IR 05000255/1981003
| ML18046A653 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 04/13/1981 |
| From: | Burton R, Creed J, Madeda T, Streeter J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML18046A652 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-255-81-03, 50-255-81-3, NUDOCS 8105210509 | |
| Download: ML18046A653 (10) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
REGION III
Report No. 50-255/81-03 Docket No. 50-255 Licensee:
Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, MI 49201 Date of Investigation:
March 5, 1981 License No. DPR-20 Investigation At:
Palisades Nuclear Plant, Covert, Michigan Investigator: f}f /}J/ 8a1~)
R. M. /Burton Inspector:
T. J. Madeda Reviewed By: ~~~
J: F~treeter Acting Director, Enforcement and Investigation Staff
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. R. Creed
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Date Date of Investigation - March 5, 1981 (Report No. 50-255/81-03)
Areas Investigated:
An investigation was conducted into an allegation that a Burns Security regional representative was granted unescorted access to vital areas of the Palisades plant, without completing required security background screening procedure The investigation consisted of a selective examination of pertinent records and procedures, and interviews of licensee and security contractor employee The investigation involved 10 man-hours utilizing one inspector and one investigato Results:
The allegation was not substantiate No items of noncompliance were identified.
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REASON FOR INVESTIGATION On January 27, 1981, the Region III NRC office received an allegation that Mr. Charles Blackmer, a regional representative for Palisades' security contractor (Burns Security), was issued a photo-badge authorizing him
"unescorted access" to all vital areas of the Palisades plant, prior to completing the required security background screening procedure Speci-fically, it was alleged that Blackmer did not have an interview with a psychiatrist, as required, to resolve certain questions that were raised as the res~lt of his written psychological test before being issued a badge authorizing unescorted access to the plan SUMMARY OF FACTS An on-site investigation was conducted by this office at Palisades Nuclear Plant on March 5, 198 The Palisades Property Protection Supervisor (Consumers Power Company) was interviewed regarding security program pro-cedures related to background screening. It was determined that Burns Security is responsible for all aspects of the security personnel's screen-ing and training prior to Burns personnel being assigned at Palisade Upon successful completion of the screening and training, Burns forwards the appropriate certifying documents to the Palisades Property Protection Supervisor for his revie Assuming the documents are in order and are complete, the Property Protection Supervisor issues a badge authorizing unescorted access at the required level to appropriate individual A review was conducted of the authorization form used by Consumers Power to document that the required personnel screening and training was completed by the Burns employe (Personnel screening includes a background evaluation and a written psychological test given by the Behaviordyne Psychological Cor-poratio In some cases, certain aspects of the Behaviordyne written test results are resolved through an interview with a psychiatrist).
The author-ization form indicated Blackmer was certified as having been screened in accordance with procedures requiring a psychological evaluation on March 26, 1980, and was certified as having completed the appropriate indoctrination training on April 21, 198 The authorization form also indicated Blackmer was not issued a badge authorizing unescorted access until April 21, 1980, subsequent to his successful completion of the psychological evaluatio A copy of a Behaviordyne document indicating Blackmer had been personally examined by a psychiatrist and certified to have no indications of emotional instability, was also observe No items of noncompliance were identified during the investigation.
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- DETAILS Key Persons Contacted Consumers Power Company R. Montross, Plant Manager
- J. L. McVay, Administrative Supervisor
- W.. H. Hodge, Property Protection Supervisor
- H. Cooper, Nuclear Security Administrator (Corporate)
- S. Kiss, Property Protection Associate (Corporate)
Burns International Security Services, In C. Blackmer, Nuclear Operations Manager
- R. Morrison, District Manager
- R. Ryzanca, Post Commander V. Middaugh, Training Supervisor
- Denotes those persons present at exit meetin.
Introduction On January 27, 1981, the Region III NRC office received an allegation regarding the Palisades security program from a person requesting confidentialit It was alleged that Mr. Charles Blackmer, a Burns contract security regional representative, had been issued a photo-badge which provided him "unescorted access" to vital areas of the plant, pr*ior to his completing a required psychological evaluatio According to the alleger, prior to the licensee authorizing unescorted access authori-zation, personnel are required to sucessfully pass a psychological evaluation (Behaviordyne test).
In certain cases, some aspects of the evaluation results are resolved through a personal interview with a psychiatris It was further alleged that Blackmer, because of his written Behaviordyne test results, was scheduled to see a psychiatrist but had not done so before being issued the unescorted access badg The alleger stated that issuance of the badge was approved by Walt Hodge, Palisades Security Director, Consumers Power Company, and Robert Ryzanca, Burns Assistant Post Commander, was also aware of the situatio The alleger advised that this information was obtained from a Burns Lieutenant (McFarland) who had since left Palisades and Blackmer's status regarding "unescorted access" had been personally verified by the allege Interview with Walt Hodge, Palisades Property Protection Supervisor, Consumers Power Company On March 5, 1981, Mr. Walt Hodge, Property Protection Supervisor, was *
interviewed at the Palisades Plan Hodge advised that Burns Security
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- is responsible for assuring that all aspects of security personnel's screening and training are completed prior to their assignment at Palisade The screening procedure includes a background investigation and a written psychological evaluation which is administered by the Behaviordyne Psychological Corporatio Upon satisfactory completion of the screening and training, Burns Security forwards all appropriate documents to Consumers Power for their revie Hodge stated he reviews these documents to determine that everything is in order and thereafter authorizes the issuance of a badge (i.e. designating unescorted access, etc.),.
