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| 1 Page 1 of 2 Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 By letter dated September 25, 2012, as supplemented by letter dated December 17, 2012, Duke Energy Progress Inc., submitted a license amendment request (LAR) to adopt a new, risk-informed, performance-based (RI-PB) fire protection licensing basis for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. As part of letters dated July 31, 2013, and February 28, 2014, Duke Energy responded to a request for additional information (RAI)regarding the use of fire watches for hot work activities. The purpose of this letter is to provide new information regarding the use of fire watches for hot work activities. This new information supplements the previous responses to Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) RAI 20. In response to the portion of the RAI regarding the current practice of allowing for a single, roving fire watch to manage multiple hot work locations, an Attachment S, Table S-2 Implementation Item has been included to revise current fleet procedure AD-EG-ALL-1521, Hot Work Permits, to employ certain limitations and conditions on the use of a single fire watch for multiple hot work activities. These conditions and limitations are contained in NED-M/BMRK-0001, NFPA 51B Code Compliance Calculation, as the justified compliance statement regarding the functional equivalency of the single fire watch. This is supported by the original | | 1 Page 1 of 2 Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 By letter dated September 25, 2012, as supplemented by letter dated December 17, 2012, Duke Energy Progress Inc., submitted a license amendment request (LAR) to adopt a new, risk-informed, performance-based (RI-PB) fire protection licensing basis for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. As part of letters dated July 31, 2013, and February 28, 2014, Duke Energy responded to a request for additional information (RAI) regarding the use of fire watches for hot work activities. The purpose of this letter is to provide new information regarding the use of fire watches for hot work activities. This new information supplements the previous responses to Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) RAI 20. In response to the portion of the RAI regarding the current practice of allowing for a single, roving fire watch to manage multiple hot work locations, an Attachment S, Table S-2 Implementation Item has been included to revise current fleet procedure AD-EG-ALL-1521, Hot Work Permits, to employ certain limitations and conditions on the use of a single fire watch for multiple hot work activities. These conditions and limitations are contained in NED-M/BMRK-0001, NFPA 51B Code Compliance Calculation, as the justified compliance statement regarding the functional equivalency of the single fire watch. This is supported by the original |
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MONTHYEARBSEP 12-0106, License Amendment Request to Adopt NFPA 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants (2001 Edition)2012-09-25025 September 2012 License Amendment Request to Adopt NFPA 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants (2001 Edition) Project stage: Request ML13004A3382013-01-0808 January 2013 Acceptance for Review of License Amendment Request for NFPA Standard 805 (TAC Nos. ME9623 and Me9624) Project stage: Acceptance Review ML13123A2312013-05-15015 May 2013 Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: RAI ML13141A6222013-05-23023 May 2013 RAI Re. Overall Integrated Plan in Response to the Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (EA-12-051) Project stage: RAI BSEP 13-0066, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 8052013-06-28028 June 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: Response to RAI BSEP 13-0070, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 8052013-07-15015 July 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: Response to RAI ML14079A2372013-07-16016 July 2013 Fourth Quarter 2011 Fire Protection Program Health Report, Enclosure 5 Project stage: Other ML14079A2382013-07-16016 July 2013 Fourth Quarter 2012 Fire Protection Program Health Report, Enclosure 6 Project stage: Other BSEP 13-0083, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 8052013-07-31031 July 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: Response to RAI ML13246A2772013-08-28028 August 2013 Enclosure 3 - Revised Brunswick NFPA 805 Transition Report, Transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c) - NFPA 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition, Transition Report, August Project stage: Other BSEP 13-0097, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard (NFPA) 8052013-08-29029 August 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard (NFPA) 805 Project stage: Response to RAI ML13277A0412013-09-19019 September 2013 Transition to 10 CFR 50.48(c) - NFPA 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants, 2001 Edition Project stage: Other BSEP 13-0107, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard (NFPA) 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624)2013-09-30030 September 2013 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard (NFPA) 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624) Project stage: Response to RAI ML14079A2352014-01-0909 January 2014 FIR-NGGC-0009, NFPA 805 Transient Combustibles and Ignition Source Controls Program, Enclosure 3 Project stage: Other ML13365A3202014-01-14014 January 2014 Second Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: RAI ML14079A2362014-01-24024 January 2014 Fourth Quarter 2013 Fire Protection Program Health Report, Enclosure 4 Project stage: Other ML14028A1782014-02-12012 February 2014 Second Set of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: RAI BSEP 14-0023, Response to Second Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624)2014-02-28028 February 2014 Response to Second Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624) Project stage: Request BSEP 14-0029, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 8052014-03-14014 March 2014 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: Response to RAI BSEP 14-0035, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 8052014-04-10010 April 2014 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: Response to RAI ML14079A2342014-04-30030 April 2014 BNP-PSA-086, Bnp Fire PRA - Fire Scenario Data, Enclosure 2, Attachment 25 Project stage: Other ML14155A2092014-06-0404 June 2014 E-mail Re. Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: RAI BSEP 14-0076, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624)2014-06-26026 June 2014 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624) Project stage: Response to RAI ML14205A5922014-07-24024 July 2014 Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624) Project stage: RAI ML14220A2132014-08-0808 August 2014 E-mail Re. Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: RAI BSEP 14-0092, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC ME9623 and ME9624)2014-08-15015 August 2014 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC ME9623 and ME9624) Project stage: Response to RAI BSEP 14-0100, Response to Request Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 8052014-08-29029 August 2014 Response to Request Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: Other ML14297A2662014-10-24024 October 2014 Record of Review, Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2, LAR Attachment U- Table U-1 Internal Events PRA Peer Review- Facts and Observations (F&Os), 10/24/14 Project stage: Other BSEP 14-0122, Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Adopt Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 8052014-11-20020 November 2014 Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Adopt Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Project stage: Request BSEP 14-0134, Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Adopt Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624)2014-12-18018 December 2014 Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Adopt Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624) Project stage: Request ML14310A8082015-01-28028 January 2015 Issuance of Amendment Regarding Transition to a Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire Protection Program in Accordance with 10 CFR 50.48(C) Project stage: Approval 2014-01-09
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MONTHYEARIR 05000324/20240022024-08-0505 August 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000324/2024002 and 05000325/2024002 and 07200006/2024001 ML24206A1062024-07-30030 July 2024 2024 Brunswick Requal Inspection Corporate Notification Letter ML24183A0972024-07-12012 July 2024 ISFSI; Catawba 1, 2 & ISFSI; McGuire 1, 2 & ISFSI; Oconee 1, 2, 3 & ISFSI; Shearon Harris 1; H. B. Robinson 2 & ISFSI; and Radioactive Package Shipping Under 10 CFR 71 (71-266 & 71-345) – Review of QA Program Changes EPID L-2024-LLQ-0002 IR 05000324/20244202024-07-0202 July 2024 – Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000324/2024420 and 05000325/2024420 ML24108A0702024-06-0505 June 2024 – Issuance of License Amendments to Revise the 10 CFR 50.69 Categorization Process to Reflect an Alternative Seismic Approach IR 05000324/20244022024-05-17017 May 2024 Plan Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000324/2024402 and 05000325/2024402 - Cover Letter IR 05000324/20240012024-05-0909 May 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000324/2024001 and 05000325/2024001 IR 05000324/20243012024-04-0303 April 2024 NRC Operator License Examination Report 05000325/2024301 and 05000324/2024301 ML24066A0132024-03-0505 March 2024 Bru 2024-002 Radiation Safety Baseline Inspection Information Request ML24026A0982024-03-0101 March 2024 Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0057 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting)) IR 05000324/20230062024-02-28028 February 2024 Annual Assessment Letter for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 – NRC Inspection Reports 05000324/2023006 and 05000325/2023006 IR 05000324/20244032024-02-14014 February 2024 Information Request for the Cybersecurity Baseline Inspection, Notification to Perm Inspection 05000325/2024403; 05000324/2024403 ML24032A1392024-02-12012 February 2024 Correction of Errors within Authorized Alternative Request RA-22-0308 IR 05000324/20230042024-02-0606 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000324/2023004 and 05000325/2023004 IR 05000324/20230112023-12-26026 December 2023 NRC Fire Protection Team Inspection - FPTI Report 05000324/2023011 and 05000325/2023011 IR 05000324/20234022023-12-14014 December 2023 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000324-2023402 and 05000325-2023402 ML23297A0262023-11-27027 November 2023 Proposed Alternatives to ASME Code Section XI Subsection IWE Requirements for Torus Metallic Liner Inspections ML23317A3462023-11-14014 November 2023 Duke Fleet - Correction Letter to License Amendment Nos. 312 & 340 Issuance of Amendments Regarding the Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-554, Revision 1 IR 05000324/20230032023-11-0101 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000324/2023003 and 05000325/2023003 IR 05000324/20230102023-10-17017 October 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000324/2023010 and 05000325/2023010 IR 05000325/20234012023-10-16016 October 2023 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000324 and 05000325 2023401 ML23346A1322023-10-0606 October 2023 Communication from C-10 Research & Education Foundation Regarding NextEra Common Emergency Fleet Plan License Amendment Request and Related Documents Subsequently Published ML23256A0882023-09-25025 September 2023 Issuance of Alternative to Steam Generator Welds ML23195A0782023-08-29029 August 2023 Issuance of Amendments Regarding the Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-554, Revision 1 IR 05000324/20230052023-08-23023 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000324/2023005 and 05000325/2023005) IR 05000324/20230022023-08-0404 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000324/2023002 and 05000325/2023002 ML23201A2042023-07-28028 July 2023 Summary of Regulatory Audit in Support of Alternative Request RA-22-0308 for Inservice Inspection of the Torus Metallic Liner ML23212B2682023-07-25025 July 2023 Notification of Licensed Operator Initial Examination 05000325/2024301 and 05000324/2024301 ML23212A9502023-05-24024 May 2023 Engine Systems, Inc., Part 21 Report Re Woodward EGB-35P Governor/Actuator with Foreign Material ML23146A0012023-05-24024 May 2023 EN 56538 - Engine Systems Inc and Brunswick ML23130A3902023-05-12012 May 2023 Regulatory Audit Plan in Support of Alternative Request RA 22-0308 for Inservice Inspection of the Torus Metallic Liner IR 05000324/20230012023-05-10010 May 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000324 2023001 and 05000325 2023001 ML23118A0762023-05-0101 May 2023 Approval for Use of Specific Provision of a Later Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI IR 05000324/20220042023-04-0404 April 2023 Reissue - Brunswick Steam Electric Plant - Integrated Inspection Report 05000324/2022004 and 05000325/022004 ML22332A4932023-03-10010 March 2023 William States Lee III 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendments Regarding the Relocation of the Emergency Operations Facility IR 05000324/20220062023-03-0101 March 2023 Annual Assessment Letter for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 NRC Inspection Reports 05000324/2022006 and 05000325/2022006 ML23033A5252023-02-0808 February 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000324/2022004 and 05000325/2022004 IR 05000324/20223012023-02-0303 February 2023 NRC Operator License Examination Report 05000325/2022301 and 05000324/2022301 ML22332A0132022-11-23023 November 2022 Operator Licensing Written Examination Approval 05000325/2022301 and 05000324/2022301 IR 05000324/20224022022-11-23023 November 2022 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000324 2022402 and 05000325 2022402 ML22096A0032022-11-18018 November 2022 McGuire Nuclear Station and Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant Authorization of RA-19-0352 Regarding Use of Alternative for RPV Head Closure Stud Examinations ML22256A2532022-11-14014 November 2022 Issuance of Amendments Regarding the Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-541, Rev. 2 IR 05000324/20224032022-11-10010 November 2022 Cyber Security Inspection Report 05000324/2022403 and 05000325/2022403 ML22307A1762022-11-0707 November 2022 Notification of an NRC Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI) IR 05000324/20220032022-11-0707 November 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000324/2022003 and 05000325/2022003 ML22258A0302022-09-15015 September 2022 Evacuation Time Estimate Reports IR 05000324/20220052022-08-24024 August 2022 Updated Inspection Plan for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (Report 05000324/2022005 and 05000325/2022005) ML22230D0692022-08-22022 August 2022 Documentation of the Completion of Required Actions Taken in Response to the Lessons Learned from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident IR 05000324/20220022022-08-0505 August 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000324/2022002 and 05000325/2022002 IR 05000324/20220102022-06-27027 June 2022 Design Basis Assurance Inspection (Teams) Inspection Report 05000324 2022010 and 05000325 2022010 2024-08-05
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William R. GideonVice PresidentBrunswick Nuclear PlantP.O. Box 10429Southport, NC 28461o: 910.457.3698 November 20, 2014 Serial: BSEP 14-0122 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Subject: Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324 Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Adopt Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624) Reference: 1. Letter from Michael J. Annacone (Carolina Power & Light Company) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Serial: BSEP 12-0106), License Amendment Request to Adopt NFPA 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants (2001 Edition), dated September 25, 2012, ADAMS Accession Number ML12285A428 2. Letter from Michael J. Annacone (Carolina Power & Light Company) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Serial: BSEP 12-0140), Additional Information Supporting License Amendment Request to Adopt NFPA 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants (2001 Edition), dated December 17, 2012, ADAMS Accession Number ML12362A284 3. Letter from George T. Hamrick (Duke Energy) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Serial: BSEP 13-0083), Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624), dated July 31, 2013, ADAMS Accession Number ML13220B041 4. Letter from George T. Hamrick (Duke Energy) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Serial: BSEP 14-0023), Response to Second Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants (2001 Edition), dated February 28, 2014, ADAMS Accession Number ML14073A168 Letter Enclosure 2 Contains Security-Related Information - Withhold in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 When Enclosure 2 is removed, this document is no longer Security-Related U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 of 3 5. Letter from George T. Hamrick (Duke Energy) to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Serial: BSEP 14-0092), Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 (NRC TAC Nos. ME9623 and ME9624 ),dated August 15, 2014, ADAMS Accession Number M14234A326 Ladies and Gentlemen: By letter dated September 25, 2012 (i.e., Reference 1 ), as supplemented by letter dated December 17, 2012 (i.e., Reference 2), Duke Energy Progress Inc., submitted a license amendment request (LAR) to adopt a new, risk-informed, performance-based (RI-PB) fire protection licensing basis for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. As part of July 31,2013 (i.e., Reference 3), and February 28, 2014 (i.e., Reference 4), letters, Duke Energy responded to a request for additional information (RAI) regarding the use of fire watches for hot work activities. The purpose of this letter is to provide new information regarding the use of a single fire watch for multiple hot work activities. The information in Enclosure 1 of this letter supplements the previous responses to Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) RAI 20. Enclosure 2 provides an updated copy of Attachment S to the LAR that shows the revised implementation action to complete a procedural change for use of a single fire watch for multiple hot work activities. This updated Attachment S supersedes, in its entirety, the Attachment S previously provided as part of Duke Energy's letter dated August 15, 2014 (i.e., Reference 5). This document contains no new regulatory commitments. Please refer any questions regarding this submittal to Mr. Lee Grzeck, Manager-Regulatory Affairs, at (91 0) 457-2487. I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on November 20, 2014. William R. Gideon Enclosures: 1. Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 2. Updated Final License Amendment Request Attachment S, Modifications and Implementation Items (Security-Related information -Withhold from Public Disclosure)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 of 3 cc (with Enclosures 1 and 2): U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II ATTN: Mr. Victor M. McCree, Regional Administrator 245 Peachtree Center Ave, NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mr. Andrew Hon (Mail Stop OWFN 8G9A) (Electronic Copy Only) 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Ms. April Scarbeary, NRC Senior Resident Inspector 8470 River Road Southport, NC 28461-8869 cc (with Enclosure 1 only): Chair - North Carolina Utilities Commission P.O. Box 29510 Raleigh, NC 27626-0510 Mr. W. Lee Cox, III, Section Chief (Electronic Copy Only) Radiation Protection Section North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services 1645 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1645 lee.cox@dhhs.nc.gov
Enclosure
1 Page 1 of 2 Additional Information Regarding Voluntary Risk Initiative National Fire Protection Association Standard 805 By letter dated September 25, 2012, as supplemented by letter dated December 17, 2012, Duke Energy Progress Inc., submitted a license amendment request (LAR) to adopt a new, risk-informed, performance-based (RI-PB) fire protection licensing basis for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. As part of letters dated July 31, 2013, and February 28, 2014, Duke Energy responded to a request for additional information (RAI) regarding the use of fire watches for hot work activities. The purpose of this letter is to provide new information regarding the use of fire watches for hot work activities. This new information supplements the previous responses to Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) RAI 20. In response to the portion of the RAI regarding the current practice of allowing for a single, roving fire watch to manage multiple hot work locations, an Attachment S, Table S-2 Implementation Item has been included to revise current fleet procedure AD-EG-ALL-1521, Hot Work Permits, to employ certain limitations and conditions on the use of a single fire watch for multiple hot work activities. These conditions and limitations are contained in NED-M/BMRK-0001, NFPA 51B Code Compliance Calculation, as the justified compliance statement regarding the functional equivalency of the single fire watch. This is supported by the original
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"A" Compliance Statement of "Complies," and "Complies via EEEE," for Section 3.3.1.3.1 of NFPA 805. Functional equivalency for the application of a single (i.e., non-roving) fire watch for multiple hot work activities include the following justification for compliance wording from NED-M/BMRK-0001: Current procedure, AD-EG-ALL-1521, says "Multiple hot work activities may be covered by a single Hot Work Fire watch provided the hot work is occurring in the same hot work area (approximate 35 foot radius) and are in line of sight of each other." - That is to say the hot work areas (approximate radius of 35 feet around an activity) overlapping by a large percentage would require only one fire watch for multiple activities. In addition, factors affecting the overall safety of the hot work still remain the same: - "Stop work if an adverse condition exists." If any adverse conditions to the hot work area or products of a fire are observed by the fire watch all activities under that fire watch would stop until the situation was remedied. - "Monitor the Hot Work activity and after Hot Work activity is complete, the Hot Work Firewatch shall remain in the area for 30 minutes after the Hot Work is complete to ensure no outbreak of fire." This means 30 minutes after the last activity is completed under that fire watch. - "If there is a potential that the Hot Work Area cannot be contained to a single elevation, or the entire Hot Work Area cannot be directly observed by a single Hot Work Firewatch person, then additional Hot Work Firewatches should be established."
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1 Page 2 of 2 The use of a single fire watch for multiple activities does not apply when additional fire watches are needed to see the entire hot work area or if there is a chance that slag or sparks cannot be contained to a single elevation. - A hot work permit will be required for each activity and the 35 foot radius around each activity will be inspected per the requirements listed above. Under Section 1 of AD-EG-ALL-1521, Attachment 4. This is considered functionally equivalent to the requirements of this code based on the expectation that a fire watch is to view an area of at least 35 ft around a hot work activity to verify that sparks or slag given off from the activity does not start a fire or are able to identify and/or quickly extinguish a fire if one were to occur. The addition of multiple hot work activities in close proximity creates only a minimal alteration to the area the fire watch is expected to cover and the addition of more fire watches to cover the same area has minimal to no impact on the overall safety of the hot work activities. Accordingly, an Attachment S, Table S-2 Implementation Item has been included to revise current fleet procedure AD-EG-ALL-1521, Hot Work Permits, to employ these limitations and conditions on the use of a single fire watch for multiple hot work activities. Enclosure 2 provides an updated copy of Attachment S of the LAR that shows the revised implementation action to revise fleet procedure AD-EG-ALL-1521 for use of a single fire watch for multiple hot work activities (i.e., Item 10 on page S-10 of Attachment S). This updated Attachment S supersedes, in its entirety, the Attachment S previously provided as part of Duke Energy's letter dated August 15, 2014.