ML12229A511

IR 05000458-12-010, River Bend, Augmented Inspection Team Follow-Up Inspection Planning Letter

ML12229A511
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	08/16/2012
From:	Vincent Gaddy NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Olson E Entergy Operations
Gaddy V
References
IR-12-010
Download: ML12229A511 (5)

See also: IR 05000458/2012010

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I V

1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4511

August 16, 2012

Mr. Eric W. Olson

Site Vice President

Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station

5485 U.S. Highway 61

St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT: RIVER BEND STATION - NRC AUGMENTED INSPECTION TEAM

FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION PLANNING LETTER, INSPECTION REPORT

05000458/2012010

Dear Mr. Olson:

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV

staff will conduct an augmented inspection team follow-up inspection at your River Bend

Station. The inspection will be comprised of resident inspectors and a regional reactor inspector

from the NRC Region IV office. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with Inspection

Procedure 93800 and multiple reactor oversight process baseline inspection procedures.

The schedule for the inspection is as follows:

In-office preparation: September 10 - 14, 2012

Onsite inspection: September 17 - 21, 2012

This inspection is resource intensive both for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to

minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have

enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. Please note that the documents

are requested to be provided by September 4, 2012. In addition, we request that appropriate

personnel knowledgeable of each of the unresolved items documented in NRC Inspection

Report 0500458/2012009 be available to support the inspectors during the onsite inspection

week.

We have discussed this inspection activity with your staff. If there are any questions about this

inspection or the material requested, please contact the team lead, Brian Tindell, at

254-897-1500 or by email at brian.tindell@nrc.gov.

E. Olson -2-

This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection

requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, Control No. 3150 0011.

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for

information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a

currently valid Office of Management and Budget Control No.

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 NRC's

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/

Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief

Project Branch C

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket: 05000458

License: NPF-47

Enclosure: Augmented Inspection Team Follow-up Inspection Document Request

cc w/ encl: Electronic Distribution

E. Olson -3-

Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

Acting DRP Deputy Director (Alan.Howe@nrc.gov)

Acting DRS Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)

Acting DRS Deputy Director (Patrick.Louden@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Grant.Larkin@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/C (Vincent.Gaddy@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Andy.Barrett@nrc.gov)

RBS Administrative Assistant (Lisa.Day@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (Bob.Hagar@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/C (Rayomand.Kumana@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Project Manager (Alan.Wang@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

OEMail Resource

RIV/ETA: OEDO (Silas.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)

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BTindell VGGaddy

/RA via Email /RA/

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Augmented Inspection Team Follow-up Inspection Document Request

Inspection Dates: In-office preparation: September 10 - 14, 2012

Onsite: September 17 - 21, 2012

Inspection Procedures: IP 93800, Augmented Inspection Team

Various Reactor Oversight Process Baseline Inspection

Procedures

Team Lead: Brian Tindell, Resident Inspector, Comanche Peak NPP

The following information should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or electronic

format in care of Brian Tindell, by September 4, 2012. Please provide requested documentation

electronically if possible. Also, we request that you categorize the documents with the

numbered list below. If you are unable to send the requested information, please inform the

inspectors and provide the documentation during the first day of the onsite inspection. The

inspectors will request additional documents during the preparation and onsite inspection

weeks. If you have any questions regarding this information request, please contact the team

lead.

For the following items from Augmented Inspection Team Inspection Report 05000458/2012009, please provide current copies, as applicable, of related condition reports,

work orders, root cause analysis and/or apparent cause evaluations, system design criteria,

vendor manuals, UFSAR descriptions, technical specification requirements, technical

requirements manual requirements, fire protection report descriptions, procedures, drawings,

plant safety index records, fire incident reports, scram reports, industry operating experience

screenings, and post-event risk analysis:

1. Main Control Room Annunciator Control and Conduct of Operations

2. Past Operability of the Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System

3. Implementation of the Procedure for Infrequently Performed Tests or Evolutions

4. Corrective Action Program Implementation for Prior Lockout Relay Failure in

February 2011

5. Implementation of Vendor and Industry Recommended Relay Testing and Maintenance

6. Implementation of the Station Cable Reliability Program

7. Onsite Safety Review Committee Implementation

8. Ability to Promptly Staff the Fire Brigade at All Times During Plant Operation

-1- Enclosure

Inspector Contact Information:

Brian Tindell

Resident Inspector

254-897-1500

brian.tindell@nrc.gov

Mailing Address:

US NRC Region IV

Attn: Brian Tindell

1600 East Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011-4511

-2- Enclosure