The team identified that the augmented off-gas building ventilation system failed a surveillance in May 1999. Subsequently, the licensee identified that the shutdown
iodine filter for the mechanical vacuum pump for the
main condenser failed a surveillance in March 1998. In both cases, a work request was initiated to repair the system; but no ER was written, as required by the ER procedure. The team identified a third example where a work request was initiated to resolve a discrepancy related to an alarm setpoint, but the request was canceled without resolving the problem. Nonetheless, the failure to initiate ERs for the first two issues is a violation of the
VY Technical Specifications related to procedure implementation, and is being treated as a Non-Cited Violation. The violation was not assessed using the
Significance Determination Process, as it did not impact one of the cornerstones; however, it provides substantive information relative to the cross cutting issue of problem identification and resolution. (Section 4OA2.1)
