IR 05000482/2023006

Annual Assessment Letter for Wolf Creek Generating Station Report 05000482/2023006

ML24044A276
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	02/28/2024
From:	Greg Werner NRC/RGN-IV/DORS/PBB
To:	Reasoner C Wolf Creek
Werner G
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IR 2023006
Download: ML24044A276 (5)

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February 28, 2024

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000482/2023006)

Dear Cleve Reasoner:

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, 2023, through December 31, 2023.

This letter informs you of the NRCs 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 baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.

The NRC determined the performance at the Wolf Creek Generating Station during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e.,

Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2025.

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 12 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.

The NRC will conduct Inspection Procedure 92702, Follow-Up on Traditional Enforcement Actions Including Violations, Deviations, Confirmatory Action Letters, and Orders, tentatively scheduled for the 3rd quarter of 2024. This inspection is associated with Confirmatory Order, NRC Inspection Report 05000482/2019010 and NRC Investigation Report 4-2018-008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19198A313). In addition, the NRC will conduct Inspection Procedure 710003, Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal, scheduled for January 2025. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs 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 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 me at 817-200-1141 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, Gregory E. Werner, Chief Projects Branch B Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket No. 05000482 License No. NPF-42 Enclosure:

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Site Inspection Activity Plan Wolf Creek 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2025 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Fire Protection Inspection - WC

1 2/12/2024 2/16/2024 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)

2/26/2024 3/1/2024 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)

Inservice Inspection - WC

1 3/25/2024 4/5/2024 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

RP 1,3,PI

1 4/8/2024 4/12/2024 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

4/8/2024 4/12/2024 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

4/8/2024 4/12/2024 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Security Equipment (.04), Security Training (.07)

1 6/10/2024 6/14/2024 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance

6/10/2024 6/14/2024 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training WC 2024 BRQ

1 6/23/2024 6/29/2024 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance RP 5,8

1 7/22/2024 7/26/2024 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

7/22/2024 7/26/2024 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation WC 2024 PI&R Inspection

1 7/22/2024 7/26/2024 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution EP Program & PI Inspection (2024) - WC

1 8/5/2024 8/9/2024 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing

8/5/2024 8/9/2024 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

8/5/2024 8/9/2024 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

8/5/2024 8/9/2024 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness

8/5/2024 8/9/2024 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification FORCE-ON-FORCE PLANNING AND EXERCISE WEEKS - WC

1 8/26/2024 8/30/2024 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing

9/16/2024 9/20/2024 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection - Wolf Creek

1 10/21/2024 10/25/2024 IP 71111.21M 000713 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection

11/4/2024 11/8/2024 IP 71111.21M 000713 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection Security Access Control (.02), Security Plan Changes (.09), Security PIV (71151)

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Site Inspection Activity Plan

11/18/2024 11/22/2024 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control

11/18/2024 11/22/2024 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes

11/18/2024 11/22/2024 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification License Renewal 71003 - WC (Phase 2)

1 1/20/2025 1/24/2025 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal

2/3/2025 2/7/2025 IP 71003 000687 Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal Commercial Grade Dedication Inspection - Wolf Creek

1 3/24/2025 3/28/2025 IP 71111.21N.03 001808 Commercial Grade Dedication

4/7/2025 4/11/2025 IP 71111.21N.03 001808 Commercial Grade Dedication Security Access Control (71130.02), Security Plan Changes (71130.09), Security PIV (71151)

1 3/31/2025 4/4/2025 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control

3/31/2025 4/4/2025 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes

3/31/2025 4/4/2025 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Cyber Security Inspection - WC

1 5/12/2025 5/16/2025 IP 71130.10 000741 Cybersecurity EP 2025 Biennial Exercise & PI Inspection - WC

1 6/2/2025 6/6/2025 IP 71114.01 000716 Exercise Evaluation

6/2/2025 6/6/2025 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

6/2/2025 6/6/2025 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Security Protective Strategy (71130.05) and Target Sets (71130.14)

1 6/23/2025 6/27/2025 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation

6/23/2025 6/27/2025 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets WC 2025 INITIAL EXAM

1 7/6/2025 7/12/2025 OV 000956 FB-OR-ONSITE VALIDATION OF INITIAL LICENSE EXAMINATION (OV)

8/17/2025 8/23/2025 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-INITIAL LICENSE EXAM ADMINISTRATION (EXAD)

RP 1,4,PI - WC

1 10/13/2025 10/17/2025 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

10/13/2025 10/17/2025 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment

10/13/2025 10/17/2025 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Inservice Inspection-WC

1 10/20/2025 10/30/2025 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)

MC&A - WC

1 11/17/2025 11/21/2025 IP 71130.11 000742 Material Control and Accounting (MC&A)

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