IR 05000271/1987020

Partially Withheld Physical Security Insp Rept 50-271/87-20 on 871026-29 (Ref 10CFR73.21).No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Plan & Implementing Procedures,Program Audits,Testing,Maint,Records,Repts & Physical Barriers

ML20149F657
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Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	12/17/1987
From:	Keimig R, Madden T, Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20149F647	List: IR 05000271/1987020 ML20149F644
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50-271-87-20, NUDOCS 8802170300
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Report N /87-20 Docket N License No. OPR-28 Licensee: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation R.O. 5, Box 169 Ferry Road Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 Facility Name: Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Inspection At: Vernon, Vermont Inspection Conducted: October 26-29, 1987 Date of Last Physical Security Inspection: February 9-13, 1987 Type of Inspec ion: __ Routine Unannounced Physical Security Inspectors: / _/_4 ()

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Areas Inspected: Plan and Implementing Procedures; Program Audits; Records and Reports; Testing and Maintenance; Physical Barriers - Protected Area; Physical Barriers - Vital Areas; Lighting; Assessment Aids; Access Cor. trol

, Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles; Detection Aids, Alarm Stations; Training and Qualifications; Inspector Follow-up Item; and Regulatory Eff ectiveness Review (RER) Finding R__e s ul t t : The licensee was in compliance with NRC requirements in the areas examine ,

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DETAILS Key Persons Cortacted Licensee and Contractor' Personnel J. Pelletier - Station' Superintendent R. Pagodin - Technical Services Superintendent J. Sinclair - Plant Services Superintendent T. Linn - Security Supervisor C. Langmaid - Chief, Green Mountain Security.

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W. Jacobson - Green Mountain Security U.S. Nucli r- Regulatory Commission Personnel G. Grant - Senior Resident Inspector The inspectors also interviewed other licensee and contractor security personne . - Status of Inspector Follow-up Item (Closed) IFI (85-19-05): Licensee to conduct a review of the intru-sion detection system (105) to insure that all components meet the tamper indicating requirements of Interim Federal Specification WSA-00450- The licensee completed the review of the 105 in August 1986. The review identified several components that did not meet the specification. The inspectors verified that these components were made tamper indicating or tamper resistan . Follow-up on Regulatory Effectiveness Review Findings On July 15-19, 1985, the NRC conducted a Regulatory Effectiveness Review (RER) at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Potter Station. The report of the RER findings was issued by the NRC on November 27, 1985. On January 14, 1986 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Corporation responded to the RER findings with corrective actions to be taken, where appropriate. During this inspec-tion, the inspectors reviewed these action The results of that review are contained in Attachment I to this repor . Security Plan and Implementing Procedures The inspectors met with licensee representatives and discussed the NRC-approved Physical Security Plan (the Plan). As a result of these discussions and a review of the Plan, it was determined that:

(a) a 10 CFR 50.90 change has been submitted to the NRC and is currently under review; and

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3 (b) changes, to incorporate the revisions required by the Miscellaneous Amendments codified by the NRC on August 4, 1986, were submitted as required and are currently under revie All security personnel interviewed, both licensee and security contractor, demonstrated familiarity with the Plan implementing procedures and NRC-performance objective . Security Program Audit The inspectors reviewed the annual security program audit reports for the past five years and verified that the audits had been conducted in accordance with the Plan. The review included the response of the security organization to the audit findings and the corrective actions taken to remedy any adverse findings. The documented corrective actions appeared appropriate for the finding . Records and Reports

'he inspectors reviewed testing and maintenance records and records of security even6 Testing and Maintenance Records The testing and maintenance records committed to in the Plan were on file and readily available for revie Security Event Reports The inspectors reviewed, and discussed with the licensee, all security events that had been reported to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 73.71(c) since January 1, 1987. No discrepancies were identified relative to reporting the tvents or the actions take . Testing and Maintenance The inspectors reviewed the testing and maintenance records and procedures for the intrusion detection system, card readers, personnel and package search equipment, and assessment aids. No discrepancies were identified relative to either the records or procedure . Physical Barriers - Protected Area The inspectors conducted a physical inspection of the protected area barriers. It was determined, by observation, that the barriers were installed and maintained as committed te in the Pla . Physical Barriers - Vital Areas The inspectors observed vital area barriers and determined them to be installed and maintained as committed to in the Pla '

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1 Lighting The inspectors conducted a lighting survey of'the entire protected area

- between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on October 25, 1987. The inspectors were accompanied by e licensee representative and had a cali-

-brated light meter available for direct measurement of lighting level The inspection revealed three areas below the illumination level committed to in the Plan. The inspectors found that the deficient areas did not degrade the security program since they did not provide sufficient opportunity for effective concealment. Two of the deficient areas resulted from the positioning of equipment still on-site from the recently completed outage and scheduled for removal the following-day (October 29, 1987). The other resulted frota a light not being turned o The licensee had installed temporary lighting around the outage equipment, however,'the alignment of these lights during the ongoing removal of the equipment resulted in several dark spots. The area that was dark as a result of the light not being turned on was compensated for as committed to in the Pla . Assessment Aids The inspectors observed the use of assessment aids in o;;eration at both the CAS and SA TRS:9".'JT.E! 00Hi?,!!!S S UMUMDS ggewiv: ? "r a pni r03 Pl!allC OiD.Z"". !! 'E GMiM '.if(

LETT n 'ML 12. Access Control - Personnel. Packages, and Vehicles The inspectors reviewed the personnel, package, and vehicle access control procedures and, except as noted below, determined them to be as committed to in the Plan. This datermination was made by observing personnel access processing during shift change, visitor access processing, vehicle access processing, and a discussion with licensee representatives about package access procedure T!!:S PD'r?'M COMTA0!S SMBUMOS CEO:" DW * ': '5 ini F03 PUBLIC D:r.tL:N. il ~ UHD!i!C!U.LLY lEf!Bl M .

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correct the situatio . Detection Aids - Protected Ar_ea _

The inspectors observed the protected area perimeter detection aids and determined that they were installed, maintained, and operated as committed to in the Pla . Alarm Stations The inspectors observed the operation of both the CAS and SAS and found them to be operating as committed to in the Pla . Training and Qualification - General Requirements The ir.spectors reviewed training records for 51 individuals in the security force. The review included armed guards, unarned watch persons, and supervisor The inspectors determined that all required training had been conducted in accordance with the Plan and the Vermont Yankee Training and Qualifi-cation (T&Q) Plan. The inspectors found seventeen incidents where -

periods in excess of 30 days had elapsed between physical examinations and physical fitness cests of security force members. The inspectors determined that in thirteen of these cases, security force members had l taken a fire brigade stress test within the prescribed 30 days that l exceeded the criteria of the security fitness test, and that the remain-

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ing four cases involved newly hired personnel. The licensee explained that, in the new hire cases, the excessive period was due to the fact

that the security fitness test took place within a radiation controlled area and the new personnel had to complete HP training prior to the l 1ssuance of required dosimetry. It was further explained that new hiret j were not considered members of the security force until all trair1:g l requirements had been completed. The licensee provided assurance that l in the future newly hired personnel and fire brigade members in the

! security force would complete security physical fitness tests within 30 l days of their prescribed physical examinatio The inspectors determined that the standard being achieved equaled

, or exceeded the standard committed to in the olan and resulted in no i' degradation to the security program or NRC performance objective . Exit Interview The inspectors met with the licensee representatives listed in paragraph 1 at the conclusion of the inspection on October 29, 1987. At that time, the purpose and scope of the inspection were reviewed and the findings were presente At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the licensee by the inspectors, w . - - -- .

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