ML20135B560

Forwards Insp Rept 50-458/96-15 on 960922-1102 & Notice of Violation

ML20135B560
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	12/02/1996
From:	Dyer J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Mcgaha J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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DEC 2 1996

John R. McGaha, Vice President - Operations

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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-458/96-015 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION I

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Dear Mr. McGaha:  !

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An NRC inspection was ccnducted September 22 through November 2,1996, at your  !

River Bend Station reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and results of l

that inspection.

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

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

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

are concerned, however, about two violations of NRC requirements that were identified in j

the first instance, four examples of failure to maintain configuration control of. '

safety-related systems were identified. In the second instance, personnel f ailed to  ;

implement the inservice testing progran, for the standby service water pumps. We are ]

particularly concerned that inservice testing implementation problems continue to occur, as !

discussed in NRC Inspection Report 50-458/96-13. ]

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

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

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

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

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

to ensure compliance with regulatory requirernents.

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

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

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

or safeguards inforrnation so that it i an be placed in the PDR without redaction.

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Docket No.: 50-458

License No.: NPF-47

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

50-458/96-015

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Executive Vice President and

Chief Operating Officer

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

Vice President

Operations Support

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

General Mana0er

Plant Operations

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

Director - Nuclear Safety

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

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