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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
EA 13-031
Arkansas Nuclear 1
ORDER 03/20/2013 On March 20, 2013, a Confirmatory Order was issued to Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy), confirming Entergy’s commitment to submit a license amendment request to transition Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 to the National Fire Protection Association Standard 805.  Entergy had originally planned to submit its application on August 31, 2012.  The NRC reviewed Entergy’s justification for the delay, and accepted the proposed new submittal date of January 31, 2014.
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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