IR 05000395/2007402

IR 05000395-07-402, on 05/16/2007-05/18/2007, V.C. Summer, Physical Security Protection Programs (Cover Letter)

ML072640222
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	09/20/2007
From:	Joel Munday NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB2
To:	Archie J South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
References
IR-07-402
Download: ML072640222 (4)

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ber 20, 2007

SUBJECT:

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION- NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000395/2007402

Dear Mr. Archie:

This refers to an in-office inspection conducted from May 16 - 18, 2007. The purpose of the inspection was to verify that the program at your V. C. Summer Nuclear Station to transport or deliver to a carrier for transportation, items containing radioactive materials quantities of concern (RAMQC) has effectively implemented the additional security measures (ASM)

imposed by U.S. NRC Order EA-05-007, Imposing Additional Security Measures on the Transportation of RAMQC, issued July 19, 2005, and to verify that the Safeguards Information Modified Handling (SGI-M) protection requirements specified in NRC Order EA-04-0191, Imposing Requirements for the Protection of Certain Safeguards Information, issued November 5, 2004, have been successfully incorporated into your information protection strategy. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with B. Thompson and members of your staff.

Areas examined during the inspection included physical security protection programs. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of activities in progress.

Based on the results of this inspection no findings were identified.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system, ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). SECURITY-RELATED 2 INFORMATION

SCE&G 2 However, because of the security-related concerns contained in the enclosure, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 a copy of this letters enclosure will not be available for public inspection.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response, if any. This practice will ensure that your response will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRCs document system, ADAMS. If Safeguards Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. Otherwise, mark your entire response Security Related Information-Withhold Under 10 CFR 2.390" and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390 (b)(1).

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Joel T. Munday, Chief Plant Support Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-395 License No: NPF-12 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 05000395/2007402 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information (Official Use Only - Security-Related Information)

cc: Page 3 SCE&G 3 cc w/encl:

Thomas D. Gatlin, General Manager Nuclear Plant Operations (Mail Code 303)

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Bruce L. Thompson, Manager Nuclear Licensing (Mail Code 830)

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 cc w/o encl:

R. J. White Nuclear Coordinator Mail Code 802 S.C. Public Service Authority Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065 Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D. C. 20004 Henry J. Porter, Director Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

Dept. of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 _________________________OUO REMOVED OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRP SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/

NAME J. Munday E. Guthrie DATE 9/20/2007 9/18/2007 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO