Sequoyah Physical Security Plan, paragraph 5.3.1, Personal Searches, establishes personal search requirements for individuals entering the protected area. The licensee implements personal search requirements through Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Physical Security Instruction PHYSI-32, Security Instructions for Members of the Security Force
PHYSI-32, Rev. 24, Step 3.3.C, required that individuals entering the protected area shall be subjected to a personal search, including processing through the metal detector. If an alarm is received on the metal detector, the individual who caused the alarm shall be asked to ensure that all metal is removed (including shoes) and to process through the metal detector again. Should the individual alarm the detector again, the member of the security force shall physically search the individual.
Contrary to the above, on April 19, 2000, the licensee deliberately failed to follow PHYSI-32 during the personal search of an individual entering the protected area. Specifically, a senior licensee official received an alarm from the metal detector while entering into the protected area, and a security officer did not ask him to ensure that all metal, including his shoes, was removed. The contract security officer physically searched the official instead of requesting that he remove his shoes and process through the metal detector again.
