ML091320540

IR 05000315-09-006 (Drs); 05000316-09-006 (Drs), on November 2, 2009, Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant - Notification to Perform a Triennial Fire Protection Baseline Inspection While Transition to 10 CFR Part 50.48(C) Is in Progress

ML091320540
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	05/12/2009
From:	Robert Daley Engineering Branch 3
To:	Jensen J Indiana Michigan Power Co
References
IR-09-006 IR-09-006
Download: ML091320540 (10)

See also: IR 05000315/2009006

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION III

2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210

LISLE, IL 60532-4352

May 12, 2009

Mr. Joseph Jensen

Senior Vice President and

Chief Nuclear Officer

Indiana Michigan Power Company

Nuclear Generation Group

One Cook Place

Bridgman, MI 49106

SUBJECT: DONALD C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION TO PERFORM

A TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION WHILE

TRANSITION TO 10 CFR PART 50.48(C) IS IN PROGRESS

INSPECTION REPORT 05000315/2009006(DRS); 05000316/2009006(DRS)

Dear Mr. Jensen:

On November 2, 2009, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin a triennial fire

protection baseline inspection at the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant. This inspection will be

performed in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71111.05TTP, the NRCs baseline fire

protection inspection procedure for plants in the process of implementing the National Fire

Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 805 (10 CFR Part 50.48(c)). The inspection guidance

is different from the regular triennial inspections in that the inspectors will concentrate on the fire

protection program infrastructure and the adequacy of compensatory measures implemented for

identified departures from code requirements. The inspectors will not routinely inspect for or

evaluate circuit related issues.

The schedule for the inspection is as follows:

y Information gathering visit: October 6 - 8, 2009; and

y On-site inspection activity: November 2 - 6, 2009, and November 16 - 20, 2009.

The purpose of the information gathering visit is: (1) to obtain information and documentation

needed to support the inspection; (2) to become familiar with the Donald C. Cook Nuclear

Plants fire protection programs, fire protection features, post-fire safe shutdown capabilities,

and plant layout; and (3) to arrange administrative details, such as office space, availability of

knowledgeable office personnel and to ensure unescorted site access privileges.

Experience has shown that the baseline fire protection inspections are extremely resource

intensive both for the NRC inspectors and the licensee staff. In order to minimize the inspection

impact on the site and to ensure a productive inspection for both organizations, we have

enclosed a request for documents needed for the inspection. These documents have been

divided into four groups. The first group lists information necessary to aid the inspection team in

choosing specific focus areas for the inspection. It is requested that this information be

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provided to the lead inspector via mail or electronically no later than September 7, 2009. The

second group also lists information and areas for discussion necessary to aid the inspection

team in choosing specific focus areas for the inspection and to ensure that the inspection team

is adequately prepared for the inspection. It is requested this information be available during

the information gathering visit (October 6 - 8, 2009). The third group of requested documents

consists of those items that the team will review, or need access to, during the inspection.

Please have this information available by the first day of the on-site portion of the inspection

(November 2, 2009). The fourth group lists the information necessary to aid the inspection team

in tracking issues identified as a result of the inspection. It is requested that this information be

provided to the lead inspector as the information is generated during the inspection. It is

important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the

number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the on-site portions of

the inspection.

The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. George M. Hausman. We understand that our

regulatory contact for this inspection is Mr. John Nimtz of your organization. If there are any

questions about the inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at

(630) 829-9743 or via e-mail at George.Hausman@nrc.gov.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and

its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document

Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document

system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-

rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-315; 50-316

License Nos.: DPR-58; DPR-74

Enclosure: Fire Protection Inspection Document Request

cc w/encl: L. Weber, Site Vice President

J. Gebbie, Plant Manager

O. Isiogu, Michigan Public Service Commission

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Planning Manager, Emergency Management and Homeland

Security Division, Michigan State Police Department

T. Strong, State Liaison Officer

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provided to the lead inspector via mail or electronically no later than September 7, 2009. The second

group also lists information and areas for discussion necessary to aid the inspection team in choosing

specific focus areas for the inspection and to ensure that the inspection team is adequately prepared for

the inspection. It is requested this information be available during the information gathering visit (October

6 - 8, 2009). The third group of requested documents consists of those items that the team will review, or

need access to, during the inspection. Please have this information available by the first day of the on-

site portion of the inspection (November 2, 2009). The fourth group lists the information necessary to aid

the inspection team in tracking issues identified as a result of the inspection. It is requested that this

information be provided to the lead inspector as the information is generated during the inspection. It is

important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of

additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the on-site portions of the inspection.

The lead inspector for this inspection is Mr. George M. Hausman. We understand that our regulatory

contact for this inspection is Mr. John Nimtz of your organization. If there are any questions about the

inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector at (630) 829-9743 or via e-mail at

George.Hausman@nrc.gov.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure

will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the

Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is

accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic

Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Robert C. Daley, Chief

Engineering Branch 3

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-315; 50-316

License Nos.: DPR-58; DPR-74

Enclosure: Fire Protection Inspection Document Request

cc w/encl: L. Weber, Site Vice President

J. Gebbie, Plant Manager

O. Isiogu, Michigan Public Service Commission

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Planning Manager, Emergency Management and Homeland

Security Division, Michigan State Police Department

T. Strong, State Liaison Officer

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Letter to Mr. Joseph Jensen from Mr. Robert C. Daley dated May 12, 2009.

SUBJECT: DONALD C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT - NOTIFICATION TO PERFORM

A TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION WHILE

TRANSITION TO 10 CFR PART 50.48(C) IS IN PROGRESS INSPECTION

REPORT 05000315/2009006(DRS); 05000316/2009006(DRS)

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FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST

Inspection Report: 05000315/2009006(DRS); 05000316/2009006(DRS)

Inspection Dates: October 6 - 8, 2009, (Information Gathering Visit)

November 2 - 6, 2009, (On-site Inspection Activity)

November 16 - 20, 2009, (On-site Inspection Activity)

Inspection Procedures: IP 71111.05TTP, Fire Protection-NFPA 805 Transition Period

(Triennial)

IP 71152, "Identification and Resolution of Problems"

Inspectors: George M. Hausman, Lead Inspector

(630) 829-9743

George.Hausman@nrc.gov

Mohammad Munir Robert A. Winter

(630) 829-9797 (630) 829-9758

Mohammad.Munir@nrc.gov Robert.Winter@nrc.gov

I. Information Requested Prior To the Information Gathering Visit

The following information is requested by September 7, 2009. If you have any questions

regarding this request, please call the lead inspector as soon as possible. All information

should be sent to Mr. George M. Hausman (e-mail address George.Hausman@nrc.gov).

Electronic media is preferred. The preferred file format is a searchable pdf file on a

compact disk (CD). The CD should be indexed and hyper-linked to facilitate ease of use, if

possible. Please provide four copies of each CD submitted (one for each inspector and for

a senior reactor analysis).

1. The reactor plant's Individual Plant Examination for External Events (IPEEE) for fire,

results of any post-IPEEE reviews for fire, and listings of actions taken and/or plant

modifications conducted in response to IPEEE information for fire. Alternatively,

probabilistic risk analyses for fire and associated information, if it exists and is more

recent than the IPEEE.

2. A copy of the current version of the fire protection program (FPP), fire hazards

analysis (FHA), safe shutdown analysis (SSA), updated safety analysis report (USAR),

technical specifications and license.

3. A list of fire areas requiring alternative shutdown capability, (i.e., those areas for which

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section III G requirements are satisfied under

Section III.G.3), or where both safe shutdown trains can be affected.

4. Plant operating procedures, which would be used and describe shutdown for a

postulated fire (for both areas requiring alternative shutdown and areas which do not

require alternative shutdown). Only those procedures with actions specific to shutdown

in the event of a fire need be included.

5. A copy of the current fire protection system Health Report, if available.

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6. A copy of the current plant drawings referred to as Horse Notes, if available.

7. Status of NFPA 805 (10 CFR Part 50.48(c)) implementation.

II. Information Requested During the Information Gathering Visit (OCTOBER 6-8, 2009)

The following information is requested to be provided to the inspection team during the

on-site information gathering visit. Except for Item 1, it is requested that the following

information be provided on four sets of CDs (searchable, if possible). In addition, two sets

of hard copy drawings are requested for Items 4.a. through 4.f.

1. One set of hard-copy documents for facility layout drawings, which identify plant fire area

delineation; areas protected by automatic fire suppression and detection; and locations

of fire protection equipment.

2. Licensing Information:

a. The facilitys license, including the fire protection license condition;

b. All Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Safety Evaluation Reports (SERs)

applicable to fire protection (specifically including those SERs referenced by

the plant fire protection license condition) and all licensing correspondence

referenced by the SERs;

c. All licensing correspondence associated with the comparison to Standard Review

Plan (NUREG-0800), Section 9.5.1 or equivalent for licensing purposes;

d. Exemptions from 10 CFR Part 50.48 and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, and

associated licensing correspondence;

e. The FPP and applicable portions of the USAR, as referenced by the fire protection

license condition;

f. For pre-1979 plants (i.e., Appendix R plants), a listing of all 10 CFR Part 50,

Appendix R sections and paragraphs that are applicable to the plant under 10 CFR

Part 50.48(b)(1);

g. For pre-1979 plants, all licensing correspondence associated with those sections

of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, that are not applicable to the plant under 10 CFR

Part 50.48(b)(1). Specifically, the licensing correspondence associated with those

fire protection features proposed or implemented by the licensee that have been

accepted by the NRC staff as satisfying the provisions of Appendix A to Branch

Technical Position (BTP) APCSB 9.5-1 reflected in the NRC fire protection SERs

issued before February 19, 1981, (10 CFR Part 50.48(b)(1)(i)); or those fire

protection features, which were accepted by the NRC staff in comprehensive fire

protection SERs issued before Appendix A to BTP APCSB 9.5-1 was published in

August 1976 (10 CFR Part 50.48(b)(1)(ii));

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h. For post-1979 plants, all licensing correspondence associated with the comparison

to Standard Review Plan (NUREG-0800), Section 9.5.1 or equivalent for licensing

purposes; and

i. For NFPA 805 transition plants provide: (1) all correspondence to and responses

from the NRC; (2) a list of all areas showing assessment review status;

(3) assessments for all areas that have been completed; and (4) a list of all

identified non-conformances, and their respective compensatory measure(s).

3. Fire Protection Program:

a. If not already provided under request II.(2)(e) above, FPP documents including

FHA and post-fire SSA;

b. A listing of changes made to the FPP (including associated adverse to SSA) since

the last triennial fire protection inspection;

c. For pre-1979 plants, a listing of the protection methodologies identified under

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G used to achieve compliance for selected

fire zones/areas (to be determined during information gathering visit). That is,

please specify whether 3-hour rated fire barriers; (Section III.G.2.a), 20 foot

separation along with detection and suppression; (Section III.G.2.b), 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> rated

fire barriers with detection and suppression; (Section III.G.2.c), or alternative

shutdown capability; (Section III.G.3) is used as a strategy for each selected fire

zone/area;

d. A list of Generic Letter 86-10 evaluations (i.e., a list of adverse to safe shutdown

evaluations);

e. A list of applicable codes and standards related to the design of plant fire

protection features. The list should include National Fire Protection Association

(NFPA) code versions committed to (i.e., the NFPA codes of record);

f. List of plant deviations from code commitments and associated evaluations; and

g. Plant layout drawings, which identify plant fire area delineation, areas protected by

automatic fire suppression and detection, and the locations of fire protection

equipment.

4. Facility Information:

a. Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams showing the components used to

achieve and maintain hot standby and cold shutdown for fires outside the control

room and those components used for those areas requiring alternative shutdown

capability;

b. Plant layout and equipment drawings, which identify the physical plant locations of

hot standby and cold shutdown equipment for selected fire zones/areas (to be

determined during information gathering visit);

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c. Plant layout drawings, which identify the general location of the post-fire

emergency lighting units;

d. One-line schematic drawings of the electrical distribution system for 4160 Volts

alternating current (Vac) down to 480Vac;

e. One-line schematic drawings of the electrical distribution system for 250 Volts

direct current (Vdc) and 125Vdc systems as applicable;

f. Logic diagrams showing the components used to achieve and maintain hot

standby and cold shutdown; and

g. Safe shutdown cable routing database (requested electronically such as on

compact disc, if available.

5. Operations Response for Fire Protection:

a. Pre-fire plans for selected fire zones/areas (to be determined during information

gathering visit); and

b. Plant operating procedures, which would be used and describe shutdown for a

postulated fire in selected fire zones/areas (to be determined during information

gathering visit).

6. Corrective Actions:

a. Listing of open and closed fire protection condition reports (i.e., problem

identification forms and their resolution reports) since the date of the last triennial

fire protection inspection; and

b. Listing of fire impairments since the date of the last triennial fire protection

inspection.

7. General Information:

a. A listing of abbreviations and/or designators for plant systems;

b. Organization charts of site personnel down to the level of fire protection staff

personnel; and

c. A phone list for on-site licensee personnel.

8. On-site Discussions.

In addition, during the information gathering visit, it is requested that licensee staff be

available for the following:

a. Informal discussion on plant procedures operators would use in the event of fire

and under what conditions would the plant be shutdown using alternative shutdown

methodology;

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b. Informal discussion on the plants safe shutdown cable routing database and the

plant-wide cable routing database, as applicable; and

c. A tour of alternative shutdown and risk significant fire areas.

III. Information Requested to be Available on First Day of Inspection (November 2, 2009)

The following information is requested to be provided on the first day of inspection. It is

requested that this information be provided on four sets of CDs (searchable, if possible).

1. Program Procedures:

a. List of the FPP implementing procedures (e.g., administrative controls, surveillance

testing, fire brigade);

b. List of maintenance and surveillance testing procedures for alternative shutdown

capability and fire barriers, detectors, pumps, and suppression systems;

c. List of maintenance procedures, which routinely verify fuse breaker coordination

in accordance with the post-fire safe shutdown coordination analysis;

d. List of procedures and/or instructions that control the configuration of the reactor

plant's FPP, features, and post-fire safe shutdown methodology and system

design; and

e. List of procedures and/or instructions that govern the implementation of plant

modifications, maintenance, and special operations, and their impact on fire

protection.

2. Design and Equipment Information:

a. Coordination calculations and/or justifications that verify fuse/breaker coordination

for selected fire zones/areas (to be determined during information gathering

visit) that are fed off of the same electrical buses as components in the protected

safe shutdown train;

b. Copies of significant fire protection and post-fire safe shutdown related design

change package descriptions (including their associated 10 CFR Part 50.59

evaluations) and Generic Letter (GL) 86-10 (or adverse to safe shutdown)

evaluations;

c. Gaseous suppression system pre-operational testing, if applicable, for selected fire

zones/areas (to be determined during information gathering visit);

d. Hydraulic calculations and supporting test data, which demonstrate operability for

water suppression systems, if applicable, for selected fire zones/areas (to be

determined during information gathering visit);

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e. Alternating current (ac) coordination calculations for 4160Vac down to 480Vac

electrical systems;

f. Vendor manuals and information for fire protection equipment (such as detection,

suppression systems, fire pumps), applicable to selected fire zones/areas (to be

determined during information gathering visit). It is acceptable to make vendor

manuals available to the inspectors in lieu of providing a copy; and

g. List of all fire protection or Appendix R calculations.

3. Assessment and Corrective Actions:

a. The three most recent fire protection Quality Assurance (QA) audits and/or fire

protection self-assessments; and

b. Corrective action documents (e.g., condition reports, including status of corrective

actions) generated as a result of the three most recent fire protection Quality

Assurance (QA) audits and/or fire protection self-assessments.

4. Any updates to information previously provided.

IV. Information Requested to Be Provided Throughout the Inspection

1. Copies of any corrective action documents generated as a result of the inspection

teams questions or queries during this inspection.

2. Copies of the list of questions submitted by the inspection team members and the

status/resolution of the information requested (provided daily during the inspection to

each inspection team member).

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