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EA-15-026 · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2015-06-22 · Materials Licensees

Action

EA Number
EA-15-026
Licensee
NOV (SL III)
Category
Materials Licensees
Action type
CAL
Severity level
SLIII
Date issued
2015-06-22

Description

On June 22, 2015, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation to Dairyland Cooperative for a Severity Level III Problem involving two violations identified as a result of an inspection at its La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR) independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI). The first violation involved the failure to submit a license amendment to the NRC for changes to the LACBWR Emergency Plan that reduced its effectiveness prior to implementing the changes as required by 10 CFR 50.54(q)(4). Specifically, on October 29, 2012, the licensee implemented changes that reduced the effectiveness of the LACBWR Emergency Plan and failed to submit a license amendment application to the NRC prior to implementing the changes. The second violation involved several examples where the licensee failed to maintain the effectiveness of its Emergency Plan as required by 10 CFR 50.54(q)(2). Specifically, on several occasions between September 20, 2012, and September 8, 2014, the licensee failed to follow approved Emergency Plan normal and night shift staffing requirements. In addition, from June 20, 2011, through December 31, 2013, the licensee failed to follow its approved Emergency Plan for conducting exercises and drills. Specifically, the licensee failed to perform an annual plant emergency exercise from 2011 through 2013; and failed to perform certain plant and ISFSI annual drills between 2011 and 2013, including fire drills in 2011 and 2012, a medical drill in 2013, and a health physics drill in 2012.

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