Confirmatory Order Issued Over Millstone Plant Violations: NRC

WATERFORD, CT - Following an Alternative Dispute Resolution mediation session regarding security-related violations at the Millstone nuclear power plant, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced Tuesday it has issued a confirmatory order to Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut Inc.

In response, Dominion Energy has agreed to conduct a series of corrective actions spelled out in the order, which the NRC will confirm in upcoming inspections, according to a release.

These actions are intended to address two violations and related performance aspects identified during an NRC investigation at the Waterford plant.

NRC officials said the investigation revealed that a now-former contracted security officer working as an armorer deliberately failed to properly perform required maintenance of weapons at the plant.

Officials said the officer also neglected to conduct monthly inventories of weapons not in use, including the deliberate falsification of records related to both issues.

Officials said the mediation session was conducted on Sept. 20. Under the ADR process, mediation is facilitated by a neutral third party who has no decision-making authority but assists the NRC and a licensee in reaching an agreement when differences exist regarding an enforcement action.

Actions agreed to by Dominion include:

• an evaluation of security contractor oversight and related training
• communication about the issue to industry peers
• independent reviews of the safety culture and organizational effectiveness within the site’s security organization

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