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Category:Letter
MONTHYEARML24025A0992024-01-25025 January 2024 Withdrawal of Request for Exemption from Specific 10 CFR Part 73 Requirements ML24018A0792024-01-22022 January 2024 Individual Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Renewed Facility Operating License, Proposed Nshcd and Opportunity for a Hearing (EPID L-2024-LLA-0007) (Letter) ML24018A1382024-01-18018 January 2024 Inservice Inspection Request for Information ML24018A2482024-01-18018 January 2024 License Amendment Request to Modify the Implementation Date of License Amendment No. 238 IR 05000482/20230042024-01-11011 January 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000482/2023004 ML23356A0722024-01-0404 January 2024 Supplemental Information Needed for Acceptance of Requested Licensing Actions Exemption from Specific 10 CFR Part 73N Requirements (EPID L-2023-LLE-0048) (Redacted Version) WO 23-0002, Operating Corp., Summary of Actions Implemented for EA-18-165, Confirmatory Order, NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2019010 and NRC Investigation Report 4-2018-0082023-12-26026 December 2023 Operating Corp., Summary of Actions Implemented for EA-18-165, Confirmatory Order, NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2019010 and NRC Investigation Report 4-2018-008 ML23348A3662023-12-18018 December 2023 Notification of an NRC Fire Protection Baseline Inspection (NRC Inspection Report 05000482 2024012) and Request for Information ML23334A2502023-11-30030 November 2023 Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation ML23299A2662023-11-29029 November 2023 Issuance of Amendment No. 238 Modified Implementation Date of License Amendment No. 237 ML23331A4972023-11-27027 November 2023 Supplement to License Amendment Request to Modify the 90-Day Implementation of License Amendment No. 237 ML23325A2112023-11-20020 November 2023 Submittal of Request for Exemption from Specific Provisions in 10 CFR 73.55 ML23320A2772023-11-16016 November 2023 License Amendment Request to Revise Ventilation Filter Testing Program Criteria in Technical Specification 5.5.11.b and Administrative Correction of Absorber in Technical Specification 5.5.11 ML23311A2082023-11-0909 November 2023 Reassignment of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Branch Chief in the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing for Plant Licensing Branch IV ML23305A3472023-11-0101 November 2023 Revision of One Form That Implements the Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) ML23292A3592023-10-19019 October 2023 License Amendment Request to Modify the 90-Day Implementation of License Amendment No. 237 ML23292A3572023-10-19019 October 2023 Operating Corporation, Request for Correction in Response to Issuance of Amendment No. 237 and Corresponding Safety Evaluation ML23277A2772023-10-11011 October 2023 Regulatory Audit Summary Concerning Review of Request Number CI3R-01 for Proposed Alternative Inspection Frequency for Containment Unbonded Post Tensioning System Components ML23284A2392023-10-11011 October 2023 NRC Initial Operator Licensing Examination Approval 05000482/2023301 ML23276B4552023-10-0303 October 2023 Technical Specification 5.6.8 Post Accident Monitoring (PAM) Report ML23264A8682023-09-21021 September 2023 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Registration of Dry Storage Canister WC-EOS-37PTH-008-B4L, WC-EOS-37PTH-007-B4L, and WC-EOS-37PTH-002-B4L ML23256A2062023-09-14014 September 2023 Withdrawal of Requested Licensing Action Exemption from Specific 10 CFR Part 73 Requirements ML23165A2502023-08-31031 August 2023 Issuance of Amendment No. 237 Request for Deviation from Fire Protection Requirements ML23243A0002023-08-31031 August 2023 Wolf Generating Station - Withdrawal of Request for Exemption from Specific 10 CFR Part 73 Requirements IR 05000482/20230052023-08-23023 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation, Unit 1 (Report 05000482/2023005) - Mid-Cycle Letter 2023 ML23232A0012023-08-19019 August 2023 Revision of One Procedure That Implements the Radiological Emergency Response Plan (Rerp). Includes EPP 06-009, Rev. 13 ML23221A3932023-08-0909 August 2023 Submittal of Request for Exemption from Specific 10 CFR Part 73 Requirements ML23220A4222023-08-0808 August 2023 Supplement to License Amendment Request (LAR) for Deviation from Fire Protection Program Requirements ML23201A1212023-08-0707 August 2023 Issuance of Amendment No. 236 Revision to Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-554, Revise Reactor Coolant Leakage Requirements ML23130A2902023-07-26026 July 2023 Issuance of Amendment No. 235 Revision to Technical Specifications to Adopt TSTF-577, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections IR 05000482/20230022023-07-11011 July 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000482/2023002 ML23167A0042023-06-26026 June 2023 Audit Plan to Support Review of Request for Alternative Containment Inservice Inspection Frequency IR 05000482/20234012023-06-21021 June 2023 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000482/2023401 ML23171B1312023-06-20020 June 2023 Additional Supplement to License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-577-A, Revision 1, Revised Frequencies for Steam Generator Tube Inspections ML23151A4162023-05-31031 May 2023 Revision of One Form That Implements the Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) for Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS) ET 23-0006, CFR 50.55a Request Number CI3R-01 for the Third Containment Inservice Inspection Program Interval for Proposed Alternative Frequency to Containment Unbonded Post-Tensioning System Components2023-05-17017 May 2023 CFR 50.55a Request Number CI3R-01 for the Third Containment Inservice Inspection Program Interval for Proposed Alternative Frequency to Containment Unbonded Post-Tensioning System Components WO 23-0014, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2023-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations2023-05-17017 May 2023 Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2023-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations ML23132A1532023-05-12012 May 2023 Transmittal of 2022 Annual Financial Reports WM 23-0009, Financial Assurance Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1)2023-05-10010 May 2023 Financial Assurance Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1) ML23135A1172023-05-0808 May 2023 Redacted Version of Revision 36 to Updated Safety Analysis Report ML23117A2112023-04-27027 April 2023 Annual Exposure Report (2022) ML23117A1342023-04-27027 April 2023 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report Report 46 2024-01-04
[Table view] Category:Notice of Violation
MONTHYEARML16162A7252016-06-0909 June 2016 Notice of Violation and NRC Investigation Report 4-2014-048 IR 05000482/20150042016-02-11011 February 2016 NRC Integrated Inspection Report 05000482/2015004 and Notice of Violation ML16043A0542016-02-11011 February 2016 NRC Integrated Inspection Report 05000482/2015004 and Notice of Violation IR 05000482/20150112016-01-27027 January 2016 EA-15-170 - Wolf Creek Generating Station; Notice of Violation; Severity Level III Problem - NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2015011 IR 05000482/20145032014-07-0101 July 2014 EA-14-024 - Wolf Creek Generating Station - Final Significance Determination of White Finding and Notice of Violation; NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2014503 IR 05000482/20120102012-09-21021 September 2012 EA-12-152, Wolf Creek Generating Station, Final Significance Determination of Yellow Finding and Notice of Violation, NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2012010 ML12191A2692012-07-0505 July 2012 IR 05000482-12-006, on May 7, 2012 & May 24, 2012, Wolf Creek Biennial Baseline Inspection of the Identification and Resolution of Problems. IR 05000482/20110032011-08-12012 August 2011 IR 05000482-11-003 & Notice of Violation, on 04/1/2011 6/30/2011, Wolf Creek Generating Station, Integrated Resident Report, Adverse Weather Protection, Equipment Alignments, Inservice Inspection Activities, Post Maintenance Testing, Event ML1122402232011-08-12012 August 2011 IR 05000482-11-003 & Notice of Violation, on 04/1/2011 6/30/2011, Wolf Creek Generating Station, Integrated Resident Report, Adverse Weather Protection, Equipment Alignments, Inservice Inspection Activities, Post Maintenance Testing, Event ML1025602582010-09-13013 September 2010 IR 05000482-10-006; February 16, 2008, Through July 30, 2010: Wolf Creek Generating Station, Biennial Baseline Inspection of the Identification and Resolution of Problems IR 05000482/20090052010-02-11011 February 2010 IR 05000482-09-005, on 10/01/2009 - 12/31/2009; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Integrated Resident and Regional Report; Fire Protection, Inservice Inspection Activities; Maintenance Risk Assessments and Emergent Work Controls ML1004307132010-02-11011 February 2010 IR 05000482-09-005, on 10/01/2009 - 12/31/2009; Wolf Creek Generating Station, Integrated Resident and Regional Report; Fire Protection, Inservice Inspection Activities; Maintenance Risk Assessments and Emergent Work Controls ML0913400612009-05-13013 May 2009 IR 05000482-09-002, on 1/01 - 3/31/2009; Wolf Creek Generating Plant, Integrated Resident and Regional Report; Adverse Weather, Fire Protection, Maintenance Effectiveness, Surveillance Testing, Problem Identification and Resolution, Other A 2016-06-09
[Table view] Category:Enforcement Action
MONTHYEARML18333A0432018-12-17017 December 2018 EA-18-037, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation - Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty - $232,000 (Office of Investigations Report No. 4-2017-020) IR 05000482/20174052017-03-29029 March 2017 Final Significance Determination for a Security-Related Green Finding; NRC Security Inspection Report 05000482/2017405 (Letter Without Enclosure) IR 05000482/20120102012-09-21021 September 2012 EA-12-152, Wolf Creek Generating Station, Final Significance Determination of Yellow Finding and Notice of Violation, NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2012010 ML1029404632010-10-21021 October 2010 Response to Notice of Violation and NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2010006, Acknowledgment Letter 2018-12-17
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD
SUBJECT:
WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION - FINAL SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION OF YELLOW FINDING AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION, NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000482/2012010
Dear Mr. Sunseri:
This letter provides you the final significance determination of the preliminary Yellow finding discussed in our previous communication dated August 6, 2012, which included NRC Inspection Report 0500048212012009. The finding involved your staffs failure to provide adequate oversight of contractors while they performed work that could affect safety* related equipment in April 2011. As a result , your staff failed to identify that electrical maintenance contractors had not installed insulating sleeves on wires that affected the differential current protection circuit ,
contrary to work order instructions. This allowed an electrical short to prevent transfer of power to the startup transformer during a plant trip.
