IR 05000133/1999002

Insp Rept 50-133/99-02 on 990915.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Licensee Physical Security Program

ML20212J764
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Site:	Humboldt Bay
Issue date:	09/29/1999
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20212J751	List: IR 05000133/1999002 ML20212J748
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50-133-99-02, NUDOCS 9910050283
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CNCLOSURE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

Docket No.: 50 133 License No.: DPG-7 Report No.: 50 133/99-02 l Licensee: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

Facility: Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 i

Location: 1000 King Salmon Avenue l Eureka, California 95503 Dates: September 15,1999 Inspector: A. Bruce Earnest, Physical Security Specialist Approved By: D. Blair Spitzberg, Ph.D., Chief '

Fuel Cycle and Decommissioning Branch Attachment: Supplementalinformation

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-2-EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit No. 3 NRC Inspection Report 50-133/99-02 l Humboldt Bay has been in a SAFSTOR decommissioning status since 1976. This routine, announced inspection focused on the licensee's physical security program. The areas inspected included review of alarm stations, physical barriers, detection aids, assessment aids, management effectiveness, and security program audit Plant Sucoort

. The alarm station operators were knowledgeable of their duties. The alarm station met physical security plan requirements (Section S1.1).

• The security communications system met physical security plan requirements (Section S1.2).

• Measures to control the access of personnel into the protected area ; vere tested and effectively implemented (Section S1.3).

. The protected area barriers were adequate to provide delay of an attempted intrusion (Section S2.1).

. An effective detection system was installed and maintained (Section S2.2).

. The assessment aids system provided adequate assessment of the protected area (Section S2.3).

• A good records and reporting system was in place for reporting safeguards events (Section S3.1). ,

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. I-3-Report Details S1 Conduct of Security and Safeguards Activities S Alarm Stations Insoection Scope The alarm stations were inspected to determine compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(e)(1) and (2), (f)(1) and (2), and the physical security pla Qkservations and Findinas The inspector determined that station operators were properly trained and knowledgeable of their duties. The licensee used station operators as alarm station operators. In accordance with physical security plan requirements, the alarm station equipment was installed in the plant control room if the station operators were outside j the control room (allowed by the physical security p!an) and an alarm sounded, the alarm system would actuate a series of loud horns to notify the station operators to immediately respond to the alarm station and take appropriate corrective action in response to the alarm. During tests of the alarm and communications systems, the ,

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inspector determined that the systems were effective and met the physical security plan requirement During conversation with the licensee staff, the inspector determined that the security computers were not Y2K compliant. The licensee briefed the inspector on the schedule for replacement of the security computers. The computer hardware had been received, { '

l but the installation and testing of the security software was behind schedule. This issue will be reviewed by the inspector prior to the end of the calendar yea Conclusion

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The alarm station operators were knowledgeable of their duties. The alarm station met l physical security plan requirement S1.2 Communications

! Insoection Scoce The communications capabilities were inspected to determine compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55 (f)(1) through (4), (g)(3), and the requirements of the !

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physical security plan. The areas inspected included the operability of both radio and telephone systems and the capability to effectively communicate both telephonically and i by radio with the local law enforcement agencies.

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4 Observations and Findinos The inspector confirmed that the licensee had telephone and radio systems capable of meeting all communications requirements of the security plan. The inspector observed a test of the radio system from the alarm station. The test was successfu Conclusion The security communications system met physical security plan requirement S1.3 Access Control- Personnel Inspection Scope The personnel access control program was inspected to determine compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(d)(1), (2), (3), (5), (6), and (7), and the physical security plan. The inspector observed tests of access control equipment and access control 1 operations by security force personne I i Observations and Findinas Tests of the metal detection equipment indicated that the metal detectors effectively detected all attempts to introduce the test weapon through the equipment. The 4 i

inspector observed the security officer manning the access control point search and issue badges to plant personnel entering the protected area. The licensee utilized a portable nitrate " sniffer" to search all personnel entering the protected area. The inspector observed the security officer test the " sniffer" with a nitrate sample. The test was successful. The personnel access control operation was effective, and it was

obvious to the inspector that the security officer was knowledgeable of his access control dutie Conclusion Measures to control the access of personnelinto the protected area were tested and effectively implemente S2 Status of Security Facilities and Equipment  ;

