ML19332E148

Reiterates Understanding of Util Commitments in Fire Protection Upgrades Program at Plant.Commitments Cover Air Supervision on Large Preaction Sys in Unit 2 Reactor Bldg & Quick Response Sprinkler Heads in Cable Spreading Room

ML19332E148
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	11/30/1989
From:	Black S Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Kingsley O Tennessee Valley Authority
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NUDOCS 8912060286
Download: ML19332E148 (3)

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, Mr. Oliver D.TKingsloy, Jr.

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SUBJECT:

' BROWNS ~ FERRY NUCLEAR-PLANT - FIRE PROTECTION UPGRADE PROJECT LIST We have received the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) letter of September 21, 1989 providing-details on the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Fire Protection Upgrade ~ Project. The letter states that the specific dates listed in the modi-

- fications;have been tied to cycle outages to reflect restart delays encountered: '1 after the original: projections.

O-t Since April 1988,' a number of commitinents have been made which are not R

. explicitly Llisted in, the upgrades program. It is our understanding from recent b

conversations with your staff that these commitments are a part of the planned modifications for; restart and startup of Unit 2 after the next refueling outage.

We wish to use this letter to reiterate our' understanding of TVA commitments in

'the fire protection upgrades program at BFN, In regard to fire supression, TVA has made two specific commitments in addition

. to those upgrades listed by' TVA as required for Appendix R compliance.

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Air supervision on large preaction systems in the Unit 2 reactor building. -TVA committed to have air supervision installed and

. operable before restart (TVA letter of February 3,1989).

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5 Quick ' response sprinkler heads in. cable spreading room (CSR). TVA committed to replacing the existing heads in the CSR with quick response sprinkler heads prior to restart (TVA letter of August 7, 1989).

In: addition, the NRC staff has accepted deviations from the National Fire Pro-tectionAssociation(NFPA)codesinregardtoautomaticfiredetectionbased i!

upon our understanding that the detection system upgrade will be accomplished before start-up of Unit 2 after the next outage. The NFPA deviations in regard to the fire protection' system a7d the staff understanding relative to these deviations: nave been provided by letter to you dated December 14, 1988. Durfng the July 17-21 1989 Appendix R Inspection (Inspection Report 89-28), the staff was told that fire detectors would be installed in the shutdown board rooms as part of the detection system upgrade program before the startup of Unit 2 afte; the.naxt' outage.

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If you have any questions concerning thene issues, or if your understanding of lthese commitments differs from ours. please call the Browns Ferry Project Manager, Gerald E. Gears at (301) 492 0767.

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General Counsel Chairman, Limestone County Comission

. Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 188 400 West Summit Hill Drive Athens, Alabama 35611 ET 11B 33H Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 Claude Earl Fox, M.D.

State Health Officer s

Mr. F. L. Moreadith State Department of Public Health Vice President, Nuclear Engineering State Office Building.

Tennessee Valley Authority Montgomery Alabama 36130 400 West Sisunit Hill Drive WT 12A 12A Regional Administrator, Region II-p Knoxville Tennessee 37902

.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1

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L Dr. Mark 0. Medford Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Vice President and Nuclear Technical Director Mr. Danny Carpenter l

Tennessee Valley Authority Senior Resident Inspector 6N 38A Lookout Place Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Route 12. Box-637

' Manager, Nuclear Licensing Athens Alabama '35611 and Regulatory Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Dr. Henry Myers Science Advisor SN 157B Lookout P? ace Comnittee on Interior Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 and Insular Affairs U.S. House of Representatives Mr.-0. J. Zeringue Washington, D.C.

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. Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority Rockville Office P. O. Box 2000 11921 Rockville Pike l~

Decatur, Alabama 35602 Suite 402 L

Rockville, Maryland 20852

'Mr. P. Carier Site Licensing Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Decatur Alabama 35602 Mr. G. Campbell Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority.

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