ML20247N167

Forwards Safety Evaluation Re Plant First 10-yr Inservice Testing Program & Requests for Relief Re Reclassification of 16 Valves from Passive to Active & Clarification of Cold Shutdown Justification

ML20247N167
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	09/20/1989
From:	Hebdon F Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
Shared Package
ML20247N171	List: ML20247N167 ML20247N181
References
TAC-57359, NUDOCS 8909260163
Download: ML20247N167 (4)

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Ig UNITED STATES 8" o NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION b $ WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555

%,,,,, September 20, 1989 Docket No. 50-482 Mr. Bart D. Withers President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Post Office Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66639

SUBJECT:

SAFETY EVALUATION (SE) RELATED TO THE WOLF CREZ/. GEdERATiht STATION FlhST TLk YLt.R lbSERVICE TESTING (IST) PROGRAM AND REQUESTS FOR RELIEF FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS (TAC NO. 57359) by letter dated April 14, 1988, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation subs;itte.d a response to the staf f's SE dated January 15, 1988, on the Wolf Creek Generating Station IST program. Letters were also submitted on June 29, 1988, September 1,-1988, October 20, 1988, and June 9, 1989, in response to the staff's request for additional informatiuh. Tht. submittals describe the changes to the IST program based on the 19 anomalies identified in Appendix C of EG&G Idaho Inc's (EG&G) lechnical Evaluation Report attached to the NRC SE dated January 15, 1988. The major changes involved the accition, celetion and revision of 12 relief request:; ar.d other changes involving reclassifying 16 valves from passive to active and clarifying a cold shutdown justification.

The NRC staff along with the technical assistance from EG&G has completed its review on the proposed IST program char;ges as noted abcve. We have reviewed the relief request pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55(a)(3)(1) and (g)(6)(i) which authorizcs the Commission tc grcnt relief from requirements uper. making the necessary findings. In requesting relief under 10 CFR 50.55(a)(3)(i) er (g)(6)(i), it must be demonstrated that: (1) the proposed alternatin previde an acceptable levt1 of quality and safety or (2) conformance with certain requirements of the applicable Code edition and addenda is impractical for its fa cility . As stated in the enclosed SE, thc staff has determined that for the relief granted, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(i) and 50.55a(a)(3)(1), the requirements of the code are impractical and the proposed alternatives will provide an acceptable level c1 quality ano safety. This relief is authorized Ofol l

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• by-law and will not endanger life, or property, or the coianon defense and security and is otherwise in the public interest giving due consideration to the burden placed upon the licensee if the requirements were imposed on the facility.

Sincerely,

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Frederick J. Hebdon, Director Project Directorate IV Division of Reactor Projects - III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i

Enclosure:

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• Mr. Bart D. Withers Wolf Creek Generating Station Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Unit No. 1 cc:

, Jay Silberg, Esq. Mr. Gerald Allen '

Shaw, Pittn.an, Potts & Trowbridge Public Health Physicist 1800 M Street, NW Bureau of Air Quality & Radiation i Washington, D.C. 20036 Control d Division of Environment Chris R. Rogers, P.E. Kansas Department of Health Manager, Electric Department and Environment Public Service Comission Forbes Field Building 321 i 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 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.

Burlington, Kansas 66839 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 l

Arlington, Texas 76011 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 66639 Office of t h Governor State of Kansas Topeka, Kansas 66612 Attorney General l 1st Floor - The Statehouse Topeka, Kansas 66612

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