05000397/LER-2024-001, Failure to Track Operability of Requirements of Transversing In-Core Probe Valves

Failure to Track Operability of Requirements of Transversing In-Core Probe Valves

ML24022A224
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	01/22/2024
From:	David Brown Energy Northwest
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
References
GO2-24-006 LER 2024-001-00
Download: ML24022A224 (1)

LER-2024-001, Failure to Track Operability of Requirements of Transversing In-Core Probe Valves

Event date:
Report date:
Reporting criterion:	10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications
3972024001R00 - NRC Website

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10 CFR 50.73 GO2-24-006 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Subject:

COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT NO. 2024-001-00

Dear Sir or Madam:

Transmitted herewith is Licensee Event Report No. 2024-001-00 for Columbia Generating Station. This report is submitted pursuant to 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B).

There are no commitments being made to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by this letter. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Mr. Z. K.

Dunham, Regulatory Affairs Manager, at (509) 377-4735.

Executed on this ______ day of ____________, 2024.

Respectfully, David P. Brown Site Vice President Attachment: Licensee Event Report 2024-001-00 cc:

NRC Region IV Regional Admin NRC Region IV Project Manager NRC Senior Resident Inspector/988C C.D. Sonoda - BPA/1399 David P. Brown Columbia Generating Station P.O. Box 968, MD PE23 Richland, WA 99352-0968 Ph. 509-377-8385 dpbrown@energy-northwest.com






   



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