ML20155E089
| ML20155E089 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 10/05/1988 |
| From: | Gridley R TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8810120113 | |
| Download: ML20155E089 (2) | |
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CH ATTANOOG A. TENNESSEE 37401 SN 1578 Lookout Place 00T 051988 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commt ssion ATTN: Document Control Desk Hashington, D.C.
20555 Gentlemen:
In the Matter of
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Docket Nos. 50-259 Tennessee Valley Authority
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50-260
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50-296 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) - CLARIFICATION OF INCIDENT COMMANDER RE(UIREMENTS TVA letter dated April 29, 1988, provided the BFN position lor Branch Technical Position (BTP) - CHEB 9.5.1, item C.3.b.
In the subject letter, TVA stated that the Incident Commander would be a licensed Assistant Shift Operations Supervisor (A505).
To date, BFN has complied with this commitment.
By copy of this letter, TVA is amending its position and will no longer require the ine.ident commander to be a licensed A505.
In evaluating the spectfic requirements of BTP-CHEB 9.5-1 Item C.3.b, we find it states that the brigade leader and at least two brigade members should have sufficient training in or knowledge of plant safety-related systems to understand the effects of fire and fire suppressants on safe shutdown capability.
There is no specific requirement that the incident commander be licensed.
Current BFN procedures require that fire brigade members or leaders shall participate in an approved training program which meets the guidance of BTP CHEB 9.5-1 and Program Manual Procedure for Fire Program Personnel and Equipment.
In addition, the BFN operations personnel receive adequate training for plant safety-related systems in order to perform their regular jobs.
Based on the above, TVA will continue to have the ASOS as the Fire Brigade Incident Ccm ander.
An A505 assigned as Fire Brigade Incident Commander will have completed the BFN License Training Program.
If the A505 has completed the program and did not obtain his license, he will continue to participate in the License Requalification program while still being allowed to act as incident comander,
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Based on the above, TVA's position to BTP-CHEB 9.5-1, item C 3.b is as follows:
The BFN fire brigade is trained and equipped for fire fighting to ensure adequate manual fire fighting capability f)r all areas of the plant containing structures, systems, or components important to safety.
The fire brigade has at least five members available on each shift.
The incident commander will be an ASOS who has sufficient training in or knowledge of plant safety-related systems to understand the effects of fire and fire suppressants on safe shutdown capability.
Additionally, the fire brigade leaders and members have been given specific class room and on-the-job training to provide the required knowledge of safety-related systems.
The qualifications of the fire brigade members include an annual physical examination to determine their ability to perform strenuous fire fighting activities.
The Shift Operations Supervisor is not a memtier of the fire brigade.
The incident commander is competent to assess the potential safety consequences of a fire and advise the control roon personrel.
Very truly yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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R. G idley, M ager Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Affairs cc: Ms. S. C. Black, Assistant Director for Projects TVA Projects Division ll.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 Mr. F. R. McCoy, Assistant Director for Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Region II 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Browns Ferry Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Route 12, Box 637 Athens, Alabama 35611 i
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