ML17319A503

Summary of the License Renewal Environmental Audit

ML17319A503
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	11/27/2017
From:	Eric Oesterle NRC/NRR/DMLR/MRPB
To:	Maguire W Entergy Operations
Drucker D, NRR-DMLR 415-6223
References
EPID L-2017-LNE-0026
Download: ML17319A503 (4)

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November 27, 2017

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Mr. William F. Maguire Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station, Unit 1 5485 U.S. Highway 61 N St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 -

SUMMARY

OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT (EPID L-2017-LNE-0026)

Dear Mr. Maguire:

A review team consisting of staff from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) participated in a site audit from October 24-26, 2017, at River Bend Station, Unit 1 (RBS),

as part of the license renewal application environmental review. The goal of the audit was to review documentation and gather information to ensure that the environmental requirements for license renewal, as codified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 were met. A letter dated October 13, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML17278A775) was sent to you containing an audit plan. The enclosure is a list of representatives from the NRC and Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) who participated in the audit.

An entrance meeting was held on October 24, 2017, to introduce participants and discuss audit logistics. Following the entrance meeting, the NRC staff participated in a general site tour of RBS. The general site tour provided an overview and orientation of the site areas relevant to the environmental review.

During the remainder of the site audit, the NRC staff examined data used by Entergy in preparation of the environmental report and met in smaller groups with Entergy representatives to address the staff-specific audit needs identified in the audit plan. These groups participated in various activities, including documentation review, area focused tours, and interviews with cognizant personnel. Specific tours were conducted for historic and cultural resources, waste management, and radiological monitoring.

The NRC staff also met with the NRC resident inspectors and offsite with local officials from the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, for information gathering purposes to assist the staff in developing the draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) for RBS.

At the conclusion of the site audit, the NRC staff summarized the status of the review with Entergy representatives during the exit meeting. Most of the NRCs questions identified in the audit plan or during the audit were answered through the conduct of the audit. Those that were not will be answered by Entergy, as it responds to a request for additional information (RAI) letter (ADAMS Accession No. ML17311A422). The RAl letter also contains documents requested by the NRC staff during the site audit. These documents will be made publicly

W. Maguire available in ADAMS at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC's Public Document Room staff at 800-397-4209 (or 301-415-4737) or by e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.

While the NRC staff did not identify any significant environmental issues during its site audit, the staff indicated that the environmental review was ongoing and that any additional information necessary to support the review would be formally requested via the RAI process, during the course of the review. If you have any questions on this matter, please contact David Drucker by telephone at 301-415-6223 or by e-mail at David.Drucker@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eric R. Oesterle, Chief License Renewal Projects Branch Division of Materials and License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-458

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ML17319A503 OFFICE PM: MRPB:DMLR LA: MRPB:DMLR BC: MRPB:DMLR NAME DDrucker YEdmonds EOesterle DATE 11/21/2017 11/16/2017 11/27/2017

RIVER BEND STATION, UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT October 24-26, 2017 PARTICIPANT ORGANIZATION David Drucker U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Ben Beasley NRC Nancy Martinez NRC Bill Rautzen NRC Bill Ford NRC Kevin Folk NRC Briana Grange NRC Bob Hoffman NRC Rick Buckley Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy)

Bill Spell Entergy Curtis Nunn FTN Associates Enclosure