ML063070335

Licensee Response to Bulletin (Bl) 2005-02, Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-based Events

ML063070335
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	11/14/2006
From:	Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIV
To:	Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations
Vaidya B, NRR/DORL/LP4, 415-3308
References
BL-05-002, TAC MC7866
Download: ML063070335 (5)

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November 14, 2006 Mr. Paul D. Hinnenkamp Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.

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

SUBJECT:

RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 - RE: LICENSEE RESPONSE TO BULLETIN 2005-02, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACTIONS FOR SECURITY-BASED EVENTS (TAC NO. MC7866)

Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:

On July 18, 2005, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Bulletin (BL) 2005-02, Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-Based Events (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML051740058), to all holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors except those who have permanently ceased operation and have certified that fuel has been removed from the reactor vessel.

BL 2005-02 notified licensees of the NRC staffs need for information associated with emergency preparedness for security-based events at nuclear power plants. The purpose of the BL was for the NRC to obtain information regarding changes licensees have made or plan to make concerning security-based emergency preparedness program capabilities and to evaluate how consistently such changes have been implemented. Licensees were requested to respond to questions and provide information in the following areas:

A. Security-based Emergency Classification Levels and Emergency Action Levels; B. NRC Notifications; C. Onsite Protective Measures; D. Emergency Response Organization Augmentation; and E. Drill and Exercise Program.

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) developed a white paper, entitled Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Programs for Hostile Action, dated May 2005 (revised November 18, 2005) (ADAMS Accession No. ML053290326), to clarify various options available to licensees to implement the enhancements discussed in BL 2005-02. NEI requested endorsement of these options in a letter dated November 22, 2005. The staff issued Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-12 on July 19, 2006, endorsing this white paper with clarifications.

P. Hinnenkamp By letter dated August 17, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML052310137 - Non-Publicly Available), as supplemented by letter dated January 16, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML060190534 - Non-Publicly Available), you responded to BL 2005-02. In your response(s), you indicated that you either had already or would in the future incorporate enhancements consistent with the information provided in either BL 2005-02 or the NEI white paper. With the exception of Drill and Exercise Program Enhancements, all enhancements, for all licensees, were scheduled to be adopted no later than February 16, 2006. The majority of licensees indicated that they would adopt the Drill and Exercise Program Enhancements contingent on NRC and Department of Homeland Security endorsement of a newly-evaluated exercise program. Based on the above, your response to BL 2005-02 is considered acceptable and no further action is requested of you at this time.

If you have any questions, please contact me 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

ML052310137 - Non-Publicly Available), as supplemented by letter dated January 16, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML060190534 - Non-Publicly Available), you responded to BL 2005-02. In your response(s), you indicated that you either had already or would in the future incorporate enhancements consistent with the information provided in either BL 2005-02 or the NEI white paper. With the exception of Drill and Exercise Program Enhancements, all enhancements, for all licensees, were scheduled to be adopted no later than February 16, 2006. The majority of licensees indicated that they would adopt the Drill and Exercise Program Enhancements contingent on NRC and Department of Homeland Security endorsement of a newly-evaluated exercise program. Based on the above, your response to BL 2005-02 is considered acceptable and no further action is requested of you at this time.

If you have any questions, please contact me 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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Manager, Licensing General Manager Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. Entergy Operations, Inc.

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

1340 Echelon Parkway River Bend Station Jackson, MS 39213-8298 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Vice President, Operations Support Radiological Emergency Planning and Entergy Operations, Inc.

Response Division P.O. Box 31995 P.O. Box 4312 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Mr. Jim Calloway Louisiana Department of Environmental Public Utility Quality Commission of Texas Office of Environmental Compliance 1701 N. Congress Avenue P.O. Box 4312 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Attorney General Senior Resident Inspector State of Louisiana P.O. Box 1050 P.O. Box 94095 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095 President of West Feliciana Brian Almon Police Jury Public Utility Commission P.O. Box 1921 William B. Travis Building St. Francisville, LA 70775 P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Regional Administrator, Region IV Austin, Texas 78701-3326 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Arlington, TX 76011-8064 Scientist/State Liaison Officer Office of Environmental Services Ms. H. Anne Plettinger Northwestern State University 3456 Villa Rose Drive Russsell Hall, Room 201 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Natchitoches, LA 71497 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 November 2006