ML12068A114
| ML12068A114 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 03/08/2012 |
| From: | Mark King NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co |
| Linda Gruhler 404-997-4614 | |
| References | |
| IR-12-007 | |
| Download: ML12068A114 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000424/2012007
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257
March 8, 2012
Mr. Tom E. Tynan
Vice President
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
7821 River Road
Waynesboro, GA 30830
SUBJECT: VOGTLE ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT - NOTIFICATION OF TRIENNIAL
FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO.
05000424/2012007 AND 05000425/2012007)
Dear Mr. Tynan:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Region II staff will conduct a triennial fire protection baseline inspection at Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant in June and July 2012. The inspection team will be lead by Ms. Pauline
Braxton, NRC Reactor Inspector of the Region II Office. The team will be composed of
personnel from NRC Region II Office. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with
Inspection Procedure 71111.05T, dated October 28, 2011.
On February 28, 2012, during a telephone conversation between Mr. Mark Hickox, Principle
Licensing Engineer, and Ms. Pauline Braxton, our respective staffs confirmed arrangements for
a three-day information-gathering onsite visit and a two-week onsite inspection. The schedule
for the inspection is:
- Information gathering visit: June 5-7, 2012
- Week 1 of onsite inspection: June 18-22, 2012
- Week 2 of onsite inspection: July 9-13, 2012
The purposes of the information-gathering visit are to obtain information and documentation
needed to support the inspection, to become familiar with the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
fire protection program, fire protection features, post-fire safe shutdown capabilities and plant
layout, mitigating strategies to address Section B.5.b of NRC Order EA-02-026, Order for
Interim Safeguards and Security Compensatory Measures, dated February 25, 2002, and Title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.54(hh)(2); and, as necessary, obtain plant-
specific site access training and badging for unescorted site access. A list of the types of
documents the team may be interested in reviewing, and possibly obtaining, are listed in
Enclosures 1 and 2. Please contact Ms. Pauline Braxton prior to preparing copies of the
materials listed in the Enclosures. The inspection team will try to minimize your administrative
burden by specifically identifying those documents required for inspection preparation.
During the information-gathering visit, the team will also discuss the following inspection support
administrative details: office space size and location; specific documents requested to be made
available to the team in its office spaces; arrangements for reactor site access (including
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radiation protection training, security, safety and fitness for duty requirements) so that a
walkdown of the plant can be performed during the information-gathering visit; and the
availability of knowledgeable plant engineering and licensing organization personnel to serve as
points of contact during the inspection.
We request that during the onsite inspection week you ensure that copies of analyses,
evaluations or documentation regarding the implementation and maintenance of the Vogtle
Electric Generating Plant fire protection program, including post-fire safe shutdown capability,
be readily accessible to the team for their review. Of specific interest for the fire protection
portion of the inspection are those documents that establish that your fire protection program
satisfies NRC regulatory requirements and conforms to applicable NRC and industry fire
protection guidance. For the B.5.b portion of the inspection, those documents implementing
your mitigating strategies and demonstrating the management of your commitments for the
strategies are of specific interest. Also, personnel should be available at the site during the
inspection who are knowledgeable regarding those plant systems required to achieve and
maintain safe shutdown conditions from inside and outside the control room (including the
electrical aspects of the relevant post-fire safe shutdown analyses), reactor plant fire protection
systems and features, and the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant fire protection program and its
implementation.
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq). Existing information collection
requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control
number 3150-0011. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the
requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control
number.
Your cooperation and support during this inspection will be appreciated. If you have questions
concerning this inspection, or the inspection teams information or logistical needs, please
contact Ms. Pauline Braxton at 404-997-4440, or me at 404-997-4511.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs 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/
Michael F. King, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.
50-424, 50-425
Enclosures:
1. Triennial Fire Protection Program Supporting Documentation
2. Mitigating Strategies Supporting Documentation
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S. Kuczynski
Chairman, President and CEO
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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D. G. Bost, Chief Nuclear Officer
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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N. J. Stringfellow
Licensing Manager
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Paula Marino, Vice President
Engineering
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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T. A. Lynch, Vice President
Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Dennis R. Madison, Vice President
Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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J. L. Pemberton
SVP & General Counsel-Ops & SNC
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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T. E. Tynan
Site Vice President
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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M. J. Ajluni
Nuclear Licensing Director
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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B. D. McKinney, Jr.
Regulatory Response Manager
D. W. Daughhetee
Licensing Engineer
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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L. L. Crumpton
Administrative Assistant, Sr.
Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
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David H. Jones
Site Vice President
Vogtle Units 3 and 4
Southern Nuclear Operating Company
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Hickox, T. Mark
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
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S. C. Swanson
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Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
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Resident Manager
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant
7821 River Road
Waynesboro, GA 30830
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Enclosure 1
Triennial Fire Protection Program Supporting Documentation
Note: This is a broad list of the documents the NRC inspection team may be interested in
reviewing, and possibly obtaining, during the information-gathering site visit. The current
version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise. Electronic media is
preferred, if readily available. (The preferred file format is searchable .pdf files on CDROM.
The CDROM should be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use. Please provide
5 copies of each CDROM submitted.) Information in lists should contain enough information to
be easily understood by someone who has knowledge of the technology. The lead inspector
will discuss specific information needs with the licensee staff and may request additional
documents.
1.
