ML20134D491

Advises That Majority of Commission Has Not Supported Suggestion That Ofc of Investigations Initiate Investigation of Senior Managers at Facility.Incomplete Insp Rept 50-482/85-03 Encl

ML20134D491
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	02/19/1985
From:	Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
To:	Asselstine NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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References
FOIA-85-161, FOIA-85-A-25 NUDOCS 8508190249
Download: ML20134D491 (3)

See also: IR 05000482/1985003

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Commissioner Asselstine

FROM: Samuel J. Chilk, Secret l

SUBJECT: OI REQUEST FOR COMMISSI JUIDANCE

ON INITIATING INVESTIGAT ONS OF

SENIOR MANAGERS AT THE WOLF CREEK

GENERATING STATION

A majority of the Commission has not supported your

suggestion regarding the initiation of an investigation by

OI on the matters contained in Ben Hayes' December 24, 1984

memorandum for the reasons indicated in their responses

which were provided to you. Commissioner Roberts requested

additional information from OI and received.it on January

15, 1985. He has made no further comment.

Attached is a copy of a memorandum to Mr. Hayes on this

subject.

This completes action on your memorandum of January 2, 1985.

Attachments:

As Stated

cc: Chairman Palladino

Commissioner Roberts

Commissioner Bernthal

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. NRC Inspection Report: STN 50-482/85-03 Construction Permit: CPPR-147 -

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Docket: 50-482 Category: 81

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,- Licensee: Kansas Gas and Electric company (KG&E)

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Facility Name: Wolf Creek Generating Station

Inspection At: Wolf Creek Site, Coffey County, Burlington, Kansas I]

l Inspection Conducted: January 7-24, 1985

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Callaway on the quality of seals there, and covered approximately

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identified. The NRC inspector also randomly ir.spected penetration

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seals-in the* control and auxiliary buildings and found those to be

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acceptable, based on B&B inspection and manufacturer criteria.

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The allegation into the reprisals against the alleger for identifying

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safety issues was investigated by the NRC Office of Investigations

and documented in report Q4-84-040.

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Based on the above findings, it is concluded that some required QC

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inspections of fire penetration seals were bypassed. This allegation

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was partially substantiated, and appears to have had safe shutdown

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to resolve this concern.

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l c. (Closed) Allegation (4-85-A-04): The alleger stated that the

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unqualified DIC QC inspectors. CAR 15 dealt with the corrective

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.1 , action required for NRC Violation 50-482/8422-02 concerning

violations of the 1 inch separation criteria for electrical conduits.

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In addition, the alleger stated that NCRs 19715E and 20443E

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! identified minimum bend radius problems in small terminal enclosures

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Findings: The NRC inspectors identified the four DIC QC inspectors

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( qualifications and training for these inspectors were reviewed,

j Althcugh the NRC inspectors were unable to determine how much actual

inspection experience each person had relative to electrical

separation, each QC inspector was trained and certified for that

discipline. Also, it was. determined that each inspector.was given a

i refresher course in separation reouirements nrine tn tha walkdnwn

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