ML20249A034

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980419-0530.Violation Noted:On 980317,electricians Removed Breaker NG001AGF1 While Clearance Order 98-0250-EF Relied on Procedure Mge EOOP-11 to Establish Isolation of Breaker from Bus

ML20249A034
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	06/12/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20249A033	List: IR 05000482/1998013 ML20249A032 ML20249A034
References
50-482-98-13, NUDOCS 9806150343
Download: ML20249A034 (2)

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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation Docket No.: 50-482 Wolf Creek Generating Station License No.: NPF-42 During an NRC inspection conducted on April 19 through May 30,1998, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:

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

Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, Section 1.c, recommends, in part, that procedures be established for equipment control.

Procedure AP 21E, " Clearance Orders," Revision 7, Section 6.1.2.1.h, prohibits clearance orders from relying on other plant activities for establishing system configurations.

Contrary to the above,

1. On March 17,1998, electricians removed Breaker NG001 AGF1 while Clearance Order 98-0250-EF relied on Procedure MGE EOOP-11 to establish isolation of the breaker from the bus, and

2. On April 15,1998, electricians removed Breaker NG001 ACR2 while Clearance Order 98-0317-EJ relied on Procedure MGE EOOP-11 to establish isolation of the breaker from the bus.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) (50-482/9813-01).

B. 10 CFR 50.59(b)(1) requires, in part, that the licensee maintain records of changes in the facility, pursuant to this section, to the extent that these changes constitute changes in the facility as described in the safety analysis report. These records must include a written safety evaluation which provides the bases for the determination that the change did not involve an unreviewed safety question.

Updated Safety Analysis Report Chapter 18.2.3," Post Accident Sampling System (ll.B.3)," states, in part, that the licensee shall have the capability to promptly obtain reactor coolant samples of dissolved gases (e.g., H), 2 and the combined time allotted for sampling and analysis should be 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> or less from the time a decision is made to take a sample.

Contrary to the above, on April 22,1992, the licensee made a change in the facility as described in the Updated Safety Analysis Report without Commission approval and 9006150343 900612 PDR ADOCK 05000482 0 PDR e

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Specifically, following the failure of the reactor coolant dissolved hydrogen analysis l instrument in the postaccident sampling system, the licensee selected an alternate means of monitoring by using the secondary analysis method of performing grab samples which could not be performed within the 3-hour time limit prescribed in the Updated Safety Analysis Report.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) (50-482/9813-02).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Wolf Creek Nuclear Operat,ag 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 Admiriistrator, 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 (Nc/ ice). 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 Wolation 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 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 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.

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,'OC 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 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 suppo:t 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.

Dated at Arlington, Texas, this 12th day of June 1998

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