ML22019A093

Notification of NRC Evaluations of Changes, Tests and Experiments Inspection (05000482/2022002) and Request for Information

ML22019A093
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	01/19/2022
From:	Vincent Gaddy Region 4 Engineering Branch 1
To:	Reasoner C Wolf Creek
References
IR 2022002
Download: ML22019A093 (5)

See also: IR 05000482/2022002

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January 19, 2022

Mr. Cleve Reasoner, Chief Executive Officer

and Chief Nuclear Officer

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, KS 66839

SUBJECT:

WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC

EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS AND EXPERIMENTS INSPECTION

(05000482/2022002) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Reasoner:

The purpose of this letter is to notify you that U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff

will conduct the baseline inspection of changes, tests and experiments at your Wolf Creek

Generating Station from April 11 - 15, 2022. The inspection will consist of three reactor

inspectors from the NRCs Region IV office for one week. The inspection will be conducted in

accordance with NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.17T, Evaluations of Changes, Tests and

Experiments, dated December 8, 2016.

Experience has shown that this inspection is resource intensive for both the NRC inspectors

and your staff. To minimize the impact to your onsite resources and to ensure a productive

inspection, we have enclosed a request for information needed for this inspection. Please note

that the documents are requested to be provided by March 28, 2022. Upon review of these

documents, the inspectors will select additional documentation for review upon arrival. It is

important that all documents are up-to-date and complete in order to minimize the number of

additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the

inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand

that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Jason Knust of your Licensing organization.

If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the

lead inspector, Fabian Thomas, by telephone at 817-200-1126 or by e-mail at

Fabian.Thomas@nrc.gov.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT

This letter contains mandatory information collections that are subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

approved these information collections (approval number 3150-0011). Send comments

regarding this information collection to the Information Services Branch, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, Mail Stop: T6 A10M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to Infocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0011) Office of Management and

Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

C. Reasoner

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for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document

displays a currently valid OMB control number.

This letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be made available for public inspection

and copying at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at the NRC Public Document

Room in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, Public

Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.

Sincerely,

Vincent Gaddy, Chief

Engineering Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 05000482

License No. NPF-42

Enclosure:

Request for Information

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Vincent G. Gaddy

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Date: 2022.01.19 15:15:07 -06'00'

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Enclosure

Request for Information

Evaluations of Changes, Tests and Experiments Inspection

Wolf Creek Generating Station

Inspection Report: 05000482/2022002

Inspection Dates: April 11 - 15, 2022

Inspection Procedure:

IP 71111.17T, Evaluations of Changes, Tests and Experiments

Lead Inspector: Fabian Thomas, Reactor Inspector

Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week

The following information should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or electronic

format (preferred) by March 28, 2022, to the attention of Fabian Thomas. We request that you

categorize the documents in your response with the numbered list below. If only hard copies of

the requested documents are available or if the electronic format is too large, please inform the

lead inspector and provide the documents on the first day of the onsite inspection. Also, the

inspectors will select specific items from the information requested below and request from your

staff additional documents needed during the onsite inspection weeks. We ask that the specific

items requested be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection. If you have any

questions regarding this information request, please contact the lead inspector as soon as

possible.

1. A copy of any procedures for conducting 10 CFR 50.59 applicability determinations,

screenings, and evaluations and any other 10 CFR 50.59 program-related documents.

These documents, for example, may include procedures for implementation of alternate

processes or screening criteria such as for replacement part evaluations, design

equivalent changes, long-term configuration control, etc.

2. A list with descriptions of all 10 CFR 50.59 applicability determinations of fully

implemented changes, tests and experiments performed since the last triennial 10 CFR

50.59 inspection that did not result in a screening.

3. A list with descriptions of all 10 CFR 50.59 screenings of fully implemented changes,

tests and experiments performed since the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection that

did not result in an evaluation.

4. A list with descriptions of all 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations of fully implemented changes,

tests and experiments performed since the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection that

did not result in an application for a license amendment.

5. A list with descriptions of all fully implemented changes, tests and experiments where an

alternate process or screening criteria was applied since the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59

inspection.

6. A list with descriptions of all temporary plant modifications implemented since the last

triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection. Please note whether these temporary modifications

remain in effect.

7. A list with descriptions of all compensatory actions for degraded or non-conforming

conditions implemented since the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection.

8. A list with descriptions of all normal, abnormal, and emergency operating procedure

changes implemented since the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection.

9. A list with descriptions of all corrective action documents related to 10 CFR 50.59

applicability determinations, screenings, and evaluations since the last triennial 10 CFR

50.59 inspection.

10. A list including qualification dates of personnel qualified to prepare, review, or approve

10 CFR 50.59 applicability determinations, screenings, and evaluations.

11. A copy of the current updated final safety analysis report, technical specifications, and

technical specification bases.

12. A copy of any self-assessments or audits performed of 10 CFR 50.59 programs since

the last triennial 10 CFR 50.59 inspection.

13. A copy of the most recent submittal of the report containing a brief description of any

changes, tests and experiments, including a summary of the evaluation of each, required

by 10 CFR 50.59(d)(2).

14. A list of systems and system designators and a set of one-line (i.e., simplified) system

diagrams.

Note: Descriptions should be brief but of sufficient detail to ensure that inspectors can

determine the safety and/or risk significance of the screenings, evaluations, and modifications.

Inspector Contact Information:

Fabian Thomas

Reactor Inspector

817-200-1126

Fabian.Thomas@nrc.gov

Jonathan Braisted

Reactor Inspector

817-200-1469

Jonathan.Braisted@nrc.gov

Gerond George

Senior Reactor Inspector

817-200-1562

Gerond.George@nrc.gov

Mailing Address:

U.S. NRC, Region IV

Attn: Fabian Thomas

1600 East Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011-4125