ML061440083

Summary of 05/17/2006 Annual Performance Assessment Public Meeting River Bend Station

ML061440083
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	05/24/2006
From:	Kennedy K NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 May 24, 2006 Paul D. Hinnenkamp Vice President - Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61 N 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 17, 2006, to discuss the safety performance at River Bend Station between January 1 and December 31,2005.

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 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures 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.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

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

Sincerely, Kriss M. Kennedy, Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-458 License: NPF-47

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Presentation Slides cc w/enclosures:

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, lnc.

P.O. Box 31 995 Jackson, MS 39286-1 995 Vice President Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31 995 Jackson, MS 39286-1 995 General Manager Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61 N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Director - Nuclear Safety Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61 N 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 61 N St. FrancisOille, 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 Bert Babers, President West Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Office of Environmental Services Northwestern State University Russsell Hall, Room 201 Natchitoches, LA 71 497 Scientist Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 7871 1-3326 Melanie Bush, President Pointe Coupe Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 290 New Roads, LA 70760 James Hunt, President East Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 427 Clinton, LA 70722

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Riley Berthelot, Jr., President West Baton Rouge Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 757 Port Allen, LA 70767 Kip Holden, Mayor-President Office of the Mayor-President East Baton Rouge Parish 222 St. Louis Street, 3rd floor Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VI ATTN: William E. Peterson, Regional Director Federal Center 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76201 -3698 Walter Monsour/l rma Plummer/Alf red Williams Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Office of the MayodPresident East Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 1471 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Col. Jeff Smith, Acting Deputy Director Military Department Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness P.O. Box 4421 7 7667 Independence Blvd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Jesse Means, Jr., Director Office of Homeland Security and West Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 1927 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Emergency Preparedness Travis W. Prewitt, Director Office of Homeland Security and East Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 1927 Jackson, LA 70748 Emergency Preparedness The Honorable William D'Aquilla Mayor, Town of St. Francisville P.O. Box 400 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Joanne Moreau, Director Office of Homeland Security and East Baton Rouge Parish Division 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 Jeffrey P. Meyers Division Administrator Emergency and Radiological Services LA Dept. of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 -431 2 Emergency Preparedness Don Ewing, Director Office of Emergency Preparedness Pointe Coupee Parish P.O. Box 248 New Roads, LA 70760

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

DRS Deputy Director (RJCI)

Senior Resident Inspector (PJA)

Branch Chief, DRPlC (KMK)

Senior Project Engineer, DRPK (WCW)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLN1)

RlTS Coordinator (KEG)

Initals: W Non-Sensitive P

SUNS1 Review Completed:

Publicly Available 0 Non-Publicly Available 0 Sensitive OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

E N C L O S U R E 1 I

NRC LICENSEE/FACILITY I)

(I DATEKIME LOCATIO N 11 NAME (PLEASE PRINT)

WBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE Entergy, Inc River Bend Nuclear Station May 17, 2006; 6:OO p.m.(CST)

River Bend Station Training Center Auditorium St. Francisville. Louisiana ORGANIZATION

River Bend Station Training Center Auditorium St. Francisville Louisiana Page of 2

ENCLOSURE 2 River Bend Station Annual Assessment Meetinp Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region IV St. Francisville, LA May 17,2006 NRC Meeting Guidelines E Registration table E Questions and answers E Feedback forms

= Handouts NRC Representatives 0 Wayne Walker, Senior Project Engineer 0 Peter Alter, Senior Resident Inspector 0 Mike Miller, Resident Inspector NRC Meeting Purpose LI Meeting with Entergy rn Inform public of plant performance Agenda e Introduction e Review of Reactor Oversight Process 0 National Summary of Plant Performance 0 Discussion of Plant Performance Results 0 Entergy Response and Remarks 0 NRC Closing Remarks 0 NRC available to address public questions NRC Performance Goals 0 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 0 Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions are effective, efficient, realistic, and timely e4 Management: Ensure excellence in agency management to carry out the NRCs strategic objective

Reactor Oversight Process Lircnscc

Response

I Safety I

RcguhiloV Dcgradctl hlulliplc/Rep.

Unncccplehlc Rcslonse Cornerstone Degr.lilcd Pcrforrnmce Corncrstane 7

Regulatory Response Major Team Inspections for 2006

- Engineering Team Inspection Action Matrix ConceDt Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions NRC Inspection Activities at River Bend Resident Inspectors

-1523 hdyr

- Equipment Alignment

- Operator Response

- Emergency Preparedness

- Corrective Action Case Reviews Regional Inspectors

- 1308 hrs/yr

- Corrective Action Program Inspection

- Supplemental Inspection

- Radiation Safety Team Inspection Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green:

Only Baseline Inspection White:

May increase NRC oversight Yellow:

Requires more NRC oversight Red:

Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green:

Very Low safety significance White:

Yellow:

Substantial safety significance Red High safety significance Low to moderate safety significance National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2005 Licensee Response 84 Regulatory Response 12 Degraded Cornerstone 4

Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3

Unacceptable 0

Total 103 2

National Summary Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2005) b Green 1850 b White 4

byellow 0

b Red 0

Total Inspection Findings (CY 2005) b Green 849 b White 10 bYellow I

b Red 0

River Bend Station I

Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31,2005 0 Entergy operated River Bend in a manner that preserved public health and safety 0 NRC plans baseline inspections at River Bend for 2006 Contacting the NRC 0 Report an emergency 0 Report a safety concern:

t Allegation@nrc.gov t (301) 816-5100 (call collect) t (800) 695-7403 e General information or questions t WWW.MC.BOV t Select What We Do for Public Affairs River Bend Station Assessment Results (Jan 1 -Dee 31,2005)

Plant Performance within Licensee Response Column for the most recent quarter. All Inspection Findings and Performance Indicators were Green.

Performance Indicator for Unplanned Scrams crossed the threshold from Green to White during the first quarter of 2005 and returned to Green in the third quarter.

Supplemental inspection was performed for White Performance Indicator and corrective actions were taken to prevent recurrence Licensee Response and Remarks Paul Hinnenkamp Vice President, Nuclear Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

Reference Sources e Reactor Oversight Process w http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html 0 Public Electronic Reading Room httpi/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html 0 Public Document Room w 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 3