In a telephone conversation with Mr. Neil O'Keefe of NRC, Region IV, on August 15, 2012, Mr. Russell Smith of your staff indicated that Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation accepted the characterization of the risk significance of this finding , and that you declined your opportunity to discuss this issue in a Regulatory Conference or to provide a written response.
After considering the information developed during the inspection, the NRC has concluded that the finding is appropriately characterized as Yellow, a finding with substantial safety significance.
According to NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, appeal rights apply only to those licensees that have either attended a regulatory conference or submitted a written response to the preliminary determination letter.
The NRC has also determined that failure to provide adequate oversight of contractors while they performed work that could affect safety*related equipment in April 2011 is a violation of Wolf Creek Generating Station's Technical Specification 5.4.1(a), as cited in the enclosed
Matthew Notice of Violation (Notice). The circumstances surrounding the violation were described in detail in the subject inspection report. In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, the Notice is considered escalated enforcement action because it is associated with a Yellow finding .
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response . If you have additional information that you believe the NRC should consider, you may provide it in your response to the Notice. The NRC review of your response to the Notice will also determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Because plant performance for this issue has been determined to be beyond the licensee response band, we will use the NRC's Action Matrix to determine the most appropriate NRC response for this event. We will notify you, by separate correspondence, of that determination.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system (ADAMS) , accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readinq-rm/adams.html. To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the Public without redaction .
Elmo E. Collin s Regional Administrator Docket: 50-482 License: NPF-42 Enclosure: Notice of Violation cc w/encl: Electronic Distribution
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Docket: 50-482 Wolf Creek Generating Station License : NPF-42 EA-12-152 During an NRC inspection conducted from May 21 to August 6 , 2012 , one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification 5.4.1(a), uProcedures," requires that written procedures be established , implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Regulatory Guide 1.33 , Revision 2, Appendix A , February 1978.
Regulatory Guide 1.33 , uQuality Assurance Program Requirements ,n Appendix A ,
Section 9.a, specifies maintenance that can affect the performance of safety-related equipment should be properly pre-planned and performed in accordance with written procedures, documented instructions, or drawings appropriate to the circumstances.
Work Order 11-240360-006, Revision 3, required installation of insulation sleeves over each wire splice on current transformer wires in the startup transformer B phase protective relay circuit, as part of the implementation of the external wiring connection procedure.
Contrary to the above , between April 16 and 27 , 2011 , maintenance that affected safety-related equipment was not implemented in accordance with written procedures .
Specifically , the electrical penetration sea l and wiring assembly associated with the H1JCT4 and H2JCT5 current transformers installed in the startup transformer B phase protective relay circuit (XMR01) were replaced without insulating two of the splices , as required by Work Order 11-240360-006, Revision 3 . On January 13, 2012, the startup transfonner experienced a trip and lockout during a plant trip because the two un insulated wires touched and provided a false high phase differential Signal to the protective relaying circuit. The protective lockout caused a prolonged loss of offsite power to all Train B equipment and all non-safety related buses.
This violation is associated with a Yellow significance determination process finding .
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201 , Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, A TIN : Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555-0001 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the Wolf Creek Generating Station , within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation.
This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation; EA-12-1 52" and should include: (1) the reason for the violation , or, if contested , the basis for disputing the violation ,
(2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
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Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence , if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended , or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown , consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If you contest this enforcement action , you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Wash ington, DC 20555-0001 .
Because your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room orfrom the NRC 's document system (ADAMS) , accessible from the NRC Website at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html . to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction.
If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g. ,
explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.390(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response , please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21 .
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11 , you may be required to post this Notice within 2 working days of receipt.
Dated this 21st day of August 2012-2- Enclosure