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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-482/80-09 on 800429-0502 & Notice of Violation
ML19329F803
Person / Time
Site: Wolf Creek Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation icon.png
Issue date: 05/23/1980
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 05000482/1980009

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Docket No. STN 50-482/Rpt. 80-09

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Kansas Gas and Electric Company

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Mr. G. L. Koester

Vice President Operations

Post Office Box 208

Wichita, Kansas

67201

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. C. R. Oberg and J. I. Tapia

of our staff during the period April 29-May 2, 1980, of activities authorized

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

the discussion of our findings with Mr. D. W. Frigel and other members of your

staff at the conclusion of the inspection. This also refers to a telephone call

between Mr. Earl Creel and Mr. C. R. Oberg on May 9, 1980, concerning an allega-

tion described in paragraph 5 of the enclosed report.

Areas c.xamined during the inspection and our findings are dica.ussed in the

enclosed inspection report. Within these areas, the inspect 1 2 consisted 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 Part 50, Title 10, of the Code of Federal

Regulations. The items of noncompliance and references to the pertinent

requirements are idectified in the enclosed Notice of Violation.

We have also examined actions you have taken with regard to previously identified

inspection findings. The status of these items is identified in paragraph 2

of the enclosed report.

Two new un2.asolved items are identified in paragraphs 2 and 6 of the enclosed

raport..

Information with respect to investigative effort on allegationa is contained

in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the enclosed report.

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May 23, 1980

This notice is sent to you pursuant 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 ham been taken by you, and the results achieved;

(2) corrective steps which wi. oe taken to avoid further noncompliance; and

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

In accordance wit ~n Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

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

inspection rcport 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 rencons

why it is claimed that the information is proprietary.

The application shouAd

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

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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4W.C.Seidle, Chief

4 Reactor Construction and

Engineering Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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IE Inspection Report No. STN 50-482/80-09

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