ML080460722
| ML080460722 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 02/14/2008 |
| From: | Smith L J Division of Reactor Safety IV |
| To: | Brian W R Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| Download: ML080460722 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000416/2008006
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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 NRC's 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
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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 NRC's "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 NRC's 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/ NFO'keefe 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
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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
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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
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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) DRS STA (DAP) D. Pelton, OEDO RIV Coordinator (DLP) ROPreports
GG Site Secretary (NAS2)
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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 plant's 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 Maintenance Rule program.
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.