ML15086A289

Response to Notice of Violation IR 05000313/2014010 and 05000368/2014010

ML15086A289
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	03/27/2015
From:	Ryan Lantz NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-E
To:	Jeremy G. Browning Entergy Operations
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References
Download: ML15086A289 (3)

See also: IR 05000313/2014010

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E. LAMAR BLVD.

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

March 27, 2015

EA-14-088

Jeremy Browning, Site Vice

President

Entergy Operations, Inc.

Arkansas Nuclear One

1448 SR 333

Russellville, AR 72802-0967

SUBJECT: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE, UNITS 1 AND 2 - RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF

VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000313/2014010

AND 05000368/2014010)

Dear Mr. Browning:

On January 22, 2015, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) cited Entergy Operations,

Inc.s failure to design, construct, and maintain the Unit 1 and Unit 2 auxiliary building and

emergency diesel fuel storage building flood barriers so that they would protect safety-related

equipment from flooding as required by 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, Design Control,

and Criterion V, Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings. The Notice of Violation, enclosed

with Inspection Report 05000313/2014010 and 05000368/2014010 (ML15023A076), required

you to respond in writing within 30 days. You responded by letter dated February 23, 2015

(ML15054A607).

We have reviewed your response and find that it meets the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201. We

will review your corrective actions during a future inspection. We noted that your response

included a discussion regarding an exception to one aspect of the Notice of Violation involving

the safety-related classification of the Unit 1 decay heat vault drain valves. Your response

indicated that the non-safety related classification for these valves is consistent with the

licensing basis for Arkansas Nuclear One. The NRC also received correspondence from your

staff on February 11, 2015 (ML15079A381), in which your staff presented additional comments

regarding information contained in the Notice of Violation and inspection report referenced

above. We will provide our response to these documents in a future letter.

J. Browning -2-

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be

made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from

the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS), which is accessible

from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic

Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ryan Lantz, Chief

Project Branch E

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50-313 and 50-368

License No. DPR-51 and NPF-6

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be

made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from

the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS), which is accessible

from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic

Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ryan Lantz, Chief

Project Branch E

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50-313 and 50-368

License No. DPR-51 and NPF-6

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Regional Administrator (Marc.Dapas@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Acting DRP Deputy Director (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Brian.Tindell@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Matt.Young@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/E (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/E (Cale.Young@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/E (Jim.Melfi@nrc.gov)

ANO Administrative Assistant (Gloria.Hatfield@nrc.gov)

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RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

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RIV/ETA: OEDO (Michael.Waters@nrc.gov)

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DATE 03/25/15 03/27/15

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