ML20214R892

Responds to Expressing Concern Over Potential Difficulty in Plant Personnel Hearing Public Address Sys Announcements Re Fire Alarms or Other Emergencies at Plant. Plant Fire Protection Program Under Review

ML20214R892
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Saint Vrain
Issue date:	06/01/1987
From:	Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Friend M AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
References
NUDOCS 8706090046
Download: ML20214R892 (2)

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i' June 1,1987 Docket No. 50-267 Mr. M. W. Friend 4518 Utica Street Denver, Colorado 80212

Dear Mr. Friend:

This is in reply to your letter dated April 25, 1987, expressing concern over potential difficulty in plant personnel hearing public address system announce-ments concerning fire alarms or other emergencies at the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station (FSV). This difficulty is aggravated by the need to wear hearing protection in the plant during normal operation. We appreciate your time and effort in bringing this matter to our attention.

The FSV fire alarm system is designed and tested in accordance with the require-ments of the Naticnal Fire Protection Association codes and standards, as well as NRC guidelines. The alarms should be loud enough for the average person to hear the alarm. The staff is currently reviewing FSV's fire protection program and specifically the fire detection system. We will consider your comments when re-evaluating the fire protection system over the next several months.

We will also check on the adequacy of the Gaitronics system for communicating in the plant's noisy areas.

If you have any furthcr questions on this matter, please call the NRC Project Manager for FSV, Ken Heitner, at (301) 492-7592.

Sincerely, Isl Dennis M. Crutchfield, Director Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, Y and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 4

DISTRIBUTION Docket File : F. Schroeder D. Crutchfield T. Murley/'Ji Sniezek R. Starostecki J. Blaha F. Miraglia J. Funches K. Heitner D. Mossburg (PMAS) J. Calvo P. Noonan NRC PDR (with inccming) P. Shea Local PDR D. Kubicki J. Wermiel J. Craig R. Farrell, SRI J. Jaudon, Region IV R. Ireland, Region IV R. Mulligan, Region IV

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Docket No. 50-267 Mr. M. W. Friend 4518 Utica Street Denver, Colorado 80212

Dear Mr. Friend:

This is in reply to your letter dated April 25, 1987, expressing concern over potential difficulty in plant personnel hearing fire alarms at the Fort St. '

alarms at the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station (FSV). . This difficulty is aggravated by the need to wear hearing protection in the plant /during normal operation.

The FSV fire alarm system is designed and tested in.accordanc with the require-mentsoftheNationalFireProtectionAssociation-codesand/tandards,aswell as NRC guidelines. Thealarmsshouldbeloudenoughfortheaveragepersonto hear the alarm. The FSV General Employee Training Prograw teaches you to evacuate the plant when the alarm is sounded. You should'have received this training before being granted access to the plant. Howe'ver, the staff is -

currentlyreviewingFSV'sfireprotectionprogramandfpecificallythefire detection system. We will consider your comments wheft re-evaluating the fire protection system over the next several months. '

We believe that these measures are adequate to protect the safety of the FSV work force. If there is any doubt about the need'to evacuate, it is best to evacuate and find out later it was unnecessary If you have any further questions on this matter, please call the NRC Project Manager for FSV, Ken Heitner, at (301) 492-7592.

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Sincerety,

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/ Dennis M. Crutchfield, Director

/ Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV,

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/ Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l

DISTRIBUTION /

Docket File F. Schroeder D. Crutchfield .

T. Murley/ J. Sniezek R. Starostecki J. Blaha i F. Miraglia J.fFunches K. Heitner i D. Mossburg (PMAS) J( Calvo P. Noonan '

NRC PDR (with incoming) ,P. Shea Local PDR' l D. Kubicki / J. Wermiel J. Craig R. Farrell, SRI ,

J. Jaudon, Region IV R. Ireland, Region IV R. Mulligan, Region IV 4/LA nan PD4/P HH KHeitner:sr PSBdf- P DKubini' JWermiel Sk Gaig PD4/D JCalvo DR4A FSchroeder 7Noo)/87 51 % 5/tt187 5/pd87 5/u/87 /Q/87 5/sv/87 5/ /87 DRSP:D DCrutchfield 5/ /87

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