ML20141E274
| ML20141E274 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 06/26/1997 |
| From: | Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Mcgaha J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20141E278 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-458-97-08, 50-458-97-8, EA-97-184, NUDOCS 9707010019 | |
| Download: ML20141E274 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000458/1997008
Text
, _ .
.
______-
-__
__
- - - - - - - - -
.
-D
, v "! ' vq ,
a
[,
_\\
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
=
.
IdI
REGION IV
i
[
G11 RY AN PL AZA DRIVE. SUIT E 400
' * . ...../
AR LINGTON T E xt.S 76011-8064
June 26, 1997
EA 97-184
John R. McGaha, Vice President - Operations
River Bend Station
Entergy Op7 rations, Inc.
P.O. Box 220
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-458/97-08 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. McGaha:
An NRC inspection was conducted April 27 through June 7,1997, at your River Bend
Station reactor facility. 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. Wa
are concerned, however, about two violations of NRC requirements that were identified.
The first violation resulted from operators failing to declare a Notification of Unusual Event
when they entered the Technical Specification Limiting Condition for Operation for reactor
coolant system pressure boundary leakage, as required by the River Bend Emergency Plan.
The second violation, which was identified by your staff, occurred because 105 hourly fire
watch tours required by the fire protection program were not performed by a single
individual over a 2-month period. We are concerned that your staff did not have an
effective process in place to ensure that required fire watch tours were performed a:
scheduled; however, we note that your staff did recognize 4 months later that an
ineffective process existed.
Thesu violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the
circumstarces 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 action is necessary
to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,
its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document
l
hIhh
l
9707010019 970626
ADOCK 05000458
0
N
.
..m.
. . .
_ . . . _ _ . _ ,
_ _ . . _ . _ __
_ _ . . _ _ _ _
. _ _
_ _ . . .
. . ,
!s
p
'
I.
L
Entergy Operations, Inc.
-2-
l
i
Room (PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal
privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without
redaction.
l
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss
them with you.
l
Sincerely,'
'!
l
W fcW
/
wr
Di ision of
ct
Projects
Docket No.: 50-458
License No.: NPF-47
EA 97-184
Enclosures:
2. NRC Inspection Report
50-458/97-008
cc w/ enclosures:
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 Manager
Plant Operations
River Bend Station
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 220
'
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
,
!
l
!
-
-
_ - .
..
-. .
.
-
.
.
.-
.
.
'
Entergy Operations, Inc.
-3-
1
)
Director - Nuclear Safety
l
River Bend Station
Entergy Opercions, Inc.
i
P.O. Box 220
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway
'
P O. Box 651
i
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
.
Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.
'
l
Winston & Strawn
1401 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005-3502
b
Manager - Licensing
j
River Bend Station
Entergy Operations, Inc.
P.O. Box 220
l
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
i
I
The Honorable Richard P. leyoub
j
i
Attorney General
P.O. Box 94095
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9095
H. Anne Plettinger
'
3456 Villa Rose Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
2
.
President of West Feliciana
l
Police Jury
P.O. Box 1921
,
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
.arry G. Johnson, Director
-
'
bystems Engineering
Cajun Electric Power Coop. Inc.
10719 Airline Highway
P.O. Box 15540
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895
. _ _
__
. . ~
. _ _ . _ _ _ _
.-
- .. _ _____-.
. _ _
.-
.
_ _ _ - . .
.. _
i
i
4
.
4
Entergy Operations, Inc.
-4-
.
.
William H. Spell, Administrator
Louisiana Radiation Protection Division
.
P.O. Box 82135
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884-2135
i
4
4
i
,
1
!
. -. --.
..
_
-.
_. -.
_.
. . . . . . . . - __-
.
.
Entergy Operations, Inc.
-5-
!
E-Mail report to T. Boyce (THB)
E-Mail report to NRR Event Tracking System (IPAS)
E-Mail report to Document Control Desk (DOCDESK)
E-Mail report to Richard Correia (RPC)
E-Mail report to Frank Talbot (FXT)
bec to DCD (IE01)
l
l
bec distrib. by RIV:
!
Regional Administrator
Senior Resident Inspector (Grand Gulf)
DRP Director
DRS-PSB
Branch Chief (DRP/D)
MIS System
Project Engineer (DRP/D)
RIV File
Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
Resident inspector
DOCUMENT NAME-
- \\_RB\\RB708RP.WFS
To recw%:opy ofg
ment, indicate in box: "C" = Copy without enclosures
"E" = Copy with e,nclosures "N" = No copy
SRI \\\\ ,f
C:DRP/PS
C:DpP7D, M
D:DRP
$)
,
,
WFSmipf/}j
BMurray ICT
PH(lay 7/
TPGyvynn @
l
6/}A97\\' T
6/p)97
6/MIA
6Pp97
{^#~
j
j
OFFICIAL REgRD COPY
l
l
.-
_
._ _.
._ . . . .
_ _ _ . - _ . . _ .
_ _ . _ _ _ _ - . . .
_
. . , _ _ _
.
~ . . _ _ . - _ - - . - . . . . .
_ _ _ _ _ . _ _ .
.
.
k
.
Entergy Operations, Inc.
-5-
E-Mail report to T. Boyce (THB)
E-Mail report to NRR Event Tracking System (IPAS)
,
E-Mail report to Document Control Desk (DOCDESK)
'
E-Mail report to Richard Correia (RPC)
E-Mail report to Frank Talbot (FXT)
l
bec to DCD (IE01)
bec distrib. by RIV:
Regional Administrator
Senior Resident inspector (Grand Gulf)
DRP Director
DRS-PSB
l
Branch Chief (DRP/D)
MIS System
'
Project Engineer (DRP/D)
RIV File
Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
Resident inspector
!
i
i
i
1
.
DOCUMENT NAME-
- \\_RB\\RB708RP.WFS
To recepopy ofg
ment, indicate in box: "C" = Copy without enclosures
"E" = Copy with enclowres "N" = No copy
\\ af
C:DRP/PS
C:DpF70, .Q) lD:DRP
_
Q)
l
,
WFSm@if/'Q
BMurray ic7
PH(lam7/
TPG)wynn hy)
i
6/$4F/\\' T
SQ)97
6/MIA
6Fp97
f
\\
OFFICIAL REgRD CO?Y
010027
'
i i
i.
G
_ _ _ . .-.
.
.----
.
A