ML20149E876
| ML20149E876 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 08/02/1994 |
| From: | Beckner W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Mcgaha J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
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| ML20149E881 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-M89990, NUDOCS 9408080141 | |
| Download: ML20149E876 (3) | |
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August 2, 1994 Docket No. 50-458 Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station ATIN:
Mr. John R. McGaha, Jr.
Vice President - Operations Post Office Box 220 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
Dear Mr. McGaha:
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION FOR INTERIM RELIEF REQUEST 3 TO RIVER BEND STATION PUMP AND VALVE TWSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM (TAC NO. M89990)
By letters dated August 1, 1994, and August 2, 1994, you transmitted requests for interim relief from the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, for the River Bend Station Pump and Valve Inservice Testing Program.
Specifically, y m requested approval of interim relief requests 2 (IRR-02) and 3 (IRR-03), u,3cerning drywell isolation check valves in equipment drain lines and the reactor equipment closed cooling water system, respectively.
The staff has completed its review of IRR-03. A copy of our related safety evaluation is enclosed.
The staff has determined that compliance with the specified requirements would result in a hardship or difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii), and that granting this relief is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest.
In making this determination, the staff has given due consideration to the burden that could result if these requirements were imposed on your facility.
This letter grants the relief requested in IRR-03. Our evaluation of IRR-02 is continuing and will be forwarded to you upon completion.
Sincerely, Original signed by:
William D. Beckner, Director Project Directorate IV-1 t
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August 2, 1994 Docket No. 50-458 Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station ATTN:
Mr. John R. McGaha, Jr.
Vice President - Operations Post Office Box 220 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
Dear Mr. McGaha:
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION FOR INTERIM RELIEF REQUEST 3 TO RIVER BEND STATION PUMP AND VALVE INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM (TAC N0. M89990)
By letters dated August 1, 1994, and August 2, 1994, you transmitted requests for interim relief from the requirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code,Section XI, for the River Bend Station Pump and Valve Inservice Testing Program.
Specifically, you requested approval of interim relief requests 2 (IRR-02) and 3 (IRR-03), concerning drywell isolation check valves in equipment drain lines and the reactor equipment closed cooling water system, respectively.
The staff has completed its review of IRR-03.
A copy of our related safety evaluation is enclosed.
The staff has determined that compliance with the specified requirements would result in a hardship or difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality and safety pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3)(ii), and that granting this relief is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest.
In making this determination, the staff has given due consideration to the burden that could result if these requirements were imposed on your facility.
This letter grants the relief requested in IRR-03.
Our evaluation of IRR-02 is continuing and will be forwarded to you upon completion.
Sincerely,
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William D. Beckner, Director Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/ enclosure:
See next page
Mr. John R. McGaha Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station cc w/ enclosure:
Winston & Strawn Mr. Harold W. Keiser ATTN: Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.
Executive Vice President and 1400 L Street, N.W.
Chief Operating Officer Washington, D.C. 20005-3502 Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995 Mr. Otto P. Bulich Jackson, Mississippi 39286 Manager - Nuclear Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.
Mr. Michael B. Sellman River Bend Station General Manager - Plant Operations St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Er.tergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station Mr. Philip G. Harris Post Office Box 220 Cajun Electric Power Coop, Inc.
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 10719 Airline Highway P. O. Box 15540 Mr. James J. Fisicaro Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895 Director - Nuclear Safety Entergy Operations, Inc.
Senior Resident Inspector River Bend Station P. O. Box 1051 Post Office Box 220 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 President of West Feliciana Police Jury Mr. Jerrold G. Dewease P. O. Box 1921 Vice President - Operations Support St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Entergy Operations, Inc.
P. O. Box 31995 Regional Administrator, Region IV Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 The Honorable Richard P. Ieyoub Arlington, Texas 76011 Attorney General State of Louisiana William G. Davis, Esq.
P. O. Box 94095 Department of Justice Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9095 Attorney General's Office P. O. Box 94095 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9095 Attn:
Robert B. McGehee, Esq.
P. O. Box 651 Ms. H. Anne Plettinger Jackson, Mississippi 39205 3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 Administrator Louisiana Radiation Protection Division P. O. Box 82135 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884-2135
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