ML20205P756
| ML20205P756 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 03/20/1987 |
| From: | Conlon T, Miller W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20205P721 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-348-87-07, 50-348-87-7, 50-364-87-07, 50-364-87-7, NUDOCS 8704030366 | |
| Download: ML20205P756 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000348/1987007
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Report Nos.: 50-348/87-07 and 50-364/87-07
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Licensee: Alabama Power Company
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Birmingham, AL 35291-0400
Docket Nos.: 50-348 and 50-364
License Nos.:
Facility Name:
Farley Units 1 and 2
Inspection Conducted:
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Plant Systems Section, Engineering Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
SUMMARY
Scope: This routine, unannounced inspection was conducted in the areas of fire
protection / prevention and followup on previously identified inspection items.
Results:
One violation was identified (Inadequate Number of Fire Brigade
Drills conducted during 1986 - paragraph 5.e(2)).
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REPORT DETAILS
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Persons Contacted
Licensee Employees
- J. D. Woodard, Plant Manager
- D. N. Morey, Assistant General Manager - Operations
J. Odom, Operations Unit Supervisor
- C. D. Nesbitt, Technical Manager
- L. S. Williams, Training Manager
R. H. Marlow, Technical Supervisor
- J. K. Osternoltz, Supervisor, SAER
- F. G. Watford, Fire Marshal
- J. P. Hayes, Fire Protection
R. Martin, SAER
W. Warren, SAER
NRC Resident Inspector
- W. H. Bradford
- Attended exit interview
2.
Exit Interview
The inspection scope and findings were summarized on February 27, 1987,
with those persons indicated in paragraph 1 above.
The inspector
described the areas inspected and discussed in detail the inspection
findings.
No dissenting comments were received from the licensee.
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following new item was identified during this inspection.
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Violation 348, 364/87-07-01, Inadequate Number of Fire Brigade Drills
Conducted During 1986
paragraph 5.e(2).
The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials provided
to or reviewed by the inspector during this inspection.
3.
Licensee Action on Previous Enforcement Matters
a.
(Closed)
Violation 348/83-21-01 and 364/83-19-01, Inadequate
Surveillance Test Procedures for Fire Detection System, Fire
Protection Control Valves and CO
Hose Reels.
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FNP-1-STP-131.02, FNP-0-STP-56.0 and FNP-0-STP-129 have been revised
to include the required surveillances.
Therefore, this item is
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b.
(Closed) Violation 364/83-19-03, Fire Stops are Not Provided for
Vertical Cable Trays.
The licensee performed a detailed evaluation
of all vertical cable raceways (Production Change Notice B-83-1470
for Unit 1 and B-83-2454 for Unit 2).
This evaluation identified a
number of raceways in which fire stops were required but were not
provided.
All of the required fire stops were installed prior to
May 7, 1984.
The inspector reviewed the following drawings to verify
that the required fire stops and sealing requirements had been
installed:
Unit 1, D-350899 and D-350913; and Unit 2, D-356114 and
D356134.
Therefore, this item is closed.
4.
Unresolved Items
Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
5.
Fire Protection / Prevention Program (64704)
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Fire Prevention / Administrative Control Procedures
The following procedures were examined by the inspectors:
No.
Title
FNP-0-AP-35
General Plant Housekeeping and Cleanliness
(Revision 12)
FNP-0-AP-36
Fire Surveillance Procedures and Inspections
(Revision 12)
FNP-0-AP-37
Fire Brigade Organization
(Revision 7)
FNP-0-AP-38
Use of Open Flames
(Revision 8)
FNP-0-AP-39
Fire Patrol and Watches
(Revision 7)
FNP-0-EIP-13
Fire Emergencies
(Revision 8)
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FNP-0-EIP-1
Duties of an Individual Who Discovers an
(Revision 2)
Emergency Condition
FNP-0-AP-45
Farley Nuclear Plant Training Plan
(Revision 3)
Appendix Nos. P & Q
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These procedures comply with the NRC supplemental guidelines of the
document entitled " Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Responsi-
bilities, Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance" dated
June 14,1977.
However, several items in the administrative pro-
cedures do not meet the current NRC guidelines -and requirements of
10 CFR 50,' Appendix R.
These include the failure to limit open flame
permits to 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> while plant 's in operation, no yearly physical
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examinations for fire brigade members and lack of detail fire
fighting strategies.
These issues have previously been reviewed and
accepted by NRR, and, therefore, are not applicable to Farley.
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Fire Protection Surveillance Procedures
Procedure No.
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FNP-1-STP-131.03 (Rev. 6)
Smoke Detector Semi-Annual Surveillance
FNP-2- STP-131.03 (Rev. 4)
Smoke Detector Semi-Annual Surveillance
FNP-0-STP-127.0 (Rev. 17)
Yard Loop - Monthly
FNP-0-STP-56.0 (Rev. 10)
Fire System Valve Operability Test
FNP-1-STP-626.0 (Rev. 6)
Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems
FNP-0-STP-622.0 (Rev. 6)
CO Storage Tank Weight Check
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The above surveillance procedures were reviewed to determine if the
various test outlines and inspection instructions adequately imple-
ment the surveillance requirements of the plant's fire protection
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Technical Specifications.
In addition, these procedures were
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reviewed to determine if the inspection and test instructions
followed general industry fire protection practices, NRC fire
protection program guidelines and the guidelines of the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) Fire Codes.
Based on this review, it
appears that the above procedures are satisfactory.
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Fire Protection System Surveillance Inspections and Tests
The inspector reviewed the following surveillance inspection and test
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FNP-1-STP-131.03, Smoke Detector Semi-Annual Surveillance:
December 12, 1985 and June 17, 1986
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FNP-2-STP-131.03, Smoke Detector Semi-Annual Surveillance:
January 20 and July 16, 1986 and January 16, 1987
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FNP-0-STP-56.0, Fire System Valve Operability Test:
March 27,
1984, March 14, 1985 and March 15, 1986.
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FNP-0-STP-127.0, Yard Loop:
Monthly from September 3,1986
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through January 30, 1987.
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FNP-1-STP-626.0, Pre-Action Sprinkler Systems: January 2, 1985
and September 3, 1986.
FNP-0STP-622.0, CO Storage Tank Weight Check:
July 3,1985,
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January 9, and July 24, 1986.
The surveillance test record data and testing frequency associated
with the above fire protection system surveillance test / inspections
were found to be satisfactory with regard to meeting the requirements
of the plant's Fire Protection Technical Specifications.
d.
Fire Protection Audit
The most recent audit reports of the Farley Fire Protection Program
were reviewed.
These audits were:
Annual Fire Protection / Loss Prevention Audit of August 9, 1985.
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SAER QA Fire Protection Audit of August 11, 1986.
Triannual (PLC) Fire Protection Audit of October 7, 1986.
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The audits identified several fire protection program improvements.
The licensee has either implemented the corrective actions associated
with these audit findings or were evaluating the items to determine
the appropriate corrective actions.
The licensee appears to be
taking the appropriate corrective actions on the audit findings.
These audits appeared to meet the intent of the Technical Speci-
fications; however, the 'QA audit program, procedure SAER-WP-12, Fire
Protection Audit Program, did not reference NRC Generic Letter 82-21,
Technical Specifications for Fire Protection Audits, to assure that
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all of the required elements were included in the QA audit checklist
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and future audit.
The licensee agreed to incorporate this generic
letter in the reference sections of procedure SAER-WP-12.
This will
be verified during future NRC inspections.
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e.
Fire Brigade
(1) Organization
The total station fire brigade is composed of approximately 144
personnel from the operations, security and
slant chemistry
staff.
The un duty shift fire brigade leader " s normally one of
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the shift foremen and the remaining four fire brigade members
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are composed of two plant operators, one security officer and
one person from the chemistry group.
An auxiliary brigade
composed of four employees from the maintenance, warehouse and
security staff is also available.
It appears that sufficient
manpower is available to meet both the operational and the fire
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(2) Training
The inspector reviewed the training and drill records of 13
brigade members for 1986.
The recor_ds reviewed indicated that
each of these leaders and members had attended the required
training and participated in the required number of drills.
The
fire brigade training records which were inspected were found
satisfactory.
The inspector reviewed the shift f' ire brigade drills conducted
during 1986 and noted that 18 drills were conducted.
Three
drills were conducted the first quarter, none the second
quarter, one the third quarter and 14 the forth quarter.
Farley
Nuclear Plant Training Plan, FNP-0-AP-45 Appendix Q states that
the fire brigade training program will consists of formal
lectures and six brigade drills per quarter.
The failure to
conduct the required number of drills is identified as Violation
348, 364/87-07-01, Inadequate Number of Fire Brigade Drills
Conducted During 1986.
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Plant Tour and Inspection of Fire Protection Equipment
(1) Inspection of Fire Brigade Manual Fire Fighting Equipment
The inspector performed an inspection of the fire brigade
equipment, consisting of fire hose, nozzles, tools, and miscel-
laneous equipment.
This equipment is stored at the fire brigade
equipment response location located in Unit 1 auxiliary building
(155' elevation), Unit 1 turbine building (155' elevation),
service water structure, river water structure and diesel
generator building.
A total of 14 sets of turnout gear (coats,
boots, helmets, etc.) and miscellaneous equipment are stored at
the fire brigade equipment responses location.
The designated fire brigade equipment appeared to be properly
maintained and stored in a ready condition.
