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Escalated Enforcement Actions Issued to Reactor Licensees - S

Saint Lucie 1 & 2
Salem 1 & 2
San Onofre 2 & 3
Seabrook 1
Sequoyah 1 & 2
South Texas 1 & 2
Summer
Surry 1 & 2
Susquehanna 1 & 2

Saint Lucie 1 & 2 - Docket Nos. 050-00335; 050-00389

NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name	Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any)	Date Issued	Description
EA-98-513 Saint Lucie 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	03/31/1999	Inadequate fire protection procedure.
EA-98-064 Saint Lucie 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	04/03/1998	Two cases of failure to control unauthorized access to the protected and vital area.
EA-98-009 Saint Lucie 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL II) $ 88,000	03/25/1998	Wrong refueling water tank swapover setting.
EA-97-501 Saint Lucie 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	12/11/1997	Inadequate PMT caused fan cooler motor to be inoperable.
EA-96-457 Saint Lucie 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL III) $ 50,000	01/10/1997	Miswiring; unauthorized individual entry into protected area after termination; emergency preparedness failures involving phone system, procedures and training.
EA-96-249 Saint Lucie 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	09/19/1996	A number of related violations of the requirements of 50.59.
EA-96-040 Saint Lucie 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL III) $ 50,000	03/28/1996	Licensed operator left the controls without informing his relief of a dilution in progress.

Salem 1 & 2 - Docket Nos. 050-00272; 050-00311

NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name	Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any)	Date Issued	Description
EA-03-070 Salem 1 & 2	NOV (White)	05/01/2003	On May 1, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White SDP finding involving emergency diesel generator (EDG) turbocharger failures. The violation cited the licensee's failure to implement effective corrective actions to preclude repetition of a significant condition adverse to quality associated with the EDG turbocharger failures.
EA-00-018 Salem 1 & 2	NOV (White)	02/14/2000	On February 14, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued for failure to comply with a fire protection license condition. It was cited in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy for use during the NRC Power Reactor Oversight Process Plant Study. The violation was associated with a finding (failure of the Unit 2 4160Vac switchgear room carbon dioxide fire suppression system to achieve required concentration) that the Significance Determination Process characterized as White.
EA-97-182 Salem 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	10/08/1997	Failure to meet 50.59 involving USQs.
EA-96-344 Salem 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL III) $100,000	12/11/1996	This action involved three violations related to two specific events concerning the failure to adequately control access to the facility. The first violation was categorized as a Severity Level III violation and involved a keycard photobadge station problem that could have resulted in an unauthorized individual gaining access to the protected and vital areas of the stations. The second event involved two violations where a contractor individual accessed the protected area without an adequate search after the individual had, on three occasions, alarmed two separate metal detectors at the stations' access control point. These two violations were categorized as a Severity Level III problem. Three violations not assessed a civil penalty were also identified involving the licensee's failure to comply with the Security Plan.
EA-96-177 Salem 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL II) $ 80,000	12/09/1996	The licensee, through its former manager of NSR, discriminated in December 1992 against a Safety Review Engineer (SRE) and in November 1993 and May 1994 against a former Onsite Safety Review Engineer (OSRE).

