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Callaway - Docket No.
050-00483
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-03-060
Callaway |
NOV
(White) |
06/20/2003 |
On June 20, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving the licensee's emergency
planning. The violation cited the failure to establish the means to
notify certain members of the public in the emergency planning zone
in the event of an emergency at the Callaway plant. |
EA-02-046
Callaway
|
NOV
(White) |
04/09/2002 |
On April 9, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving the failure of an auxiliary
feedwater pump. The violation cited the licensee's failure to promptly
identify and correct a significant condition adverse to quality, involving
the potential for foreign material to be in the auxiliary feedwater
system and condensate storage tank. |
EA-01-130
Callaway |
NOV
(White) |
07/23/2001 |
On July 23, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP inspection finding involving the essential
service water (ESW) pump. The violation cited the inoperability of
one essential service water trains for approximately 132 hours. |
EA-01-005
Callaway |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 55,000
|
05/14/2001 |
On May 14, 2001, a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of
Civil Penalty in the amount of $55,000 was issued for a Severity Level
III violation involving the Wachenhut Corporation, a contractor of
Union Electric (see EA 01-006), and Union Electric discriminating
against a security officer and training instructor for having engaged
in protected activity. |
EA-00-208
Callaway |
NOV
(White) |
01/09/2001 |
On January 9, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with three White SDP findings involving performance deficiencies
in the licensee's procedures and engineering controls designed to
achieve occupational doses that are as low as is reasonably achievable
(ALARA). |
Calvert Cliffs 1
& 2 - Docket Nos. 050-00317; 050-00318
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-08-351
Calvert Cliffs 1 & 2 |
NOV
(White) |
04/03/2009 |
On April 3, 2009, a Notice of Violation (NOV) was issued to Constellation Energy for a violation associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding at Calvert Cliffs. Specifically, the licensee failed to maintain in effect Emergency Plans that met the requirements of 10 CFR 50.47(b)(4) and 10 CFR 50, Appendix E. An emergency action level table used by operators to assess the functionality of the containment barrier during an accident contained an inaccurate threshold for identifying a potential loss of the containment barrier. This error could have adversely impacted the licensee’s ability to accurately classify an emergency condition. |
EA-06-198
Calvert Cliffs 1 |
NOV
(White) |
10/27/2006 |
On October 27, 2006, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a WHITE significance determination process finding
involving inadequate design control during the establishment of the
over-current trip setting for an electrical circuit breaker that
supplies power to the support systems for the 1A emergency diesel
generator (EDG). The violation was cited against 10 CFR Part 50,
Appendix B, Criterion III, "Design Control," because the
licensee failed to ensure that design control measures provided for
verifying or checking the adequacy of the design when Calvert Cliffs
modified the on-site electrical distribution design by installing
a new 1A EDG in 1996. |
EA-02-159
Calvert Cliffs |
NOV
(White) |
09/09/2002 |
On September 9, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a white SDP finding involving the inability of 49
sirens that were part of the licensee's alert and notification system
to activate in a timely manner. The violation cited the licensee's
inability to complete the initial notification of the public with
the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone within about 15
minutes after declaring an emergency. |
EA-02-138
Calvert Cliffs 1 & 2 |
NOV
(White) |
08/19/2002 |
On August 19, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a white SDP finding involving the failure to adequately
prepare a radioactive material shipment to a waste processing facility.
The violation cited the licensee's failure to meet transportation
requirements for preparing radioactive material for shipment such
that external radiation levels on the surface of the package do not
exceed allowable levels under conditions normally incident to transportation. |
EA-01-206
Calvert Cliffs 1 & 2 |
NOV
(Yellow) |
09/19/2001 |
On September 19, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a Yellow SDP finding involving the failure of the
auxiliary feedwater pump (AFW) turbine bearing. The violation cited
the licensee's failure to follow procedures involving reassembly of
the AFW pump outboard bearing housing. |
EA-98-280
Calvert Cliffs 1 & 2 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 55,000 |
09/02/1998 |
Failures to properly implement radiological control procedures. |
EA-98-106
Calvert Cliffs 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/20/1998 |
Airborne Contamination. |
EA-97-192
Calvert Cliffs 1 & 2 |
NOVCP
(SL II)
$176,000 |
08/11/1997 |
Programmatic breakdown in the area of Radiation Protection during
operations. |
EA-96-179
Calverts Cliffs 1 & 2 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$50,000 |
07/25/1996 |
Appendix R deficiency. Redundant elec surge room served by common
HVAC duct, fire dampers closed such that a fire in one room stop HVAC
to non-fire room. |
Catawba 1 & 2 - Docket
Nos. 050-00413; 050-00414
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-04-189
Catawba 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/24/2005 |
On January 24, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to provide complete and
accurate information involving a proposed amendment to allow the
radiation of four mixed oxide lead test assemblies. |
EA-99-094
Catawba 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
07/22/1999 |
Violation involving the misalignment of two electrical breakers
that rendered the Standby Shutdown System (SSS) inoperable. |
EA-98-208
Catawba 1 & 2 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/11/1998 |
Programmatic breakdown in following procedures for the administrative
and surveillance system. |
Clinton - Docket No. 050-00461
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-06-291
Clinton |
NOV (White)
|
02/07/2006 |
