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Forwards Insp Rept 50-458/96-16 on 961103-1214 & Notice of Violation
ML20133F148
Person / Time
Site: River Bend Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 01/07/1997
From: Dyer J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Mcgaha J
ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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See also: IR 05000458/1996016

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JAN - 71997

John R. McGaha, Vice President - Operations l

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50 d58/96-016 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. McGaha:

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An NRC inspection was conducted November 3 through December 14,1996, at your River

Bend Station reactor f acility. The enclosed report presents the scope and results of that

inspection. ,

During the 6-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of activities at

the River Bend Station facility was generally characterized by safety-conscious operations,

sound engineering and maintenance practices, and good radiation protection support. We

are concerned, however, about three violations of NRC requirements that were identified.

The first violation identified by the inspectors involved a system operating procedure for

the hydrogen control system that f ailed to include breakers that, if mispositioned, would

render all or portions of the hydrogen igniters inoperable. Of particular concern was that

personnel introduced the error during the procedure upgrade process and verification and i

validation f ailed to identify the error. l

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The second violation, identified by the inspectors, was for the inadvertent entry into  ;

Technical Specification 3.0.3 for a short duration for inoperable high and low pressure core j

sprays due to a failure to properly implement your Safety Function Determination Program  !

as required by Technical Specifications. l

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The third violation was identified by the inspectors during review of a corrective action

document because your staff failed to properly implement the requirements of ASME Boiler j

and Pressure Vessel Code Section XI,1980 Edition through Winter 1981 Addenda.  !

Specifically, operators placed the Train A spent fuel pool cooling pump in service, with j

Train B out of service, without obtaining a new set of reference values, af ter performing j

operability analyses for low system flow six months earlier. This violation is of concern

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because of other receat issues relating to implementation of your inservice test program. ,

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These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the

circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report.

Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the

instructions specifieu in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will

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use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary l

to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. l

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, l

its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

j To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,  ;

l or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.  !

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l Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss

them with you.

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J. E. Dyer, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-458  ;

License No.: NPF-47 I

I Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

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Executive Vice President and

Chief Operating Officer

i Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

Vice President

Operati ons Support

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

General Manager

Plant Operations

. River Bend Station

l Entergy Operations, Inc.

1 P.O. Box 220

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Director - Nuclear Safety

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

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Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway

l P.O. Box 651

Jackson, Mississippi 39205

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Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.

Winston & Strawn

1401 L Street, N.W.

Waehington, D.C. 20005-3502

! Manager - Licensing

i River Bend Station

l Entergy Operations, Inc.

l P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

The Honorable Richard P. leyoub

l Attorney General 1

P.O. Box 94095 '

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9095

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H. Anne Plettinger i

3456 Villa Rose Drive i

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 l

l President of West Feliciana  ;

Police Jury

P.O. Box 1921

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

Larry G. Johnson, Director

Systems Engineering

Cajun Electric Power Coop. Inc.

10719 Airline Highway

P.O. Box 15540

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895

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William H. Spell, Administrator

Louisiana Radiation Protection Division

P.O. Box 82135

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884-2135

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