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Forwards Insp Rept 50-458/99-09 on 990510-28 with in-office Insp Until 990701.Three Violations Being Treated as Noncited Violations
	ML20210K135
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	07/30/1999
From:	Howell A; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Edington R; ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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ML20210K139	List: ML20210K135; ML20210K147;
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	50-458-99-09, EA-99-150, NUDOCS 9908060026
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-458/99-09 ,

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Dear Mr. Edington:

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This refers to the inspection conducted May 10 to 28,1999, at the River Bend Station facility,

with followup and inoffice inspection until July 1,1999. The purpose of the inspection was to

review a previous NRC concern relating to testing and cleaning of the auxiliary building unit

coolers. The enclosed report presents the results of the inspection.

Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that three Severity Level IV

violations of NRC requirements occurred. These violations are being treated as noncited

violations, consistent with Append;x C of the Enforcement Policy. If you contest the violations )

or severity level of these noncited violations, you should provide a response within 30 days of !

the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001, with copies to the

Regional Administrator, Region IV, and the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; and the NRC resident inspector

at the River Bend Station.

The findings from this inspection revealed that problems involving the design capability of a

number of safety-related room coolers were not resolved in a timely manner. Specific findings

from this inspection included examples of failing to: (1) resolve room cooler test result

deficiencies; (2) perform adequate operability determinations; (3) initiate condition reports for

conditions adverse to quality; (4) maintain the licensing basis current; (5) make appropriately

conservative judgments regarding the implementation of the Generic Letter 89-13 program; and

(6) sufficiently justify or document engineering conclusions and evaluations. ! l'

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Other recent NRC inspections have identified instances of failing to resolve long-standing,

safety-related equipment problems (NRC Inspection Report 50-458/98-13) and instances of not

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identifying or not documenting long-standing radiological work permit program implementation

problems in condition reports (NRC Inspection Report 50-458/98-10). This latter issue will be ;

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one of the subjects to be discussed by NRC and Entergy Operations, Inc., during a meeting,

which is scheduled to be conducted in the Region IV Office on August 5,1999.

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The findings from this inspection, as well as other recently completed NRC inspections, are

indicative of potentially broad-based problems associated with the ability to effectively identify,

analyze, and correct both hardware and programmatic deficiencies. Accordingly, we encourage

you to review the overallimplementation effectiveness of your program and processes for

identifying, analyzing, and correcting problems.

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

enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them

with you,

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Division of Rector Safety

Docket No.: 50-458

License No.: NPF-47

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report No.

50-458/99-09

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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

River. Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

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Director - Nuclear Safety

River Bend Station

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St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

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Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway

P.O. Box 651

Jackson, Mississippi 39205

Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.

Winston & Strawn

1401 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005-3502

Manager- Licensing

River Bend Station

. Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Bcx 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

The Honorable Richard P. leyoub

Attorney General

Department of Justice

State of Louisiana

P.O. Box 94005

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9005

H.' Anne Plettinger

3456 Villa Rose Drive

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

President of West Feliciana -

Police Jury

P.O. Box 1921

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

Ronald Wascom, Administrator

Louisiana Radiation Protection Division

P.O. Box 82135

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884-2135 l

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