NRC ORDER – ORDER

On July 21, 2014, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (CO) to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy), to formalize commitments made as a result of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session held on May 14, 2014. The commitments were made as part of a settlement agreement between Entergy and the NRC regarding the apparent violation of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, II B., "Qualification Requirements" and Palisades Security Plan Section 3.1. The violation involved the willful actions of the licensee's security staff, which failed to follow the security plan requirements when a security manager assigned a security operations supervisor to perform duties without confirming whether the supervisor had the appropriate qualifications. Entergy agreed that an individual inappropriately held a position for which he was not qualified, contrary to the requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, II B., "Qualification Requirements" and the Palisades Security Plan, but disagreed that the violation was committed willfully. The NRC and Entergy agreed to disagree on the issue of willfulness. In response to the incident, Entergy completed a number corrective actions and enhancements, and agreed to complete additional corrective actions and enhancements, as fully discussed in the CO. In consideration of the corrective actions and commitments outlined in the CO, the NRC agreed not to issue a civil penalty or a Notice of Violation.