If a criteria is reached according to NUREG-1022 then a Licensee to the NRC must submit a Licensee Event Report to explain what happened.
Reporting Criteria
Writing LERs
Explain exactly what happened during the entire event or condition, including how systems, components, and operating personnel performed. Do not cover specific hardware problems in excessive detail. Describe unique characteristics of a plant as well as other characteristics that influenced the event (favorably or unfavorably).
- Avoid using plant-unique terms and abbreviations, or, as a minimum, clearly define them.
- The audience for LERs is large and does not necessarily know the details of each plant.
- Include the root causes, the plant status before the event, and the sequence of occurrences.
- Describe the event from the perspective of the Operator (i.e., what the operator saw, did, perceived, understood, or misunderstood).
- If several systems actuate during an event, describe all aspects of the complete event, including all actuations sequentially, and those aspects that by themselves would not be reportable.
- For example, if a single component failure (generally not reportable) occurs following a reactor scram (reportable), describe the component failure in the narrative of the LER for the reactor scram.
- It is necessary to discuss the performance and status of equipment.
- Paraphrase pertinent sections of the latest submitted Safety analysis report (SAR) rather than referencing them because not all organizations or individuals have access to SARs.
- Extensive cross-referencing would be time consuming considering the large number of LERs and reviewers that read each LER.
- Ensure that each component's safety-significant effect on the event or condition is clearly and completely described.
- Do not use statements such as "this event is not significant with respect to the health and safety of the public" without explaining the basis for the conclusion.
Specific information that should be included, as appropriate, is described in paragraphs 50.73(b).
Submissions of LERs
Section 50.73(d) of the NUREG-1022 states that submmissions must be done with Form NRC 366 as described by section 50.4. Submissions are to be done within 60 days of the event. If that happens to be a weekend or a holiday then it must be the next working day. If a Licensee knows that a report will be late or needs an additional day or so to complete the report, the situation should be discussed with the appropriate NRC regional office. See Section 2.5 for further discussion of discovery date.
LER Forwarding Letter and Cancellations
The cover letter forwarding an LER to the NRC should be signed by a responsible official. There is no prescribed format for the letter. The date the letter is issued and the report date should be the same. Licensees are encouraged to include the NRC resident inspector and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) in their distribution. Multiple LERs can be forwarded by one forwarding letter. Cancellations of LERs submitted should be made by letter. The letter should state that the LER is being canceled (i.e., formally withdrawn). The bases for the cancellation should be explained so that the staff can understand and review the reasons supporting the determination. The notice of cancellation will be filed and stored with the LER and acknowledgement made in various automated data systems. The LER will be removed from the LER data base.
Voluntary LERs
Indicate information-type LERS (i.e., Voluntary LERs) by checking the "Other" block in Item 11 of the LER form and type "Voluntary Report" in the space immediately below the block. Also give a sequential LER number to the voluntary report as noted in Section 5.2.4(5). Because not all requirements of 50.73(b), "Contents," may pertain to some voluntary reports, licensees should develop the content of such reports to best present the information associated with the situation being reported. See Section 2.7 for additional discussion of Voluntary LERs.
How To Find LERs
See also
LER list
by site
1 year
| | Site | Start date | Reporting criterion | System | Topic |
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| 05000263/LER-2025-003, Condition Prohibited by Technical Specifications for Not Implementing Setpoint Change of Primary Containment Isolation Valve | Monticello | 18 June 2036 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Primary containment | |
| 05000325/LER-2026-004, (Bsep), Unit 1, Two Main Steam Line Safety Relief Valves Inoperable | Brunswick | 10 September 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Reactor Coolant System Main Steam Line Safety Relief Valve | Time of Discovery Corrosion bonding |
| 05000370/LER-2026-001-01, Reactor Coolant System Pressure Boundary Degraded Due to Through-Wall Flaw | Mcguire | 3 September 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded | Steam Generator Reactor Coolant System | Boric Acid Non-Destructive Examination VT-2 Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking Liquid penetrant Pressure Boundary Leakage Operational leakage |
| 05000325/LER-2026-003, Loss of Power Instrumentation Inoperable | Brunswick | 31 August 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Emergency Diesel Generator | |
| 05000461/LER-2026-003-01, Division 3 Switchgear Heat Removal System Head Pressure Controller Non-Functional | Clinton | 26 August 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function | Service water Reactor Core Isolation Cooling High Pressure Core Spray Core Spray Automatic Depressurization System Low Pressure Coolant Injection | Fuel cladding |
| 05000461/LER-2026-004-01, Division 3 Switchgear Heat Removal System Head Pressure Controller Non-Functional | Clinton | 26 August 2026 | | | |
| 05000341/LER-2026-002, Automatic Reactor Scram Following Bus 101 Lockout Caused by Faulted Abandoned Switchyard Conductor | Fermi | 25 August 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | High Pressure Coolant Injection Reactor Protection System Emergency Diesel Generator Reactor Core Isolation Cooling Primary containment Reactor Pressure Vessel Decay Heat Removal Main Condenser Control Rod Main Steam | Unanalyzed Condition Loss of Offsite Power |
| 05000382/LER-2026-001, Dry Cooling Tower B Automatic Isolation Due to Level Switch Failure | Waterford | 17 August 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | | Safe Shutdown Ultimate heat sink Past operability |
| 05000382/LER-2026-002, Essential Chiller B Compressor Motor Junction Box Arcing Resulting in Inoperability | Waterford | 17 August 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | | Ultimate heat sink Enforcement Discretion |
| 05000499/LER-2026-001, Unplanned Automatic Reactor Trip and Turbine Trip Due to Main and Auxiliary Transformer Lockout, Followed by Auxiliary Feedwater Actuation | South Texas | 13 August 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(B)(8) | Steam Generator Feedwater Reactor Protection System Emergency Diesel Generator Auxiliary Feedwater Main Transformer | Loss of Offsite Power |
| 05000454/LER-2026-002-01, Loss of Automatic Function Identified on Both Trains of Control Room Ventilation Temperature Control | Byron | 6 August 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Reactor Coolant System | Past operability |
| 05000250/LER-2026-001, Intermediate Range Neutron Flux Channel Inoperable with Technical Specification Completion Time Exceeded During Startup | Turkey Point | 30 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | | |
| 05000336/LER-2026-001, Technical Specification Required Shutdown Due to Dropped Control Element Assembly | Millstone | 28 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(A), Completion of TS Shutdown | Reactor Coolant System Reactor Protection System Control Rod | Downpower |
| 05000336/LER-2026-002, Manual Reactor Trip Due to a Dropped Control Element Assembly | Millstone | 28 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Reactor Coolant System Reactor Protection System Control Rod | |
| 05000395/LER-2026-003-01, Main Steam Isolation Valve Failed to Close in Mode 3 | Summer | 21 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function | Main Steam Isolation Valve | |
| 05000395/LER-2025-004-01, Actuation of the Reactor Protection and Emergency Feedwater Systems | Summer | 21 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Steam Generator Feedwater Emergency Feedwater System | |
