A self-revealing issue was identified, during preparations for an NRC inspection, when the licensee discovered that Licensee Event Report
(LER) 05000346/1997-004 was not complete and accurate in all material respects. Specifically, information had been removed from the LER prior to issuance. The deleted information was considered to be material by the NRC because if it had been complete and accurate, it would have resulted in additional inspection activities in the area of the completeness of corrective actions associated with this issue. Subsequent to the discovery of the deficiency, the licensee submitted Revision 01 to
LER 05000346/1997-004, on March 26, 2004, which documented the originally omitted information
Because the issue affected the NRCs ability to perform its regulatory function, this finding was evaluated with the traditional enforcement process. Following a review of the additional information, inspectors determined that licensee corrective actions to address the material conditions documented in the original LER were sufficient. This issue was determined to be a
Severity Level IV Non-Cited Violation, consistent with Section VI.A.1 of the
NRC Enforcement Policy, of
10 CFR 50.9.
