IR 05000482/2014006
| ML14239A622 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/2014 |
| From: | Pruett T W NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Heflin A C Wolf Creek |
| O'Keefe N F | |
| References | |
| IR-2014-006 | |
| Download: ML14239A622 (7) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 E LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TX 76011
-4511 September 2, 2014 Adam C. Heflin, President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839
SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION (REPORT 0500482/2014006)
Dear Mr. Heflin:
O n August 1 2 , 20 14 , t h e NRC co m p l e t ed i t s mid-c y c l e p e r f o rm a n ce r e v i e w of W o l f C r e e k G en e r a t i n g St a t i o n. T he NR C r e v i e w ed t he m o s t recent q u a r t e r l y p e r f o rm a n ce i n di ca t o r s (P Is) i n ad di t i on t o inspe c t i on resu l t s and e n f o r ce m e n t ac t i ons fr o m July 1, 2 013, t h r o u gh June 30, 2014.
T h i s l e tt e r i n f o r m s y ou o f t h e NRC's ass e s s ment o f W o l f C r eek G en e r a t i n g St a t i on d u r i n g t h i s p e r i od and i t s p l a n s f o r f u t u r e insp e c t i o n s a t t hat f ac ili t y.
The NRC determined that overall, W o l f C r e e k G en e r a t i n g St a t i o n was operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance at W o l f C r e e k G en e r a t i n g S t a t i on during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC
's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because of one Greater-than-Green Security Cornerstone input and one White finding in the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone. The Security issue was described in Inspection Report 05000482/2014405 (ADAMS ML14069A025)
, and the White Emergency Preparedness finding , associated with a failure to maintain adequate methods for assessing the potential consequences of a radiological emergency condition
, was described in Inspection Report 05000482/2014503 (ADAMS ML14182A628). The NRC issued a Follow
-Up Assessment letter dated March 26, 2014, (ADAMS ML14085A376)
to inform you of your movement from the Licensee Response Column to the Regulatory Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix
.
In addition to ROP baseline inspections, the NRC plans to conduct supplemental inspection s in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, "Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area," when you inform us of your readiness for these inspections. The objectives of this inspection procedure are to provide assurance that, for risk-significant performance issues: (1) the root causes and contributing causes are understood; (2) the extent of condition and extent of cause are identified; and (3) the licensee's corrective actions are sufficient to address the root and contributing causes and prevent recurrence. These supplemental inspections will separately review your actions to address the Greater-than-Green Security Cornerstone input and White finding in the Emergency Preparedness Cornerstone. T he NR C a l so issued a C h illi ng E f f e c t Le tt e r (C E L) (ADA M S M L1323 3 A 2 08) t o W o l f C r e e k N uc l ear O p e r a t i n g C o r p o r a t i on on A u g u s t 1 9 , 2 0 1 3. T he CE L w as issued because t he Occup a t i onal S a f e t y and H ea l t h A d mini s tr a t i on (OSHA) had issued a f i n d i n g o f d i s c r i m i n a t i on f o r r a i s i n g s a f e t y conc e r n s a g a i nst a f o r m e r e m p l o y ee of an e n g i n e e r i n g c o n tr a c t or e m p l o y ed by W o l f C r e e k N uc l e a r O p e r a t i n g C o r p or a t ion, and d ue t o t he N R C i de n t i f y i ng t h a t a c h ill ed w o r k e n v i r o n ment e x i s t ed w i t h i n y our f ac ili t y's Q uali t y A ssu rance Gr ou p. Issua n ce o f a CE L m e e t s t he NR C c r i t e r i a i n Insp e c t i on M anu a l C ha p t er (I M C) 0305, "O p e r a t i n g R eac tor Asses s m ent P r o g r a m ," f o r t he i de n t i f i ca t i on o f a c r os s-c u t ti n g t h e m e i n t he a r ea o f s a f e t y consc i ous w o r k e n v i r o n m ent (S C W E). T he NRC has a ssessed y our 3 0-day and 6-m o n t h respo nses t o t he CEL, and conduc t ed a publi c m e e t i n g i n t he R e g i on I V o ff i ce on Jan u a r y 22, 201 4 , t o d iscuss t he a c tions that y ou a r e t a k i n g t o ad d r e s s t he w o r k i n g e n v i r o n m e nt a t y our f ac ili t y. T he NRC has dec ided no t t o open a su b s t a n t i v e c r os s-cu tt i n g issue i n t he a r ea o f S C W E a t t h i s t i me because t he NR C s t a f f d oes not h a v e a conc e r n w i t h y our ac t i o n s. T h i s t h e m e w ill con t i nue t o be r e v i e w ed d u r i ng t he n e x t p er f o rmance as sess m e n t a s w e co n t i n u e t o m o ni t o r your s t a f f's a c t i ons t o en s u r e W o l f C r e e k G en e r a t i n g S t a t i on i s a w o r k p lace t h a t f o s t e r s an e n v i r o n ment w h e r e e m p l o y ees f eel f r e e , and a r e enco u r a ged, t o r a i se s a f e t y conce r n s. The NRC will conduct a follow
-up inspection to review your actions to address the CEL when you inform us of your readiness for inspection.
