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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-08-296
San Onofre |
NOV
(White) |
12/19/2008 |
On December 19, 2008, a Notice of Violation (NOV) was issued for a violation associated with a White Significance Determination Finding involving a violation of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, “Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings.” Specifically, maintenance and work control personnel failed to develop appropriate instructions or procedures, and failed to include quantitative or qualitative steps to ensure the maintenance activities on safety-related battery. This failure resulted in a safety-related battery being inoperable between March 2004 and March 25, 2008. |
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. |
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. |
CPORDER
$ 50,000 |
05/23/1997 |
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. |
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-07-079
Summer |
NOV
(SL III) |
10/12/2007 |
On October 12, 2007, a Severity Level III Notice of Violation and Exercise of Enforcement Discretion were issued to South Carolina Electric and Gas Company (SCE&G). The violation resulted from changes the licensee made to its Emergency Plan between October 1980 and July 2006. Contrary to 10 CFR 50.54(q) which allows a licensee to make changes to emergency plans without Commission approval when such changes do not decrease the effectiveness of the plans and the plans, as changed, continue to meet the standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b), SCE&G made changes without Commission approval which decreased the effectiveness of their Emergency Plan and resulted in the use of a non-standard scheme of Emergency Action levels.
|
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. |
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