ML112920520

Regulatory Conference Summary

ML112920520
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	10/19/2011
From:	Greg Werner NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/PSB-2
To:	Jacobs D Entergy Operations
References
EA-11-142, IR-11-009
Download: ML112920520 (19)

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UNITED STATES

~,,:UCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUiTE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125 October 19, 2011 EA-11-142 Donna Jacobs, Vice President, Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057-0751

Dear Ms. Jacobs:

On October 3, 2011, representatives of Entergy Operations, Inc., VVaterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3, met with NRC personnel in the Region IV office located in Arlington, Texas, to discuss the preliminary White finding identified in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2011009. The conference was held at the request of the licensee.

The licensee presented a summary of the causes for the preliminary White finding and their corrective actions. The licensee provided a discussion of the information in Attachment 2.

The attendance list and the licensee's presentation are attached to this summary.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2390 of the NRC's "Ru!es of Practice," a copy of this letter vvi!! be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the electronic Reading Room page of the NRC's public website at Sincerely, IRAJ Gregory E. Werner, Chief Plant Support Branch 2 Docket: 50-382 License: NPF-38

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. Licensee Presentation Distribution via ListServ

REGULATORY CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE LICENSEE/FACILITY ENTERGYIWATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNiT 3 DATE/TIME OCTOBER 3, 2011/9:00 a.m. 11 :00 a.m.

CONFERENCE NRC REGION IV LOCATION EA NUMBER 11-142 LICENSEE REPRESENTATIVES NAME (PLEASE ORGANIZATION TITLE PRINT)

Entergy Vice President Operations Donna Jacobs Bruce Proctor Entergy Vice President Technical Assistance Daryl Marse Entergy Chemistry Specialist Jeffrey W. Brawley Entergy ALARA Supervisor Billy Steelman Entergy Licensing Manager R~rli':l+if"\n PI"'I"'\+o,...+il"\n I\II""r"\\I'tl\r John Gumnick Entergy I '\.U\,AH,..... I"IVI I I I VI,,\,,;vlIVI I IVlctl la~C;;1 Casey Alldredge USNRC Health Physicist Jim Drake USNRC Acting Branch Chief, DRP, Branch E Greg Werner USNRC Branch Chief, DRS! PS82 Marlone Davis USNRC Senior. Resident Inspector, Waterford 3 Dean Overland USNRC Resident Inspector, Waterford 3 Elmo Collins USNRC Regional Administrator Anton Vegel USNRC Division Director, DRS II Page _1_ of -L Enclosure 1

PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE LICENSEE/FACILITY ENTERGYIWATERFORD STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNIT3 DATE/TIME OCTOBER 3, 2011/9:00 a.m. - 11 :00 a.m.

CONFERENCE NRC REGION IV LOCATION EA NUMBER 11-142 NRC REPRESENTATIVES NAME (PLEASE PRINT) ORGANIZATION TITLE Dan Bradley USNRC Project Engineer Gwynne Skaggs Ryan USNRC Reactor Inspector Bryan Ford Entergy Senior Manager, Licensing John Mc Cann Entergy Vice President, Nuclear Safety, Emergency Preparedness, and Licensing USNRC Health Physicist Natasha Greene Larry Ricketson USNRC Senior Health Physicist Ray Kellar USNRC Senior Enforcement Specialist Stephen Garry USNRC, Nuclear Senior Health Physicist Reactor Regulation Manual Jimenez USNRC, , Nuclear Health Physicist Reactor Regulation Stephen Vaughn USNRC, , Nuclear Enforcement Coordinator Reactor Regulation Gerald Gulla USNRC, Enforcement Senior Enforcement Specialist

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egulatorv Conference October 3, 2011 W ATEltFORD STEAM ELEC'TRIC STATION UNIT 3 NRC R1\DIATION SAFETY INSI>ECTION REPORT 0500 0382/2011009; 1

PRE-LIMINAR-Y WHITE FINDING Enclosure 2

Opening RemarKS Waterford 3 Perspective Reactor coolant p'Ull1p vapor seal de staging Waterfor<i 3 has ta.ken ll1itigating actions Waterforlann d Activities

[] Pre-outag'e power reductioIl and clean up DIan Reactor c,oolant systetn dose equivalent iodine and react()r coolaIlt systetn degassing I>lan o Shutdown Cooling PurificatioJQ Cobalt clt~anup ptans

()perating~ Experit~nce 9

Enclosure 2

JRadiation Prott~ction Pre-Outage ALARA Planning Reactor coolant pUlTIP Radi,ltion W or~: PeflTIit planning Radiatiol1 W orl( F~erlllit expected conditions Reactor coolant pUlTIP vapor destaging pre-planned c:ontingel1cies 10 Enclosure 2

W4aterford 3 Refuel 16 Unplanned Conditions Reactor trip (moisture separator reheater)

Fuel pin (iefects Addition,ll cleanu.p Reactor coolant system acid reducing duration 11 Enclosure 2

]~adiation Prote~ction Unexpected Conditions Response Initiated 1~adiatiol1 Work Permit revisions Analyzed impact lof emergel1t conditions Documented and *briefed Radiation W()rk Permit re visions 1

Executed ALARA contingel1cy actions 12 Enclosure 2

Wclterford 3 ALARA Improvements Installed trough ITlodificatio:n Replaced two rea(~tor coolarlt pUITlP seal packages Purchase(i additional tungst(~n shieldin.g including tungste11 vests Increased. the aITlc)unt of shielding Added ne:w shieldling applic,ations 13 Enclosure 2

Radiation ProtE~ctl0n ALARA Improvement Statistic RF16 RFI I

()utage Dose ~250 Rem ~98 Rem F~ersonnel COfltaminatic)n 128 21 I~vents 14 Enclosure 2

Regulatory Perspective IMC 030:8 Reactc~r Oversigllt Process (ROP)

IMC 060~9 Appendix C Occupational Radiatiol1 Safety :Significan~:;e Detenninati Process 15 Enclosure 2

Closing Remarks Reactor c,oolant pump vapor seal leakage Waterforci 3 took reasonablt~ actions Waterforci 3 has i:mplementt~d ALARA itnprOvenlents 16 Enclosure 2