05000354/FIN-2016003-02
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| Title | Untimely Submittal of an LER for a Condition that Could Have Prevented Fulfillment of a Safety Function |
| Description | The Inspectors identified a Severity Level IV (SLIV) NCV of 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v) for because PSEG did not submit a Licensee Event Report (LER) within 60 days of an event or condition that could have prevented the fulfillment of a safety function at any time within 3 years of the date of discovery. Specifically, while performing an in-service retest of the HPCI system, the turbine tripped on overspeed shortly after startup due to low spring force on the overspeed assembly reset spring. This condition allowed the overspeed tappet to trip the turbine without an actual overspeed condition present, rendering the system inoperable and unable to automatically initiate and inject at rated flow within 35 seconds as required per TSs and the design basis, thus preventing the fulfillment of a safety function. PSEGs corrective actions included documenting the missed LER in the corrective action program (CAP) in notification (NOTF) 20741046, and submitted LER 05000354/2016001-00 under 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v)(D) on October 04, 2016. The inspectors evaluated this issue using the traditional enforcement process because the performance deficiency had the potential to impede or impact the NRCs regulatory process. Specifically, the failure to submit an LER under 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v)(D) within 60 days of an event or condition that could have prevented the fulfillment of a safety function at any time within 3 years of the date of discovery could impact the NRCs regulatory process. The inspectors reviewed this issue in accordance with IMC 0612 and the Enforcement Manual; violations of 10 CFR 50.73 are dispositioned using the traditional enforcement process. The inspectors reviewed Section 6.9.d.9 of the NRC Enforcement Policy and determined this violation was a Severity Level IV violation because PSEG did not submit the LER as required by 10 CFR 50.73 did not cause the NRC to reconsider a regulatory position or undertake substantial further inquiry. The performance deficiency was screened against the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) per the guidance of IMC 0612, Appendix B, Issue Screening, and no associated ROP finding was identified. In accordance with IMC 0612, Appendix B, this traditional enforcement issue is not assigned a cross-cutting aspect. |
| Site: | Hope Creek  |
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| Report | IR 05000354/2016003 Section 4OA2 |
| Date counted | Sep 30, 2016 (2016Q3) |
| Type: | TEV: Severity level IV |
| cornerstone | Mitigating Systems |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71152 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | F Arner F Bower J Hawkins M Draxton R Nimitz R Vadella S Freeman S Haney W Cook |
| Violation of: | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function |
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Finding List (Hope Creek) @ 2016Q3
Self-Identified List (Hope Creek)
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