ML13121A489

Wolf Creek 2012 End of Cycle Meeting Summary 4-18-13

ML13121A489
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Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	05/01/2013
From:	O'Keefe N F NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Sunseri M W Wolf Creek
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May 1, 2013 Matthew W. Sunseri, President and Chief Executive Officer Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation P.O. Box 411 Burlington, KS 66839

SUMMARY

OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS PERFORMANCE OF WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORPORATION

Dear Mr. Sunseri:

On April 18, 201 3 , members of the NRC staff met with representatives of Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation in New Strawn, KS to discuss the results of the yearly performance assessment of Wolf Creek Generating Station. A copy of the NRC's presentation is included as Enclosure 1.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading

-rm/adams.html (The Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, /RA/ Neil O'Keefe , Chief Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-482 License No.: NPF-42

Enclosures:

1. Presentation Slides U N I T E D S T A T E S N U C L E A R R E G U L A T O R Y C O M M I S S I O N R E G I O N I V1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD A R L I N G T O N , T E X A S 7 6 0 1 1-4511 M Sunseri Electronic distribution by RIV

Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)

Acting Deputy Regional Administrator (Robert.Lewis@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov

) Acting DRP Deputy Director (Michael.Scott@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)

Acting DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Charles.Peabody@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/B (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov) Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (Mike.Bloodgood@nrc.gov) Project Engineer, DRP/B (David

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

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

) Project Manager (Fred.Lyon@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov

) ACES (R4Enforcement.Resource@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov

) Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)

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

RIV/ETA: OEDO (Doug.Huyck@nrc.gov)

File Located:

R:\_REACTORS\_WC\2013 ADAMS: SUNSI Rev Compl.

Yes No ADAMS Yes No Reviewer Initials MRB Publicly Avail Yes No Sensitive Yes No Sens. Type Initials MRB RIV/SPE:DRP/B C:DRP/B MRBloodgood C FO'Keefe /RA/ /RA/ 5/1/13 5/1/13 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E

-mail F=Fax

Enclosure 1Wolf Creek Generating Station2012 Annual Assessment MeetingNuclear Regulatory Commission

-Region IVBurlington, KSApril 18, 2013 2AgendaIntroductionsOverview of Inspection ProcessDiscussion of Plant Performance ResultsWCNOC CommentsClosing RemarksPublic Comments and Questions NRC StaffKriss Kennedy, Director, Division of Reactor Projects, NRC Region IVCharles Peabody, Senior Resident Inspector at Wolf Creek 3

Enclosure 4NRC Performance GoalsSafety: Ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment.Security: Ensure adequate protection in the secure use and management of radioactive materials.

5Reactor Oversight ProcessSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance AreasSafetyCornerstonesBaseline Inspection ResultsSignificance ThresholdAction MatrixSignificance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorResultsRegulatory ResponseStrategicPerformance Areas 6Significance ThresholdPerformance IndicatorsGreen:Only Baseline InspectionWhite:Increases NRC oversightYellow:Increases NRC oversightRed:Increases NRC oversightInspection FindingsGreen:Very low safety issueWhite:Low to moderate safety issueYellow:Substantial safety issueRed:High safety issue

Enclosure 7Action Matrix ConceptIncreasing Safety SignificanceIncreasing NRC Inspection EffortsIncreasing NRC/Licensee Management InvolvementIncreasing Regulatory ActionsLicenseeResponseRegulatoryResponseDegradedCornerstoneMultiple/Rep.DegradedCornerstoneUnacceptablePerformance 8Wolf Creek Generating Station Inspection ActivitiesJanuary 1 -December 31, 2012Baseline Inspection

-~ 7500 hours0.0868 days <br />2.083 hours <br />0.0124 weeks <br />0.00285 months <br />

-Resident inspectors on site daily

-Regional inspectors from Arlington, TX

-Maintenance

-Operations

-Engineering

-Radiation Protection

-Security-Emergency Preparedness 9Wolf Creek Generating Station Inspection ActivitiesJanuary 1

-December 31, 2012Baseline InspectionsAugmented InspectionFollow-up Augmented InspectionProblem Identification and Resolution Team Inspection

Enclosure 10Wolf Creek Generating StationAnnual Assessment SummaryJanuary 1

-December 31, 2012Overall conclusion: Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation operated Wolf Creek Generating Station in a manner that preserved public health and safety 11Wolf Creek Generating Station Assessment ResultsJanuary 1

-December 31, 2012Wolf Creek Generating Station entered the Degraded Cornerstone Action Matrix (Column 3)

-Yellow finding for maintenance that affected safety-related equipment not implemented in accordance with procedures

-White performance indicator due to emergency diesel generator failures 12Wolf Creek Generating StationAnnual Assessment SummaryJanuary 1

-December 31, 2012Current Status:

-The Yellow finding was promptly corrected before the plant restarted

-Extensive corrective actions to improve diesel reliability in the recent outage

Enclosure 13Future InspectionsA Supplemental NRC Inspection completed in March for actions to address the White Performance Indicator NRC plans a larger Supplemental Team Inspection to review the actions to address the Yellow findingFollow-up inspection of progress on substantive cross

-cutting issues will be performed concurrent with the Supplemental Team InspectionWolf Creek Generating Station Annual Assessment Summary 14January 1

-December 31, 2012Current substantive cross-cutting issues-Thoroughness of problem evaluation

-Appropriateness and timeliness of corrective actions

-Conservative decision

-making-Completeness and accuracy of design information, procedures and work instructionsWolf Creek Generating Station Annual Assessment Summary 15Licensee Response and RemarksMatthew SunseriPresident and Chief Executive OfficerWolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

Enclosure 16NRC Closing RemarksKriss KennedyDirector Division of Reactor ProjectsNRC Region IV 17Open to the PublicThe NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities. At www.nrc.gov, you can:

-Find public meeting dates and transcripts;

-Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and

-Access the agency's Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.

18Contacting the NRCReport an emergency

-(301) 816-5100 (call collect)Report a safety concern

-(800) 695-7403 -Allegation@nrc.govGeneral information or questions

-www.nrc.gov

-Select "What We Do" for Public Affairs

Enclosure Actions in Response to the Japan Nuclear AccidentActions in response to Japan Nuclear Accident Website: http://www.nrc.gov/japan/japan

-info.htmlMailbox for comments on staff actions: JLD_Public.Resource@nrc.govOffice of Public Affairs Point of Contact: OPA.resource@nrc.govor 301-415-8200 19 NRC Social Media ChannelsBlog:http://public

-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/nrcgov/Twitter:https://twitter.com/#!/nrcgovYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/NRCgovRSS:http://www.nrc.gov/public

-involve/listserver.html#rss 20 21Reference SourcesReactor Oversight Process

-http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.htmlPublic Electronic Reading Room

-http://www.nrc.gov/reading

-rm.htmlPublic Document Room 800-397-4209 (Toll Free)

Enclosure Questions or Comments?

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