ML19343C709

Informs That Chapter 14 Review Process Would Have Been Shortened by 2 to 6 Months If Applicants Had Responded to NRC Questions.Appropriate Info Sent to Other Recent Applicants Should Be Submitted as Amend to FSAR

ML19343C709
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	03/17/1981
From:	Tedesco R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Koester G KANSAS GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 8103250103
Download: ML19343C709 (3)

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Dross l'r. Glen L. Koester RFartfield, MPA Vice President - Nuclear VNoonan Kansas Gas and Electric Company CELD 210 Market Street 0IE (3)

Wicnita, Kansas 76201 Cear Mr. Koester:

Subj ect: Review of FSAR Chapter 14 " Initial Test Progra.1"

'.!alf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 We believe that it is i?.portant for us to ccaplete our review and evaluation of FSM Chapter 14 " Initial Test Progran", as early as possible so that this review does not impact your licensing schedule. The changes to your test program or test procedures resulting fron our review could impact your license schedule if this action is required at a date near your proposed fuel load date, and if the changes require that you (1) increase your staf-fing for the initial test program, (2) modify and rerun preoperational test procedures,shich aay have already been conpleted, or (3) modify startup test procedures. This is because increases in staffing nomally require scne lead time, preoperational test procedures must be written and perfor ted prior to fuel loading, and startup test orocedures must be written and ap-proved by the plant operating review comittee 60 days prior to fuel loading.

Based upon recent reviews of the initial test prograns of CL appitcations, we have concluded that our review time could be significantly reduced if the applicants would have addressed and accounted for staff infomation requests on previous applications. All of our recent reviews have contained questions and positions identical or similar to those which had to be resolved during previous reviews (e.g., Sumer Nuclear Station).

If the applicants had resolved all of these staff questions and positions in their original FSAR Chapter 14 submittal, we estimate the Chapter 14 review process could have been shortened by 2 - 6 months.

As an applicant for an operating license, we believe you should consider the questions and staff positions on Chapter 14 sent to other recent applicants.

Incorporating the resolution of these items into your FSAR will redu:e NRC review time and should ensure that the review of your initial test pro description will not impact your schedule for fuel load or startJp.

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2-No reply to this letter is required. However, the appropriate infomation should be submitted as an amendment to your Final Safety Analysis P,eport.

If you have any questions regarding our previous questions and positions regarding Chapter 14, please contact Brent Clayton (301)492-4962.

Sincerely, oignal demd Dr p 1. TedeseE Robert L. Tedesco, Assistant Director for Licensing Division of Licensing 4

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Mr. Glenn L. Koester Vice President - Nuclear Kansas Gas and Electric Company 201 North Market Street P. O. Box 208 Wichita, Kansas 67201 cc: Mr. Nicholas A. Petrick Ralph Foster, Esc.

Executive Director, SMUPPS Kansas Gas & Electric Company 5 Choke Cherry Road P. O. Box 208 Rockville, Maryland 20750 Wichita, Kansas 67201 Mr. Jay Silberg, Esquire William H. Ward, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge MACEA 1800 M Street, N. W.

5130 Mission Road Washington, D. C.

20036 Shawnee. Mission, Kansas 66205 Mr. Donald T. McPhee Ms. Treva Hearne, Assistant General Counse' Vice Presidnet - Production Public Service Commission Kansas City Power and Light Company P. O. Box 350 1330 Baltimore Avenue Jefferson City, Missouri P. O. Box 679 Kansas City, Missouri 64101 Mr. Tom Vandel Resident Inspector /Nolf Creek NPS James T. Wiglesworth, Esq.

c/o USNRC 9800 Metcalf P. O. Box 1407 Suite 400 Emporia, Kansas 66801 General Souare Center Overland Park, Kansas 66212 Mr. Michael C. Keener Wolf Creek Project Director Mr. William H. Griffin, Esq.

State Corporation. Commission Assistant Attorney General State of Kansas

-State of Kansas Fourth Floor, State Office Bldg.

State House Topeka, Kansas 66612 Topeka, Kansas 66612 Mr. John M. Wylie, II Energy Reporter Kansas City Star 1729 Grand Kansas City, Missouri 64108 Mr'. Gary Haden Wichita Eagle and Beacon Box A-20 Wichita, Kansas 67201

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