On February 7, 2007, a Notice of Violation associated with a White
Significance Determination Finding was issued involving the failure
to select an appropriate method for calculating the minimum elevation
(i.e., the analytical level) of water above the high pressure core
spray (HPCS) pump suction line to preclude vortex formation and subsequent
air entrainment in the pump’s suction. As a result, the analytical
level would result in significant air entrainment potentially causing
the HPCS to be incapable of completing its safety function. |
EA-03-030
Clinton |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/06/2003 |
On May 6, 2003, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity
Level III violation involving the failure to provide complete and
accurate information to the NRC regarding pre-existing medical conditions
of two initial reactor operator license candidates. |
EA-01-147
Clinton |
NOV
(White) |
08/22/2001 |
On August 22, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding. The violation involved the licensee's
failure to correct self-identified deficiencies disclosed through
control room communicator drills in 1999 and 2000. |
EA-98-464
Clinton
|
NOV
(SL III) |
09/30/1999 |
Deliberate misconduct involving discrimination against a QV inspector
for raising safety concern. |
EA-97-132
Clinton |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$110,000 |
08/01/1997 |
Failure to take corrective actions regarding hardened grease/lubrication
problems in circuit breakers. |
EA-96-412
Clinton
|
NOVCP
(SL II & III)
$450,000 |
06/09/1997 |
Numerous procedure problems, non-conservative decision, surveillance
problems, and management ineffectiveness. |
Columbia Generating Station
- Docket No. 050-00397
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-02-107
Columbia Generating Station |
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 degradation of multiple
safety-related and important-to-safety breakers that were replaced
during a refueling outage in June 2001. The violation cited the licensee's
failure to establish adequate design control measures and the failure
to assure that conditions adverse to quality be promptly identified
and corrected. |
EA-01-236
Columbia Generating Station |
NOV
(Yellow) |
12/28/2001 |
On December 28, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issue for a violation
associated with a Yellow SDP finding involving the failure to follow
and maintain emergency plans and procedures to meet required emergency
planning requirements. |
Comanche Peak 1 &
2 - Docket Nos. 050-00445; 050-00446
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-08-028
Comanche Peak 1 |
NOV
(White) |
02/29/2008 |
On February 29, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White Significance Determination Finding involving
a violation of the Unit 1 Technical Specification (TS) 3.8.1, “AC
Sources - Operating,” which requires that while the plant is
in Modes 1, 2, 3, or 4, two diesel generators (DGs) capable of supplying
the onsite Class 1E power distribution subsystem(s) shall be operable.
From November 1, 2007, through November 21, 2007, while the plant
was in Mode 1, one of the two DGs capable of supplying the onsite
Class 1E power distribution subsystem(s) was inoperable, and action
was not taken to either restore the DG to an operable status within
72 hours or be in Mode 3 within 6 hours and Mode 5 within 36 hours.
Specifically, Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) 1-02 was made inoperable
as a result of painting activities due to paint having been deposited
and remaining on at least one fuel rack in a location that prevented
motion required to support the operation of the EDG. This condition
caused EDG 1-02 to fail to start during a surveillance test on November
21, 2007. |
EA-04-009
Comanche Peak 1 & 2 |
NOV
(White) |
02/13/2004 |
On February 13, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving a steam generator tube
flaw that could have resulted in failure of the tube during postulated
initiating events. The violation cited the licensee’s failure
to promptly identify and correct a condition adverse to quality (a
steam generator tube flaw). |
EA-01-304
Comanche Peak 1 & 2 |
NOV
(White) |
02/21/2002 |
On February 21, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving 11 examples in which
radiological surveys to detect radioactivity required by Technical
Specification procedures were not adequate. The violation cited the
licensee's failure in allowing items containing detectable activity
to be released from a radiologically controlled area. |
Cooper - Docket No. 050-00298
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-08-124
Cooper |
NOV
(White) |
08/01/2008 |
On August 1, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White Significance Determination Finding to Nebraska
Public Power District involving a violation of Technical Specifications
which requires that written procedures be established, implemented,
and maintained. Specifically, an inadequate work order instruction
and maintenance procedure resulted in a loose electrical connection
on an emergency diesel generator and the subsequent failure of the
diesel generator. |
EA-07-204
Cooper |
NOV
(White) |
06/13/2008 |
On June 13, 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,
between 1997 and June, 2007, the licensee failed to ensure that two
emergency operating procedures which were used to bring the plant
to a safe shutdown condition in the event of certain postulated fire
scenarios would work as written. Additionally, the licensee failed
to properly verify and validate procedure steps to ensure that they
would work to accomplish the necessary actions. |
EA-07-090
Cooper |
NOV
(White) |
08/17/2007 |
On August 17, 2007, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White Significance Determination Finding involving
a violation 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI. The licensee
failed to establish measures to promptly identify and correct a significant
condition adverse to quality (SCAQ) and failed to assure that the
cause of a SCAQ was determined and corrective action taken to preclude
repetition. Specifically, the licensee’s inadequate procedural
guidance for evaluating the suitability of parts used in safety related
applications presented an opportunity in which the licensee failed
to promptly identify a defective voltage regulator circuit board
used in Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) 2 prior to its installation.
