IR 05000423/1988023

Discusses Insp Rept 50-423/88-23 on 881111-1219 & Forwards Notice of Violation.Concerns Raised That Degradation of Vital Area Barrier Existed Since Original Const W/O Being Identified

ML20235G134
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	02/16/1989
From:	Kane W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Mroczka E NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO.
Shared Package
ML20235G137	List: IR 05000423/1988023 ML20235G153
References
EA-89-021, EA-89-21, NUDOCS 8902230133
Download: ML20235G134 (3)

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Northeast Nuclear Energy Company ATTN: Mr. E. J. Mroczka Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering and Operations Group P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (Inspection No. 50-423/88-23)

This letter refers to the NRC routine resident inspection conductad between November 11 and December 19, 1988, at the Millstone 3 Nuclear Generating Station, Waterford, Connecticut. The inspection report was sent to you on January 19, 198 During the inspection, the inspectors reviewed the circum-stances associated with violations of NRC physical protection requirements which were identified by your security force and reported to the NRC. The violations, which are described in the enclosed Notice, involved the degrada-tion of a vital area (VA) barrier, and a failure to notify the NRC Operations Center within one hour of discovery of the degradatio The vital area barrier was degraded since original construction because certain floor plates, which comprised a portion of the vital area barrier, were not secured and were easily removable. However, appropriate compensatory measures were not in place. As a result, a path existed through which unauthorized and undetected access could be gained from a protected area.into a vital are This violation is classified at Severity Level IV in accordance with the .

" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 C?R Part 2, Appendix C (Enforcement Policy) (1988) because the degradation was not easily exploitable for the reasons provided in the inspection repor Notwithstanding this classification at Severity Level IV, the NRC is concerned that the degradation existed since original construction without being identifie Furthermore, a walkdown and analysis of vital area barriers was conducted in 1985 in response to NRC concerns regarding the adequacy of the initial preoperational security program and the degradation was still not identifie This violation demonstrates the importance of proper awareness of plant conditions to assure that any degradations that might exist are promptly identified and appropriate compensatory measures are taken. Therefore, we emphasize that any similar violations in the future may result in escalated enforcement action. The other violation described in the enclosed Notice is also classified at Severity Level I m 8902230133 890216 4 T PDR ADOCK 03000423

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Northeast Nuclear Energy Company 2 FEB 161989 You are required to respond to this letter and the enclosed Notice, and in

. preparing your response, you should follow the instruction specified in the enclosed Notice. In your response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. Further, you should place all Safeguards Information (as defined in 10 CFR 73.21) in'an enclosure, so as to allow your letter, without the Safeguards Information, to be placed in the Public Document Room. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirement The enclosed Notice contains details of your security program that have been determined to be exempt from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21 (Safeguards Information). Therefore, those portions of the Notice will not be placed in the NRC Public Document Room and will receive limited distributio This letter will be placed in the Public Document Room in accordance with 2.790(a), 3 i

The response directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice is not subject to the clearance procedures of the Of fice of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-51

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Notice of Violation (contains Safeguards Information (SGI))

cc w/enci (w/o SGI): l W. D. Romberg, Vice President, Nuclear Operations (w/SGI)

S. E. Scace, Station Superintendent (w/SGI)

D. O. Nordquist, Manager of Quality Assurance R. M. Kacich, Manager, Generation Facilities Licensing Gerald Garfield, Esquire Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector (w/SGI)

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