ENS Event | |
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16:00 Jun 14, 2024 | |
| Title | Technical Specification Reportable Occurrence |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
At approximately 1100 CDT on June 14, 2024, during routine fuel inspections required under Technical Specification 4.1.5, a fuel pin (serial number 11420) did not pass the go/no-go test for transverse bend. This measurement is described in Technical Specification 3.1.5.2.a as part of the fuel inspection conducted under the surveillance described in Technical Specification 4.1.5. Failure of an element to meet any one of the specifications listed in Technical Specification 3.1.5.2 specifies that the fuel element is considered damaged and therefore may not be used in reactor operations. Visual inspection of the pin prior to placement in the test rig did not indicate any obvious degradation that would be exceptional for a pin with seventeen years of burnup history. There have been no indications of cladding failure on routine primary coolant analyses. The pin has been removed from service and will be replaced with a spare unused element. As required by Technical Specification 4.1.5.2, an inspection of the entire core fuel inventory will be initiated and will be completed prior to resuming routine operations. After the identification of the failure, the test rig calibration was confirmed and the pin was checked again, confirming the element failed the transverse bend specification. The reactor was not operating at the time of the event. NRC Project Manager has been notified. |
| Where | |
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| Texas A&Amp;M University (Tamn) College Station, Texas (NRC Region 0) | |
| License number: | R-83 |
| Reporting | |
| Non | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-0.42 h-0.0175 days <br />-0.0025 weeks <br />-5.75316e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jere Jenkins 15:35 Jun 14, 2024 |
| NRC Officer: | Josue Ramirez |
| Last Updated: | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 57174 - NRC Website | |
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