05000255/FIN-2010005-01
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| Title | Pipe Welds Not Incorporated Into the Inservice Inspection Program |
| Description | A finding of very low safety significance and associated NCV of 10 CFR 50.55a(g)4 was identified by the inspectors for the licensees failure to establish a weld reference system for 11 welds in the cross-tie line between the chemical and volume control system and the containment spray system. Consequently, these welds had not been entered into the inservice inspection weld database used to schedule followup surface or volumetric examinations. To correct this issue, the licensee implemented changes to the applicable Inservice Inspection isometric drawings and entered these welds into the Inservice Inspection database. The violation was entered into the licensees corrective action program as CR PLP-2010-05229. The finding was determined to be more than minor because the finding, if left uncorrected, would become a more significant safety concern. Absent NRC identification, the licensee would not have examined a sample of these welds, which could have allowed service induced cracks to go undetected. Undetected cracks would place the cross-tie pipe segment at increased risk for through-wall leakage and/or failure, which affected the Mitigating System Cornerstone attribute of Equipment Performance (reliability). The licensee promptly corrected this issue and scheduled weld examinations to ensure cracks would be detected. The inspectors answered Yes to the Significance Determination Process Phase I screening question; Is the finding a design or qualification deficiency confirmed not to result in loss of operability or functionality? Therefore, the finding screened as having very low safety significance. This finding had a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Human Performance, Resources because the licensee did not provide complete, accurate, and up-to-date procedures, or work packages for the correct labeling of components. Specifically, the licensee staff failed to establish a weld reference system because up-to-date procedures were not developed to ensure identification and labeling of new welds installed in safety-related systems. (H.2(c)) (Section 1R08.1). |
| Site: | Palisades  |
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| Report | IR 05000255/2010005 Section 1R08 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2010 (2010Q4) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.08 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | M Holmberg B Jose J Cassidy M Mitchell J Ellegood T Taylor J Corujo-Sandin G Hansen |
| CCA | H.7, Documentation |
| INPO aspect | WP.3 |
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