05000458/FIN-2015004-04
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| Title | Failure to Make a Notification to NRC Operations Center Regarding a Radioactive Spill Reported to Another Government Agency |
| Description | The inspectors identified a Severity Level (SL) IV non-cited violation of 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) because the licensee failed to notify the NRC Operations Center within four hours of a reportable event. The event was related to the health and safety of the public and protection of the environment for which notification to other government agencies was made. Specifically, the licensee informally communicated information related to an August 1, 2015, spill of 60,000 gallons of radioactive condensate water in the turbine building with a credible mechanism to reach groundwater to the NRC resident inspector, other NRC regional staff, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, and West Feliciana Parish (of Louisiana) government authorities. However, the licensee failed to notify the NRC Operations Center as required. The event was documented in the licensees corrective action program as Condition Reports CR-RBS-2015-05530 and CR-RBS-2015-05541. The licensee documented this violation in their corrective action program as Condition Report CR-RBS-2015-08838. The failure to notify the NRC about a notification to another government agency as required by 10 CFR 50.72 was a performance deficiency. The performance deficiency was evaluated using traditional enforcement because the failure to notify the NRC had the potential to impact the NRCs ability to perform its regulatory function. The performance deficiency was evaluated using the criteria contained Section 6.9(d)(9) of the NRCs Enforcement Policy and determined to meet the criteria for disposition as a Severity Level IV violation. The licensee took immediate corrective action following identification of the issue by making the notification to the NRC Operations Center (EN 51599) on December 10, 2015. Cross-cutting aspects are not assigned to traditional enforcement violations. |
| Site: | River Bend  |
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| Report | IR 05000458/2015004 Section 2RS7 |
| Date counted | Dec 31, 2015 (2015Q4) |
| Type: | TEV: Severity level IV |
| cornerstone | Pr Safety |
| Identified by: | NRC identified |
| Inspection Procedure: | IP 71124.07 |
| Inspectors (proximate) | B Parks G Warnick J Sowa L Brandt L Carson M Hayes M Phalen M Stafford N Greene P Hernandez |
| Violation of: | 10 CFR 50.72 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release |
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