05000456/FIN-2015007-01
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Finding | |
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| Title | Failure to Ensure that Circuits Associated with Pressurizer PORVs and Block Valves Were Free of Fire Damage |
| Description | The inspectors identified a finding of very low safety significance, and an associated NCV of the Braidwood Station facility operating license condition 2.E associated with the Fire Protection Program for the licensees failure to ensure that the safe shutdown capability was independent of the fire area and thus free of fire damage. Specifically, in the event of a fire in the control room, cable spreading rooms, or electrical cable penetration areas the circuits associated with the Pressurizer Power Operated Relief Valve (PORV) block valves, which are relied upon to safely shutdown the plant, could be affected and may not be available due to fire-induced failures. The licensee entered this issue into their Corrective Action Program, established fire watches, and intended to perform plant modifications to correct the issue. The inspectors determined that the issue was more than minor because fire-induced circuit failures could impair the operation of the PORV block valves and complicate shutdown of the plant in the event of a fire in the control room, cable spreading rooms, or electrical cable penetration areas. The finding affected the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone. The finding was determined to be of very low safety significance based on a detailed risk-evaluation by a Region III Senior Reactor Analyst. This finding was not associated with a cross-cutting aspect because the finding was not representative of the licensees current performance. |
| Site: | Braidwood  |
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| Report | IR 05000456/2015007 Section 1R05 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2015 (2015Q3) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.05 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | A Dahbur D Szwarc R Daley R Winter |
| Violation of: | License Condition - Fire Protection License Condition |
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Finding - Braidwood - IR 05000456/2015007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finding List (Braidwood) @ 2015Q3
Self-Identified List (Braidwood)
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