ML042440649
| ML042440649 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2004 |
| From: | Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| Download: ML042440649 (6) | |
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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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Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive
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8/13/04 8/25/04 8/28/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
River Bend Inspection / Activity Plan 08/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 1 08/27/2004 07:51:48 Report 22 7
OB-IN EX
- OB - INITIAL EXAMINATION Not Applicable 09/06/2004 09/10/2004 RIVER BEND (09/04) INITIAL EXAM X02267 1
Not Applicable 09/20/2004 09/24/2004 RIVER BEND (09/04) INITIAL EXAM X02267 1
1 EB-08G
- INSERVICE INSPECTION ACTIVITIES Baseline Inspections 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 1
1 ACCESSPI
- ACRSA/PIV Baseline Inspections 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
2 PEB-07B
- HX & HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE TESTING Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1
1 ALARA2
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 2 Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
2 EB02/17B
- PERMANENT PLANT MODS Baseline Inspections 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1
1 OB-EP2
- EMERG PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1
Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1
Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1
Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1
Baseline Inspections 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1
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
1 ALARA3
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
3 PEB-52
- RBS PIR INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/31/2005 11/04/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1
Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1
4 RP TEAM
- RADIATION SAFETY TEAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/30/2005 11/04/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1
Baseline Inspections 10/30/2005 11/04/2005 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1
Baseline Inspections 10/30/2005 11/04/2005 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1
Baseline Inspections 10/30/2005 11/04/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1
1 EB-08G
- IN SERVICE INSPECTION (BOILER)
Baseline Inspections 03/20/2006 03/24/2006 Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR IP 7111108G 1
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.