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A Green self-revealing non-cited violation … A Green self-revealing non-cited violation (NCV) of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings, was identified for the failure to accomplish activities affecting quality in accordance with instructions and procedures established by the licensee. Specifically, the failure of station personnel to correctly close the Weidmuiller links on the feedwater control valves, in accordance with procedure PT/2/A/0152/020, AFIS Circuitry Test, Enclosure 13.2, AFIS Circuitry Verification and Valves Stroked on Refueling Frequency During FDW System Shutdown, Steps 1.22 and 1.23, caused feedwater flow oscillations. The feedwater flow oscillations resulted in a valid automatic feedwater isolation signal (AFIS) initialization. The licensee entered this issue into their corrective action program (CAP) as nuclear condition report (NCR) 01939072. The licensee verified all AFIS links on all units were closed and modified station procedures to include additional detail on ensuring that the links are fully closed. The licensees failure to follow procedure PT/2/A/0152/020, AFIS Circuitry Test, during the last AFIS circuitry testing on November 17, 2013 was a performance deficiency. The performance deficiency was more than minor because it was associated with the equipment performance and human performance attributes of the mitigating systems cornerstone and adversely affected the cornerstone objective of ensuring the availability, reliability, and capability of systems that respond to initiating events to prevent undesirable consequences (i.e., core damage). Specifically, the failure of station personnel to correctly close the Weidmuiller links on the feedwater control valves caused feedwater flow oscillations resulting in a valid AFIS initialization. Using NRC IMC 0609, Appendix A, The Significance Determination Process (SDP) for Findings At-Power, Exhibit 2 Mitigating System Screening Questions Part B, dated July 1, 2012, the inspectors determined the finding to be of very low safety significance (Green) since the finding did not result in the loss of equipment specifically designed to mitigate a loss of feedwater flow. Specifically, the AFIS initiation was a valid actuation and as such, there was no loss of safety function. The finding had a cross-cutting aspect of procedure adherence in the area of human performance, because the licensee did not adequately follow processes, procedures, and work instructions.cesses, procedures, and work instructions.

Discovered date

23:59:59, 31 December 2015 +

Docket

05000270 +

Event date

23:59:59, 31 December 2015 +

Finding integer

2 +

Finding type

Non-cited violation +

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INPO aspect

WP.4 +

Identified by

Self-revealing +

Inspection Manual Chapter

NRC Inspection Manual 0609/Appendix A, The Significance Determination Process (SDP) for Findings At-Power +

Inspection procedure

IP 71153, Event Followup +

Inspection report

IR 05000269/2015004 +

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12:58:46, 25 September 2017 +