ML20129F350

Forwards Insp Rept 50-482/96-19 on 960923-1004.No Violations Noted

ML20129F350
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	10/25/1996
From:	Brockman K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Carns N WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
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Neil S. Carns, President and  :

Chief Executive Officer

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

P.O. Box 411

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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/96-19

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An NRC inspection was conducted September 23 through October 4,1996, at your Wolf

Creek Generating Station reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and '

results of that inspection.

The principal focus of this inspection was to evaluate licensed operator performance and

the effectiveness of corrective actions implemented as a result of the January 1996 frazil  :

ice event. The inspection used the bienniallicensed operator requalification examinations

and ext 'ded control observations as the primary means of assessing licensed operator

performance and corrective action effectiveness. The inspection also evaluated your

operations training staff in the development, administration and evaluation of the biennial

l requalification examination. Overall, we observed good licensed operator performance with

regard to communication, command and control, annunciator response, prc<:edure usage, i

self-checking, and application of the " followup" and " timeout" concepts. Your staff

j pointed out that management expectations have not been fully met in all of these areas;  ;

however, they have observed improvement in all areas. We also observed improvement in

many of these areas and concurred with your staff's assessment.

l Your operations training staff did a good job in the development, administration, and l

evaluation of the bienniallicensed operator requalification examinations. Some

discrepancies were noted but they did not detract from the overall quality of the process, i

We identified a weakness in your plant referenced dynamic simulator certification process;

I however, it did not have a significant adverse affect on the examinations.

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l In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter

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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss

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Docket No.: 50-482

License No.: NPF-42

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NRC Inspection Report

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Vice President Plant Operations

! Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, Kansas 66839

Jay Silberg, Esq.

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Shaw, Pittman, Potts &.Trowbridge

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Washington, D.C. 20037

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Superviso Licensing '

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, Kansas 66839

l Supervisor Regulatory Compliance

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

P.O. Box 411

Burlington, Kansas 66839

Chief Engineer

! Utilities Division

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Office of the Governor

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Attorney General

Judicial Center

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2nd Floor

Topeka, Kansas 66612-1597

County Clerk

Coffey County Courthouse

Burlington, Kansas 66839-17S53

Public Health Physicist

Division of Environment

Kansas Department of Health

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Bureau of Air & Radiation

Forbes Field Building 283

Topeka, Kansas 66620

Mr. Frank Moussa

Division of Emergency Preparedness

2800 SW Topeka Blvd

Topeka, Kansas 66611-1287

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