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DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified as an alternative approach to the Finding 15 recommendation [1] discussed in Issue 125.I.5, "Safety Systems Tested in All Conditions Required by DBA," which states that "[t]horough integrated …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background Issue 106 was resolved with the issuance of Generic Letter 93-06, "Research Results on Generic Safety Issue 106, Piping and the Use of Highly Combustible Gases in Vital Areas," dated October 25, 1993, [1] which included …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] by NRR following the issuance of NRC Information Notice (IN) 93-17 [2] which was based in part on a deficiency in the Surry Power Station emergency diesel generator (DG) loading. This …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] following an NRR request for reconsideration of the safety priority ranking (DROP) of GSI-22, "Inadvertent Boron Dilution Events," based on new information on high burn-up fuel and new …
DESCRIPTION NRC regulatory requirements include the estimation of individual offsite dose from the design basis LOCA. The fission product source term in TID-14844 [1] which is referenced by the regulations, has historically been used for this application. …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The issue of potential blockage in the containment sumps was first identified in Unresolved Safety Issue (USI) A-43, "Containment Emergency Sump Performance." It identified a concern for the availability of adequate recirculation cooling …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] , [2] by a Region III inspector and addressed the possible failure of low pressure emergency core cooling systems due to unanticipated, large quantities of entrained gas in the suction piping …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background The issue of potential hazards from combustible gases was raised [1] after two events involving hydrogen combustion occurred within 2 months in late-2001 at two foreign BWRs. Both these events involved sudden rupture of …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was raised [1] , [2] by an NMSS staff member whose concern arose from the observation that spent fuel pool racks using Boral for neutron absorption had experienced some problems with swelling and degradation of …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was initiated [1] in response to a recommendation in the screening analysis of Generic Issue (A)             I-195, "Potential Hydrogen Combustion in BWR Piping." GI-195 investigated the potential safety …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified by RES after concern was raised for the number of component failures in the solid state protection systems of nuclear power plants that were caused by the growth of tin whiskers. [1] In 1987, …
DESCRIPTION Historical Background This issue was identified [1] by NRR following an allegation that was submitted to the NRC in March 2006 that described a scenario in which a SBLOCA event in a PWR has progressed to the sump recirculation mode of core …

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