ML042440649

Mid-cycle Performance Review & Inspection Plan - River Bend Station

ML042440649
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	08/30/2004
From:	Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations
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August 30, 2004 Paul D. Hinnenkamp Vice President - Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - RIVER BEND STATION

Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:

On August 4, 2004, the NRC staff completed its midcycle plant performance assessment of River Bend Station. The midcycle review for River Bend Station involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance for the first half of the calendar year 2004 assessment cycle. The process included a review of performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 months. 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 inspection plan does not include physical protection information.

A separate 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.

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). Therefore, we plan to conduct only reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2006.

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 05000458/2002-07, 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

Entergy Operations, Inc. 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, except those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 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 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle 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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mr. 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 Docket: 50-458 License: NPF-47

Enclosure:

River Bend Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc:

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

Entergy Operations, Inc. 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

Entergy Operations, Inc. 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. Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (PJA)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (DNG)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (RAK1)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (KEG)

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Page 1 of 1 River Bend 08/27/2004 07:51:48 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type OB-IN EX - OB - INITIAL EXAMINATION 7 1 X02267 RIVER BEND (09/04) INITIAL EXAM 09/06/2004 09/10/2004 Not Applicable 1 X02267 RIVER BEND (09/04) INITIAL EXAM 09/20/2004 09/24/2004 Not Applicable EB-08G - INSERVICE INSPECTION ACTIVITIES 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections ACCESSPI - ACRSA/PIV 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections PEB-07B - HX & HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE TESTING 2 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Baseline Inspections ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 2 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Baseline Inspections EB02/17B - PERMANENT PLANT MODS 2 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-EP2 - EMERG PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections ACRSA - ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections ALARA3 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-52 - RBS PIR INSPECTION 3 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections RP TEAM - RADIATION SAFETY TEAM INSPECTION 4 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 10/30/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 10/30/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 10/30/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 10/30/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections EB-08G - IN SERVICE INSPECTION (BOILER) 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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