ML20148F720
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| Site: | Peach Bottom, Oyster Creek, Sequoyah, Susquehanna, Limerick, Turkey Point |
| Issue date: | 05/30/1997 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Diaz N, Dicus G, Shirley Ann Jackson, Mcgaffigan E, Rogers K, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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May 30, 1997 MEMORANDUM T0: Chairman Jackson Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Dicus Commissioner Diaz Commissioner McGaffigan FROM:
L. Joseph Callan Executive Direct r r Operations 1
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SEMIANNUAL STATUS REPORT ON THE FIRE PROTECTION TASK ACTION PLAN AND PLANT-SPECIFIC THERM 0-LAG CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAMS The fourth semiannual report on the status of the Fire Protection Task Action Plan (FP-TAP) is attached (Attachment 1).
Since the previous status report (memorandum of October 31, 1996, from James M. Taylor. Executive Director for Operations, to the Commission), the staff has worked on the risk-informed, performance-based fire protection rulemaking; the fire protection functional inspection program; and the self-induced station blackout study.
As reported in the previous status report, the staff has completed the Thermo-Lag Action Plan, but continues to monitor plant-specific Thermo-Lag corrective action plans and schedules. The licensees for 44 units have informed the staff that all corrective actions are complete.
The licensees for 16 units have committed to completion dates in 1997. The completion dates for the remaining units are:
1998 (9 units). 1999 (9 units), and 2000 (4 units).
See Attachment 2 for a summar/ of the plant-specific completion schedules and Attachment 3 for the detailed status of plant-specific corrective actions.
Since the previous status report, the staff has met with the licensees with completion schedules that extend beyond 1997.
The staff will meet with the licensee for Crystal River 3 during May 1997.
During the meetings, the staff requested additional information from the licensees for Limerick 1/2: Peach Bottom 2/3: Oyster Creek: Sequoyah 1/2: Susquehanna 1/2: Turkey Point 3/4: and Washington Nuclear Project 2.
'the staff will have followup meetings with the licensees for Limerick. Peach Bottom. Sequoyah, and Turkey Point.
For the remaining plants, on the basis of information submitted by the licensees and provided during the meetings, the staff has concluded that the schedules are reasonable.
For those commitments that extend beyond 1997, the staff is considering issuing confirmatory orders to ensure schedules are met. After the staff completes the meetings and considers the additional information it
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-s The Commissioners In July 1996, the staff issued NUREG-1552. " Fire Barrier Penetration Seals in Nuclear Power Plants." which documented its technical assessment of
)enetration seals. As a result of recent Congressional inquiries, the staff l
las initiated an assessment of seal problems reported since it nerformed the assessment discussed in the NUREG report.
The staff will use the insights from this effort to determine if additional NRC or industry actions on fire barrier penetration seals is needed.
This effort is not a part of the FP-TAP but is being tracked by the staff in a separate mini action plan.
It should be noted that an assessment of penetration seals is part of the recently developed Fire Protection Functional Inspection procedure.
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i ATTACHMENT 1 SEMIANNUAL STATUS REPORT ON THE FIRE PROTECTION TASK ACTION PLAN OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION During July 1992, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) staff developed
'the Thermo-Lag Action Plan to address generic issues related to the use by
> nuclear reactor licensees of Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barriers.
Later, the staff j
reassessed the NRC reactor fire protection program in response to programmatic concerns it raised during its review of Thermo-Lag fire barriers. The staff presented its findings in " Report on the Reassessment of the NRC Fire l
Protection Program," February 27, 1993. The Fire Protection Task Action Plan i
(FP-TAP) addresses implementation of the recomendations made in the reassessment report. The FP-TAP tracks the. implementation of a wide range of technical and programatic fire protection issues.
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recomendations for action (Part I), recommendations for further study
.(Part II), confirmation issues (Part III), and lessons learned (Part IV).
The status of each part of the FP-TAP, along with important accomplishments, is' presented in Section 2 of this fourth semiannual report. The previous status report was attached to a memorandum of October 31, 1996, from James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations, to the Comission.
In the future, the staff will issue status reports annually.
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Each operating reactor has an NRC-approved fire protection plan.that conforms to 10 CFR 50.48, " Fire protection," and General Design Criterion 3, " Fire i
protection," and satisfies the defense-in-depth concept.
Licensees have also implemented Generic Letter 86-10 (i.e., incorporated the NRC-approved fire I
protection plan into the updated safety analysis report, removed certain i
aspects of the fire protection plan from technical specifications, and adopted a standard fire protection license condition). When fire protection features i
are degraded or inoperable, the licensees implement NRC-approved measures, such as fire watches, to compensate for the condition. This combination of a defense-in-depth fire protection plan and compensatory measures ensures that an adequate level of fire protection is maintained at each operating reactor while the staff is completing the FP-TAP.
2 STATUS 2.1 Recomendations for Action 2.1.1 Revision of the Fire Protection Regulation (Complete)
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As reported in the. status report of October 31, 1996, the staff is now tracking its work on the performance-based, risk-informed fire protection rule in the rulemaking action plan.
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As reported in the status report of October 31, 1996, the staff has completed
.its small-scale fire barrier scoping tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (reference " Report of Test FR 4008"). Hindered by competing priorities, the staff did not complete its review of the test results during the reporting period. However, the staff plans to complete this effort before'the next status report.
2.1.3 Coordination of Fire Protection Inspections (Complete)
In a memorandum to the Comission (September 20,1995), the staff informed the Commission that it would develop and implement the fire protection functional inspection (FPFI) program as outlined in SECY-95-034, '% atus of Recommendations Resulting From the Reassessment of the NRC Fire Protection Program" (February 13,1995), to address the reassessment recommendation that the staff. reevaluate the scope of the reactor fire protection inspection program and develop a coordinated a)proach for the fire protection and safe-shutdown systems inspections.
In t1e status report of October 31, 1996, the staff stated that it would give the Commission the details of the FPFI program and staff plans for implementing it.
In SECY-96-267, " Fire Protection Functional Inspection Program" (December 24,1996), the staff satisfied this commitment. Later, in a Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) of February 7,1997, the Comission approved the staff's plans and directed the staff to proceed with the four pilot inspections.
River Bend will be inspected in June 1997, Clinton in August 1997, Susquehanna in October 1997, and St. Lucie in March 1998. The staff is currently.
completing the FPFI procedures and guidelines. 'The procedure will be issued as a Temporary Instruction (TI)' in early June, preceding the River Bend FPFI.
In accordance with SECY-96-267 and the SRM of February 7, 1997, the staff will give the Conaission the FPFI procedures for-information preceding the River Bend FPFI and will also give the Commission a post-pilot inspection program report describing inspection results and discussing ways to expand the benefits of the, pilot inspections to all licensees (e.g., licensee self-assessments).
