05000293/FIN-2014005-01
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| Title | Modification to the Spent Fuel Pool Cask Area without Prior NRC Approval |
| Description | Severity Level lV. The inspectors identified a Severity Level lV NCV of Title 10 of the Cod
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.59 in that Entergy did not obtain a license amendment prior to implementing a change to the plant that required a change to technical specification (TS). Specifically, Entergy removed the energy absorbing pad described in TS 4.3.4.b, Design Features, and Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) section 10.3.6, Consequences of a Dropped Fuel Cask, without receiving prior NRC approval. Entergy submitted a License Amendment Request (LAR) supplement to the NRC on September 11, 2014, to remove the energy absorbing pad language from TS, and performed an extent of condition review on previous engineering changes and prohibited placing a cask in the spent fuel pool (SFP) until receiving NRC approval for a change to TS 4.3.4.b. The inspectors determined that Entergy did not perform an adequate 10 CFR 50.59 evaluation and obtain a license amendment prior to removing the SFP energy absorbing pad. The inspectors determined this was a performance deficiency that was within Entergys ability to foresee and correct and should have been prevented. Because the issue had the potential to affect the NRCs ability to perform its regulatory function, the inspectors evaluated this performance deficiency in accordance with the traditional enforcement process. Using the Enforcement Manual, the inspectors determined that the violation was a Severity Level IV (a 10 CFR 50.59 violation that resulted in conditions that required NRC approval before implementation) violation. Because this violation involves the traditional enforcement process and does not have an underlying technical violation that would be considered more-than-minor, inspectors did not assign a cross-cutting aspect to this violation in accordance with IMC 0612, Appendix B. |
| Site: | Pilgrim |
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| Report | IR 05000293/2014005 Section 4OA5 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2014 (2014Q4) |
| Type: | TEV: Severity level IV |
| cornerstone | Barrier Integrity |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | |
| Inspectors (proximate) | B Dionne B Scrabeck E Carfang E Love G Bjorkman J Nicholson J Schoppy J Tapp R Mckinley S Rutenkroger T Dunn |
| Violation of: | 10 CFR 50.59 Technical Specification |
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Finding List (Pilgrim) @ 2014Q4
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