IR 05000482/2017006

Annual Assessment Letter for Wolf Creek Generating Station (Report 05000482/2017006)

ML18052A345
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	03/01/2018
From:	Pruett T W NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Heflin A C Wolf Creek
Taylor N H
References
ML16222A733, ML17311B223 IR 2017006
Download: ML18052A345 (6)

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March 1, 2018

Adam C. Heflin, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Nuclear Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WOLF CREEK GENERATI NG STATION (REPORT 05000482/2017006)

Dear Mr. Heflin:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

has completed its end

-of-cycle performance assessment of Wolf Creek Generating Station, reviewing performance indicators (PIs)

, inspection results

, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety.

The NRC determined the performance of Wolf Creek Generating Station during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column, the second highest performance column of the NRC

's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix

. This conclusion was based on one or more Greater-than-Green inspection findings (or PIs) in the Security cornerstone originating in the last quarter of 20 17. Wolf Creek Generating Station moved to the Regulatory Response Column on December 20, 2017.

Therefore, in addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, "Supplemental Inspection Response to Action Matrix Column 2 Inputs.

" The objective of this supplemental inspection will be to (1) assure that the root causes and contributing causes of significant performance issues are understood; (2) independently assess and assure that the extent of condition and extent of cause of significant performance issues are identified; (3) assure that corrective actions taken to address and preclude repetition of significant performance issues are prompt and effective; and (4) assure that corrective plans direct prompt actions to effectively address and preclude repetition of significant performance issues.

This inspection will be scheduled after you notify the NRC of your readiness.

The NRC identified a cross

-cutting theme in the safety conscious work environment (SCWE) area. Specifically, the NRC identified a finding with a documented cross

-cutting aspect related to the inconsistent implementation of SCWE policy (S.1) that was not isolated, as discussed in NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2017004 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) ML18043A114), dated February 12, 2018. The NRC determined that the impact on SCWE was not isolated because of concerns raised in other work groups, including the security department and maintenance support group, as discussed in NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2016009 (ADAMS ML16222A733), dated August 9, 2016

, and NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2017003 (ADAMS ML17311B223), dated November 7, 2017

, respectively

. The NRC will continue to monitor your staff's effort and progress in determining the cause and implementing corrective actions for this theme. The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31

, 2019. This updated inspection plan now includes planned security inspections

, which were formerly transmitted under separate correspondence.

The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised.

The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

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

's "Rules of Practice,

" a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading

-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Please contact Nicholas Taylor at (817) 200-1141 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,/RA/ Troy W. Pruett, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.

50-482 License Nos.

NPF-42

Enclosure:

Wolf Creek Inspection Plan

Wolf Creek 01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019 UnitStartEndActivityCACTitleStaff Count MITIGATING STRATEGIES/SFP INST FOR BDBEE 4101/22/2018 01/26/2018 TI 2515/191 000509Inspection of Licensee's Responses to Order EA-12-049, EA-12-051 & EP Info Request March 12, 2012 RAD SAFETY RFO 1,2 2104/09/2018 04/13/2018 IP 71124.01 000725Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 104/09/2018 04/13/2018 IP 71124.02 000726Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 104/09/2018 04/13/2018 IP 71151000746Performance Indicator Verification INSERVICE INSPECTION 1104/16/2018 04/27/2018 IP 71111.08P 000702Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR BRQ2106/03/2018 06/09/2018 IP 71111.11B 000704Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance -

BiennialBIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4106/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 71152B 000747Problem Identification and Resolution 106/25/2018 06/29/2018 IP 71152B 000747Problem Identification and Resolution FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING & EXERCISE WEEK 7106/18/2018 06/22/2018 IP 71130.03 000735Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 107/09/2018 07/13/2018 IP 71130.03 000735Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing WC DESIGN BASES ASSURANCE TEAMS 7107/16/2018 08/03/2018 IP 71111.21M 000713Design Bases Assurance Inspection (Teams)

RAD SAFETY TEAM 5,6,7,8 4108/20/2018 08/24/2018 IP 71124.05 000729Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 108/20/2018 08/24/2018 IP 71124.06 000730Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 108/20/2018 08/24/2018 IP 71124.07 000731Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 108/20/2018 08/24/2018 IP 71124.08 000732Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation SECURITY SOLO INSPECTION 1109/10/2018 09/14/2018 IP 71130.02 000734Access Control Page 1 of 4This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report 2/23/2018 11:09:46 AM Wolf Creek

01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019

Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count

SECURITY SOLO INSPECTION

1 1

09/10/2018

09/14/2018

IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification

EP PROGRAM INSPECTION

1 1

09/17/2018

09/21/2018

IP 71114.02

000717 Alert and Notification System Testing

1 09/17/2018

09/21/2018

IP 71114.03

000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

1 09/17/2018

09/21/2018

IP 71114.04

000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1 09/17/2018

09/21/2018

IP 71114.05

000720 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies

1 09/17/2018

09/21/2018

IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification

SECURITY TEAM INSPECTION

2 1

10/01/2018

10/05/2018

IP 71130.04

000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance

1 10/01/2018

10/05/2018

IP 71130.07

000739 Security Training

TI 2515/194

2 1

12/03/2018

12/07/2018

TI 2515/194

000512 Inspection of the Licensee

s Implementation of Industry Initiative Associated With the

Open Phase Condition Design Vulnerabilities In Electric Power Systems (NRC Bulletin

