ML20199H878
| ML20199H878 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 01/29/1998 |
| From: | Johnson W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Maynard L WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20199H882 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-482-97-23, NUDOCS 9802050141 | |
| Download: ML20199H878 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1997023
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Otto L. Maynard, President and
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Wolf Creek Nuc! ear Operating Corporation
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/97-23 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Maynard:
An NRC inspection was conducted December 14,1997, through January 24,-1998, at your Wolf
Creek Generating Station reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and results of
that inspection.
- During this inspection, two cited violations of NRC requirements were identified in the areas of
operations and maintenance. Violation A indicated thht operators misunderstood the
expectations for procedure usage in that they did not wait for nuclear station operators to
complete procedure steps assigned to them, or get supervisory approval to continue, before
cnntinuing with subsequent procedure steps. Violation B resulted when technicians continued
with a surveillance test when they were not confident that they were performing the procedure
step properly, even after being questioned by the NRC inspector. They made a subsequent
error that was identified by the NRC inspector and only identified the initial error when the test
equipment ground fault interrupter tripped, deenergizing their test equipment.
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The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances
surrounding these violations are described in detail in the enclosed report. Please note that you
L are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed
Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use the response, in part, to determine
whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory
requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,its
enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). To the
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safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pieased to discuss them
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Sincerely,
Willia
D. Johnson, Chief
Project Branch B
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.: 50-482
License No.: NPF-42
Enclosures:
2. NRC Inspection Report
504 82/97-23
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Chief Operating Officer .
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
P.O. Box 411
Burlington, Kansas 66839-
Jay Silberg, Esq.
Shaw', Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
2300 N Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
Supervisor Licensing
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
P.O. Box 411
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Utilities Division
Kansas Corporation Commission
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Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027
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Mr. Frank Moussa
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