05000272/FIN-2013003-07
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Title | Licensee-Identified Violation |
Description | Title 10 of CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, Corrective Action, requires, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and non-conformances are promptly identified and corrected. Contrary to this, PSEG failed to trend and correct electrical penetration low nitrogen pressure deficiencies which contributed to a reasonable doubt of the operability and functionality of multiple containment electrical penetrations, including electrical penetration 1-25 (NOTF 20393673). The inspectors noted that initial notifications had been written by PSEG documenting low nitrogen pressures on electrical penetrations as far back as 2008, but that no follow-up notifications or corrective actions had been taken to correct the identified issues. PSEGs evaluation of this issue determined that the PM plan for these electrical penetrations directed the operator to only write a notification for low nitrogen pressure if there is no existing notification already documenting the condition. PSEG determined that no trending of electrical penetration low nitrogen pressure had been conducted and that corrective actions to prevent and correct low nitrogen pressure had not been completed, contributing to a reasonable doubt of the operability and functionality of multiple containment penetrations. This was identified during licensee review of a separate issue regarding LLRT. The inspector determined this was license identified since it was identified through a licensee program (CAP) and was not readably detectable or apparent. PSEG entered this issue into the CAP under notifications on May 7, 2013, to address Unit 1 (20607055) and Unit 2 (20607016) containment electrical penetrations that were documented to have low nitrogen pressure since 2008 (a total of 13 on Unit 1 and 18 on Unit 2). Other corrective actions initiated by PSEG include changing the PM frequency (PMCR 70153464-0050) for verifying the nitrogen charge of all electrical penetrations from 92 days to 31 days and 14 days for penetration 1-25. PSEG also initiated a procedure change to write notifications when any penetration is found to have low nitrogen pressure so that deficiencies can be trended. The inspectors determined that the finding was of very low safety significance (Green) in accordance with NRC IMC 0609, Attachment 4, Initial Screening and Characterization of Findings, Barrier Integrity, because the finding did not represent an actual open pathway in the physical integrity of reactor containment. |
Site: | Salem |
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Report | IR 05000272/2013003 Section 4OA7 |
Date counted | Jun 30, 2013 (2013Q2) |
Type: | NCV: Green |
cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
Identified by: | Licensee-identified |
Inspection Procedure: | |
Inspectors (proximate) | M Modes R Barkley F Arner G Dentel R Nimitz R Rolph J Hawkins P Mckenna M Orr E Bonney M Draxton |
Violation of: | 10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion XVI |
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Finding List (Salem) @ 2013Q2
Self-Identified List (Salem)
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