ML20147H531

Ack Receipt of Util Clarifying 861022 Commitment Made in Response to NRC 860926 Notice of Violation. Commitment Responsive to Requirements of 10CFR73.71

ML20147H531
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	03/04/1988
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
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NUDOCS 8803080516
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. Document Contains yi SAFEGUARDS INf0RMAT101 In Reply. Refer To:>. ..

Docket: STN 50-482/8F . .r.

Wolf _ Creek Nuclear. Operating Corporation' ATTN: --Bart D.: Withers: <-

President ard Chief Executive Officer P.O. Box 411 I Burli.ngton, Kansas--66839 k' .)/ #

. f Gentlemen:

-Thank you for tour letter of December 30, 1987, clarifying the commitment

( made.in your October 22,- 1986, response to our Notice of Violation dated September 26, 1986'. We.have reviewed your revised commitment and find it responsive to the revised requirements of 13 CFR 73.71 for reporting safeguards t

events. We will review your implementation of the revised 10 CFR 73.71 6 ' report ng requirements during a future inspection to determine that full i

V <<.:omplia.1ce hcs been c hieved and will be maintained.

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@p^@ December 30, 1987 em and T.ancer s mc ET 87-0381 R. D. Martin, Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011

Subject:

Docket No. 50-482: Clarification of Commitment due to Change in Safeguards Reporting Requirements Dear Mr. Martin The purpose of this letter is to clarify a commitment made in response to Violation 482/8619-03 in regard to reportability of a security event. This clarification is needed because of changes which were made to 10 CPR 73 71 reporting requirem9nts.

In response to Violation 482/8619-03, a commitment was made to report ur_ anticipated losses of both security computers to the NRC via ENS within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> with a 5 day follow-up written report. It was stated that these reporting requirements would be continued until final resolution of reporting requirements has been obtained.

l On October 8, 1987, the requirements for reporting safeguards events l changed, including the requirements for 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> ENS phone calls and 5 day reports. Since the requirements of 10 CPR 73.71 have changed, unanticipated losses of both security computers are now being reported in accordance with the new reporting requirements.

Under the new reporting requirements, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation is recording these events within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> and autaitting them in the quarterly log of safeguards events. This position was discussed with R.

Erickson of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and Region IV personnel.

l If you have any questions concerning this matter please contact me or Mr.

i 0. L. Maynard of my staff.

l l Very truly yours, l John A. Bailey J j Vice President BDW/11k Engineering and Technical Services cc: J. E. Cummins (NRC)

P. W. O'Connor (NRC), 2 s Document Control Desk (NRC)

O PO. Bau 411 I Ekstngton, KS 66839 / Phone: (316) 3644831

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WHEN SEPARATED FROil ENC:.OSURE S. HANDLE KANSAS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY THIS DOCUMENT AS DECONTROLLED. '**C"*'"^'"

GLENN L ROESTER

, vaca pe r s40E sit . nema an October 22, 1986 Mr. E. H. Johnson, Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commi.tsion OCT 2 91986 Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1006 -

p Arlington, Texas 76011 KMLNRC 86-194 Re: Docket No. STN 50-412 Subj: Response to Inspec', ion Report STN 50-482/86-19

Dear Mr. Johnson:

This letter is written in response tv. your letter of September 26, 1986, which transmitted Inspection Report STN 50-482/86-19. As requested, the violations (482/8619-01, 02, and 03) identified in the Inspection Report are being addressed in four parts.

(a) The reason for the violations if admittsd; (b) The corrective steps which have been taken and the re ults achieveJ, (c) Correctite steps which will be taken to avoid further violations; and (d) The date when fdl compliance will be achieved.

Kansas Gas and Electric Company (KG&E) believes that violation 8619-03 resulted from a change in interpret,ci'on of 10 CFR 73.71(c) by the NRC Region IV inspectors.

In accordanov with 10 CFR 50.109 "Backfitting" and NRC Hanual Chapter 0514 "NRC Program Nr Management of Plant-Specific Backfitting of Nuclear Power Plants", N E requests that NRC Region IV perform a backfit determination on this change. Supporting rationale for this request is included in the attached response to the violation. KG&E believes to this request is consistent with Mr. Stello's March 3,1986, letter Mr. Wilson Cadman which encouraged utilities to become familiar with the backfit process and to identify potential backfit items.

Attachment A contains Safeguards Information in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21 and therefore should be withheld from public disclosure. This letter, when seperated from the attachment does not contain Sa feguards Information and should be handled as decontrolled.

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'Mr. E. H. Johnson October 22, 1986 KMLNRC 86-194 Page 2 If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me or Mr.

O. L.. Maynard of my staff. Acknowlegement of receipt of this letter by signing the enclosed receipt form and returning it to KG&E would be appreciated.

Yours very truly, Glenn L. Koester Vice President - Nuclear GLK:see Attachment cct 90'Connor (2), w/o

.Cummins, w/o JJaylor, w/a l

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