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NRC CAL – NOV (Yellow/White/SLIII)

EA-10-094 · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2010-08-12 · Reactor Licensees

Action

EA Number
EA-10-094
Licensee
NOV (Yellow/White/SLIII)
Category
Reactor Licensees
Action type
CAL
Severity level
SLIII
Date issued
2010-08-12

Description

On August 12, 2010, the NRC issued a Yellow and a White finding with associated violations and a Notice of Violation (NOV) for a Severity Level III violation to Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC. (Duke) as a result of inspections at the Oconee Nuclear Station Units 1, 2 and 3. The Yellow finding involved the failure to ensure the Standby Shutdown Facility (SSF) Reactor Coolant Makeup (RCM) subsystem for all three units remained operable as required by Technical Specifications. The White finding involved the failure to identify and correct Unit 2 and Unit 3 SSF RCM letdown line degradation in a timely manner after degradation was identified on Unit 1, as required by 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, "Corrective Action." A 10 CFR 50.9, "Completeness and Accuracy of Information," NOV for a Severity Level III violation was also assessed to Duke for submitting materially inaccurate information. Duke provided information which described an alternate flow path that could be used to control pressurizer level during an SSF event. However, it was discovered that this flow path was not available due to a closed manual valve inside containment.

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