ML102560117

IR 05000458-10-006, on 08/30/2010, Response to River Bend Station Supplement - Reply to Notice of Violation EA-10-095 in NRC Triennial Fire Protection

ML102560117
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	09/10/2010
From:	O'Keefe N F NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/EB-2
To:	Mike Perito Entergy Operations
References
EA-10-095 IR-10-006
Download: ML102560117 (4)

See also: IR 05000458/2010006

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September 10, 2010

Michael Perito

Vice President, Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO RIVER BEND STATION SUPPLEMENT - REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION EA-10-095 IN NRC TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION REPORT 05000458/2010006

Dear Mr. Perito:

This acknowledges receipt of your letter and attachments (RBG-47061) dated August 30, 2010, in which you provide a supplemental response to notice of violation NOV 05000458/2010006-

01, "Failure to Ensure at Least One Train of Equipment Necessary to Achieve Hot Shutdown Conditions is Free of Fire Damage." The letter addresses your assessment of the appropriateness of the decisions to extend the schedule for completing the plant modification, and provides additional information concerning the problems involving engineering quality and parts availability that contributed to the delays in completing timely corrective actions.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its

enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/ Neil O'Keefe, Chief

Engineering Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-458

License No. NPF-47

UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125

Entergy Operations, Inc. - 2 -

cc w/Enclosure: Senior Vice President and COO Entergy Operations, Inc P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Vice President, Oversight Entergy Operations, Inc. P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety & Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Manager, Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.

5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775

Attorney General State of Louisiana

P. O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005

Ms. H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

President of West Feliciana Police Jury P. O. Box 1921

St. Francisville, LA 70775

Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building

P. O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78701-3326

Mr. Jim Calloway Public Utility Commission of Texas 1701 N. Congress Avenue

Austin, TX 78711-3326

Entergy Operations, Inc. - 3 -

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Radiological Emergency Planning and Response Division P. O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312

Joseph A. Aluise Associate General Counsel - Nuclear Entergy Services, Inc. 639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, LA 70113

Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region VI 800 N. Loop 288 Denton, TX 76209-3606

Entergy Operations, Inc. - 4 -

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