05000361/FIN-2010002-11
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| Title | Failure to Obtain a License Amendment for a Technical Specification Basis Change |
| Description | The inspectors identified a noncited violation of 10 CFR 50.59, Changes, Test, and Experiments, for the failure of licensing personnel to obtain a technical specification license amendment for a change made to the technical specification bases concerning the emergency chilled water system. Specifically, in 1996, licensing personnel implemented a technical specification bases change for Limiting Condition for Operation 3.7.10, Emergency Chilled Water, which changed the intent and application of the technical specification, and added wording which allowed a period of time for required support systems to be inoperable without declaring the emergency chillers inoperable. This issue was entered into the licensees corrective action program as Nuclear Notifications NNs 200747320 and 200758329. The finding is greater than minor because the failure to follow the requirements of 10 CFR 50.59 and receive prior NRC approval for changes in licensed actions impacted the NRCs regulatory ability. The inspectors reviewed this issue in accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 0612 and the NRC Enforcement Manual. Through this review, the inspectors determined that traditional enforcement was applicable to this issue because the NRC\'s regulatory ability was affected. The inspectors determined that this finding was not suitable for evaluation using the significance determination process, and as such, was evaluated in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy. The finding was reviewed by NRC management and because the violation was determined to be of very low safety significance, was not repetitive or willful, and was entered into the corrective action program, this violation is being treated as a Severity Level IV noncited violation consistent with the NRC Enforcement Policy. Since the bases change was made in 1996, the inspectors determined that this was not reflective of current licensee performance and therefore did not have a crosscutting aspect associated with i |
| Site: | San Onofre  |
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| Report | IR 05000361/2010002 Section 4OA2 |
| Date counted | Mar 31, 2010 (2010Q1) |
| Type: | TEV: Severity level IV |
| cornerstone | Other |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71152 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | R Lantz P Elkmann D Allen J Reynoso J Josey G Warnick B Rice W Schaup |
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Finding List (San Onofre) @ 2010Q1
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