ML20211E082
| ML20211E082 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 09/26/1997 |
| From: | Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Mcgaha J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20211E089 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-458-97-13, NUDOCS 9709300036 | |
| Download: ML20211E082 (6) | |
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
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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,
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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).
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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.
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Docket No.: 50-458
License No.: NPF 47
Enclosures:
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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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.
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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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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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