ML073390197

Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items Related to the License Renewal of Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1

ML073390197
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Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	02/01/2008
From:	Kuo P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Garrett T Wolf Creek
Tran T, NRR/RPB2, 415-3617
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February 1, 2008 Mr. Terry J. Garrett Vice President Engineering Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

SUBJECT:

SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT WITH OPEN ITEMS RELATED TO THE LICENSE RENEWAL OF WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1

Dear Mr. Garrett:

By letter dated September 27, 2006, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) submitted, for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (staff) review, an application to renew the Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS), Unit 1, operating license for up to an additional 20 years. The license renewal application (LRA) was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants. The staff determined that the LRA was complete and acceptable for docketing on November 30, 2006.

The staff reviewed the WCGS LRA and has developed the enclosed Safety Evaluation Report With Open Items related to the License Renewal of the Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1, hereinafter referred to as the Safety Evaluation Report (SER). This SER reflects the status of the staffs review of the LRA, requests for additional information (RAIs), the applicants responses to the staffs RAIs and other questions related to the LRA through December 7, 2007, unless otherwise noted. Issuance of the enclosed SER is an important milestone for both the applicant and the staff.

The staff has identified open items in its review that must be resolved before it can make a final determination on the application. SER Section 1.5 includes the open items with an explanation of the information required to satisfactorily resolve the issue. In order to resolve the items, the staff has requested additional information, as identified in the SER.

In accordance with the schedule for completing the review of the WCGS LRA, the applicant is requested to review the enclosed SER, verify its accuracy, and provide comments to the staff by April 1, 2008. The staff plans to review the current content and format of the SER for further improvement while incorporating the applicants comments. A revised SER will then be issued by June 30, 2008.

The staff is committed to completing the review of the WCGS SER in a timely manner. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the License Renewal Project Manager Tam Tran at 301-415-3617 or e-mail TXT1@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Pao-Tsin Kuo, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-482

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation Report with Open Items cc w/encls: See next page

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Wolf Creek Generating Station cc:

Jay Silberg, Esq.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-7005 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission PO Box 311 Burlington, KS 66839 Chief Engineer, Utilities Division Kansas Corporation Commission 1500 SW Arrowhead Road Topeka, KS 66604-4027 Office of the Governor State of Kansas Topeka, KS 66612 Attorney General 120 S.W. 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1597 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse 110 South 6th Street Burlington, KS 66839 Thomas A. Conley, Section Chief Radiation and Asbestos Control Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Air and Radiation 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Vice President Operations/Plant Manager Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation PO Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 Supervisor Licensing Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation PO Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office/Callaway Plant 8201 NRC Road Steedman, MO 65077-1032 Kevin J. Moles, Manager Regulatory Affairs Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation PO Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 Lorrie I. Bell, Project Manager Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation PO Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 Mr. Gordon A. Clefton Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708