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                                              April 9, 2020
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
EA-19-129
The enclosure contains Official Use
Mr. Sergio Vazquez
Only - Security-Related Information.  When
Site Vice President
separated from enclosure, this transmittal
Entergy Operations, Inc.
document is decontrolled.
17265 River Road
Killona, LA 70057-0751
SUBJECT:       WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - NOTICE OF
                VIOLATION; NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000382/2019412
Dear Mr. Vazquez:
This letter refers to an inspection conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
April 9, 2020  
of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, from September 30 through November 22,
2019. The purpose of the inspection was to ensure compliance of your security programs as
EA-19-129  
required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 37 when preparing
radioactive material in quantities of concern for transit. The inspectors discussed the
Mr. Sergio Vazquez  
preliminary inspection findings with members of your staff at the conclusion of the on-site
Site Vice President  
portion of the inspection. A final exit briefing was conducted telephonically with you and
Entergy Operations, Inc.  
members of your staff on December 19, 2019, at which the details regarding the apparent
17265 River Road  
violations were discussed. Details of this inspection and the apparent violations were provided
Killona, LA 70057-0751  
in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2019412, dated January 28, 2020, NRCs Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession ML20029D473 (non-publicly
SUBJECT:  
available) and ML20029D472 (publicly available).
WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - NOTICE OF  
On March 16, 2020, a predecisional enforcement conference was conducted telephonically with
VIOLATION; NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000382/2019412
you and members of your staff to discuss the apparent violations, their significance, their root
Dear Mr. Vazquez:  
causes, and your corrective actions. The conference was closed to public observation because
Security-Related Information was discussed.
This letter refers to an inspection conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)  
Based on the information developed during the inspection and the information that you provided
of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, from September 30 through November 22,  
during the conference, the NRC has determined that violations of NRC requirements occurred.
2019. The purpose of the inspection was to ensure compliance of your security programs as  
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances
required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 37 when preparing  
surrounding them are described in detail in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2019412. The
radioactive material in quantities of concern for transit. The inspectors discussed the  
violations were evaluated in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, which is available on
preliminary inspection findings with members of your staff at the conclusion of the on-site  
the NRCs Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-rc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html.
portion of the inspection. A final exit briefing was conducted telephonically with you and  
Because of the potential consequence(s) associated with the violations, the violations have
members of your staff on December 19, 2019, at which the details regarding the apparent  
been categorized as an escalated enforcement action in accordance with the NRC Enforcement
violations were discussed. Details of this inspection and the apparent violations were provided  
Policy.
in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2019412, dated January 28, 2020, NRCs Agencywide  
                                                          The enclosure contains Official Use
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession ML20029D473 (non-publicly  
                                                          Only - Security-Related Information. When
available) and ML20029D472 (publicly available).  
                                                          separated from enclosure, this transmittal
                                                          document is decontrolled.
On March 16, 2020, a predecisional enforcement conference was conducted telephonically with  
                  OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
you and members of your staff to discuss the apparent violations, their significance, their root  
causes, and your corrective actions. The conference was closed to public observation because  
Security-Related Information was discussed.  
Based on the information developed during the inspection and the information that you provided  
during the conference, the NRC has determined that violations of NRC requirements occurred.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances  
surrounding them are described in detail in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2019412. The  
violations were evaluated in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, which is available on  
the NRCs Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-rc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html.
Because of the potential consequence(s) associated with the violations, the violations have  
been categorized as an escalated enforcement action in accordance with the NRC Enforcement  
Policy.  


