ML20044B977
| ML20044B977 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 03/09/1993 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20044B974 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-482-93-01, 50-482-93-1, NUDOCS 9303160034 | |
| Download: ML20044B977 (2) | |
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APPENDIX A l
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Docket No.:
50-482 Wolf Creek Generating Station License No.: NPF-42 i
During an NRC inspection conducted January 3 to February 13, 1993, two i
violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR 2, Appendix C (Er.forcement Policy), the violations are listed below:
A.
Failure to follow Procedures Tecnnical Specification 6.8.1.a states that written procedures shall be i
established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable i
procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, dated February 1978.
Two examples of violations of this r
requirement are stated below:
1.
Regulatory Guide 1.3:, Appendix A, Item 8.b.(1)(1), requires specific procedures for reactor protection system tests and
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calibrations.
This is accomplished, in part, by Procedure STS IC-203A, " Analog Channel Operational Test of TAVG, dT and Pressurizer Pressure Protection Set III," Revision 0.
Step 5.3.1.14 of Proceoure STS IC-203A requires personnel to place Protection Set III comparator trip bistables in test.
Contrary to the above, on January 25, 1993, instrumentation and
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control technicians determined they had inadvertently placed
_j Protection Set IV bistabler., ;a test instead of P otection Set III bistables.
2.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, Item 3, requires procedures for startup, operation, and shutdown of safety-related systems.
This is accomplished, in part, for the fuel building ventilation system by Procedure SYS GG-200, " Fuel Building Emergency Exhaust _
Operations," Revision 4.
i Step 4.3.6 of Procedure SYS GG-200 requires personnel to open the fuel building to auxiliary building dampers, Dampers GG HZ-42 and GG HZ-62, when securing a fuel building exhaust train.
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Contrary to the above, on January 14, 1993, with the fuel building exhaust train secured, licensee personnel determined that Dampers GG HZ-62 and GG HZ-42 were closed and Step 4.3.6 incorrectly marked "not applicable." This could have resulted in an unmonitored, unfiltered release of air.
This is a Severity Level IV violation.
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B.
Inadeauate Procedure Technical Specification 6.8.1.a states that written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide' l.33, Revision 2, dated February 1978.
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V,
" Instructions, Procedures and Drawings," requires, in part, that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by procedures of a type appropriate to the circumstances.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, item 8.b.(1){j), requires procedures for performing emergency core cooling system tests. This is accomplished, in part, by Procedure STS EJ-100A, "RHR System Inservice Pump A Test," Revision 10.
-l Contrary to the above, on February 4, 1993, licensee personnel determined that, while Step 5.1.16 of Procedure STS EJ-100A directs the operator to open or verify open Valve BN V004, safety injection test header to refueling water storage tank isolation, the procedure did not require closing Valve BN V004. This resulted in an inadvertent reduction of the refueling water storage tank level.
l This is a Severity Level IV violation.
(Supplement I) (482/9301-03)
Pursuant to the provision of 10 CFR Part 2.201, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this l
Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation; (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved; (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations; and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice an order or demand for information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Dated at rlington, Texas, this day of 1993 l
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