Hodge verified that in certain cases some aspects of the written Behaviordyne test results are resolved through a personal interview with a psychiatris He indicated that when such an instance occurs, the individual's psychological clearance is put on "hold" until a psychiatrist examines that individua If the results of the examina-tion are acceptable, the psychiatrist certifies that, in his or her opinion, there are no indications of emotional instability which would impair the individual's job performanc Hodge indicated he recalled that Charles Blackmer's Behaviordyne test results came back with a 11hold", but stated that Blackmer was subse-quently interviewed by a psychiatrist and received an acceptable certificatio Hodge further stated that Blackmer was not given an
"unescorted access" badge prior to his successful completion of the psychiatrist's examinatio Interview with Robert Ryzanca, Burns Security Post Commander On March 5, 1981, Mr. Robert Ryzanca, Post Commander, was interviewed at the Palisades Plan Ryzanca stated he recalled that Blackmer's Behaviordyne test results came back with a "hold," but advised that Blackmer was later cleared after an interview with a psychiatris He further stated that Blackmer was not issued an "unescorted access" badge prior to his successful completion of the psychiatrist's intervie.
Review of Access Authorization Records Kept at the Palisades Plant On March S, 1981, a review of background screening records relating to Blackmer's access authorization was conducte An examination of Bl.ackmer' s Form 819 (Consumers Power Company's Nuclear Plant Visitors Qualification Form) and attached authorization "sign-off sheet" indicated the following information:
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Blackmer was certified by R. E. Ahrens, Burns' former Nuclear Operations Manager, as having been screened in accordance with procedures requiring a psychological evaluatio Ahren's signature on the certification section of the Form 819 was dated March 26, 1980.
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(2)
The section of Form 819 indicating completion of the visitor indoctrination program, which consists of an overview of plant protection procedures and radiation protection training, is dated April 21, 1980 and signed by J. Keech, of Burns Securit (Investigator's Note:
Certification of screening in accordance with procedures requiring a psychological evaluation and background investigation, combined with satisfactory completion of the visitor's indoctrination program, is sufficient for granting a badge authorizing unescorted access).
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The authorization "sign-off sheet" attached to Form 819 indicated that on April 21, 1980, Walt Hodge authorized issuance of access badge number U-72 to Blackmer, which allowed unescorted level 31 access, i.e., access to protected areas of the plant onl (4)
The aforementioned sign-off sheet also indicated that on May 1, 1980, Hodge authorized issuance of access badge number U-6 to Blackmer which allowed unescorted level 16 access, i.e.,
access to all vital areas of the plan A copy of the aforementioned Form 819 and authorization sign-off sheet are attached as EXHIBIT.
Review of the personnel file kept by Burns Security on Charles Blackmer On March 5, 1981, Mr. R. Morrison, Burns Security District Manager, delivered Blackmer's personnel file from Burns' Grand Rapids, MI office to the Palisades plan An examination of Blackmer's file on that date revealed a document apparently originating from Behaviordyne Psychological Corporation in Palo Alto, Californi This document indicated Blackmer was given a psychological evaluation on January 30, 1980, by a representa-tive of Behaviordyne, and he was certified as having no indications of emotional instability which would impair his ability to discharge his duties at a nuclear plan A copy of the Behaviordyne document is attached as EXHIBIT (Apparently a typographical error was made in the spelling of Blackmer's name on this document; however, the Social Security Number was verified as being Blackmer's).
(Investigator's Note:
The aforementioned Behaviordyne document confirms that Blackmer was given a psychological evaluation on January 30, 1980, and was certified as having no indications of emotional instabilit Since Blackmer was not issued a badge authorizing unescorted access until April 21, 1980, it appears he did undergo the required psychological screening procedures prior to being issued that badge.)
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l Management Discussion On March 5, 1981, the investigation findings were discussed with Messrs. Hodge, Cooper, Kiss and McVay of Consumers Power Company, and Messrs. Morrison and Ryzanca of Burns Securit They were advised that the allegation was not substantiated and that no items of noncompliance were identified during the course of the investigatio Attachments: Exhibi.t A Exhibit B
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I certify that, in my opinion, no indications of emotional instability ~lere noted which would impair this individual's ability to discharge his/her duties at a nuclear power plant under any circumstances in a safe, competent, and trustworthy manne EXAMINER'S SIGNATURE' fto/11t. (f/f&k 'P11P DATE:
February 6, 1980 EXHIBIT B 598 COl_LEGE AVENUE, SUITE ONE o PALO AL TO, CALIFORNIA 94306 o TELEPHONE (415) 327-3111