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:	Taylor N H NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Heflin A C Wolf Creek
Taylor N H
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 NRC's 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 NRC

's 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 NRC's 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 NRC's "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

Page 1 of 2

08/30/2016

09:37:18Report 22

UnitNumberPlanned Dates

Start EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staff

on SiteWolf CreekInspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2016

-06/30/2018TSB 52B-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION

41 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B06/27/2016

07/01/2016

INSP-BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION

21 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B06/27/2016

07/01/2016

EP-1-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

11 IPERO Readiness71151-EP02

08/01/2016

08/05/2016

1 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP03

08/01/2016

08/05/2016

1 IPUnplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs71151-IE01

08/01/2016

08/05/2016

EP-2-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION

11 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140208/01/2016

08/05/2016

1 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140308/01/2016

08/05/2016

1 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140408/01/2016

08/05/2016

1 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140508/01/2016

08/05/201671111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION

11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P10/03/2016

10/14/2016

RS 12 PI-RADIATION SAFETY

31 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0110/17/2016

10/21/2016

1 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0210/17/2016

10/21/2016

1 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR01

10/17/2016

10/21/2016

1 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01

10/17/2016

10/21/2016

INIT EXA-INITIAL EXAM

51 INITIAL EXAM WOLF CREEK (11/2017)

X0259710/16/2017

10/20/2017

1 INITIAL EXAM WOLF CREEK (11/2017)

X0259711/13/201711/24/2017

RS 13 PI-RADIATION SAFETY

21 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0105/08/2017

05/12/2017

1 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0305/08/2017

05/12/2017

1 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR01

05/08/2017

05/12/2017

1 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01

05/08/2017

05/12/2017

RS 24-RADIATION SAFETY

21 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0206/12/2017

06/16/2017

1 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0406/12/2017

06/16/2017

EB2-05T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION

41 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T10/02/2017

10/06/2017

1 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T10/16/2017

10/20/2017

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site

and announced inspection procedures.

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08/30/2016

09:37:18Report 22

UnitNumberPlanned Dates

Start EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staff

on SiteWolf CreekInspection / Activity Plan

07/01/2016

-06/30/2018

EP-2-BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION

41 IPExercise Evaluation711140111/13/201711/17/2017

1 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140411/13/201711/17/2017

EP-3-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION

11 IPDrill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0111/13/201711/17/2017

1 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0211/13/201711/17/2017

1 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0311/13/201711/17/20177111108-INSERVICE INSPECTION

11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P04/02/2018

04/13/2018

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site

and announced inspection procedures.

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Keyword: NRC-002 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)

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