The current version of the fire protection program and fire hazards analysis.
2.
Corrective action closeouts as part of operator manual actions corrective actions.
3.
List of identified fire induced circuit failure configurations for select fire areas.
4.
Corrective actions for fire-induced circuit failures, both single and multiple spurious
actuations for select fire areas.
5.
Cable routing for components and equipment credited for safe shutdown for select fire
areas.
6.
List of protected safe shutdown train equipment for select fire areas.
7.
Current versions of the fire protection program implementing procedures (e.g.,
administrative controls, surveillance testing, and fire brigade).
8.
Fire brigade training program and pre-fire plans.
9.
Post-fire safe shutdown systems and separation analysis.
10.
Post-fire alternative shutdown analysis.
11.
Piping and instrumentation 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.
12.
Plant layout and equipment drawings which identify the physical plant locations of hot
standby and cold shutdown equipment.
13.
Plant layout drawings which identify plant fire area delineation, areas protected by
automatic fire suppression and detection, and the locations of fire protection equipment.
14.
Plant layout drawings which identify the general location of the post-fire emergency
lighting.
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Plant operating procedures which would be used and describe shutdown from inside
the control room with a postulated fire occurring in any plant area outside the control
room, procedures which would be used to implement alternative shutdown capability in
the event of a fire in the control or cable spreading room.
16.
Maintenance and surveillance testing procedures for alternative shutdown capability
and fire barriers, detectors, pumps, and suppression systems.
17.
Maintenance procedures which routinely verify fuse breaker coordination in accordance
with the post-fire safe shutdown coordination analysis.
18.
A list of significant fire protection and post-fire safe shutdown related design change
packages and evaluations according to Generic Letter 86-10, Implementation of Fire
Protection Requirements.
19.
The reactor plant's Individual Plant Examination for External Events (IPEEE), results of
any post-IPEEE reviews, and listings of actions taken/plant modifications conducted in
response to IPEEE information.
20.
Organization charts of site personnel (including fire protection staff personnel).
21.
If applicable, drawings of potential reactor coolant/recirculation pump lube oil system
leakage points and associated lube oil collection systems.
22.
Licensing basis documents for fire protection (safety evaluation reports, pertinent
sections of the final safety analysis report, exemptions, deviations, letters to/from the
NRC regarding fire protection/fire safe shutdown, etc.).
23.
Procedures/instructions that control the configuration of the plant's fire protection
program, features, and post-fire safe shutdown methodology and system design.
24.
A list of applicable codes and standards related to the design of plant fire protection
features and evaluations of code deviations.
25.
Procedures/instructions that govern the implementation of plant modifications,
maintenance, and special operations, and their impact on fire protection.
26.
Internal and external self-assessments, audits, peer-assessments or similar reviews
related to post-fire safe shutdown capability or the fire protection program completed
since the previous NRC fire protection triennial inspection.
27.
Recent quality assurance surveillances of fire protection activities.
28.
A listing of open and closed fire protection condition reports (problem reports/nuclear
condition reports/event analysis reports/problem identification and resolution reports)
since the last triennial inspection.
Enclosure 2
Mitigating Strategies Supporting Documentation
Note: This is a broad list of the documents the NRC inspection team may be interested in
reviewing, and possibly obtaining, during the information gathering site visit. The current
version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise. Electronic media is
preferred, if readily available. (The preferred file format is searchable .pdf files on CDROM.
The CDROM should be indexed and hyperlinked to facilitate ease of use. Please provide 5
copies of each CDROM submitted.) Information in lists should contain enough information to
be easily understood by someone who has knowledge of the technology. The lead inspector
will discuss specific information needs with the licensee staff and may request additional
documents.
1.
A list of all modifications to regulatory commitments made to meet the requirements of
Section B.5.b of NRC Order, EA-02-026, Order for NRC Interim Safeguards and
Security Compensatory Measures, dated February 25, 2002, the subsequently
imposed license conditions, and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
50.54(hh)(2).
2.
Lists of procedures/guidelines that were revised or generated to implement the
mitigation strategies. These could be extensive damage mitigation guidelines
(EDMGs), severe accident management guidelines (SAMGs), emergency operating
procedures (EOPs), abnormal operating procedures (AOPs), etc.
3.
A matrix that shows the correlation between the mitigation strategies identified in
Nuclear Energy Institute 06-12, Revision 2, B.5.b Phase 2 & 3 Submittal Guideline,
issued December 2006, and the site-specific procedures or guidelines used to
implement each strategy.
4.
Engineering evaluations/calculations that were used to verify engineering bases for the
mitigation strategies.
5.
Piping and instrumentation diagram for systems relied upon in the mitigation strategies.
These could be of the type used for training.
6.
A list of modification packages or simplified drawings or descriptions of modifications
that were made to plant systems to implement the mitigation strategies.
7.
Copies of procedures used to inventory equipment (hoses, fittings, pumps, etc.)
required to implement the mitigation strategies.
8.
A list of B.5.b strategies, if any, that have implementing details that differ from those
documented in the submittals and the safety evaluation report.
9.
A copy of site general arrangement drawing(s) that show the majority of buildings/areas
referenced in B.5.b documents.
10.
Training records, training matrix, and lesson plans related to B.5.b.
11.
Copies of memoranda of understanding (e.g., with local fire departments) required to
implement any mitigating strategies.