05000335/FIN-2009004-02
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| Title | 2B2Reactor Coolant Pump Failed Seal Injection Line |
| Description | On July 8, 2009, during mid-shift operation, a Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Inventory Balance was performed and a 0.065 gpm RCS unidentified leak rate was calculated. Additionally, a Containment Atmosphere Particulate Radiation Monitor indicated an upward trend. The licensee performed a robotic inspection of containment in an attempt to identify any RCS leaks before shutting the unit down on July 13, 2009. Further investigation verified RCS pressure boundary leakage at the lower cavity piping J-groove weld of the 2B2 Reactor Coolant Pump (RCP). The licensee entered this issue into the Corrective Action Program (CAP) as CR 2009-19624. The licensees immediate corrective action included replacing seal packages to reset fatigue usage at the J-groove welds, flange removal, cutting and capping of the upper cavity lines and replacing middle cavity piping between the flange and next piping flange. To conduct repairs, the licensee entered into a higher risk Plant Operating Status (POS) of mid-loop configuration with reduced inventory. The inspectors noted that potentially similar weld failures took place in August 2007, on the 2B1 RCP pipe-to-elbow weld on the outboard side of the first flanged coupling of the 2B1 RCP seal injection 34 inch diameter line; in December 2007, on the 2B2 RCP weld connecting the 34 inch diameter seal injection line with the seal housing; and in January, 2009, on the 2B1 RCP pipe-to-flange weld on the outboard side of the first flanged coupling of the upper cavity pressure sensing line. The inspectors remained concerned whether licensee corrective actions associated with the previous weld failures were appropriate considering the repetitive failures. This issue is unresolved pending completion of NRC review and analysis of the final root cause evaluation and is identified as URI 05000389/2009004-02, Reactor Coolant Pump Failed Seal Injection Line. This LER is open |
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
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| Report | IR 05000335/2009004 Section 4OA3 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2009 (2009Q3) |
| Type: | URI: |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | Self-revealing |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71153 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | J Griffis G Kuzo A Vargas-Mendez T Hoeg R Carrion S Sanchez D Rich C Fletchera Vargasj Sowa M Sykes N Smith R Chou S Sanchez T Hoeg T Morrissey T Ross |
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Finding List (Saint Lucie) @ 2009Q3
Self-Identified List (Saint Lucie)
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