05000289/FIN-2012005-03
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Finding | |
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| Title | Failure to Identify and Correct Missing Electrical Conduit Flood Seals in the Air Intake Tunnel |
| Description | The inspectors identified an apparent violation (AV) of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, Corrective Actions, was identified during the TI-187 flooding walkdowns for Exelons failure to identify and correct an external flood barrier deficiency. Specifically, Exelon failed to identify and correct, during external flood barrier walkdowns, that electrical cable conduits were not flood sealed in the Air Intake Tunnel (AIT), as designed, to maintain the integrity of the external flood barrier. The deficiency was entered into Exelons corrective action process and permanent corrective actions were taken to seal the electrical conduits and restore the external flood barrier integrity. The finding was determined to be more than minor because it is associated with the protection against external factors attribute of the mitigating systems cornerstone to ensure the availability, reliability, and capability of systems that respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences. Specifically, Exelon failed, during multiple focused walkdowns, to identify the degraded external flood barrier in the Crouse-Hinds couplings in the AIT that challenged the external flood barrier operability. The significance of the degraded external flood barrier is to be determined and cannot accurately be calculated until additional testing and analysis of the as-found configuration is complete. Specifically, Exelon is performing additional testing on the capability of as-found foam fire sealant material, present in the conduits at the AIT/Aux Building interface, to mitigate flood water entry into the safety-related structures. These results will be an input into the licensees flood mitigation aggregate impact review. This finding has a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Problem Identification and Resolution, Corrective Action Program, because Exelon failed to review the external flood barrier with a low threshold for identifying issues which resulted in the failure to identify the unsealed electrical conduits in the AIT in a timely manner commensurate with its safety significance. |
| Site: | Three Mile Island  |
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| Report | IR 05000289/2012005 Section 4OA5 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2012 (2012Q4) |
| Type: | Violation: White |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | |
| Inspectors (proximate) | C Cahill D Kern D Werkheiser G Hunegs J Heinly J Laughlin J Richmond S Galbreath T Moslakc Cahilld Kem D Werkheiser G Hunegs J Heinly J Laughlin J Richmond S Galbreath T Moslak |
| CCA | P.1, Identification |
| INPO aspect | PI.1 |
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Finding List (Three Mile Island) @ 2012Q4
Self-Identified List (Three Mile Island)
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