San Onofre 2 & 3 - Docket Nos. 050-00361; 050-00362

NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name	Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any)	Date Issued	Description
EA-07-232 San Onofre	ORDER	01/11/2008	On January 11, 2008, a Confirmatory Order (Effective Immediately) was issued to Southern California Edison Company (SCE) to formalize commitments made as a result of a successful alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session. The commitments were made by SCE as part of a settlement agreement between SCE and the NRC concerning the falsification, by a contract fire protection specialist at SONGS, of firewatch certification sheets on numerous occasions from April 2001 to December 2006. As part of the settlement agreement, SCE agreed to, in general terms, performing a common cause evaluation of known recent events, conducting a safety culture assessment, conducting training and communications, and developing or enhancing various programs in areas such as ethics, disciplinary process, contract programs, and oversight. In recognition of these actions, and those corrective actions already completed, NRC will refrain from further enforcement action related to this particular case, and may exercise enforcement discretion for the next six months on willful cases that meet the conditions of Section VII.B.4 of the Enforcement Policy, “Violations Identified Due to Previous Enforcement Action.” NRC will evaluate the implementation of SCE’s commitments during future inspections.
EA-06-149 San Onofre 1	NOV (SL III)	09/13/2006	On September 13, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving a transportation event in which a shipment of low specific activity liquid radioactive waste from San Onofre Unit 1 leaked from its transport container in Utah. The violations involved failures to (1) ensure by examination or appropriate tests that the top discharge valve of the tanker was properly closed and sealed; (2) load the tanker to the required fill density; and (3) maintain, fill, and close the tanker so that, under conditions normally incident to transportation, there would be no identifiable release of materials to the environment.
EA-99-242 San Onofre 2 & 3	NOV (SL III)	12/15/1999	Violation based on the licensee's failure to comply with their technical specifications when they did not recognize a condition that rendered one diesel generator and more than one battery charger inoperable.
EA-98-563 San Onofre 2 & 3	NOV (SL III)	03/16/1999	Violation of plant technical specifications.
EA-97-585 San Onofre 2 & 3	NOV (SL III)	02/18/1998	Loss of safeguards contingency plan and several other security issues.

Seabrook 1 - Docket No. 050-00443

NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name	Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any)	Date Issued	Description
EA-01-032 Seabrook 1	NOV (White)	06/29/2001	On June 29, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White SDP finding involving the emergency diesel generator (EDG). The violation was based on the licensee's failure to take adequate corrective actions to address degraded components associated with the EDG.
EA-98-165 Seabrook 1	NOVCP (SL III) $ 55,000	08/03/1999	Violation involving discrimination against an electrician for raising safety issues.
EA-98-073 Seabrook 1	NOV (SL III)	04/01/1998	Technical Specification and corrective action violation involving control building chillers and other safety related equipment.

Sequoyah 1 & 2 - Docket Nos. 050-00327; 050-00328

NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name	Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any)	Date Issued	Description
EA-04-223 Sequoyah 1 2	NOV (White)	01/26/2005	On January 26, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White finding involving binding problems with the breaker mechanism operated cell slide assembly for the 1A Residual Heat Removal pump. The violation cited the licensee’s failure to correct conditions adverse to quality based on the identification of binding problems during previous surveillance testing.
EA-99-234 Sequoyah 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL II) $110,000	02/07/2000	On February 7, 2000, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty of $110,000 was issued for a Severity Level II violation involving employment discrimination against a former corporate employee, for engaging in protected activities.
EA-99-234 Sequoyah 1 & 2	CPORDER $110,000	05/04/2001
EA-98-207 Sequoyah 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	06/18/1998	Failure of Identifications/Assessment equipment.
EA-97-409 Sequoyah 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL III) $ 55,000 Withdrawal of CP	12/08/1997	Inoperable DC vital board.
EA-97-232 Sequoyah 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	07/10/1997	Inadvertent RCS drain down with numerous deficiencies noted in the area of operation.
EA-96-414 Sequoyah 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL III) $100,000	12/24/1996	Reactor trip complications.
EA-96-414 Sequoyah 1 & 2	CPORDER $ 50,000	05/23/1997	Reactor trip complications.
EA-96-269 Sequoyah 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL III) $ 50,000	11/19/1996	Adverse conditions related to the fire protection program were not promptly identified and/or resolved.
EA-96-269 Sequoyah 1 & 2	CPORDER	03/17/1997
EA-95-199 Sequoyah 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL I) $100,000	01/13/1997	Chemistry manager was threatened with termination for raising safety concerns.

South Texas 1 & 2 - Docket Nos. 050-00498; 050-00499

NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name	Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any)	Date Issued	Description
EA-97-341 South Texas 1 & 2	ORDER	06/09/1998	Discrimination against supervisor and engineer for reporting safety concerns.
EA-96-500 South Texas 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	03/27/1997	Leak in ECCS system.
EA-96-133 South Texas 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL II) $200,000	09/19/1996	Discrimination.

