ML20137L300

Forwards Proposed Agenda,Timetable & List of Staff for 860129 Site Visit Concerning Circumstances of Events Reportable Per 10CFR50.72.Events Possibly Applicable in Generic Way to Other Plants of BWR-6/Mark III Class

ML20137L300
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	01/15/1986
From:	Butler W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Deddens J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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NUDOCS 8601270393
Download: ML20137L300 (7)

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JAN 151990 Docket No.: 50-458 DISTIBUTION Docket File NRC PDR PDf4 Reading WButler Mr. Janes C. Deddens OELD Vice President EJordan River Bend Nuclear Power Station BGrines Post Office Box 220 JPartlow St. Francisville, LA 70775 SStern EHylton

Dear Mr. Deddens:

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SUBJECT:

SITE VISIT In a recent telephone conversation, Mr. R. Bernero, NRC's Director of BWR Licensing, discussed with Mr. Cahill of Gulf States Utilities the staff concern over the number of events at the River Bend Station reportable to NRC under 10 CFR 50.72.

The staff's concern is that these events could represent precursors to nore significant problems for operations at not cnly the River Bend Station but also in a generic way for other plants of the same BWR-6/ Mark III class.

Accordingly, we plan to have a few members of the headquarters and Region IV staff visit the River Bend Station for two or three days beginning on January 29, 1986.

The objective of this visit is to examine the various circumstances surrounding these events. Enclosures 1 and 2 are the proposed agenda and time table for this site visit. We intend to review the circumstances associated with these events during meetings with your staff and review any reports that night have been pr~epared on these events.

In addition, we expect to visit the incediate vicinity of the areas where the events occurred and discuss the circumstances of'the events with your operating staff. is the list of headquarters and Region IV staff who will be participating in this site visit.

Please ccntact the hRC Project Manager, Stephen Stern, for any clarification or further discussion on this topic.

8601270393 860115 Walter R. Butler, Director PDR ADOCK 05000458 BWR Project Directorate No. 4 S

PDR Division of BUR Licensing

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JAN 151953 Docket No.: 50-458 DISTIBUTION Docket File NRC PDR PDf4 Reading WButler Mr. James C. Deddens OELD Vice President EJordan River Bend Nuclear Power Station BGrines Post Office Box 220 JPartlow St. Francisville, LA 70775 SStern EHylton

Dear Mr. Deddens:

ACRS (10)

SUBJECT:

SITE VISIT In a recent telephone conversation, Mr. R. Bernero, NRC's Director of BWR Licensing, discussed with Mr. Cahil. of Gulf States Utilities the staff concern

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over the number of events at the River Bend Station reportable to NRC under 10 CFR 50.72.

The staff's concern is that these events could represent precursors to more significant problems for operations at not only the River Bend Station but also in a generic way for other plants of the same BWR-6/ Mark III class.

Accordingly, we plan to have a few members of the headquarters and Region IV staff visit the River Bend Station for two or three days beginning on January 29, 1986.

The objective of this visit is to examine the various circumstances surrounding these events. Enclosures 1 and 2 are the proposed agenda and time table for this site visit. We intend to review the circumstances associated with these events during meetings with your staff and review any reports that might have been pr~epared on these events.

In addition, we expect to visit the inmediate vicinity of the areas where the events occurred and discuss the circumstances of the events with your operating staff. Enclosure 3 is the list of headquarters and Region IV staff who will be participating in this site visit.

Please contact the NRC Project Manager, Stephen Stern, for any clarification or further discussion on this topic.

kalter R. Butler, Director BWR Project Directorate No. 4 Division of BUR Licensing

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,4, JAN 151986 Docket No.: 50-458 Mr. James C. Deddens Vice President River Bend Nuclear Power Station Post Office Box 220 St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

SITE VISIT In a recent telephone conversation, Mr. R. Bernero, NRC's Director of BWR Licensing, discussed with Mr. Cahill of Gulf States Utilities the staff concern over the number of events at the River Bend Station reportable to NRC under 10 CFR 50.72.

