The licensee identified a finding of very low safety significance (Green) and an associated
NCV of
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XII, Control of Measuring and Test Equipment, on October 18, 2012, following a weekly audit of Measuring and Test Equipment (
M&TE) storage areas. The licensee identified 16
M&TE items that were either missing or not properly checked out from tool cribs in accordance with Administrative Control Procedure (
ACP) 1408.8, Control of Measuring and Test Equipment. These concerns were identified following a recent revision to
ACP 1408.8 to improve the
M&TE checkout process due, in part, as a response to a licensee-identified
NCV in NRC
Inspection Report 05000331/2012004; and, recent site-wide communications to reinforce expectations for
M&TE controls. The licensee performed an Apparent Cause Evaluation (CR 01814517) to determine why prior corrective actions to ensure proper control of
M&TE were not effective. Corrective actions included establishing more robust barriers to the
M&TE tool cribs to ensure
M&TE would be checked out properly. The failure to establish measures to assure controls of
M&TE was a performance deficiency. The performance deficiency was determined to be more than minor and a finding because if left uncorrected, the performance deficiency would have the potential to
lead to a more significant safety concern. Specifically, failing to properly control
M&TE would have the potential to impact the quality of maintenance or the results of testing of safety-related equipment. The inspectors evaluated the finding in accordance with
IMC 0609,
Significance Determination Process, Attachment 0609.04, Initial Characterization of Findings, and then proceeded to
IMC 0609, Appendix A, The
Significance Determination Process for Findings At-Power, Exhibit 2 Questions. Since the inspectors answered No to Question 4, the finding screened as very low safety significance (Green).
