ML061650386

NRC Receipt of Licensee Response to Generic Letter 2006-03, Potentially Nonconforming Hemyc and MT Fire Barrier Configurations

ML061650386
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	06/16/2006
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:	Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations
vaidya B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3308
References
GL-06-003, TAC MD1623
Download: ML061650386 (3)

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June16, 2006 Mr. Paul D. Hinnenkamp Vice President - Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

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

SUBJECT:

RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 - NRC RECEIPT OF LICENSEE RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 2006-03, POTENTIALLY NONCONFORMING HEMYC AND MT FIRE BARRIER CONFIGURATIONS (TAC No. MD1623)

Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acknowledges the receipt of your response to Generic Letter 2006-03, Potentially Nonconforming Hemyc and MT Fire Barrier Configurations. In the letter dated June 1, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 14, 2006, you stated, under oath or affirmation, that River Bend Station does not rely on either the Hemyc or MT fire barrier system and that the other 1 or 3-hour fire barrier (Thermo-Lag 330),

that separates redundant safe shutdown trains located within the same fire area, has been designed and installed in accordance with current NRC guidance. Based on your response, as supplemented, the basis for stating that the Thermo-Lag 330 fire barrier has been designed and installed in accordance with NRC guidance should be maintained on site, and will be subject to inspection during the normal NRC inspection process.

If you have any questions regarding this response, please contact me at (301) 415-3308.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bhalchandra Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-458 cc: See next page

June 16, 2006 Mr. Paul D. Hinnenkamp Vice President - Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

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

SUBJECT:

RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 - NRC RECEIPT OF LICENSEE RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 2006-03, POTENTIALLY NONCONFORMING HEMYC AND MT FIRE BARRIER CONFIGURATIONS (TAC No. MD1623)

Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acknowledges the receipt of your response to Generic Letter 2006-03, Potentially Nonconforming Hemyc and MT Fire Barrier Configurations. In the letter dated June 1, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 14, 2006, you stated, under oath or affirmation, that River Bend Station does not rely on either the Hemyc or MT fire barrier system and that the other 1 or 3-hour fire barrier (Thermo-Lag 330),

that separates redundant safe shutdown trains located within the same fire area, has been designed and installed in accordance with current NRC guidance. Based on your response, as supplemented, the basis for stating that the Thermo-Lag 330 fire barrier has been designed and installed in accordance with NRC guidance should be maintained on site, and will be subject to inspection during the normal NRC inspection process.

If you have any questions regarding this response, please contact me at (301) 415-3308.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bhalchandra Vaidya, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch IV Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-458 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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Winston & Strawn LLP Director - Nuclear Safety 1700 K Street, N.W. Entergy Operations, Inc.

Washington, DC 20006 River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N Manager - Licensing St. Francisville, LA 70775 Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station Vice President - Operations Support 5485 US Highway 61N Entergy Operations, Inc.

St. Francisville, LA 70775 P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Resident Inspector P. O. Box 1050 Attorney General St. Francisville, LA 70775 State of Louisiana P. O. Box 94095 President of West Feliciana Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095 Police Jury P. O. Box 1921 Brian Almon St. Francisville, LA 70775 Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building Regional Administrator, Region IV P. O. Box 13326 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1701 North Congress Avenue 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Austin, Texas 78701-3326 Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Scientist Ms. H. Anne Plettinger State Liaison Officer 3456 Villa Rose Drive Office of Environmental Services Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Northwestern State University Russsell Hall, Room 201 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway Natchitoches, LA 71497 P. O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer 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