05000263/FIN-2015001-02
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| Title | Failure to Maintain Fire Protection Program Procedures for Control of Portable Heater/Extension Cord Fire Hazards |
| Description | A finding of very low safety significance and an associated NCV of Technical Specification (TS) 5.4.1.d was self-revealed when the licensee failed to maintain procedures for Fire Protection Program Implementation to ensure that ignition sources (space heaters) were properly controlled to prevent plant fires. Specifically, on January 26, 2015, the licensee failed to maintain Fire Protection Program implementation procedures to include controls to ensure space heaters used in the plant stayed within allowable load ratings and were plugged directly into outlets without the use of extension cords. This resulted in a fire in the plant recombiner building which was extinguished within 13 minutes, nearing the 15 minute time limit at which a Notification of Unusual Event (NOUE) would have needed to be declared. It also resulted in a space heater causing an overloaded outlet at a location in the reactor building, near A residual heat removal (RHR) equipment. Upon discovery of the recombiner area fire, the licensee dispatched the fire brigade to ensure the fire was extinguished, performed extent of condition walkdowns in the plant, and took action to improve controls on extension cord and portable heater use in the power block. This issue was entered into the licensees corrective action program (CAP 1463506). The inspectors determined that the failure to maintain fire program procedures to ensure ignition sources (space heaters) were appropriately controlled was a performance deficiency requiring evaluation. The inspectors determined the issue was more than minor because, if left uncorrected, the failure to adequately control portable heater related fire hazards in the plant could lead to more significant safety concerns. In addition, the finding was more than minor because it was associated with the Initiating Events Cornerstone attribute of Protection Against External Factorsincluding fire, and affected the cornerstone objective to limit the likelihood of events that upset plant stability and challenge critical safety functions during shutdown as well as power operations. The inspectors assessed the significance of this finding in accordance with IMC 0609 and determined that it was of very low safety significance. The inspectors determined that the contributing cause that provided the most insight into the performance deficiency was associated with the cross-cutting area of Problem Identification and Resolution, Evaluation aspect because of the failure to thoroughly evaluate issues to ensure that resolutions address causes and extent of conditions commensurate with their safety significance [P.2]. |
| Site: | Monticello  |
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| Report | IR 05000263/2015001 Section 1R05 |
| Date counted | Mar 31, 2015 (2015Q1) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Initiating Events |
| Identified by: | Self-revealing |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.05 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | I Hafeez J Beavers J Neurauter K Riemer M Davis M Learn M Mitchell M Ziolkowski P Voss P Zurawski S Bell T Bilik |
| Violation of: | Technical Specification - Procedures Technical Specification |
| CCA | P.2, Evaluation |
| INPO aspect | PI.2 |
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Finding List (Monticello) @ 2015Q1
Self-Identified List (Monticello)
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