ML24026A053
| ML24026A053 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 01/30/2024 |
| From: | Daniel Bacon Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Coleman J Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| IR 2024011 | |
| Download: ML24026A053 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000348/2024011
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Jamie M. Coleman
Regulatory Affairs Director
Southern Nuclear Operating Co., Inc.
3535 Colonnade Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35243
SUBJECT:
JOSEPH M. FARLEY NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 & 2 - NOTIFICATION OF AN
NRC FIRE PROTECTION TEAM INSPECTION (FPTI) (NRC INSPECTION
REPORT 05000348/2024011, 05000364/2024011) AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION (RFI)
Dear Jamie Coleman:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
Region II staff will conduct a fire protection team inspection at the Farley Nuclear Plant Units 1 &
2 in March of 2024. The inspection team will be led by Mr. Jonathan Montgomery, a Senior
Reactor Inspector from the NRC Region II Office. The inspection team will be comprised of
three inspectors from the NRC Region II office. The inspection will be conducted in accordance
with Inspection Procedure 71111, Attachment 21N.05, Fire Protection Team Inspection, the
NRCs baseline fire protection inspection procedure.
On January 22, 2024, in a conversation between Gene Surber of your staff and Mr.
Montgomery, our respective staffs confirmed arrangements for a two-week onsite inspection.
The schedule for the inspection is as follows:
Week 1 of onsite inspection: March 4-8, 2024
Week 2 of onsite inspection: March 18-22, 2024
The team lead and senior reactor analyst will work with your staff prior to the start of the
inspection to select the scope of structures, systems, and components for evaluation; identify
additional documents needed to support the inspection; and obtain unescorted access.
The enclosure to this letter provides an initial list of the documents the team will need for their
review. We request that your staff transmit copies of the documents listed in the enclosure to
the NRC Region II office for team use in preparation for the inspection. Please send this
information so that it will arrive in the NRC Region II office by the dates listed in the enclosure.
During the weeks leading up to the inspection, the team leader will discuss with your staff the
following inspection support administrative details: (1) office space size and location; (2) specific
documents requested to be made available to the team in their office spaces; (3) arrangements
for reactor site access (including radiation protection training, security, safety, and fitness for
duty requirements); and (4) the availability of knowledgeable plant staff and licensing
organization personnel to serve as points of contact during the inspection.
January 30, 2024
J. Coleman
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We request that during the on-site inspection weeks you ensure that copies of analyses,
evaluations, or documentation regarding the implementation and maintenance of the station fire
protection program, including the success path necessary to achieve and maintain the nuclear
safety performance criteria, be readily accessible to the team for their review. Of specific
interest, for the fire protection portion of the inspection, are those documents which establish
that your fire protection program satisfies NRC regulatory requirements and conforms to
applicable NRC and industry fire protection guidance (i.e., fire protection compliance
assessment documents). Also, personnel should be available at the site during the inspection
who are knowledgeable regarding those plant systems required to achieve and maintain safe
and stable plant conditions, including the electrical aspects of the nuclear safety capability
assessment, reactor plant fire protection systems and features, and the station fire protection
program and its implementation.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection
requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control
number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the
requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control
number.
This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document Room in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Your cooperation and support during this inspection will be appreciated. If you have questions
concerning this inspection or the inspection teams information or logistical needs, please
contact Jonathan Montgomery, the team lead inspector, in the Region II office at (404) 997-
4880 or jonathan.montgomery@nrc.gov, or me at (404) 997-4518.
Sincerely,
Daniel Bacon, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-348, 50-364
Enclosures:
Fire Protection Team Inspection
Document Request
cc w/enclosure: via ListServ
Signed by Bacon, Daniel
on 01/30/24
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Review
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Non-Sensitive
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Publicly Available
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OFFICE
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NAME
J. Montgomery
D. Bacon
DATE
01/26/2024
01/30/2024
Fire Protection Team Inspection Document Request
Enclosure
The initial request for information (i.e., first RFI) concentrates on providing the inspection team
with the general information necessary to select appropriate samples to develop a site-specific
inspection plan. The first RFIs requested information is specified below in items A.1 thru A.22,
and is requested to be provided by Friday, February 2, or sooner, to facilitate the selection of
the specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection weeks.
Electronic format is the preferred format, except where specifically noted. If electronic files are
made available via a secure document management service, then the remote document access
must allow inspectors to download, save, and print the documents in the NRCs regional office.
If a secure document management service is utilized, it is recommended that a separate folder
be used corresponding to each item listed below. Documents should be identified by both
document number and noun name. Electronic media on compact disc or paper records (hard
copy) are also acceptable.
The inspection team will examine the returned documentation from the first RFI and
identify/select specific samples to provide a more focused follow-up request to develop the
second RFI. The inspection team will submit the specific selected samples to your staff by
Friday, February 9, 2024. We request that the additional information provided from the second
RFI be made available by Friday, February 23, 2024.
This document request is based on typical documents that a generic plant might have. As such,
this generic document request is not meant to imply that any specific plant is required to have all
the listed documents. It is recognized that some documents listed below may not be available
for your plant. In addition, the document titles listed below are based on typical industry
document names; your plant-specific document titles may vary.
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A.
DESIGN AND LICENSING BASIS DOCUMENTS
A.1
The current version of the Fire Protection Program and Fire Hazards Analysis
A.2
Post-fire Nuclear Safety Capability, Systems, and Separation Analysis (NSCA),
and the supporting calculations that demonstrate acceptable plant response.
A.3
Fire PRA Summary Report, and list of Fire PRA calculations
A.4
NFPA 805 Transition Report, developed in accordance with NEI 04-02
A.5
List of post-fire safe shutdown systems and components (i.e., safe shutdown
equipment list).
A.6
List of fire areas with automatic fire suppression systems
A.7
List, with descriptions, of design change packages performed since the last fire
protection team inspection associated with fire protection or post-fire safe
shutdown systems.
A.8
List, with descriptions, of any fire protection program changes and evaluations
(not limited to Generic Letter 86-10 evaluations) performed since the last fire
protection team inspection
A.9
Fire Protection System(s) Design Basis Document.
A.10
List of applicable NFPA codes and standards and issuance dates (i.e., codes of
record).
A.11
A list or document identifying any deviations from the NFPA codes of record.
A.12
Facility Operating License.
A.13
Technical Specifications (electronic format only).
A.14
Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (electronic format only).
A.15 COPY of NRC Safety Evaluation Reports that form the licensing basis for:
Post-fire Nuclear Safety Capability
A.16 COPY of exemption requests submitted but not yet approved for plant fire
protection and post-fire nuclear safety capability features.
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A.17 LIST of post-fire safe shutdown-related design changes completed in the last three
years (including their associated 10 CFR 50.59 and/or fire protection program
change evaluations).
A.18
List of the top 25 highest fire CDF scenarios for each unit
A.19
List of the top 25 highest fire LERF scenarios for each unit
A.20
From your most recent PRA including external events and fires:
a. Two risk rankings of components from your site-specific PRA: one sorted by
Risk Achievement Worth (RAW), and the other sorted by Birnbaum
Importance
b. A list of the top 500 cut-sets
A.21
Copy of the Quality Assurance Program Manual (including specific fire protection
QA manual, if applicable)