ML20205S613

Forwards Memo from Region III Fire Protection Specialists & Section Chiefs Expressing Concern That Fire Pump Testing Required by Existing & Proposed Tech Specs Do Not Adequately Meet Requirements of NFPA-20

ML20205S613
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach, 05000000
Issue date:	02/18/1983
From:	Spessard R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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MDt0RANDUM FOR* D. C. Eisenhut, Directo?, Division of Licensing, NRR FROM: R. L. spessard, Director, Division of Engineering

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Attached is a memorandum from Region III's fire protection specialists and j

their section chief expressing their concern that fire pump testing re-quired by existing and proposed technical specifications do not adequately  ;

seet the requirements of NTpA-20.

I l Tor Region III's operating sites we have one plant, Point Beach, whose l tochnical specifications do not specify any flow and head requirements t l

fi.r surveillance testing of the fire pumps. Other operating plant technical [

specifications and at least one draft specification (Callaway) require I

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1 testing of ' fire pumps at flows and heads dich do not meet our inspector's i j interpretation of NTpA-21 l k( Out Division management finds r.he words in NFPA-20 concertdas yearly test-ing of fire pumps in Chapter 12-3.1 to be ambiguous lacking specificity.

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Nowever, our fire protection engineer's position is that the fattetr_and field performance test _ requirements of Chaptar.3 of MFFA-20 apply.to  !

i j yearly testing. Their interpretacion is supported by the "Fire Protection i j Nandbook", Fourteenth Edition, section 11 Chapt 9r 4. Paragraph "g". l i

i la light of the ab;,ve we ask that you provide us with the following NRC l positions: l J 1. What are the flow and head requirgagga for the surveillance testing of fire pumps required by the Technical specification for Point Beacht .

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2. What are the yearly fire pump testing requirements for licensees who J

are committed to NRR tranch Technical Position ApCSB 9.5.1 Appendix j A, which references NFTA-207  ;

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We assume that if the NRC position is in agreement with our fire taspector's l j position that you will take the appropriate steps to correct existing and l

' future tee.hnical specification requirements. i 1 *

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As described in the attachments nur inspectors have been in contact with l NRR fire protection engineers, had we would be willing to uset with your staff to help resolve these issues.

If you have any questions, please contact W. 5. Little (384-2378) or C. C.

Williams (384-2558).

R L. Spessard, Director' Division of Engineering 4

cc w/attachmentst E. L. Jordan, Director, Division of Emergency Preparedness & T.ngineering l

Response, IE J. M. Taylor, Director, Division of

• Quality Assurance, Safeguards and 7.nspection Programs, IE T. Ippolito, Chief, Operating Reactor Assessment Branch, Division of Licensing, NRR j

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(( R. Ferguson, Fire Protection Section Chief, Chemical Engineering Branch, i

i dim sion of Engineering, NRR j V. Senareya, Chiaf, Chemical Engineering l

Branch, Division of Engineering, DJL l T. T. Martin, R I J. A. 01shinski, R II J. E. Gagliardo,1 IV J. L. Crews, R V I

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