NRC ORDER – NOV (White)

On December 12, 2016, the NRC issued a Notice of Violation associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding to Northern States Power Company (the licensee) for a violation of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, "Corrective Action," involving Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant's failure to correct oil leakage from the safety-related High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) system, a condition adverse to quality, in accordance with written documents appropriate to the circumstances. Specifically, between March 14, 2006 and March 21, 2016, the licensees initiated a number of work orders and subsequently closed them without any further work performed to correct the conditions adverse to quality, which resulted in gradual degradation and loss of HPCI system safety function.