INPO Fire Protection Activities and Results Christopher Pellerin INPO Section Manager, Fire Protection
Table of Contents U.S. Fire Protection Results of U.S. fire event data collection and analysis What s behind the improvements in FP Recognition of risk Overview of INPO fire protection activities Results of fire protection review visits Results of WANO-AC fire protection evaluations
INPO 12-009 Reporting Requirement Fire Events (in the protected area of the plant, buildings and equipment associated with power production in the owner-controlled area and other buildings covered by loss control policies such as intake pump houses, switchyard relay buildings, warehouses, training buildings and simulators) 1. Events that result in visible flaming, evidence of prior flaming, or charring. (Events that only involved overheating, steam leaks, smoldering receptacle cans, or unfounded odors are not required to be reported as fire events.) 2. Events that involve the use of manual fire suppression activities or valid activation of an automatic fire suppression system. (False or spurious actuations or alarms do not require reporting as fire events.) 3. Events that involve arcing or arc flash that cause damage to the device or component itself or to adjacent equipment.
What s Behind Improvement General awareness and focus Across the industry, growing recognition of the nuclear safety risk and loss of generation INPO s increased focus on fire protection Better understanding of fire impacts Organizational contributors to FP performance NEIL (insurer) emphasis on prevention and loss control U.S. NRC shifting focus to risk informed
Recognition of Fire Risk About 1/3 of U.S. plants in transition NFPA 805, Performance-Based Standard for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating Plants Remaining 2/3 deterministic/appendix R Many U.S. plants developing Fire PRAs Maintenance Rule (a)(4) changes: Risk assessment includes fire risk insights Including impact to safe shutdown capability
Objectives of INPO FP Activities Establish fire protection picture of excellence Evaluate fire protection program performance (Station/Fleet/Domestic/International) Trend fire protection performance Evaluate industry fire events Share operating experience-iers Influence fire protection community
Overview of INPO FP Activities INPO FP group formed in 2011 INPO 11-004, Guideline for Excellence in Fire Protection Program Implementation Fire Protection Review Visits (FPRVs) Began FPRVs in 2011 Domestic and International exchanges Meetings, workshops and TSMs
Overview of INPO FP Activities Completed 46-U.S., 1-WANO-AC 75 percent U.S., 70 percent U.S. and WANO-AC plants completed 2012 WANO peer review equivalency Trained INPO functional area evaluators FPRVs and X-functional FP review during WANO-AC peer review accepted as equivalent 2015 all WANO-AC peer reviews must have a FP evaluator (INPO qualified) Suspending FPRVs Resource limited
Traits of Top Performers Four common traits found in top performing fire protection programs: Leadership Advocacy Relationships Communication
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