                  OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION  
S. Vazquez                                         2
In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, a minimum base civil penalty in the amount of
S. Vazquez  
$150,000 is considered for an escalated violation.
2  
Because your facility has not been the subject of escalated enforcement actions within the last 2
years, the NRC considered whether credit was warranted for Corrective Action in accordance
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
with the civil penalty assessment process in Section 2.3.4 of the NRC Enforcement Policy. The
In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, a minimum base civil penalty in the amount of  
NRC has determined that Corrective Action credit is warranted for your prompt and
$150,000 is considered for an escalated violation.  
comprehensive corrective actions which included process and procedure changes for preparing
radioactive material in quantities of concern for transit and the corrective actions described in
Because your facility has not been the subject of escalated enforcement actions within the last 2  
detail in the subject inspection report and during the predecisional enforcement conference held
years, the NRC considered whether credit was warranted for Corrective Action in accordance  
on March 16, 2020.
with the civil penalty assessment process in Section 2.3.4 of the NRC Enforcement Policy. The  
Therefore, to encourage prompt and comprehensive correction of violations, and in recognition
NRC has determined that Corrective Action credit is warranted for your prompt and  
of the absence of previous escalated enforcement action, I have been authorized, after
comprehensive corrective actions which included process and procedure changes for preparing  
consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement not to propose a civil penalty in this case.
radioactive material in quantities of concern for transit and the corrective actions described in  
However, significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty. In addition, issuance
detail in the subject inspection report and during the predecisional enforcement conference held  
of Notice constitutes escalated enforcement action that may subject you to increased inspection
on March 16, 2020.
effort.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
Therefore, to encourage prompt and comprehensive correction of violations, and in recognition  
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. If you have additional information that you
of the absence of previous escalated enforcement action, I have been authorized, after  
believe the NRC should consider, you may provide it in your response to the Notice. The NRC
consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement not to propose a civil penalty in this case.
will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to
However, significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty. In addition, issuance  
ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
of Notice constitutes escalated enforcement action that may subject you to increased inspection  
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a
effort.  
copy of this letter will be made available for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document
Room or from the NRCs ADAMS, accessible from the NRC Web site at
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the  
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. If you have additional information that you  
However, the material enclosed contains Security-Related Information in accordance with
believe the NRC should consider, you may provide it in your response to the Notice. The NRC  
10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security
will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to  
vulnerability. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available for public
ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.  
inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or electronically in the NRCs ADAMS. If
Security-Related Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a  
your entire response Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1)
copy of this letter will be made available for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document  
and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). In accordance with
Room or from the NRCs ADAMS, accessible from the NRC Web site at  
10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response.
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.  
                  OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
However, the material enclosed contains Security-Related Information in accordance with  
10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security  
vulnerability. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available for public  
inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or electronically in the NRCs ADAMS. If  
Security-Related Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark  
your entire response Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1)  
and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). In accordance with  
10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response.  


                OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION  
S. Vazquez                                     3
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Greg Warnick, Chief,
S. Vazquez  
Reactor Inspection Branch, at 817-200-1249.
3  
                                              Sincerely,
                                                    /RA/
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
                                              Scott A. Morris
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Greg Warnick, Chief,  
                                              Regional Administrator
Reactor Inspection Branch, at 817-200-1249.  
Docket No. 50-382
License No. NPF-38
Nonpublic Enclosure: Notice of Violation
Sincerely,  
                OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
/RA/  
Scott A. Morris  
Regional Administrator  
Docket No. 50-382  
License No. NPF-38  
Nonpublic Enclosure: Notice of Violation  




ML20100J319
  ML20100J319  
Entire Report             ADAMS:           Publicly Available         Non-Sensitive     Keyword: NRC-002
Entire Report  
  SUNSI Review: JGK         Yes  No       Non-Publicly Available     Sensitive         MD 3 Non-Public A.3
ADAMS:  
Cover Letter Only         ADAMS:           Publicly Available         Non-Sensitive     Keyword: NRC-002
Publicly Available  
  SUNSI Review: JGK         Yes  No       Non-Publicly Available     Sensitive         SUNSI Review Complete
Non-Sensitive  
OFFICE           SES:ACES       TL:ACES           C:DRP/D       C:RxIB           RC             OE
Keyword: NRC-002  
NAME             JKramer         JGroom           JDixon         GWarnick         DCylkowski     JPeralta
  SUNSI Review: JGK  
SIGNATURE         /RA/ E         /RA/ E           /RA/ E         /RA/ NAG for     /RA/ E         /RA/ E
Yes  No  
DATE             03/20/20       03/23/20         03/23/20       03/24/20       03/26/20         04/07/20
Non-Publicly Available  
OFFICE           NMSS           D:DNMS           RA
Sensitive  
  NAME             RSun           MMuessle         SMorris
MD 3 Non-Public A.3  
  SIGNATURE         /RA/ E         /RA/ E           /RA/ E
Cover Letter Only  
  DATE             04/07/20       04/07/20         04/09/20
ADAMS:  
Publicly Available  
Non-Sensitive  
Keyword: NRC-002  
  SUNSI Review: JGK  
Yes  No  
Non-Publicly Available  
Sensitive  
SUNSI Review Complete  
OFFICE  
SES:ACES  
TL:ACES  
C:DRP/D  
C:RxIB  
RC  
OE  
NAME  
JKramer  
JGroom  
JDixon  
GWarnick  
DCylkowski  
JPeralta  
SIGNATURE  
/RA/ E  
/RA/ E  
/RA/ E  
/RA/ NAG for  
/RA/ E  
/RA/ E  
DATE  
03/20/20  
03/23/20  
03/23/20  
03/24/20  
03/26/20  
04/07/20  
OFFICE  
NMSS  
D:DNMS  
RA  
   
NAME  
RSun  
MMuessle  
SMorris  
   
SIGNATURE  
/RA/ E  
/RA/ E  
/RA/ E  
   
DATE  
04/07/20  
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04/09/20
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 13 December 2024

EA-19-129, Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 - Notice of Violation; NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2019412
ML20100J319
Person / Time
Site: Waterford 
Issue date: 04/09/2020
From: Scott(Ois) Morris
NRC Region 4
To: Vazquez S
Entergy Operations
Geanette D
References
EA-19-129 IR 2019412
Download: ML20100J319 (4)
v • d • e


See also: IR 05000382/2019412

Text

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

The enclosure contains Official Use

Only - Security-Related Information. When

separated from enclosure, this transmittal

document is decontrolled.

