IR 05000482/1988009

Ack Receipt of Util Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-482/88-09

ML20197F394
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	06/02/1988
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
References
NUDOCS 8806130088
Download: ML20197F394 (2)

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Docket: 50-482/88-09 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation ATTN: Bart D. Withers President and Chief Executive Officer P.O. Box 411 Burlington, Kansas 66839 Gentlemen:

Thank you for your letter of May 13, 1988, in response to our letter and Notice of Violation dated April 15, 1988. We have reviewed your reply and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation. We will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintaine

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May 13, 1988 WM 88-0128 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 Reference: Letter dated April 15, 1988 from L. J. Callan, NRC, to B. D. Withers, WCNOC Subject: Docket No. 50-482 : Response to Violation 482/8809-01 Gentlemen: .

Attached is a detailed response to Violation 482/8809-01 which was documented in the Referenc Violation 482/8809-01 involved the failure to lock a high radiation are If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me or Mr. O. L. Maynard of my staf Very truly yours, Bart D. Withers President and BDW/jad Chief Executive Officer Attachment cc: B. L. Bartlett (NRC), w/a R. D. Martin (NRC), w/a P. W. O'Connor (NRC), w/a (2)

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Attachment to WM 88-0128 Page 1 of 2 Violation (482/8809-01): Failure to Lock a High Radiation Area Finding:

Technical Specification 6,.12.2 requires that areas assessible to . personnel with radiation levels greater than 1000 mrem /hr at 18-inches from the radiation source. shall be provided with locked doors to preveat unauthorizied entry.

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Contrary to the above, on March 17, 1988, an NRC inspector determined that a

) high radiation area greater than 1000 mrem /hr (1300 mrem /hr) at 18 inches from the radiation source on the portable demineralizer located in the. low level drum storage area of the radwaste building was not provided with a ,

locked door to prevent unauthorized entry into the are Reason for Violation:

Technical Specification 6.12.2 states, "For individual high radiation areas accessible to personnel with radiation levels of greater than 1000 mR/h that -

are located within large areas, such as PWR containment, where no enclosure ~+

exists for purposes of locking, and where no enclosure -can be reascaably '

constructed around the individual area, the individual area shall be barricaded, conspicuously posted, and a flashing light shall be activated as a warning device".

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation (WCNOC) considered the low level l

drua, storage area which contained the portable demineralizer to be a la ge j area in accordance with Technical Specification 6.12.2. The low level irum l

storage area of the radwaste building, containing the portable  ;

".emine ra liz e r , wa's barricaded with yellow and magenta barrier tape, conspicuously posted, and an activated flashing light was present as a l warning device per the large area criteria of Technical Specification 6.1 During the inspectivn in which this situation was identified, the NRC informed WCNOC that they did not consider this ares to be a large area and a violation would be issued for not providing a locked door to prevent unauthorized entry into the are Corrective Step _s Which Have Been Taken and Results Achieved:

As a result of the NRC identified concern, a locked high radiation area boundary was established at the door controlling entry into the south end of 1 the radwaste building, expanding the controlled are ,

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Attachment to WM 88-0128 Page 2 of 2 Corrective Steps Which Will Be Taken To Avoid Furthh.r Violations:

The door to the south end of the radwaste building has been maintained locked when the radiation levels are greater than 1000 mrem /hr at 18 inches from the radiation sourc Additionally, a work request had been written two weeks prior to the NRC Inspector's arrival to pursue having an enclosure built around the portable demineralizer ski This work request has been submitted to Nuclear Plant Engintering for evaluation and subsequent issuance of a Plant Modification Request, if deemed appropriat Date When ' Full Compliance Will Be Achieved:

Full compliance has been achieve .

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