IR 05000458/2006001
| ML060610216 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2006 |
| From: | Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| IR-06-001 | |
| Download: ML060610216 (6) | |
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rch 2, 2006
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - RIVER BEND STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000458/2006001)
Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:
On February 7, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the River Bend Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. 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.
This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only - Security-Related Information 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 performance indicators indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility.
While plant performance for the most recent quarter is within the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix, the performance indicator for Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hours crossed the threshold from Green to White during the first quarter, and returned to Green in the third quarter. The supplemental inspection conducted as a result of the White performance indicator found that your staff performed a comprehensive and thorough evaluation in which specific problems were identified, an adequate root cause evaluation was performed, and corrective actions were taken or planned to prevent recurrence.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspection, except those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2007. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the
Entergy Operations, Inc. -2-resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well 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.
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 Mr. Kriss Kennedy at (817) 860-8144 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Arthur T. Howell III, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-458 License: NPF-47 Enclosure:
River Bend Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:
Senior Vice President and Director - Nuclear Safety Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
Entergy Operations, Inc. River Bend Station P.O. Box 31995 5485 US Highway 61N Jackson, MS 39286-1995 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Vice President Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway Operations Support P.O. Box 651 Entergy Operations, Inc. Jackson, MS 39205 P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Winston & Strawn LLP 1700 K Street, N.W.
General Manager Washington, DC 20006-3817 Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. Manager - Licensing River Bend Station Entergy Operations, Inc.
5485 US Highway 61N River Bend Station St. Francisville, LA 70775 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775
Entergy Operations, Inc. -3-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 Bert 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 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339
Entergy Operations, Inc. -4-Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (BSM1)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
DRS Deputy Director (RJC1)
Senior Resident Inspector (PJA)
Branch Chief, DRP/C (KMK)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLN1)
RITS Coordinator (KEG)
V. Dricks, PAO (VLD)
W. Maier, RSLO (WAM)
C. Gordon (CJG)
DRS Branch Chiefs (JAC, ATG, LJS, MPS1)
T. Bergman, Chief, TRPS, OEDO (TAB)
S. Richards, Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (SAR)
C. Holden, Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (CFH)
C. Haney, Director, DORL, NRR (CXH)
D. Terao, Chief, LPLG, DORL, NRR (DXT)
B. Vaidya, NRR Project Manager (BKV)
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2/24/06 2/24/06 2/24/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
Page 1 of 2 River Bend 03/01/2006 08:32:18 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type EB1-08G - IN SERVICE INSPECTION (BOILER) 2 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections RP-ORS - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/01/2006 05/05/2006 Baseline Inspections EB1-21 - CDB 8 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 06/05/2006 06/09/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 06/19/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections EB2-12B - MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL 2 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Baseline Inspections RP-ORS - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections BRQ SIM - BIENNIAL RQ SIM ONLY 1 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 08/07/2006 08/11/2006 Baseline Inspections EP1 - EMERG PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 3 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - REQUALIFICATION INSP 2 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 08/21/2006 08/25/2006 Baseline Inspections EB2-07B - HX PERFORMANCE 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 09/18/2006 09/22/2006 Baseline Inspections RP-ORS - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 01/08/2007 01/12/2007 Baseline Inspections EB2-05T - TRIENNIAL-FP 5 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 01/29/2007 02/02/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial] 02/12/2007 02/16/2007 Baseline Inspections EB2-52B - PIR INSPECTION 5 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 2 River Bend 03/01/2006 08:32:18 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type EB2-52B - PIR INSPECTION 5 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 04/23/2007 04/27/2007 Baseline Inspections EB1-2/17 - 50.59 & PERMANENT PLANT MODS 3 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 Baseline Inspections EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 4 1 X02348 RIVER BEND - INITIAL EXAM (06/07) 04/09/2007 04/13/2007 Not Applicable 1 X02348 RIVER BEND - INITIAL EXAM (06/07) 05/07/2007 05/18/2007 Not Applicable EP2 - EP PROGRAM 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.