2.1.4 Self-Induced Station Blackout Study (Ongoing)
The staff, with the technical assistance of Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), has developed a >robabilistic risk assessment (PRA) model for assessing the risk associated wit 1' post-fire safe-shutdown methodologies that impose a self-induced station blackout. As reported in the status report'of l
October 31, 1996, the staff presented the draft station blackout study to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) on February 29, 1996. Since that status report, the staff has considered the recommendations made by the L
ACRS and has submitted a revised scope of work to BNL addressing the ACRS recommendations. After the staff modifies its contract with BNL, it plans to l
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2.2 Recommendations for Further Study (Complete)
As reported in the status report of October 31, 1996, Part II of the FP-TAP is complete.
2.3 Confirmation Issu.g3 (Complete) 4 r
l Part III of tiie reassessment report recommended that the staff perform a programmatic assessment of the fire protection review and inspection programs, o
The FPFI program (see Section 2.1.3 above) addresses this recommendation. As reported in the status report of October 31, 1996, the remaining Part III issues are now being tracked in the fire protection rulemaking action plan.
Therefore, Part III of the FP-TAP is complete.
2.4 Lessons Learned (Comolete)
As reported in previous status reports, Part IV of the FP-TAP is complete.
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THERMO-LAG CORRECTIVE ACTION COMPLETION SCHEDULES AS OF MAY 5,1997 COMPLETE
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- 1997 1998 1999 2000 N/A 1996/1997 ANO2 Braidwood 1/2 Beever VaNey 2 CHnton Limerick 112 Crystal RW 3 San Onofre 1 Beever Valley 1 Byron 1/2 Brunswick 1/2 Comanche Peek 1 Peach Bottom 2/3 Sequoyah 1/2 Trojan Browns Ferry 1/2/3 CaMaway Duane Arnold Davis Besse Susquehanna 2 Susquehanna 1 Watts Bar 2 Comanche Peak 2 Cook 1/2 indian Point 2 Hatch 1/2 TM-1 Yankee Rowe Cooper Grand Gulf 1 Milstone 1/2 Oyster Creek Turirey Point 3/4 Diablo Canyon 1/2 McGuire 1/2 Palo Verde 2/3 Palo Verde 1 WNP2 Fermi 2 Palisades Perry 1 St Lucie 1/2 Haddam Neck Vogtle 2 Prairie Island 1/2 LaSalle 1/2 Wolf Creek 1 River Bond 1 Maine Yankee Shearon Harris 1 Milstore 3 Summer Monticeno vogtle 1 Nine Mle 1/2 North Anna 1/2 San Onofrw 2/3 South Texas 1/2 Surry 1/2 Vermont Yankee Waterford 3 Watts Bar 1 i
Zion 1/2 31 units 13 units 16 units 9 units 9 units 4 units 4 units i
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STATUS OF GENERIC LETTER 92-08 "THERMO-LAG 330-1 FIRE BARRIERS" AS OF MAY 5,1997 PLANT CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS / STATUS LICENSING LICENSEE LICENSEE ACTION SCHEDULED IMPLEM.
S COMPLETE' COMPLETION' DATE Arkansas Nuclear One 2 in a letter of 02/17/94, the licensee stated that it had reassessed the safe shutdown analysis for 06/21/94 COMPLETE 02/17/94 Thermo-Lag fire barriers in the intake structure and concluded that the barriers were not required. The licensee also stated that the use of Thermo-Lag is no longer included in the fire protection program and that the issues raised in BUL 92-01, BUL 92-01, Supplement 1, and GL 92-08 were resolved.
With regard to ampacity derating, the licensee will assess potential age-related effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal and maintain the evaluation on site for future inspection.
Beaver Valley 1 In a letter of 04/16/93, the licensee stated that engineering evaluations had been developed to qualify 09/23/94 COMPLETE 04/16/93 t
the Thermo-Lag barriers in the cable menanine area. With regard to ampacity derating, the licensee will assess potential age-related effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal and maintain the evaluation on site for future inspection.
Beaver Valley 2 FIRE: In a letter of 12/22/94 the licensee stated that it planned to revise the safe shutdown analysis.
08/97 replace barriers, modify circuits, and perform engineering evaluations. In letters of 03/23/95 and
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12/01/95, the licensee confirmed that, in spite of some delays in the industry test program, it would meet its completion date of 12/31/96. In a letter of 12/27/96, the licensee informed the staff it could not meet its proposed completion date due, in part, to additional work generated by a conservative reassessment of its corrective actions, in a letter dated 02/14/97, the licensee stated that it would complete hardware modifications by 08/29/97 and confirm completion of corrective actions in writing.
AMPACITY: Staff /SNL review ongoing.
09/97 Braidwood 1/2 FIRE: In letters of 02/10/94 and 12/16/94, the licensee stated that it would revise the safe shutdown COMPLETE 01/17/97 analysis, replace Thermo-Lag barriers with Darmatt barriers, downgrade certain 3 hour3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> barriers to I hour barriers and request exemptions. Later, in a letter of 03/21/96, the licensee stated that cable rerouting was the preferred option, Darmatt would not be used. Thermo-Lag barriers would be abandoned in place, and all corrective actions would be completed on schedule. In a letter dated 01/17/97, the licensee confirmed that the actions to address Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barriers had been completed. With regard to amoscity derating, the licensee developed an analytical model to assess the ampacity derating factor for instafled fire barriers. The staff /Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) review is ongoing.
Browns Ferry 1/2/3 FIRE: The licensee replaced its single application in the intake pumping station with new Thermo-Lag 10/12/95 COMPLETE 10/12/95 configurations qualified by the Watts Bar test program. The staff accepted this corrective action in a safety evaluation of 10/12/95 for the fire protection program for combined Unit 2 and Unit 3 operation. With regard to ampacity derating, the licensee will use Watts Bar test data.
' Licensing Action Complete: Date of NRC letter accephng licensee's correctue adion plan and schedule.
' Licensee Scheduled Completion: Licensee's schedutar wunae for implementing corrective achon ptan.
- Licensee implementation Date: Date of licensee letter w An.;% w%, of correctue schons.
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Brunswick 1/2 in letters of 02/14/94 and 03/23/95 the Econsee stated it ptenned to revise the safe shutdown 1997
. j enelysis, rnodify circuits, request exemptions, upgrade barriers, replace Thermo-Leg berriers with i
Dermatt barriers, and perform engineering evaluations. In a letter of 01/10/96, the licensee provided j
additional details of the corrective actions and confirmed completion by the end of the 1996 refueling outage. An exemption submitted on 08/31/95, was updated on 01/10/96, and revised on 11/21/96.
