ML21166A346
| ML21166A346 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/24/2021 |
| From: | Kenneth Kolaczyk NRC/NRR/DRO/IRAB |
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| kenneth Kolaczyk, NRR/DRO 585-7738917 | |
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| ML21250A306, ML21172A287 | List: |
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NRC INSPECTION MANUAL IRAB INSPECTION MANUAL CHAPTER 1245, APPENDIX C7 FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTOR TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION JOURNAL
Issue Date: 09/24/21 i
1245 Appendix C7 Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................... 1 Required Training Courses........................................................................................................... 1 Fire Protection (FP) Inspector Individual Study Activities (ISA).................................................... 2 (ISA-FP-1) Deterministic Fire Protection Regulations....................................................... 3 (ISA-FP-2) Fire Modeling.................................................................................................. 5 (ISA-FP-3) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 Fire Protection Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulations.............................................................. 7 Fire Protection Inspector On-the-Job (OJT) Activity..................................................................... 9 (OJT-FP-1) Participate in Regional Fire Protection Team Inspection............................. 10 Fire Protection Inspector Technical Proficiency-Level Signature Card and Certification............ 11 Form 1 Fire Protection Inspector Technical Proficiency Level Equivalency Justification........... 12 - Revision History Sheet for IMC 1245 Appendix C-7..................................... Att1-1
Issue Date: 09/24/21 1
1245 Appendix C7 Introduction This appendix establishes the program for initial qualification of fire protection inspectors through formal training courses, individual study activities (ISAs), and on-the-job training (OJT).
Since the training described in this appendix supplements the training outlined in Appendices C-1, Reactor Operations Inspector Technical Proficiency Training and Qualification Journal and C2, Reactor Engineer Training and Qualification Journal, this training program should not be commenced until either the reactor operations or reactor engineer training and qualification programs outlined in Appendices C1 or C2 have been completed. One member of the inspection team for all fire protection team inspections (FPTI) should be qualified to this standard.
Individual inspectors should be given credit for previous experience and training when completing the requirements outlined in this appendix. Section 05.02 of IMC1245 provides additional information on alternate methods for meeting a program requirement.
Required Training Courses
- 1. Fire Protection for Power Plants (One of the Following)
(a) The Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) Professional Loss Control Division of Munich has offered this course. Check the companys website for details on the course and registration at https://www.munichre.com/en.html (b) Jensen Hughes has offered this course. Check the companys website for details on the course and registration at https://www.jensenhughes.com/.
(c) This course is currently under development internally by the NRC and is expected to be released for use by the end of calendar year 2021. Check TMS for availability and course curriculum.
- 3. Post Fire Safe Shutdown Analysis (available in the HTRC Collaborative Learning Environment)
NOTE: IMC 1245, Appendix D3, Fire Protection Advanced-Level Training, provides a list of additional courses and OJT that inspectors may wish to consider in order to gain more skills in specific areas of fire protection.
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1245 Appendix C7 Fire Protection (FP) Inspector Individual Study Activities (ISA)
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1245 Appendix C7 Fire Protection Individual Study Activity TOPIC:
(ISA-FP-1) Deterministic Fire Protection Regulations PURPOSE:
The purpose of this activity is to become familiar with the most important deterministic (non-risk-informed or traditional) fire protection regulations and the NRC generic communications that have been issued to help clarify regulatory expectations and positions on deterministic fire protection regulations.
COMPETENCY AREA:
TECHNICAL AREA EXPERTISE LEVEL OF EFFORT:
24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />
REFERENCES:
Contact the fire protection contacts in the Division of Risk Assessment in NRR if the below references cannot be located:
- 1.
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion for Nuclear Power Plants, Criterion 3, Fire Protection
- 2.
10 CFR 50.48, Fire Protection
- 3.
10 CFR Part 50 Appendix R, Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Facilities Operating Prior to January 1, 1979"
- 4.
Branch Technical Position (BTP) Auxiliary and Power Conversion System Branch (APCSB) 9.5-1, Guidelines for Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants, May 1, 1976, (ADAMS Accession No. ML070660461)
- 5.
Appendix A to BTP (APCSB) 9.5-1, Guidelines for Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants Docketed Prior to July 1, 1976, (August 23, 1976, ADAMS Accession No. 070660458)
- 6.
BTP Auxiliary System Branch (ASB), Guidelines for Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants, Revision 1, (ADAMS Accession No. ML070660450)
- 7.
BTP Chemical Engineering Branch (CMEB) 9.5-1, Guidelines for Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants, Revision 3, July 1981, (ADAMS Accession No. ML070660454)
- 8.
