05000219/FIN-2012005-01
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| Title | Failure to Follow Inspection and Torquing of Bolted Connection Procedure |
| Description | The inspectors identified a Green non-cited violation (NCV) of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings, because Exelon did not properly implement procedural controls to ensure adequate thread engagement for standby liquid control (SLC) squib valve spool piece flanges. Specifically, SLC squib valve flanges were installed with inadequate thread engagement (stud was not flush with the nut), as required by Exelons maintenance procedures. Exelons corrective actions included declaring the system inoperable, entering the issue into the corrective action program (IR 1444861 and 1444862) and immediately replacing the existing bolts with bolts of an appropriate length such that projection through the nut was at least flush. The performance deficiency was more than minor because if left uncorrected the inadequate thread engagement would have the potential to lead to a more significant safety concern. Specifically, Exelons evaluation stated that the SLC squib valve spool piece flanges would not have been able to perform their design function under all seismic conditions when the system was required to be operable. In consultation with the Region I senior reactor analyst, the inspectors reviewed this condition using IMC 0609, Attachment G, Shutdown Operations Significance Determination Process. As the condition occurred during the refueling outage and was identified and corrected before Exelon started up the Oyster Creek reactor, and only existed during the outage when SLC was not required to be operable (November 16 27, 2012), the issue screened to very low safety significance (Green). This finding has a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution, Corrective Action Program, because Exelon did not take appropriate corrective actions to address safety issues and adverse trends in a timely manner, commensurate with their safety significance and complexity. Specifically, Exelon did not take appropriate corrective actions, such as replacing bolts during the refueling outage with longer bolts, after the NRC identified a similar concern on the same SLC squib valve spool piece flanges in September 2012 (IR 1417726). |
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
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| Report | IR 05000219/2012005 Section 1R15 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2012 (2012Q4) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.15 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | C Newport J Rady T Hedigan S Hammann B Dionne P Kaufman G Hunegs J Kulp J Schoppy T Fish A Patel C Crisden |
| CCA | P.3, Resolution |
| INPO aspect | PI.3 |
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Finding - Oyster Creek - IR 05000219/2012005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finding List (Oyster Creek) @ 2012Q4
Self-Identified List (Oyster Creek)
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