ML21063A237
| ML21063A237 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2021 |
| From: | Jason Kozal NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Vercelli S Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| IR 2020006 | |
| Download: ML21063A237 (8) | |
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March 3, 2021 Mr. Steven Vercelli, Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.
5485 U.S. Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR RIVER BEND STATION (REPORT 05000458/2020006)
Dear Mr. Vercelli:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of River Bend Station, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety. The baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.
The NRC determined the performance at River Bend Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2022.
The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the NRC is adjusting inspection plans and schedules in order to safeguard the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while still effectively implementing the ROP. Each planned inspection is being carefully reviewed in order to determine if any portions of the inspection can be performed remotely, how best to perform on-site portions to minimize personnel health risks and adjust inspection schedules if needed. This is done in accordance with guidance contained in the February 1, 2021 memo, Calendar Year 2021 Inspection Guidance During COVID-19 Telework Restrictions (ML21027A274). For inspections requiring extensive coordination with offsite organizations, such as evaluated emergency preparedness exercises, NRC guidance and frequently asked questions for security and emergency preparedness can be found here:
https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/security-ep/. Similarly, the NRC has developed
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guidance if force-on-force inspections cannot be completed as scheduled due to an emergency, such as the COVID-19 PHE. These changes help ensure the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while maintaining the NRCs important safety and security mission during the COVID-19 PHE. The attached inspection plan is accurate on the date of issuance but remains subject to change based on approval of potential exemption requests or other changes needed due to changing conditions in the COVID-19 PHE. NRC staff will contact your appropriate regulatory affairs staff in order to coordinate inspection planning and scheduling.
On March 12, 2018, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (ADAMS Accession No. ML18072A191) (EA-17-132 and EA-17-153) to the Entergy fleet that included the River Bend Station. On March 5, 2020, the NRC completed a Confirmatory Order follow-up inspection at Entergy Corporate Headquarters in Jackson, MS, of the Confirmatory Order actions required to be completed by the end of calendar year 2019. The Regional Administrator has approved the staffs plan to conduct further follow-up inspection of additional Confirmatory Order actions in accordance with Inspection Procedure 92702, Followup on Traditional Enforcement Actions Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Action Letters, Confirmatory Orders, And Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Orders. The NRC will coordinate with Entergy to schedule these inspection activities at a later date.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter 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).
Please contact me at (817) 200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jason W. Kozal, Chief Reactor Projects Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-458 License No. NPF-47
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DATE 02/22/21 03/03/21
07200049 - River Bend (ISFSI) 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count River Bend ISFSI Loading Inspection (1 week in July) 2 1
07/01/2022 07/29/2022 IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI 1
07/01/2022 07/29/2022 IP 60857 001004 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations 2/18/2021 9:26:54 AM Page 1 of 5 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report
River Bend 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count RBS 2021 INITIAL EXAM 8
1 01/03/2021 01/09/2021 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV) 1 02/07/2021 02/13/2021 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD) 1 02/14/2021 02/20/2021 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)
Biennial PI&R Inspection 4
1 01/25/2021 01/29/2021 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution 1
02/08/2021 02/12/2021 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution Inservice Inspection RF21 - RBS 1
1 02/15/2021 02/19/2021 IP 71111.08G 000701 Inservice Inspection Activities (BWR)
1 02/22/2021 02/26/2021 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1
02/22/2021 02/26/2021 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1
02/22/2021 02/26/2021 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 50.59 Inspection 17T - River Bend 3
1 03/01/2021 03/05/2021 IP 71111.17T 000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments 2021 EP Exercise Inspection - RBS 4
1 05/10/2021 05/14/2021 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1
05/10/2021 05/14/2021 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 71130.05 Protective Strategy, Second Sample From 2020 2
1 05/12/2021 05/13/2021 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation EP Program Inspection - RBS 1
1 06/28/2021 07/02/2021 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 2/18/2021 9:26:54 AM Page 2 of 5 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report
River Bend 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count EP Program Inspection - RBS 1
1 06/28/2021 07/02/2021 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1
06/28/2021 07/02/2021 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1
06/28/2021 07/02/2021 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1
06/28/2021 07/02/2021 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification RP 5,6,7,8 PS Team 4
1 08/09/2021 08/13/2021 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1
08/09/2021 08/13/2021 IP 71124.06 000730 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 1
08/09/2021 08/13/2021 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 1
08/09/2021 08/13/2021 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, &
Transportation MCA - Material Control & Accounting 1
1 08/09/2021 08/13/2021 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)
Security Access Authorization.01 and Access Control.02 w/PIV 2
1 09/13/2021 09/17/2021 IP 71130.01 000733 Access Authorization 1
09/13/2021 09/17/2021 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1
09/13/2021 09/17/2021 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1
09/13/2021 09/17/2021 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Heat Sink Performance 07T - River Bend Station 2
1 11/01/2021 11/05/2021 IP 71111.07T 000700 Heat Sink Performance Security FFD.08 1
1 11/01/2021 11/05/2021 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness For Duty Program RP 2,4 2
1 02/14/2022 02/18/2022 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 2/18/2021 9:26:54 AM Page 3 of 5 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report
River Bend 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count RP 2,4 2
1 02/14/2022 02/18/2022 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS - RB 6
1 02/28/2022 03/04/2022 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1
03/21/2022 03/25/2022 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing In-Office EP Exercise Scenario Review - RBS 4
1 04/11/2022 05/23/2022 IP 71114.08 000723 Exercise Evaluation Scenario Review Security Access Control.02 1
1 04/25/2022 04/29/2022 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1
04/25/2022 04/29/2022 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification EP Biennial Exercise & PI Inspection - RBS 4
1 06/20/2022 06/24/2022 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1
06/20/2022 06/24/2022 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1
06/20/2022 06/24/2022 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification RBS 2022 BRQ 3
1 08/28/2022 09/03/2022 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance Security Training/Equip Maint.07 and.04 2
1 08/29/2022 09/02/2022 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1
08/29/2022 09/02/2022 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training Fire Protection Inspection - RBS 3
1 10/17/2022 10/21/2022 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI) 2/18/2021 9:26:54 AM Page 4 of 5 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report
River Bend 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Fire Protection Inspection - RBS 3
1 10/31/2022 11/04/2022 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)
RBS 2022 INITIAL EXAM 5
1 10/30/2022 11/05/2022 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV) 1 12/04/2022 12/10/2022 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)
1 11/14/2022 11/18/2022 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1
11/14/2022 11/18/2022 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 2/18/2021 9:26:54 AM Page 5 of 5 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report