ML20198A720

Forwards Insp Rept 50-482/97-22 on 971102-1213 & Nov. Violation Re Operators Failure to Ensure That Preparations for Midloop Operation Were Completed IAW Plant Procedure

ML20198A720
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	12/29/1997
From:	Johnson W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Maynard O WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
Shared Package
ML20198A725	List: ML20198A720 ML20198A751 ML20198A764
References
50-482-97-22, NUDOCS 9801060072
Download: ML20198A720 (5)

See also: IR 05000482/1997022

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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

P.O. Box 411

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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/97 22 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr, Maytiard:

An NRC inspection was conducted November 2 throug'1 December 13,1997, at your Wolf Creek

Generating Sta' ion reactor facility. The enclosed report presen's the scope and results of that

inspection.

During the inspection, two cited violations of NRC requirements were identified in the operations l

area. In the first violation, operators failed to ensure that all preparations for midloop operation j

were completed in accordance with the plant procedure, in the second violation, NRC  !

Inspectors identified that the posttrip review was not thorough in that it did not identify an error in

your immediate report of a reactor trip.

These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances

surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that you j

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 to ensure compliarice with regulatory

requirements.

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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 l

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Docket No.: 50-482

License No.: NPF-42

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

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- Chief Operating Officer

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

Chief Engineer

Utilities Division

Kansas Corporation Commission

1500 SW Arrowhead Rd.

Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027

Office of the Governor

State of Kansas

Topeka, Kansas 66612

Attorney General

Judicial Center

301 S.W.10th

2nd Floor

Topeka, Kansas 66612 1597

County Clerk

Coffey County Courthouse -

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Bureau of Air and Radiation

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Topeka, Kansas 6M20 - .j

Mr. Frank Moussa

Division of Emergency Preparedness

2800 SW Topeka Blvd.

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