ML13067A336
| ML13067A336 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 03/08/2013 |
| From: | James Drake NRC/RGN-IV/DRS/PSB-2 |
| To: | Matthew Sunseri Wolf Creek |
| References | |
| IR-10-405 | |
| Download: ML13067A336 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000482/2010405
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY- RELATED INFORMATION
Enclosure transmitted herewith contains SUNSI. When separated from enclosure, this
transmittal document is decontrolled.
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY- RELATED INFORMATION
March 8, 2013
Matthew W. Sunseri, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, KS 66839
SUBJECT:
WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION - NRC MATERIAL CONTROL AND
ACCOUNTING PROGRAM INSPECTION REPORT 05000482/2010405
Dear Mr. Sunseri:
On February 7, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection
of a security baseline inspection at your Wolf Creek Generating Station. The inspection covered
a key attribute of the Security Cornerstone of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process, Material
Control and Accounting of Special Nuclear Material (MC&A-SNM). The enclosed inspection
report documents the inspection results which were discussed on February 7, 2013, with you
and members of your staff.
The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to security and
compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.
The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed
personnel.
This inspection report documents one NRC-identified violation of very low safety significance
(i.e., Green as determined by the Physical Protection Significance Determination Process).
The deficiency was promptly corrected in the plant in order to restore compliance with
applicable MC&A-SNM requirements before the inspectors left the site, and this matter was
entered into the corrective action program to revise MC&A-SNM procedures to comply with
NRC requirements.
In addition, this violation had a cross-cutting aspect in the area Human Performance associated
with decision making and conservative assumptions. Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1,
did not verify the validity of the underlying assumptions when they implemented procedures that
were contrary to NRC requirements without obtaining a written exception to NRC regulations
(H.1.b). However, because this violation was of very low safety significance and was entered
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M. Sunseri
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into your corrective action program, the NRC is treating this as a non-cited violation consistent
with Section 2.3.2 of the NRC Enforcement Policy. If you contest this non-cited violation or its
significance, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report,
with the basis for your denial, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document
Control Desk, Washington D.C. 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV, 1600 E. Lamar Blvd, Arlington, Texas 76011-
4511; the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
D. C. 20555-001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating
Station. In addition, if you disagree with the characterization of any violation in this report, you
should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for
your disagreement, to the Regional Administrator, Region IV, and the NRC Resident Inspector
at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The information you provide will be considered
in accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 0305.
In accordance with 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 component of NRCs 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). However, because of the security-related concerns contained in the
enclosure, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, a copy of this letters enclosure will not be
available for public inspection.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for
your response, if any. This practice will ensure that your response will not be made available
electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs
document system, ADAMS. If Safeguards Information is necessary to provide an acceptable
response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. Otherwise, mark
your entire response "Security-Related Information-Withhold Under 10 CFR 2.390" and follow
the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1).
Sincerely,
/RA/
James F. Drake, Chief
Plant Support Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-482
License Nos.: NPF-42
Nonpublic Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2013405
w/Attachment: Supplemental Information
cc w/o enclosure: Electronic Distribution for Wolf Creek Generating Station