0CAN071303, Units 1 and 2, Augmented Inspection Team Information Request

Units 1 and 2, Augmented Inspection Team Information Request

ML13213A269
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	07/31/2013
From:	Jeremy G. Browning Entergy Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML13213A272	List: 0CAN071303, Units 1 and 2, Augmented Inspection Team Information Request ML13213A270
References
0CAN071303, FOIA/PA-2014-0024
Download: ML13213A269 (5)

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Entergy Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448S NlR. 333 Russellville, AR 72802 Tel 479-858-3110 Jeremy G. Browning Vice President, Operations.

Arkansas Nuclear One OCAN071303 July 31, 2013 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

Augmented Inspection Team Information Request Arkansas Nuclear One - Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-313 and 50-368 License Nos. DPR-51 and NPF-6

Dear Sir or Madam:

During an NRC augmented inspection team visit to Arkansas Nuclear One the week of July 22, 2013, a copy of the root cause evaluation for the stator drop industrial accident that occurred on March 31, 2013, was requested. Attachment 1 provides a copy of the stator drop root cause evaluation.

Some of the information contained in Attachment 1 is considered proprietary to Entergy.

Entergy requests that the proprietary information be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390. An affidavit by Entergy supporting the request for non-disclosure is provided in Attachment 2. Therefore, Entergy requests that Attachment 1 of this submittal be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390. A nonproprietary version of information contained in Attachment 1 is included in Attachment 3.

This letter contains no new regulatory commitments. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, or require additional information, please contact Stephenie Pyle at 479.858.4704.

Sincerely, JGB/nbm Attachments: 1. Stator Drop Root Cause Evaluation (Proprietary)

2. Affidavit from Entergy, dated July 30, 2013

3. Stator Drop Root Cause Evaluation (Non-Proprietary)

Attachment 1 to this letter contains proprietary information - Attachment 1 is withheld from public disclosure per 10 CFR 2.390

0CAN071303 Page 2 of 2 Attachment 1 to this letter contains proprietary information - Attachment 1 is withheld from public disclosure per 10 CFR 2.390 cc: Mr. Arthur T. Howell Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV 1600 East Lamar Boulevard Arlington, TX 76011-4511 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Arkansas Nuclear One P.O. Box 310 London, AR 72847 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Mr. Kaly Kalyanam MS 0-8 B1 One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Attachment 1 to this letter contains proprietary information - Attachment 1 is withheld from public disclosure per 10 CFR 2.390

Attachment 2 OCAN071303 Affidavit from Entergy, dated July 30, 2013 7

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of: )

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Entergy Operations Inc. ) Docket No. 50-313 ANO Unit1 )

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AFFIDAVIT 1, Jeremy Browning, being duly sworn, hereby depose and say that I am the Site Vice President of Entergy Operations Inc. ("Entergy"); that I am duly authorized to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) this affidavit on behalf of Entergy; and state:

I1. I am authorized to execute this affidavit on behalf of Entergy Operations Inc.

2. The Root Cause Evaluation, dated July 22, 2013 associated with the ANO-1 Stator Drop Event of March 31, 2013 was prepared as Attorney Work Product related to resolution of commercial claims and disputes arising out of that event and contains commercial information that should be held in confidence by the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR

§§ 2.390(a)(4) and 9.17(a)(4), because:

a. This information is and has been held in confidence by Entergy. It is being produced to third parties on a limited basis and then only subject to non-disclosure protections. It is being provided to other government agencies only pursuant to similar non-disclosure requests.

b. This information is of a type that is held in confidence by Entergy, and there is a rational basis for doing so because the information relates to ongoing commercial claims and disputes.

c. This information was transmitted to and received by the NRC in confidence.

d. This information is not available in public sources and could not be gathered readily from other publicly available information.

e. Public disclosure of this information would create substantial harm to Entergy's ability to engage in confidential resolution of these claims and disputes.

3. Accordingly, Entergy requests that the document withheld from public disclosure pursuant to the requirements found at 10 CFR §§ 2.390(a) (4) and 9.17(a) (4).

DBI/ 75060640.1

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on July 30, 201.3.

Executed in Accord with 10 CFR § 2.304(d)

Jeren Bro _g Site Vice President Entergy Operations Inc.

Arkansas Nuclear One 1448 SR 333 Russellville, AR 72802 479-858-3110 Jbrow I7@entergy.com D111/ 7500*0640. I