ML080460722
| ML080460722 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 02/14/2008 |
| From: | Laura Smith Division of Reactor Safety IV |
| To: | Brian W Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| Download: ML080460722 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000416/2008006
Text
February 14, 2008
Mr. William R. Brian
Vice President, Nuclear Operations
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, Mississippi 39150
SUBJECT:
GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION - NOTIFICATION OF AN NRC TRIENNIAL
FIRE PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 05000416/2008006
Dear Mr. Brian:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
Region IV staff will conduct a triennial fire protection baseline inspection at the Grand Gulf
Nuclear Station in March and April of 2008. The inspection team will be comprised of reactor
inspectors from the NRC Region IV office and a contractor. The inspection will be conducted in
accordance with Inspection Procedure 71111.05T, "Fire Protection (Triennial)," the NRCs
baseline fire protection inspection procedure.
The schedule for the inspection is as follows:
Information gathering visit: March 11 - 13, 2008
Onsite inspection:
March 31 - April 4, 2008
April 14 - 18, 2008
Members of the inspection team will visit the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station on March 11 - 13,
2008, to gather information, select the fire areas to be reviewed, identify documents needed to
support the inspection, obtain unescorted access, and to become familiar with your fire
protection program. The enclosure to this letter provides an initial list of the documents the
team will want to review. The team leader will request that you transmit copies of some of the
documents to the NRC Region IV office for team use in preparation for the inspection. We
would appreciate it if you could send this information so that it will arrive in our office in
Arlington, Texas, by the dates listed in the enclosure.
We request that during the onsite inspection weeks, you ensure that copies of analyses,
evaluations, or documentation regarding the implementation and maintenance of the fire
protection program, including post-fire safe shutdown capability, be readily accessible to the
team for their review. Of specific interest are those documents that establish that your fire
protection program satisfies NRC regulatory requirements and conforms to applicable NRC and
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
R E GI ON I V
611 RYAN PLAZA DRIV E, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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industry fire protection guidance. Also, appropriate personnel knowledgeable of: (1) those plant
systems required to achieve and maintain safe shutdown conditions from inside and outside the
control room, (2) the electrical aspects of the post-fire safe shutdown analyses, (3) reactor plant
fire protection systems, and (4) the fire protection program and its implementation should be
available to support the team at the site during the inspection.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its
enclosure 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).
Your cooperation and support during this inspection will be appreciated. If you have questions
concerning this inspection or the inspection team's information or logistical needs, please
contact Neil O'Keefe at 817-860-8269.
Sincerely,
/RA/ NFOkeefe for
Linda J. Smith, Chief
Plant Engineering Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket: 50-416
License: NPF-29
Enclosure: Triennial Fire Protection
Inspection Supporting Documentation
cc w/enclosure:
Senior Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Vice President and COO
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President, Operations Support
Entergy Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Chief
Energy & Transportation Branch
Environmental Compliance and
Enforcement Division
Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 10385
Jackson, MS 39289-0385
President
Claiborne County Board of Supervisors
P.O. Box 339
Port Gibson, MS 39150
General Manager, Plant Operations
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Senior Manager
Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Manager, Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Attorney General
Department of Justice
State of Louisiana
P.O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
Office of the Governor
State of Mississippi
Jackson, MS 39205
Attorney General
Assistant Attorney General
State of Mississippi
P.O. Box 22947
Jackson, MS 39225-2947
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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State Health Officer
State Board of Health
P.O. Box 139
Jackson, MS 39205
Director
Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway
Jackson, MS 39213-8298
Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, MS 39150
Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental
Scientist, State Liaison Officer
Office of Environmental Services
Northwestern State University
Russsell Hall, Room 201
Natchitoches, LA 71497
Lisa R. Hammond, Chief
Technological Hazards Branch
National Preparedness Division
FEMA Region VI
800 N. Loop 288
Denton, TX 76209
Conrad S. Burnside, Chief
Technological Hazards Branch
National Preparedness Division
DHS/FEMA
3003 Chamblee Tucker Road
Atlanta, GA 30341
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (EEC)
DRP Director (DDC)
DRS Director (RJC1)
DRS Deputy Director (ACC)
Senior Resident Inspector (RLS4)
Branch Chief, DRP/C (MCH2)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (CJP)
RITS Coordinator (MSH3)
D. Pelton, OEDO RIV Coordinator (DLP)
ROPreports
GG Site Secretary (NAS2)
SUNSI Review Completed: __NFO____ADAMS: Yes
G No Initials: _NFO_____
Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive
Non-Sensitive
SRI:DRS/EB2
C: PEB
NFO'Keefe
LJSmith
/RA/
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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
ENCLOSURE
Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Documentation Requested
Please provide the following documentation prior to the onsite information gathering trip,
preferably no later than March 3, 2008. Where practical, please provide copies electronically.
