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Responds to FOIA request for four categories of info re Commission fire protection research program.Forwards documents listed in app.Search for addl documents is underway.

Accession Number: ML19250G967

Date Released: Thursday, October 24, 2024

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• ML20126M664 - Responds to FOIA request for four categories of info re Commission fire protection research program.Forwards documents listed in app.Search for addl documents is underway. (3 page(s), 6/5/1981)
• ML20008G043 - Offers differing prof opinion re fire protection research plan.Full scale replication fire test program should be cancelled.Fire test results will not assist licensing review process. (2 page(s), 1/8/1981)
• ML20126M672 - Comments on draft Sandia Lab rept on fire detection sys.Rept does not provide info that would serve as further guidance on fire detection sys & does not support development of appropriate reg guide. (3 page(s), 5/9/1978)
• ML20126M677 - Comments on draft Sandia Lab rept re fire barriers.Addl reg guides on fire barriers not warranted since proposed Reg Guide 1.120 addresses fire wall & door testing. (3 page(s), 11/16/1978)
• ML20126M685 - Comments on draft Sandia Lab rept on ventilation.Dedicated heat/smoke removal sys have best technical design basis in theory.Disagrees w/conclusion that normal ventilation sys are incapable of serving as effective smoke removal sys. (2 page(s), 1/29/1979)
• ML20126M690 - Comments on GR Otey 790404 ltr re Sandia Lab expertise in fire protection.Sandia Lab is not recognized as fire protection research authority.Svcs of qualified fire protection engineers have not been fully utilized. (2 page(s), 6/1/1979)
• ML20126M695 - Discusses fire protection sys test plans.Plans for penetration fire stop testing should not be considered further.Current std tests for penetration fire stops are adequate to qualify seals for use in operating plants. (1 page(s), 8/9/1979)
• ML20126M702 - Comments on Sandia Lab rept re nuclear power plant fire protection ventilation.Disagrees w/thrust of rept & recommendations.Rept will not assist licensing review process. (3 page(s), 10/13/1979)
• ML20126M707 - Provides results of completed portion of NRC fire protection research program re effectiveness of cable tray fire retardant coating matls & barriers in retarding combustion within & propagation between horizontal trays. (11 page(s), 11/7/1978)
• ML20126M711 - Discusses comments by G Harrison at Commission 810403 meeting re fire protection research.Forwards graph showing that total mass consumed during identical tests w/ & w/o halon differs by factor of 1.7,showing suppressant value. (2 page(s), 5/5/1981)
• ML20126M716 - Forwards R Feit 810505 memo re fire protection research at Sandia Labs.Memo may be useful in evaluating opinions expressed by G Harrison during Commission meeting. (1 page(s), 5/5/1981)
• ML20126M721 - Provides description of NBS full-scale test facilities,per 790109 meeting w/NRC re research competence & programmatic resources of bureau in fire research. (4 page(s), 3/19/1979)
• ML20126M725 - Discusses RFP RES-78-220, "Development & Testing of Model for Fire Potential in Nuclear Power Plants." Fire research effort does not qualify as sole source procurement process & would be of minimal value to licensing process. (1 page(s), 6/8/1979)
• ML20148P246 - Recommends that Reg Guide RS809-5 not be issued since no technology gap exists re fire stop designs. (1 page(s), 11/18/1980)
• ML20149A454 - Comments on Reg Guide RS 809-5, "Qualification Test for Cable Penetration Fire Stops for Use in Nuclear Power Plants." Delete Section C.4 re protrusion of cable on exposed side. (2 page(s), 1/12/1981)
• ML19250G966 - Comments on competency of Sandia Lab to perform fire protection research,per 810403 request.Except for deficiencies in utilization of consultants & organizations knowledgeable in fire protection,Sandia research acceptable. (5 page(s), 5/11/1981)