| 05000341/LER-2026-001, Manual Reactor Scram Due to Isophase Bus Duct Fire | Fermi | 17 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B), Unanalyzed Condition 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v)(A), Loss of Safety Function - Shutdown the Reactor 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v)(B), Loss of Safety Function - Remove Residual Heat 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(vii), Common Cause Inoperability 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i) 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iii) 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(A), Completion of TS Shutdown 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ix)(A), Prevented Safety Function in Multiple System 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B) | Reactor Protection System Decay Heat Removal Main Condenser Control Rod Main Steam | Unanalyzed Condition |
| 05000461/LER-2026-003, Division 3 Switchgear Heat Removal System Head Pressure Controller Non-Functional | Clinton | 16 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function | Service water Reactor Core Isolation Cooling High Pressure Core Spray Core Spray Automatic Depressurization System Low Pressure Coolant Injection | Fuel cladding |
| 05000373/LER-2026-001, Common Emergency Diesel Generator Declared Inoperable Due to Room Temperature Controller Failure | LaSalle | 16 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v)(A), Loss of Safety Function - Shutdown the Reactor | Emergency Diesel Generator Core Spray | Mission time |
| 05000461/LER-2026-004, Division 3 Switchgear Heat Removal System Head Pressure Controller Non-Functional | Clinton | 16 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function | Service water Reactor Core Isolation Cooling High Pressure Core Spray Core Spray Automatic Depressurization System Low Pressure Coolant Injection | Fuel cladding |
| 05000416/LER-2026-004, Manual Actuation of Standby Service Water System Due to an Open Safety Relief Valve | Grand Gulf | 13 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Service water Residual Heat Removal Safety Relief Valve | Safe Shutdown Ultimate heat sink |
| 05000458/LER-2026-002-01, Radioactive Material Lost in Transit | River Bend | 9 July 2026 | | | |
| 05000259/LER-2026-001, Cancellation LER 2026-001-00 for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Safety System Functional Failure Due to High Pressure Coolant Injection Drain Valves Inoperable | Browns Ferry | 9 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function | High Pressure Coolant Injection | |
| 05000416/LER-2026-003, Automatic Emergency Diesel Generator Actuation Caused by Grid Transient | Grand Gulf | 6 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Emergency Diesel Generator | |
| 05000259/LER-2026-003, Residual Heat Removal Pump Motor Inoperable Due to Elevated Lubricating Oil Particulates | Browns Ferry | 1 July 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Core Spray Residual Heat Removal Automatic Depressurization System Emergency Core Cooling System Low Pressure Coolant Injection | Safe Shutdown Time of Discovery Past operability Operability Determination |
| 05000282/LER-2025-001-01, Reactor Trip and Auto-Start Actuation of Auxiliary Feedwater Due to Bus 11 Undervoltage Relay Issues | Prairie Island | 30 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Steam Generator Feedwater Reactor Protection System Auxiliary Feedwater Decay Heat Removal | Undervoltage Relay |
| 05000327/LER-2026-001, Inoperable Containment Spray Train Results in Condition Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Sequoyah | 30 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Containment Spray | Safe Shutdown Past operability Biofouling Flow Induced Vibration |
| 05000498/LER-2026-001, Automatic Actuation of Emergency Diesel Generator Due to Lockout of Switchyard Electrical Bus | South Texas | 29 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(B)(8) | Emergency Diesel Generator Auxiliary Feedwater | Loss of Offsite Power Lightning |
| 05000395/LER-2026-001-01, Operations Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Summer | 26 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1), Submit an LER 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Feedwater | |
| 05000354/LER-2026-001-01, Loss of Offsite Power Resulting in Automatic Reactor Scram, Valid System Actuations, Operation in a Condition Prohibited by Technical Specifications, and a Condition That Could Have Prevented. | Hope Creek | 24 June 2026 | | High Pressure Coolant Injection Emergency Diesel Generator Main Steam Isolation Valve Reactor Core Isolation Cooling Safety Relief Valve Control Rod | Loss of Offsite Power |
| 05000461/LER-2025-001-01, MSIV B21-F022D Limit Switch Failed Testing | Clinton | 23 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Reactor Protection System Main Steam Line Main Steam | Operability Determination |