Following installation of the defective EDG 2 voltage regulator circuit
board, the licensee failed to determine the cause of two high voltage
conditions, and failed to take corrective action to preclude repetition.
As a result, an additional high voltage condition occurred resulting
in a failure of EDG 2. |
EA-04-120
Cooper |
NOV
(White) |
06/25/2004 |
On June 25, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving a high failure rate
on the licensed operator biennial requalification written examinations.
The violation cited the failure to consistently implement all elements
of a systems approach to training in the licensed operator requalification
program. |
EA-01-298
Cooper |
NOV
(White) |
03/26/2002 |
On March 26, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving operator requalification
examinations. The violation was based on the licensee's practice that
compromised the integrity of the requalification biennial written
examinations. |
EA-01-231
Cooper |
NOV
(White) |
03/01/2002 |
On March 1, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for two violations
associated with two White SDP findings involving Cooper's emergency
plans. The first violation cited the licensee's failure to notify
state and local government agencies within the required time following
the declaration of an alert. The second violation cited the failure
of the licensee's onsite emergency plan to provide timely augmentation
of response capabilities, including recurring problems in activating
the automated notification system and staffing the emergency response
facilities in a timely manner. |
EA-01-154
Cooper |
NOV
(White) |
08/13/2001 |
On August 13, 2001, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding. The violation involved the failure
to correct a risk-significant performance weakness that was identified
in an emergency planning exercise in August 2000, such that it repeated
during an April 2001 drill. |
EA-97-424
Cooper |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$110,000 |
12/01/1997 |
Corrective action program deficiencies. |
EA-97-017
Cooper |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/25/1997 |
FSAR inaccuracies and post-ATWS operating procedures. |
EA-96-488
Cooper |
NOV
(SL III) |
12/20/1996 |
Failing to include a DC power source for RCIC turbine trip throttle
valve. |
EA-96-307
Cooper |
NOV
(SL III) |
11/20/1996 |
The action was based on eight apparent violations of access authorization
requirements, most of which had been identified by NPPD following
a change in management of the security program in late 1995. |
EA-96-202
Cooper |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/30/1996 |
Possible deliberate violation of procedures by operators in rod
mispositioning event. |
EA-96-062
Cooper |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 50,000 |
04/17/1996 |
Significantly altering the material characteristics of the blowout
panels resulting in an unreviewed safety question. |
Crystal River 3 -
Docket No. 050-00302
NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-05-114
Crystal River 3 |
NOV
(White) |
09/21/2005 |
On September 21, 2005, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation
associated with a White SDP finding involving unprotected post-fire
safe shutdown cables and related non-feasible local manual operations
actions. The violation cited the licensee’s failure to ensure
that one of the redundant trains of systems necessary to achieve
and maintain hot shutdown conditions would be free of fire damage
via one of the three means specified in 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix
R, Section III.G.2. |
EA-97-330
Crystal River 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
09/05/1997 |
Diesel generator relay modifications. |
EA-97-094
Crystal River 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/06/1997 |
Failure to perform surveillance testing for containment penetrations. |
EA-97-162
Crystal River 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/05/1997 |
50.59 evaluation was inadequate. |
EA-97-161
Crystal River 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
05/29/1997 |
Significant safeguards information was left unattended outside protected
area for 16 hours. |
EA-97-012
Crystal River 3 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 50,000 |
02/28/1997 |
The action involved multiple violations related to the implementation
of licensee's Physical Security Plan (PSP). Specifically, six violations
were identified involving the failure to (1) maintain adequate PSP
implementing procedures; (2) properly respond to a protected area
alarm; (3) employ the capability to assess more than one protected
area alarm at a time; (4) maintain a physical barrier to the protected
area; (5) appropriately control and safeguards weapons stored in the
armory; and (6) properly submit PSP changes to the NRC as required
by 10 CFR 50.54(p). |
EA-96-365
Crystal River 3
|
NOV
(SL II & III) |
03/12/1997 |
The violations identified indicate a broad spectrum of problems
exist in FPC's Engineering program at Crystal River Unit 3. The action
includes: (1) a Severity Level II problem for failure to meet the
requirements of 10 CFR 50.59 in six cases; (2) a Severity Level III
violation for failure to ensure that regulatory and plant design basis
requirements are met; and, (3) a Severity Level III violation for
untimely and inadequate corrective actions resulting in the failure
to identify significant unreviewed safety questions and containment
integrity issues. |
EA-95-126
Crystal River 3 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$100,000 |
07/16/1996 |
Apparent deliberate misconduct by a licensed operator resulting
in makeup tank overpressurization. |
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