ML20147B757
| ML20147B757 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 01/30/1997 |
| From: | Dyer J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Carns N WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
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| NUDOCS 9702030151 | |
| Download: ML20147B757 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1996024
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Neil S. Carns, President and
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/96-24 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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Dear Mr. Carns:
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An NRC inspection was conducted December 1,1996, through January 11,1997, at your
Wolf Creek Generating Station reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and
results of that inspection.
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During this inspection, three violations rvere identified in the operations, maintenance, and
engineering areas. The first violation involved an operability evaluation of moisture
intrusion into the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump governor oil you made without
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acknowledging or evaluating vendor requirements for the equipment. This is of particular
concern because your initial plans were to operate with an elevated moisture content for
approximately 6 weeks, in part due to maintenance rule considerations, suggesting a
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continued lack of rigor in establishing the technical requirements for this very important
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safety component. The second violation involved maintenance workers failing to follow
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your procedures in not installing the spindle nut cotter pin in one of your main steam safety
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valves. This violation is of concern because of the potential for the missing cotter pin to
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result in the f ailure of the valve to reseat. While you identified this violation and took
appropriate immediate corrective actions, this item is being cited because of the potential
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significance of this type of error. Your response to this violation should clearly describe
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your corrective actions to prevent recurrence. The third violation involved your failure to
accurately document the basis for why a change to your Updated Safety Analysis Report
did not involve an unreviewed safety question. This violation is of concern because it
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suggested a lack of rigor in preparing the safety evaluation.
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These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the
circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the ecciosed report.
Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should 'ollov/ 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
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,
its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,
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
them with you.
Sincerely,
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Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No. 50-482
License No., NPF-42
Enclosures:
1. Nutice of Violation
2. NRC Inspection Report
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cc w/ enclosures:
Vice President Plant Operations
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839
Jay Silberg, Esq.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
2300 N Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Supervisor Licensing
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839
Supervisor Regulatory Compliance
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839
Chief Engineer
Utilities Division
Kansas Corporation Commission
1500 SW Arrowhead Rd.
Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027
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Office of the Governor
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Topeka, Kansas 66612
Attorney General
Judicial Center
301 S.W.10th
2nd Floor
Topeka, Kansas 66612-1597
County Clerk
Coffey County Courthouse
Burlington, Kansas 66839-1798
Public Health Physicist
Division of Environment
Kansas Department of Health
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Bureau of Air & Radiation
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Mr. Frank Moussa
Division of Emergency Preparedness
2800 SW Topeka Blvd
Topeka, Kansas 66611-1287
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