I S Physical Barriers - Protected Area j Inspection Scope l

l The protected area physical barriers were inspected to determine compliance with the I requirements of 10 CFR 73.2,73.55(c)(1) through (3) and the physical security pla t J

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' Observations and Findinas The protected area barriers were the reactor building walls and the doors leading into the building. The walls and doors were of substantial construction and provided an l adequate delay to adversaries attempting to enter the protected area. The inspector l confirmed that all openings in the protected area barriers were smaller than 96 square

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The protected area barriers were adequate to provide delay of an attempted intrusio j l

l S2.2 Detection Aids - Protected Area Inspection Scoce j i

! The detection aids program for the protected area was inspected to determine compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(c)(4), (e)(2) and (3), and the l requirements of the physical security plan. The inspector observed licensee tests of the

! detection aid Observations and Findinas

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The licensee's protected area detection aids consisted of balanced magnetic switches on the portals leading into the protected area and motion detectors within the reactor building and the spent fuel pool area. The tests of the detection devices were successful. The inspector observed additional tests of the detection system from the secondary alarm station located at the local sheriff's department communications

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center. The communications personnel marining the center were fully aware of the response requirements if an alarm was received. The alarm tests at the center were ;

successful. The licensee's detection aids system met the physical security plan l requirement Conclusion An effective detection system was installed and maintained.

j S2.3 Assessment Aids Inspection Scope The assessment aids program was inspected to determine compliance with 10 CFR 73.55 (h)(4) and (6) and the physical security plan. The areas inspected included the application of closed-circuit television to provide observation of the protected area and the adequacy of the monitoring system in the alarm station ,

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. I l -6- Observations and Findinas The inspector observed tests of the assessment aids system. The camera system consisted of four fixed cameras showing either the outside of the main access portal or i the area around the spent fuel pool. Camera resolution was clear on two of the l cameras. Two of the cameras indicated signs of deteriorating resolution due to age but l were still minimally adequate at the time of the inspection. The monitors were properly placed so that the alarm station operators could monitor activities around and inside the

protected area. The assessment aids system met physical security plan requirements, Conclusion The assessment aids system provided adequate assessment of the protected are S3 Security and Safeguards Procedures and Documentation S3.1 Record and Reports Insoection Scope The security program records and reports were inspected to determine compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR 73.71(b) and (c),10 CFR 73.70(a)-(c), and the physical security pian. The inspector reviewed the safeguards event logs for the first and second quarters of 1999, Observations and Findinas The inspector determined that the licensee conformed to regulatory and license requirements to report security events. The licensee's security staff was correctly identifying security events required by regulations and security procedures.

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l A good records and reporting system was in place for reporting safeguards events.

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V. Manaaement Meetina X1 Exit Meeting Summary l The inspector presented the inspection results to members of the licensee management at the exit meeting on September 15,1999. The licensee acknowledged the findings

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presented. The licensee did not identify as proprietary any information provided to, or reviewed by, the inspecto J

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ATTACHMENT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PARTIAL LIST OF PERSONS CONTACTED Licensag T. Moulia, Plant Manager M. Grossman, Operations Supervisor V. Jensen, Quality Control Supervisor G. Mason, Quality Assurance Auditor J. Paul, Fire Marshall D. Sokolsky, Senior Licensing Engineer R. Willis, Plant Engineer Contractor G. Goehri, Burns Security Supervisor INSPECTION PROCEDURES USED IP 81700 Physical Security Program for Power Reactors ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED mn None Closed None Discussed None

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