In a letter dated 12/21/96, the licensee stated that it would complete corrective actions 60 deys after the staff acts on the exemption request. With regard to empecity derating, in its closeout letter, the j
staff will inform the licensee to keep its essessment of potential age-related effects of Thermo-Leg on j
cables for the time period prior to removal on site for future inspection.
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Byron 1/2 FIRE: In a letter of 09/20/95, the licensee stated that it would replace rnost Thermo-Leg barriers using COMPLETE 01/17/97 three resolution methods: revise the safe shutdown one'fsis, reroute cables, and replace Thermo-Leg l
barriers with Dermett barriers, in a letter of 03/21/96, the licensee stated that rerouting was the i
option chosen for berriers not yet replaced with Dermatt barriers and that all corrective actions would i
be completed on schedule in e letter dated 01/17/97, the licensee confirmed that the actions to address Thermo-Leg 330-1 fire barriers have been completed. With regard to empacity derating, the j
licensee stated that original analytical methods used to determine empecity derating values are conservative with regard to IN 92-22 values. The licensee enticipates that the methodology used for Braidwood is also applicable to Byron. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
Calleway FIRE: The licensees originally planned to use the EPRI tailored Collaboration Fire Modeling Tools 04/11/97 COMPLETE 01/31/97 -
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Methodology and the FIVE Methodology. In a letter of 05/31/96 the Ecensee stated that it would revise the safe shutdown snelysis, reroute cables, and enlace Thermo-Leg barriers with Dermatt barriers, in a letter dated 1/31/97, the licensee confirmed that all corrective actions were completed as of 12/31/96. With regard to empecity derating, the licensee has used a similarity enalyW. based in the TUE test results, to resolve the empacity issue.
Clinton FIRE: tr a letter of 02/09/94, the licensee stated that it planned to eliminate the need for 7 12/98 Thermo-Leg berriers by engineering evaluations. For the remaining 5 barriers. the corrective actions included revising the safe shutdown analysis, upgrading or replacing the barriers, rerouting cables, and adding detection and suppression systems. After meetings on 05/16/96 and 07/25/96 to discuss staff concems with the licensee's engineering evaluations, the licensee revised its approach for these barriers. The licensee submitted its new piens by letter of 10/09/96. The staff met with the licensee on 04/21/97 to discuss its proposed completion schedule. On the basis of the information obtained during the meeting, the staff concluded that the completion schedule is acceptable.
AMPACITY: The licensee conducted a 50.59 evaluation. Tha staff issued a follow-up request for COMPLETE adoitional information on 10/04/95. Steff/SNL review is ongoing.
' Licensing Action Complete: Date of NRC letter accepting licensee's corrective action plan and schedule.
- Licensee Scheduled Completion: Licensee's schedular commitment for implementing corrective action plan.
8 Licensee implementation Date: Date of licensee letter confirming completion of corrective actions.
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Comanche Peak 1 By letter of 03/24/94, the licensee provided its evaluation of installed Thermo-Lag barriers, the results 06/98 of plant-specific testing, and the program to upgrade barriers. On 05/22/96, the staff issued a safety evaluation that approved upgrades for a number of barrier configurations. It also contained open items
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for other configurations. In letters dated 10/24/96 and 02/28/97 the licensee responded to open items. In response to staff concerns, the licensee is performing some upgrades to be completed by mid 1998. With regard to ampacity derating, the liceneee stated that Unit 1 configurations are identical to Unit 2. Therefore, it used the Unit 2 test resu!ts for uit 1.
Comanche Peak 2 The staff approved the fire protection aspects of the Thermo-Lag program in Supp'ements 26 and 27 02/93 COMPLETE O2/93 of NUREG-0797. " Safety Evaluation Report related to the operation of Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Unit 2." The staff approved the ampacity derating aspects of the program in a safety evaluation that it provided to the licensee in a letter of 06/14/95.
Cooper in a letter of 02/09/94, the licensee stated that it had removed Thermo-Lag from 3 radiant energy heat 05/30/95 COMPLETE O2/09/94 shields and that there were no Thermo-Lag fire barriers at the plant. Ampacity derating is not applicable.
Crystal River 3 FIRE: Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) lead plant. The licensee originally planned to use the EPRI 12/00 Tailored Collaboration Fire Modeling Tools Methodology. In a letter of 12/21/95, the licensee stated it had selected four options for the resolution of Thermo-Lag: revise safe shutdown analysis, modify circuits, upgrade or replace Thermo-Lag barriers with Mecatiss, and request exemptions. In a letter of f
12/21/95, the licensee stated that it expects to complete all corrective actions by 12/31/96, with the exception of the plant modifications scheduled for refueling outage 12 (spring 2000). The licensee submitted an exemption by letter dated 06/21/96. The licensee has completed its Mecatiss fire test program. The staff witnessed the tests and is currently reviewing the te^.t results. In a letter dated 01/29/97, the licensee stated that the completion date was changed from 06/00 to 12/00. A meeting is tentatively scheduled for 05/20/97.
AMPACITY: The licensee conducted ampacity derstmg tests. Test results were submitted on COMPLETE 07/31/96. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
Davis Besse FIRE: In a letter of 02/20/96, the licensee stated it had divided the removal and replacement into four 10/98 phases starting during the third quarter of 1996 with completion during the fourth quarter of 1998 (11th refueling outage). In a letter of 06/26/96, the licensee stated it planned to remove and replace 1-hour barriers, 3-hour barriers and radiant energy shields with 3M Company Interam. The 2taff met with the licensee on 04/03/97. During the meeting, the licensee stated it might accelerate its schedule and complete corrective actions by the second quarter of 1998. On the basis cf the information obtained during the meeting, the staff concluded that the completion schedule is i
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COMPLETE' COMPLETION' DATE' D.C. Cook 1/2 FIRE: In s letter of 12/21/94, the licensee stated it planned to revise the safe shutdown analpis, COMPLETE 12/27/97 replace or upgrade barriers, modify circuits, request exemptions, downgrade 3-hour Thermo-lag barriers to 1-hour, and conduct additional fire tests. In a letter of 07/17/96, the licensee stated that it would submit a final report by 12/30/96. By letter dated 12/27/96 the licensee confirmed that all corrective actions were complete. The staff is presaring an RAIin regard to the information contained in this letter. With regard to ampacity derating the licensee stated that its original ampacity derating program, which did not rely on TSI data, adequately addressed concerns for existing Thermo-Lag installations. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
Diablo Canyon 1/2 in a letter of 01/12/95, the licensee stated that, where the safe shutdown analysis indicates that fire 04/20/95 COMPLETE 01/12/95 barriers are necessary,it replaced the Thermo-Lag barriers with other fire barrier. These modifications were completed by 12/31/34. With regard to empacity derating, the licensee will assess potential age-related effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal.
