ML062430663
| ML062430663 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/2006 |
| From: | Vincent Gaddy Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Hinnenkamp P Entergy Operations |
| References | |
| Download: ML062430663 (7) | |
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August 30, 2006 Paul D. Hi nnenkam p Vice Presi dent - Operation s Entergy Operation s, Inc.River Be nd Station 5485 US Hi ghway 61N St. Francisv ille, LA 70775 SUB JEC T: OFFSITE PLANNIN G DEFICIENCY IDENTIFIED DU RING THE AUGUST 1 6, 2006, EXERCISE
Dear M r. Hin nenkamp:
Enclosed i s a copy of a letter from the US Department of Homela nd Security , Chemical a nd Nuclear Prep aredness and Protection Di vision, Denton Fiel d Office to the Louis iana Department of Env ironmental Qual ity dated August 28, 2006.
This letter di scusses a defici ency identified du ring evalua tion of the August 1 6, 2006, emergency preparedness exercise a t River Bend Station. The US Dep artment of Homeland Security d efines a deficie ncy as "an observed or identified inadequacy of organizationa l performance in an exerci se that could cause a findi ng that offsite emergency pre paredness is not adequate to provide re asonable as surance that appropriate mea sures can be taken in the ev ent of a radiol ogical emergency to protect the health and safety of the publ ic liv ing in the v icinity of a nuclear p ower pla nt." Specifical ly, the defici ency was relate d to th e broa dcast o f an emer gency alert syste m message prior to sounding of the emergen cy alert si rens, whic h would result in a delay in the publ ic receiv ing the alert message unti l that message w as repeated.
The purpose of this letter is to communicate the U S Department of Home land Securi ty's official notification o f the deficiency in accordan ce with the NRC-Fede ral Emergency Management Agency (FEM A) Memorand um of Understandin g (the radiologi cal preparedn ess elements o f FEMA ha ving been transferred to the US Department of Homel and Security , Chemical a nd Nuclear Prep aredness and Protection Di vision). No response to the NRC i s required.
The NRC encou rages River Bend Station to work w ith the approp riate offsite governmenta l agencies to ens ure a timely resolution of this issue.
The NRC w ill conti nue to monitor the status of this is sue. In accorda nce with the Memorand um of Understandin g, the NRC and the US Department o f Homeland Secu rity, Denton Area Fiel d Office will assess the pro gress made towa rd reso lutio n of thi s issu e by approx imatel y Nov ember 2 8, 200 6, and wil l dec ide a t that t ime if addit ional mea sures ar e necess ary.
Entergy Operation s, Inc.-2-If this i ssue i s not r esolv ed by Decem ber 15 , 2006 , the U S Dep artment of Home land Securi ty may with draw the find ing of reasonable assurance acc ording to the requi rements of 44 CFR 350
.13(a). At that ti me the NRC w ould take appro priate action according to the require ments o f 10 CFR 50.54 (s)(2) a nd 50.54(s)(3).In acco rdance wit h 10 C FR 2.3 90 of th e NRC's "Rul es of Pr actice ," a co py of t his l etter a nd its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or fr om the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document syste m (ADAMS).
ADAMS is accessi ble from the NRC Web site at http://w ww.nrc.gov/readi ng-rm/ada ms.html (the P ubli c Ele ctroni c Read ing Ro om).Sincere ly,/RA/Vincent Gaddy , Chief Operations Bran ch Divi sion of Reac tor Safe ty Docket: 50-458 License: N PF-47
Enclosure:
Letter from the US De partment of Homeland Security, Denton Area F ield Office to the Louisia na Department of En vironmental Quality, d ated August 28, 2 006 cc w/encl osure: Senior Vi ce President and Chief Operatin g Officer Entergy Operation s, Inc.P.O. Box 319 95 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 Vice Presi dent Operati ons Su pport Entergy Operation s, Inc.P.O. Box 319 95 Jackson, MS 39286-1995 General Ma nager Plant Operatio ns Entergy Operation s, Inc.River Be nd Station 5485 US Hi ghway 61N St. Francisv ille, LA 70775 Entergy Operation s, Inc.-3-Direc tor - N uclea r Safety Entergy Operation s, Inc.River Be nd Station 5485 US Hi ghway 61N St. Francisv ille, LA 70775 Wise, Carter, Child & Ca raway P.O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205 Winston & Strawn LLP 1 7 0 0 K S t r e e t , N.W.Washington, DC 20006-3817 Manager - Li censing Entergy Operation s, Inc.River Be nd Station 5485 US Hi ghway 61N St. Francisv ille, LA 70775 The Hon orabl e Char les C. Foti , Jr.Attorney Genera l Department of Justice State of Louisi ana P.O. Box 940 05 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005 H. Anne Pl ettinger 3456 Villa Ro se Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Bert Babers, Pre sident West Felici ana Pa rish P olic e Jury P.O. Box 192 1 St. Francisv ille, LA 70775 Richard Penrod, Senior Environmental Scientis t Office of Environmental Services Northwes tern St ate Univer sity Russell H all, Room 2 01 Natchitoches, LA 71497 Brian Almon Public Uti lity Co mmission William B. Travis Bui lding P.O. Box 133 26 1701 North Co ngress Avenue Austin, TX 78711
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