ML20134G294
| ML20134G294 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 11/07/1996 |
| From: | Dyer J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Carns N WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20134G297 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9611130124 | |
| Download: ML20134G294 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1996018
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Neil S. Carns, President and
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
P.O. Box 411
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/96-18 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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Dear Mr. Carns:
An NRC inspection was conducted September 8 through October 19,1996, at your Wolf
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Creek Generating Station reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and
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results of that inspection.
During this inspection, four violations were identified in the operations and engineering
areas. The first two, violations of Technical Specifications 3.5.4 and 3.9.4, were identified
and properly reported by your staff in Licensee Event Reports96-004 and -005, but the
corrective actions did not address the identified root cause in the first case and would have
failed to prevent recurrence in the second. The fourth violation, associated with
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inadequate postmodification testing of a volts / hertz relay modification to your emergency
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diesel generators protective circuits, was also identified by your staff and properly reported
in Licensee Event Report 96-007 but, during your immediate corrective actions for this
violation, your staff caused the third violation when surveillance testing was performed at
power when your Technical Specifications required this testing to be performed while
shutdown. These corrective action weaknesses and other similar issues discussed in
recent NRC inspection reports cause continuing concern with the effectiveness of your
corrective action program.
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We are also concerned about a noncited violation discussed in this report which occurred
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when an experienced engineer moved a locked high radiation area boundary without
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permission, and without informing your radiation protection personnel. While we consider
this to be a very serious violation, we also noted that you regarded this with the same
degree of concern as demonstrated by your prompt response and aggressive corrective
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action.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the
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circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the enclosed report.
Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the
instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will
use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary
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to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
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use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary
to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,
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its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
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To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,
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or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
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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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Enclosures:
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2. NRC Inspection Report
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Vice President Plant Operations
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839
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Jay Silberg, Esq.
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Washington, D.C. 20037
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Supervisor Licensing
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
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