05000263/FIN-2011002-03
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| Title | Failure to Control a Level 1 FME Area during New Fuel Receipt Activities |
| Description | A finding of very low safety significance and associated NCV of Technical Specification 5.4, Procedures, was identified by the inspectors when the licensee failed to implement the requirements of their foreign material exclusion (FME) and control procedure during new fuel receipt activities. Specifically, the inspectors observed two operators exiting and re-entering a Level 1 FME area, without the knowledge of the FME monitor, at a point that was not being controlled by the FME monitor. When informed of the issue, the licensee took corrective actions to address the issue. The inspectors determined that the licensees failure to adequately implement the requirements of their FME control procedure during new fuel receipt activities to prevent the unmonitored access of two operators into a Level 1 FME area was a performance deficiency because it was the result of the failure to meet a requirement or a standard, the cause was reasonably within the licensees ability to foresee and correct, and should have been prevented. The inspectors screened the performance deficiency per IMC 0612, Power Reactor Inspection Reports, Appendix B, and determined that the issue was more than minor because it impacted the human performance attribute of the Barrier Integrity Cornerstones objective to provide reasonable assurance that physical design barriers (fuel cladding, reactor coolant system, and containment) protect the public from radionuclide releases caused by accidents or events. The inspectors applied IMC 0609, Attachment 4, Phase 1 Initial Screening and Characterization of Findings, to this finding. The inspectors utilized Column 3 of the Table 4a worksheet to screen the finding. Since the finding only had the potential to impact the fuel barrier, it screened to be of very low safety significance. This finding has a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Human Performance, Work Practices because the licensee did not define and effectively communicate expectations regarding procedural compliance and personnel following procedures (H.4(b)). |
| Site: | Monticello  |
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| Report | IR 05000263/2011002 Section 4OA3 |
| Date counted | Mar 31, 2011 (2011Q1) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Barrier Integrity |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71153 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | N Shah A Dahbur K Riemer M Phalen S Thomas D Jones P Voss C Tilton P Cardona-Morales |
| CCA | H.8, Procedure Adherence |
| INPO aspect | WP.4 |
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Finding List (Monticello) @ 2011Q1
Self-Identified List (Monticello)
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