ML15282A338

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Denial of Non-Cited Violation, IR 05000313/2015002 and 05000368/2015002
ML15282A338
Person / Time
Site: Arkansas Nuclear  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 10/09/2015
From: Heather Gepford
NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/PSB-2
To: Jeremy G. Browning
Entergy Operations
H. Gepford
References
EA-15-194, IR 2015002
Download: ML15282A338 (3)


See also: IR 05000313/2015002

Text

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E. LAMAR BLVD.

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

October 9, 2015

EA-15-194

Mr. Jeremy Browning, Site Vice President

Arkansas Nuclear One

Entergy Operations, Inc.

1448 SR 333

Russellville, AR 72802-0967

SUBJECT: DENIAL OF NON-CITED VIOLATION, NRC REPORT 05000313/2015002

AND 05000368/2015002

Dear Mr. Browning:

This letter acknowledges your September 3, 2015, correspondence in response to our letter,

dated August 5, 2015. On August 5, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

documented Arkansas Nuclear Ones failure to establish and maintain an adequate testing

program for the fuel oil transfer piping for Units 1 and 2. This violation was documented as

Non-cited Violation (NCV)05000313/2015002-04; 05000368/2015002-04, Failure to Perform

Testing of Diesel Fuel Oil Transfer Piping. The non-cited violation enclosed in NRC Inspection

Report 05000313/2015002 and 05000368/2015002 (ML15218A371) required you to respond in

writing within 30 days.

On September 3, 2015, the NRC received a letter from you contesting this violation. The NRC

is currently reviewing your basis for contesting the violation in accordance with Part I, Chapter 2,

Section 2.2.8, of the Enforcement Manual. Accordingly, we will provide the results of our

evaluation by written response within 90 days of the receipt of your letter.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding,

of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public

inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS)

component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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/

Heather J. Gepford, Chief

Plant Support Branch 2

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket: 50-313, 50-368

License: DPR-51, NPF-6

SUNSI Review ADAMS Publicly Available Non-Sensitive Keyword:

By: HJG Yes No Non-Publicly Available Sensitive NRC-002

OFFICE DRS/PSB2 BC:DRP:E ACES:TL DRS/PSB2

NAME HJGepford NOKeefe MCHay HJGepford

SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /RA/

DATE 10/9/15 10/9/15 10/9/15 10/9/15

Letter to Jeremy Browning from Heather Gepford, dated October 9, 2015

SUBJECT: DENIAL OF NON-CITED VIOLATION, NRC REPORT 05000313/2015002

AND 05000368/2015002

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