IR 05000293/1985037

Insp Rept 50-293/85-37 on 851216-20.No Violation Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Fire Protection/Prevention Program,Including Administration & Organization & Administrative Control of Combustibles & Ignition Sources

ML20137K672
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Site:	Pilgrim
Issue date:	01/06/1986
From:	Finkel A, Jerrica Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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Report N /85-37 Docket N License No. OPR-35 Licensee: Boston Edison Company M/C Nuclear 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199 Facility Name: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Inspection At: Plymouth, Massachusetts Inspection Conducted: December 16-20, 1985 Inspector: d b /

A. E. Finkel, L4ad Reactor Engineer (/ date Approved by: h' *

J. Johnson, Chief, Operational Programs date Section, Operations Branch Inspection Summary:

Inspection Conducted on December 16-20, 1985 (Report No. 50-293/85-37)

Areas Inspected: Routine, unannounced inspection of the Fire Protection /

Prevention Program including: program administration and organization; admin-istrative control of combustibles; administrative control of ignition sources; other administrative controls; equipment maintenance, inspection and tests; fire brigade training; periodic inspections and quality assurance audits; and facility tours. The inspection involved 40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> onsite by one region-based inspecto Results: No violations were identifie PDR G

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DETAILS 1.0 Persons Contacted 1.1 Boston Edison Company (BECo)

• J. Crowder, Senior Compliance Engineer

• C. Mathis, Nuclear Operations Manager

"J. McEachern, Loss Control E. Peters, Fire Protection Engineer

• W. Sullivan, Senior Fire Protection Engineer

• E. Ziemanski, Nuclear Operations Support Manager

• Denotes those present at exit interview 2.0 Follow-up of Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Unresolved Item 84-15-01: The acceptance criteria of procedure 8.B.12, Fire Protection System Flow Tests, Revision 4,Section VII, Paragraph A, states in part: " Plotted Public water flow curve, A-2, should closely match that plotted in June 1980."

In revision 6 of procedure 8.B.12A, the licensee added "also 1000 GPM at 20 psig can be accomplished" as part of the acceptance criteria. The addition of this statement in procedure 8.B.12A resolves the inspectors concer This item is close (Closed) Unresolved Item 84-15-02: In the 4160 Volt Switchgear Room B, there is a fire damper installed in a wall ventilation opening. This opening is protected with a security screen attached to the wall on the outside of the room with a bird screen attached on the other side. The bird screen was bent and could possibly interfere with the operation of the fire damper. The inspector verified that the bird screen had been bolted in place and would not interfere with the action of the fire dampe This item is close (Closed) Unresolved Item 84-15-03: The recirculating lube oil pump of the Emergency Diesel B was leaking oil on the diesel pad. A replacement lobe oil pump was installed in accordance with maintenance request No. MR-83-61-44, entitled PM/ Inspection and Testing. Inspection of the B diesel verified that the area was clean with no oil leaking in the pump are i This item is close I l

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(Closed) Unresolved Item 84-15-04 - LER 84-006 Fire Doors Potentially Non-Functional: The licensee identified approximately 37 fire doors that were potentially degraded because of either holes drilled in the door and frame or excessive gaps between door frame and wall openin The licensee replaced doors as required and modified the fire door frames by pressure grouting the void area between frame and wall with high strength portland cement-based, non-shrink grout and replaced existing non-rated, caulk with a U.L. listed 3 hour3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> fire resistant rated materia The above work was performed on maintenance request (MR) 85-33-256 dated October 17, 1985. Work was completed and inspected (by QC personnel) on December 12, 1985. The inspector, on a random sample basis, inspected ten door frames for grout and caulking wor No violations were identifie .2 Facility Tour The inspector examined fire protection water systems, including fire pumps, fire water piping and distribution systems, post indicator valves, hydrants and contents of hose house The inspector toured accessible vital and nonvital plant areas and examined fire detection and alarm systems, automatic and manual fixed suppression systems, interior hose stations, fire barrier penetration seals, and fire doors. The inspector observed general plant housekeeping conditions and randomly checked tags of portable extinguishers for evidence of periodic inspections. No dete-rioration of equipment was note The inspection tags attached to extin-guishers indicated that monthly inspections were performe No violations were identifie .3 Administrative Control of Combustibles The inspector reviewed the following licensee documents:

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Procedure 1.4.3, Revision 13, " Storage of Flammable, Combustible Materials and Transient Combustibles Control," and

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Procedure 1.4.8, Revision 10, " Hazardous and Restricted Material Controls."

The scope of the review was to verify that the licensee had developed administrative controls which included:

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Special authorization for the use of combustible, flammable or explo-sive hazardous material in safety-related areas;

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Prohibition on the storage of combustible, flammable or explosive hazardous material in safety-related areas;

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The removal of all wastes, debris, rags, oil spills or other combus-tible materials resulting from the work activity or at the end of each work shift, whichever is sooner;

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All wood used in safety-related areas to be treated with flame j retardant;

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Periodic inspection for accumulation of combustibles;

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Transient combustibles to be restricted and controlled in safety-related areas; and

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Housekeeping to be properly maintained in areas containing safety-related equipment and components.

