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{{#Wiki_filter:REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEt~(RIDS)rI"lqDOCKET¹05JQM35000389NOTES:ACCESSIONi%BR:8007010379DOC~DATE'0/06/24NOTARIZED:iVOFACIL:50335St.LuciaPlantFUnit1FFloridaPower8LightCo.50'-389St.LuciePlantiUnit2PFloridaPowerLLightCo.AUTH,NAMEAUTHORAFFIIIATIONHALLFR.E..BrookhavenNationalLaboratoryRFCIP~NACRERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONFERGUSONFR~LEChemicalEngineeringBranch
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ForwardsBNLfireprotectionreviewreupgradingexistingfirepumOSFCableSpfeadingrOOmifirebarrieriSmOkedetectorsireactorcoolantpumpoilcollectionsysautomaticsorinklersysforfacility.DISTRISUTIONCODE:AODSSCOPIESRECEIVED:LTREi'ICLgSIZE:~TITLE:FireProteotionInformation(AfterIssuanceofOP,Lio,)RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEACTION:,BCC/HAKIM.05ff'duAF5Bc.aoD,8,INTERNAL:A/DMATLKQUAI13I8E09NRCPDR02ORASSESSBR14AAt4BACHFT~11COPIESLTTRENCL441022111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMECHEMIENGBRssA'4IOOREFV~0ctu"COPIESLTTRENCL55111011EXTERNALACRSNSIC2204ie11LPDR0311~ULz)g80TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR~ENCL DepartmentofNuclearEnergyBROOKHAVENNATIONALLABORATORYASSOCIATEDUNIVERSITIES,INC.Upton,NewYork11973(516)345-2144June24,1980Mr.RobertL.FergusonChemicalEngineeringU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionWashington,D.C.20555RE:St.Lucie,FireProtectionReview,Items3.1.4,3.9,3.12.7,3.13.3,and3.14.5.
ForwardsBNLfireprotection reviewreupgrading existingfirepumOSFCable Spfeading rOOmifire barrieriSmOke detectorsireactor coolantpumpoilcollection sysautomatic sorinkler sysforfacility.
DISTRISUTION CODE:AODSSCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR Ei'ICLgSIZE:~TITLE:FireProteotion Information (AfterIssuanceofOP,Lio,)RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME ACTION:,BCC/HAKIM.05ff'duAF5Bc.aoD,8,INTERNAL:
A/DMATLKQUAI 13I8E09NRCPDR02ORASSESSBR14AAt4BACHFT
~11COPIESLTTRENCL441022111111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME CHEMIENGBRssA'4IOOREFV
~0ctu"COPIESLTTRENCL55111011EXTERNALACRSNSIC2204ie11LPDR0311~ULz)g80TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR~ENCL Department ofNuclearEnergyBROOKHAVEN NATIONALLABORATORY ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC.Upton,NewYork11973(516)345-2144June24,1980Mr.RobertL.FergusonChemicalEngineering U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RE:St.Lucie,FireProtection Review,Items3.1.4,3.9,3.12.7,3.13.3,and3.14.5.