Generic Letter (GL) 77-02, Nuclear Plant Fire Protection Functional Responsibilities, Administrative Controls and Quality Assurance, August 4, 1977, (ADAMS Accession No. ML031280293)
- 9.
NUREG-0800, Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants, LWR Edition, Section 9.5.1.1, Fire Protection Program, Revision 0, March 2009, (ADAMS Accession No. ML090510170)
- 10.
GL 86-10 Implementation of Fire Protection Requirements, April 24, 1986, (ADAMS Accession No. ML031150322)
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1245 Appendix C7
- 11.
Regulatory Guide 1.189, "Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants," Revision 3, February 2018, (ADAMS Accession No. ML17340A875)
- 12.
Regulatory Guide 1.191, Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Plants During Decommission and Permanent Shutdown, May 2001, (ADAMS Accession No. ML011500010)
- 13.
Fire Protection Toolkit, (ADAMS Accession No. ML16039A056)
- 14.
Inspection Procedure 71111.05 Fire Protection, January 1, 2020, (ADAMS Accession No. ML19170A368).
- 15.
Inspection Procedure 71111.21N.05, Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI), January 1, 2020, (ADAMS Accession No. ML19084A040)
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
At the completion of this activity, you should be able to describe the regulatory history of deterministic nuclear power plant fire protection as well as the relationship among the various key documents by which the NRC has clarified their deterministic expectations and positions.
Specifically, you should be able to do the following:
- 1.
Describe the concept of defense-in-depth (DID) as it relates to fire protection.
- 2.
Describe what a licensees fire protection program (FPP) is designed to accomplish.
- 3.
Describe what a licensees current licensing basis is.
- 4.
Describe what design basis means with regards to a structure, system, or component (SSC) of a facility.
- 5.
Determine which BTP/Regulation is used as a basis for a plants fire protection program.
TASKS:
The activities listed below shall be performed under the guidance of a qualified Fire Protection Inspector (IMC 1245 C-7).
- 1.
Review the references and develop an understanding sufficient to meet the evaluation criteria.
- 2.
Discuss the evaluation criteria with a qualified Fire Protection Inspector (IMC 1245 C-7).
- 3.
Obtain a licensees Final Safety Analyses Report (FSAR) and determine which BTP/Regulation applies to the plants fire protection program.
DOCUMENTATION:
Fire Protection Inspector Technical Proficiency-Level Signature Card Item ISA-FP-1.
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1245 Appendix C7 Fire Protection Individual Study Activity TOPIC:
(ISA-FP-2) Fire Modeling PURPOSE:
The purpose of this activity is to become familiar with the fire modeling techniques used in industrial fire protection.
COMPETENCY AREA:
TECHNICAL AREA EXPERTISE LEVEL OF EFFORT:
40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br />
REFERENCES:
Contact the fire protection contacts in the Division of Risk Assessment in NRR if the below references cannot be located:
- 1.
NUREG-1805, Fire Dynamics Tools," December 2004 (ADAMS Accession No. ML043290075)
- 2.
NUREG-1805, Supplement 1, July 2013, (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13211A097 and ML13211A098) and Spreadsheets:
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1805/s1/.
- 3.
NUREG-1934 (EPRI 1023259), Nuclear Power Plant Fire Modeling Analysis Guidelines (NPP FIRE MAG), November 2012, (ADAMS Accession No. ML12314A165)
EVALUATION CRITERIA:
At the completion of this activity, you should be able to describe the fire modeling techniques used in fire protection. Specifically, you should be able to do the following:
- 1.
Describe the difference between an algebraic zone and a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) or field fire model.
- 2.
Describe the general limitations of the five fire models described in NUREG-1934, Section 4.1.
- 3.
Describe how a fire model can be used in a fire hazard analysis (FHA).
TASKS:
The activities listed below shall be performed under the guidance of a qualified Fire Protection Inspector (IMC 1245 C-7).
- 1.
Review the references and develop an understanding sufficient to meet the evaluation criteria.
- 2.
Discuss the evaluation criteria with a qualified Fire Protection Inspector (IMC 1245 C-7).
- 3.
Develop a scenario on your own or use an example that is part of the fire model documentation, change the input parameters to see how these changes affect the output from the model. For example, changing the heat release rate (HRR) of the fire,
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1245 Appendix C7 the geometry or changing the ventilation from natural to forced ventilation.
DOCUMENTATION:
Fire Protection Inspector Technical Proficiency-Level Signature Card Item ISA-FP-2.
