ML20234C179
| ML20234C179 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/1987 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20234C177 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-482-87-14, NUDOCS 8707060363 | |
| Download: ML20234C179 (2) | |
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s 2-APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Docket: 50-482 Wolf Creek Generating Station License: NPF-42 During an NRC inspection conducted on June 2-5, 1987, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. One violation involved the failure to follow a procedure in documenting the quarterly communication test. The other violation involved the inability to contact non-responding communicators.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy (1987), the violations are listed below.
and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C A.
Failure to Document Communication Test 10 CFR 50.54(q) requires that a licensee shall follow and maintain in effect emergency plans which meet the standards in 50.47(b) of this part and the requirements in Appendix E to this part. Wolf Creek Nuclear 4
Station Technical Specification 6.8, " Procedures and Programs," states that written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering emergency plan implementation.
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I Emergency Preparedness Procedure 02-1.6, Section 4.5, of the Wolf Creek Nuclear Station Emergency Procedures states that (designated) emergency response facilities communications systems will be tested quarterly and that test results will be documented.
Contrary to the above, on June 4,1987, the NRC inspector determined that records for quarterly communication tests for the period January through March 1987 were not available for inspection.
1 This is a violation of Technical Specif1 cation 6.8.
This is a Severity Level V violation.
(SupplementVIII)(482/8714-01)
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Shift Staffing and Augmentation 10 CFR 50.54(q) requires that a licensee shall follow and maintain in effect emergency plans which meet the standards in 50.47(b) of this part and the requirements in Appendix E to this part. Wolf Creek Nuclear l
Station Technical Specification 6.8, " Procedures and Programs," states that written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering emergency plan implementation.
Section 1.2.2.1.2 of the Plan states, in part, that there will be two designated communicators in the control room, the NRC Communicator and the Offsite Communicator (OC).
Emergency Preparedness Procedure (EPP) 01-3.4 (Section 2.1) "shall be implemented to ensure sufficient personnel are Q'*$$
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2 available to staff onsite Emergency Response Facilities." EPP 01-3.4
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assigns a control room communicator (0C) to contact offsite non-responding emergency communicators (NRECs).
Contrary to the above, on June 4, 1987, the licensee was unable to j
contact either the A primary, secondary, and tertiary, and C primary, secondary, and tertiary communicators.
This is a violation of Technical Specification 6.8.
This is a Severity 1.evel IV violation.
(SupplementVIll)(482/8714-02)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Wolf Creek Operating Company is hereby required to submit to this office within 30 days of the date of the j
letter transmitting this Notice (1) the reason for the violations if admitted, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violction:
- 2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved,
- 3) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and
- 4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, i
consideration will be given to extending the response time.
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t Dated at Arlington, Texas this 29th day of June 1987 1
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