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Escalated Enforcement Actions Issued to Reactor Licensees - A
Arkansas Nuclear 1 & 2 - Docket Nos. 050-00313; 050-00368
NRC Action Number(s) and Facility Name |
Action Type (Severity) & Civil Penalty (if any) |
Date Issued |
Description |
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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. |
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