05000289/FIN-2012008-01
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Title | Inadeguate Corrective Actions Associated with Esas Relay Failure |
Description | The inspectors identified a finding of very low safety significance (Green) involving a non-cited violation (NCV) of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, Corrective Action, for Exelons failure to implement prompt corrective actions following the identification of a degraded engineered safeguards actuation system (ESAS) emergency diesel generator (EDG) block load relay. Specifically, Exelon staff did not perform a relay replacement in a timely manner to correct a condition adverse to quality commensurate with its safety significance. This resulted in an EDG block load relay failing a subsequent surveillance test on April 24, 2012. Exelon staff entered this issue into their corrective action program as issue report (IR) 1368183 and replaced the relay on May 31, 2012. This finding is more than minor because it was associated with the equipment performance attribute of the Mitigating Systems cornerstone and adversely affected the cornerstone objective of ensuring the reliability and capability of systems that respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences. In accordance with IMC 0609.04, Phase Initial Screen and Characterization of Findings, the inspectors conducted a Phase 1 SDP screening and determined that the finding was of very low safety significance (Green) because the finding was not a design or qualification deficiency, did not represent a loss of system safety function, and did not screen as potentially risk significant due to external initiating events. Specifically, Exelon staffs past operability evaluation affirmed the relay would have performed its safety function given the degraded relay condition that existed. This finding had a cross-cutting aspect in the area of problem identification and resolution in that Exelon staff actions were not timely in addressing an adverse trend associated with a degraded ESAS block load relay. |
Site: | Three Mile Island |
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Report | IR 05000289/2012008 Section 4OA2 |
Date counted | Jun 30, 2012 (2012Q2) |
Type: | NCV: Green |
cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
Identified by: | NRC identified |
Inspection Procedure: | IP 71152 |
Inspectors (proximate) | G Hunegs J Heinly L Kern R Montgomery |
CCA | P.3, Resolution |
INPO aspect | PI.3 |
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Finding List (Three Mile Island) @ 2012Q2
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