As a result of the Safety Culture Common Language Initiative, the terminology and coding of cross-cutting aspect s were revised. All cross
-cutting aspects identified during inspections conducted in calendar year 2014 reflect this revision to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0310. Cross-cutting aspects identified in 2013 using the 2013 terminology were converted to the latest revision in accordance with the cross
-reference in IMC 0310 during the mid
-cycle assessment review and evaluated for cross
-cutting themes and potential substantive cross
-cutting issues in accordance with IMC 0305.
T he enc losed insp e c ti on p l an li s t s t he i nspec t i ons s c hed ul ed t h r o u g h December 31, 2 01 5. R o u t i ne inspec t i ons p e r f o r m ed b y r es i de n t insp e c t o r s a r e not i nc l uded i n t he i ns p e c t i on p lan. The inspec t ions sched ul ed t o be cond u c t ed d u r i n g t he last n i ne m o n t hs a r e t e n t a t i v e and m ay be r e v ised based on t he r e s u l t s o f t h e end-of-c y c l e p e r f o rmance r e v i e w. T he N R C p r o v i des t he inspec t i on p l an t o a l l ow f or t he reso l u t i on o f any scheduli ng co n f li c t s and p e rsonnel a v a il abili t y issues. T he NR C w ill con tact y our s t a f f as soon a s poss i b l e t o d iscuss c ha n g es t o t he inspec t i on p l an sho ul d c i r cu m s tances w a rr ant a n y cha n g e s. T h i s insp e c t i o n p l an does not i nc l ude secu r i t y r e l a t ed inspec t ions, w h i ch w ill be sent v i a sep a r a t e , n o n-p ubli c l y a v a il a bl e co rrespond e n c e. In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA
-12-049, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond
-Design-Basis External Events," which requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond
-design-basis external event. Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA
-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," which requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyond-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders. This audit includes an onsite component in order for the NRC to evaluate licensee plans for complying with the Orders, as described in site-specific submittals, and to receive and review information relative to associated open items. This onsite activity will occur in the months prior to a declaration of compliance for the first unit at each site, and will aid staff in development of an ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site.
The date for the onsite component at your site is being coordinated with your staff. A site-specific audit plan for the visit will be provided in advance to allow sufficient time for preparations.
I n acc o r danc e w i t h 10 CFR 2.390 o f t he NRC's R ul es o f P r ac t i c e , a copy o f t h i s l e tter w i ll be a v a il a bl e e l ec tr o ni ca ll y f o r publi c insp e c t i on i n t he NR C P ubli c Docu m e n t R oom o r f r o m t he P ubli c l y A v a il a bl e Reco r ds (PAR S) co m pon e n t o f NRC's doc u m en t s y s t e m (A DA M S). ADA M S i s access i b l e f r om t he N R C W e b s i t e a t h tt p://w w w.n r c.g o v/r ead i ng-r m/a d a m s.h tm l (t he P ubli c El ec tr o ni c R ea d i n g R o o m). Please co n t a c t Mr. Neil F. O'Keefe a t 8 1 7-2 0 0-1141 w i t h any q u e s t i ons y ou m ay h a v e r e g a r d i n g t h i s l e t t e r.
Sincerely,/RA/
Troy W. Pruett, Acting Director Di v i s i on of R eac t o r P r o j e c t s Docket No.
- 50-482 License No.
Enclosure:
Wolf Creek Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan
SUNSI Review By: NOKeefe ADAMS Yes No Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Non-Sensitive Sensitive OFFICE RIV/BC/DRP RIV/D/DRS RIV/D/DRP NAME OKeefe/dll AVegel TPruett SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/VGaddy for /RA/ DATE 8/21/14 8/25/14 8/25/14 Letter to Adam from Troy W. Pruett dated September 2, 2014
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