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Beaver Valley 1 &
2 - Docket Nos. 050-00334; 050-00412
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-06-152
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
and
(ORDER) |
12/19/2006 |
On December 19, 2006, a Notice of Violation (NOV) and a Confirmatory
Order (Effective Immediately) were issued as part of a settlement
agreement that was prepared as a result of an Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) session that was held to resolve the results of
an investigation of deliberate wrongdoing by a former contract mechanical
engineer. The NOV includes two violations (categorized as one Severity
Level III problem) which are cited against 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix
B, Criterion III, "Design Control," and the licensee’s
procedures for engineering changes and design interface reviews and
evaluations. Based on the ADR session, both parties agreed, among
other things, that: (1) the former contract engineer deliberately
failed to adhere to procedural requirements; (2) the licensee took
multiple corrective actions to prevent recurrence; (3) there was
a need for additional corrective actions at the licensee’s
facilities as well as an opportunity for other licensees in the industry
to learn from this incident; (4) in light of the corrective actions
the licensee has taken and has committed to take, the NRC would issue
a Severity Level III violation with no civil penalty; and (5) the
NRC would issue a Confirmatory Order confirming the agreement. |
EA-06-215
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
(White) |
12/12/2006 |
On December 12, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a WHITE Significance Determination Process finding
involving an inadequate emergency preparedness implementing procedure
that would be used during certain emergency conditions to assess
the offsite radiological consequences for the purpose of developing
protective action recommendations (PAR). The violation was cited
against 10 CFR 50.47(b)(9) because the licensee’s emergency
plan failed to have an adequate method for assessing actual and potential
offsite consequences of a radiological emergency. |
EA-03-054
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
(White) |
07/10/2003 |
On July 10, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
involving a white SDP finding involving the inability of the licensee's
emergency response organization to meet Emergency Preparedness Plan
(EPP) staffing requirements during emergencies. The violation cited
the failure (identified during an unannounced drill) of the on-site
Emergency Response Organization to augment radiation protection technicians
within the required times to cover four radiation protection functions. |
EA-02-041
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
(White) |
06/24/2002 |
On June 24, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving the public alert and
notification system. The violation cited the failure to establish
a means to provide early notification to the public because a majority
of personal home alerting devices were degraded or removed. |
EA-00-045
EA-00-053
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/03/2000 |
On May 3, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued for two Severity
Level III violations and one Severity Level III problem. This first
Severity Level III violation was based on the failure to correct a
condition adverse to quality involving the service water and river
water pump vacuum break check valves that rendered a SW pump inoperable.
The second Severity Level III violation involved the failure to perform
an adequate design review of a temporary modification to the filtered
water system (a source of seal water to the RW pumps). The Severity
Level III problem was based on design deficiencies associated with
the seal water supply to the RW pumps, and the failure of the RW pump
testing program to identify one of those deficiencies. |
EA-99-212
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/21/1999 |
Multiple violations involving failure to implement corrective actions
to prevent biofouling of the service water system, and failure to
provide adequate acceptance criteria in the procedure for chemical
treatment of the service water sytem. |
EA-97-517
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/06/1998 |
Failure to prevent repetitive gas binding of high head safety injection
pump. |
EA-97-255
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/03/1997 |
Misread technical specification surveillances. |
EA-97-076
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/24/1997 |
This action was based on numerous failures to follow procedures
and implement appropriate work controls involving configuration control,
failure to take appropriate corrective actions for past configuration
control problems, and for operators inadvertently deenergizing the
waste decay tank oxygen analyzers. |
EA-96-462;
Beaver Valley 1 & 2
|
NOVCP
(SL III)
$100,000 |
03/10/1997 |
The action was based on (1) a Severity Level III problem related
