IR 05000482/2005001

Annual Assessment Letter - Wolf Creek Generating Station (Report 05000482/2005001)

ML050610311
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	03/02/2005
From:	Graves D NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Muench R Wolf Creek
References
IR-05-001
Download: ML050610311 (7)

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rch 2, 2005

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000482/2005001)

Dear Mr. Muench:

On February 2, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Wolf Creek Generating Station. The end-of-cycle review for Wolf Creek Generating Station involved the participation of the reactor technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2004. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate end-of-cycle performance review letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Wolf Creek Generating Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006. Additionally, we plan to conduct inspections in accordance with Temporary Instruction 2515/160, Pressurizer Penetration Nozzles and Steam Space Piping Connections in U.S. Pressurized Water Reactors (NRC Bulletin 2004-01).

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2006. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review meeting.

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation -2-In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made 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.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (817) 860-8141 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

David N. Graves, Chief Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-482 License: NPF-42 Enclosure:

Wolf Creek Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure: Office of the Governor Vice President Operations/Plant Manager State of Kansas Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. Topeka, KS 66612 P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 Attorney General 120 S.W. 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor Jay Silberg, Esq. Topeka, KS 66612-1597 Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW County Clerk Washington, DC 20037 Coffey County Courthouse 110 South 6th Street Supervisor Licensing Burlington, KS 66839-1798 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

P.O. Box 411 Vick L. Cooper, Chief, Air Operating Burlington, KS 66839 Permit and Compliance Section Kansas Department of Health and Chief Engineer Environment Utilities Division Bureau of Air and Radiation Kansas Corporation Commission 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 1500 SW Arrowhead Road Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Topeka, KS 66604-4027

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation -3-Gene Merry, Chairman Gary Benjamin Coffey County Commissioner Anderson County Emergency 110 South 6th Street Preparedness Coordinator Burlington, KS 66839 315 Orange Street Garnett, KS 66032 Rebecca Jewett Coffey County Emergency Wes Henderson, Acting Director Preparedness Public Service Commission 110 South 6th Street 301 E. High Burlington, KS 66839 P.O. Box 360 Jefferson City, MO 65102 The Honorable Rick Raymer Mayor, City of Burlington Dick Hainje, Regional Director City Hall FEMA Region VII P.O. Box 207 Department of Homeland Security Burlington, KS 66839 2323 Grand Boulevard, Suite 900 Kansas City, MO 64108-2670 The Honorable Bill Freemen Mayor, City of LeRoy Ronald A. Kucera, Deputy Director 713 Main Street for Public Policy LeRoy, KS 66857 Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 The Honorable Mark Petterson Jefferson City, MO 65102 Mayor, City of New Strawn City Hall Scott Clardy, Director P.O. Box 922 Section for Environmental Public Health New Strawn, KS 66839-0922 P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 The Honorable Craig Meader Mayor, City of Waverly Ron Reynolds, Director P.O. Box 308 State Emergency Management Agency Waverly, KS 66871 P.O. Box 116 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116 Dave Beck Allen County Emergency Randy Rogers, Sheriff Preparedness Coordinator Coffey County Sheriffs Dept.

Allen County Courthouse 110 South 6th Street P.O. Box 433 Burlington, KS 66839 Iola, KS 66749 The Honorable Larry Kelley Rick Frevbert Mayor, City of Gridley Lyon County Emergency P.O. Box 182 Preparedness Coordinator Gridley, KS 66852 425 Mechanic St.

Emporia, KS 66801

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation -4-The Honorable Ed Fisher Mayor, City of Lebo P.O. Box 14 Lebo, KS 66856-0014 Tom Williams, Sheriff Allen County Courthouse P.O. Box 433 Iola, KS 66749 Tim Sipe Coffey County Commissioner 110 South 6th Street Burlington, KS 66839 Larry Crotts Coffey County Commissioner 110 South 6th Street Burlington, KS 66839 Kraig Kirchner Coffey County Commissioner 110 South 6th Street Burlington, KS 66839 Fred Rowley, Vice Chairman Coffey County Commissioner 110 South 6th Street Burlington, KS 66839 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation -5-Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

DRS Deputy Director (MRS)

Senior Resident Inspector (FLB2)

Resident Inspector (TBR2)

SRI, Callaway (MSP)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (DNG)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (RAK1)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLN1)

RITS Coordinator (KEG)

V. Dricks, PAO (VLD)

W. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. Gordon (CJG)

RidsNrrDipmIipb DRS Branch Chiefs (LJS, MPS1, ATG, JAC)

S. Richards, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (SAR)

M. Case, Deputy Dir. for Inspection and Programs (MJC)

B. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)

B. Wetzel, Acting Chief, ROPMS, OEDO (BAW)

H. Berkow, Director, LPD4, NRR/DLPM (HNB)

R. Gramm, Chief, PDIV-2, NRR/DLPM (RAG)

J. Donohew, Project Manager (JND)

SISP Review Completed: _dng___ ADAMS: / Yes G No Initials: __dng__

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Page 1 of 2 Wolf Creek 03/01/2005 08:38:18 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type ACRSA - ACCESS CONTROL FOR RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Baseline Inspections TI-160 - PRESSURIZER NOZZLE WELD INSPECTION 4 1 IP 2515/160 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01] 04/11/2005 04/22/2005 Safety Issues EB08P - ISI 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Baseline Inspections EB21/02 - SSD&PCI/50.59 5 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Baseline Inspections ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-07B - HX PERFORMANCE 2 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 09/19/2005 09/23/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-12B - MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 6 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 11/28/2005 12/01/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-EP EX - EMERG PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 3 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB - WC PIR INSPECTION 3 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 02/13/2006 02/17/2006 Baseline Inspections OB-INIT - INITIAL EXAM 4 1 X02293 WOLF CREEK INITIAL EXAM (03/06) 02/13/2006 02/17/2006 Not Applicable 1 X02293 WOLF CREEK INITIAL EXAM (03/06) 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Not Applicable EB - PERMANENT MODS/50.59 3 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 04/17/2006 04/21/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Wolf Creek 03/01/2005 08:38:18 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type ALARA1 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - REQUALIFICATION 3 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 07/10/2006 07/14/2006 Baseline Inspections RP TEAM - RP SAFETY TEAM 3 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/14/2006 08/20/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 08/14/2006 08/20/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 08/14/2006 08/20/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 08/14/2006 08/20/2006 Baseline Inspections ACRSA - ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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