ML20235P192

Advises That 881025 & 890203 Responses to Generic Ltr 88-14, Instrument Air Supply Sys Problems Affecting Safety-Related Equipment Satisfactory

ML20235P192
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	02/17/1989
From:	Pickett D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
References
GL-88-14, TAC-71743, NUDOCS 8903020129
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l Docket No. 50-482 Mr. Bart D. Withers  ;

President and Chief Executive Officer l Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839

SUBJECT:

WOLF. CREEK RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 88-14-INSTRUMENT AIR SUPPLY PROBLEMS AFFECTING SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPMENT (TAC NO. 71743) 1 l

,0n August 8, 1988, the NRC staff issued NRC Generic Letter 88-14 " Instrument air Supply System Preblems Affecting Safety-Related Equipment." The letter requested licensees to review NUREG-1275, Volume 2, and perform a design and operations verification of the instrument air system. The letter also re-quested that within 180 days of receipt of the letter, licensees provide a <

written response that 1 a) verifies by test that actual instrument air quality is consistent with the manufacturer's recommendations for individual components served,

• b) verifies that maintenance practices, emergency procedures, and train-ing are adequate to ensure that safety-related equipment will function as intended on loss of instrument air, c) verifies that the design of the entire instrument air system includ-ing air or other pneumatic accumulators is in accordance with its intended function, and d) discusses your program to maintain proper instrument air quality.

By letter dated October 25, 1988 and February 3,1989, you responded to the information requested in the above items of the generic letter. In addition, your letter stated that a program to verify and maintain proper instrument air quality is being formalized as part of the surveillance program and should be implemented by March 31, 1989. This fulfills your requirement in responding to Generic Letter 88-14.

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As discussed in the letter, you should document und maintain for at least two  ! ;

years an evaluation of your actions in responding to the generic letter. These  !

records may be subject to future auditing. ,

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9l Douglas V. Pickett, Project flanager Project Directorate - IV, l l Division of Reactor Projects - III, i IV, V and Special Projects l Office of fluclear Reactor Regulation  !

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As discussed in the letter, you should document and maintain for at least two years an evaluation of your actions in responding to the generic letter. These records may be subject to future auditing.

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O Mr. Bart D. Withers Wolf Creek Generating Station Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Unit No. I CC: I Jay $11 berg, Esq. Mr. Gerald Allen l Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge Public Health Physicist 1800 M Street, NW. Bureau of Air Quality & Radiation Washir,gton, 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 Topeka, Kansas 66620 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 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 l Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 '

Regional Administrator, Region IV Senior Resident Inspector / Wolf Creek U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission c/o V. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Office of Executive Director ,

P. O. Box 311 for Operations i Burlington, Kansas 66839 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 i Mr. Robert Elliot, Chief Engineer Utilities Division Mr. Otto Maynard, Manager Licensing Kansas Corporation Comission Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

4th Floor - State Office Building P. O. Box 411 Topeka, Kansas 66612-1571 Burlington, Kansas 66839 l

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