 1979 Interior Hose Stations - 4.3.1.4 There is no mention of hose nozzles in this SER. In areas where high voltage electrical systems may be encountered, we recommend that variable noz-zles with the selection mode of off, spray stream, solid stream be used. We also recommend that training in the use of these nozzles be provided for all brigade members. An alternative recommendation for these areas is spray type shut-off nozzles.

The preceding statements are based on a detailed reevaluation of the fire protection program as implemented by the Commonwealth Edison Company at the Quad Cities 1 and 2 Nuclear Power Stations. The analysis covered a review of the fire prevention, detection and suppression capabilities of the plants as interfaced with the nuclear systems requirements. This was accomplished by utilizing a review team concept with members from BNL and the Nuclear Regula-tory Commission Division of Operating Reactors staff.

The fire protection evaluation for the Quad Cities 1 and 2 plants is based on an analysis of documents submitted by the Commonwealth Edison Company to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and a site visit. The site visit was conducted by Mr. T. Dunning and Mr. L. Derderian, of the NRC; Mr. M. Antonetti of Gage-Babcock and Associates, Inc. under contract to BNL; and Mr. J. Rio-pelle, consultant to BNL. Mr. Riopelle was under contract to BNL to review the manual fire fighting capabilities of the station along with administrative controls.

The Quad Cities 1 and 2 review has been conducted under the direction of Mr. E. A. MacDougall and myself of Reactor Engineering Analysis Group at BNL.

We have reviewed the analyses submitted by the licensee and have visited the facility to examine the relationship of safety-related components, systems and structures with both combustibles and the associated fire detection and suppression systems. Our review has been limited to the aspects of fire pro-tection related to the protection of the public from the standpoint of radio-logical health and safety. We have not considered aspects of fire protection associated with life safety of onsite personnel and with property protection, unless they impact the health and safety of the public due to the release of radioactive material . The proposed modifications represent a significant increase in the level of protection against serious fire associated hazards.

Sincerely yours, f ./

/ obert E. Hall, Group Leader Reactor Engineering Analysis REH:EAM:sd 2239 318

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