ML051450198

Summary of Annual Performance Assessment Meeting for River Bend Station

ML051450198
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	05/25/2005
From:	Graves D NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C O M M I S S I O N REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 May 25, 2005 Paul D. Hinnenkamp Vice President - Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

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

SUMMARY

OF ANNUAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT MEETING FOR RIVER BEND STATION

Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:

This refers to the meeting conducted in St. Francisville, Louisiana, on May 19, 2005, to discuss the safety performance at River Bend Station between January 1 and December 31,2004.

Topics discussed during the meeting included the Reactor Oversight Process and the safety performance at River Bend Station. Members of the public present at the meeting were allowed to ask questions and comment on the proceedings.

In accordance with Section 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

SincereIy ,

David N. Graves, Chief Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-458 License: NPF-47

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. NRC Presentation Slides

Entergy Operations, Inc. cc w/enclosures: H. Anne Plettinger Senior Vice President and 3456 Villa Rose Drive Chief Operating Officer Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Burt Babers, President Jackson, MS 39286-1995 West Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 1921 Vice President St. Francisville, LA 70775 Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc. Michael E. Henry, State Liaison Officer P.O. Box 31995 Department of Environmental Quality Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Permits Division P.O. Box4313 General Manager Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313 Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. Brian Almon River Bend Station Public Utility Commission 5485 US Highway 61N William B. Travis Building St. Francisville, LA 70775 P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Director - Nuclear Safety Austin, TX 78711-3326 Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station Jimmy Bello, President 5485 US Highway 61N Pointe Coupe Parish Police Jury St. Francisville, LA 70775 P.O. Box 290 New Roads, LA 70760 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P.O. Box 651 James Hunt, President Jackson, MS 39205 East Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box427 Winston & Strawn LLP Clinton, LA 70722 1700 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006-3817 Riley Berthelot, Jr., President West Baton Rouge Parish Police Jury Manager - Licensing P.O. Box 757 Entergy Operations, Inc. Port Allen, LA 70767 River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N Bobby Simpson, Mayor-President St. Francisville, LA 70775 Office of the Mayor-President East Baton Rouge Parish The Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr. P.O. Box 1471 Attorney General Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Department of Justice State of Louisiana P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005

Entergy Operations, Inc. Federal Emergency Management Agency Jesse Means, Jr., Director ATTN: Gary Jones, Acting Regional Office of Homeland Security and Director Emergency Preparedness Region VI, Federal Center West Feliciana Parish 800 North Loop 288 P.O. Box 1927 Denton, TX 76201-3698 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Walter Monsour/lrma Plummer/Alfred Travis W. Prewitt, Director Williams Office of Homeland Security and Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Emergency Preparedness Office of the MayodPresident East Feliciana Parish East Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 1927 P.O. Box 1471 Jackson, LA 70748 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 The Honorable William D'Aquilla Joanne Moreau, Director Mayor, Town of St. Francisville Office of Homeland Security and P.O. Box400 Emergency Preparedness St. Francisville, LA 70775 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. Box248 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

Entergy Operations, Inc. Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSMI)

DRP Director (ATH)

BRS Director (SDC)

DRS Deputy Director (KSW)

Senior Resident Inspector (PJA)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (DNG)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (RAKI)

Team Leader, DRPKSS (RLNI)

RlTS Coordinator (KEG)

Review Completed: ADAMS: p s No Initials: f4 Publicly Available 0 Non-Publicly Avail ble Sensitive -xNon-Sensitive

I END-OF-CYCLE MEETING AITENDANCE I LICENSEE/FACILlTY Enterav ODerations/ River Bend Station I DATETTIME May 19,2005 - 7:OO pm LOCATION Grace Episcopal Church I Jackson Hall 11621 Ferdinand Street St. Francisville, Louisiana NAME (PLEASE PRINT) ORGANIZATION

River Bend Station Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2004 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV Arlington, Texas May 19,2005 Station performance.

