IR 05000266/1996017

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-266/96-17 & 50-301/96-17

ML20138J650
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	02/04/1997
From:	Grant G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Patulski S WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
References
NUDOCS 9702070402
Download: ML20138J650 (2)

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Mr. S. A. Patutski Site Vice President  ;

Point Beach Nuclear Plant  !

6610 Nuclear Road l Two Rivers, WI 54241 SUBJECT: NOTIC E OF VIO LATION (NRC INS PECTION REPO RTS NO. 50-266/96017(DRS); ,

50-301/96017(DRS)) l

Dear Mr. Patuiski:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter dated January 14,1997,in response to our letter dated December 19,1996, transmitting a Notice of Violation associated with the identification of your failure to properly search a vehicle and implement compensatory measures in a timely manner at your Point Beach Nuclear Plant.

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i We have reviewed your corrective actions and have no further questions at this time. These !

corrective actions will be examined during future inspections. l I

Sincerely, Original Signed by Melvyn Leach (for)

Geoffrey E. Grant, Director Division of Reactor Safety l

Docket Nos. 50-266; 50-301 l Licenses No. DPR-24; DPR-27 Enclosure: Ltr 1/14/97 S. A. Patulski Point Beach to USNRC See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME: G:DRS\ pol 03Gj7.DR To receive a copy of this document, Indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment / enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment / enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII , C. RIII .

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Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen.

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DOCKETS 50-266 AND 50-301 REPLY TO NOTICE OF VlOLATION INSPECTION REPORT 50-266/96017 (DRSt 50-301/96017 (DRS)

POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT. UNITS I AND 2 By letter dated December 19,1996, signed by Mr. GeofTcey Grant, the NRC forwarded to Wisconsin ,

Electric, inspection Reports 50-266/96017 (DRS) and 50-301/96017 (DRS). The report documented a i physical security inspection conducted by Mr. Terry Madeda of your office between November 18 and December 2,1996. Enclosed with the inspection report was a Notice of Violation documenting two individual violations of NRC requirements.

Pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201, we are responding to each of the siolations. Attached is our response w hich includes: (1) the reason for the violation, (2) corrective action taken; (3) corrective action to be taken to avoid further violations; and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

If you have any questions or desire additional information, please contact us.

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RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-266/96017 (DRS) AND 50-301/96017 (DRS)

WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKETS 50-266 AND 50-301 LICENSE NOS. DPR-24 AND DPR-27 During a physical security inspection performed by Mr. Terry Madeda between November 18 and December 2,1996, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. Each of these violations were ,

classified as a Severity Level IV. Inspection Report 50-266/%017 (DRS) and 50-301/96017 (DRS) and j the Notice of Violation (Notice) transmitted to Wisconsin Electric on December 19,1996, provide details regarding each violation. '

l In accordance with the instructions provided in the Notice, our reply to the alleged violations include: (1)

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the reason for the violation, or if contested, the basis for disputing the violation; (2) corrective Ution taken; (3) corrective actions to be taken to avoid further violations; and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

VIOLATION 1

Paragraph 3.4.1 of Section 2.4 of the approved Point Bem.h Security Plan (PBSP) requires, in part that

vehicles shall have the cab, engine compartment, undercarriage, and cargo area searched for unauthorized

material upon entry into the protected area.

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Contrary to the above, on November 20,1996, an NRC inspector observed an inadequate search of an over-the-road vehicle. The officer failed to search two storage compartments in the vehicle's cab and one storage compartment on the vehicle's undercarriage.

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Response to Violation 1

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Reason for Violation: The violation occurred as a result of a lack of attention to detail and lack of a questioning attitude on the part of the security ofIicer conducting the search.

, Corrective Actions Taken: As noted in the inspection report, when the deficiencies were brought to the

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attention of the security officer, the search was adequately completed. In addition, the security officer involved in the violation received retraining in search techniques and all security ofIicers were briefed on the event.

Corrective Actions to be Taken: A joint effort between Wisconsin Electric, Schneider National, Inc., and the Wisconsin State Patrol is being undertaken to provide security personnel with ' hands-on" training in /

the searching oflarge over-the road vehicles. The results of this training will be incorporated into plant search procedures. It is anticipated that this training will be completed by April 30,1997.

In addition to the above, a new guideline, PBSG 9.1, is being developed to provide additional guidance for searching over-the-road vehicles. This new guideline will be implemented by April 30,1997.

Date Full Compliance will be Achieved: Full compliance with NRC requirements was achieved on November 20,1996 The additional corrective actions being taken will enhance our overall security program.

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l Paragraph 6.0 of Section 2.1 of approved Point Beach Security Plan (PBSP) requires, in part, that outages 1 in the intrusion detection system (IDS) be continuously monitored by a non-response officer using closed-

! circuit television (CCTV) or be present at the affected IDS alarm zone.

s Contrary to the above, on October 29,1996, for a period of 14 minutes, an outage of Zone 12 of the IDS was not continuously monitored nor was an officer posted at the affected IDS alarm zone. This event was licensee identified, however, previous corrective action to a similar event did not prevent recurrence.

This is a Severity Level IV violation.

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Resnonse to Violation 2 i

! Reason for Violation: The event occurred as a result ofinadequate procedural guidance for establishing j compensatory measures during severe weather conditions. Other contributing factors were less than j adequate conunand and control of central alarm station (CAS) activities and incomplete communications

between the CAS and secondary alarm station (SAS) regarding rescheduling of alarms.

i l Corrective Actions Taken: A 30-day security licensee event report, %-S01-00, was submitted to the NRC i on November 27,1996. The report contains details surrounding the event, causes for its occurrence and j corrective actions taken. In addition, PBSRP 2.7.2, " Loss of Alarm Capabilities on an E-Field or i Microwave Zone (s)," was revised and issued on January 10,1997. The revision encompasses initiation of l perimeter compensatory measures during severe weather conditions.

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j Corrective Actions to be Taken: As documented in the 30-day report, an assessment of compensatory

measures will be conducted by March 31,1997, to determine if there are other enhancements in this area

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which should be implemented. The assessment will address industry experience.

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Date Full Compliance Will be Achieved: Full compliance with NRC requirements was achieved on October 29,19%, when compensatory measures were fully implemented.

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