With Salem Unit One in a defueled condition during a planned refueling outage, anomalies were identified on baffle-former bolts while conducting a scheduled visual inspection of reactor vessel internals. Due to the visual anomalies,
PSEG commenced ultrasonic inspection of the baffle-former bolts to determine the extent of condition and determine a repair plan.
Based on initial results of ultrasonic inspections received on May 03, 2016, this condition was determined to be reportable pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(B), since the as-found conditions were not previously analyzed.
Additional details regarding the extent of condition will be supplied in the 60 day report.
The NRC Resident Inspector has been informed. The licensee will notify State and local government agencies as appropriate.