At 0049 on 10/11/08 Letdown Relief valve BG8117 lifted prior to set point, resulting in Pressurizer water inventory being diverted the Pressurizer Relief Tank. Letdown was isolated within 13 minutes, isolating the leakage. Upon review of the level trends of the Pressurizer Relief Tank level changes, approximately 574 gallons were diverted from the
Reactor Coolant system. This would result in an
RCS leakage rate of 44 gpm of
RCS Identified Leakage. At the time that the calculation of leakage rate was discovered, it was immediately recognized that this met the requirements for
EAL 4R, '
RCS Identified Leakage greater than 25 gpm'. As a result of identification that the criteria of an
EAL was exceeded, and no longer existed, a notification was made to the NRC Operation Center in accordance with
10 CFR50.72(a)(1)(i).
Licensee has notified NRC Resident Inspector and will notify state and local agencies on the next business day.