NRC CAL – NOV (Yellow)

On August 28, 2013, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation (NOV) to Northern States Power Company, Minnesota for a violation of Technical Specification Section 5.4.1, Procedures, associated with a Yellow Significance Determination Process finding involving the failure of Monticello personnel to maintain a flood plan to protect the site against external flooding events. Specifically, from February 29, 2012, to February 15, 2013, the site failed to maintain flood Procedure A.6, "Acts of Nature," such that it could support the timely implementation of flood protection features within the 12-day timeframe credited in the design basis, as stated in the updated safety analysis report.