IR 05000482/2006001

Annual Assessment Letter - Wolf Creek Generating Station (NRC Inspection Report 05000482-06-001)

ML060610172
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	William Jones NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Muench R Wolf Creek
References
IR-06-001
Download: ML060610172 (7)

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March 2, 2006 Rick A. Muench, President and Chief Executive Officer

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, KS 66839SUBJECT:ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000482/2006001)

Dear Mr. Muench:

On February 7, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Wolf Creek Generating Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators for the most recent

quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. The

purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security-Related

Information" will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Wolf Creek Generating Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee

Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified

as having very low safety significance (Green) and all performance indicators indicating

performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green).

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, except those related to physical

protection, scheduled through September 30, 2007. Routine resident inspections are not listed

due to their ongoing and continuous nature. In addition to the baseline inspections, the NRC

will also be conducting inspections related to Temporary Instruction 2515/150, "Reactor

Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles" (NRC Order EA-03-009). The inspection plan is

provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues

well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. The inspections in the last 9 months of the

inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public

Document Room or from the Publicly Ava ilable Records (PARS) component of NRC's document Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation- 2 -

system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 817-860-8141 with any

questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/William B Jones, Chief Project Branch B

Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-482 License: NPF-42 Enclosure:

Wolf Creek Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:

Vice President Operations/Plant Manager

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, KS 66839 Jay Silberg, Esq.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

2300 N Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037 Supervisor Licensing Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, KS 66839 Chief Engineer Utilities Division

Kansas Corporation Commission

1500 SW Arrowhead Road

Topeka, KS 66604-4027 Office of the Governor State of Kansas

Topeka, KS 66612 Attorney General 120 S.W. 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor Topeka, KS 66612-1597 County Clerk Coffey County Courthouse

110 South 6th Street

Burlington, KS 66839-1798 Chief, Radiation and Asbestos Control Section

Kansas Department of Health and

Environment

Bureau of Air and Radiation

1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310

Topeka, KS 66612-1366 Fred Rowley, Vice Chairman Coffey County Commissioner

110 South 6th Street

Burlington, KS 66839 Gene Merry Coffey County Commissioner

110 South 6th Street

Burlington, KS 66839 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation- 3 -

Tim Sipe Coffey County Commissioner

110 South 6th Street

Burlington, KS 66839 Larry Crotts Coffey County Commissioner

110 South 6th Street

Burlington, KS 66839 Kraig Kirchner Coffey County Commissioner

110 South 6th Street

Burlington, KS 66839 Randy Rogers, Sheriff Coffey County Sheriff's Dept.

110 South 6th Street

Burlington, KS 66839 Rebecca Jewett Coffey County Emergency

Preparedness

110 South 6th Street

Burlington, KS 66839 The Honorable Rick Raymer Mayor, City of Burlington

City Hall P.O. Box 207

Burlington, KS 66839 The Honorable Larry Kelley Mayor, City of Gridley

P.O. Box 182

Gridley, KS 66852 The Honorable Bill Freemen Mayor, City of LeRoy

713 Main Street

LeRoy, KS 66857 The Honorable Ed Fisher Mayor, City of Lebo

P.O. Box 14

Lebo, KS 66856-0014 The Honorable Mark Petterson Mayor, City of New Strawn City Hall P.O. Box 922

New Strawn, KS 66839-0922 The Honorable Craig Meader Mayor, City of Waverly

P.O. Box 308

Waverly, KS 66871 Allen County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

Allen County Courthouse

P.O. Box 433

Iola, KS 66749 Lyon County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

425 Mechanic St.

Emporia, KS 66801 Anderson County Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

315 Orange Street

Garnett, KS 66032 Public Service Commission ATTN: Director

301 E. High

P.O. Box 360

Jefferson City, MO 65102 Regional Director FEMA Region VII

Department of Homeland Security

9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 300

Kansas City, MO 64114-3372 Director for Public Policy Department of Natural Resources

P.O. Box 176

Jefferson City, MO 65102 Section for Environmental Public Health ATTN: Director

P.O. Box 570

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation- 4 -

State Emergency Management Agency ATTN: Director

P.O. Box 116

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0116 Allen County Commissioners 1 North Washington

Iola, KS 66749 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Records Center

700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100

Atlanta, GA 30339 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation- 5 -

Electronic distribution by RIV:

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T. Bergman, Chief, TRPS, OEDO (TAB)S. Richards, Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (SAR)C. Holden, Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (CFH)C. Haney, Director, DORL, NRR (CXH)D. Terao, Chief, LPLG, DORL, NRR (DXT)J. Donohew, Project Manager (JND)RidsNrrDirsIpabSUNSI Review Completed: _wbj___ADAMS: Yes G No Initials: __wbj__ Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive Non-Sensitive S:\DRP\DRPDIR\EOC 05\Assessment Letters\WC.wpdRIV:C:DRP/BD:DRSD:DRPSignature WBJones;dfDDChamberlainATHowell IIIWBJones /RA/ RJCaniano for /RA/ /RA/2/22/062/23/062/23/062/24/06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax Wolf Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/01/2006 08:33:36 Report 22 4 OB-INIT-INITIAL EXAM Not Applicable 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 1 X02293 WOLF CREEK INITIAL EXAM (03/06)

3 EB1-2/17-50.59 & PERMANENT PLANT MODS Baseline Inspections 03/27/2006 03/31/2006 1 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 03/27/2006 03/31/2006 1 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1 RP-ORS-OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 06/19/2006 06/23/2006 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 5 RP TEAM-RADIATION PROTECTION TEAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 1 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 1 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 1 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 1 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 4 OB-RQ-REQUALIFICATION Baseline Inspections 08/26/2006 08/30/2006 1 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 2 TI-150-RPV & VHP NOZZLES EA-03-009 Safety Issues 09/22/2006 10/22/2006 1 2515/150 IP Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC ORDER EA-03-009)

1 RP-ORS-OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 09/25/2006 09/29/2006 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 EB1-08P-ISI Baseline Inspections 10/09/2006 10/20/2006 1 7111108P IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 1 EP2-EMERG PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 1 7111402 IP Alert and Notification System Testing Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 1 7111403 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 1 7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 1 7111405 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies Baseline Inspections 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 RP-ORS-OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY Baseline Inspections 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 03/26/2007 03/30/2007 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Wolf Creek Inspection / Activity Plan 03/01/2006-09/30/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/01/2006 08:33:36 Report 22 1 RP-ORS-OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY Baseline Inspections 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 05/21/2007 05/25/2007 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 7 EB1-21-CDB Baseline Inspections 06/25/2007 06/29/2007 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 07/09/2007 07/20/2007 1 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 2 EB2-12B-MAINTENANCE RULE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1 7111112B IP Maintenance Effectiveness 1 RP-ORS-OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY Baseline Inspections 08/13/2007 08/17/2007 1 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 08/13/2007 08/17/2007 1 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 08/13/2007 08/17/2007 1 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1 EB2-07T-HEAT SINK INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/24/2007 10/05/2007 1 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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