ML20012A787
| ML20012A787 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 02/27/1990 |
| From: | Pickett D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9003120572 | |
| Download: ML20012A787 (3) | |
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Docket No. '50 482 Bart D. Withers President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box-411 Burlington, Kansas 66839
Dear Mr. Withers:
SUBJECTi REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING SIMULATOR CERTIFICATION FOR WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION The staff has _ completed its review of your initial Simulator Certification submittal dated January 10,1989(WM89-0010) for the Wolf Creek Generating Station simulator.
This review has identified a significant area in which there is, as yet, inadequate information to ensure complete documentation of your certification. The area of concern is your exception to all references to-
"real time" in the ANSI /ANS-3.5-1985 standard. Additional justification for this exception is required because the incorporation, over time, of simulator
-modifications in accordance with the ANSI /ANS.3.5 1985 standard is likely to degrade your simulator's performan_ce with respect to "real time". Your submittal
. indicates that " Improvements / upgrades to the simulator computer system are being evaluated," but it does not provide the details of this evaluation process.
Please provide a discussion of this evaluation and include your:
criteria for determining when simulator computer improvements / upgrades are required. You are requested to provide this information within 60 days following receipt of this letter so that this information may be promptly l
incorporated in the staff's records, p
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- As indicated above, our. review is only to ensure completeness of documentation.
The review does not extend to verification of-the accuracy of the data or statements made in the certification, nor does it provide NRC approval of.your 6
simulator for use in administering operating tests.
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The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements contained in this letter.
sffect fewer than ten respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required l
v :er P.L. 96 11.
Sincerely,
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411
'Burlington; Kansas 66839~
Dear Mr. Withers:
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR' ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING SIMULATOR a
CERTIFICATION FOR WOLF CREEK ~ GENERATING STATION
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The staff has completed its review of your-initial Simulator Certification submittal dated January 10,1989(WM89-0010) for the Wolf Creek Generating
. Station simulator. This review has identified a significant area in which J
there is, as yet, inadequate information to ensure complete documentation of-your certific.ation. The area of concern is your exception to all references to "real time" in'the ANSI /ANS-3.5-1985 standard. Additional ~ justification for this exception is required because the incorporation, over time, of simulator-modifications in accordance with the ANSI /ANS-3.5-1985 standard is likely to degrade your simulator's performance with respect to real time". Your submittal indicates that " Improvements / upgrades to the simulator computer system are being evaluated," but it does not provide the details of this evaluation process.
Please provide a discussion of this evaluation and-include your-criteria:for determining when simulator computer improvements / upgrades are
-required.
You.are requested to provide this information'within C0 days following receipt of this letter so that this information may be promptly 4
incorporated in the staff's records.
. As indicated.above, our review is only to ensure completeness of documentation.
The review does not extend to verification of the accuracy of-the data or stattmt:nts made in the certification, nor does it provide NRC approval of your
- simulator for use in~ administering operating tests.
The reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements contained in this letter affect fewer than ten respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L. 96-11.
Sincerely, VT l-Douglas V. Pickett, Project Manager s
Project Directorate IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation I
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Mr. Gerald Allen Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Public Health Physicist 1800 M Street, NW Bureau of Air Quality & Radiation Washington, D.C.
20036 Control Division of Environment Chris.R. Rogers, P.E.
Kansas Department of Health Manager, Electric Department and Environment Public Service Comission Forbes Field Building 321 P. O. Box 360
. 65102 Topeka, Kansas 66620 Jefferson City, Missouri Mr. Gary Boyer, Plant Manager-
' Regional Administrator, Region III Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating' Corp.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission P. O. Box 411 799 Roosevelt Road Burlington, Kansas 66839 Glen.Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Regional Administrator, Region IV Senior Resident Inspector / Wolf Creek U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission'-
c/o U.' S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Office of Executive Director P. 0.: Box 311 for Operations Burlington, Kansas 66839 611. Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Mr. Robert Elliot, Chief Engineer-Utilities Division Mr. Otto Maynard, tianager Kansas Corporation Comission.
Regulatory Services 4th Floor - State Office Building Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1571 P. O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Office of the Governor
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