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The inspectors identified a finding of verThe inspectors identified a finding of very low safety significance and associated Non-Cited Violation of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, Design Control, for the failure to control drainage of the emergency core cooling system room sumps in a manner that prevents common mode flooding of these rooms. Specifically, procedures did not ensure appropriate controls to prevent backflow from the floor drain system. The licensee entered the issue into their Corrective Action Program and revised procedures to prevent opening more than one emergency core cooling system room sump isolation valve at the same time. The performance deficiency was determined to be more than minor because it was associated with the Mitigating Systems cornerstone attribute of protection against external factors and affected the cornerstone objective of ensuring the availability, reliability, and capability of the emergency core cooling system to respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences. The finding was determined to be of very low safety significance (Green) because it did not result in either the loss of operability or an actual loss or degradation of a function designed to mitigate flooding. Specifically, a review of recent plant history did not find an instance where the configuration of the floor drain system allowed common mode flooding of the emergency core cooling system rooms when operability of this system was required. The inspectors determined that this finding had a cross-cutting aspect in the area of problem identification and resolution because the licensee did not conduct a self-assessment of sufficient depth. Specifically, the licensee evaluated a flooding incident during a self-assessment conducted in 2013 and failed to thoroughly evaluate the cause that resulted in common mode flooding of the rooms.lted in common mode flooding of the rooms.  +
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Insufficient Controls to Prevent Common Mode Flooding of ECCS Rooms  +