05000313/FIN-2011004-05
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| Title | Failure to Identify the Decay Heat Removal Coolers as Potential Void Locations |
| Description | The inspector identified a noncited violation of 10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion III for failure to verify and check the adequacy of design by performance of design reviews, alternate calculations, or a suitable testing program. Specifically, when performing a design review, the licensee did not identify the Decay Heat Removal coolers as locations where gas could accumulate in the Decay Heat Removal system and establish methods to verify the adequacy of design to ensure operability. The licensee performed immediate inspection of the heat exchangers by ultrasonic testing and did not find any voids. The licensee entered this issue into their corrective action program as Condition Report CR-ANO-1-2011-01306. The failure to identify the Decay Heat Removal heat exchangers as locations where gas could accumulate is a performance deficiency. The performance deficiency is more than minor because if uncorrected, it could lead to a more significant safety concern. Specifically, the licensee could be unaware of an unanalyzed void in the Decay Heat Removal system because they failed to consider the potential for gas accumulation and had no program in place to detect it. The inspector performed a Phase 1 screening, in accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Attachment 4, Phase 1 Initial Screening and Characterization of Findings, and determined that the finding was of very low safety significance (Green), because the finding was confirmed not to result in a loss of operability. This finding has a crosscutting aspect in the area of human performance in the decision making component because the licensee did not use conservative assumptions in decision making or conduct effectiveness reviews of safety-significant decisions to verify the validity of the underlying assumptions. |
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
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| Report | IR 05000313/2011004 Section 4OA5 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2011 (2011Q3) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
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| Inspectors (proximate) | A Sanchez J Rotton K Clayton L Ricketson R Azua R Kumana W Schaup |
| CCA | H.14, Conservative Bias |
| INPO aspect | DM.2 |
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Finding List (Arkansas Nuclear) @ 2011Q3
Self-Identified List (Arkansas Nuclear)
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