ML20058M749
| ML20058M749 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 10/01/1993 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Carns N WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20058M752 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9310070006 | |
| Download: ML20058M749 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1993024
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
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Neil S. Carns, President and
Chief Executive Officer
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/93-24 (NOTICE OF VIOLATION)
This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. G. A. Pick and the inspectors
identified in the attached report for the period of August I through
September 11, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities authorized
for your Wolf Creek Generating Station facility.
At the conclusion of the
inspection, the findings were discussed with you and those members of your
staff identified in the enclosed report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
activities in progress.
The purpose of the inspection was to determine
whether activities authorized by the license were conducted safely and in
accordance with NRC requirements.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain licensed activities were in
violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice).
The violation is of concern because the failure to
provide cooling water flow to a safety injection pump highlights continued
operator weaknesses.
Another indicator of operator performance weakness
occurred when operators failed to notice that the steam dumps had armed for a
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period of 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> 25 minutes.
Also, operations personnel improperly
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implemented a clearance order that resulted in collapsing a condensate ammonia
supply tank.
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Based on previous discussions, you are planning to discuss the results of a
recent internal assessment of operations during the Performance Enhancement
Program status meeting scheduled for October 22, 1993.
During this meeting,
you should also plan to discuss the recent indications of performance
weaknesses in the operations area, including your corrective actions.
Although 10 CFR 2.201 provides for a written statement of explanation to this
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office after within 20 days of your receipt of this Notice, we note that this
violation had been corrected and those actions, including your root cause
analysis, were reviewed during this inspection.
Therefore, no response with
respect to this matter is required.
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During this period your personnel determined that they failed to post
information in the time frame required by 10 CFR 19.ll(e). This violation is
not being cited because the criteria in paragraph VII.B.2 of Appendix C to
10 CFR Part 2 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," were satisfied.
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violation was an isolated occurrence and your staff took prompt and extensive
actions to correct the problem.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased
to discuss them with you.
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Enclosures:
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Appendix A - Notice of Violation
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Appendix B - NRC Inspection Report
50-482/93-24 w/ attachments
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
ATTN:
Otto Maynard, Vice President
Plant Operations
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839
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Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
ATTN: Jay Silberg, Esq.
2300 N Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
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Public Service Commission
ATTN:
C. John Renken
Policy & Federal Department
P.O. Box 360
Jefferson City, Missouri
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
ATTN:
Regional Administrator, Region III
799 Roosevelt Road
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
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Kansas Corporation Commission
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