ENS 56893
ENS Event | |
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01:45 Dec 16, 2023 | |
| Title | |
| Event Description | At 2045 EST on December 15, 2023, it was determined that the reactor coolant system barrier had a through wall flaw with leakage. The leakage is minor in nature and unquantifiable. The leakage is coming from the welded connection of a vent valve for safety injection tank 2A2 outlet valve rendering both trains of high-pressure safety injection inoperable. The unit is being cooled down to cold shutdown to comply with technical specifications.
This event is being reported pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) and 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D). The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. The following additional information was obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance: The unit was heating up after a maintenance outage. The leak was discovered during mode 3 walkdown.
The purpose of this notification update is to retract a portion of a previous report, made on 12/16/2023 at 0404 EST (EN 56893). Notification of the event to the NRC was initially made as a result of declaring both trains of unit 2 high pressure safety injection system inoperable due to reactor coolant barrier through wall leak on the vent line for the 2A2 safety injection tank. Subsequent to the initial report, Florida Power and Light has concluded that the through wall leak rate was insignificant, and therefore the safety injection system's safety-related function was maintained. Therefore, this portion of the event is not considered a safety system functional failure and is not reportable to the NRC pursuant 10 CFR 50.72(3)(v)(D). This update does not affect the original 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) report for the degraded condition related to the reactor coolant barrier through wall leak. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. Notified R2DO (Miller). |
| Where | |
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Saint Lucie  Florida (NRC Region 2) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D), Loss of Safety Function - Mitigate the Consequences of an Accident | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+2.32 h0.0967 days <br />0.0138 weeks <br />0.00318 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Eric Laettner 04:04 Dec 16, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Dan Livermore |
| Last Updated: | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 56893 - NRC Website
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Unit 2 | |
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| Reactor critical | Not Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Hot Standby (0 %) |
| After | Hot Shutdown (0 %) |
Saint Lucie with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D), Loss of Safety Function - Mitigate the Consequences of an Accident, 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 569122024-01-03T17:57:0003 January 2024 17:57:00
[Table view]10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D), Loss of Safety Function - Mitigate the Consequences of an Accident, 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Pressure Boundary Degraded / Both Trains of High Pressure Safety Injection Inoperable ENS 568932023-12-16T01:45:00016 December 2023 01:45:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D), Loss of Safety Function - Mitigate the Consequences of an Accident, 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Reactor Coolant System Leak ENS 561352022-09-30T20:08:00030 September 2022 20:08:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D), Loss of Safety Function - Mitigate the Consequences of an Accident Safety System Inoperability ENS 561282022-09-26T21:41:00026 September 2022 21:41:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D), Loss of Safety Function - Mitigate the Consequences of an Accident Safety System Inoperability ENS 535982018-09-11T04:00:00011 September 2018 04:00:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Weld Defect on Pressurizer Interface ENS 525232017-01-31T17:00:00031 January 2017 17:00:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Piping Defect ENS 503102014-07-25T15:29:00025 July 2014 15:29:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(i), Tech Spec Required Shutdown, 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Technical Specification Required Shutdown Due to a Safety Injection Valve Defect ENS 452002009-07-13T11:00:00013 July 2009 11:00:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Pressure Boundary Leakage Identified ENS 439412008-01-29T10:31:00029 January 2008 10:31:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B), RPS System Actuation, 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Manual Reactor Trip to Repair Rcp "2B1" Seal Package ENS 438632007-12-21T19:45:00021 December 2007 19:45:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Rcs Pressure Boundary Leakage on Rcp Seal Injection Line ENS 435802007-08-19T21:00:00019 August 2007 21:00:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Plant Shutdown Due to Unisolable Reactor Coolant System Leakage ENS 434102007-06-06T17:10:0006 June 2007 17:10:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Containment Isolation Valves Found Misaligned ENS 414012005-02-10T21:00:00010 February 2005 21:00:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded Rcs Leakage Identified During Plant Startup Walkdowns 2024-01-03T17:57:00 | |