Duane Amold FIRE: In letters of 06/30/95 and 12/01/95, the licensee stated thet it would maintain 3 Thermo-Lag 10/97 installations: a raceway fire barrier for which an exemption was submitted on 06/28/96 (See Appendix 2), fire proofing of structural steel, which was qualified by test, and a wall barrier. For the remaining barriers which have not been eliminated by reenalysis, the licensee will replece the Thsrmo-Lag barriers with Darmatt barriers. By letter dated 10/17/96, the ficensee withdrew the exemption and informed the staff that this change of plans would change its completion date from March 1997 to October 1997. In a letter of 12/13/96, the licensea stated it had eliminated reliance on Thermo-Lag for all but one enclosure and that Dermatt KM-1 would be used to protect this application.
Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
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Fermi 2 in a letter of 02/11/94, the licensee identified 8 of 11 areas for replacement of Thermo-Lag barriers 04/18/95 COMPLETE 06/15/96 with approved barriers. The remaining 3 barriers were reclassified as smoke and gas barriers. In a letter of 06/15/96, the licensee confirmed that it had completed all modifications. With regard to empacity derating, the licensee will assess potential age-related effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal and maintain tne evaluation on site for fu*ure inspection.
Grand Gulf 1 FIRE: NEl Lead Plant. In a letter of 12/21/94, the licensee stated that it would ensure that all C t/21/97 COMPLETE 3/3/97 Thermo-Lag barriers would provide at least a 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> fire rating. The licensee also plans to install or take credit for partist suppression in conjunction with the 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> ratings,in cases where three hour assemblies were originally installed. In a letter of 06/28/96, the licensee stated that it will confirm completion of all corrective actions by 11/96. In a letter dated 03/03/97, the licensee stated that all fire endurance corrective actions were complete. With regard to empacity derating, staff /SNL review is ongoing.
' Licensing Action Complete: Date of NP.C letter accepting licensee's corrective action plan and schedule.
- Licensee Scheduled Completion: Licensee's schedular commitment for implementing corrective action plan.
- Licensee implementation Date: Date of licensee letter confirming completion of corrective actions.
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i The licensee resolved the 2 Thermo-Lag appi;catens described in its letter of 02/11/94, as follows:
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Haddam Neck Developed a cold shutdown repair procedure to replace the RHR pump power cable after a fire and abandoned the Thermo-Lag barrier in place (3/31/95 letterl and upgraded the cable vauft barrier to 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />. In a letter of 10/20/95, the licensee confirmed completion of the corrective actions. The licensee developed an analytical model to assess ampacity derating factor for the installed configuration. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
Hatch 1/2 FIRE: In a letter of 12/13/94, the licensee stated it would modify circuits, realign fire areas, revise the 06/29/95 10/98 safe shutdown analysis, and adjust manual operator actions. In view of the ampacity derating and combustibility concerns, the licensee decided to remove Thermo-Lag rather than abandon the barriers in place (03/28/95 letter). The staff called the licensee on 02/28/97 and on 04/17/97 to discuss its corrective actions and schedule. On the basis of the ir* formation obtaened during the calls, the staff concluded that the completion schedule is acceptable.
COMPLETE AMPACITY: Licensee will assess potential age-related effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal.
06/97 Indian Point 2 in a letter of 12/19/94, the licensee indicated it planned to remove Thermo-Lag except for one application for which it requested an exemption on 03/30/95 (see Appendix 2). By letter of 03/20/97, the licensee withdrew its exemption. Ampacity derating is not applicable because power cables were 4
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04/23/97 COMPLETE 01/17/97 LaSalle 1/2 By letter of 04/06/94, the licensee informed the staff it intended to replace Thermo-Lag barriers with Darmatt barriers. On 11/20/95, the staff issued a safety evaluati,n la plant-specific use of Darmatt barriers fire barriers. On 03/29/96, the staff issued a safety ev mation regarding the seismic capabilities of Darmatt berriers. With regard to ampacity ders'.ig, the staff /SNL review of the methodology used for Braidwood will be the basis for the closeott. Staff /SNL review is ongoing, 04/99 Limerick 1/2 FIRE:. NEl Lead Plant. In a letter of 12/19/94, the licensee stated it planned to revise the safe shutdown analysis, replace or upgrade barriers, add suppression, reroute cables, and request exemptions. The staff met with the licensee on 4/14/97. On the basis of the informaten obtained during the meeting, the staff could not evaluate the progress made by the licensee. The staff will meet again to discuss the details of the licensee plans and schedules.
12/97 AMPACITY: In 05/02/96 response to staff RAl, the licensee stated that the ampacity derating evaluation will be performed in conjunction with the fire endurance qualification evaluation which is scheduled to be completed by 12/31/97. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
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COMPLETE' COMPLETION' DATE' Maine Yankee in a letter of 05/17/95, the licensee stated that all corrective actions were complete. The liceMee COMPLETE 5/17/95 rerouted cables, performed reanalysis, changed procedures, and replaced Thermo-Lag with 3-houi rated block wa!!s. The licensee submitted an exemption on 09/27/95 for Thermo-Lag radiant energy heat shield (see Appendix 2). Ampacity derating is not applicable because there are only radiant energy heat shield applications.
McGuire 1/2 In a letter of 11/28/94, the licensee stated that it planned to modify the standby shutdown system to 04/07/95 COMPLETE 05/29/96 eliminate Thermo-Lag for one application and replace cables with mineralinsulated cables for other application. Ampacity derating is not applicable because power cables were not enclosed in Thermo-Lag. By letter dated 05/29/96, the licensee informed the staff that the modifications were complete.
Melistorie 1/2 FIRE: In a letter of 02/27/96, the licensee stated that it would reanatyre the safe shutdown analysis, 12/97 Unit I upgrade certain Thermo-Lag fire barriers, add suppression and detection, replace certain Thermo-Lag 11/97 Unit 2 barriers, and implement design changes to meet Appendix R separation criteria. The staff met with the licensee on 04/24/97 to discuss its corrective actions and resolution schedule. The licensee informed the staff that corrective actions at Unit 2 would be complete by 11/97, three years ahead of schedule. The staff plans to meet again with the licensee in late June 1997 to discuss finalized corrective action plans.
