ML20214H197
| ML20214H197 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 05/19/1987 |
| From: | Gagliardo J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8705270304 | |
| Download: ML20214H197 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1987006
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In Reply Refer To:
Docket: STN 50-482/87-06
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
ATTN: Bart D. Withers
President and Chief Executive Officer
P. O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas
66839
Gentlemen:
Thank you for your letter of May 5,1987, in response to our letter and
Notice of Violation dated April 15, 1987. We have reviewed your reply and find
it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation. We will
review the implementation of your corrective actions during a futyre inspection
to detennine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.
Sincerely,
Original signed By
E. H. Johreon
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
ATTN: Otto Maynard, Manager
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P. O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas
66839
Gary Boyer, Plant Manager
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
P. O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas
66839
Forrest Rhodes, Vice President, Nuclear Operations
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
P. O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas
66839
Kansas Radiation Control Program Director
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Letter: WM 87-0133
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Docket No. 50-482
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Response to Violation 482/8706-01
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Attached is a detailed response to violation (482/8706-01) which was
documented in the Reference.
The violation concerned a fire door which had
been blocked open and unattended without the necessary fire impairment
permit form being issued.
If you have any questions concerning this
response, please contact me or Mr. O. L. Maynard of my staff.
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Violation (482/8706-01): Fire Door Blocked Open
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Finding:
Technical Specification (TS) 6.8.1 requires that, " Written procedures shall
be established, and maintained covering . . . a.
The applicable procedures
recommended in Appendix A of ~ Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.33,
Revision 2,
February 1978." Section 1.1 of Appendix A states that the fire protection
program should be covered by written procedures.
Licensee Administrative Procedure ADM 13-103, Revision 3,
" Fire Protection:
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Impairment Control." has been established and implemented in accordance with
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Step 4.1 of ADM 13-103 requires "A Fire Protection Impairment Control Permit
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form will be prepared for all fire protection system impairments . . ." . ."
Contrary to the above, on March 4, 1987, during a routine plant tour the NRC
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inspector identified that TS Fire Door 34031 (control building elevation
2016 ft.) had been blocked open and unattended without the necessary fire
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impairment permit form being issued.
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On March 4,1987, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Reactor Inspector
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identified that Fire Door 34031 was blocked open by a hose but did not have
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Fire Impairment Control Permit.
The Control Room was notified of the
situation, and instructed that the door be closed.
Investigation revealed
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that construction personnel had opened the door and placed a hose through
it while performing Work Request 723-87 without first obtaining
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permit.
This event occured as a result of construction
personnel complying with previous verbal instructions from the
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Protection CodPdinator that whenever the work activity requiring a barrier
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to be breached, (e.g.
door 34031 to be blocked open), is estimated to last
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less than one (1) hour,
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required.
Therefore the work activity on March 4,
1987 proceeded without
obtaining a fire impairment permit.
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Corrective Steps Which Have Been Taken and Results Achieved:
Upon notification by the Resident Reactor Inspector that the door was
blocked open, the Control Room instructed that the door be closed.
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Corrective Steps Which Will Be Taken To Avoid Further Violations
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Construction craft personnel have been retrained on the requirements of the
administrative procedure governing Fire Protection Impairment Control and
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verbally instructed to obtain a fire barrier impairment permit whenever a
fire barrier needs to be breached.
Additionally, the Superintendent of
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Plant Support has instructed the Fire Protection Coordinator that a breach
of a fire barrier for any length of time requires a impairment permit.
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The Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved:
Full compliance has been achieved.
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