ML061080588

Acknowledgment of Receipt of Denial of Noncited Violation in NRC Inspection Report 05000458/2005005

ML061080588
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	04/18/2006
From:	Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations
References
IR-05-005
Download: ML061080588 (5)

See also: IR 05000458/2005005

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April 18, 2006

Paul D. Hinnenkamp

Vice President - Operations

Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station

5485 US Highway 61N

St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT: ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF DENIAL OF NONCITED VIOLATION

IN NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000458/2005005

Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:

Thank you for your letter dated March 24, 2006, in response to our February 13, 2006, letter

and integrated inspection report. In your letter you contested one Green noncited violation

concerning implementation of Technical Specification (TS) 3.4.1.A, Condition A, required

Action A.1. The NRC inspection report concluded that a Green noncited violation of TS

Action 3.4.1.A.1 occurred when River Bend Station failed to restore compliance with Limiting

Condition for Operation (LCO) 3.4.1 or shut down one reactor recirculation loop within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />

of determining the reactor recirculation loop flow mismatch was greater than 5 percent at power

with greater than 70 percent rated core flow. Entergys position is that River Bend Station

complied with the requirements of TS 3.4.1; therefore, a violation did not occur. You have

requested that the NRC reconsider our conclusion and find that a violation of TS 3.4.1 did not

occur.

The NRC is reviewing your request and will inform you of the results of our review by separate

correspondence.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and

your response (if any) will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC

Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the

NRCs 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).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kriss M. Kennedy, Chief

Project Branch C

Division of Reactor Projects

Entergy Operations, Inc. -2-

Docket: 50-458

License: NPF-47

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

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

Winston & Strawn LLP

1700 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006-3817

Manager - Licensing

Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station

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

Entergy Operations, Inc. -4-

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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)

M. Vasquez, ACES (GMV)

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