ML20217A354

Forwards Insp Rept 50-458/98-05 on 980222-0404 & Notice of Violation Re Changes to Facility That Affected Environ Design Requirements Which Were Not Properly Evaluated & Documented

ML20217A354
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	04/17/1998
From:	Collins E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Mcgaha J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Shared Package
ML20217A361	List: ML20217A354 ML20217A446 ML20217A480
References
50-458-98-05, 50-458-98-5, NUDOCS 9804220246
Download: ML20217A354 (5)

See also: IR 05000458/1998005

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John R. McGaha, Vice President - Operations

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Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-458/98-05 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. McGaha:

An NRC inspection was conducted February 22 through April 4,1998, at your River Bend I

Station reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and results of that inspection.

During the 6-week period covered by this inspection, your conduct of activities at the River Bend l

Station facility was generally characterized by safety-conscious operations, sound engineering

and maintenance practices, and effective radiological controls. However, one violation was

identified during this inspection period. The violation involved the design control of the

postaccident differential pressure across the auxiliary building, which was in excess of that

specified by your environmental design criteria. Changes to the facility that affected the

environmental design requirements were not properly evaluated and documented. The absence

l of pertinent standby gas treatment system design documents was considered a contributor to

this problem.

The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances

surrounding this violation are described in detailin 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 l

requirements. In your response, please describe your plans to correct the design deficiencies l

with the standby gas treatment system. Also, specify your planned actions to update standby I

gas treatment system design information.

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 Room (PDR).

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

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Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-458

License No.: NPF-47

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

50-458/98-05

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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 j

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

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General Manager

PIant Operations

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River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220 l

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

Director- Nuclear Safety

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

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 q

River Bend Station i

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 I

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

William H. Spell, Administrator

Louisiana Radiation Protection Division

P.O. Box 82135

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884-2135

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