NRC CAL – NOV (White)

On March 28, 2014, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Entergy Operations, Inc. for a violation of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XI, "Test Control," associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding involving the failure of Waterford personnel to establish an adequate test program to demonstrate that a safety-related component associated with the train B emergency diesel generator would perform satisfactorily in service. Specifically, prior to May 26, 2013, Waterford personnel failed to identify and perform adequate testing on the train B emergency diesel generator exhaust fan to demonstrate that the exhaust fan would perform satisfactorily in service. As a result, the train B emergency diesel generator was determined to be inoperable for a period of 25 days.