April 9, 2020

EA-19-129

Mr. Sergio Vazquez

Site Vice President

Entergy Operations, Inc.

17265 River Road

Killona, LA 70057-0751

SUBJECT:

WATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT 3 - NOTICE OF

VIOLATION; NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000382/2019412

Dear Mr. Vazquez:

This letter refers to an inspection conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, from September 30 through November 22,

2019. The purpose of the inspection was to ensure compliance of your security programs as

required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 37 when preparing

radioactive material in quantities of concern for transit. The inspectors discussed the

preliminary inspection findings with members of your staff at the conclusion of the on-site

portion of the inspection. A final exit briefing was conducted telephonically with you and

members of your staff on December 19, 2019, at which the details regarding the apparent

violations were discussed. Details of this inspection and the apparent violations were provided

in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2019412, dated January 28, 2020, NRCs Agencywide

Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession ML20029D473 (non-publicly

available) and ML20029D472 (publicly available).

On March 16, 2020, a predecisional enforcement conference was conducted telephonically with

you and members of your staff to discuss the apparent violations, their significance, their root

causes, and your corrective actions. The conference was closed to public observation because

Security-Related Information was discussed.

Based on the information developed during the inspection and the information that you provided

during the conference, the NRC has determined that violations of NRC requirements occurred.

These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances

surrounding them are described in detail in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2019412. The

violations were evaluated in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, which is available on

the NRCs Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-rc/regulatory/enforcement/enforce-pol.html.

Because of the potential consequence(s) associated with the violations, the violations have

been categorized as an escalated enforcement action in accordance with the NRC Enforcement

Policy.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

S. Vazquez

2

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, a minimum base civil penalty in the amount of

$150,000 is considered for an escalated violation.

Because your facility has not been the subject of escalated enforcement actions within the last 2

years, the NRC considered whether credit was warranted for Corrective Action in accordance

with the civil penalty assessment process in Section 2.3.4 of the NRC Enforcement Policy. The

NRC has determined that Corrective Action credit is warranted for your prompt and

comprehensive corrective actions which included process and procedure changes for preparing

radioactive material in quantities of concern for transit and the corrective actions described in

detail in the subject inspection report and during the predecisional enforcement conference held

on March 16, 2020.

Therefore, to encourage prompt and comprehensive correction of violations, and in recognition

of the absence of previous escalated enforcement action, I have been authorized, after

consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement not to propose a civil penalty in this case.

However, significant violations in the future could result in a civil penalty. In addition, issuance

of Notice constitutes escalated enforcement action that may subject you to increased inspection

effort.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the

enclosed Notice when preparing your response. If you have additional information that you

believe the NRC should consider, you may provide it in your response to the Notice. The NRC

will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to

ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a

copy of this letter will be made available for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document

Room or from the NRCs ADAMS, accessible from the NRC Web site at

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

However, the material enclosed contains Security-Related Information in accordance with

10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security

vulnerability. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available for public

inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or electronically in the NRCs ADAMS. If

Security-Related Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark

your entire response Security-Related Information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1)

and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). In accordance with

10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

S. Vazquez

3

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Greg Warnick, Chief,

Reactor Inspection Branch, at 817-200-1249.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Scott A. Morris

Regional Administrator

Docket No. 50-382

License No. NPF-38

Nonpublic Enclosure: Notice of Violation

ML20100J319

Entire Report

ADAMS:

Publicly Available

Non-Sensitive

Keyword: NRC-002

SUNSI Review: JGK

Yes No

Non-Publicly Available

Sensitive

MD 3 Non-Public A.3

Cover Letter Only

ADAMS:

Publicly Available

Non-Sensitive

Keyword: NRC-002

SUNSI Review: JGK

Yes No

Non-Publicly Available

Sensitive

SUNSI Review Complete

OFFICE

SES:ACES

TL:ACES

C:DRP/D

C:RxIB

RC

OE

NAME

JKramer

JGroom

JDixon

GWarnick

DCylkowski

JPeralta

SIGNATURE

/RA/ E

/RA/ E

/RA/ E

/RA/ NAG for

/RA/ E

/RA/ E

DATE

03/20/20

03/23/20

03/23/20

03/24/20

03/26/20

04/07/20

OFFICE

NMSS

D:DNMS

RA

NAME

RSun

MMuessle

SMorris

SIGNATURE

/RA/ E

/RA/ E

/RA/ E

DATE

04/07/20

04/07/20

04/09/20

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