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| Entered date | Event description | |
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| ENS 43815 | 30 November 2007 17:50:00 | At 1052 on 11/30/2007 while in Mode 3 for a maintenance outage, a previously identified steam leak on the packing of valve 3-FCV-073-0006A, HPCI Steam Line Condensate Inboard Drain Valve, increased. The room temperatures were not rising at the time of the increased leakage, alleviating the potential automatic isolation of the system. Upon review of the condition, the Operations staff closed the steam isolation valves and declared HPCI INOPERABLE to minimize the spread of contamination in the area. After HPCI was isolated, inspection of the valve identified a Code Class 2 piping through wall leak on a tee upstream of 3-FCV-073-0006A which contributed to the increased leakage observed prior to isolation of the system. This event is reportable as an 8-hour Non-Emergency Notification in accordance with 10CFR50.72 (b)(3)(v)(B) as; 'Any event or condition that at the time of discovery could have prevented the fulfillment of the Safety Function of structures or systems that are needed to: Remove Residual Heat'; and 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v)(D), 'any event or condition that at the time of discovery could have prevented the fulfillment of the Safety Function of structures or systems that are needed to: mitigate the consequences of an accident.' This event also requires a 60 day written report in accordance with 10CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v)(B) and 10CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v)(D). The Code Class 2 piping leak was on a tee for the steam trap bypass valve upstream of the HPCI Steam Line Condensate Inboard Drain Valve. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |