IR 05000458/2005001

Annual Assessment Letter - River Bend Station (Report 05000458-05-001)

ML050610298
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	03/02/2005
From:	Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations
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IR-05-001
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March 2, 2005

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - RIVER BEND STATION (REPORT 05000458/2005001)

Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:

On February 2, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of River Bend Station. The end-of-cycle review for River Bend Station involved the participation of the reactor technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2004. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate end-of-cycle performance review letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, River Bend Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). However, as a result of the continuous review of licensee performance by NRC staff, we concluded that the Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours PI has crossed the threshold from Green to White following a reactor scram that occurred on January 15, 2005. Accordingly, we plan to implement Supplemental Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, after you have informed us that your evaluation is complete. The purpose of this supplemental inspection is to provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of risk significant performance issues are understood, the extent of cause and condition are identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.

Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Additionally, the reactor scrams of August 15 and October 1, 2004, are the subject of review under the Reactor Oversight Process PI Frequently Asked Question process for inclusion under the Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal PI. Depending on the outcome of this review, the Scrams with Loss of Normal Heat Removal PI could cross the Green to White threshold retroactive to the fourth quarter of 2004. If that occurs, a 95002 Supplemental Inspection, Inspection For One Degraded Cornerstone Or Any Three White Inputs In a Strategic Performance Area, will be conducted in accordance with the Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRC Action Matrix in lieu of a 95001 Supplemental Inspection.

The NRC issued a White inspection finding and associated Notice of Violation in a letter to you dated December 29, 2003. The issue was initially discussed in NRC Inspection Report 05000458/2002007, dated February 7, 2003. It was also discussed in our annual assessment letter, dated March 3, 2004. This finding involved the failure to properly lock open a valve in the condensate system that resulted in a loss of feedwater flow following a reactor scram in September 2002. A supplemental inspection utilizing Inspection Procedure 95001, Inspection for One or Two White inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, was performed February 23-27, 2004, to assess the adequacy of your evaluation and to review the corrective actions you have taken for this risk-significant performance issue. Upon completion of the inspection, a Regulatory Performance Meeting was conducted as prescribed in NRC Manual Chapter 0305 to discuss the event, root causes, and corrective actions. The supplemental inspection concluded that your staff performed a comprehensive evaluation of the event. The corrective actions taken to address the issues and to prevent recurrence were satisfactory and have been completed.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2006. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review meeting.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact David N. Graves at (817) 860-8141 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Arthur T. Howell III, Director Division of Reactor Projects

Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Docket: 50-458 License: NPF-47 Enclosure:

River Bend Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Vice President Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 General Manager Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Director - Nuclear Safety Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P.O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.

Winston & Strawn 1401 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 Manager - Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 The Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr.

Attorney General Department of Justice State of Louisiana P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Burt Babers, President West Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Michael E. Henry, State Liaison Officer Department of Environmental Quality Permits Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78711-3326 Jimmy Bello, President Pointe Coupe Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 290 New Roads, LA 70760 James Hunt, President East Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 427 Clinton, LA 70722

Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Riley Berthelot, Jr., President West Baton Rouge Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 757 Port Allen, LA 70767 Bobby Simpson, Mayor-President Office of the Mayor-President East Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 1471 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Federal Emergency Management Agency ATTN: Ron Castleman, Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76201-3698 Walter Monsour/Irma Plummer/Alfred Williams Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Office of the Mayor/President East Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 1471 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Joanne Moreau, Director Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness East Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 1471 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Sharlot Edwards, Director Office of Emergency Preparedness West Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 757 Port Allen, LA 70767 Don Ewing, Director Office of Emergency Preparedness Pointe Coupee Parish P.O. Box 248 New Roads, LA 70760 Col. Jeff Smith, Acting Director Military Department Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness P.O. Box 44217 7667 Independence Blvd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Jesse Means, Jr., Director Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness West Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 1927 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Travis W. Prewitt, Director Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness East Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 1927 Jackson, LA 70748 The Honorable William D'Aquilla Mayor, Town of St. Francisville P.O. Box 400 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339

Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

DRS Deputy Director (MRS)

Senior Resident Inspector (PJA)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (DNG)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (RAK1)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLN1)

RITS Coordinator (KEG)

V. Dricks, PAO (VLD)

W. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. Gordon (CJG)

DRS Branch Chiefs (LJS, MPS1, ATG, JAC)

S. Richards, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (SAR)

M. Case, Deputy Dir. for Inspection and Programs (MJC)

B. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)

B. Wetzel, Acting Chief, ROPMS, OEDO (BAW)

H. Berkow, Director, LPD4, NRR/DLPM (HNB)

A. Howe, Chief, PDIV-1, NRR/DLPM (AGH1)

M. Webb, NRR Project Manager (MKW)

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River Bend Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/01/2005 08:36:40 Report 22

ALARA2

- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 2 Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102

4 EB17B

- PERMANENT PLANT MODS Baseline Inspections 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B

2 OB-EP2

- EMERG PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402

Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403

Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404

Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151

1 ACRSA

- ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS Baseline Inspections 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101

1 ALARA3

- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102

5 PEB-52

- RBS PIR INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B

Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B

4 RP TEAM

- RADIATION SAFETY TEAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103

Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201

Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202

Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203

1 ACRSA

- ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS Baseline Inspections 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101

1 EB-08G

- IN SERVICE INSPECTION (BOILER)

Baseline Inspections 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G

3 OB-RQ

- REQUALIFICATION INSP Baseline Inspections 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B

5 EB21

- ENG-SSD&PC Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102

Baseline Inspections 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121

Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121

1 PEB

- MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL Baseline Inspections 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B

1 ALARA1

- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

River Bend Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/01/2005 08:36:40 Report 22

EP1

- EMERG PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401

Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404

Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.