ML102940463

Response to Notice of Violation and NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2010006, Acknowledgment Letter

ML102940463
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	10/21/2010
From:	Allen D NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Matthew Sunseri Wolf Creek
References
EA-10-160, IR-10-006
Download: ML102940463 (3)

See also: IR 05000482/2010006

Text

UNITED STATES

NU C LE AR RE G ULATO RY C O M M I S S I O N

R E GI ON I V

612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU ITE 400

AR LIN GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125

October 21, 2010

EA-10-160

Mr. Matthew W. Sunseri, President and

Chief Executive Officer

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, KS 66839

SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NRC INSPECTION

REPORT 05000482/2010006

Dear Mr. Sunseri:

Thank you for your letter of October 11, 2010, in response to our September 13, 2010, letter

and Notice of Violation regarding the failure to perform an adequate evaluation to determine the

cause of loss of offsite power induced water hammers and internal corrosion in the essential

service water system. We will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a

future inspection to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Donald B. Allen, Branch Chief

Project Branch B

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket: 50-482

License: NPF-42

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation - 2 -

Site Vice President

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

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 Corporation

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 66612-1590

Attorney General

120 S.W. 10th Avenue, 2nd Floor

Topeka, KS 66612-1597

Chairman

Coffey County Courthouse

110 South 6th Street

Burlington, KS 66839

Chief, Radiation and Asbestos

Control Section

Bureau of Air and Radiation

Kansas Department of Health and

Environment

1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310

Topeka, KS 66612-1366

Chief, Technological Hazards

Branch

FEMA, Region VII

9221 Ward Parkway

Suite 300

Kansas City, MO 64114-3372

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation - 3 -

Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Chris.Long@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Charles.Peabody@nrc.gov)

Administrative Assistant (Shirley.Allen@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (Don.Allen@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (Rick.Deese@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/B (Greg.Tutak@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/B (Nestor.Makris@nrc.gov)

Reactor Inspector, DRP/B (Christie.Denissen@nrc.gov)

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

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

Project Manager (Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)

Senior Enforcement Specialist (Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Acting Regional Counsel (David.Roth@nrc.gov)

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

OEMail Resource

R:\_REACTORS\WC\2010\WC NOV Acknowledgement Letter 10-21-10.docx

SUNSI Rev Compl. : Yes No ADAMS  : Yes No Reviewer Initials RWD

Publicly Avail  : Yes No Sensitive Yes : No Sens. Type Initials RWD

SPE: DRP/B C:DRP/B

RDeese DAllen

/RA/ /RA/

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