ML20237F832

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Deviations Noted in Insp Rept 50-482/87-12

ML20237F832
Person / Time
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

Text

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

.? >

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 M839

l

l 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

to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.

'

Sincerely,

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

l

J. E. Gagliardo, Chief

'

Reactor Projects Branch

cc:

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation

l ATTN: Otto Maynard, Manager

'

of Licensing

P. O. Box 411

Burlington, Kansas 66839

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

es ,

pf 03 '

1

RIV:FRP V

REBaer/jt

C:FRPS$

BMurray

C:RPSB

LAYande

/B

DR unter

C:RPB

JEGaglia/do

//

y /;tJ87  ;/f/87 Q,/)/87

\ f hk /87 g//0/

v

B708210585 B70818 O

PDR ADOCK 05000482 /(/ i

G PDR g )

-__ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _

__ _ _ ______. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . .__ _ _ _

,

a

f 'n

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating -2- I

Corporation -)

bcc to DM8 (IE06)

bcc distrib. by RIV:

RPB

Myron Karman, ELD, Mr4BB (1)

Resident Inspector

R. D. Martin, RA

Section Chief (RPB/B)

DRSP

RPSB

RIV File

RSB

MIS System

RSTS Operator

D. Weiss, RM/ALF

Inspector

Section Chief

L. A. Yandell

R. L. Bangart

R. E. Hall

Project Inspector, RPB

R. F. Warnick, RIII

Resident Inspector, RIII

P. O' Conner, NRR Project Inspector

i

l

_ _ _ - _ - _ _ - _

I

,

. ; .

-

"* " " "

Bart o. Withers

W4)_LF _ C___REEK [t . "

-

c- - '

-N

C Ex Officer --

July 30, 1987

.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission

ATTN: Document Control Desk

Washington, D.C. 20555

Letter: WM 87-0204

Re: Docket No. 50-482

Ref: Letter dated 6/30/87 from JEGagliardo, NRC, to

BDWithers, WCNOC

l

Subj : Response to Deviation 482/8712-02

Gentlemen:

l

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.

_

Very truly yours,

l

Bart D. Withers

President and

'

BDW:11 k

-

Chief Executive Officer

!

~,x

Attachment '

I

cc: P0'Connor (2.)

RMartin

JCumins ,

-

.-

q qqdM Stt-

4

- - - - -

P.O. Box 411/ Burlington, KS 66839 / Phone: (316) 364-8831

rjd - -, % ---

i  ! ... m

e-_-____-_

.

3 3

Attachment to WM 87-0204 Page 1 of 2

July 30,1987

Deviation (482/8712-02): Failure to Implement a Continuous Airborne

Monitoring Program .

l

Finding:

The USAR for the Wolf Creek Generating Station, Section (WCGS), Section

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

l 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 l

elevation in the fuel building. This sumpling is performed whether or not j

the CAMS are operating. l

l

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. _

" I

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 '

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.

I

-

_ -. ~ J

.

.. .

. ,. .

Attachment to WM 87-0204 Page 2 of 2

July 30,1987 I

.

The Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved:

Full compliance has been achieved when the USAR change which. allows use of

~

mir.sie or multi channel CAMS is approved by Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating

Corporation. This will be done by August 31, 1987.

I

-

i

-

, '

,. l

l 1

1

o

l i

l

e.

I

!

- - . - --- ..- - - - . . - - -

--.

_..

- - - - - - _ _ . _ _ , . .