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1245 Appendix C7 Fire Protection Individual Study Activity TOPIC:
(ISA-FP-3) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 805 Fire Protection Risk Informed, Performance-Based Regulations PURPOSE:
The purpose of this activity is to become familiar with the risk-informed, performance-based (RIPB) regulation, NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition that licensees must meet to demonstrate if adopting or maintaining a risk-informed performance-based fire protection program (FPP) under 10 CFR 50.48(c), National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA 805.
COMPETENCY AREA:
TECHNICAL AREA EXPERTISE LEVEL OF EFFORT:
16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br />
REFERENCES:
Contact the fire protection contacts in the Division of Risk Assessment in NRR if the below references cannot be located:
- 1.
10 CFR 50.48(c), National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA 805
- 2.
NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition, (ADAMS Accession No. ML010800360)
- 3.
NUREG-0800, Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition, Section 9.5.1.2, Risk-Informed (RI), Performance-Based (PB) Fire Protection Program, Revision 0, December 2009, (ADAMS Accession No. ML092590527)
- 4.
Regulatory Guide 1.205 Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire Protection for Existing Light-Water Nuclear Power Plants, Revision 2, December 2009, (ADAMS Accession No. ML092730314)
- 5.
NEI 04-02 Guidance for Implementing a Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire Protection Program Under 10 CFR 50.48(c), Revision 2, April 2008, (ADAMS Accession No. ML081130188)
- 6.
NEI 00-01 Guidance for Post-Fire Safe-Shutdown Analysis, Revision 2, June 2009, (ADAMS Accession No. ML091770265)
- 7.
Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 - Issuance of Amendment Regarding Adoption of National Fire Protection Association Standard 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating, (ADAMS Accession No. ML101130535-Un-Redacted Version)
- 8.
Inspection Procedure 71111.21N.05, Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI), January 1, 2020, (ADAMS Accession No. ML19084A040)
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1245 Appendix C7 EVALUATION CRITERIA:
At the completion of this activity, you should be able to describe the NRCs role in evaluating how well a licensee adopts and maintains compliance with 10 CFR 50.48(c) through adherence to NFPA 805.
TASKS:
The activities listed below shall be performed under the guidance of a qualified Fire Protection Inspector (IMC 1245 C-7).
- 1.
Review the references and develop an understanding sufficient to meet the evaluation criteria.
- 2.
Discuss the evaluation criteria with a qualified Fire Protection Inspector (IMC 1245 C-7).
- 3.
Outline the process by which a licensee converts their fire protection program from a traditional/deterministic program to one based on NFPA 805s risk informed performance-based program. Note:
Additional insights into different fire protection programs can be gained by inspecting an NFPA 805 plant as well as a plant that was licensed prior to and after 1979.
DOCUMENTATION:
Fire Protection Inspector Technical Proficiency-Level Signature Card Item ISA-FP-3.
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1245 Appendix C7 Fire Protection Inspector On-the-Job (OJT) Activity
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(OJT-FP-1) Participate in a Regional Fire Protection Team Inspection PURPOSE:
The purpose of this activity is to acquaint you with the fire protection inspection process.
COMPETENCY AREAS:
TECHNICAL AREA EXPERTISE LEVEL OF EFFORT:
40 hours4.62963e-4 days <br />0.0111 hours <br />6.613757e-5 weeks <br />1.522e-5 months <br /> EVALUATION CRITERIA:
At the completion of this activity, you should understand the regional fire protection inspection process. Specifically, you should be able to do the following:
- 1.
Discuss the objectives and implementation of the Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI) inspection procedure.
- 2.
Discuss the criteria used to select risk informed inspection samples (fire protection systems, fire areas, or fire zones for the inspection).
- 3.
Discuss the regulatory requirements and licensing basis against which post-fire safe-shutdown capability is assessed.
TASKS:
The activities listed below shall be performed under the guidance of a qualified Fire Protection Inspector (IMC 1245 C-7) while accompanying a team of regional Inspectors during a fire protection team inspection
- 1.
Discuss the evaluation criteria with a qualified Fire Protection Inspector (IMC 1245 C-7).
- 2.
Prior to the inspection obtain any documents the team leader deems necessary.
- 3.
Participate with the inspection team leader and the regional senior reactor analyst (SRA) in the selection process of the inspection samples (determining the minimum baseline sample completion requirements).
- 4.
Any other task given by the inspection team leader.
DOCUMENTATION:
Fire Protection Inspector Technical Proficiency-Level Signature Card Item OJT-FP-1.