Summer - Docket No. 050-00395

NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name	Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any)	Date Issued	Description
EA-06-046 Summer	NOV (White)	05/05/2006	On May 5, 2006, a Notice of Violation associated with a White SDP finding was issued for a finding involving the shipment of radioactive material in a package with radiation levels on an external surface that exceeded applicable regulatory requirements. The Notice of Violation cited the licensee’s failure to properly design and prepare for shipment a package containing radioactive material that was transported from the licensee’s facility to an offsite waste processing vendor.
EA-01-150 Summer	NOV (SL III)	08/31/2001	On August 31, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the failure to perform an adequate written safety evaluation to determine whether a change to the facility involved an unreviewed safety question.
EA-00-238 Summer	NOV (White)	12/28/2000	On December 28, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White SDP finding involving the inoperability of the turbine driven emergency feedwater (TDEFW) pump. The violation cited the licensee's failure to properly follow procedures which resulted in the failure to comply with the technical specification for TDEFW pump operability.

Surry 1 & 2 - Docket Nos. 050-00280; 050-00281

NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name	Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any)	Date Issued	Description
EA-06-071 Surry 1 & 2	NOV (White)	07/25/06	On July 25, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White Significance Determination Process (SDP) finding involving the failure of a licensee’s full-scale exercise critique to identify a weakness associated with a risk-significant planning standard which was determined to be a drill/exercise performance-performance indicator opportunity failure. The violation was cited against emergency preparedness planning standards 10 CFR 50.47(b)(4) and 10 CFR 50.47(b)(14) as well as the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.g, because the licensee failed to identify the above weakness during its emergency exercise critique.
EA-04-005 Surry 1 & 2	NOV (White)	09/15/04	On September 15, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White SDP finding involving ineffective safe shutdown procedures during a postulated fire that could have resulted in a reactor coolant pump seal loss of coolant accident. The violation cited the licensee’s ineffective alternative shutdown capability and response procedures for a postulated fire in the Emergency Switchgear Room Number 1 and 2.
EA-01-235 Surry 1 & 2	NOV (White)	12/21/01	On December 21, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White SDP finding involving failed piston wrist pins and bearings in the Number 3 Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG). The violation cited the licensee's failure to establish measures to assure that conditions adverse to quality were promptly identified and corrected that resulted in the inoperability of the Number 3 EDG.
EA-97-474 Surry 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	12/24/1997	Unable to meet requirements of Appendix R,III.G. for postulated control room fire.
EA-97-055 Surry 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL III) $ 55,000	08/29/1997	Violations of the Maintenance Rule.
EA-96-231 Surry 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	08/16/1996	H2 analyzes inoperable due to inadequate procedure.

Susquehanna 1 & 2 - Docket Nos. 050-00387; 050-00388

NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name	Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any)	Date Issued	Description
EA-02-216 Susquehanna 1 & 2	NOV (SL III)	01/13/2003	On January 13, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the backfilling of a dry shielded canister with argon, rather than helium, as required by the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) for the dry spent fuel storage system used at Susquehanna.
EA-01-087 Susquehanna 1 & 2	NOV (White)	09/13/2001	On September 13, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White SDP finding involving certain emergency preparedness functions for an emergency at the site not being met. The violation involved the failure to ensure that procedures were adequate and staffing levels were maintained to meet the site's emergency plan requirements..
EA-01-012 Susquehanna 1 & 2	NOV (White)	03/12/2001	On March 12, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White SDP finding involving a substantial potential for personnel to sustain external radiation exposures in excess of occupational exposure limits. The violation involved the failure to perform an adequate evaluation of radiation hazards to assure that occupational dose limits would not be exceeded.
EA-97-472 Susquehanna 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL III) $ 55,000	01/09/1998	Controls over an EDG voltage regulator adjustment knob were insufficient to ensure voltage remained appropriately set at 100%.
EA-96-270; Susquehanna 1 & 2	NOVCP (SL III) $210,000	06/20/1997	Erroneous breaker alignment for "E" diesel generator in violation of procedures, EDG inoperable beyond TS LCO time; operators violations of TS surveillance requirements.