ML20205S613
| ML20205S613 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| 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 |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20205S388 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-88-344 NUDOCS 8811110114 | |
| Download: ML20205S613 (2) | |
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D. C. Eisenhut, Directo?, Division of Licensing, NRR FROM:
R. L. spessard, Director, Division of Engineering gUlJECT:
stRVIILLANCE TEgTING OF FIRE FUNys l
Attached is a memorandum from Region III's fire protection specialists and their section chief expressing their concern that fire pump testing re-j quired by existing and proposed technical specifications do not adequately seet the requirements of NTpA-20.
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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
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specifications and at least one draft specification (Callaway) require I
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testing of ' fire pumps at flows and heads dich do not meet our inspector's j
interpretation of NTpA-21 l
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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 i
field performance test _ requirements of Chaptar.3 of MFFA-20 apply.to j
yearly testing. Their interpretacion is supported by the "Fire Protection i
j Nandbook", Fourteenth Edition, section 11 Chapt 9r 4. Paragraph "g".
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i la light of the ab;,ve we ask that you provide us with the following NRC l
positions:
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What are the flow and head requirgagga for the surveillance testing "l
of fire pumps required by the Technical specification for Point Beacht l
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What are the yearly fire pump testing requirements for licensees who are committed to NRR tranch Technical Position ApCSB 9.5.1 Appendix J
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We assume that if the NRC position is in agreement with our fire taspector's l
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position that you will take the appropriate steps to correct existing and l
future tee.hnical specification requirements.
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As described in the attachments nur inspectors have been in contact with 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 j
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R. Ferguson, Fire Protection Section i
Chief, Chemical Engineering Branch, 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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