ML17354A040

EA-17-149_ Wolf Creek Generating Station - Final Significance Determination for a Security-Related Greater than Green Finding, Notice of Violation and Follow-up Assessment Letter: NRC Security Inspection Report 05000482/2017490

ML17354A040
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	12/20/2017
From:	Kennedy K NRC Region 4
To:	Heflin A Wolf Creek
References
EA-17-149 IR 2017490
Download: ML17354A040 (3)

See also: IR 05000482/2017490

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION

A. Heflin 1

December 20, 2017

EA-17-149

Mr. Adam C. Heflin, President,

Chief Executive Officer, and

Chief Nuclear Officer

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, KS 66839

SUBJECT: WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION - FINAL SIGNIFICANCE

DETERMINATION FOR A SECURITY-RELATED GREATER THAN GREEN

FINDING, NOTICE OF VIOLATION, AND FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT LETTER;

NRC SECURITY INSPECTION REPORT 05000482/2017490

Dear Mr. Heflin:

This letter provides the final results of our significance determination of the preliminary

Greater than Green finding identified in our previous communication dated November 2, 2017,

which included U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Inspection

Report 05000482/2017407 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

(ADAMS) Accession ML17306A559). This Greater than Green finding was discussed in detail

in the subject inspection report.

In a letter dated November 8, 2017 (ADAMS Accession ML17319A088), Wolf Creek Generating

Station did not contest the characterization or the risk significance of this finding. In that same

letter, you requested a regulatory conference to provide the NRC information related to the

scope and status of your corrective action plan. In accordance with your request, a regulatory

conference was held on December 12, 2017, to discuss your views on this issue. During the

conference, your staff described your assessment of the significance of the finding and the

corrective actions taken to resolve it, including the root cause evaluation of the finding.

After considering the information developed during the inspection and the information you

provided at the regulatory conference, the NRC has concluded that the finding is appropriately

characterized as Greater than Green.

The enclosure contains Official Use

Only - Security-Related Information. Upon

separation, this cover letter is decontrolled.

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A. Heflin 2

You have 30 calendar days from the date of this letter to appeal the staffs determination of

significance for the identified Greater than Green finding. Such appeals will be considered to

have merit only if they meet the criteria given in the Inspection Manual Chapter 0609,

Attachment 2. An appeal must be sent in writing to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,

1600 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington, TX 76011.

The NRC has also determined that the finding is a violation of NRC requirements, as cited in the

Notice of Violation (Notice) provided as Enclosure 1 (non-public). The circumstances

surrounding the violation were described in detail in NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2017407.

In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, the Notice is considered escalated

enforcement action because it is associated with a Greater than Green finding.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the

enclosed Notice when preparing your response. If you have additional information that you

believe the NRC should consider, you may provide it in your response to the Notice. The NRC

review of your response to the Notice will also determine whether further enforcement action is

necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

As a result of our review of Wolf Creek Generating Stations performance, including this

Greater than Green finding, we have assessed the performance of Wolf Creek Generating

Station to be in the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix, effective the

fourth quarter of 2017. Therefore, we plan to conduct a supplemental inspection using

Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection Response to Action Matrix Column 2

Inputs, when your staff has notified us of your readiness for this inspection. This inspection

procedure is conducted to provide assurance that the root cause and contributing causes of risk

significant performance issues are understood, the extent of condition and the extent of cause

are identified, and the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence.

In accordance with Title 10 the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs

Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter, when separated from the enclosure, will

be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or in

ADAMS, accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

However, the material enclosed herewith contains Security-Related Information in accordance

with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals could present a security

vulnerability. Therefore, the material in the enclosure will not be made available electronically

for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or in ADAMS. If Security-Related

Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please mark your entire response

Security-Related Information - Withhold from Public Disclosure Under 10 CFR 2.390 in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1) and follow the instructions for withholding in

10 CFR 2.390(b)(1). In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit

requirements for your response.

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A. Heflin 3

If you have any questions regarding the NRCs final significance determination or the

enforcement aspects associated with this issue, please contact Mr. Jeremy Groom of my staff

at 817-200-1527.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kriss M. Kennedy

Regional Administrator

Docket No. 50-482

License No. NPF-42

Nonpublic Enclosure:

Notice of Violation

cc w/o enclosure:

Electronic Distribution

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