PNO-IV-87-055A, updates 871016 Rept Re Licensee Cessation of Outage Activities.Reactor Core Completely Defueled.Esf 4,160 Voltage Ac Uses Reenergized Except for Cubicle Damaged During Fatal Accident.Steam Generator Draining Completed

PNO-IV-87-055A:updates 871016 Rept Re Licensee Cessation of Outage Activities.Reactor Core Completely Defueled.Esf 4,160 Voltage Ac Uses Reenergized Except for Cubicle Damaged During Fatal Accident.Steam Generator Draining Completed

ML20236A267
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	10/19/1987
From:	Jaudon J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
References
PNO-IV-87-055A, PNO-IV-87-55A, NUDOCS 8710220164
Download: ML20236A267 (1)

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.O October 19, 19871 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PN0-IV-87-55A

'This p'reliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of! events of POSSIBLE - .

. safety or public interest significance. The information is as' initially received

'without verification or evaluation,"and is' basically all that is.known by the 4 Region IV staff on.this date.

FACILITY:: Wolf. Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. Licensee Emergency Classification:

Wolf Creek Generating' Station Notification of' Unusual Event Burlington, Kansas Alert

.ON: 50-482 Site Area Emergency ..

General Emergency- J

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SUBJECT:

CESSATION OF OUTAGE ACTIVITIES j This updates the PN of Octe er 16, 1987, concerning the licensee's cessation of-outage activities.

d l The. reactor core has been completely defueled. ESF 4160 VAC buses are '

t re-energized except for the-cubic M damaged during the fatal. accident. Steam l

generator draining'and refilling has been accomplished, and the steam generators q are currently in recirculation.-

The licensee has formed four task groups: one to' investigate each of the four l incidents. The licensee will make written commitments"and will. conduct a. i briefing of the-Region prior to resuming-significant work on safety-related

, items. The Region has agreed that certain items may be' worked during the work l slippage. Examples are pipe wall thinning measurements and fire penetration 1 seal inspection and repair.

NRR is now planning to conduct a SS0MI inspection. The= inspection is l tentatively scheduled to commence November 2, 1987.

1 l The licensee issued a routine, weekly press release which-included information on the work stoppage.

a8 The state of Kansas nas been informed of.the outage stoppage.

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This information has been confirmed with a licensee representative. gg c-) .

l CONTACT: J. P. Jaudon (728-8140). y f v>

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