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Forwards Insp Rept 50-458/97-13 on 970720-0830 & Notice of Violation.First Violation of Concern Associated W/Operators Failure to Properly Position & Independently Verify EDG Neutral Breaker
ML20211E082
Person / Time
Site: River Bend Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 09/26/1997
From: Gwynn T
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Mcgaha J
ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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50-458-97-13, NUDOCS 9709300036
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See also: IR 05000458/1997013

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John R. McGaha, Vice President Operations

River Bond Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50 458/97-013 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. McGaha:

An NRC inspection was conducted July 20 through August 30,1997, at your River Bend -i

Station reactor f acility. The enclosed report presents the scope and results of that

inspection.

During the 6-week period covered by this inspection, the 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. However,

there were five violations of NRC requirements which were identified.

Two of the vio;ations identified in the inspection report were of sufficient concern to the

NRC to bring to your attention, The first violation of concern was associated with

operators f ailing to properly position and independently verify an emergency dissel

generator neutral breaker. Our concern is that this is a continuation of less than

acceptable performance in the area of configuration control. The second violation of

concern was associated with your combustible material controls program; specifically,

personnel left untreated transient combustible materials unattended in a safety-related area.

Our concern is that a similar issue had recently been identified in the NRC fire protection

functional inspection.

Three additional violations are noted in this report. The first is associated with an

engineering evaluation of safety relief valves that was not performed, as required by

procedure, prior to plant restart from a forced outage. This problem was compounded by

the fact that toe Facility Review Committee, in reviewing the posttrip review checklist,

failed to challenge the weak basis for this evaluation being unnecessary. The second

violation is associated with personnel failing to adhere to your foreign material controls

procedures for activities above the suppression pool. The third violation pertains to a

safety related watertight door that was blocked open contrary to the facility's design basis,

These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the

circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report, }

Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the

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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 2.700 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,

its enclost.re(s) and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document 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.

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

them with you.

Sincerely,

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Di slon of Reacto rojects

Docket No.: 50-458

License No.: NPF 47

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

50 458/97 013

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Executive Vice President and

Chief Operating Officer

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippl 39286 1995

Vice President

Operations Support

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Missiscippi 39286 1995

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General Manager

Plant Operations

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana ' 70775

cirector + Nucleat Safety

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

. Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway -

P.O. Box 651

Jackson, Mississippl 39205

Mark J. Wetterbahn,' Esq.

Winston & Strawn

1401 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005-3502

Manager Licensing

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 -

The Honorable Richard P. leyoub

Attorney General

P.O. Box 94095

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804 9095

H. Anne Plettinger

3456 Villa Rose Drive

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

President of West Feliciana

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P.O.' Box 1921

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Larry G. Johnson, Director

Systems Engineering

Cajun Electric Power Coop. Inc.

10719 Altline Highway

P.O. Box 15540

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895

William H. Spell, Administrator

Louisiana Radiation Protection Division

P.O. Box 82135

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884 2135

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