05000255/FIN-2011002-01
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| Title | Failure to Account for Potential Age-Related Degradation in EDG Governors |
| Description | The inspectors identified a finding of very low safety significance and associated NCV of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, Design Control, for the failure to recognize and account for potential age-related degradation of capacitors in the emergency diesel generator (EDG) digital reference units design controls. Specifically, the installed capacitors were found beyond industry and vendor recommended useful life and if they were to degrade, could impact safety-related functions of the EDGs. The licensee entered the issue into their CAP and replaced the digital reference units. The issue was more than minor because if left uncorrected, it could become a more significant safety concern because the capacitors would continue to degrade. The finding affected the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone and screened as very low safety significance (Green) based on the assessment that the operability of the EDG was maintained, and answering no to all questions for that cornerstone in IMC 0609 Attachment 4, table 4a. The finding had an associated cross-cutting aspect in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution. Specifically, the licensee did not use operating experience information, including vendor recommendations, to support plant safety in that relevant information was not collected, evaluated, and communicated in a timely manner. Although the part 21 was issued in 2001, the licensee had the opportunity to identify the condition in March 2011 when evaluating the acceptability for continued use of EDG governor components that were also impacted by the 2001 part 21. |
| Site: | Palisades  |
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| Report | IR 05000255/2011002 Section 1R15 |
| Date counted | Mar 31, 2011 (2011Q1) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.15 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | J Cassidy J Ellegood T Taylor |
| CCA | P.5, Operating Experience |
| INPO aspect | CL.1 |
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