05000416/FIN-2012003-05
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| Title | Failure to Follow a Post-Modification Test Procedure |
| Description | The inspectors identified a non-cited violation of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings, involving the licensees failure to follow a post-modification test procedure for the interconnecting siphon line between the two standby service water system cooling tower basins. Operability of the ultimate heat sink is based on a minimum water level in the two standby service water cooling tower basins, an operable interconnecting siphon between the basins, and four operable cooling tower fans (two per basin). At extended power uprate conditions, the configuration of the basins and the original siphon line would not support 30 days of operation of both trains of the standby service water system and the high pressure core spray service water systems without makeup, so the licensee performed a modification (EC 25649), which involved replacing the original siphon line with a new siphon line in order to transfer water from one basin to the other. On March 28, 2012, after completing the modification, the licensee performed post-modification testing to determine the piping friction loss coefficient of the modified siphon line and to evaluate its acceptability against the worst-case friction loss coefficient documented in EC 25649. The licensee deviated from the test procedure, as-written, and performed the test with an inadequate pressure gauge instead of the specified gauge. After inspectors challenged the validity of these test results, the licensee performed another test of the siphon line with a different method that did not require the use of a pressure gauge to measure the piping friction loss coefficient. The inspectors reviewed the subsequent test data and found the test results to be satisfactory. The licensee documented this concern in Condition Report CR-GGN-2012-05260. The finding is more than minor because it is associated with the design control attribute of the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone and adversely affected the cornerstone objective to ensure availability, reliability, and capability of systems that respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences (i.e., core damage). Specifically, the use of an unqualified gauge invalidated the test results, and a different test method had to be developed to determine the piping friction loss coefficient for the siphon line. The inspectors evaluated this finding using Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Attachment 4, Phase 1 Initial Screening and Characterization of Findings, and determined that the finding was of very low safety significance (Green) because the finding was not a design or qualification deficiency confirmed to result in loss of operability or function; did not represent a loss of safety system function; did not represent actual loss of safety function of a single train for greater than its technical specification allowed outage time; and did not screen as potentially risk significant due to a seismic, flooding, or severe weather initiating event. The finding had a cross-cutting aspect in the human performance area associated with work practices component because licensee personnel proceeded in the face of uncertainty or unexpected circumstances. Specifically, the licensee proceeded with the test without verifying that the pressure gauge was suitable for the test conditions after observing unexpected measurements with the gauge. |
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
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| Report | IR 05000416/2012003 Section 1R19 |
| Date counted | Jun 30, 2012 (2012Q2) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.19 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | R Smith A Barrett J Laughlin V Gaddy G Apger A Fairbanks B Rice J Braisted R Kumana |
| CCA | H.13, Consistent Process |
| INPO aspect | DM.1 |
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