ML22019A093
| 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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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
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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
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:
Reactor Inspector
817-200-1126
Fabian.Thomas@nrc.gov
Reactor Inspector
817-200-1469
Jonathan.Braisted@nrc.gov
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