ML042440673

Midcycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Wolf Creek Generating Station

ML042440673
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	08/30/2004
From:	Graves D NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Muench R Wolf Creek
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August 30, 2004 Rick A. Muench, President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION

Dear Muench:

On August 5, 2004, the NRC staff completed its midcycle plant performance assessment of Wolf Creek Generating Station. The midcycle review for Wolf Creek Generating Station involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance for the first half of the calendar year 2004 assessment cycle. The process included a review of performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 months.

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 so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.

This performance review and inspection plan does not include physical protection information.

A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct only reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2006.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, except those related to physical protection, scheduled through March 31, 2006. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review meeting.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs 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 Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation 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).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change the 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/ PHHarrell for David N. Graves, Chief Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-482 License: NPF-42

Enclosure:

Wolf Creek Inspection/Activity Plan cc:

Site Vice President Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839 Jay Silberg, Esq.

Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 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 Rd.

Topeka, KS 66604-4027 Office of the Governor State of Kansas Topeka, KS 66612

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation 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 Frank Moussa, Technological Hazards Administrator Department of the Adjutant General 2800 SW Topeka Blvd.

Topeka, KS 66611-1287 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (FLB2)

Resident Inspector (TBR2)

SRI, Callaway (MSP)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (DNG)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (RAK1)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (KEG)

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/RA/ VLOrdaz for /RA/ PHHarrell for 8/13/04 8/25/04 8/27/04 8/27/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Page 1 of 2 Wolf Creek 08/27/2004 07:53:33 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type PEB-52 - BIENNIAL PIR 4 1 IP 71152 Identification and Resolution of Problems 08/02/2004 08/06/2004 Baseline Inspections RP TEAM - RAD SAFETY TEAM 4 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Baseline Inspections ACRSA - ACCESS CONTROL FOR RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Baseline Inspections EB21/02 - SSD&PCI/50.59 5 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 06/27/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Baseline Inspections ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-07B - HX PERFORMANCE 1 1 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 09/19/2005 09/23/2005 Baseline Inspections EB08P - ISI 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 09/26/2005 09/30/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-12B - MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 4 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 11/28/2005 12/01/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-EP EX - EMERG PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 3 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB - WC PIR INSPECTION 3 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 01/30/2006 02/03/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 02/13/2006 02/17/2006 Baseline Inspections EB - PERMANENT PLANT MODS 2 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 02/06/2006 02/10/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Wolf Creek 08/27/2004 07:53:33 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/01/2004 - 03/31/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type OB-INIT - INITIAL EXAM 1 1 X02293 WOLF CREEK INITIAL EXAM (03/06) 02/13/2006 02/17/2006 Not Applicable 1 X02293 WOLF CREEK INITIAL EXAM (03/06) 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Not Applicable This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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