ML21090A330
| ML21090A330 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 04/01/2021 |
| From: | O'Keefe C NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Reasoner C Wolf Creek |
| References | |
| IR 2020006 | |
| Download: ML21090A330 (8) | |
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April 1, 2021 Mr. Cleve Reasoner, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839
SUBJECT:
REVISED - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000482/2020006)
Dear Mr. Reasoner:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of Wolf Creek Generating Station, reviewing performance indicators (PIs),
inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety. The baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.
This letter is being revised to correct dates in the subject and the first paragraph.
The NRC determined the performance at Wolf Creek Generating Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green).
Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2022.
The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the NRC is adjusting inspection plans and schedules in order to safeguard the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while still effectively implementing the ROP. Each planned inspection is being carefully reviewed in order to determine if any portions of the inspection can be performed remotely, how best to perform on-site portions to minimize personnel health risks, and adjust inspection schedules if needed. This is done in accordance with guidance contained in the February 1, 2021 memo, Calendar Year 2021 Inspection Guidance During COVID-19 Telework Restrictions (Agency Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession
C. Reasoner 2 Number ML21027A274). For inspections requiring extensive coordination with offsite organizations, such as evaluated emergency preparedness exercises, NRC guidance and frequently asked questions for security and emergency preparedness can be found here:
https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/security-ep/. Similarly, the NRC has developed guidance if force-on-force inspections cannot be completed as scheduled due to an emergency, such as the COVID-19 PHE. These changes help ensure the health and safety of both NRC and licensee staff while maintaining the NRCs important safety and security mission during the COVID-19 PHE. The attached inspection plan is accurate on the date of issuance but remains subject to change based on approval of potential exemption requests or other changes needed due to changing conditions in the COVID-19 PHE. NRC staff will contact your appropriate regulatory affairs staff in order to coordinate inspection planning and scheduling.
On July 18, 2019, the NRC issued a Confirmatory Order (EA-18-165) documenting the commitments made as part of a settlement agreement between Wolf Creek and the NRC. The settlement agreement relates to the apparent violation of NRC requirements as discussed in our letter dated April 2, 2019 (ADAMS Accession Number ML19092A335). That letter provided you with the results of an investigation conducted by the NRC's Office of Investigations at the Wolf Creek Generating Station to determine whether a maintenance worker and a supervisor willfully documented inaccurate information in a required record regarding the cleaning and inspection of control rod drive mechanisms on October 31, 2016. Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct Inspection Procedure 92702, Follow Up on Traditional Enforcement Actions Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Action Letters, Confirmatory Orders, And Alternative Dispute Resolution Confirmatory Orders to follow up on your actions to address these commitments. The schedule for this inspection will be decided at a later date since the Confirmatory Order contains actions that are due in 2023.
From August 2018 through August 2019, the NRC issued four Severity Level IV non-cited violations associated with impeding the regulatory process. Therefore, the NRC notified you by letter dated March 3, 2020 (ADAMS Accession Number ML20055E113) that the NRC plans to conduct Inspection Procedure 92723, Follow Up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the Same Area in a 12-Month Period, to follow up on these violations. As part of the 2020 end-of-cycle assessment process, the Regional Administrator, NRC Region IV, authorized the use of this infrequent inspection procedure. You provided written notification to the NRC of your readiness for the inspection in a letter dated January 28, 2021 (ADAMS Accession Number ML21028A661). Therefore, this inspection has been scheduled for the week of March 1, 2021.
