IR 05000458/2004001

Annual Assessment Letter - River Bend Station (NRC Report 05000458/2004001)

ML040631098
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	03/03/2004
From:	Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations
References
IR-04-001
Download: ML040631098 (8)

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rch 3, 2004

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - RIVER BEND STATION (NRC REPORT 05000458/2004001)

Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:

On February 4, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of River Bend Station. The end-of-cycle review for River Bend Station involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2003. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.

Overall, River Bend Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on one finding of low to moderate safety significance (White) in the mitigating systems cornerstone.

The White finding involved a failure to properly secure a valve in the condensate system that resulted in a loss of feedwater flow following a reactor scram in September 2002. Corrective actions, including procedural changes and additional training, were implemented by your staff following the event. NRC staff conducted a special inspection following occurrence of the event in 2002, and we conducted a supplemental inspection in February 2004. On the basis of our reviews conducted to date, we have concluded that you have adequately addressed the root causes and have implemented appropriate corrective actions.

As you are aware, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2004, we plan to continue inspections of Order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005. In addition to the baseline

Entergy Operations, Inc. -2-inspections listed in the enclosure, NRC will conduct inspections on your independent spent fuel storage facility as work progresses and construction and operational milestones are achieved.

The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The inspections in the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review meeting.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made 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).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact David N. Graves at 817/860-8141 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ by MASatorius for Arthur T. Howell III, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-458 License: NPF-47 Enclosure:

River Bend Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.

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

P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Entergy Operations, Inc. -3-General Manager Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Director - Nuclear Safety Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P.O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.

Winston & Strawn 1401 L Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502 Manager - Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 The Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr.

Attorney General Department of Justice State of Louisiana P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Burt Babers, President West Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, LA 70775

Entergy Operations, Inc. -4-Michael E. Henry, State Liaison Officer Department of Environmental Quality Permits Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78711-3326 Jimmy Bello, President Pointe Coupe Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 290 New Roads, LA 70760 James Hunt, President East Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 427 Clinton, LA 70722 Riley Berthelot, Jr., Parish President West Baton Rouge Parish Counsel P.O. Box 757 Port Allen, LA 70767 Bobby Simpson, Mayor-President Office of the Mayor-President East Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 1471 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Federal Emergency Management Agency ATTN: Ron Castleman, Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76201-3698 Jim Brewer Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Office of the Mayor/President East Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 1471 Baton Rouge, LA 70821

Entergy Operations, Inc. -5-Joanne Moreau, Director Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness East Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 1471 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Charles LeBlanc, Director Office of Emergency Preparedness West Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 757 Port Allen, LA 70767 Don Ewing, Director Office of Emergency Preparedness Pointe Coupee Parish P.O. Box 248 New Roads, LA 70760 Col. Michael L. Brown, Assistant Director Military Department Louisiana Office of Emergency Preparedness P.O. Box 44217 7667 Independence Blvd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Jesse Means, Jr., Director Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness West Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 1927 St. Francisville, LA 70775 T. W. Prewitt, Director Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness East Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 640 Jackson, LA 70748 The Honorable William D'Aquilla Mayor, Town of St. Francisville P.O. Box 400 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339

Entergy Operations, Inc. -6-Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (PJA)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (DNG)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (RAK1)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

RidsNrrDipmIipb V. Dricks, PAO (VLD)

W. A. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. J. Gordon (CJG)

DRS Branch Chiefs (LJS, TWP, ATG, CSM)

W. D. Travers, EDO (WDT)

S. A. Richards, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (SAR)

R. K. Frahm, PPR Program Manager, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (RKF)

J. W. Craig, Associate Dir. for Inspection and Programs (JWC1)

B. W. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)

T. A. Bergman, Chief, Regional Operations Staff, OEDO (TAB)

H. N. Berkow, NRR Project Director (HNB)

R. A. Gramm, Chief, Section 1, NRR/DLPM (RAG)

M. K. Webb, NRR Project Manager (MKW)

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/RA/ /RA/ MASatorius for 2/23/04 2/26/04 3/3/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Page 1 of 2 River Bend 03/01/2004 15:34:17 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2004 - 10/01/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type ALARA1 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections PSB-S1 - AA-AC-PI-FFD 2 1 IP 7113001 Access Authorization 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113002 Access Control 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7113008 Fitness For Duty Program 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/22/2004 03/26/2004 Baseline Inspections EB-21/02 - SSD&PCI AND 50.59 7 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 05/03/2004 05/07/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 05/03/2004 05/07/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 05/17/2004 05/21/2004 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - REQUALIFICATION EXAM 4 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 06/21/2004 06/25/2004 Baseline Inspections OB-EP2 - EP EXERCISE 2 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 06/07/2004 06/11/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 06/07/2004 06/11/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/07/2004 06/11/2004 Baseline Inspections PEB-12B - MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 06/14/2004 06/18/2004 Baseline Inspections OB-IN EX - OB - INITIAL EXAMINATION 7 1 X02267 RIVER BEND (09/04) INITIAL EXAM 09/06/2004 09/10/2004 Not Applicable 1 X02267 RIVER BEND (09/04) INITIAL EXAM 09/20/2004 09/24/2004 Not Applicable EB-08G - INSERVICE INSPECTION ACTIVITIES 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections ACCESSPI - ACRSA/PIV 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/25/2004 10/29/2004 Baseline Inspections PEB-07B - HX & HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE TESTING 2 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Baseline Inspections ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 2 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 Baseline Inspections EB17B - PERMANENT PLANT MODS 2 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-52 - RBS PIR INSPECTION 2 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 2 River Bend 03/01/2004 15:34:17 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2004 - 10/01/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type PEB-52 - RBS PIR INSPECTION 2 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-EP2 - EMERG PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/13/2005 06/17/2005 Baseline Inspections ACRSA - ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections ALARA3 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.