The staff's concern is that these events could represent precursors to more significant problems for operations at not only the River Bend Station but also in a generic way for other plants of the same BWR-6/ Mark III class.

Accordingly, we plan to have a few members of the headquarters and Region IV staff visit the River Bend Station for two or three days beginning on January 29, 1986.

The objective of this visit is to examine the various circumstances surrounding these events. Enclosures 1 and 2 are the proposed agenda and time table for this site visit. We intend to review the circumstances associated with these events during meetings with your staff and review any reports that might have been prepared on these events.

In addition, we expect to visit the immediate vicinity of the areas where the events occurred and discuss the circumstances of the events with your operating staff. is the list of headquarters and Region IV staff who will be participating in this site visit.

Please contact the NRC Project Manager, Stephen Stern, fcr any clarification or further discussion on this topic.

Walter R. Butler, Director BWR Project Directorate No. 4 Division of BWR Licensing

Enclosures:

As stated cc w/ enclosures: See next page

Mr. William J. Cahill, Jr.

Gulf States Utilities Company River Bend Nuclear Plant cc:

Troy B. Conner, Jr., Esq.

Ms. Linda B. Watkins/Mr. Steven Irving Conner and Wetterhahn Attorney at Law 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 355 Napoleon Street Washingten, D.C.

20006 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Mr. Willian J. Reed, Jr.

Mr. David Zaloudek Director - Nuclear Licensing Nuclear Energy Division Gulf States Utilities Company Louisiana Department of P. O. Box 2951 Environmental Quality Beaumont, Texas 77704 P. O. Box 14690 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898 Richard M. Troy, Jr., Esq.

Assistant Attorney General in Charge Mr. J. David McNeill, III State of Louisiana Department of Justice William G. Davis, Esq.

234 Loyola Avenue Department of Justice New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Attorney General's Office 7434 Perkins Road Resident Inspector Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 P. O. Box 1051 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive Gretchen R. Rothschild Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 Louisianians for Safe Energy, Inc.

1659 Glenmore Avenue Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70775 James W. Pierce, Jr., Esq.

P. O. Box 23571 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70893 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Executive Director for Operations 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011

AGENDA MEETING WITH GULF STATES UTILITIES REVIEW 0F EVEhTS RELATED TO THE STARTUP OF RIVER BEND STATION JANUARY 29 AND 30, 1986 1.

Review causes of plant scrans since issuance of low power license 2.

Review causes of plant loss of offsite power incidents since issuance of low power license 3.

Review of licensee selected reportable events in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72 4.

Hunan Factors Related Events Licensee evaluation of human factor related events - particularly those involving: wire jumpers, reactor water cleanup system (RWCU) and events with causes unknown Licensee corrective actions - short term and long term Instrumentation and control-qualifications, training and managenient control 5.

Procedure Related Events Licensee evaluation of procedure inadequacies, particularly those related to RWCU Procedure for jumper controls Licensee corrective actions - short term and long term Formulation, indepth safety review and management control of procedures 6.

Hardware Related Events Licensee evaluation of hardware /systen problems in the following areas:

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Power systems including switchyards b)

Feedwater systems c)

RWCU d)

Standby gas treatment Licensee corrective actions for each system, both short term and long term Licensee process for identifying, correcting and maintaining management control over specific hardware system problem areas

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.i REVIEW 0F REPORTABLE EVENTS DURING STARTUP TEST PROGRAM RIVER BEND STATION j

JANUARY 29 AND 30, 1986 January 29th 8:00 - 9:00 NRC Meeting - Resident's Office I

9:00 - 1:00 Licensee Presentation (See Enclosure), discussion 2:00 - 4:00 Plant Tour O

4:00 - 5:00 NRC Meeting - Resident's Office I

I January 30th 8:00 - 8:30 NRC Meeting - Resident's Office I

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