NRC Action Number(s) and
Facility Name |
Action Type
(Severity) &
Civil Penalty
(if any) |
Date
Issued |
Description |
EA-16-128
Ginna |
NOV
(White) |
09/20/2016 |
On September 20, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation with a White Significance Determination Process finding to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) for a violation associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding identified during an inspection of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna). This White finding, an issue of low to moderate safety significance, will require additional U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspections. The finding involves an inadvertent change Exelon made that introduced an error to the Ginna Emergency Plan. Specifically, Exelon implemented a revision to the emergency action level (EAL) table for the fission product barrier matrix that was incorrect with respect to the EAL threshold associated with a potential loss of containment barrier. This could have resulted in an untimely declaration of a General Emergency or a failure to declare a Site Area Emergency during an actual event. A Notice of Violation is included based on Exelon’s failure to meet 10 CFR Part 50.54(q)(2), which requires that a holder of a license under this part shall follow and maintain the effectiveness of an emergency plan that meets the requirements in Appendix E to this part; and for nuclear power reactor licensees, the planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b). |
EA-14-235
Ginna |
NOV
(SL III) |
02/24/2015 |
On February 24, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Exelon Generation Company, LLC for a Severity Level III Problem involving two related violations identified as a result of an inspection at its R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna). The first violation involved the submittal by Ginna of information to the NRC that was not complete and accurate in all material respects as required by 10 CFR 50.9. Specifically, on October 8, 2008, Ginna submitted a senior reactor operator application which did not specify that the applicant had a medical condition that required medication for hypertension. Subsequently, the NRC issued a senior reactor operator license to the individual without a medical restriction. The second violation involved the failure to notify the NRC within 30 days of a permanent disability of a licensed senior operator as required by 10 CFR 50.74 (c). Specifically, Ginna staff was informed in July 2008 that the operator was taking prescribed medication for hypertension. Ginna did not report this permanent medical condition to the NRC when they submitted NRC Form 396 as part of the senior operator license application in October 2008, and during subsequent biennial requalification medical examinations in 2010 and 2012. Ginna also did not request an amended license with a condition to account for the medical issue until July 16, 2014. |
EA-13-247
Ginna |
NOV
(White) |
04/17/2014 |
On April 17, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC (CENG) for a violation of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, "Corrective Action," associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding involving CENG's failure to assure prompt identification and correction of conditions adverse to quality. Specifically, CENG failed to promptly correct two improperly sealed cable penetrations at Ginna between manhole 1 and battery room 'B'. As a result, certain flooding scenarios could have resulted in flooding the battery rooms and the eventual loss of all alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) power with no capability for using installed plant equipment for decay heat removal. |
EA-09-249
Ginna |
NOV
(White) |
11/12/2009 |
On November 12, 2009, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Constellation Energy for a violation of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, "Corrective Action," at the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. The violation, which is associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding, involved the failure to identify the cause of a significant condition adverse to quality. Specifically, after identifying corrosion on the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump governor control valve stem on April 11, 2005, the licensee did not take adequate measures to identify the cause or prevent recurrence. This led to additional corrosion and binding of the governor control valve, and resulted in failure of the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump on July 2, 2009. |
EA-09-045
Ginna |
NOV
(White) |
06/08/2009 |
On June 8, 2009, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Constellation Energy for a violation of Technical Specification 5.4.1.a, "Procedures" at the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. The violation, which is associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding, involved the failure to implement a Technical Specification-required procedure. Specifically, in March 2008, the licensee did not implement steps for cleaning and lubricating the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump's governor linkage assembly, as required. Failure to conduct this preventative maintenance led to the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump being declared inoperable when the governor linkage became stuck, preventing the pump from obtaining the required discharge pressure and flow during surveillance testing in December 2008. |
EA-08-075
Ginna |
NOV
(SL III) |
04/07/2008 |
On April 7, 2008, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation, due to changes the licensee made to its NRC approved emergency plan; specifically they made changes to the emergency action levels (EALs), between 1996 and 2001, without first obtaining Commission approval. This decreased the effectiveness of the emergency plan. The violation cited the licensee for not following 10 CFR 50.54(q), which requires, in part, that a licensee authorized to possess and operate a nuclear power reactor shall follow and maintain in effect emergency plans which meet the standards in 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements in appendix E of this part. |
EA-04-003
Ginna |
NOV
(SL III) |
03/30/2004 |
On March 30, 2004, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III violation involving the willful failure to follow procedures by a manager when he manipulated two valves during a plant cooldown without authorization as required by procedure. |
EA-02-141
Ginna |
NOV
(White) |
10/04/2002 |
On October 4, 2002, a Notice of Violation was issued for a violation associated with a White SDP finding involving the alert and notification system (ANS). The violation cited failures involving the ANS that could have affected the ability to provide early notification to the public. |
EA-97-339
Ginna |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$ 55,000 |
08/15/1997 |
Failure to protect against a land vehicle bomb. |
EA-96-282
Ginna |
NOVCP
(SL III)
$100,000 |
12/13/1996 |
The action was based on an inspection which identified two violations involving the failure to adequately validate design inputs for the residual heat removal system motor-operated core deluge valves, as well as the failure to adequately correct this condition following its identification. |