ML102300612
| ML102300612 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 08/18/2010 |
| From: | O'Keefe N NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/EB-2 |
| To: | Mike Perito Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| EA-10-095 IR-10-006 | |
| Download: ML102300612 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000458/2010006
Text
August 18, 2010
Michael Perito
Vice President, Operations
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO RIVER BEND STATION REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION
EA-10-095 IN NRC TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION REPORT
Dear Mr. Perito:
This acknowledges receipt of your letter and attachments (RBG-47046) dated, July 19, 2010, in
which you responded to a notice of violation NOV 05000458/2010006-01, "Failure to Ensure at
Least One Train of Equipment Necessary to Achieve Hot Shutdown Conditions is Free of Fire
Damage."
The notice of violation requested that your response include information about decisions to
extend the completion of necessary plant modifications beyond the October 2009 refueling
outage. The decision-making process described in the letter was consistent with our
understanding from the inspection. However, your response did not specifically address your
assessment of the appropriateness of the decisions to extend the completion of necessary plant
modifications beyond the October 2009 refueling outage. This information is required to
determine whether the corrective actions for this violation were appropriate.
In a telephone conversation on August 13, 2010, with Roy Caniano, Director, Division of
Reactor Safety, you agreed to submit a supplemental response to the Notice of Violation to
address your assessment of the appropriateness of the decisions to extend the schedule for
completing the plant modification and to provide additional information concerning the
engineering quality problems and parts availability that caused the delays in completing timely
corrective actions.
The response letter stated that although you agreed with the finding related to the fire protection
requirements for a main control room fire, you requested that the NRC reconsider the issuance
of the notice of violation and that the portion of the notice of violation involving timeliness of
corrective actions be re-characterized. We have reviewed the information provided in your letter
and noted that no new information was provided beyond what was reviewed as part of the
inspection. After reviewing your letter and our finding, the NRC has concluded that the violation
was appropriate.
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
R EGI ON I V
612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its
enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of 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/
Neil OKeefe, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-458
License No. NPF-47
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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cc w/Enclosure:
Senior Vice President and COO
Entergy Operations, Inc
P. O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Vice President, Oversight
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing
Entergy Nuclear Operations
P. O. Box 31995
Jackson, MS 39286-1995
Manager, Licensing
Entergy Operations, Inc.
5485 US Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Attorney General
State of Louisiana
P. O. Box 94005
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005
Ms. H. Anne Plettinger
3456 Villa Rose Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
President of West Feliciana
Police Jury
P. O. Box 1921
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Mr. Brian Almon
Public Utility Commission
William B. Travis Building
P. O. Box 13326
Austin, TX 78701-3326
Mr. Jim Calloway
Public Utility
Commission of Texas
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78711-3326
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Radiological Emergency Planning and
Response Division
P. O. Box 4312
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312
Joseph A. Aluise
Associate General Counsel - Nuclear
Entergy Services, Inc.
639 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
Chief, Technological Hazards
Branch
FEMA Region VI
800 N. Loop 288
Denton, TX 76209-3606
Entergy Operations, Inc.
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Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov )
Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov )
DRP Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov )
DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov )
DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov )
DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov
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R:REACTORS\\RB NOV Response Acknowledgement 2010006-STG ADAMS:
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N. OKeefe
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