ML20137T480

Discusses Insp 50-458/97-06 on 970202-0315 & Forwards Notice of Violation.Violation of Concern Because Programmatic Controls for Ensuring Personnel Did Not Work Exessive Hours Not Established as Required by TS

ML20137T480
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	04/11/1997
From:	Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Mcgaha J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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ML20137T485	List: ML20137T480 ML20137T492 ML20137T514
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NUDOCS 9704160103
Download: ML20137T480 (5)

See also: IR 05000458/1997006

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John R. McGaha, Vice President - Operations

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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION Report 50-458/97-006 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. McGaha:

An NRC inspection was conducted February 2 through March 15,1997, at your River Bend

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

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

are concerned, however, about three violations of NRC requirements that were identified.

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The first violation is of concern because programmatic controls for ensuring personnel did

not work excessive hours were not established and implemented as required by the

Technical Specifications. The second violation is of concern because inadequacies and

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ambiguities in your performance-based incal leak rate terting program resulteri in

safety-related systems being taken out of service unnecessarily during power operation to

accomplish testing that, in actuality, was not needed. Your staff should have recognized

and corrected this program weakness within a reasonable amount of time after the

January 1996 refueling outage, when a first group of potentially missed surveillances was

identified. The third violation is of concern because on two occasions unauthorized

personnel relocated radiological postings despite specific training to the contrary.

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

circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in 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 funhcr enforcement action is necessary

to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements,

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). 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

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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

Entergy Operations, Inc.

P.O. Box 31995

Jackson, Mississippi 39286-1995

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General Manager

Plant Operations

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.

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P.O. Box 220

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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