NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-03-016
Arkansas Nuclear 1 |
NOV
(White) |
04/07/2004 |
On April 7, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving the use of unapproved operator
manual actions for achieving and maintaining hot shutdown conditions in
the event of a fire in particular fire zones. The violation cited the licensee’s
failure to comply with fire protection regulations in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix
R, Section III.G.2 requiring that cables and equipment of redundant trains
of systems necessary to achieve and maintain hot shutdown conditions remain
free of fire damage. |
EA-00-081
Arkansas Nuclear 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/15/2000 |
On June 15, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level
III violation based on (1) inadequate design control over changes made to
the pump bearing housing material and the viscosity of the bearing lubricating
oil; and (2) the above changes resulting in the pumps being inoperable from
January 28 to February 5, 2000, when service water cooling temperatures
were below 42 degrees F. |
EA-97-382
Arkansas Nuclear 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/18/1997 |
Inadequate steam generator tube defect analysis. |
EA-96-512
Arkansas Nuclear 1 & 2 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 50,000 |
04/09/1997 |
The action was based on a Severity Level III problem consisting
of: 1) a failure to maintain an adequate lube oil collection system for
reactor coolant pumps, which resulted in oil accumulation on fibrous insulation,
creating the potential for a fire; and 2) a failure in two instances to
take prompt action to identify and correct conditions which resulted in
the fire. |
EA-96-274
Arkansas Nuclear 1 & 2 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 50,000 |
09/06/1996 |
Licensee maintenance personnel failed to follow procedures which resulted
in a main steam safety valve sticking open. |