AMPACITY: The licensee developed an anatytical model to assess the ampacity derating factor for COMPLETE installed fire barriers. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
Millstone 3 in a letter of 01/03/94, the licensee stated that it had eliminated reliance on Thermo-Lag by replacing 04/11/95 COMPLETE 01/03/94 certain cables with 1-hour fire-rated cables. With regard to ampacity derating, the licensee will assess potential age-related effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal and maintain the evaluation on site for tuture inspection.
Montice!!o in a letter 9f 04/1*Q, the licensee stated that all corrective actions were complete. The licensee 05/27/93 COMPLETE 04/16/93 rerouted cat *:,6 to achieve the required separation and removed all Thermo-Leg materiat. With regard to ampacity derating, the licensee will assess potential age-related effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal and maintain the evaluation on site for future inspection.
Nine Mile Point 1 in a letter of 12/14/94, the licensee stated it planned to replace all Thermo-Lag with another fire 03/19/95 COMPLETE 12/13/95 barrier material. In a letter of 12/13/95, the licensee informed the staff that it had completed the replacement of Thermo-Lag. With regard to ampacity derating, the hcensee will assess potential age-related effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal and maintain the evaluation on site for future inspection.
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Ampecity derating is not applicable because power cables were not enclosed in Thermo-Leg-l Oyster Creek FIRE: In letters of 02/10/94,09/16/94, and 12/27/94, the Econsee stated it planned to revise the 12/98 i
safe shutdown snelysis. perform engineering evolustions, request exermtioni, modify circuits, replace or upgrade some be urs. The staff celled the Ncer.,ee on 04/16/97 to dieus its corrective actions and schedule. N u t Ys of the information obtained during the cell, *no 6taff concluded that a meeting would t-messary. The steff met with the Econsee on 05/02/97 to secuss its proposed completion sche Me. On the basis of the information obtained during the meeting, the staff j
i concluded that the licensee 3s making progress towerds resolution of the Thermo-Leg issue. However, during the meeting, the staff asked the licensee to consider if it could expedite its schedule. The t
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AMPACITY: The Econsee is evaluating the effects of upgrades on existing barriers. Calculations COMPLETE indicate that mexir ium allowohle derating factors exceed TSI specifications 18% for 1-hour end 11%
i for 3-hour). Staff / SNL review of Econsee response is ongoing.
Polisades FIRE: In a letter of 02/10/94, the Econsee stated it planned to reroute cables or remove all 04/17/95 COMPLETE 01/06/97 l
Thermo-Leg and replace cables with 1-hour fire-rated cables, embed conduit in concrete, and complete all corrective actions by the end of the 1996 refueling outoge. In a letter dated 01/06/96, i
the licensee stated that all corrective actions had been completed. Wrth regard to empacity dotating, the licensee will assess potential age-related effects of Thermo-Leg on cables for the time period prior to removal.
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COMPLETE' COMPLETION' DATE' Palo Verde 1/2/3 CRE: Inletters of 02/07/94 and 12/22/94, the licensee stated it planned to revise safe shutdown 06/98 analysis, perform engineering evaluations, credit operator actions, upgrade barriers, and perform additional fire tests. In a letter of 12/20/95, the licensee stated that it had eliminated the need for about 80 percent of the Thermo-Lag and confinned completion of the corrective actions by 12/31/96.
In a letter dated 12/31/96, the licensee submitted the status of corrective actions and stated that it planned to complete field modifications by the third quarter of 1997, On 01/15/97 the staff issued an RAI to the licensee regarding Thermo-Lag barriers installed inside containment and on heating.
ventilation, air conditioning as well es cable tray supports. The staff met with the licensee on 02/19/97 to discuss its proposed completion schedule. On the basis of the information obtained during the treeeting, the staff concluded that the licensee is making progress and that the new completion schedule was acceptable.
AMPACITY: In a letter dated 12/30/96, the licensee stated it planned to complete its analysis of the 06/97 ampecity dorating issues by the end of the second quarter of 1997. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
Peach Bottom 2/3 FIRE: In a letter of 12/19/94, the licensee stated it planned to revise the safe shutdown analysis, 10/99 replace or upgrade barriers, add suppression, reroute cables, and request exemptions. The staff met with the licensee on 04/14/97. On the basis of the information obtained during the meeting, the staff could not evaluate the progress made by the licensee. The staff will meet again to discuss the details of the licensee plans and schedules.
AMPACITY: In the 05/02/96 response to e staff RAI, the licenses stated that the empacity derating 12/97 evaluation will be performed in conjunction with the fire endurance qualification evaluation which is scheduled to be completed by 12/31/97. Staff /SNL revieviis ongoing.
Perry 1 FIRE: In letters of 02/11/94 and 12/15/94, the licensee stated it was considering engineering 11/97 evaluations, revision of the safe shutdown analysis, exemptions, and rerouting of cables. The licensee committed to complete corrective actions by 12/96. Following a site visit the week of 09/09/96, for a separate fire protection issue, the staff questioned whether the licensee would meet its comm:tment of 12/96. By letter dated 10/02/96, the licensee informed the staff that the completion of corrective actions had been changed from 12/96 to 11/97. The staff called the licensee on 04/17/97 to discuss this new completion schedule. On the basis of the information obtained during the call, the staff concluded that the licensee is making progress and that the new completion schedu8e is acceptable.
AMPACITY: Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
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COMPLETE' COMPLETION' DATE' Prairie Island 1/2 FIRE: In a letter uf O2/10/94, the licensee stated it planned to revise the safe shutdown analysis, 06/97 reroute cables, swi replace Thermo Lag barriers with Darmatt barriers. In letters of 03/29/95 and 06/30/95, the licensee stated that it planned to replace all Thermo Lag with Dermatt barriers. In a letter of 12/31/96, the licensee informed the staff it would not meet its commitment to resolve the Thermo-Lag issues by the end of 1996. The licensee stated that it would complete removal and replacement of Thermo-Lag by January 1997, and that additional small projects identified as a result of Appendix R reenalysis would be complete by 06/30/97.
AMPACITY: The licensee will submit en empacity derating analysis for final closeout review.
06/97 River Bend 1 FIRE: In letters of 02/09/94 and 12/21/94, the licenses stated it planned to revise the safe shutdown 11/97 analysis, replace or upgrade Thermo-Lag barriers, modify circuits, downgrade 3-hour barriers to 1-hour and add suppression, and perform additional fire testing. By letter of 11/06/96, the licenses submitted a deviation and confirmed that corrective actions were on schedule. On 04/08/97, the staff cetted the licenses to discuss its corrective actions and schedule. On the basis of the informetion obtained during the cell, the staff concluded that the licensee has been making progress and that the completion schedule is acceptable.
AMPACITY: Staff / SNL review is ongoing.