to deficiencies associated with inadequate control of leak sealant
repairs on the Unit 2 reactor head vent system (HVS) and (2) a Severity
Level III violation related to the licensee's failure to correct an
adverse condition to quality at Unit 1 involving the operation of
the reactor with two out of three pressurizer power operated relief
valve (PORV) block valves shut for 13 years. |
EA-96-244
Beaver Valley 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/11/1996 |
AMSAC failure. |
Big Rock Point - Docket
No. 050-00155
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-97-197
Big Rock Point |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/12/1997 |
Breakdown in radiation protection program. |
Braidwood 1 & 2 -
Docket Nos. 050-00456; 050-00457
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-06-081 Braidwood |
NOV
(White) |
06/29/2006 |
On June 29, 2006, a Notice of Violation associated with a White
SDP finding was issued for a finding involving multiple failures
by the licensee to adequately evaluate the radiological hazards associated
with the leaks from the circulating water blowdown line vacuum breakers
and to assess the environmental impact of the resultant onsite and
offsite tritium contamination. |
EA-02-118 Braidwood 1 |
NOV
(White) |
07/23/2002 |
On July 23, 2002, a Notice of
Violation was issued for a
violation associated with a white
SDP finding involving pressurizer
power operated relief valve
(PORV) air accumulator check
valve failures. The violation cited
the licensee's failure to correct
and prevent recurrence of the
Unit 1 PORV air accumulator
check valves leak-through, a
significant condition adverse to
quality. |
EA-00-010
Braidwood 1 & 2
|
NOV
(SL III) |
05/18/2000 |
On May 18, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation based on a radiation protection technician deliberate
failure to follow required procedures when he activated the alarms
on the portal monitors a total of 14 times and failed to contact the
radiation protection department before leaving the station. |
EA-97-265
Braidwood 1 & 2
|
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 55,000 |
10/03/1997 |
Violation of TS surveillance requirements. |
EA-97-110
Braidwood 1 & 2
|
NOV
(SL III) |
10/02/1997 |
Appendix R - safe shutdown concerns. |
EA-96-070
Braidwood 1 & 2
|
NOVCP
(SL III)
$100,000 |
05/16/1996 |
Severity Level III problem involving failure to properly control
the configuration and alignment of plant systems and the failure to
promply identify and correct recurrent problems in the area of plant
configuration control. |
Browns Ferry 1, 2 &
3 - Docket Nos. 050-00259; 050-00260; 050-00296
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-04-063
Browns Ferry 1, 2 & 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/12/2004 |
On May 12, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving four examples of a failure to adhere
to the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V. All four
examples were associated with the Long-Term Torus Integrity Program
and involved failure to evaluate or incorporate numerous deficient
welds into Deficiency Fix Requests sketches; failure to perform numerous
repairs on the correct welds; omission of numerous welds requiring
repair from Work Orders; and failure of Quality Control to independently
verify the correct location of numerous weld repairs. |
EA-00-163
Browns Ferry 1, 2 & 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/27/2000 |
On October 27, 2000, a Notice of Violation was issued for a severity
Level III violation involving the failure to perform required evaluations
for out-of-tolerance measuring and test equipment. |
EA-96-199
Browns Ferry 1, 2 & 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
08/01/1996 |
Violation of TS 3.5.F.1 inoperability of RCIC from inadequate design
And inadequate post-modification testing. |
EA-95-252
Browns Ferry 1, 2 & 3 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 80,000
W/drawal
of CP
|
02/20/1996 |
Discrimination. |
Brunswick 1 & 2 -
Docket Nos. 050-00325; 050-00324
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-07-024
Brunswick |
NOV
(White) |
04/20/2007 |
On April 20, 2007, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving: (1) inadequate corrective
actions to prevent a repeat failure of the #9 main crankshaft bearing
on emergency diesel generator (EDG) #1: (2) the failure to follow
the foreign material exclusion procedure during maintenance performed
on EDG #1; and (3) the failure to promptly identify and implement
adequate actions to prevent EDG #1 from tripping on low lubricating
oil pressure. These conditions ultimately contributed to an EDG #1
trip and a bearing failure during a Unit 2 loss-of-offsite-power
event. The violation was cited against Technical Specification 3.8.1, “AC
Sources-Operating,” because EDG #1 was inoperable from October
30 to November 7, 2006. As a result, while Unit 1 was operating in
Mode 1, only three of four EDGs were operable for a period in excess
of 7 days. |
EA-04-076
Brunswick 2
|
NOV
(White) |
06/02/2004 |
On June 2, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving the failure to take
