ML16242A326

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for River Bend Station (Report 05000458/2016005)

ML16242A326
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	08/31/2016
From:	Pruett T W NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Maguire W F Entergy Operations
Warnick G G
References
ML15253A352, ML16146A792, ML16223A956 IR 2016005
Download: ML16242A326 (7)

See also: IR 05000458/2016005

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV 1600 E LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TX 76011

-4511 August 31, 2016

Mr. William F. Maguire

Site Vice President

Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station

5485 U.S. Highway 61N

St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR RIVER BEND STATION

(REPORT 05000458/2016005)

Dear Mr. Maguire: O n August 10, 2016 , the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

completed its mid-cycle performance review of River Bend Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2015, through June

30, 2016. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The NRC determined the performance at River Bend Station during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response

Column of the NRC

's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because

the Unplanned Scrams with Complications PI

was a White input

in the Initiating Events Cornerstone

from the fourth quarter of 2014 through the third quarter of

2015, and a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001, "Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area," has not been completed. O n August 12, 2016, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness for a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the performance issues

associated with this PI. Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental

inspection in accordance with IP

95001 in September 2016. The supplemental inspection will provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of risk

-significant performance issues are understood, that the extent of condition and extent of cause of risk

significant performance issues are identified, and that the corrective actions for risk

-significant performance issues are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent

recurrence.

Additionally, one finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone, as described in our letter (ML15253A352) dated September 10, 2015, was a White input beginning in the second quarter of 2015. On April 13, 2016, the NRC issued supplemental inspection

report 05000458/2016010 (ML16146A792), which stated that the performance issue

will remain open beyond the normal four quarters and will not be removed from consideration in the NRC's assessment program until the identified weaknesses involving the extent of condition evaluation

are addressed and corrected. On May 25, 2016, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness to resume the

W. Maguire

- 2 - supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the

inadequate extent of condition evaluation

. On June 29, 2016, the NRC completed the

supplemental inspection

in accordance with IP 95001. Based on the results of this inspection, as documented in supplemental inspection report 05000458/2016011 (ML16223A956) dated August 10, 2016, the

White finding is no

longer considered as an Action

Matrix input as of the end of the second quarter of 2016.

The NRC identified the first occurrence of a cross-cutting theme in the Human Performance area. Specifically, there were twenty findings issued during the assessment period which had a cross-cutting aspect in Human Performance

. The NRC will continue to monitor your staff's effort and progress in addressing human performance

until the theme criterion is no longer met.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30 , 2018. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.

The inspections listed during the second half

of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end

-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact

you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non

-publicly available correspondence.

The NRC staff received

the River Bend Station Final Compliance letter for

Order EA-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond

-Design-Basis External Events," and Order EA

-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool

Instrumentation." T

he NRC staff issued the River Bend Station Safety Evaluation on August, 11, 2016, and will confirm full implementation of the orders

mentioned above by performing Temporary Instruction 191, "Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency

Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi

-Unit Dose Assessment Plans."

In Staff Requirements Memorandum

- SECY 16-0009, "Recommendations Resulting from the Integrated Prioritization and Re-Baselining of Agency Activities," the Commission approved the NRC staff recommendation to discontinue the formal mid

-cycle assessment process beginning in calendar year 2017. This will be the final mid

-cycle assessment letter. The staff will contin

ue to conduct quarterly assessment meetings and communicate changes in the assessment of licensee performance in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program."

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the

NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of

W. Maguire

- 3 - NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading

-rm/adams.html

(the Public Electronic Reading Room). Please contact Greg Warnick

at 817-200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, /RA/

Troy Pruett, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.

50-458 License No.

NPF-47 Enclosure:

River Bend Station Inspection

/ Activity Plan

Page 1 of 2

08/30/2016

09:36:05 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates

Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff

on SiteRiver BendInspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2016

-06/30/2018EXAM-INITIAL EXAM

4 1 INITIAL EXAM RIVER BEND STATION UNIT 1 (09/2016)

X02575 08/15/2016

08/19/2016

1 INITIAL EXAM RIVER BEND STATION UNIT 1 (09/2016)

X02575 09/12/2016

09/16/2016

EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

2 1 IP Drill/Exercise Performance71151-EP01

06/27/2016

07/01/2016

1 IP ERO Readiness71151-EP02

06/27/2016

07/01/2016

1 IP A lert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP03

06/27/2016

07/01/2016

EP-3-BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION

4 1 IP Exercise Evaluation7111401 06/27/2016

07/01/2016

1 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes7111404 06/27/2016

07/01/2016

INSP-BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION

2 1 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B 08/29/2016

09/02/2016

RS 12 PI-RADIATION SAFETY

2 1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 02/06/2017

02/10/2017

1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 02/06/2017

02/10/2017

1 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR01

02/06/2017

02/10/2017

1 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01

02/06/2017

02/10/201771111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION

1 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR7111108G 02/13/2017

02/17/2017TSB 52B-BIENNIAL PI&R

5 1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 04/10/2017

04/14/2017

1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 04/24/2017

04/28/2017

EP-1-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION

1 1 IP A lert and Notification System Testing7111402 05/22/2017

05/26/2017

1 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System7111403 05/22/2017

05/26/2017

1 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes7111404 05/22/2017

05/26/2017

1 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies7111405 05/22/2017

05/26/2017

EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION

1 1 IP Drill/Exercise Performance71151-EP01

05/22/2017

05/26/2017

1 IP ERO Readiness71151-EP02

05/22/2017

05/26/2017

1 IP A lert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP03

05/22/2017

05/26/2017

EB1-21M-RBS COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION

6 1 IP Component Design Bases Inspection (Teams)7111121M 06/12/2017

07/14/2017

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site

and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2

08/30/2016

09:36:05 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates

Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff

on SiteRiver BendInspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2016

-06/30/2018

RS 5678-RS TEAM 5 1 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.05 08/21/2017

08/25/2017

1 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.06 08/21/2017

08/25/2017

1 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.07 08/21/2017

08/25/2017

1 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.08 08/21/2017

08/25/2017

EB1-07T-RBS HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE

1 1 IP Heat Sink Performance7111107T 09/18/2017

09/22/2017EXAM-INITIAL EXAM

5 1 INITIAL EXAM RB(6/18)

X02622 05/21/2018

05/25/2018

1 INITIAL EXAM RB(6/18)

X02622 06/25/2018

07/03/2018

EB2-02-LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION

4 1 IP License Renewal Inspection

71002 03/05/2018

03/09/2018

1 IP License Renewal Inspection

71002 03/19/2018

03/23/2018

EP-1-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION

4 1 IP Exercise Evaluation7111401 06/25/2018

06/29/2018

1 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes7111404 06/25/2018

06/29/2018

1 IP Drill/Exercise Performance71151-EP01

06/25/2018

06/29/2018

1 IP ERO Readiness71151-EP02

06/25/2018

06/29/2018

1 IP A lert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP03

06/25/2018

06/29/2018

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site

and announced inspection procedures.

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Letter to Mr. William F. Maguire

from Troy W. Pruett dated August 31, 2016

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