NRC proposes fine for sleeping supervisor incident at Entergy

NRC proposes fine for sleeping supervisor incident at Entergy

Washington (Platts)--15Jul2005

NRC is proposing a $60,000 fine against Entergy Nuclear for violations
involving a control room supervisor who fell asleep for several minutes while
on duty June 29, 2004. In a letter issued yesterday to Entergy, NRC cited
several other violations stemming from that incident, including the failure of
a shift manager and reactor operator to take appropriate action after
observing their "inattentive" co-worker. The violations were consolidated into
one Severity Level III problem, the second lowest severity rating in NRC's
four-scale system, and credit was given to Entergy for corrective actions
taken. Separately, NRC issued a Severity Level III violation to the control
room supervisor and a letter of reprimand to the shift manager. Entergy has 30
days to pay or protest the penalty, or 10 days to contact the Institute on
Conflict Resolution at Cornell University if it chooses to pursue an
alternative dispute resolution.

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