ML20236F712

Forwards Results of Audit Conducted by Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation of Commitment Mgt Program at River Bend Station

ML20236F712
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	06/30/1998
From:	Hannon J NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Mcgaha J ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
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ML20236F715	List: ML20236F712 ML20236F720
References
TAC-MA0836, TAC-MA836, NUDOCS 9807020301
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- Mr. John R. McG ha, Jr, Juna 30, 1998 Vice President- Operations -

Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station P. O. Box 220 St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 - TRANSMITTAL OF AUDIT REPORT OF

. LICENSEE PROGRAMS FOR MANAGING COMMITMENTS MADE TO THE NRC (TAC NO. MA0836)

Dear Mr. McGaha:

The enclosed report provides the results of an audit conde.ded by the Office of Nuclear Reactor  ;

Regulation (NRC) of the commitment management program at River Bend Station. The

_ insights gained from the audit at your facility will be used, along with the results from similar audits of seven other licensees' commitment management programs, to determine what, if any, changes to NRC policy or regulations are warranted. In addition, the staff has undertaken discussions with the Nuclear Energy Institute to determine if changes in their guidance document, " Guideline for Managing NRC Commitments," might be mutually beneficial for licensees and the NRC staff. The staff's efforts and recommendations in this area will be presented in reports to the Commission later this year.

We thank your licensing staff and other personnel who participated in the audit for their cooperation. If you have any questions or comments conceming this report or the related efforts to improve NRC and industry guidance in the area of commitment management, please contact David Wigginton at (301) 415-1301 or William Reckley at (301) 415-1314.  ;

Sincerely, Mb. akr!hk,hrhjhetDirector Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects ill/IV

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Docket No. 50-458

Enclosure:

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l Mr. John R. McGaha, Jr.

Vice President - Operations l Entergy Operaticns, Inc.

River Bend Station P. O. Box 220 St. Francisville, LA 70775 I

SUBJECT:

RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 -TRANSMITTAL OF AUDIT REPORT OF LICENSEE PROGRAMS FOR MANAGING COMMITMENTS MADE TO THE NRC (TAC NO. MA0836)

Dear Mr. McGaha:

The enclosed report provides the results of an audit conducted by the Office of Nuclear Reactor l Regulation (NRC) of the commitment management program at River Bend Station. The i insights gained from the audit at your facility will be used, along with the results from similar l audits of seven other licensees' commitment management programs, to determine what, if any, l changes to NRC policy or regulations are warranted. In addition, the staff has undertaken discussions with the Nuclear Energy Institute to determine if changes in their guidance document, " Guideline for Managing NRC Commitments," might be mutually beneficial for licensees and the NRC staff. The staff's efforts and recommendations in this area will be presented in reports to the Commission later this year.

We thank your licensing staff and other personnel who participated in the audit for their cooperation. If you have any questions or comments conceming this report or the related l efforts to improve NRC and industry guidance in the area of commitment management, please l

contact David Wigginton at (301) 415-1301 or William Reckley at (301) 415-1314.

l Sincerely, l

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John N. Hannon, Project Director l

! Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-458

Enclosure:

Audit Report cc w/ encl: See next page L__ _ _____

. Mr. John R. McGaha Entergy Operations, Inc. River Bend Station cc:

Winston & Strawn Executive Vice President and i 1400 L Street, N.W. Chief Operating Officer Washington, DC 20005-3502 Entergy Operations, Inc.

P. O. Box 31995 Manager- Licensing Jackson, MS 39286 Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station General Manager- Plant Operations i P. O. Box 220 Entergy Operations, Inc. ,

St. Francisville, LA 70775 River Bend Station  !

P. O. Box 220 Senior Resident inspector St. Francisville, LA 70775 l P. O. Box 1050 I

St. Francisville, LA 70775 Director- Nuclear Safety Entergy Operations, Inc.

President of West Feliciana River Bend Station Police Jury P. O. Box 220 P. O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, LA 70775

' St. Francisville, LA 70775 Vice President- Operations Support Regional Administrator, Region IV Entergy Operations, Inc.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 31995 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Arlington, TX 76011 Attorney General Ms. H. Anne Plettinger State of Louisiana 3456 Villa Rose D:ive P. O. Box 94095 Baton Rouge, LA 7006 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095 Administrator Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway Louisiana Radiation Protection Division P. O. Box 651 P. O. Box 82135 Jackson, MS 39205 Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2135 l

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