In a three-month inspection, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited Millstone Power Station in Waterford with three safety violations.
Because the violations were of very low safety significance and because Millstone’s owner Dominion fixed the issues, the NRC treated the problems as noncited violations.
The first issue was Millstone’s failure to utilize respiratory protection, which lead to one worker having an unplanned intake of radioactive material. Dominion subsequently enforced the respiratory protection requirements.
The second issue was Millstone did not maintain emergency action plans for what would happen if cooling flow was lost during refueling operations. Dominion subsequently changed its emergency planning.
The third issue was Millstone did not have a plan for operating if its inventory of supplies was low.
