05000254/FIN-2015003-02
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| Title | Failure to Establish Adequate Procedure to Preclude Unacceptable Preconditioning of the SBGT System |
| Description | A finding of very low safety significance and an associated non-cited violation of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings, was identified by the inspectors for the licensees failure to establish a procedure appropriate to the circumstances that precluded unacceptable preconditioning of the standby gas treatment (SBGT) system during surveillance testing. The licensee performed an evaluation and concluded the SBGT system was operable and planned additional testing on the relay timing function. Other corrective actions included revising the applicable procedures such that unacceptable preconditioning would not occur. The licensee captured this issue in their CAP as IR 2524699. The finding was determined to be more than minor because it was associated with the Barrier Integrity Cornerstone attribute of Procedure Quality and affected the cornerstone objective to provide reasonable assurance that physical design barriers (fuel cladding, reactor coolant system, and containment) protect the public from radionuclide releases caused by accidents or events. Specifically, the inadequate procedure had the potential to mask the ability of the SBGT system to initiate in time to prevent ex-filtration of radioactive gases during a design basis accident. The finding was determined to be of very low safety significance because it represented a degradation of the radiological barrier function for the SBGT system. This finding had a cross-cutting aspect of questioning attitude in the area of human performance because the licensee did not recognize the possibility of mistakes, latent problems, or inherent risk, even while expecting successful outcomes. Specifically, the licensee failed to recognize that performing the steps in the specified sequence could unacceptably precondition the time-delay relay for the SBGT system and mask the ability of the system to perform its function [H.12]. |
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
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| Report | IR 05000254/2015003 Section 1R22 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2015 (2015Q3) |
| Type: | NCV: Green |
| cornerstone | Barrier Integrity |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71111.22 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | C Mathews K Carrington K Stoedter M Holmberg R Elliott R Murray S Bell |
| Violation of: | 10 CFR 50 Appendix B Criterion V |
| CCA | H.12, Avoid Complacency |
| INPO aspect | QA.4 |
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Finding List (Quad Cities) @ 2015Q3
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