IR 05000482/1987035

Insp Rept 50-482/87-35 on 871116-20.No Violations or Deviations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Notifications & Communications & Changes to & Operational Status of Emergency Preparedness Program

ML20237C270
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Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	12/08/1987
From:	Fisher W, Hackney C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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APPENDIX U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1 NRC Inspection Report: 50-482/87-35 Operating License: NPF-42 l Docket: 50-482

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Licensee: Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCN00)

P.O. Box 411 l Burlington, Kansas 66839 Facility Name: Wolf Creek Generating Station (WCGS)

Inspection At: Burlington, Kansas Inspection Conducted: November 16-20, 1987 Inspector: 4 . )ttick.wh <1 8' / O CharlesA. Hackney,EmergencyPyparedness ) ate /

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Approved: w /4 /rf/f 7 William L. Fisher, Chief, Nuclear Materials Date'

and Emergency Preparedness Branch Inspection Summary Inspection Conducted November 16-20, 1987 (Report 50-482/87-35)

Areas Inspected: Routine, announced inspection of notifications and communications, changes to the emergency preparedness program, and operational status of the emergency preparedness progra Results: Within the areas inspected, no violations or deviations were identifie ~

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l DETAILS

. Persons Contacted Licensee

• B. Withers, President q

• F. Rhodes, Vice President, Nuclear j

• Grant, Vice President, Nuclear {

• J. Zell, Manager, Nuclear Training l

• G. Boyer, Plant Manager- )

• M. Nichols, Superintendent, Plant Support

' *K. Moles, Manager, Emergency Planning l

• R. Andrews, Emergency Planning Administrator '

• 0. Maynard, Manager, Licensing

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• J. M. Montgomery, Deputy Regional Administrator

• L. J. Callan, Director, Division of Reactor Projects

• J. P. Jaudon, Chief, Reactor Project Section A

• Bartlett, Resident. Inspector

• Denotes attendance at exit intervie The NRC inspector also held discussions with other station personnel in the areas of emergency detection and classifications, protective action recommendations, notification and communications, staffing and augmentation, health physics, operations, and emergency response organizatio . Followup on Previous Inspection Findings (Closed) Violation 482/8714-01: The NRC inspector reviewed licensee's communication test logs. The data indicated that the monthly and quarterly communications test had been complete (Closed) Deficiency 482/8425-02: The NRC inspector reviewed correspondence dated December 15, 1986. The letter was sent from the licensee to Mr. H. R. Denton in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulatio The licensee stated that the Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS) was

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installed and operational. The SPDS operation will be verified during the Emergency Response Facility revie . Notifications and Communication 82203 The NRC inspector reviewed EPP 01-3.1, and discussed licensee notifications with selected station personnel. The licensee was to make L _ - - - - - - - - - - - - -__ --__------- ------------__ _ ---------_- - - - - - _-----

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initial notifications to the state within 15 minutes following the declaration of an emergenc The NRC was to be notified after notifying the state, and no later than 1 hou The licensee had a procedure for notifying emergency response personnel (ERP) during an emergenc The licensee did not critique the response of emergency personnel following an onsite inciden The NRC inspector reviewed selected offsite message forms. The licensee message forms were comp ~1ete and appeared to contain sufficient information for initial notificatio The NRC inspector reviewed the prompt public notification maintenance records and determined that the siren system had been tested and repaired as require The NRC inspector reviewed selected communication equipment and procedures for the emergency response facilities. Selected equipment was tested and the equipment functioned as require The NRC inspector determined that the licensee had commercial, microwave, and dedicated radios for contacting offsite agencies and emergency response personne ,

The NRC-inspector reviewed communication test data and requested that i selected licensee personnel demonstrate the emergency equipment's capabilities. All selected equipment functioned as require The licensee had available adequate operable and calibrated radiological i monitoring equipment for initial emergency respons The NRC inspector determined that the licensee had available both commercial, radio, and company owned microwave communication syste The NRC inspector discussed the following observations with the licensee during the exit interview:

Events requiring the plant staff to use the emergency plan should be critiqued by the emergency preparedness staff. Additionally, the staff could issue a lessons-learned memo to managemen The plant staff should devote more attention to detail; for example, assuring that personnel are using the most recently issued form, that the forms are completely filled in properly and completely, and information not needed on the form is removed in the next revisio An unannounced call-out drill should be conducted as soon as possible. The drill should not interfere with the refueling outag The prompt public notification system maintenance procedure should be l revised to include detailing how failed sirens would be reported for t

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. technicians would' test the siren using thel sheriff's radio if the test failed.'during the in situ tes '

~ Changes to the Emergency Preparedness Program 82204 The NRC; inspector, reviewed licensee documentation,for making changes to

.the emergency procedures.~ The emergency procedure changes were followed through; plant safety review committee recommendation for acceptance,

-approval by management;Lsubmitted to the NRC, and placed in document control for st/ ag The NRC inspector followed EPP 01.1.0, EPP 02 1.1, and EPP 01 8.'3, through procedure change, review,_ approval,.and submittal to the NRC. 'Each document had been reviewed, approved, and submitted as required. The NRC inspector determined that EPP 01 1.0, EPP 02.1.1, and EPP 01 8.3, had been submitted to the'NRC within-the required 30 days

- following approva The'NRC inspector toured the control room, operational support center, technical support center, and the emergency operations facility. Each facility was as described in the emergency plan, j The NRC inspector reviewed the licensee's normal organization and the i emergency response organization. The licensee had not made any '

significant changes to the emergency response organization or the emergency planning staf j 5. . Operational Status of the Emergency Preparedness Program 82701 Emergency _ Plan and Implementing Procedures were reviewed to assure that changes to the Emergency Plan and Implementing Procedures had been given  !

appropriate review, approval, distributed,.and submitted to appropriate-agencie The NRC inspector selected three documents and followed them through the review and. approval process. Each document had been properly addressed (also see 82204, Changes to the Emergency Preparedness Program).

Emergency facilities, equipment, and instrumentation, and supplies were reviewed to determine the-state of readiness and accessibility. The NRC inspector selected equipment kits and determined that the kits were as described in the emergency plan (also see 82204, Changes to the Emergency Prepa' redness Program).

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l An inspector observation is a matter discussed with the licensee during the exit interview. Observations are neither violations nor unresolved  ;

i items. Observations are suggested for the licensee's consideration, but

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have no specific regulatory requirement. Observations are identified in

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