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November 17, 1994 MEMORANDUM TO:
Albert F. Gibson, Director Division of Reactor Safety THRU:
Richard V. Crlenjak, Chief Engineering Branch Charles A. Casto, Section Chief Lb b FROM:
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Division of Reactor Safety
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SUBJECT:
EVALUATION OF PENETRATION SEAL INSPECTIONS i
Per your request, Test Programs has conducted an evaluation of fire barrier penetration seal inspections at Region II sites.
Enclosed is a matrix that summarizes the status of penetration seal inspections both before and after issuance of Information Notices 88-04, " Inadequate Qualification and 1
Documentation of Fire Barrier Penetration Seals," and 88-56, " Potential i
Problems with' Silicone Foam Fire Barrier Penetration Seals." Our review concludes that penetration seals were reviewed at most Region II plants either i
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during routine inspections or during the Appendix R inspections.
Some of the j
inspections were accomplished before issuance of the IN's and therefore may not have addressed those specific concerns.
Followup inspections were limited
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to those sites who required extensive corrective actions.
s A Fire Protection Task Action Plan (FP-TAP), issued by NRR, addresses the i
recommendations made in the " Reassessment of the NRC Fire Protection Program,"
as of February 27, 1993.
Planned actions of the staff include: Recommendation 1-6, to reassess the adequacy of fire barrier elements and Recommendation 2-3, i
to reassess the fire barrier surveillance requirements. Our review indicates l
-that there act some sites that need further inspection in this area.
Those sites are ind'eated in the enclosed matrix.
Additionally, I will ensure that this information is provided to the senior resident for those sites.
Should you have further questions, a complete description of each inspection conducted to form this assessment is available.
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l ATTACHMENT RG II FIRE BARRIER PENETRATION SEALS (IN 88-04 AND 88-56) STATUS SITE' INSP FOR IN'S INSP REMARKS SATISFACTORY?
BROWNS FERRY YES YES LATEST 1992 BRUNSWICK YES YES LATEST 1993 CATAWBA NO NO INFO t
AVAILABLE CRYSTAL RIVER NO PENE SEALS WERE INSPECTED IN 1985 FARLEY YES YES AN URI WAS ISSUED, PROGRAM WAS FOUND SAT GRAND GULF N0 TESTING WAS REVIEWED IN 1985
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HARRIS NO INSP WERE DONE IN 93 & 94 BUT NOT SPECIFIC TO PENE SEALS HATCH YES NO LACK OF X-REF BETWEEN SEAL &
TEST DATA-NO FOLLOWUP WAS CONDUCTED MCGUIRE YES YES LATEST INSP 1993 NORTH ANNA YES NO LICENSEE COMPLETING PROGRAM IN '94 NEEDS FOLLOWUP OCONEE YES N0 TEST DOCUMENTS WERE INADEQ REPAIRS NEEDED -
SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE IN '88 NO FOLLOWUP DONE ROBINSON.
YES YES FINAL REPAIRS WERE NOT l
INSPECTED ST LUCIE YES NO TESTED CONFIG 0F PENE WERE NOT REVIEWED
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SEQUOYAH YES NO PROGRAM TO BE COMPLETED 12/94 i
NO FOLLOW DONE SUMMER YES NO IN '87 & '88 INSP 0F A SAMPLING OF SEALS SURRY NO LICENSEE WALKDOWNS FOUND SOME PROBLEMS NRC HAS INSP(4)
TURKEY POINT YES YES LATEST INSP 1992 V0GTLE YES YES 1993 VERIFIED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS i
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