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Responds to NRC 930624 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-244/93-10 on 930423-0609.C/As:Site Fire Protection Engineer Issued Ltr to All Shop Foremen,On 930611 to Share W/Personnel Lessons Learned from Recent Fire Problems
ML17309A522
Person / Time
Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 07/26/1993
From: MECREDY R C
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To: JOHNSON A R
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NUDOCS 9308040231
Download: ML17309A522 (5)


See also: IR 05000244/1993010

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ACCELERATED

DOCUMENTDISTRIBUTION

SYSTEMREGULATORY

INFORMATION

DISTRIBUTION

SYSTEM(RZDS)ACCESSION

NBR:9308040231

DOC.DATE:

93/07/26NOTARIZED:

NOACIL:50-244

RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester

GUTH.NAME.AUTHORAFFILIATION

CREDY,R.C.

Rochester

Gas6ElectricCorp.RECZP.NAME

RECIPIENT

AFFILIATION

JOHNSON,A.R.

ProjectDirectorate

I-3g1SUBJECT:RespondstoNRC930624ltrreviolations

notedininsprept50-244/93-10

on930423-0609.C/As:Site

FireProtection

Engineerissuedltrtoallshopforemen,on930611tosharew/personnel

lessonslearnedfromrecentfireproblems.

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ofViolation

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with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

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ROBERTCMECREDYVicePresident

CinnaNuclearProduction

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AAEAcoDE7tts5462700July26,1993U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

DocumentControlDeskAttn:AllenR.JohnsonPWRProjectDirectorate

I-3Washington,

DC20555Subject:ReplytoaNoticeofViolation

NRCInspection

ReportNo.50-244/93-10,

datedJune24,1993R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244DearMr.Johnson:DuringanNRCInspection

conducted

onApril23,1993toJune9,1993,oneviolation

ofNRCrequirements

wasidentified.

Inaccordance

withthe"GeneralStatement

ofPolicyandProcedure

forNRCEnforcement

Actions,"

10CFRPart2,AppendixC,theviolation

islistedbelow:"Technical

Specifications,

paragraph

6.8.1states,inpart:"Writtenprocedures

shallbeestablished,

implemented,

andmaintained

covering...Fire

Protection

Programimplementation..."

Aprocedure

thatimplements

theFireProtection

Program,GinnaStationProcedure

No.A-905,"OpenFlame,WeldingandGrindingPermit(HotWorkPermit),paragraph

3.3states,inpart:"Theworkareawillbeinspected

byFireProtection

andSafetypersonnel

andthefollowing

conditions

shallbesatisfied

beforeworkcommences...Any

openingsintoadjoining

areaswithinathirty-fivefootradiusshallbeclosedand/orasecondfirewatch

established..."

930804023i

930726PDRADQCK050002448PDR~i@i>0

Contrarytotheabove,onJune7,1993,grindingworkwasconducted

onthesillofaclosedfiredoorbetweentheturbinebuildingandtheintermediate

buildingwithouttheappropriate

fireprevention

controlsbeingimplemented

topreventsparksfromenteringintotheintermediate

buildingwheresafetyrelatedequipment

islocated,including

asecondfirewatch

established

intheintermediate

buildingtomonitorforthepresenceofsparks.Rochester

GasandElectricCorporation

(RG&E)agreestheviolation

occurred.

Thiseventwasidentified

bytheNRCResidentInspector

duringaroutineplanttour.DuringtheNRCResident's

tour,heobservedsparksenteringtheIntermediate

Buildingfromunderneath

firedoorS36F,aninfrequent

accessdoortotheTurbineBuilding.

Thefollowing

isRG&E'sreplytothisstatement

ofviolation:

1.Reasonfortheviolation:

RG&Einvestigations

havedetermined

thefollowing

causefortheviolation:

0DuringFireProtection

personnel's

pre-inspection

ofthejobsite,theeffectofanormalgapunderthefiredoor-wasnotconsidered.

Ithadbeenperceived

thatthewallanddoorprovidedabarriertopreventthetransmission

ofpotential

ignitionsources,whenperforming

hotworkactivities.

Therefore,

nofireprevention

measureswereinstituted

ontheIntermediate

BuildingsideoffiredoorS36F.2.,Corrective

stepsthathavebeentakenandtheresultsachieved:

Uponnotification

totheSiteFireProtection

Engineerofthesituation,.

immediate

actionwastakentostationafirewatch

ontheIntermediate

Buildingsideofthedoor,perAdministrative

requirements.

I*

3.Corrective

.stepsthatwillbe.takentoavoidfurtherviola-..tions:Anawareness

critiquewithFireProtection,

personnel

wasconducted

onJune10,1993toheightentheirawareness

withregardstofireprotection

requirements.

Recent.fireprotection

problemswerediscussed"at.this=

meeting,including

thisviolation

andthecorrective

stepsnecessary

topreventrecurrence.

Corrective

steps.includeoAllpersonnel

presentwereinformedthatalldoorsmayhavegaps,suchthat,theydo,notprovideabarriertopreventthetransmission

ofpotential

ignitionsources,whenperforming

hotworkactivities.

.Inordertomitigatethishazard,a.firewatch

willbepostedontheoppositesideofthedoor,oraweldblanketshielding

~thedoorandallopeningswillbeprovided.

oAllpersonnel

presentwereinformedthatwhentheyareinspecting

thehotworkactivitysite,theymusttakethetimetoensureall.fire;hazardsareremovedorprotected

within35feetofthesite,priortothestartingofthehotworkactivity.

bITheSiteFireProtection

EngineerissuedalettertotheTrainingDepartment,

onJune10,1993,,requesting

appropriate

changestothefireprotection.

sectionoftheGeneralEmployeeTrainingLessonPlan,toheightenallplantpersonnel's

awareness

offireprotection

requirements;

Implementation

ofthesechangesistrackedbyCorrective

ActionReport2076.~j~TheSiteFireProtection

EngineerissuedalettertoallShopForeman,onJune11,1993;tosharewiththeir,personnel

thelessons,learnedfromtherecentfireprotection

problemsandthecorrective

actionthatmustbetakentopreventrecurrence.

4~Thedatewhenfullcompliance

willbeachieved:

Fullcompliance

wasachievedJune7,1993whenafirewatch

wasstationed

ontheIntermediate

Buildingsideofthedoor.Vertrulyyours,xcoRobertC.MeedyMr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14D1)PWRProjectDirectorate

I-3Washington,

DC20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory

Commission

RegionI475Allendale

RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406U.S.NRCGinnaSeniorResidentInspector