**NRC INSPECTION MANUAL**NMSS/RII

INSPECTION PROCEDURE 88141ADVANCE \d4

FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION

PROGRAM APPLICABILITY:  2630

88141‐01INSPECTION OBJECTIVES

01.01Ascertain whether approved controls exist relative to fire prevention, protection, 

and suppression at fuel cycle facilities under construction.

88141‐02INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

02.01Ascertain whether adequate and approved fire prevention procedures exist to control the following, during construction activities:

a. Storage, handling, and use of flammable materials.

b. Storage, control, and use of combustible materials relative to locations of flammable materials and ignition sources.

c. Use and control of open flames and other ignition sources that may be used in areas containing flammable materials.

02.02Ascertain whether adequate and approved procedures exist, relative to fire suppression, during construction activities that use ignition sources and/or flammable materials, including:

a. Use, testing, maintenance, and identification of fire-suppression equipment.

b. Use, testing, maintenance, and identification of related auxiliary equipment.

02.03Ascertain whether approved procedures exist relative to fire fighting activities in the areas of

a. Supervision/control.

b. Action plan.

c. Communications.

02.04Ascertain whether approved procedures exist relative to training in the areas of fire prevention, protection, and suppression.  Ascertain whether training was conducted as specified.

02.05Ascertain whether adequate and approved administrative procedures exist for the control of the procedures identified in items Sections 02.01 through 02.04, in the areas of:

a. Revision.

b. Approval.

c. Distribution.

d. Periodic inspections/audits, to assure that construction activities adhere to approved requirements and procedures.

02.06Examine 10 fire-suppression devices at the construction site and determine whether they have been inspected/tested within the specified time intervals and whether there is any evidence of deterioration.

02.07Observe three activities, using ignition sources, and ascertain whether the provisions of the procedures identified in Section 02.01 are being followed.

02.08Review a sample of available records of quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) inspections/audits of fire prevention/protection activities.

88141‐03INSPECTION GUIDANCE

03.01General Guidance.  Applicable portions of the applicant(s Construction Authorization Request (CAR) should be reviewed, during inspection preparation, to determine licensee commitments in this area.

Where the phrase (adequate and approved procedures( is used in Section 02 of this procedure, it means procedures that meet U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements and CAR commitments, and that these procedures have been reviewed and approved by responsible personnel.

03.02Specific Guidance.

Note: The numbering of the guidance below refers to specific subsections of 02, above.

02.01cOpen-flame or ignition, source permits should be required for torch-cutting, welding, brazing, soldering, some leak-testing, some construction activities using open heat sources, and space heating equipment.

02.02bAuxiliary equipment includes communications (radios, phones, public address systems); masks, breathing equipment (self‐contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), breathing air, etc.); emergency exhaust fans, normal and emergency lights, etc.

02.06This is to be a visual equipment examination (e.g., carbon dioxide canisters of correct weight-tested at prescribed intervals; condition of hose; and fire mains pressurized).

02.07Select activities for observation from any work scheduled in the facility during the inspection period.

02.08Construction QA/QC, or a comparable organization, should be performing periodic inspections/audits to determine that construction personnel are following established fire prevention/protection requirements.  Review a sample of the available records of these inspections/audits to determine if established fire-prevention/protection requirements are usually being followed.  It is desirable to review all such available records since the last NRC inspection in this area.  If there are repetitive failures to follow procedures, this may indicate a program breakdown, requiring additional licensee corrective actions.  Such conclusions should be promptly brought to the licensee management(s attention.

88141-04RESOURCE ESTIMATES

This inspection procedure is expected to take, on the average, 10 hours, per site visit, for review of licensee/contractor activities.  The procedure should be conducted once per quarter during the construction period.

88141-05REFERENCES

Duke, Cogema, Stone and Webster, (Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility Construction Authorization Request (CAR),( latest revision, accepted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Chapter 7, including pertinent codes and standards referenced in the CAR.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Regulatory Guide 3.16, (General Fire Protection Guide for Plutonium Processing and Fuel Fabrication Plants,( January 1974.

National Fire Protection Association, (NFPA), NFPA 13-1996, 14-1996,22-1998, and 25-1995, and other applicable referenced NFPA, American Water Works Association, American National Standards Institute and American Society for Testing and Materials codes.

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Issue Date:  08/08/0788141