ML16237A073

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Wolf Creek Generating Station (Report 05000482/2016005)

ML16237A073
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	08/31/2016
From:	Nick Taylor NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Heflin A Wolf Creek
Taylor N
References
IR 2016005
Download: ML16237A073 (6)

See also: IR 05000482/2016005

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

August 31, 2016

Adam C. Heflin, President and

Chief Executive Officer

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, KS 66839

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WOLF CREEK GENERATING

STATION (REPORT 05000482/2016005)

Dear Mr. Heflin:

On August 9, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle

performance review of Wolf Creek Generating 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 that overall, Wolf Creek Generating Station operated in a manner that

preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined

the performance at Wolf Creek Generating Station during the most recent quarter was within the

Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix

because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., Green) safety significance, and all PIs

indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., Green).

Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

Although plant performance was within the Licensee Response Column, the NRC has not yet

finalized the significance of Apparent Violation 05000482/2016008-01, Failure to Adequately

Establish and Adjust Preventive Maintenance for Emergency Diesel Generator Excitation

System Diodes. This apparent violation is described in Inspection Report 05000482/2016008

(ML16235A132), issued in August 19, 2016. The final safety significance determination may

affect the NRCs assessment of plant performance and the enclosed inspection plan.

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.

A. Heflin -2-

In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued 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 conducted audits of licensee efforts

towards compliance with these Orders, and the information gathered will aid staff in

development of the ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the

Final Compliance letter for the site, the Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff

will confirm through inspections the 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 me at 817-200-1141 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Nicholas H. Taylor, Chief

Projects Branch B

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-482

License No.: NPF-42

Enclosure:

Wolf Creek Generating Station

Inspection/Activity Plan

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

Page 1 of 2 Wolf Creek

08/30/2016 09:37:18 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

TSB 52B - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4

1 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

INSP - BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION 2

1 06/27/2016 07/01/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program

EP-1 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 1

1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 71151-IE01 Unplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs

EP-2 - BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1

1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing

1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1 08/01/2016 08/05/2016 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1

1 10/03/2016 10/14/2016 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

RS 12 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 3

1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

1 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

INIT EXA - INITIAL EXAM 5

1 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 X02597 INITIAL EXAM WOLF CREEK (11/2017)

1 11/13/2017 11/24/2017 X02597 INITIAL EXAM WOLF CREEK (11/2017)

RS 13 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 2

1 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

1 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

1 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

RS 24 - RADIATION SAFETY 2

1 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment

EB2-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4

1 10/02/2017 10/06/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1 10/16/2017 10/20/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

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

Page 2 of 2 Wolf Creek

08/30/2016 09:37:18 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

EP-2 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4

1 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation

1 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

EP-3 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 1

1 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1 11/13/2017 11/17/2017 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

7111108 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1

1 04/02/2018 04/13/2018 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

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OFFICE: RIV SPE:DRP/B D: DRS D: DRP C: DRP/B

NAME DProulx AVegel TWPruett NTaylor

SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA Jeff Clark for/ /RA/ /RA/

DATE 8/22/16 8/22/16 8/23/16 8/24/16

Letter to Adam C. Heflin from Nicholas H. Taylor dated August 31, 2016

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WOLF CREEK GENERATING

STATION (REPORT 05000482/2016005)

DISTRIBUTION:

Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Scott.Morris@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Douglas.Dodson@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Fabian.Thomas@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (Nick.Taylor@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/B (Steven.Janicki@nrc.gov)

Wolf Creek Administrative Assistant (Susan.Galemore@nrc.gov)

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

Project Manager (Fred.Lyon@nrc.gov)

Team Leader, DRS/IPAT (Thomas.Hipschman@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

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