COMPLETE Saint Lucie 1/2 FIRE: The fict nsee originally planned to use a performance-based approach as outlined in a letter of 12/98 02/11/94. Plans from the 03/28f95 and 10/27/95 letters were to revise safe shutdown analysis, modify circuits, replace or upgrade barriers, edd suppression, exemptions, and perform additional fire testing. In a letter of 08/27/96, the licensee indicated that modifications would be completed during the Spring of 1997 for Unit 2 and earlier than p!anned (fall of 1997) for Unit 1, with closure of Thermo-Lag issues and submitt ' of a summary report within 6 months of the outages. The staff met with the licensee on 04/04/97 to discuss a new proposed completion schedule of 12/98 for Unit 1.
The completion date for Unit 2 remains unchanged. On the basis of the information obtained during the meeting, the staff concluded that the licensee is making progress and that the new completion schedule is acceptable.
AMPACITY: Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
COMPLETE San Onofre 1 Shutdown.
N/A N/A N/A San Onofre 2/3 in a deviation request approved by the NRC staff on 06/29/88 the licensee committed to replace its 4 10/25/93 COMPLETE 12/21/93 barriers with 2-hour fire resistive barriers. By letter of 12/21/93, the licensee confirmed it had completed the replacement and that all actions related to the resolution of the Thermo-Lag issue were implemented. With regard to ampacity derating, the licensee will assess potential ege-related effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal.
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COMPLETE' COMPLETION' DATE" Sequoyah 1/2 FIRE: In letters of 02/10/94 and 03/25/95, the Econsee stated it planned to perform tests to qualify 01/00 the installed Thermo-Lag material, upgrade conduits smaller than 3-inch diameter, junction boxes, and other unique configurations. In letters of 06/15!95,01/12/96 and 09/09/96, the Econsee discussed fire tests it conducted to evaluete potential chemical difference between Thermo-Lag used for qualification testing and some of the Thermo-Lag installed et the site. On the basis of the results of the tests, the licensee concluded that there was no difference between the two meterials. In the
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lettet of 09/09/96, the licensee informed the staff that it had changed its completion date for resolving the Thermo-Lag issues from 10/96 to 01/00. The staff met with the licensee on 11/11/96 to dWuss the significant extension of its schedule and informed the licensee at the end of the meeting that it had not resolved its concems and that it needed additional information. The licensee sent additional information by letter dated 12/09/96. The staff has reviewed this response and determined that en additional meeting with the licensee and a plant site visit are needed. The meeting and site visit wi!! be scheduled during May 1997.
AMPACITY: The Ecensee will use Watts Bar test data. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
COMPLETE Shearon Harris 1 FIRE: In letters of 02/14/94 and 12/27/95, the licensee stated that it planned to revise the safe 04/97 shutdown analysis, reroute cables, and remove / replace Thermo-Lag. During a conference cal: on 03/31/97, the licensee informed the staff that its completion date was changed from 04/97 to 09/97.
The staff asked the licensee to confirm this completion schedule change in writing.
AMPACITY: The licensee will evaluate instrument and control circuits for the enticipated temperature 03/97 ries.
South Texas 1/2 FIRE: In letters of 12/19/94 and 03/28/95, the licensee stated that it reduced reliance on Thermo-Lag 04/04/97 COMPLETE by requiring only one of three trains of safe shutdown equipment to be available. For the remaining Thermo-Lag applications, the licensee submitted, on 04/13/95, a deviation to downgrade the Thermo-Leg barriers from 3-hours to 1-hour.
AMPACITY: The Ecensee considers site-specific tests performed by Underwriters Laboratories COMPLETE acceptable for existing plant design. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
Summer FIRE: In letters of 02/11/94,03/23/95, and 03/29/96, the licensee stated it planned to eliminate the 11/97 use of Thermo-Lag in five locations by instal!ing fire-rated cab 8es and by performing engineering evaluations. let a letter of 10/17/96, the licensee submitted a deviation request for fire-rated cables.
This request is under staff review.
AMPACIT(: Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
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Surry 1/2 In letters of 12/23/93 and 01/27/94, the licensee stated that it had replaced Thermo-Lag with COMPLETE 07/26/95 Pyroctete 241 in one apnlication and performed engineering evaluations for the remaining applications.
in a letter of 07/26/95, the licensee stated it no longer relied on Thermo-Lag. In a letter of 12/15/95, the licensee submitted an exemption for Thermo-Lag radiant ene gy heat shields. Arnpacity derating is not applicable because power cables were not enclosed in Thermo-Lag.
Susquehanna 1/2 FIRE: NEI Lead Plant. In a letter of O2/03/94, the licensee stated that the options considered were to 12/00 revise the safe shutdown analysis, perform engineering evaluations, request desations, replace or upgrade barriers, and modify circuits. In a letter of 12/22/94, the licences stated that Thermo-Lag resolution through teenalysis was the only realistic approach to resolve the issue, that the reenalysis would be completed during the second quarter of 1997, and thet it would provide, at that time, a schedule for completing any required modifications. The staff met with the licensee on 05/02/97 to discuss its proposed completion schedule. On the basis of the information obtained during the meeting, the staff concluded that the licensee is making progress towards resolution of the Thermo-Lag issue. However, during the meeting, the staff esked the licensee to consider if it could expedite its schedule. The licensee agreed to do so.
AMPACITY: Staff RAIissued 12/18/96. The staff is awaiting the licensee response.
12/00 Three Mile Island 1 FIRE: In a letter of 02/10/94, the licensee stated that plans were to revise the safe shutdown 11/99 analysis, request exemptions, replace / upgrade Thermo-Lag, reroute cables, and instalt detection and/or suppression. The staff cetted the licensee on 04/16/97 to discuss its corrective actions and schedule.
On the basis of on the information obtained during the call, the staff concluded that a meeting would be necessary. By letters dated 08/16/96 and 12/31/96, the licensee submitted exemptions for 1-hour and 3-hour fire barriers. The staff met with the licensee on 05/02/97 to discuss its proposed completion schedule. On the basis of the information obtained during the meeting, the staff concluded that the licensee is making progress towards resolution of the Thermo-Lag issue. However, during the meeting, the staff asked the licensee to consider if it could expedite its schedule. The licensee agreed to do so.
AMPACITY: Licensee found that intemal envelope temperature measure in the field would not result COMPLETE in long term cable degradation. On the basis of those test results, the licensee determined that the empacity derating values were acceptable. No further actions will be taken for -xbting Therma-Lag barriers. Future upgrades will be evaluated on en approach similar to the original analytical methodology. Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
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S Turkey Point 3/4 FIRE: In a letter of 02/07/94, the licensee stated it planned to revise the safe shutdown analysis and 05/99 use a performance-based approach. The staff and the licensee have met several tenes to discuss concerns with the licensee's plans. During 05/96, the staff visited the site to review Thermo-Lag configurations. At the conclusion of the site visit, the licensee informed the staff that it would revise its corrective action plans. In a letter of 09/27/96, the licensee stated that it would begin to implement modifications for indoor Thermo-Lag fire barriers during the 1997 refueting outages and complete the modifications in 1999, a year later than originally scheduled. The licensee has not submitted its revised plan and schedule for the Thermo-Lag barriers instaHed in outdoor areas. The licensee suWed an exemption request by letter dated 12/12/96. The staff met with the licensee on 01/07/9712
- t its proposed corrective action program and completion schedule for indoor and outdoor areas. As a result of the meeting, the licensee agreed to provide detailed information on the prioritization of all work and the methodology for determining priorities. A plant site visit is scheduled for 05/06/97 to discuss the licensee's proposed corrective actions.
AMPACITY: Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
COMPLETE Vermont Yankee By letter of 06/01/93. the licensee informed the staff that it no longer relied on Thermo-Lag and that 04/14/97 COMPLETE 06/01/93 the Thermo-Lag barriers had been abandoned in place. in response to a staff RAI, the licensee provided details regarding corrective actions to eliminate reliance on Thermo-Lag in a letter of 06/28/93. The license stated that, in one application, cables were rerouted and in another apphcation, the Thermo-Lag was replaced with 3M Interam. With regard to ampacity derating, the licensee will assess potential age 4etated effects of Thermo-Lag on cables for the time period prior to removal and maintain the evaluation on site for future inspection.
Vogtie 1/2 FIRE: In a :etter of 12/19/94, the licensee stated it planned to revise the safe shutdown analysis, 12/10/96 10!97 modify circuits, and possibly redefine fire areas, in a letter of 05/10/95, the licensee stated that it had decided to remove Thermo-Lag and that a!! required modifications for both units would be completed by startup from the Unit 2 Spring 1998 refueling outage. By letter dated 11/05/96, the licensee i
informed the staff that it planned to complete corrective actions by 10/97, six months ahead of i
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DATES Washington Nuclear 2 FIRE: In letters of 02/11/94 and 11/09/94, the licensee stated it planned to revise the safe shutdown 08/10/95 12/99 analysis and plant design, reroute cables, operator actions, teplace or upgrade Thermo-Lag, add suppression, and revise fire area boundaries. In a letter of 05/10/95, the licensee stated that it would replace Thermo-Lag with other fire barriers materials in areas where barriers cannot be eliminated. In a letter dated 05/03/96, the beensee submitted a revised schedule extending the program by two years to 12/99. The staff met with the bcensee on 04/29/97. On the basis of the information obtained during the call, the staff concluded that the revised completion schedule is acceptable. The staff plans to meet with the licensee again to monitor the progress of corrective actions COMPLETE AMPACITY: The licensee will assess potential age-related effects associated with the installation of Thermo-Lag material for the time period prior to removal and enaintain on site for future inspection.
04/22/97 COMPLETE 12/21/94 In a letter of 05/18/94, the licensee stated that it would install upgrades, removal / replacement Waterford 3 barriers, and request exemptions. In a letter of 12/21/94, the licensee stated that its Thermo-Lag applications involved HVAC ducts and that it had been found these applications acceptable on the basis of engineering evaluations. Ampscity derating is not applicable because Thermo-Lag is only used to protect HVAC ducts.
10/16/95 GMPLETE 12/18195 Watts Bar 1 FIRE: The staff approved the Thermc-Lag barrier program in Supplement 18 to NUREG-0847, " Safety Evaluation Report related to the operation of Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2.* With regard to ampacity derating, the staff /SNL review of ampacity test resufts is ongoing.
N/A N/A N/A Watts Bar 2 Cancelled.
Wolf Creek 1 FIRE: In letters of 02/09/94,02/15/95,03/10/95, and 06/27/95, the licensee considered revising the 03/20/97 COMPLETE O2/03/97 safe shutdown analysis, rerouting circuits, performing engineering evaluations, installing detection and suppression, and replacing barriers. In a letter of 06/20/96, the licensee stated it had decided to replace Thermo-Lag with another material. By letter dated 02/03/97, the licensee confirmed that corrective actions to restore the operability of Thermo-Lag barriers were complete.
COMPLETE AMPACITY: Staff /SNL review is ongoing.
N/A N/A N/A Yankee Rowe Shutdown.
09/05/96 COMPLETE Ot/17/97 In a letter of 07/12/96, the licensee stated that, as of 07/95, the Thermo-Lag barriers had been Zion 1/2 removed and replaced with Darmatt barriers except for radiaet energy shields sa two applications involving pressurizer level transmitter signal cables. In a letter of 01/11/96, the licensee submitted an exemption for these radiant energy heat shields. In a letter dated 01/17/97, the licensee confirmed that the actions to address Thermo-Lag 330-1 fire barners had been completed. Ampacity denung is not applicable because power cables were not enclosed with Thermo-Lag.
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The Commissioners i In July 1996, the staff issued NUREG-1552. " Fire Barrier Penetration Seals in Nuclear Power Plants." which documented its technical assessment of 3enetration seals. As a result of recent Congressional inquiries, the staff las initiated an assessment of seal problems reported since it aerformed the assessment discussed in the NUREG report.
The staff will use tie insights i
from this effort to determine if additional NRC or industry actions on fire barrier penetration seals is needed.
This effort is not a part of the FP-TAP but is being tracked by the staff in a separate mini action plan.
It should be noted that an assessment of penetration seals is part of the recently developed Fire Protection Functional Inspection procedure.
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i The Commissioners s In July 1996, the staff issued NUREG-1552, " Fire Barrier Penetration Seals in Nuclear Power Plants," which documented its technical assessment of Senetration seals.
As airesult of recent Congressional inquiries, the staff 7as initiated an assessment of seal problems reported since it )erformed the assessment discussed in thss.NUREG report.
The staff will use tie insights from this effort to determine. if additional NRC or industry actions on fire barrier penetration seals is needed. This effort is not a part of the FP-TAP but is being tracking by the staff in a separate mini action alan.
It should be noted that an assessment of penetration seals is part of t1e recently developed Fire Protection Functiorial Inspection procedure.
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additional information it requested, it will provide a paper to the Commiss with its conclusions and its plans for ensuring that the licensees continue ~jori to make progress towards overall resolution of the Thermo-Lag issue and meet' their schedular commitments.
