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Forwards Insp Rept 50-458/97-08 on 970427-0607 & Nov. Violation Re Operators Failure to Declare Notification of Unusual Event
	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: IR 05000458/1997008; ML20141E274; ML20141E323;
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	50-458-97-08, 50-458-97-8, EA-97-184, NUDOCS 9707010019
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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

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Docket No.: 50-458

License No.: NPF-47

EA 97-184

Enclosures:

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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 Manager

Plant Operations

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Cajun Electric Power Coop. Inc.

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P.O. Box 15540

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895

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