ML18243A053

Acknowledgment of Response to NRC Baseline Inspection Report 05000458/2018012 and Denial of Non Cited Violations

ML18243A053
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	09/04/2018
From:	Jason Kozal NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Maguire W Entergy Operations
Kozal J
References
EA-18-122, ML18235A636 IR 2018012
Download: ML18243A053 (3)

See also: IR 05000458/2018012

Text

September 4, 2018

EA-18-122

Mr. William F. Maguire, Site Vice President

Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station

5485 U.S. Highway 61N

St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT: RIVER BEND STATION - ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RESPONSE TO NRC

BASELINE INSPECTION REPORT 05000458/2018012 AND DENIAL OF

NON-CITED VIOLATIONS

Dear Mr. Maguire:

This letter acknowledges your August 23, 2018, (ML18235A636) correspondence in response to

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Inspection Report 05000458/2018012,

(ML18194A413) dated July 18, 2018. This NRC Inspection Report documented two non-cited

violations (NCVs) that were the subject of your response: (1)05000458/2018012-05, Green NCV

of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, Instructions, Procedures and Drawing (Example 2

portion only) for Failure to Develop an Adequate Operational Decision-Making Issue for

Compensatory Measures Related to a Degraded Condition of the Feedwater System Sparger

Nozzles, and (2)05000458/2018012-07, Severity Level IV NCV of 10 CFR 50.59, Changes,

tests and experiments, for Failure to Perform 10 CFR 50.59 Evaluation for Main Feedwater

System Sparger Nozzle Damage. The NCVs enclosed with Inspection Report 05000458/2018012 required you to respond in writing within 30 days if you contested the

violations. On August 14, 2018, you received an extension of the 30 days from the NRC to

August 24, 2018.

On August 23, 2018, the NRC received a letter from you contesting these two NCVs. The

NRC is currently reviewing your basis for contesting the violations in accordance with Part I,

Section 2.2.7 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.

W. Maguire 2

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be

made available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room and in

the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from

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

Sincerely,

/RA/

Jason W. Kozal, Chief

Project Branch C

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No. 50-458

License No. NPF-47

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DATE 8/31/18 9/4/18 9/4/18