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In July 1996, the staff issued NUREG-1552, " Fire Barrier Penetra, tion Seals in Nuclear Power Plants," which documented its technical assessment of i
penetration seals. The staff recently learned of potential problems with RTV silicone foam penetration seals. As a result, the staff has initiated an assessment of seal problems reported since it performed the assessment discussed in the NUREG report. Thestaffwillusethe/nsightsfromthis effort to determine if additional NRC or industry ac)fons on fire barrier i
penetration seals is needed. This effort is not a part of the FP-TAP but is being tracking by the staff in a separate mini ac, tion plan.
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The Commissioners ;
In July 1996, the staff issued NUREG-1552, " Fire Barrie enetration Seals in Nuclear Power Plants," which documented its technical ssessment of penetration seals. The staff recently learned of p ential problems with RTV silicone foam penetration seals. As a result, the staff has initiated an assessment of seal problems reported since it pe ormed the assessment discussed in the NUREG report. The staff will se the insights from this effort to determine if additional NRC or ind try actions on fire barrier penetration seals is needed. This effort i not a part of the FP-TAP but is being tracking by the staff in a separate ini action plan.
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MEMORANDUM T0: Chairman Jackson
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Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Dicus Commissioner Diaz Commissioner McGaffigan FROM:
L. Joseph Callan i
Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
SEMIANNUAL STATUS REPORT ON THE FIRE PROT CTION TASK ACTION PLANANDPLANT-SPECIFICTHERM0-LAGC0pRECTIVEACTIONPROGRAMS The fourth semiannual report on the status of the fire Protection Task Action f
Plan is attached (Attachment 1).
Since the previous status report (memorandum of October 31, 1996, from James M. Taylor, Exec 6tive Director for Operations, to the Commission), the staff has worked on the risk-informed, performance-based fire protection rulemaking; the fire,p'rotection functional inspection program; and the self-induced station blackout study.
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As reported in the previous status report, the staff has completed the Thermo-Lag Action Plan, but continues to monitor plant-specific Thermo-Lag corrective action plans and schedules. The licensees for 44 units have informed the staff that all corrective actions /are complete.
The licensees for 16 units have committed to completion datss in 1997. The cm.ipletion dates for the remaining units are:
1998 (9, units), 1999 (9 units), and 2000 (4 units).
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Since the preyious status report, the staff has met with the licensees with completion schedules that extend beyond 1997.
The staff will meet with the licensee foy' Crystal River 3 during May 1997.
During the meetings, the staff requested additional information from the licensees for Limerick 1/2; Peach Bottom 2/3; Oyster Creek; Sequoyah 1/2; Susquehanna 1/2;
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Turkey Point 3/4; and Washington Nuclear Project 2.
The staff will have followup meetirgs th the licensees for Limerick, Peach Bottom, Sequoyah, and Turkey Point.
Fo he remaining plants, on the basis of information submitted by the licenseis/ nd provided during the meetings, the staff has concluded that the sched4es are acceptable.
For those commitments that extend beyond 1997, the staff is considering issuing confirmatory orders to ensure schedules are met. T 4 decailed status of plant-specific corrective actions is shown in Attachment Attach nts: As stated (3) cc:
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MEMORANDUM T0: Chairman Jackson-Comissioner Rogers Comissioner Dicus Comissioner Diaz Comissioner McGaffigan FROM:
L. Joseph Callan Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
SEMIANNUAL STATUS REPORT ON THE FIRE PROTECTION TA ACTION PLAN AND PLANT-SPECIFIC THERM 0-LAG CORRECTIVE ACT N PROGRAMS The fourth se iannual report on the status of the Fire Prote ion Task Action Plan is attach (Attachment 1). Since the previous status report (memorandum of.0ctober 31, 96, from James M.' Taylor, Executive Dire or for Operations, to the Comission, the staff has worked on the risk-inf rmed, performance-ba' sed fire protect on rulemaking; the fire protection nctional inspection program; and the se f-induced station blackout' study.
As reported in the pr ious status report, the sta has completed the Thermo-Lag Action Plan, but co tinues to monitor plant-s ecific Thermo-Lag corrective action plans and schedul The licensees for 4 units have informed the staff that all corrective etions are complete The licensees for 16 units have comitted to completio dates in 1997.
e completion dates for the remaining units are:
1998 ( units),1999'( units), and 2000 (4 units).
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Since the prev us status r ort, the staff has met with the licensees with completion sched les that tend beyond 1997.
(The staff will meet with the licensee for Cryst River during May 1997). During_the meetings, the staff requested adds ion information from the licensees for Limerick 1/2; Peach Bottom 2/3; Oys Creek; Sequoyah 1/2; Susquehanna 1/2; Turkey Point 3/4; and Washington Nuc ar Project 2.
The staff will have followup meetings with the license r Limerick, Peach Bottom, Sequoyah, and Turkey Point.
For the remaining ants on the basis of information submitted by the licensees and provided du ing the eetings, the staff has concluded that the schedules are accepta e.
For t se comitments that extend beyond 1997, the staff.is considerin issuing con rmatory orders to ensure schedules are met. The detailed statu of plant-speci ic corrective actions is shown in.
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issuing confirmatory orders to ensure schedules are met. The detailed status of lant-specific corrective actions is shown in Attachment 3.
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MEMORANDUM TO:
Chairman Jackson Commissioner Rogers i
Commissioner Dieus Commissioner Diaz Commissioner McGaffigan i
FROM:
L. Joseph Callan Executive Director for Operation =
SUBJECT:
SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON HE STATUS OF THE FIRE PROTECTION TASK ACT N PLAN AND PROGRESS REPORT ON THERMO-LAG The fourth semiannual report on the status the Fire Protection Task Action Plan (FP-TAP) is attached.
1 Since the last status report, the staff c tinued to work on FP-TAP issues. The staff worked on the risk-informed, performance-b ed fire protection rulemaking; the Fire Protection Functional Inspection program; an the self-induced station blackout study.
As reported in the last status r ort, the staff completed the Thermo-Lag Action Plan and continues to closely monitor orrective action plans and schedules for the resolution of the Thermo-Lag issue. Licen es for 82 units needed to perform corrective actions. To date, licensees for 44 units h e informed the staff that all corrective actions are complete.
licensees for 16 units ve committed to completion dates in 1997,9 in 1998,8 in 1999, and 5 in 2000 (see Appe dix 1). The staff has met with the licensees whose completion schedules extend eyond 1997 to discuss corrective actions and schedules. Except for Sequoyah 1/2 a Turkey Point 3/4, the staff concluded that progress was being made and that the sched es were acceptable. The staff is currently considering the issuance of orders j
to confirm s edules that extend beyond 1997. Appendix 2 to this report gives the status of Thermo-L plant-specific corrective actions.
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