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No violations were identifie .4 Administrative Control of Ignition Sources The inspector reviewed the following licensee documents:

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Procedure 1.5.5, Revision 15, Cutting, Welding and Hot Work Fire Safety,

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Procedure 1.4.2, Revision 6, Smoking in the Station,

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Temporary Fire Watch Training Program and Guidelines The scope of review was to verify that the licensee had developed admin-istrative controls which included:

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Requirements for special authorization (work permit) for activities involving welding, cutting, grinding, open flame or other ignition sources and that they are properly safeguarded in areas containing safety-related equipment and components; and

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Prohibition on smoking in safety-related areas, except where " smoking permitted" areas had been specifically designated by plant managemen No violations were identified.

3.5 Other Administrative Controls The inspector reviewed the following licensee documents:

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Technical Specifications, Section 6, Administrative Controls

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Procedure 1.5.3, Revision 16, Maintenance Requests, l

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Procedure N0P 83FP1, PNPS Fire Protection, Revised October 14, 1983

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Procedure 5.5.1, Revision 9, General Fire Procedure,

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General Employee Training Course (GET).

The scope of review was to verify that the licensee had developed admin-istrative controls which require that:

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Work authorization, construction permit or similar arrangement is provided for review and approval of modification, construction and maintenance activities which could adversely affect the safety of the facility;

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Fire brigade organization and qualifications of brigade members are delineated;

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Fire reporting instructions for general plant personnel are developed;

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Periodic audits are to be conducted on the entire fire protection program; and

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Fire protection / prevention program is included in the licensee's QA Progra No violations were identifie .6 Equipment Maintenance, Inspection and Tests The inspector reviewed the following randomly selected documents to deter-mine whether the licensee had developed adequate procedures which estab-lished maintenance, inspection, and testing requirements for the plant fire protection equipmen Procedure 8.B.1, Revision 19, Fire Pump Test,

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Procedure 8.B.2, Revision 18, Fire Water Supply System Shutoff Valve Inspection,

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Procedure 8.B.3.1, Revision 1, Fire Hose Station Equipment Inspection,

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Procedure 8.B.3.2, Revision 2, Fire Hose Station Equipment Inspection,

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Procedure 8.B.4, Revision 14, Smoke and Heat Detection Systems Main Process Buildings,

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Proced;re 8.8.5, Revision 6, CO "2 CARD 0X" Fire Protection,

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Procedure 8.B.6, Revision 9, Reaction / Deluge Sprinkler System,

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Procedure 2.1.15, Daily Surveillance Log, Revision 52, (Tech, Spec and Regulatory Agencies),

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Procedure 8.B.7, Revision 9, Fixed Dry Chemical, Fire Protection Systems,

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Procedure 8.B.8, Revision 7, Fire Hydrant Operability,

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Procedure 8.B.9, Revision 11, Wet Pipe and Dry Pipe Sprinkler System,

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Procedure 8.B.11, Revision 8, Fire Valve Operability,

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Procedure 8.B.12, Revision 6, Fire Protection System Flow Tests,

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Procedure 8.B.13.1, Revision 1, Hydrostatic Testing of a Fire Hose

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Procedure 8.B.13.2, Revision 2, Hydrostatic Testing of a Fire Hose NFPA Code 1962 - ANSI related,

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Procedure 8.B.14, Revision 5, Fire Watch Patrol,

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Procedure 8.B.15, Revision 7, Fire Pump 150*; Capacity,

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Procedure 8.B.16.1, Revision 1, Inspection of Fire Barrier Fire Seals,

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Procedure 8.B.17, Revision 9, Inspection for Fire Doors and Damper In addition to reviewing the above documents, the inspector reviewed the maintenance / inspection / test records of the items identified by an asterisk (*) to verify compliance with Technical Specifications and established procedure No violations were identifie .7 Fire Brigade Training 3. Procedure Review The inspector reviewed the following licensee procedures:

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Procedure 1.4.23, Revision 7, Fire Brigade Training Drill,

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Nuclear Operations Procedure Manual, PNPS Fire Protection,

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The scope of review was to verify that the licensee had developed administrative procedures which included:

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Requirements for announced and unannounced drills;

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Requirements for fire brigade training and retraining at prescribed frequencies;

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Requirements for at least one drill per year to be performed on a "back shift" for each brigade;

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Requirements for local fire department coordination and training; and

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Requirements for maintenance of training record No violations were identifie . Training Program and Records Review The inspector reviewed the training program for the fire brigade members and the attendance records for the years 1984/1985 to ascer-tain that the brigade members had successfully completed the required quarterly training, meeting, semiannual drills and yearly hands-on fire extinguishment practic .7. Training Program The fire brigade members are required to complete the following 11 modules which are given by the Massachusetts Fire Traini Center under the direction of the Pilgrim Senior Fire Protection Enginee Number Module Title Automatic sprinklers and detection systems and related procedure . Portable fire e<tinguishers, fixed suppression systems (CO2, Dry Chemical, Halon) and related procedure . Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA'a and Control Room Reservoir)

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8 Hose handling, hose lays and advancing (hose reels, hydrant house, mobile apparatus).

