ML090630183

Annual Assessment Letter and Inspection Plan 2008

ML090630183
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	03/04/2009
From:	Geoffrey Miller NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-C
To:	Mike Perito Entergy Operations
References
IR-09-001
Download: ML090630183 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125 March 4, 2009 Michael Perito Vice President, Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - RIVER BEND STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000458/2009001)

Dear Mr. Perito:

On February 12, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of River Bend Station.

Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2008. 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.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security-Related Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

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 Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all performance indicators indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green).

While plant performance for the most recent quarter is within the Licensee Response column of the Action Matrix, plant performance entered the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix during the first quarter of the assessment cycle as a result of a White performance indicator for unplanned scrams per 7000 critical hours. This performance indicator returned to Green in the second quarter of 2008.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2010. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid cycle review.

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

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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 the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Geoffrey Miller at (817) 860-8144 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ WWalker for Geoffrey B. Miller, Chief Project Branch C Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-458 License: NPF-47

Enclosure:

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

Melanie Bueche, President Pointe Coupee Parish Police Jury P.O. Box 290 New Roads, LA 70760 Riley Berthelot, Jr., President West Baton Rouge Parish Policy Jury P.O. Box 757 Port Allen, LA 70767 Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VI ATTN: William E. Peterson, Regional Director FRC 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76209-3698 JoAnne Moreau, Director Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness East Baton Rouge Parish 3773 Harding Blvd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70807 Don Ewing, Director Office of Emergency Preparedness Pointe Coupee Parish P.O. Box 248 New Roads, LA 70760 Jesse Means, Jr., Director Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness West Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 796 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Louis Kent, President East Feliciana Parish Policy Jury P.O. Box 427 Clinton, LA 70722

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Kip Holden, Mayor-President Office of the Mayor-President East Baton Rouge Parish 222 St. Louis Street, 3rd Floor Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Mike Futrell Chief Administrative Officer Office of the Mayor-President East Baton Rouge Parish P.O. Box 1471 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Sharlot Edwards, Director Office of Emergency Preparedness West Baton Rouge Parish 2413 Ernest Wilson Dr.

Port Allen, LA 70767 Mark Cooper, Director Governors Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness 7667 Independence Blvd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Glen Kent, Director Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness East Feliciana Parish P.O. Box 427 Clinton, LA 70722 The Honorable William DAquilla Mayor, Town of St. Francisville P.O. Box 400 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Jeffrey P. Meyers Division Administrator Emergency and Radiological Services Division LA Dept. of Environmental Quality P.O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Senior Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Vice President and COO Entergy Operations, Inc.

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

P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Senior Manager, Nuclear Safety &

Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Manager, Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Attorney General State of Louisiana P. O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 Ms. H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 President of West Feliciana Police Jury P. O. Box 1921 St. Francisville, LA 70775 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P. O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78701-3326 Mr. Jim Calloway Public Utility Commission of Texas 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78711-3326

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Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Radiological Emergency Planning and Response Division P. O. Box 4312 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4312 Associate General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations P. O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Chief, Technological Services Branch FEMA Region VI 800 N. Loop 288 Denton, TX 76201-3698

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Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.goV)

DRP Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Grant.Larkin@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/C (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Regional State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

RA Secretary (Lucy.Owen@nrc.gov)

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Branch Chief, DRS/EB2 (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB1 (Michael.Shannon@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB2 (Greg.Werner@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Bernard.Stapleton@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator, Primary (Shawn.Williams@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator, Backup (Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov)

OEDO, TRPS (Tamara.Bloomer@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (Frederick.Brown@nrc.gov)

Director, DORL, NRR (Joseph Giitter@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (Timothy.McGinty@nrc.gov)

Chief, PLB IV, DORL, NRR (Thomas.Hiltz@nrc.gov)

NRR Project Manager (Fred.Lyon@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS Operations Branch (Bernard.Stapleton@nrc.gov)

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2/19/2009 2/19/2009 2/19/2009 2/23/2009 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Inspection / Activity Plan Page 1 of 1 02/23/2009 12:42:44 Report 22 03/01/2009 - 06/30/2010 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site River Bend EB1-17T

- 50.59 AND MODS 3

1 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 04/27/2009 05/08/2009 PSB2-52B

- BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4

1 IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 71152B 06/15/2009 06/19/2009 1

IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 71152B 07/06/2009 07/10/2009 RP-ORS4

- OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY - ACCESS 1

1 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 09/21/2009 09/25/2009 1

IP ALARA Planning and Controls 7112102 09/21/2009 09/25/2009 1

IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 09/21/2009 09/25/2009 EB1-08

- INSERVICE INSPECTION 1

1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 7111108G 09/28/2009 10/02/2009 RP-TRANS

- TRANSPORTATION 1

1 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 7112202 10/13/2009 10/16/2009 RP-ORS5

- OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY - ALARA 1

1 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 12/14/2009 12/18/2009 1

IP ALARA Planning and Controls 7112102 12/14/2009 12/18/2009 1

IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 12/14/2009 12/18/2009 EXAM

- INITIAL EXAM 4

1 INITIAL EXAM-RB (04/2010)

X02443 03/15/2010 03/19/2010 1

INITIAL EXAM-RB (04/2010)

X02443 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 EB2-05T

- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 4

1 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 04/05/2010 04/09/2010 1

IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 04/19/2010 04/23/2010 EP-1

- BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 3

1 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 06/07/2010 06/11/2010 1

IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 06/07/2010 06/11/2010 1

IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 06/07/2010 06/11/2010 1

IP ERO Drill Participation 71151-EP02 06/07/2010 06/11/2010 1

IP Alert & Notification System 71151-EP03 06/07/2010 06/11/2010 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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