2012-01)

SECURITY SOLO INSPECTION

1 1

04/01/2019

04/05/2019

IP 71130.02

000734 Access Control

1 04/01/2019

04/05/2019

IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification

WOLF CREEK 10CFR50.59 INSPECTION

3 1

04/29/2019

05/03/2019

IP 71111.17T

000709 Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments

RP INSPECTION

1 1

05/06/2019

05/10/2019

IP 71124.02

000726 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1 05/06/2019

05/10/2019

IP 71124.04

000729 Occupational Dose Assessment

MAT'L CONTROL & ACCOUNTING

1 1

05/06/2019

05/10/2019

IP 71130.11

000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

EP EXERCISE AND PI INSPECTION

4 1

06/03/2019

06/07/2019

IP 71114.01

000716 Exercise Evaluation

1 06/03/2019

06/07/2019

IP 71114.04

000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1 06/03/2019

06/07/2019

IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification

2/23/2018 11:09:46 AM

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This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report

Wolf Creek

01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019

Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count

WOLF CREEK 3RD QTR REPORT

2 1

07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.01

000691 Adverse Weather Protection

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.04

000692 Equipment Alignment - 02.01 Partial Walkdown (Quarterly)

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.04S

000693 Equipment Alignment - 02.02 Complete Walkdown

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.05A

000694 Fire Protection - Annual

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.05Q

000695 Fire Protection - Quarterly

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.06

000698 Flood Protection Measures

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.07A

000699 Heat Sink Performance - Annual

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.11A

000703 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance -

Annual 1

07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.11Q

000705 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance -

Quarterly

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.12

000706 Maintenance Effectiveness

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.13

000707 Maintenance Risk Assessments and Emergent Work Control

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.15

000708 Operability Determinations and Functionality Assessments

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.18

000710 Plant Modifications

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.19

000711 Post Maintenance Testing

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.20

000712 Refueling and Other Outage Activities

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71111.22

000715 Surveillance Testing

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71114.06

000721 Drill Evaluation

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71152 000748 Problem Identification and Resolution

1 07/01/2019

09/30/2019

IP 71153 000749 Followup of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion

CYBER SECURITY INSPECTION

4 1

07/15/2019

07/19/2019

IP 71130.10P

000741 Cyber Security

1 07/29/2019

08/02/2019

IP 71130.10P

000741 Cyber Security

SECURITY TEAM INSPECTION

2 1

07/22/2019

07/26/2019

IP 71130.05

000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation

WOLF CREEK HEAT SINK INSPECTION

2 1

08/26/2019

08/30/2019

IP 71111.07T

000700 Heat Sink Performance -Triennial

2/23/2018 11:09:46 AM

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This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

IP 22 Inspection Activity Plan Report

Wolf Creek

01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019

Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count

INSERVICE INSPECTION

1 1

09/30/2019

10/11/2019

IP 71111.08P

000702 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

RP INSPECTION

3 1

09/30/2019

10/04/2019

IP 71124.01

000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1 09/30/2019

10/04/2019

IP 71124.03

000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

1 09/30/2019

10/04/2019

IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification

WOLF CREEK 4th QTR REPORT

2 1

10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.01

000691 Adverse Weather Protection

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.04

000692 Equipment Alignment - 02.01 Partial Walkdown (Quarterly)

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.04S

000693 Equipment Alignment - 02.02 Complete Walkdown

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.05A

000694 Fire Protection - Annual

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.05Q

000695 Fire Protection - Quarterly

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.06

000698 Flood Protection Measures

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.07A

000699 Heat Sink Performance - Annual

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.11A

000703 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance -

Annual 1

10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.11Q

000705 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance -

Quarterly

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.12

000706 Maintenance Effectiveness

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.13

000707 Maintenance Risk Assessments and Emergent Work Control

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.15

000708 Operability Determinations and Functionality Assessments

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.18

000710 Plant Modifications

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.19

000711 Post Maintenance Testing

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.20

000712 Refueling and Other Outage Activities

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71111.22

000715 Surveillance Testing

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71114.06

000721 Drill Evaluation

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71152 000748 Problem Identification and Resolution

1 10/01/2019

12/31/2019

IP 71153 000749 Followup of Events and Notices of Enforcement Discretion

INITIAL EXAM

6 1

11/03/2019

11/09/2019

OV 000956 VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

1 12/08/2019

12/14/2019

EXAD 000500 LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

2/23/2018 11:09:46 AM

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