05000335/FIN-2013004-01
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| Title | Failure to Request NRC Approval prior to implementation of an Alternative Repair Method for ASME Class 3 Piping in the Intake Cooling Water System |
| Description | An NRC-identified Severity Level IV (SL-IV) non-cited violation (NCV) of 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3) was identified for the failure to request approval from the NRC for a proposed alternative to the code requirements in Section XI of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code applicable to the current Unit 1 in-service inspection interval. The licensee failed to request approval to use bolted patch plates for the permanent repair of degraded buried piping in several locations of the Unit 1 intake cooling water system prior to implementation. The licensee entered the issue in the corrective action program as AR 1809273 to address operability of the intake cooling water system and restore compliance with the applicable regulatory requirements. This performance deficiency was considered for traditional enforcement because the failure to request NRC approval prior to implementation of the repair activities impacted the NRCs ability to perform its regulatory function. This performance deficiency was determined to be a SL-IV violation in accordance with the violation examples in Section 6.1 of the NRC Enforcement Policy. Cross-cutting aspects are not assigned to traditional enforcement violations. |
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
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| Report | IR 05000335/2013004 Section 1R07 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2013 (2013Q3) |
| Type: | TEV: Severity level IV |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.07 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | J Rivera-Ortiz J Hanna T Morrissey J Reyes G Kolcum A Sengupta M Riches P Carman |
| Violation of: | 10 CFR 50.55a |
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Finding List (Saint Lucie) @ 2013Q3
Self-Identified List (Saint Lucie)
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