adequate corrective action for conditions adverse to quality associated
with the No. 3 emergency diesel generator (EDG 3) jacket water cooling
(JWC) system. The corrective maintenance performed to stop a pipe
coupling leak on the JWC supply line to the turbo charger for EDG
3 failed to correct the leak. The violation also cited the failure
to comply with Technical Specification 3.8.1, AC Sources Operating,
because due to the ongoing leak the EDG 3 was inoperable while the
plant was in Mode 1 for a period in excess of seven days. |
EA-04-028
Brunswick 1 & 2
|
NOVCP
(SL II)
$88,000 |
04/07/2004 |
On April 7, 2004, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition
of Civil Penalty in the amount of $88,000 was issued for a Severity
Level II violation for discriminating against the former Corporate
Superintendent of Site Access Authorization for Carolina Power & Light
for raising safety concerns. |
EA-97-056
Brunswick 1 & 2
|
NOV
(SL III) |
04/24/1997 |
Several access authorization and fitness-for-duty violations. |
EA-96-442
Brunswick 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/13/1996 |
The action was based on two violations. The first violation involved
the failure to operate Unit 2 within steady state reactor core power
level limit of 2436 (Mw) (thermal) and during power operation. The
second violation involved the failure to maintain the calculated Average
Planar Linear Heat Generation Rate (APLHGR) within the limits of Technical
Specification 3.2.1. The violations were categorized as A Severity
Level III problem. |
EA-96-354
Brunswick 1 & 2 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$150,000 |
11/19/1996 |
Programmatic EQ issues. |
EA-96-181
Brunswick 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/12/1996 |
SW pump failed due to galvanic corrosion of bolt mod. 10 affected
pumps which established conditions for the corrosion. |
EA-96-054
Brunswick 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/04/1996 |
Failure to identify presumptive positive drug test results during
on-site pre-screening operations. |
Byron 1 & 2 - Docket
Nos. 050-00454; 050-00455
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-08-046
Byron 1 & 2 |
NOV
(White) |
04/01/2008 |
On April 1, 2008, a Notice of Violation (NOV) was issued for violations
associated with a White Significance Determination Finding. The NOV
involved violations of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, “Corrective
Actions”, and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, “Design
Control”. Specifically, the licensee failed to take timely
corrective actions after the identification of extensive corrosion
on essential service water riser pipes and failed to verify the adequacy
of the methodology and design inputs in calculations that supported
the decision to accept three degraded essential service water riser
pipes for continued service. |
EA-05-159
Byron 1 & 2
|
NOV
(SL III) |
10/27/2005 |
On October 27, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III problem involving violations of the Byron Station Technical
Specifications. Specifically, an engineer engaged in deliberate misconduct
when he failed to perform assigned surveillances of ventilation systems
and falsified the records to show the surveillances as completed,
a violation of 10 CFR 50.9, "Completeness and Accuracy of Information." |
EA-02-124
Byron 1 & 2
(ORDER applies to
multiple Exelon and
AmerGen facilities) |
ORDER |
10/03/2002 |
On October 3, 2002, an immediately effective Confirmatory Order
was issued to Exelon and AmerGen in order to confirm certain commitments
to assure the Licensees' compliance with the Commission's employee
protection regulations, 10 CFR 50.7. In view of the Confirmatory Order
and consent by the Licensees thereto, dated September 27, 2002, the
NRC exercised its enforcement discretion pursuant to Section VII.B.6
of the NRC Enforcement Policy, and refrained from issuing a Notice
of Violation or proposing a civil penalty. |
EA-97-446
Byron 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/25/1997 |
Multiple examples of fire protection analyses deficiencies. |
EA-97-264
Byron 1 & 2 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 55,000 |
10/03/1997 |
Violation of TS surveillance requirements. |
EA-96-508
Byron 1 & 2 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$100,000 |
07/27/1997 |
Four violations categorized as two Severity Level III problems related
to the identification of excessive silt accumulation in the essential
service water (ESW) cooling tower basins and the river screen house
intake channel. The first problem involved the failure to (1) translate
design configuration information into volumetric requirements for
the ESW cooling tower makeup calculation and (2) develop an appropriate
acceptance criteria for surveillance procedures to assure ESW operability.
The second problem involved two failures to take appropriate corrective
actions for conditions adverse to quality involving the silt accumulation
and degraded ESW trash racks. |
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