ML20237F832
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 08/18/1987 |
| From: | Gagliardo J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8708210585 | |
| Download: ML20237F832 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1987012
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AUG I 81987
In Reply Refer To:
Docket:
STN 50-482/87-12
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
ATTN:
Bart D. Withers
President and Chief Executive Officer
P. O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas
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Gentlemen:
Thank you for your letter of July 30, 1987, in response to our letter and
Notice of Deviation dated June 30, 1987. We have reviewed your reply and find
it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Deviation. We will
review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection
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to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
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J. E. Gagliardo, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch
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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
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ATTN: Otto Maynard, Manager
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P. O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas
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Gary Boyer, Plant Manager
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
P. O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas
66839
Mr. Robert D. Elliott, Chief Engineer
Kansas Corporation Commission
Fourth Floor, Docking State Office Building
Topeka, Kansas
66612-1571
Kansas Radiation Control Program Director
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Letter: WM 87-0204
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Docket No. 50-482
Ref:
Letter dated 6/30/87 from JEGagliardo, NRC, to
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Response to Deviation 482/8712-02
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Attached is a detailed response to deviation (482/8712-02) which was
documented in the Reference.
The deviation concerns a failure to keep the
Continuous Airborne Radioactivity Monitors operating as specified in the
Updated Safety Analysis Report.
If you have any questions concerning this
matter, please contact me or Mr. O. L. Maynard of my staff.
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Attachment to WM 87-0204
Page 1 of 2
July 30,1987
Deviation (482/8712-02): Failure to Implement a Continuous Airborne
Monitoring Program
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Finding:
The USAR for the Wolf Creek Generating Station,
Section (WCGS),
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12.3.4.2.2.2.9,
portable monitors,
and Section 12.5.2.1,
health physics
equipment aW instrumentation, establish a commitment to use Continuous
Airborne Radioactivity Monitors (CAMS) as a primary means of measuring and
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trending airborne radioactivity concentrations at five specific locations:
thi 1974-foot elevation in the auxiliary building,
the 9900-foot elevation
in the uxiliary building - north and south ends, the 191t foot elevation in
the radwaste building, and the 2047-foot elevation in the fuel building.
In deviation from the above, the NRC inspectors determined on May 20,
1987,
that the licensee did not have operable CAMS available to measure and trend
airborne radioactivity for the 2000 foot elevation in the auxiliary
building, the 1976-foot elevetion in the radwaste building,
and the 2047-
foot elevation in the fuel building.
This is a repeat deviation previously
identified in NRC Inspection Report 50-482/8542-01.
Reason For Deviation:
The Updated Safety Analysis Report,
(USAR), Section 12.5.2.1 describes the
Continuous Airborne Radioactivity Monitors,
as a three (3) channel
monitor
The TEAC CAMS used at Wolf Creek Generating Station have
experienced
numeaus operational and maintenance problems which have
resulted in an excessive amount of down time. This excessive amount of down
time is a deviation of the USAR corsnitment to have operating CAMS in
specific areas to provide airborne monitoring.
, Corrective Steps Which Have Been Taken and Results Achieved:
Continuous Composite Air Samples are pulled and analyzed on a daily basis in
the five specific locations:
the
1974 foot elevation in the auxiliary
building, the 2000 foot elevation in the auxiliary building; north and south
ends,
the 1976 foot elevation in th'e radweste building,
and the 2047 foot
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elevation in the fuel building.
This sumpling is performed whether or not
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the CAMS are operating.
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A change to the USAR has been initiated which will allow the use of single
or multi channel CAMS.
The'une of a single or dual channel CAM will allow
for continuous measuring and trending of airborne concentration when the
thru channel CAM is not functioning.
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Corrective Steps Which Will Be Taken To Avoid Further Deviations:
WCGS Health Physics personnel are continuing to work with the TEAC CAM
manufacturer to improve the units reliabil'cy.
Continuous Composite Air
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Samples in the five areas will continue to be pulled and analysed on a daily
basis.
A single channel CAM or multi channel CAM aill be used in the five
areas to comply with the commitinent to have five CAM:.; operating.
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Attachment to WM 87-0204
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July 30,1987
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The Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved:
Full compliance has been achieved when the USAR change which. allows use of
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Corporation. This will be done by August 31, 1987.
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