ML20059C300
| ML20059C300 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 12/29/1993 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Carns N WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20059C302 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9401050086 | |
| Download: ML20059C300 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1993029
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
ATTN: Neil S. Carns, President and
Chief Executive Officer
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/93-29 (NOTICE OF VIOLATION)
This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. G. A. Pick and
J. F. Ringwald of this office from October 24 to December 4, 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 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
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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 appeared
to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice).
Violation A pertains to four instances of failure of
licensed operators to maintain cognizance of control panels and permits. Your
staff immediately initiated appropriate corrective actions when the events
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occurred.
Because of your recent initiatives to reduce operator errors and
ongoing corrective actions, as discussed at a public meeting on November 9,
1993, no response tc this violation is required.
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Violation B pertains to two examples of failure to properly restore from
clearance orders by maintenance personnel that resulted from a breakdown in
coordination and communication. This violation is of concern because improper
equipment clearances are hazardous to both plant and personnel safety.
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Violation C resulted from identification by NRC of inadequate corrective
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orders. This is of concern because personnel failed to recognize that the
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Although 10 CFR 2.201 provides for a written statement of explanation to this
office within 20 days of your receipt of this Notice, we note that Violation A
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was corrected and those actions, including your root cause analysis,' were
reviewed during this inspection. Therefore, no response with respect to
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Violation A is required. You are required to respond to this letter and
should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing
your response to Violations B and C.
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the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent
recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your
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proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections, the NRC
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will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
During this period, the inspector identified that instrumentation and control
personnel inappropriately dispositioned repair of a component on a work
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request that violated licensee procedures and Technical Specification 6.8.1.a.
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This violation is not being cited because the criteria in paragraph VII.B.1,
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Appendix C to 10 CFR Part 2 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," were satisfied.
This violation had limited significance because of adequate redundant
indicators, and your' staff took appropriate actions in response to the
problem.
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It is our understanding that the operations manager committed to upgrade your
slave relay test procedures prior to their next performance but no later than
March 31, 1994.
Personnel will modify the procedures to ensure that operators
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can restore components that change position during slave relay tests to their:
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as-found positions.
If our understanding of these commitments differs from.
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yours, please contact me immediately.
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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.
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The responses directed by this letter and tne enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
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by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
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Should~you have any questions concerning this inspection, we-will be pleased
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Appendix A - Notice of Violation
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Appendix B - NRC Inspection Report
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
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ATTN: Otto Maynard, Vice President
Plant Operations
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Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
ATTN: Jay Silberg, Esq.
2300 N Street, NW
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Public Service Commission
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Regional Administrator, Region III
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
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ATTN: Kevin J. Moles
Manager Regulatory Services
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