NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-22-119
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 |
NOV (White) |
02/01/2023 |
On February 1, 2023, the NRC issued a notice of violation associated with a white significance determination process finding to Entergy Operations, Inc. (licensee) at the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3. The white finding, an issue of low-to-moderate safety significance, involved licensee errors associated with the engineering conversion factors used with the plant stack wide range gas monitor (WRGM) which made the results of radiological dose projection modeling inaccurate in cases using the plant stack WRGM. Accordingly, the licensee failed to maintain the effectiveness of an emergency plan that met the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Appendix E, and the planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b), as required by 10 CFR 50.54(q)(2). |
EA-22-033
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 |
NOV (White) |
09/12/2022 |
On September 12, 2022, the NRC issued a notice of violation associated with a white significance determination process finding to Entergy Operations, Inc. (licensee) at the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3. The white finding, an issue of low-to-moderate safety significance, involved calibration errors associated with the main condenser wide range gas monitor ; accordingly, the licensee failed to maintain the effectiveness of an emergency plan that met the requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Appendix E, and the planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b), as required by 10 CFR 50.54(q)(2). |
EA-20-114
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3
|
NOV (SLIII) |
05/18/2021 |
On May 18, 2021, the NRC issued a Severity Level III Notice of Violation to Entergy Operations, Inc. (Licensee), for a violation of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3. Specifically, licensee contract employees at the direction of their superintendent disconnected an equipment protective device and drilled through embedded structural steel reinforcing bar in a safety-related wall without first obtaining the required approval. |
EA-18-138
Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 |
NOV |
04/05/2019 |
On April 5, 2019, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) for violations of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V and 10 CFR 50.9 at Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, associated with a Severity Level III Problem identified through an investigation conducted by the NRC Office of Investigations. Contrary to the requirements, Entergy watchstanders, on numerous occasions, failed to tour all required areas of their watchstations resulting in the licensee's failure to maintain information required by the NRC's regulations that was complete and accurate in all material respects. Credit was given to the licensee for identification and corrective action so no civil penalty was issued to the licensee. |
EA-15-100
Waterford 3 |
ORDER |
04/06/2016 |
On April 6, 2016, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (CO) to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) to formalize commitments made as a result of an alternative dispute resolution mediation session held on February 19, 2016. The commitments were made by Entergy as part of a settlement agreement between Entergy and the NRC regarding the deliberate violations of 10 CFR 50.9, “Complete and accuracy of information,” 10 CFR 50.48, “Fire protection,” and 10 CFR 73.56(f)(3), “Personnel access authorization requirements for nuclear power plants,” requirements. The violations involved seven individuals at Waterford who deliberately failed to conduct compensatory hourly fire watch inspections and falsified their fire watch tour logs, a licensee supervisor who deliberately failed to identify and take corrective actions when provided with information of suspected wrongdoing by fire watch individuals, and a licensee manager who deliberately provided incomplete and inaccurate information to an access authorization reviewing official regarding the trustworthiness and reliability of a contract fire watch individual. Entergy agreed to a number corrective actions including, but not limited to: (1) conducting an Entergy Nuclear Fleet common causes evaluation, and, if general industry insights are identified, sharing them at an industry forum, (2) revising or issuing fleet-wide procedures to enhance Entergy’s management and oversight of supplemental workers, (3) provide the common requirements for fire watch programs, and (4) provide a process to address requests for the reinstatement of unescorted access authorization (UAA) for workers whose UAA has been temporarily suspended. In consideration of the commitments outlined in the CO, the NRC agreed to not issue a civil penalty nor a Notice of Violation. |
EA-13-233
Waterford 3 |
NOV
(White) |
03/28/2014 |
On March 28, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Entergy Operations, Inc. for a violation of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XI, "Test Control," associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding involving the failure of Waterford personnel to establish an adequate test program to demonstrate that a safety-related component associated with the train B emergency diesel generator would perform satisfactorily in service. Specifically, prior to May 26, 2013, Waterford personnel failed to identify and perform adequate testing on the train B emergency diesel generator exhaust fan to demonstrate that the exhaust fan would perform satisfactorily in service. As a result, the train B emergency diesel generator was determined to be inoperable for a period of 25 days. |
EA-11-142
Waterford 3 |
NOV
(White) |
11/17/2011 |
On November 17, 2011, the NRC issued a White finding to Entergy Operations, Inc. as a result of inspections at the Waterford Steam Electric Station Unit 3. The White finding involved the failure to use effective engineering controls to prevent leakage from reactor coolant pump seals to surrounding areas. This failure resulted in high levels of contamination which caused unexpected and unintended radiation doses to plant workers during outage activities. There were no NRC violations associated with the finding. |
EA-09-018
Waterford 3 |
NOV
(White) |
01/14/2010 |
On January 14, 2010, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Entergy Operations, Inc. for a violation of Technical Specification 6.8.1.a, "Procedures and Programs," at Waterford Steam Electric Station Unit 3. The violation, which is associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding, involved the failure to properly follow all procedural steps during replacement of the safety-related Train B 125 Vdc battery in May 2008. Specifically, following replacement of the battery, the licensee did not: (1) adequately torque all of the affected intercell connections, (2) obtain the required quality control inspector verification that all affected connections were properly tightened, (3) ensure that all the necessary intercell resistance checks were performed, and (4) obtain quality control verification that the intercell resistance checks met Technical Specification limits. As a result, an intercell connection on the battery loosened over time and on September 2, 2008, the battery was found to be inoperable during testing. |
EA-03-230
Waterford 3 |
NOV
(White) |
04/12/2004 |
On April 12, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White SDP finding involving the failure to establish appropriate instruction and accomplish those instructions for installation of a fuel line for the Train A emergency diesel generator in May 2003. |
EA-99-104
Waterford 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
06/15/1999 |
Failure involving access authorization program. |
EA-98-479
Waterford 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
01/07/1999 |
Violation involved a failure to maintain required control of a copy of the Waterford-3 Physical Security Plan |
EA-98-022
EA-98-022-W
Waterford 3 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$110,000
Withdrawal
|
06/16/98
05/24/1999 |
50.59 violations involving AFW, and ECCS analysis deficiencies. |
EA-97-589
Waterford 3 |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/25/1998 |
ACCW inoperable. |
EA-97-099
Waterford 3 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 55,000 |
05/09/1997 |
The action was based on a Severity Level III problem consisting of: 1) a failure to assure containment fan cooler flows met Technical Specification surveillance acceptance requirements; 2) a failure to properly translate design basis information into accident analyses and specifications; 3) a failure to test containment fan cooler flows under post-accident conditions; and 4) a failure to take prompt action to resolve discrepancies between design basis documents and attained flows. |
EA-96-255
Waterford 3 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 50,000 |
12/26/1996 |
Failure to test valves pursuant to the requirements of Sections of the IST program. |
EA-96-025
Waterford 3 |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 50,000 |
03/28/1996 |
Failure to implement effective actions to correct a known design deficiency in the auxiliary component cooling water system. |