The inspectors identified an
NCV of
10 CFR 50.9(a), Completeness and Accuracy of Information, when the licensee failed to submit complete and accurate information for License Amendment 77 (LA 77) related to the permeation of the
Tritium Producing Burnable Absorber Rods (
TPBARS) when pertinent information became available to the licensee prior to the issuance of LA 77. The licensee has entered this item into its corrective action program as PER 210845This finding was considered as traditional enforcement because the failure to provide complete and accurate information impacted the regulatory process. This finding was determined to be minor because the licensee configured the core TPBAR loading in a conservative manner. However, due to a lack of completeness of information provided by the licensee to the NRC, the NRC approved LA 77 which gave the licensee allowance to change the configuration of core TPBAR loading which the NRC may not have otherwise allowed. The lack of completeness impeded the NRC regulatory process. Consistent with the guidance in Section IV.A.3 and Supplement VII, Paragraph D.1 of the
NRC Enforcement Policy, this finding was determined to be a
Severity Level IV non-cited violation.
