UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION R E G I O N I V

611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 7601 1-4005

April 13, 2005

Paul D. Hinnenkamp Vice President - Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF MEETING TO DISCUSS RIVER BEND STATION PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES

Dear Mr. Hinnenkamp:

This refers to our meeting conducted at the NRC Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, on April 12, 2005. At this meeting, NRC and Entergy management discussed various topics, including human performance, equipment reliability, refueling outage performance, and performance improvement initiatives.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures 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.nov/readinu-rm/adams. html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Since rely,

David N. Graves, Chief Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects

Docket: 50-458 License: NPF-47

Enclosures: 1. Attendance List 2. Handout

Entergy Operations, Inc.

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Chief Operating Officer Entergy Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1995

Vice President Operations Support Entergy Operations, Inc. P.O. Box 31995 Jackson, MS 39286-1 995

General Manager Plant Operations Entergy Operations, Inc. River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61 N St. Francisville. LA 70775

Director - Nuclear Safety Entergy Operations, Inc. River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775

Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway P.O. Box 651 Jackson, MS 39205

Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq. Winston & Strawn 1401 L Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005-3502

Manager - Licensing Entergy Operations, Inc. River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61 N St. Francisville. LA 70775

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H. Anne Plettinger 3456 Villa Rose Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Burt Babers, President West Feliciana Parish Police Jury P.O. Box I921 St. Francisville, LA 70775

Michael E. Henry, State Liaison Officer Department of Environmental Quality Permits Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 -431 3

Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William 6. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 7871 1-3326

The Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr. Attorney General Department of Justice State of Louisiana P.O. Box 94005 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9005

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