05000458/FIN-2011002-08
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Finding | |
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| Title | Failure to follow Fuel Handling Guidelines |
| Description | The inspector identified a Green finding for failure to follow River Bend Stations Fuel Handling Guideline. A fuel handling event occurred at River Bend Station on January 21, 2011 when a fuel assembly was grappled and raised approximately one foot rather than fully withdrawn from the core. With the fuel assembly only partially withdrawn from the core, the refuel platform was erroneously moved horizontally approximately five feet. This inappropriate stop at one foot followed by inappropriate horizontal movement of the refuel platform with the fuel partially inserted into the core resulted in equipment damage and potential fuel damage. During core alterations, River Bend Station operating procedure FHP-0003, Refuel Platform Operation is utilized. However, this procedure does not describe specific steps and responsibilities to safely move fuel in the core. Instead, fuel handlers follow the River Bend Station Fuel Handling Guideline. This Fuel Handling Guideline is intended to be used in a step-wise fashion. Step 8 requires the grapple to be raised to the normal up position. The Spotter and the Driver are required to watch both the Z height and weight while a fuel assembly is being raised to the normal up position. The refueling senior reactor operator is required to enforce these requirements. The required actions were neither performed nor enforced. Step 9 then directs the refuel platform be moved to the next location. River Bend fuel handlers began performing step 9 prior to the fuel assembly being lifted to the normal up position per step 8. This horizontal refuel platform movement with the fuel assembly still partially inserted in the core resulted in damage to the refuel platform mast and potential fuel damage. |
| Site: | River Bend  |
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| Report | IR 05000458/2011002 Section 4OA3 |
| Date counted | Mar 31, 2011 (2011Q1) |
| Type: | Finding: Green |
| cornerstone | Barrier Integrity |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71153 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | T Farina L Ricketson P Elkmann B Tharakan R Kopriva D Stearns A Barrett G Larkin V Gaddy D Strickland |
| CCA | P.5, Operating Experience |
| INPO aspect | CL.1 |
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Finding - River Bend - IR 05000458/2011002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finding List (River Bend) @ 2011Q1
Self-Identified List (River Bend)
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