05000482/FIN-2016007-01
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Title | Inadequate Degraded Voltage Analyses of Class 1E Systems |
Description | The team identified a Green, non-cited violation of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, Design Control, which states, in part, The design control measures shall provide for verifying or checking the adequacy of design, such as by the use of alternate or simplified calculational methods, or by the performance of a suitable testing program. Specifically, prior to April 28, 2016, the licensee failed to verify the adequacy of the design of the Class 1E electrical equipment, because it failed to perform adequate analyses demonstrating 1) that the degraded voltage relay setpoints specified in technical specifications would ensure adequate voltage to safety-related equipment, 2) adequate voltage would be available to the safety-related loads during transient voltage conditions caused by load sequencing, and 3) that the degraded voltage relay-associated time delays provide timely separation from offsite power and transfer to the emergency diesel generator to ensure that the Class 1E safety-related loads can achieve their safety function without protective device tripping. In response to these issues, the licensee performed preliminary analyses to demonstrate that the Class 1E electrical equipment would function at degraded voltages and was operable. This finding was entered into the corrective action program as Condition Reports 47791, 104253, 104098, 104389, and 104390. The team determined the licensees failure to ensure the adequacy of the design of the Class 1E electrical equipment was a performance deficiency. The performance deficiency was more-than-minor, and therefore a finding, because it related to the design control attribute of the Mitigating Systems cornerstone objective of ensuring the availability, reliability, and capability of systems that respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences. Specifically, the licensees electrical analyses failed to verify degraded voltage relay setpoints specified in technical specifications would ensure adequate voltage to safety-related equipment, that adequate voltage would be available to the safety-related loads during transient voltage conditions caused by load sequencing, and that degraded voltage relay time delays would provide timely separation from offsite power and transfer to the emergency diesel generator to ensure that the Class 1E safety-related loads can achieve their safety function without protective device tripping. In accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Appendix A, The Significance Determination Process (SDP) for Findings At-Power, dated July 19, 2012, the finding screened as having very low safety significance (Green) because it was a design or qualification deficiency that did not to result in loss of operability or functionality; did not represent an actual loss of safety function of the system or train; did not result in the loss of one or more trains of non-technical specification equipment; and did not screen as potentially risk-significant due to seismic, flooding, or severe weather. This finding did not have a cross-cutting aspect because the most significant contributor did not reflect current licensee performance. |
Site: | Wolf Creek |
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Report | IR 05000482/2016007 Section 1R21 |
Date counted | Jun 30, 2016 (2016Q2) |
Type: | NCV: Green |
cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
Identified by: | NRC identified |
Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.21 |
Inspectors (proximate) | C Smith G Nicely J Watkins M Yeminy T Farnholtz T Palmer W Sifre |
Violation of: | 10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion III, Design Control |
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Finding List (Wolf Creek) @ 2016Q2
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