05000338/FIN-2012007-03
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| Title | Inadequate Testing of the SW Air System |
| Description | The team identified a non-cited violation of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XI, Test Control, for the licensees failure to test the Service Water (SW) air subsystem capability to perform its design bases function. Specifically, the licensee was not testing the air receiver inlet valves (1-SW-343 and 1-SW- 105), or system integrity to ensure the systems capability to maintain header pressure without crediting the non-safety related air compressors. The licensee entered this issue into their corrective action program as condition report 478568. The licensees failure to test the safety related SW air systems capability to maintain adequate header pressure when the SW air compressors are not available was a performance deficiency. The performance deficiency was more than minor because it was associated with the equipment performance attribute of the Mitigating Systems cornerstone and adversely affected the cornerstone objective to ensure the availability, reliability and capability of systems that respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences. Specifically, the failure to perform testing of the SW air system resulted in a lack of reasonable assurance of the systems capability to maintain adequate header pressure and could have resulted in a premature or complete loss of the screen wash system. If the screen wash system was required to mitigate the effects of a severe weather initiating event, the performance deficiency could have resulted in a common mode failure of the SW system. In accordance with Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Manual Chapter 0609.04, Initial Screening and Characterization of Findings, the team conducted a Phase 1 Significance Determination Process screening and determined that a Phase 3 assessment was required because the finding screened as potentially risk-significant due to a severe weather initiating event which could plug the SW travelling screens requiring the screen wash function. A bounding Significance Determination Process Phase 3 analysis was performed by a regional senior risk analyst which determined the performance deficiency was a Green finding of very low safety significance. The finding was reviewed for cross-cutting aspects and none were identified since the performance deficiency was not indicative of current licensee performance. |
| Site: | North Anna  |
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| Report | IR 05000338/2012007 Section 1R21 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2012 (2012Q3) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.21 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | G Skinner R Fanner T Tinkel R Nease J Eargle A Alen K Schaaf T Su P Heher |
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Finding List (North Anna) @ 2012Q3
Self-Identified List (North Anna)
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