ML20132E229

Summary of 850917 Meeting W/Util & Ebasco Re Fire Protection at Cable Concentrations.Meeting Attendees List Encl

ML20132E229
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	09/23/1985
From:	Kadambi N Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8510010023
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SEP 2 31965 Docket Nos: 50-498 and 50-499 APPLICANT: Houston Lighting & Power Company FACILITY: South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2

SUBJECT:

SIMMARY OF MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1985 TO DISCUSS FIRE PROTECTION AT CABLE CONCENTRATIONS The applicant requested this meeting to discuss with NRC staff a proposed approach to improving the fire protection provided in areas of cable concentrations. The attendees at the meeting are shown in Enclosure 1. No presared audio-visual aids were used.

Discussion:

The applicant reiterated their position that the fire protection measures currently described in the Fire Hazards Analysis Report are adequate.

However, additional measures have been considered to meet the staff guidelines. The applicant made the following commitments in the effort to meet the guidelines:

1. The applicant has connitted to provide fixed automatic fire suppression systems in the Cable Spreading Rooms and the Cable Vaults. These systems will be sprinkler heads mounted at the ceiling with full coverage of the room. The systems will be designed as Seismic Category II. The specific design criteria for these systems will be submitted in the near future.

2. The applicant connitted to provide additional infonnation regarding concentration of cable outside of the cable spreading rooms and the cable vaults which will identify the locations in the plant that have concentrations of more than six twenty-four inch wide cable trays in close proximity. For each such locations, the information will:

(1) describe the fixed automatic suppression system protecting the configuration or the physical attributes of the configuration which justify the omission of a Tixed automatic suppression systems.

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(2) describe the physical attributes of the configuration that limit the accessibility of an effective hose stream or fire brigade and make manual suppression difficult.

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N. P. Kadambi, Project Manager Licensing Branch No. 3 Division of Licensing

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South Texas Mr. J. H. Goldberg William S. Jordan, III. Esq.

Gr-oup Vice President, Nuclear Harmon, Weiss & Jordan Houston Lighting and Power Company 2001 S Street, N.W.

P. O. Box 1700 Suite 430 Houston, Texas 77001 Washington, D. C. 20009 Brian Berwick, Esq.

Mr. J. T. Westermeir Assistant Attorney General Manager, South Texas Project Environmental Protection Division Houston Lighting and Power Company P. O. Box 12548 P. O. Box 1700 Capitol Station Houston, Texas 77001 Austin, Texas 78711 Mr. E. R. Brooks Mr. Claude E. Johnson, Resident

. Mr. R. L. Range Inspector / South Texas Project Central Power and Light Company c/o U. S. NRC P. O. Box 2121 P. O. Box 910 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Bay City, Texas 77414 Mr. H. L. Peterson Mr. Jonathan Davis Mr. G. Pokorny Assistant City Attorney City of Austin City of Austin P. O. Box 1088 P. O. Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 Austin, Texas 78767 Mr. J. B. Poston Mr. A. Von Rosenberg Ms. Pat Coy City Public Service Board Citizens Concerned About Nuclear P. O. Box 1771 Power San Antonio, Texas 78296 5106 Casa Oro San Antonio, Texas 78233 Jack R. Newman, Esq.

Newman & Holtzinger, P.C. Mr. Mark R. Wisenberg 1615 L Street, NW Manager, Nuclear Licensing Washington, DC 20036 Houston Lighting and Power Company P. O. Box 1700 1

Melbert Schwartz,Jr., Esq. Houston, Texas 77001 Baker & Botts One Shell Plaza Mr. Charles Halligan Houston, Texas 77002 Mr. Burton L. Lex Bechtel Corporation Mrs. Peggy Buchorn P. O. Box 2166 Executive Director Houston, Texas 77001 Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc.

Route 1, Box 1684 Brazoria, Texas 77422 l

Regional Administrator - Region IV U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2

611 Ryan Plaza Drive Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Mr. Lanny Sinkin Citizens Concerned About Nuclear Power 3022 Porter St. N. W. #304 Washington, D. C. 20008 Mr. S. Head

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. Enclosure MEETING WITH SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT

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FIRE PROTECTION IN CABLE CONCENTRATED AREAS SEPTEMBER 17, 1985 Nate Affiliation N. Prasad Kadambi NRC/NRR/DL Mark Wisenburg HL&P J. L. LaVallee- HL&P Jack Bailey HL&P Robert E. Sweeney EBASCO James T. Westerheter HL&P Erroll W. Dotson HL&P R. L. Ferguson NRC/NRR/DE K. S. West NRC/NRR/DE/ CME 8

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DISTRIBUTION Docket,Ne(s):d 50-498/499 NRC POR Local POR NSIC PRC System LB3 Reading Attorney, OELD GWKnighton Project Manager NPKadambi JLee NRC PARTICIPANTS .

N. P. Kadambi R. L. Ferguson K. S. West bec: Applicant & Service List

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