(2) Outside Fire Protection Walkdown
The inspector verified that the two water storage tanks con-
tained sufficient water to meet the requirements of the
Technical Specifications.
The three fire pumps were inspected
and found to be in service.
The diesel fuel tanks for the
diesel driven fire pumps were approximately 75% full of fuel
which met the requirements of the Technical Specifications.
However, the electric driven fire pump was in continuous
operation to maintain system pressure due to a number of leaks
in the underground water distribution piping system.
These
leaks exceeded the capacity of the normal jockey pump.
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alarm panel in the control room, which indicates all fire anc'
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trouble alarms from the fire pump house, had been placed in the
off position in order to maintain the fire protection system
annunciator light on the main control room board in operation
for the other fire protection and detection systems.
This
resulted in the lack of a trouble or fire alarm initiation in
the event any alarm was initiated from the fire pump house.
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loss alarms included:
pump house fire alarm, fire pump running,
fire pump one start failure, fire pump two start failure, fire
pump three start failures and fire protection system low water
pressure.
The licensee stated that other alarms are available
to compensate for these loss alarms and that the alarm panel was
to be restored to normal as soon as the leaks were repaired.
If
the leaks were not repaired soon, the licensee indicated that
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consideration would be given towards implementing the " abnormal
or jumper installation control procedures" in order to restore
the alarm panel to service.
This item will be reviewed during
future NRC inspections.
The following sectional control valves in the outside fire
protection water supply system were inspected and verified to be
properly aligned and locked in position:
Valve No.
N1Y43V008
N1Y43V031
N1Y43V039
N1Y43V040
N1Y43V045
N1Y43V047
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The following fire hydrants and fire hydrant equipment houses
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Hydrant House No.
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The equipment houses contained the minimum equipment requirement
of that specified by NFPA-24, Private Fire Service Mains and
Their Apparentness, and/or the FSAR commitments.
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A tour of the exterior of the plant indicated that sufficient
clearance was provided between permanent safety related
buildings and structures and temporary buildings, trailers, and
other transient combustible materials.
The general housekeeping
of the areas adjacent to the permanent plant structures was
satisfactory.
(3) Permanent Plant Fire Protection Features
A plant tour was made by the inspector.
During the plant tour,
the following safe shutdown related plant areas and their
related fire protection features were inspected:
diesel
generator building and non radiation areas of the auxiliary
building.
The fire / smoke detection systems, manual fire fighting equipment
(i.e., portable extinguishers, hose stations, etc.), fixed
suppression systems, and the fire area boundary walls, floors
and ceiling associated for the above plant areas were inspected
and verified to be in service or functional.
Based on this
inapection, it appears that the fire protection features
associated with the above plant areas are satisfactorily main-
tained.
The plant tour also verified the licensee's implementation of
the fire prevention administrative procedures.
The control of
combustibles and flammable materials, liquids and gases, and the
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general housekeeping. were found to be very good in the areas
inspected.
A welding operations was observed in the diesel
generator building.
An approved " Hot Work" permit had been
issued for the welding operation and the work practices met the
licensee's fire prevention control procedures.
(4) Appendix R Fire Protection Features
The inspector visually inspected the fire rated raceway fire
barriers required for compliance with Appendix R, Section
III.G.2 in the following plant areas:
Raceways No.
Location
BHF443
Unit 2 Auxiliary Bldg. 139'
BID 03D
Unit 2 Auxiliary Bldg. 139'
2IE044
Unit 1 Auxiliary Bldg. 139'
BITB005
Unit 1 Auxiliary B1dg.139'
BHDC09
Unit 1 Auxiliary Bldg. 100'
BH006C
Unit 2 Auxiliary Bldg. 100'
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Based on the inspector observations of the above raceway fire
barrier enclosures, it appears that the one hour fire barrier
integrity associated with the above fire barrier assemblies was
being properly maintained in a satisfactory condition.
Twelve eight-hour emergency lighting units installed between the
control room and the Units 1 and 2 remote shutdown panel rooms
were inspected.
These units were in service, lamps properly
aligned and appeared to be properly maintained.
Except as noted above, within the areas inspected, no additional viola-
tions or deviations were identified.
6.
Inspector Followup Items (IFI)
a.
(Closed) IFI 348/83-21-02, Missing Surveillance Datii Sheet for
October 1982 of Procedure FNP-0-STP-126.02.
This completed procedure
could not be located.
However, the control roon records indicated
that this surveillance was completed but was apparently never
received by the document control center.
This item is closed.
b.
(Closed) IFI 364/83-19-02, Fire Hose Stations for Unit 2 Cable
Tunnels are not Included in the Technical Specifications.
These hose
stations are now part of the Technical . Specifications.
This item is
closed.