ML20236T143

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980531-0711.Violation Noted:On 980604,technicians Placed Heavy Door & Frame in Control Room Equipment Cabinet Adjacent to Train a Protection Sys Logic Cabinets

ML20236T143
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	07/23/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20236T142	List: ML20236T139 ML20236T143 ML20236T146
References
50-482-98-14, NUDOCS 9807270462
Download: ML20236T143 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

. Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Docket No.: 50-482 Wolf Creek Generating Station License No.: NPF-42 l During an NRC inspection conducted on May 31 through July 11,1998, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and l Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below: l l

Technical Specification 6.8.1.a. requires, in part, that written procedures be established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in i Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.

Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, Section 2, recommends, in part, that I procedures be established for general plant operations.

Paragraph 6.9 of Procedure AP 21J-001, " Control of Temporary Equipment," Revision 2, states that un table equipment shall be restrained in a suitable location to prevent toppling or shall be no closer than 1 foot plus the height of the equipment from the nearest safety-related equipment.  ;

Contrary to the above, on June 4,1998, technicians placed a heavy door and frame in the control room equipment cabinet room adjacent to the Train A protection system logic I cabinets. The distance from the door and frame to the protection system cabinets was less than the height of the door plus 1 foot. ,

l This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (50-482/9814-01). l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation is hereby required to submit a written statement or 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 or severity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective ,

steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be {

achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the I 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 l 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 response time.

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if you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document 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 without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information if you request withholding of such material, you must l specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

l Dated at Arlington, Texas, this 23 day of July 1998 l

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