WM 03-0005, Operating Corporation'S (Wcnoc'S) Twenty-Day Response to NRC Issuance of Order for Compensatory Measures Related to Access Authorization

Operating Corporation'S (Wcnoc'S) Twenty-Day Response to NRC Issuance of Order for Compensatory Measures Related to Access Authorization

ML030300404
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	01/27/2003
From:	Muench R Wolf Creek
To:	Collins S Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
WM 03-0005
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'NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION Richard A. Muench President and Chief Executive Officer January 27, 2003 WM 03-0005 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mr. Samuel J. Collins, Director ATTN: Document Control Desk Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington, DC 20555 Mail Stop 5-E7 One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738

Reference:

Letter dated January 7, 2003, from S. J. Collins, USNRC, to David Erbe, WCNOC, (Order Modifying License dated January 7, 2003)

Subject:

Docket: 50-482: Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation's (WCNOC's) Twenty-Day Response to NRC Issuance of Order For Compensatory Measures Related to Access Authorization Gentlemen:

The Reference issued a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Order to WCNOC that modifies the current operating license for Wolf Creek Generating Station, Unit 1. The Order was effective immediately and requires compliance with specific safeguards and security compensatory measures as stated in Attachment 2 to the Order.

The Order requires a twenty-day response. Attachment 1 to this letter provides the twenty-day response for WCNOC. Attachment 2 provides WCNOC's schedule for implementation of each item of Attachment 2 of the Order.

P.O Box 411 1 Burlington, KS 66839 / Phone (620) 364-8831 An Equal Opportunity Employer MF/HCVET AW ý

WM 03-0005 Page 2 of 2 This response is hereby submitted to the Commission in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4 and 10 CFR 2.202.

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (620) 364-4000, or Mr. Tony Harris at (620) 364-4038.

Very truly yours, Richard A. Muench RAM/rig : Twenty-day Response to Order : Schedule for Implementation cc: J. N. Donohew (NRC), w/a D. N. Graves (NRC), w/a E. W. Merschoff (NRC), w/a Senior Resident Inspector, w/a (NRC)

STATE OF KANSAS )

) SS COUNTY OF COFFEY)

Richard A. Muench, of lawful age, being first duly sworn upon oath says that he is President and Chief Executive Officer of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation; that he has read the foregoing document and knows the contents thereof; that he has executed the same for and on behalf of said Corporation with full power and authority to do so; and that the facts therein stated are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

Richard A. ench President a Id Chief Executive Officer SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me this 271" day of",..* , 2003.

Notary Public My Appt UP. Expiration Date ' i)&oog-Y,*Ay to WM 03-0005 Page 1 of 2 20-Day Response to NRC Order Dated January 7, 2003 The NRC order of January 7, 2003 includes the following reporting requirements:

Ill.

B. 1. All Licensees shall, within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order, notify the Commission (1) if they are unable to comply with any of the requirements described in Attachment 2, (2) if compliance with any of the requirements is unnecessary in their specific circumstances, or (3) if implementation of any of the requirements would cause the Licensee to be in violation of the provisions of any Commission regulation or the facility license. The notification shall also provide justification for seeking relief from or variation of any specific requirement.

2. Any Licensee that considers that implementation of any of the requirements described in Attachment 2 to this Order would adversely impact safe operation of the facility must notify the Commission, within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order, of the adverse safety impact, the basis for its determination that the requirement has an adverse safety impact, and either a proposal for achieving the same objectives specified in the Attachment 2 requirement in question, or a schedule for modifying the facility to address the adverse safety condition. If neither approach is appropriate, the Licensee must supplement its response to Condition B.1 of this Order to identify the condition as a requirement with which it cannot comply, with attendant justifications as required in Condition B.1.

C. 1. All Licensees shall, within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order, submit to the Commission, a schedule for achieving compliance with each requirement described in Attachment 2.

2. All Licensees shall report to the Commission when they have achieved full compliance with the requirements described in Attachment 2.

to WM 03-0005 Page 2 of 2 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation's (WCNOC's) Response:

B. 1. WCNOC will, to the extent permitted under existing Federal and state statutes and laws, implement the access authorization compensatory measures per the NRC order dated January 7, 2003. WCNOC recognizes that industry guidance on the compensatory measures (CMs) has not been finalized nor endorsed by the NRC. Ongoing interpretation of the CMs may reveal conflicts with applicable laws. If any conflicts are identified, WCNOC will notify the NRC.

2. Implementation of the requirements described in Attachment 2 to the Order would not adversely impact safe operation of WCNOC.

C. 1. Attachment 2 to this letter specifies WCNOC's schedule for achieving compliance with each requirement described in Attachment 2 to the Order. In each case, the schedule for achieving compliance satisfies the schedule requirements prescribed in the Order.

2. WCNOC will report to the Commission when full compliance with the requirements in Attachment 2 to the Order has been achieved.

to WM 03-0005 Page 1 of 1 Implementation Schedule for Attachment 2 of NRC Order Dated January 7, 2003 Compensatory Schedule for Measure Subject Implementation B. Unescorted Access Authorization Measures B.1.1 Special Case Temporary Unescorted Access April 7, 2003 B.1.2 Access Categories July 7, 2003 B.1.3 Verify True Identity July 7, 2003 B.1.4 Initial Unescorted Access July 7, 2003 B.1.5 Updated Unescorted Access July 7, 2003 B.1.6 Psychological Evaluation July 7, 2003 B.1.7 Reinstated Access July 7, 2003 C. Access Authorization Program Measures C.1.1 Implement Common Vehicle (PADS) July 7, 2003 C.1.2 Access Denial Measures July 7, 2003 C.1.3 Personnel Follow-up Measures July 7, 2003 C.1.4 10 CFR 26 Violation Notification July 7, 2003 C.1.5 NRC Denied Access Actions July 7, 2003 C.1.6 Conduct Reinvestigations January 7, 2004 C.1.7 Screening of Background Investigators July 7, 2003 C.1.8 Enhance Behavioral Observation January 7, 2004 C.1.9 Audit of Access Authorization Program July 7, 2003 C.1.10 Management of Personnel Information July 7, 2003