ML20151C367
| ML20151C367 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 04/07/1988 |
| From: | Forney W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8804120381 | |
| Download: ML20151C367 (2) | |
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4 APR 1 1988 Docket No. 50-456 Docket No. 50-457 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed Ser.ior Vice President Pest Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Gentlemen:
We have reviewed your response regarding an allegation which we forwarded to you by a letter dated Feoruary 12,1988(attached). That correspondence requested you to address the consequences of unmanned fire watches, which resulted when two contract ratch standers were relieved of duty, as well as the subsequent control of fire watches.
Your letter of March 10, 1988 (attached) provides the basis for your conclusion ' Sat the specific incident did not affect public safety and that effective actions to improve fire watches have been implemented. We understand that the permanently installed fire detection system was operable at the time of the incident and that the relieved watch standers were quickly replaced.
In addition, we agree with the efforts to improve the control and training of fire watch standers. No violations of NRC requirements were identified; we consider this allegation (RIII-88-A-0013) closed.
Sincerely, "Orag&asi #Assad tg & L. Formy" William L. Forney, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 1 Attachments: As stated l
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-T. J. Maiman, Vice President, PWR Operations H. Bliss, Nuclear Licensing Manager M. Wallace, Manager of Projects M. Lohmann, Project Construction and Startup Superintendent
- 11. Vahle, Construction Superintendent R. E. Querio, Station Manager P. L. Barnes, Regulatory DCD/DCB (RIDS)pervisor Assurance Su Licensing Fee Management Branch Resident Inspector, RIII Braidwood Resident In'.yector, RIII Byron D. W. Cassel, Jr., Esq.
Richard Hubbard J. W. McCaffrey, Chief, Public Utilities Division H. S. Taylor, Quality Assurance Division E. Chan, 0GC G. Berry, OGC Stephen P. Sands, NRR The Honorable A. Dixon Callihan, ASLB The Honorable Richard F. Cole, ASLB The Honorable Ivan W. Smith, ASLB The Honorable Gary J. Edles, ASLAP The Honorable Dr. W. Reed Johnson, ASLAP The Honorable Christine N. Kohl, ASLAP
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Chica,o. !!hnois 60690 0767 March 10, 1988 Mr. A. Bert Davis Regional Administrator U.S. huclear Regulatory Commission 799 Rooscvelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL.
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Subject:
Braidwood Station Units 1 and 2 Unmanned Firewatches NRC Docket _Nos. 50-456/457
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February 12, 1988 letter from C.E. Norelius to C. Reed
Dear Mr. Davis:
Reference (a) informed Commonwealth Edison of an allegation received by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III pertaining to unmanned firewatches and requested that a review of the allegation be performed to determine its safety significance.
The results of this review are included in Attachment "A".
Please address any questions concerning this matter to this office.
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ATTACHMENT "A" Summary At 2053 hours0.0238 days <br />0.57 hours <br />0.00339 weeks <br />7.811665e-4 months <br /> on November 26, 1987, Gust K. Newberg (GKN) supervisory personnel entered the Unit 1 Lower Cable Spreading Rooms (LCSR) and observed the firewatch personnel for posts 4 and 5 being inattentive to their duties. Posts 4 and 5 are continuous firewatches that were established in accordance with station administrative procedures due to the unavailability of the automatic fire suppression system. The inattentive firewatch personnel were immediately relieved of their duties, informed that their employment was terminated, and instructed to leave the site. The terminated firewatch personnel exited the LCSR at 2055 and 2056, respectively.
The GKN supervir7rs then instructed the Post 3 firewatch, also stationed in the LCSR, to patrol all three posts until replace. tents were assigned. The time required to patrol all 3 firewatch posts was approximately five minutes.
At 2123, a continuous firewatch was re-established at Post 4, resulting in that area being subject to the short duration patrol for 28 minutes.
At 2130, the GKN supervisors contacted the Shift Engineer and made him aware of the firewatch situation.
Both parties agreed that appropriate immediate corrective actions were in progress.
l At 2158, a continuous firewatch was re-established at Post 5.
This post was subject to the short-duration patrol for 62 minutes. This slight delay in restoring the Post 5 firewatch is attributable to this incident occurring during a backshif t on a holiday weekend, and minimal manpower being available on site.
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A documented training session was conducted with GKN firewatch I
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The frequency of unannounced rounds of firewatch posts by GKN supervisors has been increased; 3.
GKN supervisors have been instructed to obtain replacements prior to relieving firewatches where possible.
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2 conclusions There was no affect on plant or public safety as the permanently installed fire detection system was available to detect a fire.
In addition to the five minute continuous patrol initiated during the event, an hourly firewatch patrol was conducted by Burns Security personnel.
Braidwood Station believes this event was handled in a prudenc manner, and that expeditious actions were undertaken to correct the situation.
Documentation associated with this allegation review is contained in Quality First File QF 88-0194. This file is available on site for NRC review.
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FEB 11 1988 Docket No. 50-456 Docket No. 50-457 Comonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed Senior Vice President Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690
Dear Sir:
The fluelear Regu*iatory Comission (NRC) Region III has r"pived an allegation concerning unmanned fire watches, w,iich were the responsibility of Gust K. Newberg Construction Company, on November 26, 1987. Watch standers may have been absent from required posts both during the incident in question and when the two employees involved were escorted offsite.
Region III requests that you review this allegation to determine the safety significance for Braidwood Station.
You should address the consequences of the specific incident as well as the subsequent control of fire watches.
The results of your review should be provided to Region III by February 29, 1988.
If you have any questions, please call G. VanSickle at (312)790-5299.
Sincerely, C:.*CT.*AL SIGNED BT E C. CREDfMAN Charles E. Norelius, Director Division of Reactor Projects See Attached Distribution
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Assurance Su DCD/DCB (RIDS)pervisor Licensing Fee Management Branch Resident Inspector, RIII Braidwood 1
Resident Inspector, RIII Byron D. W. Cassel, Jr., Esq.
i Richard Hubbard J. W. McCaffrey, Chief, Public Utilities Division l
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t Stephen P. Sands, NRR The Honorable A. Dixon Callihan, ASLB The Honorable Richard F. Cole, ASLB The Honorable Ivan W. Smith, ASLB The Honorable Gary J. Edles ASLAP The Honorable Dr. W. Reed Johnsor, ASLAP The Honorable Christine N. Kohl, ASLAP 1
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