IR 05000482/2016005
| ML16256A117 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 09/12/2016 |
| From: | Hipschman T R Division of Reactor Safety IV |
| To: | Heflin A C Wolf Creek |
| Hipschman T R | |
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| ML16256A118 | List: |
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| ML16237A073 IR 2016005 | |
| Download: ML16256A117 (11) | |
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September 12, 2016
Adam C. Heflin, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839
SUBJECT: ERRATA FOR MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000482/2016005)
Dear Mr. Heflin:
It was identified that the enclosed inspection plan in a letter to you dated August 31, 2016 (ML16237A073) was improperly marked. The inspection plan contained the markings of "Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information", however, the inspection plan did not contain information under that category. The inspection plan that was originally placed into ADAMS has been corrected by striking through the markings. The original Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter and the corrected inspection plan are enclosed. Please note that neither the content of the assessment letter, nor the inspection plan has changed. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agency wide Document 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).
Sincerely,/RA/ Thomas R. Hipschman, Team Leader Inspection Program and Assessment Team Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-482 License Nos.: NPF-42
Enclosures:
1. Wolf Creek Generating Station Inspection/ Activity Plan 2. 2016 Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter (ML16237A073) Page 1 of 208/30/201609:37:18Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteWolf CreekInspection / Activity Plan07/01/2016-06/30/2018TSB 52B-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION41 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B06/27/201607/01/2016INSP-BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION21 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B06/27/201607/01/2016EP-1-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS11 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0208/01/201608/05/20161 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0308/01/201608/05/20161 IPUnplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs71151-IE0108/01/201608/05/2016EP-2-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION11 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140208/01/201608/05/20161 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140308/01/201608/05/20161 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140408/01/201608/05/20161 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140508/01/201608/05/201671111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P10/03/201610/14/2016RS 12 PI-RADIATION SAFETY31 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0110/17/201610/21/20161 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0210/17/201610/21/20161 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0110/17/201610/21/20161 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR0110/17/201610/21/2016INIT EXA-INITIAL EXAM51 INITIAL EXAM WOLF CREEK (11/2017)X0259710/16/201710/20/20171 INITIAL EXAM WOLF CREEK (11/2017)X0259711/13/201711/24/2017RS 13 PI-RADIATION SAFETY21 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0105/08/201705/12/20171 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0305/08/201705/12/20171 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0105/08/201705/12/20171 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR0105/08/201705/12/2017RS 24-RADIATION SAFETY21 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0206/12/201706/16/20171 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0406/12/201706/16/2017EB2-05T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION41 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T10/02/201710/06/20171 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T10/16/201710/20/2017This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 208/30/201609:37:18Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteWolf CreekInspection / Activity Plan07/01/2016-06/30/2018EP-2-BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION41 IPExercise Evaluation711140111/13/201711/17/20171 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140411/13/201711/17/2017EP-3-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION11 IPDrill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0111/13/201711/17/20171 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0211/13/201711/17/20171 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0311/13/201711/17/20177111108-INSERVICE INSPECTION11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P04/02/201804/13/2018This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
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. 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 208/30/201609:37:18Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteWolf CreekInspection / Activity Plan07/01/2016-06/30/2018TSB 52B-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION41 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B06/27/201607/01/2016INSP-BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION21 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B06/27/201607/01/2016EP-1-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS11 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0208/01/201608/05/20161 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0308/01/201608/05/20161 IPUnplanned Scrams per 7000 Critical Hrs71151-IE0108/01/201608/05/2016EP-2-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION11 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140208/01/201608/05/20161 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140308/01/201608/05/20161 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140408/01/201608/05/20161 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140508/01/201608/05/201671111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P10/03/201610/14/2016RS 12 PI-RADIATION SAFETY31 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0110/17/201610/21/20161 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0210/17/201610/21/20161 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0110/17/201610/21/20161 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR0110/17/201610/21/2016INIT EXA-INITIAL EXAM51 INITIAL EXAM WOLF CREEK (11/2017)X0259710/16/201710/20/20171 INITIAL EXAM WOLF CREEK (11/2017)X0259711/13/201711/24/2017RS 13 PI-RADIATION SAFETY21 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0105/08/201705/12/20171 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0305/08/201705/12/20171 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0105/08/201705/12/20171 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR0105/08/201705/12/2017RS 24-RADIATION SAFETY21 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0206/12/201706/16/20171 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0406/12/201706/16/2017EB2-05T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION41 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T10/02/201710/06/20171 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T10/16/201710/20/2017This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 208/30/201609:37:18Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteWolf CreekInspection / Activity Plan07/01/2016-06/30/2018EP-2-BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION41 IPExercise Evaluation711140111/13/201711/17/20171 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140411/13/201711/17/2017EP-3-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION11 IPDrill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0111/13/201711/17/20171 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0211/13/201711/17/20171 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0311/13/201711/17/20177111108-INSERVICE INSPECTION11 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P04/02/201804/13/2018This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.