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Summary of 900718 Meeting W/Entergy Operations,Inc in Arlington,Tx to Discuss Exercise Weaknesses Identified in Insp Repts 50-313/90-08 & 50-368/90-08
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Site: Arkansas Nuclear  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 08/20/1990
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NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ENCLOSURE MEETING SUMMARY Licensee: ir.: cgy Operations, In Facility: Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO)

License Nos.: DPR-51 and NPF-7 Docket Nos.: 50-313 and 50-368 Subject: MEETING TO DISCUSS EXERCISE WEAKNESSES IDENTIFIED IN NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-313/90-08; 50-368/90-08 On July 18, 1990, representatives of Entergy Operations, Inc., met with Region IV personnel in Arlington, Texas, to discuss issues identified during the 1990 exercise at ANO. The meeting was held at the request of NRC. The attendance list for this meeting is attached as the Appendix to this summar The licensee representatives acknowledged all weaknesses, identified by the NRC inspection team and stated that most of them had also been identified in their critique of the exercis In addition, the licensee described what was believed by them at that time to be the root cause for each deficiency. The licensee specified immediate corrective measures and recognized that long term corrective measures will require a review of the entire emergency preparedness program. The effectiveness of some corrective measures will be verified by drills and other methods. The licensee emphasized the need to identify root causes and their commitment to correct the The licensee representatives and the NRC personnel agreed that presently, the licensee is capable of responding to emergencies in a manner that will ensure the health and safety of the public. Furthermore, both parties agreed that improvements in the licensee's emergency program were neede Formal corrective measures, and the implementation schedule will be submitted within 30 days of the issuance date of the NRC inspection repor '

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ATTACHMENT ATTENDANCE LIST Attendance at the Entergy Operations, Inc., - NRC Meeting on July 18, 1990, at the NRC Region IV offic Entergy Operations, In N. Carns, Vice President - Nuclear E. Ewing, General Manager, Technical Support and Assessment E. Force, Manager, Training & Emergency Preparedness F. Van Burskirk, Supervisor, Emergency Planning NRC A Bill Beach, Director, Division of Radiation Safety & Safeguards (DRSS)

Samuel J. Collins, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP)

Lawrence A. Yandell, Deputy Director, DRSS Dale A. Powers, Chief, Security and Emergency Preparedness Section Tom Westerman, Chief, Project Section A, DRP Nemen M. Terc, Security and Emergency Preparedness Section D. Blair Spitzberg, Security and Emergency Preparedness Section i'

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