ML11308A660

Notice of Closed Predecisional Enforcement Conference with River Bend Station

ML11308A660
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	11/02/2011
From:	NRC Region 4
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EA-11-159
Download: ML11308A660 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUC LEAR REGULATORY C OMM I SSI ON R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125 November 2, 2011

SUBJECT:

CLOSED PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE WITH RIVER BEND STATION FACILITY: River Bend Station DOCKET: 50-458 EA: 11-159 DATE & TIME: November 21, 2011 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (CST)

LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV Training Conference Room 612 E. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005 PURPOSE: The purpose of this predecisional enforcement conference is to discuss an apparent violation that involves licensed operators accessing the internet in violation of facility procedures. The apparent violation is discussed in NRC correspondence to the River Bend Station dated October 14, 2011(ADAMS ML11291A130).

CATEGORY: This meeting is closed to public observation because it involves the findings of an NRCs Office of Investigations report that has not been publicly disclosed.

PARTICIPANTS: NRC Elmo Collins, Regional Administrator Arthur Howell III, Deputy Regional Administrator Anton Vegel, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS)

Thomas Blount, Deputy Director, DRS Gerald Gulla, Senior Enforcement Specialist, Office of Enforcement Jack McHale, Chief, Operator Licensing Branch, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Karla Fuller, Regional Counsel Mark Haire, Chief, Operations Branch, DRS Vincent Gaddy, Chief, Branch C, Division of Reactor Projects Heather Gepford, Chief, Allegation and Enforcement Staff Christi Maier, Enforcement Specialist

River Bend Station Stephen Garchow, Senior Operations Engineer, Operations Branch, DRS Grant Larkin, Senior Resident Inspector, River Bend Station Andrew Barrett, Resident Inspector, River Bend Station LICENSEE Eric Olson, Site Vice President - River Bend Station John McCann, Vice President, Nuclear Safety, Emergency Planning &

Licensing Richard Gadbois, General Manager Plant Operations - River Bend Station Jerry Roberts, Nuclear Safety Assurance Director - River Bend Station Terry Evans, Operations Manager - River Bend Station Bryan Ford, Senior Manager - Nuclear Safety & Licensing Joey Clark, Manager - Licensing - River Bend Station To receive a summary of this meeting and begin receiving other plant-specific e-mail distributions, you must subscribe to the Operating Reactor Correspondence electronic distribution for this plant via http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver/plants-by-region.html.

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MEETING CONTACT: Mark Haire, NRC, RIV 817-860-8159 Mark.Haire@nrc.gov

Enclosure:

Agenda Distribution via ListServ River Bend cc w/enclosure:

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339

River Bend Station E-Mail To:

NRC Attendees Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov , Regional Administrator Art.Howell@nrc.gov , Deputy Regional Administrator Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov , Director, DRS Thomas.Blount@nrc.gov , Deputy Director, DRS Vincent.Gaddy@nrc.gov , Branch Chief, PB/C Sue.Bogle@nrc.gov , OEWEB Resource Nathan.Sanfilippo@noc.gov Coordinator, OEDO OEMAIL.Resource@nrc.gov , D/OE Albert.Wong@nrc.gov, Project Manager, NRR Mark.Haire@nrc.gov , Chief, Operations Branch Stephen.Garchow@nrc.gov , Senior Operations Engineer, Operations Branch Grant.Larkin@nrc.gov , Senior Resident Inspector Andrew.Barrett@nrc.gov , Resident Inspector Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov , Public Affairs Officer Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov , Public Affairs Officer Bill.Maier@nrc.gov , Regional State Liaison Officer Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov , Regional Counsel Heather.Gepford@nrc.gov , Branch Chief, ACES Christi.Maier@nrc.gov , Enforcement Specialist, ACES Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov , Senior Enforcement Specialist, ACES Lisa.Quayle@nrc.gov , Administrative Assistant, RA Anita.Tannenbaum@nrc.gov , Administrative Assistant, DRA Vivian.Mehrhoff@nrc.gov , Administrative Assistant, DRS Rustin.Lusk@nrc.gov , Administrative Assistant, DRP Earnestine.Clay@nrc.gov , Branch Chief, DRMA Stacey.Munroe@nrc.gov , Support Services Assistant, DRMA Harold.McKelvey@nrc.gov , Branch Chief, IRMB Trevor.Fleischmann@nrc.gov , Meeting Support/Service Cherry.Pemberton@nrc.gov , Receptionist, DRMA Melody.Foreman@nrc.gov , Receptionist, DRMA Ann.Mattila@nrc.gov , Security Advisor ML11308A660 SUNSI Rev Compl. ;Yes No ADAMS  ; Yes No Reviewer Initials: MCM Publicly Avail  ; Yes No Sensitive Yes ; No Sens Type Initials: MCM RIV:ORA/ACES PAO RSLO C:OB C:ACES MCMaier VDricks WMaier MHaire HGepford

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PROPOSED AGENDA PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE WITH RIVER BEND STATION November 21, 2011 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (CST)

U.S. NRC, Region IV Office Arlington, TX

1. INTRODUCTIONS AND OPENING REMARKS Elmo Collins, Regional Administrator

2. ENFORCEMENT PROCESS Christi Maier, Enforcement Specialist

3. APPARENT VIOLATIONS AND REGULATORY CONCERNS Mark Haire, Chief, Operations Branch, Division of Reactor Safety

4. LICENSEES PRESENTATION River Bend Station, Entergy Operations, Inc.

5. BREAK - 10 MINUTES

6. RESUMPTION OF CONFERENCE

7. CLOSING REMARKS River Bend Station, Entergy Operations, Inc.

8. CLOSING REMARKS Anton Vegel, Director, Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure