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| 05000254/FIN-2012301-01 | 2012Q2 | Quad Cities | Licensee-Identified Violation | Title 10 CFR 55.49, Integrity of Examinations and Tests, requires, in part, that the licensee shall not engage in activities that compromises the integrity of any application, test, or examination required by 10 CFR Part 55. Contrary to the above, on March 30, 2012, at the Clinton Power Station, the licensee identified that the control room simulators plant process computer model was saving sequence of events files on a routine basis. A licensee investigation determined that the same condition existed at Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The licensee determined that some of the files contained examination materials related to examinations required by 10 CFR Part 55. The integrity of a test or examination is considered compromised if any activity, regardless of intent, affected, or, but for detection, would have affected the equitable and consistent administration of the test or examination. Although the examination materials were compromised, the licensee was able to demonstrate that the files were not readily viewable and required interpretation. Therefore, no individuals had an unfair advantage in taking any NRC-related examinations. This issue was documented in the facilitys corrective action program as IR1348733. Corrective actions for this issue included revising the simulators software to delete data from the sequence of events files being generated by the simulator until a longer term fix is decided. The licensees corporate procedure TQ-QC-201-0113, Simulator Examination Security Actions Checklist, will add steps to delete data after simulator resets. The inspectors determined that the failure to control sequence of event files generated by the facilitys simulator was a performance deficiency that required a Significance Determination Process evaluation. The inspectors determined that this finding impacted the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone and consulted IMC 0609, Appendix I, to assess the impact of this issue on examination security. The inspectors concluded that a potential examination compromise had occurred and the facility had taken immediate compensatory actions to prevent recurrence of this condition. Based on circumstances described above and the licensees corrective actions, the inspectors concluded that this finding was of very low safety significance. |