1.
The current version of your fire protection program and fire hazards analysis.
2.
Post-fire safe shutdown analysis and the supporting calculations which demonstrate
acceptable plant response.
3.
Copies of the 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.).
4.
The Fire PRA or portions of the plants IPEEE addressing fire events.
Please provide the following documentation by noon on March 19, 2008, in order to support
inspection preparation. Where practical, please provide copies electronically. However,
drawings should be provided as paper copies of sufficient size that all details are legible.
5.
Fire protection program implementing procedures (e.g., administrative controls, operator
response procedures for fires, fire fighting procedures, etc.).
6.
Operating procedures used for achieving and maintaining hot and cold shutdown
conditions from the control room in the event of a fire outside the control room (III.G.2
areas).
7.
Operating procedure(s) used to implement an alternative shutdown (III.G.3 areas)
capability with or without control room evacuation.
8.
Pre-fire plans for the selected fire areas (areas to be selected by the team during the
information-gathering trip).
9.
A list of equipment used to achieve and maintain hot standby and cold shutdowns in the
event of a fire (safe shutdown equipment lists).
10.
Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams showing the components used to achieve
and maintain hot standby and cold shutdowns for fires outside the control room and
those components used for those areas requiring alternative shutdown capability. Two
copies of the piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for these systems of a size
sufficient to read all details. These should include the systems used for RCS makeup,
RCS pressure control, decay heat removal, and reactivity control, including the essential
support systems.
11.
Plant layout and equipment drawings for the selected fire areas that identify (a) the
physical plant locations of major hot standby and cold shutdown equipment; (b) plant fire
area and/or fire zone delineation; and (c) the locations of fire protection equipment, such
as detection, suppression, and post-fire emergency lighting units, and (d) fire area
boundaries.
12.
A listing of design change packages, which were determined to impact fire protection
and post-fire safe shutdowns, performed in the last 3 years.
13.
Copies of Generic Letter 86-10 evaluations performed in the last 3 years.
14.
A listing of open and closed condition reports initiated in the last 3 years which relate to
the fire protection program or equipment. Include CR number, date, and subject.
15.
A listing of the applicable codes and standards (with the versions) related to the design
of plant fire protection features and evaluations of any code deviations.
16.
Drawings of the portions of the emergency lighting system which support fire response.
17.
Procedures used to remove smoke from safety-related areas and the engineering
studies or calculations which support the design basis.
18.
Drawings of communication systems credited in the license basis for firefighting and
plant operations during fires where control room is occupied and/or evacuated.
19.
Piping and instrumentation (flow) diagrams for the fire water and sprinkler systems.
20.
A listing of maintenance and surveillance testing procedures for alternative shutdown
capability and fire barriers, detectors, pumps and suppression systems.
21.
Maintenance Rule performance criteria and a summary of the last 3 years performance
history for fire protection program systems or functions monitored within the
22.
A copy of fire protection program requirements (e.g. limiting conditions for operation,
surveillance test requirements) covered by Technical Specifications, Technical
Requirements Manual, UFSAR, or similar documents.
23.
Copies of 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 May 13, 2005.
24.
A list of manual actions taken outside the control room which are credited to mitigate the
consequences of fires in III.G.2 areas (non-alternative shutdown areas). The list should
group actions by the initiating fire area or zone and indicate where the action must take
place.
25.
Electronic copies of operator study guides (i.e. lesson plan text and graphics) or design
basis documents that describe the purpose/function/operating characteristics of the safe
shutdown systems (RCS makeup, RCS pressure control, decay heat removal, and
reactivity control, including the essential support systems).
26.
Two copies of one-line diagrams of the electrical distribution system. These should
depict how power gets from the switchyard to ESF loads (480V and 4160V). Also,
include the vital DC distribution system one-line diagrams.
27.
A list of automatic and manually initiated gaseous fire suppression systems in the plant,
giving location and the key equipment being protected.
28.
A list of repairs (and the procedure that controls the actions) needed to: a) reach and/or
maintain hot shutdown, and b) reach and/or maintain cold shutdowns.
29.
A list of high to low pressure interface valves.
30.
A copy of procedures governing the training and operation of the fire brigade.
31.
Organization charts of site personnel down to the level of fire protection staff personnel.
32.
A contact list of key site personnel who will be supporting this inspection, giving location
of their office and phone number onsite.
33.
The team would like to observe a fire brigade drill in the plant, if possible, during the
week of March 31, 2008. Please put us in contact with the appropriate personnel for
planning drills during the onsite information gathering trip.
34.
The team would like to perform a walkthrough of the procedure for control room due to
fire with qualified operators in the plant during the week of March 31, 2008. Please put
us in contact with the appropriate personnel for planning the walkthrough during the
onsite information gathering trip.