ML20206J952

Advises That 880708 & 0929 Responses to NRC Bulletin 88-004 Fulfill Requirement in Responding to Bulletin

ML20206J952
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	11/17/1988
From:	Pickett D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
References
IEB-88-004, IEB-88-4, NUDOCS 8811290202
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%,j[ November 17, 1988 Dotht I o. 50-482 Mr. Bart D. Withers President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek I:uclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Eurlington, Kansas 66E39-

SUBJECT:

RESPONSE T0 i;RC BULLET 1H 88-04 On May 5,1988, the NRC staff issued NRC Bulletin 88-04, "Potential Safety-Related Puup Loss." The bulletin rquested the evaluation of all safety-related purnps for 1) purnp-to-pump intera i during miniflow operation that could .

result in dead-heading of one or e of the pumps and 2) the adequacy of the minimum flow bypass lines with res uct to damage resulting from operation and testing in the minimurn flow mode. The bulletin also requested that within 60 days of receipt of the bulletin, licensees provide a written response that (a) sunrarizes the problems and the systems affected, (b) identifies the short-term and long-term modifications to plant operating procedures or hardware that have been or are being implemented to ensure safe plant operations, (c) identifies

an appropriate schedule for long-tern. resolution of this and/or other significant .

problems that are identified as a result of this bulletin, and (d) provides '

justification for continued operation particularly with regard to General Design Criterion 35 of Appendix A to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (19 CFR Part 50), "Emergency Core Cooling" and 10 CFR 50.46, "Acceptance Criteria for Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Light Water Nuclear Power Reactors." Additionally, the staff requested that within 30 days of completion of the icog-terr., resolution actions, that licensees provide a written response describing the actions taken.

By letters dated July 8, 1988 and September 29, 1988, you responded to Bulletin 88-04 Your response provided the information requested in a, b, c, and d  :

above. Your response also stated that long term training, technical manual and '

operating procedure changes are anticipated to be cornpleted by April 1,1989.

This fulfills your requirement in responding to Bulletin 88-04 8811290202 881117 92 I'0\ '

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m 1tr. Bart D. ilithers As discussed in Bulletin 88-04, you shou (d document and nelntain for at least two years an evaluation of your actions in resPunding tu the bulletin. These records inay be subject to future suditing.

Sincerely, ISl Douglas V. Pickett, Project !!anager Project Directorate - IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of fluclear Reactor Reguiation cc: See next page DIST 1014

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fir. Bart D. Withers As discussed in Bulletin 88-04, you should document and maintain for at least two years an evaluation of your actions in responding to the bulletin. These records may be subject to future auditing.

Sincerely, ,

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Jay Silberg, Esq. Mr. 6erald Allen Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Public Health Physicist 1800 M Street, i:W Bureau of Air Quality & Radiation Washington, D.C' 20036 . Control Division of Environment Chris R. Rogers, P.E. Kansas Department of Heal,th Manager, Electric Department and Environment Public Service Commission Forbes Field Building 321 P. O. Box 360 Topeka, Kansas 66620 Jefferscn City, Missouri 65102 Mr. Gary Boyer, Plant Manager Regional Administrator, Region III Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

U.S. ?!uclear Regulatory Commission P. 04 Box 411 799 Roosevelt Road Burlington, Kansas 66E39 Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Fegional Administrator, Region IV Senior Resident Inspector / Wolf Creek U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission c/o U. S. tiuclear Regulatory Cornission Office of Executive Director .

P. O. Eox 311 for Operations Burlington, Kansas 66839 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 -

Arlington, Texas 76011 1 Mr. Robert Elliot, Chief Engineer Utilities Division Mr. Otto Maynard, Manager Licensing Kansas Corporation Comnission Wolf Creci t.'uclear Operating Corp.

4th floor - State Office Building P. O. Box 411 Topeka, Kansas 66612-1571 Burlington, Kansas 66639 4

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