Issue Date: 09/24/21 11 1245 Appendix C7 Fire Protection Inspector Technical Proficiency-Level Signature Card and Certification Inspector Name:___________________________________
Employee Initials/
Date Supervisors Signature/
Date Training Courses for Fire Protection Inspector Qualification Fire Protection for Power Plants Fire Protection SDP Training (P-108)
Post-Fire Safe-Shutdown Analysis Individual Study Activities ISA-1 Fire Protection Inspector: Deterministic Fire Protection Regulations ISA-2 Fire Protection Inspector: Fire Modeling ISA-3 Fire Protection Inspector: NFPA 805 Fire Protection Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulations On-the-Job Training Activity OJT-1 Fire Protection Inspector: Participate in a Regional Fire Protection Team Inspection Supervisors signature indicates successful completion of all required courses and activities listed in this training standard. Additionally, the supervisors signature below indicates the individuals readiness to appear before the Oral Board, if the individual has not previously completed an oral board.
Supervisors Signature _______________________________ Date: __________
The appropriate Form 1, Fire Protection Inspector Technical Proficiency Level Equivalency Justification must accompany this signature card and certification, if applicable. (The electronic signature card, which is located on the Digital City and other internal NRC websites is also acceptable.) Record completion in TMS by sending a request to TrainingSupport.Resource@nrc.gov.
Copies to: Inspector Supervisor
Issue Date: 09/24/21 12 1245 Appendix C7 Form 1: Fire Protection Inspector Technical Proficiency Level Equivalency Justification Inspector Name:___________________________________
Identify equivalent training and experience for which the inspector is to be given credit Training Courses for Fire Protection Inspector Qualification Fire Protection for Power Plants Fire Protection SDP Training (P-108)
Post-Fire Safe-Shutdown Analysis Individual Study Activities ISA-1 Fire Protection Inspector: Deterministic Fire Protection Regulations ISA-2 Fire Protection Inspector: Fire Modeling ISA-3 Fire Protection Inspector: NFPA 805 Fire Protection Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulations On-the-Job Training Activity OJT-1 Fire Protection Inspector: Participate in a Regional Fire Protection Team Inspection Supervisors Recommendation Signature/Date_______________________________
Division Directors Approval Signature/Date_______________________________
Copies to: Inspector Supervisor
Issue Date: 09/24/21 Att1-1 1245 Appendix C7 - Revision History Sheet for IMC 1245 Appendix C7 Commitment Tracking Number Accession Number Issue Date Change Notice Description of Change Description of Training Required and Completion Date Comment Resolution and Closed Feedback Form Accession Number (Pre-Decisional, Non-Public Information)
N/A ML090360474 07/08/09 CN 09-017 Initial issuance. Completed 4-year historical CN search.
None ML091590710 N/A ML11105A143 12/2911 CN 11-044 This revision updates required training and adds a new ISA (ISA-4) to familiarize inspectors with mitigation measures that licensees were required to develop and implement in response to the Section B.5.b of the Interim Countermeasures Order EA 026 of February 25, 2002, subsequently imposed License Conditions, and 10 CFR 50.54(hh)(2).
None ML11339A061 N/A ML12251A068 12/19//12 CN-12-029 This revision corrects the point of contact for B.5.b issues and adds several references to ISA-4.
None ML12290A180 Closed FF:
1245C7-1758 N/A ML15177A292 10/21/15 CN 15-020 This revision updates required training courses, references, and format; and clarifies that an oral qualification board is required, if not completed previously.
None ML15195A178 Closed FF:
1245-1855 ML15054A211 N/A ML18047A188 07/30/18 CN 18-023 This revision updates the point of contact for B.5.b issues from the Generic Communication Branch to the Beyond Design Basis Management Branch.
ML18065A656 Closed FF:
1245C7-2284 ML18186A548
Issue Date: 09/24/21 Att1-2 1245 Appendix C7 Commitment Tracking Number Accession Number Issue Date Change Notice Description of Change Description of Training Required and Completion Date Comment Resolution and Closed Feedback Form Accession Number (Pre-Decisional, Non-Public Information)
ML20077L271 06/26/20 CN 20-026 This revision removed references to out of date applications, procedures, office titles and training courses. It also removed ISA-4, which referred to B.5.b related inspection activities that are no longer performed by Fire Protection Inspectors.
This revision also added additional providers for the nuclear power plant fire protection course as recommended by feedback form 1245C7-2411.
None ML20079E418 Feedback form 1245C7-2411 ML20105A332 N/A ML21166A346 09/24/21 CN 21-032 This revision updated expired websites, recognized the development of the Post Fire Safe Shutdown Analysis course, added the new names of NRC offices and updated the qualification card signoff sheet and distribution list. Minor format items were also corrected None ML21173A077