Additionally, during this period the NRC will schedule an additional inspection per a revised version of Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/194, Inspection of the Licensees Implementation of Industry Initiative Associated with the Open Phase Condition Design Vulnerability in Electrical Power Systems (NRC Bulletin 2012-01) for any sites who elect to implement the guidance of the Industry Initiative on Open Phase Condition, Revision 3 (ADAMS Accession Number ML19163A176), which included an option for relying on annunciation and operator manual actions instead of automatic protective features to isolate a power supply affected by an open phase condition. Licensees will be individually notified when the NRC schedules these inspections In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390 of the Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component
C. Reasoner 3 of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Please contact Neil OKeefe at 817-200-1141 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely, David L. Digitally signed by David L. Proulx Proulx Date: 2021.04.05 14:49:33 -05'00' Neil F. OKeefe, Chief Reactor Projects Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 05000482 License No. NPF-42
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By: NFO Yes No Publicly Available Sensitive NRC-002 OFFICE SPE:DRP/B C:DRP/B NAME DProulx NOKeefe SIGNATURE DLP NFO DATE 04/01/21 04/01/21 IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report 07200079 - Wolf Creek 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Wolf Creek ISFSI Programs 72.212 Inspection (1 week in June) 4 1 06/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 60856 001003 Review of 10 CFR 72.212(b) Evaluations 1 06/01/2021 06/30/2021 IP 60857 001004 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations Wolf Creek ISFSI Dry Runs and First Loading Inspection (May be 3 trips in July-Sep) 2 1 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 60854 001000 Preoperational Testing Of An ISFSI 1 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI 1 07/01/2021 09/30/2021 IP 60857 001004 Review of 10 CFR 72.48 Evaluations This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 1 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Wolf Creek 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Security FFD .08 1 1 02/01/2021 02/05/2021 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness For Duty Program Wolf Creek Traditional Enforcement Followup 2 1 03/01/2021 03/31/2021 IP 92723 000914 Follow Up Inspection for Three or More Severity Level IV Traditional Enforcement Violations in the S TI 2515/194 - WC 1 1 03/15/2021 03/19/2021 TI 2515/194 000512 Inspection of the Licensees Implementation of Industry Initiative Associated With the Open Phase Condition Design Vulnerabilities In Electric Power Systems (NRC Bulletin 2012-01)
Inservice Inspection RF24 - WC 1 1 03/29/2021 04/09/2021 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
RP 1,2,PI 2 1 04/05/2021 04/09/2021 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 04/05/2021 04/09/2021 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls Security Access Authorization .01 and Access Control .02 w/PIV 2 1 06/14/2021 06/18/2021 IP 71130.01 000733 Access Authorization 1 06/14/2021 06/18/2021 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1 06/14/2021 06/18/2021 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1 06/14/2021 06/18/2021 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Design Bases Assurance (Team) 21M - Wolf Creek 6 1 07/19/2021 08/06/2021 IP 71111.21M 000713 Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 2 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Wolf Creek 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS - WC 6 1 08/30/2021 09/03/2021 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1 09/20/2021 09/24/2021 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing In-Office EP Exercise Scenario Review - WC 4 1 09/05/2021 10/17/2021 IP 71114.08 000723 Exercise Evaluation Scenario Review WC 2021 INITIAL EXAM 4 1 09/19/2021 09/25/2021 OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV) 1 10/31/2021 11/06/2021 EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)
RP 2,4 2 1 10/04/2021 10/08/2021 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 10/04/2021 10/08/2021 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment EP Biennial Exercise and PI Inspection - WC 4 1 11/15/2021 11/19/2021 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation 1 11/15/2021 11/19/2021 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 11/15/2021 11/19/2021 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Security Access Control .02 1 1 02/28/2022 03/04/2022 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1 02/28/2022 03/04/2022 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification RP 5,8 2 1 07/18/2022 07/22/2022 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1 07/18/2022 07/22/2022 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, &
Transportation This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 3 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
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IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report Wolf Creek 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2022 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Security Training/Equip Maint .07 and .04 2 1 07/18/2022 07/22/2022 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1 07/18/2022 07/22/2022 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training MC&A 1 1 07/18/2022 07/22/2022 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)
WC 2022 BRQ 3 1 07/24/2022 07/30/2022 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance EP Program & PI Inspection - WC 1 1 08/29/2022 09/02/2022 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1 08/29/2022 09/02/2022 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1 08/29/2022 09/02/2022 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1 08/29/2022 09/02/2022 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1 08/29/2022 09/02/2022 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Inservice Inspection RF25 - WC 1 1 10/03/2022 10/14/2022 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
RP 1,2,PI 2 1 10/03/2022 10/07/2022 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1 10/03/2022 10/07/2022 IP 71124.02 000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. Page 4 of 4 This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
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