ML16144A577
| ML16144A577 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 05/23/2016 |
| From: | Vincent Gaddy Operations Branch IV |
| To: | Heflin A Wolf Creek |
| Gaddy V | |
| References | |
| IR 2016004 | |
| Download: ML16144A577 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000482/2016004
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
1600 E. LAMAR BLVD.
ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511
May 23, 2016
Adam C. Heflin, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, KS 66839
SUBJECT: WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000482/2016004) AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Heflin:
From June 27 to July 1, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Region IV
office will perform the baseline biennial requalification inspection at Wolf Creek Generating
Station, using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.11B, Licensed Operator Requalification
Program. Experience has shown that this inspection is a resource intensive inspection, both
for the NRC inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your on-site resources
and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for
this inspection. These documents have been divided into three groups. The first group
(Section A of the enclosure) identifies information to be provided prior to the inspection to
ensure that the inspectors are adequately prepared. The second group (Section B of the
enclosure) identifies the information the inspectors will need upon arrival at the site. The third
group (Section C of this enclosure) identifies the items which are necessary to close out the
inspection and are usually sent a few weeks after the team has left the site. It is important that
all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the number of
additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the on-site portions of the
inspection.
We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand
that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Mr. Jason Knust of your licensing
organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of
examination activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material
requested, please contact the lead inspector Michael Bloodgood at (817) 200-1544
(Michael.Bloodgood@nrc.gov), Chris Steely at (817) 200-1432 (Chris.Steely@nrc.gov), or
Mahdi Hayes at (817) 200-1508 (Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov).
A. Heflin -2-
This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information
collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control
number 3150 0018. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the
requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control
number.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of
this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public
Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) 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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Vincent G. Gaddy, Chief
Operations Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-482
License No. NPF-42
Enclosure:
Biennial Requalification Inspection
Document Request
cc: Electronic Distribution
SUNSI Review ADAMS Publicly Available Non-Sensitive Keyword:
By: VGG Yes No Non-Publicly Available Sensitive NRC-002
OFFICE OE:OB C:OB
NAME MBloodgood VGaddy
SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/
DATE 05/20/16 05/23/16
Letter to Adam C. Heflin from Vincent G. Gaddy dated May 23, 2016
SUBJECT: WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000482/2016004) AND REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION
Distribution:
Regional Administrator (Marc.Dapas@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Douglas.Dodson@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Fabian.Thomas@nrc.gov)
WC Administrative Assistant (Susan.Galemore@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/B (Nick.Taylor@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP/B (Shawn.Money@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Fred.Lyon@nrc.gov)
Team Leader, DRS/TSS (Thomas.Hipschman@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
ACES (R4Enforcement.Resource@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
RIV Congressional Affairs Officer (Angel.Moreno@nrc.gov)
RIV/ETA: OEDO (Jeremy.Bowen@nrc.gov)
RIV RSLO (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)
BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST
TO: Barry Lee
Requalification Training Supervisor
Wolf Creek Generating Station
620-364-8831 x5076
FROM: Michael Bloodgood
Operations Engineer, NRC RIV
817-200-1544
SUBJECT: Information Request to Support June 27 to July 1, 2016, Licensed Operator
Requalification Program Inspection (IP 71111.11B)
A. The following information is requested in order to support inspection preparation
activities. These items are listed by section as they appear in the inspection module
(i.e., 2.02, 2.04, etc.). Requested materials should be sent either electronically or
hardcopy in order to arrive at the Region IV office no later than June 17, 2016.
- Electronically: Via IMS Certrec, or email (to Michael.Bloodgood@nrc.gov,
Chris.Steely@nrc.gov, or Mahdi.Hayes@nrc.gov)
- Hardcopy to: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV
1600 E. Lamar Blvd
Arlington, TX 76011
ATTN: Michael Bloodgood
General Requests:
- Training and Operations Department organization charts (with qualified LOR
evaluators identified).
- Procedures that identify process for revising and maintaining LO continuing training
program up to date.
- List of outstanding LOR program changes.
- List of plant events and industry operating experience incorporated into LOR
program since last BRQ.
- Audits and/or self-assessment reports addressing the licensed operator
requalification training program.
- Last two years of simulator review committee (or equivalent) meeting minutes.
- Last two years of CRC (or equivalent) meeting minutes.
02.03: Biennial Requalification Written Examination Quality
- The current and approved biennial written examination schedule.
that have already been administered up to the week prior to the inspection team
arrival on-site.
Enclosure
- All written examinations that have been approved for administration up to and
including the week before the inspection team is on-site. This will need to have
adequate password protection if e-mailed or double envelope protection if mailed via
regular mail per NUREG-1021.
- The current requalification cycle examination methodology (sample plan).
02.04: Annual Requalification Operating Test Quality
- The schedule for the operating tests (JPMs and scenarios) to be given the week of
June 27, 2016 (week team is on-site).
- The operating tests (JPMs and scenarios) (password protected and provide
separately via telephone at later date) to be given the week of June 27, 2016 (week
team is on-site).
week prior to the inspection team arrival on-site.
- All of the previous years NRC required annual operating tests.
- Current requalification cycle operating test methodology (sample plan).
- All portions of the UFSAR that identify operator response times for time critical
operator actions.
02.05: Licensee Admin of Requalification Exams
- All procedures used to administer the annual operating test.
- All procedures used to assess operator performance.
- All procedures that describe conduct of simulator training.
- All Procedures used to test, operate, and maintain the simulator.
02.06: Requalification Examination Security
- Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap on
the written examinations and also meet the intent of sampling all required topics on a
periodic basis.
- Submit any tracking tools that you use as a means to prevent excessive overlap on
the operating tests and also meet the intent of sampling all required malfunctions
(including major events, instrument/component malfunctions, TS calls, etc.) on a
periodic basis.
- All procedures that describe examination security, including procedures used to
develop the examinations that include guidelines on overlap between examinations
in current examination cycle tests and prior year examinations.
- List of all condition reports since the last biennial requalification inspection related to
examination security and overlap.
02.07: Licensee Remedial Training Program
- List of remedial training conducted or planned since last requalification exams
(includes training provided to operators to enable passing requalification exams and
training provided to correct generic or individual weaknesses observed during
previous requalification examination cycle).
- Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance
documentation).
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02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions
- All procedures and program documentation for maintaining active operator licenses,
tracking training attendance, and ensuring medical fitness of licensed operators.
- All procedures and associated documentation that supports reactivation of any
SRO/RO license (operating or staff crew) since the last biennial inspection.
02.09: Simulator Performance
- For the following cases, send the most recent transient test packages, which may be
electronic or in paper single test packages and shall be complete with test
procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient
test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert
review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the
ANSI 3.5 standard requirements. Based on the input that the licensee implements
simulator testing standards per ANSI/ANS-3.5-2009, provide this information for the
following Transient and Steady State tests:
o Transient test 3, Simultaneous closure of all main steam isolation valves.
o Transient test 5, Trip of any single reactor coolant pump.
o Transient test 7, Maximum power rate ramp from 100% to 75% and back.
o Steady State tests for full power test.
- All Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures if not already provided for
section 02.05 above.
- Simulator Discrepancy Report summary list for all open DRs. For closed DRs,
summary list for those items closed between May 2014 and May 2016.
- Malfunction Tests for loss of condenser vacuum and loss of normal feedwater
system failure. If these are included in an SBT package then the review of that
package would be acceptable.
- Primary parameters tested in order to verify core physics parameters, specifically
Critical Boron Concentration - All rods withdrawn and integral rod worth (IRW). The
applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other
means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and
the acceptance criteria with results.
- All simulator modification packages that are on hold, delayed, or just not completed
in the last two years.
- A list of simulator modification packages completed in the last two year window.
02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution
- A summary report of all condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the
control room.
- Any revised requalification training that was based on licensed operator performance
issues.
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B. The following information is requested in order to support the on-site inspection
activities. Requested materials should be available to the inspection team, either
electronically or hardcopy, upon site arrival on June 27, 2016.
02.02: Examination Results / 02.03 and 02.04: Written Examination and Op Test Quality
- All operating tests (JPMs and scenarios) to be given in all subsequent weeks after
on-site week.
- All results up to the day the team leaves the site.
02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions
- Access to licensed operators records (operating and staff crews).
- Access to licensed operators training attendance records.
- Access to licensed operators medical records.
02.09: Simulator Performance
- Simulator discrepancies (DRs) from May 2014 to May 2016. This should include all
open DRs and DRs that have been closed, including the documentation/justification
for closure.
- Acceptance test documentation, including hardware and software model revisions at
the time of acceptance (as available).
- Documentation that validates current models, including the thermal-hydraulics and
neutronics models, to the actual plant.
- All current model deficiencies, including FSAR vs. Design differences in the simulator
(any documentation on this).
- Summary list of modifications from May 2014 to May 2016.
- Plant modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the simulator by
due date from May 2014 to May 2016.
- Simulator Differences Lesson plan used in training (current to June 27, 2016).
- The complete book of all simulator annual performance test packages (usually in a
single book, but may be electronic or in single test packages), complete with all
transient tests, steady state tests, and malfunction tests. This should also include
the test procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each
transient test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter
expert review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond
the ANSI standard requirements.
- All test packages used to verify core physics parameters (such as MTC, IRW). The
applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other
means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and
the acceptance criteria with results.
- All simulator test, configuration management, and related documents available in the
room for inspectors to review. This includes training needs analysis packages,
simulator review committee meeting minutes, etc.
- Current copy of ANSI 3.5 standard you are committed to for simulator testing.
02.10: Problem Identification and Resolution
- All condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the control room.
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C. Wolf Creek Generating Station is required to send the final results summary and any
remaining exams and operating tests that have not been reviewed to the regional
office lead inspector for this inspection for final review and comparison against the
Significance Determination Tools in order to communicate the exit results for the
inspection.
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