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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-482/79-09 on 790423-26 & Notice of Violation
ML19225B474
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Site: Wolf Creek Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation icon.png
Issue date: 06/07/1979
From: Seidle W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Koester G
KANSAS GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
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See also: IR 05000482/1979009

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June 7, 1979

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Docket No. SIN 50-482/Rpt. 79-09

Kansas Gas and Electric Company

ATTN: Mr. G. L. Koester

Vice President Operations

Post Office Box 208

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Wichita, Kansas

67201

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. C. R. Oberg and other members

of our NRC staff during the period April 23-26, 1979, of activities authorized

by NRC Construction Permit No. CPPR-147 for Wolf Creek, Unit No.1, and to the

discussion of our findings with Mr. M. E. Clark and other members of your

staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in t.

enclosed inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisteo of

selective examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, and observations by the inspectors.

During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your license

appear to be in noncompliance with Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 of the NRC Regulations,

" Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants." The items of noncompli-

ance and references to the pertinent requirements are identified in the enclosed

Notice of Violation.

This notice is sent to ynn ;,ursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the

NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.

Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within 30 days of your

receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:

(1) corrective steps which have been taken by you, and the results achieved;

(2) corrective steps which will be take'n to avoid further noncompliance; and

(3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

We have also examined actions you have taken with regard to previously identi-

fied inspection findings.

The status of these items is identified in paragraph

2 of the enclosed report.

Four new unresolved items are identified in paragraphs 7,12,14 and 15 of the

enclosed report.

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Kansas Gas and Electric Company

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June 7, 1979

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

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Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed

inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

If the

report contains any information that you believe to be proprietary, it is

necessary that you submit a written application to this office, within 20 days

of the date of this letter, requesting that such information be withheld from

public disclosure. The application must include a full statement of the reasons

why it is claimed that the information is proprietary.

The application should

be prepared so that any proprietary information identified is contained in an

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enclosure to the application, since the application without the enclosure will

also be placed in the Public Document Room.

If we do not hear from you in this

regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public

Document Room.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased

to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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W. C. Seid,iej', Chief

Reactor CoMtructic'i and

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Engineering Support Branch

Enclosures :

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Appendix A, Notice '>f Violation

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IE Inspection ",eport No. STN 50-482/79-09

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