IR 05000458/2016005

Errata for Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for River Bend Station (Report 05000458/2016005)

ML16256A169
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	09/12/2016
From:	Thomas Hipschman Division of Reactor Safety IV
To:	Maguire W Entergy Operations
Hipschman T
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ML16256A141	List: IR 05000458/2016005
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IR 2016005, ML16237A057
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September 12, 2016

SUBJECT:

ERRATA FOR MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR RIVER BEND STATION (REPORT 05000458/2016005)

Dear Mr. Maguire:

August 31, 2016

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR RIVER BEND STATION (REPORT 05000458/2016005)

Dear Mr. Maguire:

On August 10, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of River Bend Station. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. 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 determined the performance at River Bend Station during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because the Unplanned Scrams with Complications PI was a White input in the Initiating Events Cornerstone from the fourth quarter of 2014 through the third quarter of 2015, and a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure (IP) 95001, Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area, has not been completed.

On August 12, 2016, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness for a supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the performance issues associated with this PI.

Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with IP 95001 in September 2016. The supplemental inspection will provide assurance that the root causes and contributing causes of risk-significant performance issues are understood, that the extent of condition and extent of cause of risk significant performance issues are identified, and that the corrective actions for risk-significant performance issues are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent recurrence.

Additionally, one finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone, as described in our letter (ML15253A352) dated September 10, 2015, was a White input beginning in the second quarter of 2015. On April 13, 2016, the NRC issued supplemental inspection report 05000458/2016010 (ML16146A792), which stated that the performance issue will remain open beyond the normal four quarters and will not be removed from consideration in the NRCs assessment program until the identified weaknesses involving the extent of condition evaluation are addressed and corrected. On May 25, 2016, your staff notified the NRC of your readiness to resume the Enclosure 2 supplemental inspection to review the actions taken to address the inadequate extent of condition evaluation. On June 29, 2016, the NRC completed the supplemental inspection in accordance with IP 95001. Based on the results of this inspection, as documented in supplemental inspection report 05000458/2016011 (ML16223A956) dated August 10, 2016, the White finding is no longer considered as an Action Matrix input as of the end of the second quarter of 2016.

The NRC identified the first occurrence of a cross-cutting theme in the Human Performance area. Specifically, there were twenty findings issued during the assessment period which had a cross-cutting aspect in Human Performance. The NRC will continue to monitor your staffs effort and progress in addressing human performance until the theme criterion is no longer met.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2018. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.

The NRC staff received the River Bend Station Final Compliance letter for Order EA-12-049, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events, and Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. The NRC staff issued the River Bend Station Safety Evaluation on August, 11, 2016, and will confirm full implementation of the orders mentioned above by performing Temporary Instruction 191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.

In Staff Requirements Memorandum - SECY 16-0009, Recommendations Resulting from the Integrated Prioritization and Re-Baselining of Agency Activities, the Commission approved the NRC staff recommendation to discontinue the formal mid-cycle assessment process beginning in calendar year 2017. This will be the final mid-cycle assessment letter. The staff will continue to conduct quarterly assessment meetings and communicate changes in the assessment of licensee performance in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, 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 Agencywide Documents Access and Management 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 Greg Warnick at 817-200-1144 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Troy Pruett, Director Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.

50-458 License No.

NPF-47

Enclosure:

River Bend Station Inspection/

Activity Plan

Page 1 of 2 08/30/2016 09:36:05 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site River Bend Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 EXAM

- INITIAL EXAM

1 INITIAL EXAM RIVER BEND STATION UNIT 1 (09/2016)

X02575 08/15/2016 08/19/2016

INITIAL EXAM RIVER BEND STATION UNIT 1 (09/2016)

X02575 09/12/2016 09/16/2016 EP-2

- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

1 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 06/27/2016 07/01/2016

IP ERO Readiness 71151-EP02 06/27/2016 07/01/2016

IP Alert & Notification System Reliability 71151-EP03 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 EP-3

- BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION

1 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 06/27/2016 07/01/2016

IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 INSP

- BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION

1 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 08/29/2016 09/02/2016 RS 12 PI

- RADIATION SAFETY

1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 02/06/2017 02/10/2017

IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 02/06/2017 02/10/2017

IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 02/06/2017 02/10/2017

IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences 71151-PR01 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 71111.08

- INSERVICE INSPECTION

1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 7111108G 02/13/2017 02/17/2017 TSB 52B

- BIENNIAL PI&R

1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 04/10/2017 04/14/2017

IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 04/24/2017 04/28/2017 EP-1

- BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION

1 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 05/22/2017 05/26/2017

IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 05/22/2017 05/26/2017

IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 05/22/2017 05/26/2017

IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 05/22/2017 05/26/2017 EP-2

- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION

1 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 05/22/2017 05/26/2017

IP ERO Readiness 71151-EP02 05/22/2017 05/26/2017

IP Alert & Notification System Reliability 71151-EP03 05/22/2017 05/26/2017 EB1-21M

- RBS COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION

1 IP Component Design Bases Inspection (Teams)

7111121M 06/12/2017 07/14/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information RB Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information Enclosure

Page 2 of 2 08/30/2016 09:36:05 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site River Bend Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 RS 5678

- RS TEAM

1 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 08/21/2017 08/25/2017

IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 08/21/2017 08/25/2017

IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 08/21/2017 08/25/2017

IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 08/21/2017 08/25/2017 EB1-07T

- RBS HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE

1 IP Heat Sink Performance 7111107T 09/18/2017 09/22/2017 EXAM

- INITIAL EXAM

1 INITIAL EXAM RB(6/18)

X02622 05/21/2018 05/25/2018

INITIAL EXAM RB(6/18)

X02622 06/25/2018 07/03/2018 EB2-02

- LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION

1 IP License Renewal Inspection 71002 03/05/2018 03/09/2018

IP License Renewal Inspection 71002 03/19/2018 03/23/2018 EP-1

- EP EXERCISE INSPECTION

1 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 06/25/2018 06/29/2018

IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 06/25/2018 06/29/2018

IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 06/25/2018 06/29/2018

IP ERO Readiness 71151-EP02 06/25/2018 06/29/2018

IP Alert & Notification System Reliability 71151-EP03 06/25/2018 06/29/2018 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information RB Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information Enclosure

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NAME CYoung AVegel GWarnick TPruett

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/RA/

/RA/

DATE 8/16/16 8/17/16 8/29/16 8/22/16

Letter to Mr. William from Troy W. Pruett dated August 31, 2016

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/RA/

DATE 9/12/16

Letter to Mr. William from Thomas R. Hipschman dated September 12, 2016 SUBJECT:

ERRATA FOR MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR RIVER BEND STATION (REPORT 05000458/2016005)

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