ML20008G043
| ML20008G043 | |
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| Issue date: | 01/08/1981 |
| From: | Harrison G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Benaroya V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19250G967 | List:
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| References | |
| FOIA-81-201, FOIA-81-204 NUDOCS 8106190353 | |
| Download: ML20008G043 (2) | |
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Victor Canarcya, Chief C.l C;11 C a l r,..hjir.Oering c,ra..Ch Divisi n of Ca;incaring 7.C:i:
Greg ibrrison Chcmical Engin2Or:cg Sr:rch Division of Enginciring I
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Robert Ferguson, Sectica Lc:dar fire Scatacticn Sectica Cheaical Eagiaaaring 2 ranch Divisi.n of Engic.:: ring
SUBJECT:
RES Fi.JE PRUiECTIO.'l PLA'i Ter ;. 'ar r ;ncs t, I :.r.e rav'...:-d the RES fire pro'.acticn r2s urch pl:n nd ef fer the folic.;ing con.cr.ts:
1.
The full sci replication fire t:st ;rogram should Le ccacalled.
This is prn.arily accause of U.a pcsscge of A 'pendix R t.hich now r it.es f.ha r.'plicatien fire test prcge:.m a c:ot issue. A cacand reitTn is that Cie test r" cults '.culd not be useful in cur licensir.g r;ci:w pr:c:ss.
2.
The f cnetration fire test evaluatien progr.m ::.;uld ';e cancel':d fcr the folic..ing reasons:
a.
c have never su,rported this prc;rcm.
This fire tast lr:y~a is strictly an cadeavor initiat-d by :<ES.
b.
Private industry is quite satisfactorily h:ndling this ratter, a.g.,
ASTH,.iFPA, et al.
The fire test p. grra c' uli.s '..ill not assist our liccasing review c.
j cc:ess and 1.a F.'.ve nat id'.ntif t d fire st'as as a c'2 sign revicw
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Se test results will neith2r c:nfina or '.:rify a per.2tratica fire
-'cp Jesign that has not alesdy tcan verifi2d by a natic.211y r.a._.gnizad fire test r..ethod, e.g.,
A',T". E-il9,. :.ich hs alen fy t cn eccepted I;y the s aff as being a rigc. :us fire test.
3.
TSe fire tests for evaluatica of fire sur prc<si:n syste. s is a question-
'ble uniewor, t ut if it is to continue, then..a.Tust have a chance to review r.ny test plans price to their ir.plec.ent.tien. Thus far,
..e hr.e nat lera privy to same.
I think:that this rc:nich ef fort properly bc-longs in the private sector.
Let's let OuPont ;, rove the.:.eri ts of halca in c..ble tray fires.
Regarding the water fire suppression systra casearch, I of fer two points:
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b.
7.e ::SS Center for Fire Research has an extensive spri.-Car rt::3rch pr:3ra:a cr. going. Agiin Scndia Labs a re i.Tr~c- ~"bEas-in-the-i.::ds" in this type of ef fort.
4 The progra.n effort aicad at nalyzing previous cable tray *?st &ta in :n attc..:pt to ch ract2rize fire de.elor:..ent as a f rction of ti~e Tar u.;c in a precictive fire. del is " utter junk".
- e sirply don't use this type of apprcach in design reviews.
Further, this effort cco::plishes rothing unier the i;RC philascphical umbrella of "c:nfir.atory researcn".
5.
'.ny and all fire research in the crea of tr.0La detection sF:uld be dcne at the !!ati?nal Surelu of St:ntrds.
To date, na cdditicnal rel:. at t.:ch-
.lolccv to assist the :3C Fas L:en develeped in s..cLe detect :n research by' i
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The :DS Center for Fire Eatearch iciP.)'is racc;aized as the naticnal
- .nd int 2rnaticnal ~.thority in this ar:a.
Also, the CFR c:s astablish2d to service sc.cenmental ags.cies, thereicre, I raccr : c.d
'.h t t..a in s i s t t ha t it be utilized by ES..at only ice its convenier:ce *:ut pri.. ily far its
.'xr2rtise.
The us2 of the CFR at I;GS v.culd be in ecacert..ith the U. S.
Cor.jressienal Eccr,;: y Act of 1958, Public Law 93-4.8, and t'.e L29 s13tive i
Act es te.bli:hing de Ccpartt.ent of Cc::.arce.
Cn bal ance and in sur.ary, please excuse uy brevity and terscr.ess.
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.1150, I c.nr.ot allocate a lot of tine
) for..his type of revicu Lcc:use of my, crLicad.
I think outright tertiin atica l af the RES fire protection research effort is in ordar, in step v.ith the "new" political philoscphy repretented by President Elect E2agan, and, finally, in le test interests of the taxpayer.
Stupping 'he RES fire : :::.ch :w.ill j.silow us to cc-think car fire r cca.ch ;.cc !s crd pec.c:d.n a c:.r:2 cf :ctica j fe'iin a ted by.;?.R cbjec tives.
I rs,uast t! it ycu carry Tca.h..j :i TT; ring crinion thru the.;prc;riate r:nc.g::..:at channels z.un thcugh I h:'.e not folic..ed the for-al differing opinion for:at or style.
I v.culd be r.zt h;;y to eliver and defend all or part of the above coa.a.ents perscnally to ny cr'.ar of ;;RC including the Craissier.crs.
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