0 NRC will address the performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter.

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Agenda 0 Introduction 0 Reactor Oversight Process 0 National Summary of Plant Performance 0 Discussion of Plant Performance Results 0 Licensee Response and Remarks 0 NRC Closing Remarks 0 NRC available to address public questions NRC Representatives 0 Anton Vegel, Deputy Division Director

- (817) 860-8291 0 David N. Graves, Branch Chief

- (817) 860-8141 0 Peter J. Alter, Senior Resident Inspector

- (225) 635-3193 2

Region IV Organization Regional Administrator Thomas P. Gwynn Arthur T. Howell III Dwight D. Chamberlain Director Division of Reactor Projects DirectorDivision of Reactor Safety Anton Vegel Steve West (acting)

I David N. Graves Branch Chief I RegionalSpecialists 1 r r

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- J River Bend Station Resident Inspectors Peter J. Alter SRI Michael 0.Miller RI Project Engineers Ronald A. Kopriva SPE CharlesStaocil PE 1

NRC Performance Goals Safety: Ensure protection of the public health and safety and the environment 0 Security: Ensure the secure use and management of radioactive materials 0 Openness: Ensure openness in our regulatory process Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely 0 Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRC strategic objectives 3

Reactor Oversight Process 1 Performance Indicator Results I I t Examples of Baseline Inspections Equipment Alignment -92 hrs/yr B Triennial Fire Protection -200 hrs every 3 yrs B Operator Response -125 hrs/yr B Emergency Preparedness -80 hrs/yr B Rad Release Controls -100 hrs every 2 yrs B Worker Radiation Protection - 100 hrs/yr B Corrective Action Program -200 hrs every 2 yrs B Corrective Action Case Reviews -60 hrs/yr 4

Significance Threshold Inspection Findings Green: Very Low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red: Requires more NRC oversight Cross Cutting Areas 0 Human Performance 0 Problem Identification and Resolution 0 Safety Conscious Work Environment 5

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded MultiplelRep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRCLicensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2004 Licensee Response 78 Regulatory Response 21 Degraded Cornerstone 0 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 Unacceptable 0 Total 102*

• Davis-Besse is in IMC 0350 process 6

National Sununary 2004 Total Inspeetion Firmdi b Green 778 F White 11 b Yellow 0 b Red 0 2004 Performance Indicator Results b Green 1834 F White 6 b Yellow 0 b Red 0 River Bend Station Performance Assessment Peter J. Alter Senior Resident Inspector 7

River Bend Station Inspection Activities 0 Total Inspection Effort

- 2401 Hours 0 Team Inspections

- Triennial Fire Protection Inspection

- Safety System Design and Performance Capability 0 Supplemental Inspection 0 Special Inspection 0 Refueling Outage Inspection Safety Significant Findings or PIS 0 Eighteen Inspection Findings of Very Low Safety Significance (Green) 0 All Performance Indicators were Green 8

River Bend Station Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dee 31,200 D Licensee Response Column (end of CY 2004)

B One White Issue from 2002

- Issue closed with Supplemental Inspection River Bend Station 2004 Assessment Summary 0 Entergy operated River Bend Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety 0 All cornerstone objectives were met 9

2005 Planned Inspection Activities 0 Baseline Inspection Program 0 95001 Supplemental Inspection

- White Perfonnance Indicator (1Qtr 2005) 0 Temporary Instruction 25 15/161

- Transportation of Reactor Control Rod Drives in Type A Packages 0 Temporary Instruction 25151163

- Operational Readiness of Offsite Power River Bend Station Response Mr. Paul D. Hinnenkamp Vice President Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Reference Sources Reactor Oversight Process b http://www .nrc.gov/NRFUOVERSIGI/ASSESS/index.ht ml Public Electronic Reading Room b http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

Contacting the NRC 0 Report an emergency F (301) 816-5100 (call collect) 0 Report a safety concern:

F (800) 695-7403 F Alle,gation@mc.gov 0 General information or questions b www.nrc.gov b Select What We Do for Public Affairs 11