05000416/FIN-2010004-04
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| Title | Primary Meteorological Tower Inoperable Without Compensatory Actions in Place |
| Description | A self-revealing non-cited violation of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(8), was identified when the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Primary Meteorological Tower was rendered inoperable without compensatory actions from July 6 through July 27, 2010. The primary meteorological tower was declared inoperable by operations for maintenance to perform surveillance and preventative maintenance activities. The technicians did not finish the surveillance due to problems with data point
exceeding allowable tolerance limits, and left the tower with the 10 and 50 meter instruments lowered to the ground. Inaccurate meteorological data continued to be displayed in the plant computer system. During the subsequent night shift, the control room supervisor inadvertently closed out the limiting condition of operations for the primary meteorological tower being out of service prior to the tower being returned to an operable condition. The licensee entered this issue into their corrective action program as Condition Report CR-GGN-2010-05748. The finding was more than minor because it was associated with the Facilities and Equipment attribute of the Emergency Preparedness (EP) Cornerstone and adversely affected the cornerstone objective of ensuring the capability to implement adequate measures to protect public health and safety in the event of a radiological emergency. Specifically, from July 6 through July 27, 2010, key emergency response members could not have accurately performed their assigned emergency notification and dose assessment functions, with an absence of compensatory measures. In accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Appendix B, Emergency Preparedness Significance Determination Process, Sheet 1 and the examples contained in section 4.8 of the same document, the inspectors determined the finding to be of very low safety significance (Green) because the performance deficiency was a failure to comply with NRC regulations, the deficiency was associated with a non-risk significant planning standard as defined in MC0609 Appendix B, and it did not represent a functional failure of the planning standard. The cause of this finding has a crosscutting aspect in the area of human performance associated with work control, because the maintenance and operations department failed to appropriately communicate and coordinate work activities on the primary meteorological tower. |
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
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| Report | IR 05000416/2010004 Section 1R19 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2010 (2010Q3) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Emergency Prep |
| Identified by: | Self-revealing |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.19 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | C Graves D Stearns R Smith A Barrett V Gaddy |
| CCA | H.5, Work Management |
| INPO aspect | WP.1 |
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Finding List (Grand Gulf) @ 2010Q3
Self-Identified List (Grand Gulf)
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