ML15265A116

Issuance of Conforming Amendment to Reflect the Transfer of the Facility Operating License No. NPF-47 from Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC to Entergy Louisiana, LLC

ML15265A116
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	10/01/2015
From:	Wang A Plant Licensing Branch IV
To:	Entergy Operations
Wang A
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TAC MF6706
Download: ML15265A116 (12)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 1, 2015 Vice President, Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 U.S. Highway 61 N St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 - ISSUANCE OF CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO REFLECT THE TRANSFER OF FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-47 FROM ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA, L.L.C.

TO ENTERGY LOUISIANA, LLC (TAC NO. MF6706)

Dear Sir or Madam:

By order dated August 14, 2015 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML15146A410), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) approved the transfer of Facility Operating License No. NPF-47 for the River Bend Station, Unit 1 (RBS) from Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. to Entergy Louisiana, LLC.

The Commission also approved the conforming amendment, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 50.80 and 50.90, to reflect the removal of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. from the license and keep Entergy Operations, Inc. as the sole owner and licensee. The orders were published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51329). By letter dated September 23, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15268A338),

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. and Entergy Operations, Inc. notified the NRC of the October 1, 2015, closing date for the license transfer. The letter also provided satisfactory documentary evidence that the required insurance has been obtained in accordance with the order.

Accordingly, the Commission has issued the enclosed Amendment No. 189 to Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-47 (Enclosure 1). This conforming amendment reflects the direct transfer of the license of the percent of ownership from Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. to Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and removal of Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. from the license.

The safety evaluation supporting the conforming amendment was enclosed with the orders issued on August 14, 2015. contains four signed originals of Amendment No. 4 to Indemnity Agreement No. B-104 for RBS, which is required in connection with the transfer of the license. Please sign the copies enclosed and keep one of these originals for your records. Please send one original to the NRC's document control desk for proof of acceptance.

Vice President, Operations The Notice of Issuance will be included in the Commission's next biweekly Federal Register notice.

Sincerely, Alan B. Wang, Project Manager Plant Licensing IV-2 and Decommissioning Transition Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-458

Enclosures:

1. Amendment No. 189 to NPF-47

2. Amendment No. 4 to Indemnity Agreement No. B-104 cc w/enclosures: Distribution via Listserv

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 ENTERGY GULF STATES LOUISIANA. L.L.C AND ENTERGY OPERATIONS. INC.

DOCKET NO. 50-458 RIVER BEND STATION. UNIT 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. 189 License No. NPF-47

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has found that:

A. The application for amendment by Entergy Operations, Inc. (the licensee), dated June 10, 2014, as supplemented by letters dated October 9 and December 31, 2014, and January 30, 2015, complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; B. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. There is reasonable assurance (i) that the activities authorized by this amendment can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations; D. The issuance of this license amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; and E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.

Enclosure 1

2. Accordingly, the license is amended by changes to the Technical Specifications as indicated in the attachment to this license amendment, and Paragraph 2.C.(2) of Facility Operating License No. NPF-47 is hereby amended to read as follows:

(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 189 and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license. EOI shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

3. The license amendment is effective as of its date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days from the date of issuance.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Attachment:

Changes to Facility Operating License No. NPF-47 Date of lssuance:October 1 , 2015

ATTACHMENT TO LICENSE AMENDMENT NO. 189 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-47 DOCKET NO. 50-458 Replace the following pages of Facility Operating License No. NPF-47 with the attached revised pages. The revised pages are identified by amendment number and contain marginal lines indicating the areas of change.

Facility Operating License Remove UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULA TORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 ENTERGY LOUISIANA. LLC**

AND ENTERGY OPERATIONS. INC.

DOCKET NO. 50-458 RIVER BEND STATION. UNIT 1 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE License No. NPF-47

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) has found that A. The application for license filed by Gulf States Utilities Company (now Entergy Louisiana, LLC), acting on behalf of itself and Cajun Electric Power Cooperative***,

complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I, and all required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; B. Construction of the River Bend Station, Unit 1 (the facility) has been substantially completed in conformity with Construction Permit No. CPPR-145 and the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act and the regulations of the Commission; C. The facility will operate in conformity with the application, as amended, the provisions of the Act, and the regulations of the Commission; D. There is reasonable assurance: (1) that the activities authorized by this operating license can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public, and (ii) that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; E. Entergy Operations, Inc.* (EOI) is technically qualified to engage in the activities authorized by this operating license in accordance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I;

• EOI is authorized to act as agent for Entergy Louisiana, LLC, and has exclusive responsibility and control over the physical construction, operation and maintenance of the facility.

• • Entergy Gulf States, Inc., restructured its organization. Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC was the resulting owner of River Bend Station. In a series of transactions, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC combined its assets into a new entity, named Entergy Louisiana, LLC.

• • • Entergy Gulf States, Inc. was authorized to act as agent for Cajun Electric Power Cooperative prior to the transfer of Cajun Electric Power Cooperative's 30% ownership interest in River Bend to Entergy Gulf States, Inc. Entergy Gulf States, Inc. has merged into Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC (now Entergy Louisiana, LLC).

Amendment No. 70 79 88 101,4-W 189

F. Entergy Louisiana, LLC and EOI have satisfied the applicable provisions of 10 CFR Part 140, "Financial Protection Requirements and Indemnity Agreements," of the Commission's regulations; G. The issuance of this license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public; H. After weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other benefits of the facility against environmental and other costs and considering available alternatives, the issuance of Facility Operating License No. NPF-47, subject to the conditions for protection of the environment set forth herein, is in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied; and I. The receipt, possession, and use of source, byproduct and special nuclear material as authorized by this license will be in accordance with the Commission's regulations in 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70.

2. Based on the foregoing findings and approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at a meeting on November 15, 1985, the License for Fuel Loading and Low Power Testing, License No. NPF-40, issued on August 29, 1985, is superseded by Facility Operating License NPF-47 hereby issued to EOI and Entergy Louisiana, LLC (the licensees), to read as follows:

A This license applies to the River Bend Station, Unit 1, a boiling water nuclear reactor and associated equipment, owned by Entergy Louisiana, LLC and operated by EOI. The facility is located approximately 2 miles east of the Mississippi River in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, approximately 2.7 miles southeast of St. Francisville, Louisiana and approximately 18 miles northwest of the city limits of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended, and in the Environmental Report-Operating License Stage, as supplemented and amended.

B. Subject to the conditions and requirements incorporated herein, the Commission hereby licenses:

(1) Entergy Louisiana, LLC to possess the facility at the designated location in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; (2) EOI, pursuant to Section 103 of the Act and 10 CFR Part 50, to possess, use and operate the facility at the above designated location in accordance with the procedures and limitations set forth in this license; Amendment No. 70 79 88 101, -%8, 189

(3) EOI, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Part 70, to receive, possess and to use at any time special nuclear material as reactor fuel, in accordance with the limitations for storage and amounts required for reactor operation, as described in the Final Safety Analysis Report, as supplemented and amended; (4) EOI, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use at any time any byproduct, source and special nuclear material as sealed neutron sources for reactor startup, sealed sources for reactor instrumentation and radiation monitoring equipment calibration, and as fission detectors in amounts as required; (5) EOI, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to receive, possess, and use in amounts as required any byproduct, source or special nuclear material without restriction to chemical or physical form, for sample analysis or instrument calibration or associated with radioactive apparatus or components; and (6) EOI, pursuant to the Act and 10 CFR Parts 30, 40 and 70, to possess, but not separate, such byproduct and special nuclear materials as may be produced by the operation of the facility.

C. This license shall be deemed to contain and is subject to the conditions specified in the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I and is subject to all applicable provisions of the Act and to the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission now or hereafter in effect; and is subject to the additional conditions specified or incorporated below:

(1) Maximum Power Level EOI is authorized to operate the facility at reactor core power levels not in excess of 3091 megawatts thermal (100% rated power) in accordance with the conditions specified herein. The items identified in Attachment 1 to this license shall be completed as specified.

Attachment 1 is hereby incorporated into this license.

(2) Technical Specifications and Environmental Protection Plan The Technical Specifications contained in Appendix A, as revised through Amendment No. 189 and the Environmental Protection Plan contained in Appendix B, are hereby incorporated in the license. EOI shall operate the facility in accordance with the Technical Specifications and the Environmental Protection Plan.

Amendment No. 189

(3) Antitrust Conditions

a. Entergy Louisiana, LLC shall comply with the antitrust conditions in Appendix C, attached hereto, which is hereby incorporated in this license.

b. EOI shall not market or broker power or energy from River Bend Station, Unit 1. Entergy Louisiana, LLC is responsible and accountable for the actions of its agent, EOI, to the extent said agent's actions affect the marketing or brokering of power or energy from River Bend Station, Unit 1 and, in any way, contravene the antitrust conditions of this paragraph or Appendix C of this license.

(4) Seismic and Dynamic Qualification of Seismic Category 1 Mechanical and Electrical Equipment (Section 3.10. SER and SSER 3)

EOI shall complete the requirements of the seismic and dynamic qualification of mechanical and electrical equipment as specified in Attachment 2. Attachment 2 is hereby incorporated into this license.

(5) Mark Ill Related Issues (Section 6.2.1.9. SER and SSER 2)

a. EOI shall not use the residual heat removal system in the steam condensing mode without prior written approval of the staff.

b. Prior to startup following the first refueling outage, GSU* shall furnish the outstanding information identified in Appendix K of SSER 2 addressing the Mark Ill containment related issues.

(6) lnservice Inspection Program (Section 5.2.4.3 and 6.6.3. SER and SSER 3)

GSU shall submit the inservice inspection program for NRC staff review and approval by September 1, 1986.

• The original licensee authorized to possess, use and operate the facility was Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU). Amendment 88 resulted in a name change for Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU) to Entergy Gulf States, Inc. Entergy Gulf States, Inc. merged into Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC (conforming Amendment 158). In a series of transactions, Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC combined its assets into a new entity, named Entergy Louisiana, LLC. Consequently, historical references to certain obligations of GSU remain in the license conditions.

Amendment No. 70 79 88, 4&8, 189

ENCLOSURE 2 AMENDMENT NO. 189 TO INDEMNITY AGREEMENT NO. 4

UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Docket No. 50-458 AMENDMENT TO INDEMNITY AGREEMENT NO. B-104 AMENDMENT NO. 4 Effective [licensee signed date], Indemnity Agreement No. B-104, between Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Operations, Inc., and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, dated January 15, 1985, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:

The name "Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC" is deleted wherever it appears in the agreement and substituted in lieu thereof by the name:

"Entergy Louisiana, LLC" Item 1 of the Attachment to the indemnity agreement is modified by deleting the name "Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, LLC," wherever it appears in the agreement and substituted in lieu thereof by the name:

Item 1 - Licensee Entergy Louisiana, LLC Address 4809 Jefferson Highway Jefferson, LA 70121 FOR THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Anthony Bowers, Chief Financial Analysis and International Projects Branch Division of Inspection and Regional Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Accepted _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , 20 _ _ Accepted _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , 20 _ _

By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Entergy Louisiana, LLC Entergy Operations, Inc.

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