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AttachedisBrookhavenNationalLaboratory'sfireprotectionreviewofItems3.1.4,UpgradingExistingFirePumps,3.9,CableSpreadingRoom,FireBarrier,3.12.7,SmokeDetectors,3.13.3,ReactorCoolantPumpOilCollectionSystem,and3.14.5,AutomaticSprinklerSystemfortheSt.Luciefacility.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedonothesitatetocall.Respectfullyyours,ri~WRobertE.Hall,GroupLeaderReactorEngineeringAnalysisREH:EAM:sdattachmentcc.:V.BenaroyaW.KatoM.LevineE.MacDougallwo/att.goo<5///
AttachedisBrookhaven NationalLaboratory's fireprotection reviewofItems3.1.4,Upgrading ExistingFirePumps,3.9,CableSpreading Room,FireBarrier,3.12.7,SmokeDetectors, 3.13.3,ReactorCoolantPumpOilCollection System,and3.14.5,Automatic Sprinkler SystemfortheSt.Luciefacility.
I FireProtectionReviewItem3.1.4-UradinExistinFirePumsItem3.1.4oftheSt.LucieSERindicatesthelicensee'sproposedmodificationofupgradingtheexistingfirepumps.AsdescribedintheSER,theexistingtwoelectricfirepumpsaretobemodifiedto(1)automaticallystartuponadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistributionsystem,(2)becapableofautomaticoperationduringnormaloperationanduponlossofoffsitepower,and(3)removalofthecapabilitytostopthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroom.ByletterdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompanyprovidedaddi-tionalinformationconcerningthisSERitem.TheirsubmittaloutlinesthedesignrequirementsforthethreerequiredmodificationsforupgradingtheSt.LucieUnit1firepump.Thesemodificationsaredescribedintheirletteras:I.Thefirstmodificationwillprovidethecapabilityforthetwofirepumpstoautomaticallystartuponalossofoffsitepowerandadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistributionsystem.Theexistinginstallationwiththefirepumpsonsafetyrelated480voltloadcenters(1A2and1B2)hasthecapabilityofstartingautomaticallyuponadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistributionsystembuthasonlymanualstartcapabilityuponlossofoffsitepower.Thedesignrequirementstobemetforthismodificationare:1.Uponlossofoffsitepower,aspecifieddieselgeneratorloadingsequenceisfollowed.Themodificationwillbedesignedtoaccomo-dateproperdieselgeneratorloadsequencing.2.Wheneverpossible,additionalequipmentand/ormaterialwillbesimilartothatwhichwasusedfortheexistinginstallation.Thiswillsimplifyconstructionandmaintenance,andwillhelpensurethatfunctionalrequirementspreviouslyconsidered(suchasdesign,environmental,andmaterialrequirements)willnotbeaffected.3.Equipmentandmaterialwillbeprocuredtoqualificationcriteriaatleastasgoodasthe"surroundingenvironmentorcircuitry."II.Thesecondmodificationprovidesforinstallationofapressureswitchforeachfirepumpsuchthatifthereisadropofpressureinthedis-tributionsystemincloseproximitytothefirepump,theappropriatefirepumpstartcircuitrywillbeengaged.Theexistirginstallationutilizestwopressureswitches(PS-15-384)tosensepressurefortheplantfireheaderandtransformerdelugesystem.Eitherpressureswitchhasthecapabilitytostartbothfirepumpssimultaneously.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions, pleasedonothesitatetocall.Respectfully yours,ri~WRobertE.Hall,GroupLeaderReactorEngineering AnalysisREH:EAM:sd attachment cc.:V.BenaroyaW.KatoM.LevineE.MacDougall wo/att.goo<5///
Thedesignbasesforthismodificationare:1.InadditiontotherequirementsofitemsI.(2)andI.(3)mentionedabove,asetpointwillbeusedforthepressureswitchsuchthatatruedropofpressureisdetected,andnotsurgeswhichmaycausefalsestarts.III.Thethirdmodificationprovidesfortheremovalofthecapabilitytostopthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroc'.ThiscapabilitypresentlyexiststhroughtheuseofCS-852-2andCS-853-,2(controlswitchesontheRTGB).Thedesignbasisforthismodificationistoinsurethatstopcapabilityisremovedwithoutaffectingothercircuitry.ParagraphsI,IIandIIIappeartoaddresstherequirementsoftheSERbutthedesigncriteriaincludedforeachofthethreemodificationsarevague,rais-inggsomeuncertaintyif',infact,themodificationsproposedbythelicenseewillmeettheintentoftheSERrequirements.ParagraphIstatesthatthemodificationrequiresthatthefirepumpswillautmomaticalystartuponadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistributionsystemincludingthelossofoff-sitepower.Thedesignrequirementsindicatethatduringlossofoffsitepower,aspecifieddieselgeneratorloadingsequencewillbefollowedinordertoacccmmodatetheloadsimposedbytheelectricmotorsdrivingthefirepumps.Itdoesnotspecificallysay,however,ifthissequencingwillbeaccomplishedautomatically,andinatimelymanner.ParagraphIIofthelicensee'ssubmittalprovidesfortheinstallationofpressureswitchestostartthefirepumpsuponadropinpressureinthefireprotectionwaterdistributionsystem.locatedincloseproximitytothefirepumps.Thedesigncriteriadoesnotindicateexactlywherethesepressureswitcheswillbelocated,thepressuresettingsthatwillbeusedandthetechnicalspecificationsdescribingthetype,qualityandoperatingcharacter-isticssoftheswitches.Inourevaluation,ofFloridaPowerandLightCom-pany'ssubmittalconcerning"FirePumpController(4.3.1.2,9.0)undercoverletterdatedJanuary7,1980,weindicatedthatwithouttheprovisionofadieselenginedrivenfirepump,thearrangementofstartingtheelectricmotordrivenfirepumpsnotemployinglistedfirepumpcontrollerswasunacceptable.Ouropiniononthismatterstillholds.ParagraphIIIprovidesfortheremovalofthecapabilitytostopthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroom.ThesubmittalgoesontostatethatthiscapabilitypresentlyexiststhroughtheuseofcontrolswitchesontheRTGBpanel.Itisnotclearfromthisdescription,however,ifthecapabilitytoshutoffthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroomwillbephysicallyremovedandtheprovisionsforstoppingthefirepumpswillonlyexistatapaneladaja-centtoorwithinsightofthefirepumps.Basedontheconsiderationsdiscussedabove,wefindthesubmittalforupgrad-ingthefirepumps,SERitem3.1.4unsatisfactory.Wereccmmendthatthestaffrequirethatthelicenseeclearlystatethatthetwoelectricfirepumpscanautomaticallystartandoperateduringthelossofoffsitepower.Thisprocedureshouldnotrequireanyoperatoractionsandshouldrequirenodelaygreaterthan30secondsfromthetimethelowpressuresignalisinitiatedtostartupofthefirepump(s).
I FireProtection ReviewItem3.1.4-UradinExistinFirePumsItem3.1.4oftheSt.LucieSERindicates thelicensee's proposedmodification ofupgrading theexistingfirepumps.Asdescribed intheSER,theexistingtwoelectricfirepumpsaretobemodifiedto(1)automatically startuponadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistribution system,(2)becapableofautomatic operation duringnormaloperation anduponlossofoffsitepower,and(3)removalofthecapability tostopthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroom.ByletterdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompanyprovidedaddi-tionalinformation concerning thisSERitem.Theirsubmittal outlinesthedesignrequirements forthethreerequiredmodifications forupgrading theSt.LucieUnit1firepump.Thesemodifications aredescribed intheirletteras:I.Thefirstmodification willprovidethecapability forthetwofirepumpstoautomatically startuponalossofoffsitepowerandadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistribution system.Theexistinginstallation withthefirepumpsonsafetyrelated480voltloadcenters(1A2and1B2)hasthecapability ofstartingautomatically uponadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistribution systembuthasonlymanualstartcapability uponlossofoffsitepower.Thedesignrequirements tobemetforthismodification are:1.Uponlossofoffsitepower,aspecified dieselgenerator loadingsequenceisfollowed.
Inaccordancewithourpreviousrecommendation,werecommendthatthe(firepumpcontroller4.3.1.2.,9.0),licenseeprovideU.L.listedfirepumpcon-trollerslocatednearthefirepumpsandinstalledinaccordancewithNFPA20.Whenthiscriteriaisfollowedtheconcernraisedintheevaluationofthelicensee'ssubmittalparagraphIIwillbesatisfied.Theconcernswithpara-graphIIIofthelicensee'ssubmittalwillbemitigatedbythephysicalre-movalofthefirepumpstopcapabilityfromthecontrolroomandtheprovisionofthefirepumpcontrollersdescribedabove.Wearestronglyrecommendingthatifalloftheprovisionscannotbemetasdiscussedaboveandinourpreviousevaluationofthefirepumpcontrollers,adieselenginedrivenfirepumpofsimilarcapacityastheexistingelectricmotordrivenfirepumpsbeprovided.Item3.9-CableSreadinRoomFireBarrierItem3.9oftheSt.LucieSERindicatesthatthelicenseewillprovidea1-1/2hourratedfirebarrierforthewallopeningseparatingthecablespreadingroomfromtheTrainBswitchgearroom.Undertheircoverlett'erdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompanysubmitteddesigninformationpertainingtothisitem.Thesubmittalstatesthataseismicwallhavinga1-1/2hourfireratingwillbeinstalledinclud-inga1-1/2hourfiredoor.Thewallisdescribedasbeingconstructedwith5/8inchgypsumboardhaving1layerononesideand2layersontheotherside.Thelicenseestatesth'atthewalldesignwillmeettherequirementsoftheAmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction,theFSAR,andRegulatoryGuide1.29,ItemC.2.Thedesignofthe.firedooranditsrelatedcomponentswillcomplywiththelatestrequirementsoftheAmericanInstituteofSteelCon-struction,theNationalFireProtectionAssociationandtheFSAR.Thelicenseesubmittalgivingdesigninformationonthe1-1/2hourfireratedbarrierisconditionallyacceptableprovidingthedesignofthewallistestedinaccordancewiththerequiremensoutlinedinChapter7ofNFPA251.Inlieuofthis,aconstructiondesignfor1-1/2hourorgreater,non-bearingfirewallsasdesignatedinthe1980editionoftheUnderwritersLaboratoriesFireResistanceDirectorymaybeprovided.WerecommendthattheacceptanceofthefirebarrierisalsocontingentupontheprovisionofaU.L.labeledl-l/2'ourfiredoor,frameandhardware..Noevaluationoftheseismicqualificationsofthefirebarrierhasbeenmade.Item3.12.7-SmokeDetectorsItem3.12.7oftheSt.LucieSERoutlinestheproposedmodificationofprovid-ingautomaticsmokedetectorsfortheareascontainingthelowpressuesafetyinjectionpumps,highpressuresafetyinjectionpumpsandthecontainmentspraypumps.Undertheircoverletterdatedtriarch6,1980,FloridaPowerandLightCompanysubmitteddesigninformationpertainingtothisitem.Theirsubmittalstatesthationizationtypesmokedetectorswillbeinstalledincloseproximityto thepumpsino~dertodetectfiresintheincipientstagesandwillbecon-nectedtotheexistingfirealarmsystem.Enclosedwiththeirsubmittalwasadrawingoftheareashowingtheplacementofthedetectors.Thelicensee'ssubmittaladequatelydescribesthetypeandplacementofthedetectorsintherequiredareas.Thesubmittal,however,doesnotindicateifconsiderationwasgiventotheeffectsofobstructionsandventilationwhichcouldresultindelayedactuation.Werecommendthatthelicenseeprovide,therefore,theresultsofastudybasedonananalysisoftheconfigurationandairflowcharacteristicsoftheareas,ordataderivedfromsmokereleasetests.Thisstudyshouldshowthattheplacementofthedetectorsisadequatefordetectingafireinitsearlystages.Item3.13.3-ReactorCoolantPumOilCollectionSstemItem3.13.3oftheSt.LucieSERdescribestheproposedmodificationofprovi-dinganoilcollectionsystemforthereactorcoolantpump.UndertheircoverletterdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompany,submitteddesigninformationpertainingtothismodification.Theirconcep-tualdesigncriteriaisbasedonpreventingpotentialoilleakagefromgettingtothereactorcoolantlooppiping-Thiswillbeachievedby:l.Installationofacollectionsystemcapableofremovingleakageofoiltoasafelocation.2.InsuringthatinsulationinstalledontheRCPpumpcasingandlooppipingdoesnothaveasurfacetemperatureinexcessof150'F.Thelicensee'sproposedmodificationisacceptableprovidingthedesignmeetsthefollowingrequirements:Theoilcollectionsystemsshallbecapableofcollectinglubeoilfromallpotentialpressurizedandunpressurizedleakagesitesinthereactorcoolantpumps'ubeoilsystems,anddrainingtheoiltoaventedclosedcontainer.Aflamearrestorisrequiredintheventiftheflashpointcharacteristicsoftheoilpresentthehazardoffireflashback.Leakagepointstobeprotectedshallincludeliftpumpandpiping,overflowlines,lubeoilcooler,oilfillanddrainlinesandplugs,flangedconnectionsonoillinesandlubeoilres-ervoirswheresuchfeaturesexistonthereactorcoolantpumps.Leakageshallbecollectedanddrainedtoaclosedcontainerthatcanholdtheentirelubeoilsysteminventory.Thedrainlineshallbelargeenoughtoaccommodatethelargestpotentialoilleak.ToprovideadequateprotectionforadesignbasisSafeShutdownEarthquake(SSE),oneofthefollowingshouldbeprovided:1.ThelubeoilsystemcomponentswhosefailurecouldresultinleakageshouldbedesignedtowithstandanSSEwithoutleakageandthedroppingofoilcollectionsystemcomponentsduringanSSEshouldnotcauselossofoperabilityofsafety-re'1atedequipment;or 2.TheoilcollectionsystemshouldbedesignedtowithstandanSSEandcon-tinuetobeabletocollectanddrainleakagethatmayoccurduringanSSE.InthiscasetheoilcollectionsystemshouldbeadequatetocollectoilfromanyexternallubeoilpipingnotdesignedtowithstandanSSEinadditiontoleakagefrompointsidentifiedabove.Item3.14.5-AutomaticSrinklerSstemItem3.14.5oftheSt.LucieSERindicatesthelicensee'sproposedmodifica-tionofinstallinganautomaticsprinklersystemineachdieselgeneratorroom.UndertheircoverletterdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompanysubmitteddesigninformationonthisitem.Thedataindicatedthatapre-actiontypesprinklersystemwouldbeprovided,automaticallyactuatedbythermaldetectorsaswellasfrommanualreleasestations.Thesystemwillbeprovidedwithalarmannunciationindicatingoperationofthesystemaswellassupervisorymonitoringofconditionssuchaslossofinstrumentair,voltageandclosureofthecontrolvalve.Theproposedsprinklersystemisconsideredsatisfactoryprovidingtheinstal-lationconformstotherequirementsofNFPA13includingadischargedensityofatleast0.30gpmpersq.ft.Werecommendthatthestaffacceptitonthisbasis.}}
Themodification willbedesignedtoaccomo-dateproperdieselgenerator loadsequencing.
2.Wheneverpossible, additional equipment and/ormaterialwillbesimilartothatwhichwasusedfortheexistinginstallation.
Thiswillsimplifyconstruction andmaintenance, andwillhelpensurethatfunctional requirements previously considered (suchasdesign,environmental, andmaterialrequirements) willnotbeaffected.
3.Equipment andmaterialwillbeprocuredtoqualification criteriaatleastasgoodasthe"surrounding environment orcircuitry."
II.Thesecondmodification providesforinstallation ofapressureswitchforeachfirepumpsuchthatifthereisadropofpressureinthedis-tribution systemincloseproximity tothefirepump,theappropriate firepumpstartcircuitry willbeengaged.Theexistirginstallation utilizestwopressureswitches(PS-15-384) tosensepressurefortheplantfireheaderandtransformer delugesystem.Eitherpressureswitchhasthecapability tostartbothfirepumpssimultaneously.
Thedesignbasesforthismodification are:1.Inadditiontotherequirements ofitemsI.(2)andI.(3)mentioned above,asetpointwillbeusedforthepressureswitchsuchthatatruedropofpressureisdetected, andnotsurgeswhichmaycausefalsestarts.III.Thethirdmodification providesfortheremovalofthecapability tostopthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroc'.Thiscapability presently existsthroughtheuseofCS-852-2andCS-853-,2 (controlswitchesontheRTGB).Thedesignbasisforthismodification istoinsurethatstopcapability isremovedwithoutaffecting othercircuitry.
Paragraphs I,IIandIIIappeartoaddresstherequirements oftheSERbutthedesigncriteriaincludedforeachofthethreemodifications arevague,rais-inggsomeuncertainty if',infact,themodifications proposedbythelicenseewillmeettheintentoftheSERrequirements.
Paragraph Istatesthatthemodification requiresthatthefirepumpswillautmomaticaly startuponadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistribution systemincluding thelossofoff-sitepower.Thedesignrequirements indicatethatduringlossofoffsitepower,aspecified dieselgenerator loadingsequencewillbefollowedinordertoacccmmodate theloadsimposedbytheelectricmotorsdrivingthefirepumps.Itdoesnotspecifically say,however,ifthissequencing willbeaccomplished automatically, andinatimelymanner.Paragraph IIofthelicensee's submittal providesfortheinstallation ofpressureswitchestostartthefirepumpsuponadropinpressureinthefireprotection waterdistribution system.locatedincloseproximity tothefirepumps.Thedesigncriteriadoesnotindicateexactlywherethesepressureswitcheswillbelocated,thepressuresettingsthatwillbeusedandthetechnical specifications describing thetype,qualityandoperating character-isticssoftheswitches.
Inourevaluation, ofFloridaPowerandLightCom-pany'ssubmittal concerning "FirePumpController (4.3.1.2, 9.0)undercoverletterdatedJanuary7,1980,weindicated thatwithouttheprovision ofadieselenginedrivenfirepump,thearrangement ofstartingtheelectricmotordrivenfirepumpsnotemploying listedfirepumpcontrollers wasunacceptable.
Ouropiniononthismatterstillholds.Paragraph IIIprovidesfortheremovalofthecapability tostopthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroom.Thesubmittal goesontostatethatthiscapability presently existsthroughtheuseofcontrolswitchesontheRTGBpanel.Itisnotclearfromthisdescription, however,ifthecapability toshutoffthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroomwillbephysically removedandtheprovisions forstoppingthefirepumpswillonlyexistatapaneladaja-centtoorwithinsightofthefirepumps.Basedontheconsiderations discussed above,wefindthesubmittal forupgrad-ingthefirepumps,SERitem3.1.4unsatisfactory.
Wereccmmend thatthestaffrequirethatthelicenseeclearlystatethatthetwoelectricfirepumpscanautomatically startandoperateduringthelossofoffsitepower.Thisprocedure shouldnotrequireanyoperatoractionsandshouldrequirenodelaygreaterthan30secondsfromthetimethelowpressuresignalisinitiated tostartupofthefirepump(s).
Inaccordance withourpreviousrecommendation, werecommend thatthe(firepumpcontroller 4.3.1.2.,
9.0),licenseeprovideU.L.listedfirepumpcon-trollerslocatednearthefirepumpsandinstalled inaccordance withNFPA20.Whenthiscriteriaisfollowedtheconcernraisedintheevaluation ofthelicensee's submittal paragraph IIwillbesatisfied.
Theconcernswithpara-graphIIIofthelicensee's submittal willbemitigated bythephysicalre-movalofthefirepumpstopcapability fromthecontrolroomandtheprovision ofthefirepumpcontrollers described above.Wearestronglyrecommending thatifalloftheprovisions cannotbemetasdiscussed aboveandinourpreviousevaluation ofthefirepumpcontrollers, adieselenginedrivenfirepumpofsimilarcapacityastheexistingelectricmotordrivenfirepumpsbeprovided.
Item3.9-CableSreadinRoomFireBarrierItem3.9oftheSt.LucieSERindicates thatthelicenseewillprovidea1-1/2hourratedfirebarrierforthewallopeningseparating thecablespreading roomfromtheTrainBswitchgear room.Undertheircoverlett'erdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompanysubmitted designinformation pertaining tothisitem.Thesubmittal statesthataseismicwallhavinga1-1/2hourfireratingwillbeinstalled includ-inga1-1/2hourfiredoor.Thewallisdescribed asbeingconstructed with5/8inchgypsumboardhaving1layerononesideand2layersontheotherside.Thelicenseestatesth'atthewalldesignwillmeettherequirements oftheAmericanInstitute ofSteelConstruction, theFSAR,andRegulatory Guide1.29,ItemC.2.Thedesignofthe.firedooranditsrelatedcomponents willcomplywiththelatestrequirements oftheAmericanInstitute ofSteelCon-struction, theNationalFireProtection Association andtheFSAR.Thelicenseesubmittal givingdesigninformation onthe1-1/2hourfireratedbarrierisconditionally acceptable providing thedesignofthewallistestedinaccordance withtherequiremens outlinedinChapter7ofNFPA251.Inlieuofthis,aconstruction designfor1-1/2hourorgreater,non-bearing firewallsasdesignated inthe1980editionoftheUnderwriters Laboratories FireResistance Directory maybeprovided.
Werecommend thattheacceptance ofthefirebarrierisalsocontingent upontheprovision ofaU.L.labeledl-l/2'ourfiredoor,frameandhardware..
Noevaluation oftheseismicqualifications ofthefirebarrierhasbeenmade.Item3.12.7-SmokeDetectors Item3.12.7oftheSt.LucieSERoutlinestheproposedmodification ofprovid-ingautomatic smokedetectors fortheareascontaining thelowpressuesafetyinjection pumps,highpressuresafetyinjection pumpsandthecontainment spraypumps.Undertheircoverletterdatedtriarch6,1980,FloridaPowerandLightCompanysubmitted designinformation pertaining tothisitem.Theirsubmittal statesthationization typesmokedetectors willbeinstalled incloseproximity to thepumpsino~dertodetectfiresintheincipient stagesandwillbecon-nectedtotheexistingfirealarmsystem.Enclosedwiththeirsubmittal wasadrawingoftheareashowingtheplacementof thedetectors.
Thelicensee's submittal adequately describes thetypeandplacement ofthedetectors intherequiredareas.Thesubmittal, however,doesnotindicateifconsideration wasgiventotheeffectsofobstructions andventilation whichcouldresultindelayedactuation.
Werecommend thatthelicenseeprovide,therefore, theresultsofastudybasedonananalysisoftheconfiguration andairflowcharacteristics oftheareas,ordataderivedfromsmokereleasetests.Thisstudyshouldshowthattheplacement ofthedetectors isadequatefordetecting afireinitsearlystages.Item3.13.3-ReactorCoolantPumOilCollection SstemItem3.13.3oftheSt.LucieSERdescribes theproposedmodification ofprovi-dinganoilcollection systemforthereactorcoolantpump.UndertheircoverletterdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompany,submitted designinformation pertaining tothismodification.
Theirconcep-tualdesigncriteriaisbasedonpreventing potential oilleakagefromgettingtothereactorcoolantlooppiping-Thiswillbeachievedby:l.Installation ofacollection systemcapableofremovingleakageofoiltoasafelocation.
2.Insuringthatinsulation installed ontheRCPpumpcasingandlooppipingdoesnothaveasurfacetemperature inexcessof150'F.Thelicensee's proposedmodification isacceptable providing thedesignmeetsthefollowing requirements:
Theoilcollection systemsshallbecapableofcollecting lubeoilfromallpotential pressurized andunpressurized leakagesitesinthereactorcoolantpumps'ube oilsystems,anddrainingtheoiltoaventedclosedcontainer.
Aflamearrestorisrequiredintheventiftheflashpointcharacteristics oftheoilpresentthehazardoffireflashback.
Leakagepointstobeprotected shallincludeliftpumpandpiping,overflowlines,lubeoilcooler,oilfillanddrainlinesandplugs,flangedconnections onoillinesandlubeoilres-ervoirswheresuchfeaturesexistonthereactorcoolantpumps.Leakageshallbecollected anddrainedtoaclosedcontainer thatcanholdtheentirelubeoilsysteminventory.
Thedrainlineshallbelargeenoughtoaccommodate thelargestpotential oilleak.Toprovideadequateprotection foradesignbasisSafeShutdownEarthquake (SSE),oneofthefollowing shouldbeprovided:
1.Thelubeoilsystemcomponents whosefailurecouldresultinleakageshouldbedesignedtowithstand anSSEwithoutleakageandthedroppingofoilcollection systemcomponents duringanSSEshouldnotcauselossofoperability ofsafety-re'1ated equipment; or 2.Theoilcollection systemshouldbedesignedtowithstand anSSEandcon-tinuetobeabletocollectanddrainleakagethatmayoccurduringanSSE.Inthiscasetheoilcollection systemshouldbeadequatetocollectoilfromanyexternallubeoilpipingnotdesignedtowithstand anSSEinadditiontoleakagefrompointsidentified above.Item3.14.5-Automatic SrinklerSstemItem3.14.5oftheSt.LucieSERindicates thelicensee's proposedmodifica-tionofinstalling anautomatic sprinkler systemineachdieselgenerator room.UndertheircoverletterdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompanysubmitted designinformation onthisitem.Thedataindicated thatapre-actiontypesprinkler systemwouldbeprovided, automatically actuatedbythermaldetectors aswellasfrommanualreleasestations.
Thesystemwillbeprovidedwithalarmannunciation indicating operation ofthesystemaswellassupervisory monitoring ofconditions suchaslossofinstrument air,voltageandclosureofthecontrolvalve.Theproposedsprinkler systemisconsidered satisfactory providing theinstal-lationconformstotherequirements ofNFPA13including adischarge densityofatleast0.30gpmpersq.ft.Werecommend thatthestaffacceptitonthisbasis.}}

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REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEt~(RIDS)rI"lqDOCKET¹05JQM35000389NOTES:ACCESSION i%BR:8007010379 DOC~DATE'0/06/24 NOTARIZED:

iVOFACIL:50335St.LuciaPlantFUnit1FFloridaPower8LightCo.50'-389St.LuciePlantiUnit2PFloridaPowerLLightCo.AUTH,NAMEAUTHORAFFIIIATIONHALLFR.E.

.Brookhaven NationalLaboratory RFCIP~NACRERECIPIENT AFFILIATION FERGUSONFR

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ForwardsBNLfireprotection reviewreupgrading existingfirepumOSFCable Spfeading rOOmifire barrieriSmOke detectorsireactor coolantpumpoilcollection sysautomatic sorinkler sysforfacility.

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LTTR~ENCL Department ofNuclearEnergyBROOKHAVEN NATIONALLABORATORY ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC.Upton,NewYork11973(516)345-2144June24,1980Mr.RobertL.FergusonChemicalEngineering U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Washington, D.C.20555RE:St.Lucie,FireProtection Review,Items3.1.4,3.9,3.12.7,3.13.3,and3.14.5.

DearBob:

AttachedisBrookhaven NationalLaboratory's fireprotection reviewofItems3.1.4,Upgrading ExistingFirePumps,3.9,CableSpreading Room,FireBarrier,3.12.7,SmokeDetectors, 3.13.3,ReactorCoolantPumpOilCollection System,and3.14.5,Automatic Sprinkler SystemfortheSt.Luciefacility.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions, pleasedonothesitatetocall.Respectfully yours,ri~WRobertE.Hall,GroupLeaderReactorEngineering AnalysisREH:EAM:sd attachment cc.:V.BenaroyaW.KatoM.LevineE.MacDougall wo/att.goo<5///

I FireProtection ReviewItem3.1.4-UradinExistinFirePumsItem3.1.4oftheSt.LucieSERindicates thelicensee's proposedmodification ofupgrading theexistingfirepumps.Asdescribed intheSER,theexistingtwoelectricfirepumpsaretobemodifiedto(1)automatically startuponadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistribution system,(2)becapableofautomatic operation duringnormaloperation anduponlossofoffsitepower,and(3)removalofthecapability tostopthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroom.ByletterdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompanyprovidedaddi-tionalinformation concerning thisSERitem.Theirsubmittal outlinesthedesignrequirements forthethreerequiredmodifications forupgrading theSt.LucieUnit1firepump.Thesemodifications aredescribed intheirletteras:I.Thefirstmodification willprovidethecapability forthetwofirepumpstoautomatically startuponalossofoffsitepowerandadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistribution system.Theexistinginstallation withthefirepumpsonsafetyrelated480voltloadcenters(1A2and1B2)hasthecapability ofstartingautomatically uponadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistribution systembuthasonlymanualstartcapability uponlossofoffsitepower.Thedesignrequirements tobemetforthismodification are:1.Uponlossofoffsitepower,aspecified dieselgenerator loadingsequenceisfollowed.

Themodification willbedesignedtoaccomo-dateproperdieselgenerator loadsequencing.

2.Wheneverpossible, additional equipment and/ormaterialwillbesimilartothatwhichwasusedfortheexistinginstallation.

Thiswillsimplifyconstruction andmaintenance, andwillhelpensurethatfunctional requirements previously considered (suchasdesign,environmental, andmaterialrequirements) willnotbeaffected.

3.Equipment andmaterialwillbeprocuredtoqualification criteriaatleastasgoodasthe"surrounding environment orcircuitry."

II.Thesecondmodification providesforinstallation ofapressureswitchforeachfirepumpsuchthatifthereisadropofpressureinthedis-tribution systemincloseproximity tothefirepump,theappropriate firepumpstartcircuitry willbeengaged.Theexistirginstallation utilizestwopressureswitches(PS-15-384) tosensepressurefortheplantfireheaderandtransformer delugesystem.Eitherpressureswitchhasthecapability tostartbothfirepumpssimultaneously.

Thedesignbasesforthismodification are:1.Inadditiontotherequirements ofitemsI.(2)andI.(3)mentioned above,asetpointwillbeusedforthepressureswitchsuchthatatruedropofpressureisdetected, andnotsurgeswhichmaycausefalsestarts.III.Thethirdmodification providesfortheremovalofthecapability tostopthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroc'.Thiscapability presently existsthroughtheuseofCS-852-2andCS-853-,2 (controlswitchesontheRTGB).Thedesignbasisforthismodification istoinsurethatstopcapability isremovedwithoutaffecting othercircuitry.

Paragraphs I,IIandIIIappeartoaddresstherequirements oftheSERbutthedesigncriteriaincludedforeachofthethreemodifications arevague,rais-inggsomeuncertainty if',infact,themodifications proposedbythelicenseewillmeettheintentoftheSERrequirements.

Paragraph Istatesthatthemodification requiresthatthefirepumpswillautmomaticaly startuponadropofpressureinthefirewaterdistribution systemincluding thelossofoff-sitepower.Thedesignrequirements indicatethatduringlossofoffsitepower,aspecified dieselgenerator loadingsequencewillbefollowedinordertoacccmmodate theloadsimposedbytheelectricmotorsdrivingthefirepumps.Itdoesnotspecifically say,however,ifthissequencing willbeaccomplished automatically, andinatimelymanner.Paragraph IIofthelicensee's submittal providesfortheinstallation ofpressureswitchestostartthefirepumpsuponadropinpressureinthefireprotection waterdistribution system.locatedincloseproximity tothefirepumps.Thedesigncriteriadoesnotindicateexactlywherethesepressureswitcheswillbelocated,thepressuresettingsthatwillbeusedandthetechnical specifications describing thetype,qualityandoperating character-isticssoftheswitches.

Inourevaluation, ofFloridaPowerandLightCom-pany'ssubmittal concerning "FirePumpController (4.3.1.2, 9.0)undercoverletterdatedJanuary7,1980,weindicated thatwithouttheprovision ofadieselenginedrivenfirepump,thearrangement ofstartingtheelectricmotordrivenfirepumpsnotemploying listedfirepumpcontrollers wasunacceptable.

Ouropiniononthismatterstillholds.Paragraph IIIprovidesfortheremovalofthecapability tostopthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroom.Thesubmittal goesontostatethatthiscapability presently existsthroughtheuseofcontrolswitchesontheRTGBpanel.Itisnotclearfromthisdescription, however,ifthecapability toshutoffthefirepumpsfromthecontrolroomwillbephysically removedandtheprovisions forstoppingthefirepumpswillonlyexistatapaneladaja-centtoorwithinsightofthefirepumps.Basedontheconsiderations discussed above,wefindthesubmittal forupgrad-ingthefirepumps,SERitem3.1.4unsatisfactory.

Wereccmmend thatthestaffrequirethatthelicenseeclearlystatethatthetwoelectricfirepumpscanautomatically startandoperateduringthelossofoffsitepower.Thisprocedure shouldnotrequireanyoperatoractionsandshouldrequirenodelaygreaterthan30secondsfromthetimethelowpressuresignalisinitiated tostartupofthefirepump(s).

Inaccordance withourpreviousrecommendation, werecommend thatthe(firepumpcontroller 4.3.1.2.,

9.0),licenseeprovideU.L.listedfirepumpcon-trollerslocatednearthefirepumpsandinstalled inaccordance withNFPA20.Whenthiscriteriaisfollowedtheconcernraisedintheevaluation ofthelicensee's submittal paragraph IIwillbesatisfied.

Theconcernswithpara-graphIIIofthelicensee's submittal willbemitigated bythephysicalre-movalofthefirepumpstopcapability fromthecontrolroomandtheprovision ofthefirepumpcontrollers described above.Wearestronglyrecommending thatifalloftheprovisions cannotbemetasdiscussed aboveandinourpreviousevaluation ofthefirepumpcontrollers, adieselenginedrivenfirepumpofsimilarcapacityastheexistingelectricmotordrivenfirepumpsbeprovided.

Item3.9-CableSreadinRoomFireBarrierItem3.9oftheSt.LucieSERindicates thatthelicenseewillprovidea1-1/2hourratedfirebarrierforthewallopeningseparating thecablespreading roomfromtheTrainBswitchgear room.Undertheircoverlett'erdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompanysubmitted designinformation pertaining tothisitem.Thesubmittal statesthataseismicwallhavinga1-1/2hourfireratingwillbeinstalled includ-inga1-1/2hourfiredoor.Thewallisdescribed asbeingconstructed with5/8inchgypsumboardhaving1layerononesideand2layersontheotherside.Thelicenseestatesth'atthewalldesignwillmeettherequirements oftheAmericanInstitute ofSteelConstruction, theFSAR,andRegulatory Guide1.29,ItemC.2.Thedesignofthe.firedooranditsrelatedcomponents willcomplywiththelatestrequirements oftheAmericanInstitute ofSteelCon-struction, theNationalFireProtection Association andtheFSAR.Thelicenseesubmittal givingdesigninformation onthe1-1/2hourfireratedbarrierisconditionally acceptable providing thedesignofthewallistestedinaccordance withtherequiremens outlinedinChapter7ofNFPA251.Inlieuofthis,aconstruction designfor1-1/2hourorgreater,non-bearing firewallsasdesignated inthe1980editionoftheUnderwriters Laboratories FireResistance Directory maybeprovided.

Werecommend thattheacceptance ofthefirebarrierisalsocontingent upontheprovision ofaU.L.labeledl-l/2'ourfiredoor,frameandhardware..

Noevaluation oftheseismicqualifications ofthefirebarrierhasbeenmade.Item3.12.7-SmokeDetectors Item3.12.7oftheSt.LucieSERoutlinestheproposedmodification ofprovid-ingautomatic smokedetectors fortheareascontaining thelowpressuesafetyinjection pumps,highpressuresafetyinjection pumpsandthecontainment spraypumps.Undertheircoverletterdatedtriarch6,1980,FloridaPowerandLightCompanysubmitted designinformation pertaining tothisitem.Theirsubmittal statesthationization typesmokedetectors willbeinstalled incloseproximity to thepumpsino~dertodetectfiresintheincipient stagesandwillbecon-nectedtotheexistingfirealarmsystem.Enclosedwiththeirsubmittal wasadrawingoftheareashowingtheplacementof thedetectors.

Thelicensee's submittal adequately describes thetypeandplacement ofthedetectors intherequiredareas.Thesubmittal, however,doesnotindicateifconsideration wasgiventotheeffectsofobstructions andventilation whichcouldresultindelayedactuation.

Werecommend thatthelicenseeprovide,therefore, theresultsofastudybasedonananalysisoftheconfiguration andairflowcharacteristics oftheareas,ordataderivedfromsmokereleasetests.Thisstudyshouldshowthattheplacement ofthedetectors isadequatefordetecting afireinitsearlystages.Item3.13.3-ReactorCoolantPumOilCollection SstemItem3.13.3oftheSt.LucieSERdescribes theproposedmodification ofprovi-dinganoilcollection systemforthereactorcoolantpump.UndertheircoverletterdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompany,submitted designinformation pertaining tothismodification.

Theirconcep-tualdesigncriteriaisbasedonpreventing potential oilleakagefromgettingtothereactorcoolantlooppiping-Thiswillbeachievedby:l.Installation ofacollection systemcapableofremovingleakageofoiltoasafelocation.

2.Insuringthatinsulation installed ontheRCPpumpcasingandlooppipingdoesnothaveasurfacetemperature inexcessof150'F.Thelicensee's proposedmodification isacceptable providing thedesignmeetsthefollowing requirements:

Theoilcollection systemsshallbecapableofcollecting lubeoilfromallpotential pressurized andunpressurized leakagesitesinthereactorcoolantpumps'ube oilsystems,anddrainingtheoiltoaventedclosedcontainer.

Aflamearrestorisrequiredintheventiftheflashpointcharacteristics oftheoilpresentthehazardoffireflashback.

Leakagepointstobeprotected shallincludeliftpumpandpiping,overflowlines,lubeoilcooler,oilfillanddrainlinesandplugs,flangedconnections onoillinesandlubeoilres-ervoirswheresuchfeaturesexistonthereactorcoolantpumps.Leakageshallbecollected anddrainedtoaclosedcontainer thatcanholdtheentirelubeoilsysteminventory.

Thedrainlineshallbelargeenoughtoaccommodate thelargestpotential oilleak.Toprovideadequateprotection foradesignbasisSafeShutdownEarthquake (SSE),oneofthefollowing shouldbeprovided:

1.Thelubeoilsystemcomponents whosefailurecouldresultinleakageshouldbedesignedtowithstand anSSEwithoutleakageandthedroppingofoilcollection systemcomponents duringanSSEshouldnotcauselossofoperability ofsafety-re'1ated equipment; or 2.Theoilcollection systemshouldbedesignedtowithstand anSSEandcon-tinuetobeabletocollectanddrainleakagethatmayoccurduringanSSE.Inthiscasetheoilcollection systemshouldbeadequatetocollectoilfromanyexternallubeoilpipingnotdesignedtowithstand anSSEinadditiontoleakagefrompointsidentified above.Item3.14.5-Automatic SrinklerSstemItem3.14.5oftheSt.LucieSERindicates thelicensee's proposedmodifica-tionofinstalling anautomatic sprinkler systemineachdieselgenerator room.UndertheircoverletterdatedMarch6,1980FloridaPowerandLightCompanysubmitted designinformation onthisitem.Thedataindicated thatapre-actiontypesprinkler systemwouldbeprovided, automatically actuatedbythermaldetectors aswellasfrommanualreleasestations.

Thesystemwillbeprovidedwithalarmannunciation indicating operation ofthesystemaswellassupervisory monitoring ofconditions suchaslossofinstrument air,voltageandclosureofthecontrolvalve.Theproposedsprinkler systemisconsidered satisfactory providing theinstal-lationconformstotherequirements ofNFPA13including adischarge densityofatleast0.30gpmpersq.ft.Werecommend thatthestaffacceptitonthisbasis.