ML13121A489

End of Cycle Meeting Summary 4-18-13

ML13121A489
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	05/01/2013
From:	O'Keefe N NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Matthew Sunseri Wolf Creek
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4511 May 1, 2013 Matthew W. Sunseri, President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS PERFORMANCE OF WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION

Dear Mr. Sunseri:

On April 18, 2013, members of the NRC staff met with representatives of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation in New Strawn, KS to discuss the results of the yearly performance assessment of Wolf Creek Generating Station. A copy of the NRCs presentation is included as .

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (The Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Neil OKeefe, Chief Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-482 License No.: NPF-42

Enclosures:

1. Presentation Slides

M Sunseri Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)

Acting Deputy Regional Administrator (Robert.Lewis@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

Acting DRP Deputy Director (Michael.Scott@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)

Acting DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Charles.Peabody@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (Mike.Bloodgood@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/B (David.You@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Project Manager (Fred.Lyon@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

ACES (R4Enforcement.Resource@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

RIV/ETA: OEDO (Doug.Huyck@nrc.gov)

File Located: R:\_REACTORS\_WC\2013 ADAMS:

SUNSI Rev Compl. Yes No ADAMS Yes No Reviewer Initials MRB Publicly Avail Yes No Sensitive Yes No Sens. Type Initials MRB RIV/SPE:DRP/B C:DRP/B MRBloodgood CFOKeefe

/RA/ /RA/

5/1/13 5/1/13 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

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• In tro d u c tio n s

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• WCNOC Co m m e n ts

• Clo s in g Re m a rks

• P u b lic Co m m e n ts a n d Qu e s tio n s 2

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• Kris s Ke n n e d y, Dire c to r, Divis io n o f Re a c to r P ro je c ts , NRC Re g io n IV

• Ch a rle s P e a b o d y, S e n io r Re s id e n t In s p e c to r a t Wo lf Cre e k 3

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NRC P e rfo rm a n c e Go a ls

• S a fe ty: En s u re a d e q u a te p ro te c tio n o f p u b lic h e a lth a n d s a fe ty a n d th e e n viro n m e n t.

• S e c u rity: En s u re a d e q u a te p ro te c tio n in th e s e c u re u s e a n d m a n a g e m e n t o f ra d io a c tive m a te ria ls .

4 Re a c to r Ove rs ig h t P ro c e s s Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Performance Indicator Baseline Inspection Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response 5

S ig n ific a n c e Th re s h o ld P e rfo rm a n c e In d ic a to rs Gre e n : On ly Ba s e lin e In s p e c tio n Wh ite : In c re a s e s NRC o ve rs ig h t Ye llo w: In c re a s e s NRC o ve rs ig h t Re d : In c re a s e s NRC o ve rs ig h t In s p e c tio n Fin d in g s Gre e n : Ve ry lo w s a fe ty is s u e Wh ite : Lo w to m o d e ra te s a fe ty is s u e Ye llo w: S u b s ta n tia l s a fe ty is s u e Re d : Hig h s a fe ty is s u e 6

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Ac tio n Ma trix Co n c e p t Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone In c re a s in g S a fe ty S ig n ific a n c e In c re a s in g NRC In s p e c tio n Effo rts In c re a s in g NRC/Lic e n s e e Ma n a g e m e n t In vo lve m e n t In c re a s in g Re g u la to ry Ac tio n s 7

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Wo lf Cre e k Ge n e ra tin g S ta tio n In s p e c tio n Ac tivitie s J a n u a ry 1 - De c e m b e r 31, 2012

• Ba s e lin e In s p e c tio n s

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• P ro b le m Id e n tific a tio n a n d Re s o lu tio n Te a m In s p e c tio n 9

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Wo lf Cre e k Ge n e ra tin g S ta tio n An n u a l As s e s s m e n t S u m m a ry J a n u a ry 1 - De c e m b e r 31, 2012

• Ove ra ll c o n c lu s io n : Wo lf Cre e k Nu c le a r Op e ra tin g Co rp o ra tio n o p e ra te d Wo lf Cre e k Ge n e ra tin g S ta tio n in a m a n n e r th a t p re s e rve d p u b lic h e a lth a n d s a fe ty 10 Wo lf Cre e k Ge n e ra tin g S ta tio n As s e s s m e n t Re s u lts J a n u a ry 1 - De c e m b e r 31, 2012

• Wo lf Cre e k Ge n e ra tin g S ta tio n e n te re d th e De g ra d e d Co rn e rs to n e Ac tio n Ma trix (Co lu m n 3)

- Ye llo w fin d in g fo r m a in te n a n c e th a t a ffe c te d s a fe ty-re la te d e q u ip m e n t n o t im p le m e n te d in a c c o rd a n c e with p ro c e d u re s

- Wh ite pe rfo rm a n c e in d ic a to r d u e to e m e rg e n c y d ie s e l g e n e ra to r fa ilu re s 11 Wo lf Cre e k Ge n e ra tin g S ta tio n An n u a l As s e s s m e n t S u m m a ry J a n u a ry 1 - De c e m b e r 31, 2012

• Cu rre n t S ta tu s :

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- Exte n s ive c o rre c tive a c tio n s to im p ro ve d ie s e l re lia b ility in th e re c e n t o u ta g e 12 Enclosure

Wo lf Cre e k Ge n e ra tin g S ta tio n An n u a l As s e s s m e n t S u m m a ry Fu tu re In s p e c tio n s

• A S u p p le m e n ta l NRC In s p e c tio n c o m p le te d in Ma rc h fo r a c tio n s to a d d re s s th e Wh ite P e rfo rm a n c e In d ic a to r

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• Cu rre n t s u b s ta n tive c ro s s -c u ttin g is s u e s

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NRC Clo s in g Re m a rks Kris s Ke n n e d y Dire c to r Divis io n o f Re a c to r P ro je c ts NRC Re g io n IV 16 Op e n to th e P u b lic

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