ML20151N891
| ML20151N891 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 08/01/1988 |
| From: | Fitzpatrick E GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP. |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8808090128 | |
| Download: ML20151N891 (3) | |
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August 1, 1988 Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Station P1-137 Washington, DC 20555
Dear Sir:
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Subj ect: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket No. 50-219 Response to Notice of Deviation IE Inspection Report 88-14 Pursuant to Appendix B of IE Inspection Report No. 50-219/88-14, enclosed is GPUN' response to the Notice of Deviation.
If you should have any questions please contact Mr. George W. Busch at (609)971-4909.
Very truly yours, gM C. E. Fittpatrick Vice President and Director Oyster Creek EEF/GB/dmd (0526A) cc: Mr. William T. Russell, Administrator Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Alexander W. Dromerick, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of Reactor Projects I/II Washington, DC 20555 NRC Resident Inspector Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Forked River, NJ 08731 i
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Respoise to Notice of Deviation Deviation:
In June of 1977, the NRC issued the guidance document "Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Responsibilities, Administrative Controls, and Quality Assurance." Attachmont 4 of this guidance document outlined the requirements for_a program to contret the use of ignition sources.
Included in Attachment 4 is the requirement that a fire watch trained and equipped to prevent and combat fires be present for igni' ion sources used in areas where a potential fire inay damage safety-relatt e equipment.
In addition, Attachment 4 references National Fire Protection Assocation (NFPA) Standara 518, Cutting and Welding Processes, for additional guidance.
In regards to the training of ignition source fire watches, NFPA 518 requires the fire watch to be trained in the use of fire fightinn equipment and stipulates that training shall include practice on test fii s.
By letter dated February 3,1978, the NRC requested GPU compare syster Creek's fire protection program to the guidance il the NRC document.
By letters dated April 7,1978 and September 22,1978, GPU responded to the NP~. request and committed to meet ali of the requiroients outlined in Attachm:nt 4 to the NRC guidance document.
The NRC approved tF > licersee's commitment in Supp1ement 3 to the Oyster Creek Fire protection Safety Evaluation dated August 2'<,1980.
Contrai/ to the above, the licensee does not have an established training program for ignition source fire watches which satisfies the requirements of the NRC guidance document and NFPA 518.
Responsel GFUN concurs with the deviation.
GPUN has developed a training prc1 ram for fire watches which are assigned for ilot work activities.
The obje tives of this tra' aing are as followc:
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Instruct personnel as to the Hot Work Permit requirements.
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Instruct personnel in the precautions and limitations associated with hot work conducted at the plant.
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Instruct personnel in obtaining a fire extinguisher from stonage.
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Instruct personnel in the four classes of fire and the proper method of extinguishment.
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Instruct personnel in the types and tocations of extinguishers available within the Oyster Creek station.
H.
Perform practical factors in extinguishing a fire utilizing a portable fire extinguisher to extinguish a class B fire.
In order to assure fire watches are properly trained prior to assignment as a hot work fire watch, station procedure 120.1, "Welding, Burning, and Grinding Administration Procedure" will be revised to require.all hot work fire watches to be trained within the preceding two years or the Hot Work Pern.!t will not be approved.
The training program defined above was fir.alized on July 7,1988.
All corrective actions including training of fire watch personnel will be
. completed by August 15, 1988.
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