05000373/FIN-2017004-02
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| Title | Failure to Establish Brazing Repair Procedures with Appropriate Acceptance Criteria |
| Description | A finding of very low safety significance and an associated NCV of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings, was identified by the inspectors for the failure to establish instructions with acceptance criteria that were appropriate to the circumstances for the brazing repair of the Unit Common Division I diesel generator (DG) starting air system. Specifically, through worker skill of the craft, the use of a heat sink device was relied upon to ensure that the adjacent joint of a brazed connection did not cross a temperature threshold that could have melted or otherwise unacceptably weakened the filler material; however, the procedure used did not contain any quantitative acceptance criteria for the adjacent joint temperature to determine that this important activity had been satisfactorily accomplished. The finding was considered more than minor because if left uncorrected it had the potential to lead to a more significant safety concern. Specifically, without quantitative acceptance criteria for temperature of the adjacent joints in close proximity of a brazed connection it is possible that joints could be reheated to near the solidus temperature of the filler material, resulting in joint weakening and potential failure. The licensee entered the issue into its CAP as AR 04090775. Corrective actions included revising procedures associated with brazing repairs to include a temperature value as a quantitative acceptance criteria for determining that important activities have been satisfactorily accomplished and to address the physical condition of the adjacent joint by verifying its conditions under work order (WO) 4702099 performance. The inspectors determined that the finding could be evaluated using the Significance Determination Process (SDP) in accordance with IMC 0609, Attachment 0609.04, Initial Characterization of Findings, dated October 7, 2016. Because the finding impacted the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone the inspectors screened the finding through IMC 0609, Appendix A, The SDP for Findings At-Power, dated June 19, 2012. The finding screened as very low safety significance (Green) because it did not result in the loss of operability or functionality; thus, the inspectors answered No to all of the mitigating system screening questions. The inspectors determined that the finding had a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Human Performance, under the aspect of Work Management. Specifically, WO 4702099 designated DG air start system repair activities as non-code when an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) code brazing procedure specification, (BPS) 107107BR Revision 0, was being used to satisfy the standard of record, the diesel engine manufacturers standards. [H.5] |
| Site: | LaSalle  |
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| Report | IR 05000373/2017004 Section 1R15 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2017 (2017Q4) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.15 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | R Ruiz J Havertape J Bozga J Neurauter L Smith C Zoia M Bielby G Hansen R Zuffa B Dickson |
| Violation of: | 10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion V |
| CCA | H.5, Work Management |
| INPO aspect | WP.1 |
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