ML12342A094

River Bend Station - Unit 1 - Seismic Walkdown Report - Entergy'S Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding the Seismic Aspects of Recommendation 2.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from th

ML12342A094
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	11/27/2012
From:	Roberts J C Entergy Operations
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RBG-47307
Download: ML12342A094 (5)

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a SEntergy Entergy Operations, Inc.River Bend Station 5485 U.S. Highway,61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Tel 225-381-4149 Jerry C. Roberts Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance November 27, 2012 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 RBG-47307

SUBJECT:

Seismic Walkdown Report -Entergy's Response to NRC Request for Information Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding the Seismic Aspects of Recommendation 2.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident River Bend Station -Unit 1 Docket No. 50-458 License No. NPF-47

REFERENCE:

1.NRC letter to Entergy, Request for Information Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.54(f) Regarding.

-...Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident, dated March 12, 2012 (ML12053A340) (RBC-51012)

2. Entergy Letter to NRC, Entergy's 120-Day Response to NRC Request for Information (RFI) Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding the Seismic Aspects of Recommendation 2.3 of the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insi~hts from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident, July 10, 2012, RBG-47255

Dear Sir or Madam:

On March 12, 2012, the NRC issued Reference 1 to all power reactor licensees.

Enclosure 3 of the referenced letter contains specific requested actions, requested information, and required responses associated with .Recommendation 2.3 for seismic walkdowns.

Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) confirmedin Reference 2 that it would use the seismic walkdown procedure (EPRI Report 1025286, Seismic Walkdown Guidance:

For Resolution of Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3: Seismic) as endorsed by the NRC as the basis to conduct the walkdowns and develop the needed information at River Bend Station.1 V~

10 CFR 50.54(0 Seismic Walkdown Rep6rt RBG-47307 Page 2 of 3 Pursuant to Reference 1, Required Response 2 of Enclosure 3, Entergy Operations, Inc.(Entergy) is providing the Seismic Walkdown Report for River Bend Station on the enclosed compact disc (CD). All potential adverse seismic conditions identified in the report have been evaluated in the Corrective Action Program for operability concerns and no immediate operability concerns have been identified.

Should you have any questions regarding the content of this letter, please contact Mr.Joseph Clark, Manager, Licensing at (225) 381-4177.This letter contains new regulatory commitments, which are identified in the Attachment.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on November 27, 2012.JCR/JAC/wjf

Attachment:

List of Regulatory Commitments

Enclosure:

CD Containing the River Bend Station Seismic Walkdown Report 10 CFR 50.54(f) Seismic Walkdown Report RBG-47307 Page 3 of 3 cc: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 1600 East Lamar Blvd.Arlington, TX 76011-4511 NRC Resident Inspector PO Box 1050 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Ms. Tracie Lowrey Public Utility Commission of Texas 1701 N. Congress Ave.Austin, TX 78711-3326 Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Compliance Radiologi-cal Emergency Planning and Response Section Attn: JiYoung Wiley P.O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Mr. Alan Wang, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS O-8B1 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Robert J. Fretz Jr.OWFN -Mailstop 4A15A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2378 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Robert L. Dennig OWFN -Mailstop 10E1 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2378 ATTACHMENT TO RBG-47307 LIST OF REGULATORY COMMITMENTS RBG-47307 Attachment Page 1 of 1 List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies those actions committed to by Entergy in this document.

Any other statements in this submittal are provided for information purposes and are not considered to be regulatory commitments.

TYPE SCHEDULED COMMITMENT (Check One) COMPLETION ONE-TIME CONTINUING DATE ACTION COMPLIANCE (if Required)Entergy will perform walkdowns for equipment that could not be inspected as identified in X RF-17 (Spring 2013)Section 6.3 of the Seismic Walkdown Report.Entergy will submit an updated Seismic Within 90 days after Walkdown Report. X the end of RF-17