ML20058B283
| ML20058B283 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 10/23/1990 |
| From: | Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
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| ML20058B285 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9010300079 | |
| Download: ML20058B283 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1990034
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Docket: STN 50-482
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License: NPF-42
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-Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
ATTN: Bart D. Withers
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Burlington, Kansas 66839
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/90-34
This refers to the special inspection conducted by Mr. M. E. Skc.w and
Ms. L. L. Gundrum of. this office on September 26 through October 5,1990.
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inspection included a review of activities authorized for your Wolf Creek
Generating Station facility. At the et,.y.lusion of the ir.spection. the findings
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,were discussed with those members of your etaff identified _in the enclosed
report.
The area examined during the inspection involved the onsite followup of an
event that was identified at the Wolf Creek Generating Station on October 1,
1990.
The event involved an unanalyzed condition.for the turbine driven -
auxiliary feedwater pump',.which resulted in the determination that the pump had
been inoperable since November.2, 1989. The inspection consisted of selective
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examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with
-personnel, and-observations by.the inspectors. The inspection findings are
documented in the enclosed inspection report.
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Based on the results:of this inspection, two apparent violations were-
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accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy,10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C.
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apparent violations involve the failure to meet Technical Specification
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operability requirements for the turbine driven aux 111ery feedwater: pump during
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plant operations and'the failure of the corrective. action. program to ensure
i that hardware failures and nonconfoming. conditions' are' evaluated to assure
eq'ipment operability. The staff was concerned that"the failure to evaluate
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hardware failures'and nonconforming conditions may also result in items not-
being-reviewed for reportability.in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72 and
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10 CFR.50.73. Please be advised that the number and characterization of
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apparent violations' described in the enclosed inspection report may change as a
result of further NRC review.
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Based on these' apparent violations and _other events.as discussed in paragraph 2
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An enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has been
scheduled for November 6,1990, at 1 p.m. (CST) in the Region IV office. The
purpose of this conference is to discuss the apparent violations, their causes,
and safety significance; to provide you the opportunity to point out any errors
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in our inspection report; to provide an opportunity for you to present your
proposed corrective actions; and to discuss any other infonnation that will
help determine the appropriate enforcement action in accordance with the
Enforcement Policy. You will be advised by separate correspondence of the
results of our deliberations on this matter. No response regarding this
apparent violation is required at this time,
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
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this letter and its enclosure will- be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
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oiginalsioned By:
Thomas P.Gwym
Samuel J. Collins, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
Appendix - NRC Inspection Report
50-482/90-34
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
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ATTN:' Gary Boyer Plant Manager
P.O. Box 411:
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'Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
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ATTN: : Jay.Silberg, Esq..
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Manager, Electric Department
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
ATTN: Regional Administrator, Region 111
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-ATTN: Otto Maynard, Manager
Regulatory Services
P.O. Box 411
Burlington,. Kansas 66839
Kansas Corporation Commission
ATTN:
Robert Elliot, Chief Engineer
Utilities Division
4th Floor - State Office Building
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1571
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Office of the Governor
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State of Kansas
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Topeka, Kansas. 66612
Attorney General
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Topeka, Kansas 66612
Chairman, Coffey County Commiss' ion
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Burlington,- Kansas 66839
Kansas Department of Health
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