ML16242A326
| ML16242A326 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2016 |
| From: | Troy Pruett NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Maguire W Entergy Operations |
| Warnick G | |
| References | |
| ML15253A352, ML16146A792, ML16223A956 IR 2016005 | |
| Download: ML16242A326 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000458/2016005
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
1600 E LAMAR BLVD
ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511
August 31, 2016
Mr. William F. Maguire
Site Vice President
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 U.S. Highway 61N
St. Francisville, LA 70775
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR RIVER BEND STATION (REPORT
Dear Mr. Maguire:
On August 10, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle
performance review of River Bend Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly
performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from
July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your
facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.
The NRC determined the performance at River Bend Station during the most recent quarter was
within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action
Matrix because the Unplanned Scrams with Complications PI was a White input in the Initiating
Events Cornerstone from the fourth quarter of 2014 through the third quarter of 2015, and a
supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001, Supplemental
Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, has not been
completed.
On August 12, 2016, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness for a supplemental inspection
to review the actions taken to address the performance issues associated with this PI.
Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental
inspection in accordance with IP 95001 in September 2016. The supplemental inspection will
provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of risk-significant performance
issues are understood, that the extent of condition and extent of cause of risk significant
performance issues are identified, and that the corrective actions for risk-significant
performance issues are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent
recurrence.
Additionally, one finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone, as described in our letter
(ML15253A352) dated September 10, 2015, was a White input beginning in the second quarter
of 2015. On April 13, 2016, the NRC issued supplemental inspection report 05000458/2016010
(ML16146A792), which stated that the performance issue will remain open beyond the normal
four quarters and will not be removed from consideration in the NRCs assessment program
until the identified weaknesses involving the extent of condition evaluation are addressed and
corrected. On May 25, 2016, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness to resume the
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supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the inadequate extent of
condition evaluation. On June 29, 2016, the NRC completed the supplemental inspection in
accordance with IP 95001. Based on the results of this inspection, as documented in
supplemental inspection report 05000458/2016011 (ML16223A956) dated August 10, 2016, the
White finding is no longer considered as an Action Matrix input as of the end of the second
quarter of 2016.
The NRC identified the first occurrence of a cross-cutting theme in the Human Performance
area. Specifically, there were twenty findings issued during the assessment period which had a
cross-cutting aspect in Human Performance. The NRC will continue to monitor your staffs
effort and progress in addressing human performance until the theme criterion is no longer met.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2018. Routine
inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The
inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised
at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the
resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact
you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances
warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which
will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.
The NRC staff received the River Bend Station Final Compliance letter for Order EA-12-049,
Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-
Design-Basis External Events, and Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard
to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. The NRC staff issued the River Bend Station
Safety Evaluation on August, 11, 2016, and will confirm full implementation of the orders
mentioned above by performing Temporary Instruction 191, Inspection of the Implementation of
Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency
Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.
In Staff Requirements Memorandum - SECY 16-0009, Recommendations Resulting from the
Integrated Prioritization and Re-Baselining of Agency Activities, the Commission approved the
NRC staff recommendation to discontinue the formal mid-cycle assessment process beginning
in calendar year 2017. This will be the final mid-cycle assessment letter. The staff will continue
to conduct quarterly assessment meetings and communicate changes in the assessment of
licensee performance in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305,
Operating Reactor Assessment Program.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs
Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the
NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of
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NRC's 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).
Please contact Greg Warnick at 817-200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Troy Pruett, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.
50-458
License No.