| 05000321/LER-2026-003, Automatic Reactor Trip Due to High Reactor Pressure | Hatch | 19 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Reactor Protection System | Cyber Security |
| 05000414/LER-2026-001, B Steam Generator Tube Leak | Catawba | 18 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1), Submit an LER 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded | Steam Generator Reactor Coolant System Feedwater Main Turbine Main Steam | Safe Shutdown Eddy Current Testing Operational leakage Restart |
| 05000412/LER-2026-001, Indications Identified During Reactor Vessel Head Inspection | Beaver Valley | 11 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded | Reactor Coolant System Reactor Pressure Vessel | Large early release frequency Stress corrosion cracking |
| 05000244/LER-2026-001, A Emergency Diesel Generator Invalid Actuation During Testing | Ginna | 11 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Reactor Coolant System Emergency Diesel Generator | Safe Shutdown Invalid Actuation |
| 05000259/LER-2026-002, Technical Specifications Required Shutdown Due to Reactor Water Cleanup System ASME Code Class 1 Leak | Browns Ferry | 11 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(A), Completion of TS Shutdown | Reactor Coolant System Reactor Water Cleanup | Safe Shutdown Pressure boundary leak Through-Wall Leak |
| 05000443/LER-2026-001, Incorrect Steam Generator a Level Transmitters Resulted in Technical Specification Inoperability | Seabrook | 10 June 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Steam Generator | |
| 05000395/LER-2026-003, Main Steam Isolation Valve Failed to Close in Mode 3 | Summer | 28 May 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function | Reactor Coolant System Main Steam Isolation Valve Control Rod | |
| 05000325/LER-2026-002, Manual Reactor Protection System Actuation While Shutdown | Brunswick | 28 May 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Reactor Protection System Control Rod | |
| 05000311/LER-2026-001, Refueling Water Storage Tank Volume Below the Minimum Requirement, a Condition That Could Have Prevented Fulfillment of a Safety Function | Salem | 28 May 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function | Emergency Core Cooling System | |
| 05000278/LER-2026-001, Loss Load Center Due to Potential Transformer Failure | Peach Bottom | 28 May 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B), Unanalyzed Condition 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function | Emergency Diesel Generator Primary Containment Isolation System Primary containment Emergency Core Cooling System | Unanalyzed Condition Invalid Actuation |
| 05000395/LER-2026-002-01, Manual Reactor Trip for Steam Leak Near Feedwater Heater 1A | Summer | 27 May 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Emergency Feedwater System | Flow Accelerated Corrosion Feedwater Heater |
| 05000296/LER-2026-002, Technical Specification Prohibited Mode Change Due to Inoperable Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System | Browns Ferry | 26 May 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Reactor Core Isolation Cooling | Overspeed |
| 05000370/LER-2026-001, Reactor Coolant System Pressure Boundary Degraded Due to Through-Wall Flaw | Mcguire | 26 May 2026 | | Steam Generator Reactor Coolant System | Boric Acid Non-Destructive Examination VT-2 Intergranular Stress Corrosion Cracking Liquid penetrant |
| 05000461/LER-2026-002, Trip of Division 1 Diesel Generator Oil Room Exhaust Fan During Division 2 Diesel Generator Fire Protection Testing | Clinton | 22 May 2026 | | | |
| 05000334/LER-2025-001-02, Condition Prohibited by Technical Specifications and Event or Condition That Could Have Prevented Fulfillment of a Safety Function | Beaver Valley | 21 May 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | | Unanalyzed Condition Time of Discovery Aging Management License Renewal Through-Wall Leak |
| 05000260/LER-2026-001, High Pressure Coolant Injection Steam Line Isolation | Browns Ferry | 20 May 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function | High Pressure Coolant Injection | |
| 05000321/LER-2026-002, Licensed Nuclear Material Inventory Discrepancy | Hatch | 20 May 2026 | | | |
| 05000529/LER-2026-001, Manual Reactor Trip Due to Reactor Coolant Pump High Seal Temperature | Palo Verde | 15 May 2026 | | | |
| 05000454/LER-2026-002, Loss of Automatic Function Identified on Both Trains of Control Room Ventilation Temperature Control | Byron | 15 May 2026 | 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications | Reactor Coolant System | Past operability |