ML20137M341

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970127-0214.Violation Noted:Underlying Design Error Was Not Promptly Corrected

ML20137M341
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	04/02/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20137M322	List: ML20137M316 ML20137M341 ML20137M374
References
50-482-97-05, 50-482-97-5, NUDOCS 9704080068
Download: ML20137M341 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 l

NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Docket No.: 50-482 f Wolf Creek Generating Station License No.: NPF-42  ;

During an NPC inspection conducted on January 27-31 and February 10-14,1997, one 1 violation of NnC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement {

of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is j listed below:  ;

I 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, " Corrective Action," requires that measures -  :

be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality are promptly identified l

and corrected. j r

Contrary to the above, on or about April 9,1996, after licensee personnel had l identified a condition adverse to quality involving the sample flow through the component cooling water heat exchanger radiation monitor rotometer being ,

repeatedly off-scale low, the underlying design error was not promptly corrected.  !

i This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1)(50-482/9705-01). l J

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation is  ;

hereby required to submit a written statement nr explanation to the U.S. Nuclear  ;

Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a  !

copy to the' Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject ,

of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation ,

(Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the ,

basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the l results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and l (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the -

required response if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this  !

Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the a response time.

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2-Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Docurnent Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR withcut redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

Dated at Arlington, Texas this 2nd day of April 1997 l

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