• Interior fire attack, multiple levels, lower levels, quadrant fires, basic ventilation, search and rescue, ladders and rope * Flammable and combustible liquids (water fog and foam) and electrical fire * Flammable gasses - hydrogen, LP/ LNG, acetylene, broken flange and bleve contro . Fire plan, fire prevention, emergency procedures and plant hazardous mate-rial . Plant ventilation systems, smoke con-trol, fire spread and plant communi-catio . Basic tactics and strategy revie * TO BE COMPLETED ANNUALLY On a quarterly basis the Nuclear Training Specialist issues a memorandum to site distribution listing those personnel quali-fied for the PNPS Fire Brigade. The inspector reviewed the Fire Brigade Qualification list issued September 30, 1985 and veri-fied that members' names listed in the control room were on the 4th quarter 1985 list issued by the training school. The in-spector verified that the Fire Brigade Qualification Memorandum listing the brigade members corresponded with the training re-cords maintained by the training schoo No violations were identifie .7. Fire Drill Exercises The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) fire program requires that five drills per quarter be held with one drill on a back-shift. On December 19, 1985 the licensee had a back-shift fire drill. The licensee issued a fire drill scenario which iden-tified the type of fire, location, and potential coordination concerns. The Brigade Fire Leader handled the exercise with minimum help from the fire protection enginee ,

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At the end of the fire drill a critique was held with each fire brigade member with concerns and problems noted. A report on the drill is expected to be issued during the first quarter of 198 The list below identifies when various fire drill exercises were held in 198 st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter 1-14-85 4-8-85 7-24-85 10-17-85 1-20-85 5-6-85 8-7-85 11-8-85 2-8-85 5-22-85 8-21-85 11-21-85 3-6-85 6-5-85 9-6-85 12-19-85 3-21-85 6-18-85 9-30-85 3.8 Periodic Inspection and Quality Control Audits During the performance of quality control audits for this site, the licensee has supplemented their quality control organization with a con-tractor fire specialist thus allowing the licensee to take credit for the Fire Protection Bien-tal Audi . Audit Report No. 85-22 - Biennial Audit The Biennial Fire Protection audit was conducted during the period of July 16, 1985 through August 16, 1985. The purpose of this audit was to assure that the requirements for design, procurement, fabri-cation, installation, testing, maintenance, and the administrative controls for the respective programs were in compliance with Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) QA Program and meet the licensee's commitments identified in the Safety Evaluation Report (SER), Techni-cal Specifications (TS) and the applicable sections of 10 CFR 50, Appendix R. In addition, the audit evaluated compliance to the Project Quality Plan for Appendix R modifications, including a review of documents generated as a result of activities associated with the Project Quality Pla Two Deficiency Reports (DR's) were issued from this audit. One DR addressed the lack of a surveillance procedure for performing pe-riodic inspections of structural steel fire resistive coatings for possible damage; and the other DR addressed incomplete fire drill documentation as defined in Procedure No. 1.4.23, Revision 6, Fire Brigade Training Dril Procedure No. 1.4.23, Revision 7 has been changed and issued to resolve the items identified in DR 143 No violations were identified.

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3. Triennial Fire Protection Audit No. 8427 by Professional Loss Control, Inc. (PLC)

The Triennial Fire Protection Audit was conducted of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station fire protection program the week of August 13, 1984 by Professional Loss Control (PLC), Inc. as required by plant

. Technical Specification Section 6.14.2 and in accordance with NRC Generic Letter 82-21. The deficiency reports (DR's) issued as a result of this inspection have been answered by the licensee in a timely manner. Corrective actions taken have been implemented and appear to have corrected the DR' No violations were identifie . American Nuclear Insurers (ANI) Insurance Inspection Report The American Nuclear Insurers (ANI) report No. N-177, dated October 8-9,.1985 did not identify any concerns that would affect the fire protection program at this site during their inspection perio Recommendations continued from previous reports were discussed with the license No violations were identifie .9 Recent Minor Fire Incidents The inspector reviewed a report of one fire that had occurred at this facility since January.198 The fire of May 16, 1985 was due to slag from welding which dropped and ignited material in a barrel located in a cage area of the Reactor Building -91' North location. The area fire watch put the fire out using a nearby station extinguishe To correct this type of problem in the future the fire watch personnel was instructed to use Siltemp material in areas where welding activities take place. The Siltemp material is to cover such items as trash barrels and other materials that could contain a potential fire sourc No violations were identifie .0 Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee management representatives (see Section 1.0 for attendees) at the conclusion of the inspection on December 20, 1985. The inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspection at that tim At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspector.