IR 05000029/1989008

Insp Rept 50-029/89-08 on 890530-0601.No Violations Noted. Major Areas Inspected:Fire Protection/Prevention Program, Including Program Admin & Organization,Admin Control & Combustibles & Admin Control of Ignition Sources

ML20246G204
Person / Time
Site:	Yankee Rowe
Issue date:	07/06/1989
From:	Anderson C, Krasopoulos A, Mathews R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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50-029-89-08, 50-29-89-8, NUDOCS 8907140192
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U.S. NUCLEAR' REGULATORY COMMI'SSIO REGION I

Report No. 89-08

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Docket No.50-029 License No. DPR-3

~ Licensee: Yankee Atomic Electric Company 580 Main Street Bolton, Massachusetts 01740-1398 Facility Name: Yankee Row Inspection At: Rowe, Massachusetts Inspection Conducted: May 30 - June 1,-1989 Inspectors: dh 7- 6 G 9

, S.'. Krasopoul$, Reactor Engineer date-nk N

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. Inspection Summary: Inspection on May 30 -~ June 1,1989 (Report No. 50-029/89-08)'

Areas Inspected: Routine unannounced inspection of the Fire

'brotection/ Prevention Program-including: pengram administration and organization; administrative control of combustibles; administrative contro of ignition sources; other administrative controls; equipment maintenance, inspection and-tests; fire brigade training; periodic inspections and quality assurance audits; and facility tour Results: No violations were identifie .

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l I- DETAILS 1.0 Persons Contacted 1.1 Yankee Atomic Electric C *N. St. Laurent, Plant Superintendent

• R. Mellor, Technical Director

• T. Henderson, Assistant Plant Superintendent

• J. Kay, Technical Serves, Manager

• D. Kowalski, Sr. Plant Engineer Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

• J. MacDonald Sr., Resident Inspector

• Denotes those present at the exit interview 2.0 Fire Protection / Prevention Program The inspector reviewed several documents in the following areas of the program to verify that the licensee had developed and implemented adequate procedures consistent with the Fire Hazard Analysis (FHA), Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR), and Technical Specifications (TS). The documents reviewed, the scope of review, and the inspection findings for each area of the program are described in the following section .1 Program Administration and Organization The inspector reviewed the following licensee document:

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Procedure AP-0050, Fire Protection Plan The scope of review was to ascertain that: Personnel were designated for implementing the program at site; and, Qualifications were delineated for personnel designated to implement the progra No unacceptable conditions were identifie .2 Administrative Control of Combustibles The inspector reviewed the following licensee document:

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The scope of review was to verify that the licensee had developed'

administrative controls which included: Special authorization for the use of combustible flammable or

' explosive hazardous material in safety-related areas; Prohibition on the storage of. combustible, flammable or explosive hazardous material in safety-related areas;

- The removal of all wastes, debris, rags, oili spills or othe combustible materials resulting.from the work' activity;. All wood used in safety-related areas to be treated with flame retardant; Periodic inspection for accumulation of combustibles ~; Transient combustibles to be restricted and controlled in safety-related areas; and Housekeeping to be properly maintained-in arcas containing safety-related equipment and , component No. unacceptable conditions were identifie .3 Administrative Control of Ignition Sources

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The inspector reviewed the following licensre document;

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Procedure No. AP-5005, Standard welding fire inspection procedur The scope of review was to verify that the licensee had developed administrative controls which included: Requirements fcr special authorization (work permit) for l-activities involving welding, cutting, grinding, open flame or other ignition sources and that they are properly safeguarded in areas containing safety-related equipment and components; and

'. Prohibition on smoking in safety-related areas, except where

" smoking permitted" areas had been specifically designated by plant management,,

No unacceptable conditions were identified.

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2.4 Equipment Maintenance,-Inspection and Tests The inspector reviewed the-following documents to determine whethe the licensee had developed adequate procedures which establish mainte-nance, inspection, and testing requirements for the plant' fire- '

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Procedure OP-4210, Fire System Operability Test

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Procedure OP-4210, Attachment A, Fire System weekly operability

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Procedure OP-4210, Attachment B, Fire System monthly operability check-

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Procedure OP-4210, Attachment C, Diesel, driven fire pump weekly-operability test

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Procedure OP-4561, CO2 cardox fire extinguishing system inspection

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Procedure OP-4247, Operability test of the Halon system

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Procedure OP-4243, Functiona' test of the electric and diesel driven fire pump The inspector reviewed the maintenance / inspection / test records for the equipment above, to verify ccmpliance with Technical Specifica-tions and established procedure No unacceptable conditions were identifie .5 Fire Brigade Training 2. Procedure Review The inspector reviewed the Fire Brigade training and verified that the licensee had developed administrative. procedures which included: Requirements for announced and unannounced drills; I Requirements for fire brigade training and retraining at prescribed frequencies; f

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The inspector reviewed ' training records of fire brigade members

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for calendar years 1988 and 1989 to verify that they had attended '

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Ldrill, and. received the annual hands-on. fire extinguishment--

practic No acceptable' conditions were identifie .6 Periodic' Inspections and' Quality Assurance Audits Annual Audit The inspector reviewed Quality Assurance audit No. 4-88-10, reviewing the Fire Protection Program The scope of review was to ascertain that audits are conducted in accordance with the Technical Specifications and audit. findings are being resolved in a timely and satisfactory manne No unacceptable conditions were identifie .0 Facility Tour The inspector examined fire protection water systems, including fire pumps, fire water piping-and distribution systems,-post indicator valves, hydrants and. contents of hose houses. The inspector toured accessible vital.and nonvital plant areas and examined fire detection and alarm systems,' automatic and manual fixed suppression systems,' interior hose stations, fire barrier penetration seals, and' fire doors. The inspector-observed general' plant housekeeping conditions and randomly checked tags l of-portable extinguishers for evidence of periodic inspection No

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extinguishers indicated that monthly inspections were performe No unacceptable conditions were identified.

l 4.0 Exit Interview l

The inspector met with licensee management representatives (see Section 1.0 for attendees) at the conclusion of the inspection on June 9,198 The inspector summarized the scope and findings of the inspection at.that time. The inspector also confirmed with the licensee that the report will not contain any proprietary information. The licensee agreed that the inspection report maybe placed in the Public Document Room without prior licensee review for proprietary information. (10 CFR 2.790)

At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspector.

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