ML11188A074

Withdrawal of Licensee Amendment Request to Revise the Fire Protection Program

ML11188A074
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	06/30/2011
From:	Clemens R Wolf Creek
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC ME4757
Download: ML11188A074 (2)

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W01F CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION June 30, 2011 Richard P. Clemens Vice President Engineering ET 11-0005 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555

Reference:

1) Letter ET 10-0026, dated September 22, 2010, from T. J.

Garrett, WCNOC, to USNRC

2) Letter ET 10-0031, dated November 22, 2010, from T. J.

Garrett, WCNOC to USNRC

3) Letter dated May 24, 2011, from J. R. Hall, USNRC, to M. W.

Sunseri, WCNOC, "Wolf Creek Generating Station - Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Revise the Fire Protection Program (TAC NO.

ME4757)"

Subject:

Docket No. 50-482: Withdrawal of License Amendment Request to Revise the Fire Protection Program (TAC NO. ME4757)

Gentlemen:

Reference 1 provided Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation's (WCNOC) License Amendment Request (LAR) to make changes to the approved fire protection program as described in the Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS) Updated Safety Analysis Report (USAR). Specifically, a revision to USAR Table 9.5E-1 was proposed to include information on Reactor Coolant System process variables not maintained within those predicted for a loss of normal ac power as evaluated in Evaluation SA-08-006 Rev.1, "RETRAN-3D Post-Fire Safe Shutdown (PFSSD) Consequence Evaluation for a Postulated Control Room Fire." Reference 2 provided supplemental information necessary to enable the NRC staff to make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment. Reference 3 provided a request for additional information related to the LAR.

P.O. Box 411 / Burlington, KS 66839/ Phone: (620) 364-8831 An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/HCNET

ET 11-0005 Page 2 of 2 In preparing the information to support a response to Reference 3, further review of Evaluation SA-08-006, Revision 1, identified a number of discrepancies with the assumptions utilized.

Based on these discrepancies, WCNOC is withdrawing this license amendment request. The withdrawal of this license amendment request was discussed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Project Manager on June 29, 2011. Pending resolution of these discrepancies, WCNOC may resubmit this amendment request at a later date.

This letter contains no commitments. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at (620) 364-4084, or Mr. Gautam Sen at (620) 364-4175.

Sincerely ic ar P. Clemens RPC/rlt cc: E. E. Collins (NRC)

T. A. Conley (KDHE)

J. R. Hall (NRC)

G. B. Miller (NRC)

Senior Resident Inspector (NRC)