ML18116A613
| ML18116A613 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 04/25/2018 |
| From: | Vincent Gaddy Division of Reactor Safety IV |
| To: | Heflin A Wolf Creek |
| Gaddy V | |
| References | |
| IR 2018002 | |
| Download: ML18116A613 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000482/2018002
Text
April 25, 2018
Adam C. Heflin, President,
Chief Executive Officer,
and Chief Nuclear Officer
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, KS 66839
SUBJECT:
WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION - NOTIFICATION OF
INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000482/2018002) AND
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Dear Mr. Heflin:
The purpose of this letter is to notify you that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
staff will conduct a biennial requalification inspection at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating
Corporation from June 4 - 7, 2018. The inspection will consist of two reactor inspectors from
the NRCs Region IV office for one week. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with
the 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 Ms. Lucille Stone. 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,
John Kirkland, at (817) 200-1771 (John.Kirkland@nrc.gov).
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.
A. Heflin
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," 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:
Request for Information
Enclosure
Initial Request for Information
Biennial Requalification Inspection
Wolf Creek Generating Station
Inspection Report: 05000482/2018002
Inspection Dates:
June 4 - 7, 2018
Inspection Procedure:
IP 71111.11B, Licensed Operator Requalification
Program
Lead Inspector:
John Kirkland, Senior Operations Engineer
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 (ie 2.02, 2.04, etc). Requested materials should be sent either electronically
or CD/DVD (do not send USB drives) in order to arrive at the Region IV office no
later than May 14, 2018.
Electronically: To: John.Kirkland@nrc.gov
cc: Clyde.Osterholtz@nrc.gov
CD/DVD to: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Region IV
ATTN: John Kirkland
1600 E. Lamar Blvd
Arlington, TX 76011
General Requests:
List of licensed operators (SRO and RO) by crew (operating and staff)
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 2-years of simulator review committee (or equivalent) meeting minutes
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Last 2-years of CRC (or equivalent) meeting minutes
2.3
Biennial Requalification Written Examination Quality
The current and approved biennial written examination schedule
The current requalification cycle written examination results for both SRO and RO
that have already been administered up to the week prior to the inspection team
arrival on-site
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)
2.4
Annual Requalification Operating Test Quality
The schedule for the operating tests (JPMs and scenarios) to be given the week of
June 4, 2018
The operating tests (JPMs and scenarios) (password protected and provide
separately via telephone at later date) to be given the week of June 4, 2018
Current requalification cycle operating tests (SRO and RO) and results up to the
week prior to the inspection team arrival on-site (N/A if the inspection week is the
first week of testing)
All of the previous years NRC required annual operating tests
Current requalification cycle operating test methodology (sample plan)
All portions of the updated Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) that identify
operator response times for time critical operator actions
2.5
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
2.6
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
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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 exam cycle tests and prior year examinations
List of all condition reports since the last biennial requalification inspection related to
examination security and overlap
2.7
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 exam cycle)
Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance
documentation)
2.8 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
2.9 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.
o Transient test 1, manual reactor trip
o Transient test 5, trip of any single reactor coolant pump
o Transient test 8, maximum size RCS rupture combined with loss of all offsite
power
o Steady state tests for low power
SBT Packages for any three scenarios used for the 2017 Annual Requalification
Operating Test
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All Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures if not already provided for
Section 02.05 above
Simulator Discrepancy Report (DR) summary list for all open DRs. For closed DRs,
summary list for those items closed between June 2016 to May 2018
Malfunction tests for loss of condenser vacuum and reactor pressure control system
failure. If these are included in an SBT package then the review of that package
would be acceptable
Two examples of primary parameters tested in order to verify core physics
parameters. 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 2-years
A list of simulator modification packages completed in the last 2-year window
2.10 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
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 4, 2018.
2.2 Exam Results / 02.03 and 02.04: Written Exam 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
2.8 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
2.9 Simulator Performance
Simulator discrepancy reports (DRs) from June 2016 to May 2018. This should
include all open DRs and DRs that have been closed, including the
documentation/justification for closure.
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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 June 2016 to May 2018
Plant modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the simulator by due
date from June 2016 to May 2018
Simulator Differences Lesson plan used in training (current to June 4, 2018)
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. 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
2.10 Problem Identification and Resolution
All condition reports related to operator actions/errors in the control room
C. Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation 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.
SUNSI Review:
ADAMS:
Non-Publicly Available
Non-Sensitive
Keyword:
By: JCK
Yes No
Publicly Available
Sensitive
OFFICE
SOE:OB
C:OB
NAME
JKirkland
VGaddy
SIGNATURE
/RA/
/RA/
DATE
04/25/18
04/25/18