05000354/FIN-2012005-01
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| Title | Failure to Follow Procedures to Ensure Cables Within the Scope of the Cable Monitoring Program Do Not Remain Submerged |
| Description | The inspectors identified a Green finding for failure to follow the PSEG procedure (ERAA- 3003) for the cable monitoring and aging management of medium and low voltage cables at PSEG nuclear plants. Specifically, Hope Creek Generating Station did not perform adequate inspections to ensure cables were kept clear of water that could submerge cables, and to implement adequate corrective actions to eliminate the condition. The issue was entered into PSEGs corrective action program as notification 20588385. This finding is more than minor because it is associated with the equipment performance attribute of the Mitigating Systems cornerstone and the associated cornerstone objective of ensuring the availability, reliability, and capability of systems that respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences. Specifically, extended submergence of the non-safety related power cables supplying the offsite power transformers could lead to cable failure and cause an event that affects the availability, reliability, and capability of systems relying, in part, on power from these transformers. In accordance with IMC 0609.04, Initial Characterization of Findings, and Exhibit 2 of IMC 0609, Appendix A, The Significance Determination Process for Findings At-Power, issued June 19, 2012, this finding was determined to be of very low safety significance because it did not represent an actual loss of system and/or function. This finding has a cross-cutting aspect in the area of problem identification and resolution, corrective action component, because PSEG did not take appropriate corrective actions to address safety issues and adverse trends in a timely manner, commensurate with their safety significance and complexity. Specifically, the development of, and the frequency assigned to, cable vault inspections for non-safety related cables within the scope of 10 CFR 50.65 was insufficient to ensure that cables did not remain submerged. |
| Site: | Hope Creek  |
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| Report | IR 05000354/2012005 Section 1R06 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2012 (2012Q4) |
| Type: | Finding: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.06 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | D Schroeder J Schoppy S Mccarver R Nimitz F Bower S Ibarrola R Montgomery B Scrabeck |
| CCA | P.3, Resolution |
| INPO aspect | PI.3 |
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Finding - Hope Creek - IR 05000354/2012005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finding List (Hope Creek) @ 2012Q4
Self-Identified List (Hope Creek)
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