ML20199K266

Forwards Insp Rept 50-482/97-19 on 970922-1102 & Notice of Violation Re Failure of Staff to Perform Effectiveness Followup Reviews for Significant Performance Imporvement Requests

ML20199K266
Person / Time
Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	11/25/1997
From:	Johnson W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Maynard O WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP.
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ML20199K273	List: IR 05000482/1997019 ML20199K266 ML20199K296
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50-482-97-19, NUDOCS 9712010067
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See also: IR 05000482/1997019

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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-482/9719 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Maynard:

An NRC inspection was conducted September 22 through November 2,1997, at your Wolf

Creek Generating Station reactor facility. The enclosed report presents the scope and

results of that inspection.

During this inspection, five cited violations of NRC requirements were identified in the

areas of operations, maintenance, and plant support. Violation A involved the use of an

uncontrolled operator aid. Violations B and C involved instances where mahtenance

personnel f ailed to comply with your procedures. Violation D involved radiation workers

failing to comply with your radiation protection program requirements. Human

performance in the radiation protection area was among the problem areas discussed with

you in a management meeting at Wolf Creek on November 14,1997. Violation E involved

the f ailure of your staff to perform effectiveness followup reviews for significant

performance improvement requests.

These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the

circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the enclosed report.

Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follcw the

instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will

use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary

to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

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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 extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary,

or safeguards information so that it ca i be placed in the POR without redaction.

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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss

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Sincerely,

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William D. Johnson, Chief

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Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-482

License No.: NPF-42

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

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Chief Operating Officer

Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

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Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.

P.O. Box 411

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Chief Engineer

Utilities Division

Kansas Corporation Commission

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Topeka, Kansas 66604-4027

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