Enclosure:
River Bend Station Inspection/
Activity Plan
Page 1 of 2
08/30/2016
09:36:05
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Unit
Number
Planned Dates
Start End
Inspection Activity
Title
No. of Staff
on Site
River Bend
Inspection / Activity Plan
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018
EXAM
- INITIAL EXAM
4
1
INITIAL EXAM RIVER BEND STATION UNIT 1 (09/2016)
X02575
08/15/2016
08/19/2016
1
INITIAL EXAM RIVER BEND STATION UNIT 1 (09/2016)
X02575
09/12/2016
09/16/2016
- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
2
1
IP
Drill/Exercise Performance
71151-EP01
06/27/2016
07/01/2016
1
IP
ERO Readiness
71151-EP02
06/27/2016
07/01/2016
1
IP
Alert & Notification System Reliability
71151-EP03
06/27/2016
07/01/2016
- BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION
4
1
IP
Exercise Evaluation
7111401
06/27/2016
07/01/2016
1
IP
Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
7111404
06/27/2016
07/01/2016
INSP
- BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION
2
1
IP
Licensed Operator Requalification Program
7111111B
08/29/2016
09/02/2016
- RADIATION SAFETY
2
1
IP
Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls
02/06/2017
02/10/2017
1
IP
Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls
02/06/2017
02/10/2017
1
IP
Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness
71151-OR01
02/06/2017
02/10/2017
1
IP
RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences
71151-PR01
02/06/2017
02/10/2017
- INSERVICE INSPECTION
1
1
IP
Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR
7111108G
02/13/2017
02/17/2017
TSB 52B
- BIENNIAL PI&R
5
1
IP
Problem Identification and Resolution
04/10/2017
04/14/2017
1
IP
Problem Identification and Resolution
04/24/2017
04/28/2017
- BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION
1
1
IP
Alert and Notification System Testing
7111402
05/22/2017
05/26/2017
1
IP
Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System
7111403
05/22/2017
05/26/2017
1
IP
Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
7111404
05/22/2017
05/26/2017
1
IP
Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies
7111405
05/22/2017
05/26/2017
- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION
1
1
IP
Drill/Exercise Performance
71151-EP01
05/22/2017
05/26/2017
1
IP
ERO Readiness
71151-EP02
05/22/2017
05/26/2017
1
IP
Alert & Notification System Reliability
71151-EP03
05/22/2017
05/26/2017
EB1-21M
- RBS COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION
6
1
IP
Component Design Bases Inspection (Teams)
7111121M
06/12/2017
07/14/2017
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan
Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information
Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information
Enclosure
Page 2 of 2
08/30/2016
09:36:05
Report 22
Unit
Number
Planned Dates
Start End
Inspection Activity
Title
No. of Staff
on Site
River Bend
Inspection / Activity Plan
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018
- RS TEAM
5
1
IP
Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation
08/21/2017
08/25/2017
1
IP
Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment
08/21/2017
08/25/2017
1
IP
Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program
08/21/2017
08/25/2017
1
IP
Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation
08/21/2017
08/25/2017
EB1-07T
- RBS HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE
1
1
IP
Heat Sink Performance
7111107T
09/18/2017
09/22/2017
EXAM
- INITIAL EXAM
5
1
INITIAL EXAM RB(6/18)
X02622
05/21/2018
05/25/2018
1
INITIAL EXAM RB(6/18)
X02622
06/25/2018
07/03/2018
EB2-02
- LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION
4
1
IP
License Renewal Inspection
71002
03/05/2018
03/09/2018
1
IP
License Renewal Inspection
71002
03/19/2018
03/23/2018
- EP EXERCISE INSPECTION
4
1
IP
Exercise Evaluation
7111401
06/25/2018
06/29/2018
1
IP
Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
7111404
06/25/2018
06/29/2018
1
IP
Drill/Exercise Performance
71151-EP01
06/25/2018
06/29/2018
1
IP
ERO Readiness
71151-EP02
06/25/2018
06/29/2018
1
IP
Alert & Notification System Reliability
71151-EP03
06/25/2018
06/29/2018
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan
Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information
Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information
Enclosure
SUNSI Review
By: CHY
Yes No
Publicly Available
Non-Publicly Available
Non-Sensitive
Sensitive
Keyword:
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DRS: D
DRP:PBC
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NAME
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GWarnick
TPruett
SIGNATURE
/RA/
/RA/JClark,for
/RA/
/RA/
DATE
8/16/16
8/17/16
8/29/16
8/22/16
Letter to Mr. William F. Maguire from Troy W. Pruett dated August 31, 2016
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