IR 05000456/1993010
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 04/26/1993 |
| From: | Belanger J, Creed J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20035H322 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-456-93-10, 50-457-93-10, NUDOCS 9305040220 | |
| Download: ML20035H328 (5) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
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Reports No. 50-456/93010(DRSS); 50-457/93010(DRSS)
Dockets No. 50-456; 50-457 License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-77 Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company Opus West III 1400 Opus Place Downers Grove, IL 60515 Facility Name:
Braidwood Nuclear Station, Units I and 2 Inspection At: Braidwood Station Type of Inspection: Announced, Reactive Physical Security Inspection Inspection Date: April 14, 1993 Inspector:
S 1 b * del 4/M J. t. Belanger V Date
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Senior Physical Security Inspector Approved By:
WAR Jq$es R. Creed,. Chief Date Safeguards Section Inspection Summary Inspection on April 14. 1993 (Reports No. 50-456/93010(DRSS):
No. 50-457/93010(DRSS))
Areas Inspected:
Reactive, announced physical security inspection involving a
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review of concerns relating to Management Effectiveness and to Testing and'
Maintenance.
Results: The licensee was found to be in compliance with NRC requirements
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within the areas examined. A concern relating to the maintenance of a card
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reader was not substantiated. A concern relating to verbal harassment by
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security personnel towards firewatch personnel was substantiated. There appeared to be adequate review by licensee management.
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REPORT DETAILS
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Key Persons Contacted
.l In addition to the key members of the licensee's staff listed below, the
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inspector interviewed other licensee employees and members of the
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security. organization. The asterisk (*) denotes those present at the i
exit meeting on April 14, 1993.
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- S. Roth, Station Security Administrator, Commonwealth Edison Company l
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- D. Waldschmidt, Assistant Security Administrator, CECO j
S. Rooney, Assistant Security Administrator, CECO
M. Adlington, Fire Prevention Site Manager, Burns International
Security Services, Inc.
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Entrance and Exit Interviewji
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At the beginning of.the inspection, Mr. S. Roth, Station Security.
Administrator was informed of the purpose of this inspection, its-
scope and the topical areas to be examined.
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The inspector met with the licensee representatives, denoted:in.
Section 1, at the conclusion of the onsite inspection activities.
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A general description of the scope and conduct of the inspection was provided. Briefly listed below are the findings discussed during the exit interview. The licensee representatives were.
invited to provide comments on each item discussed. Those comments.are included. The details ~of ~each finding listed below ti are referenced, as noted, in the report.-
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(1)
The licensee acknowledged the inspector's comments that no
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violations, deviations, inspector followup items, or
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unresolved items were identified during this inspection.
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The inspector stated that the concern involving a defective-cardreader to door' number 603 and inadequate maintenance' of -
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this card reader was not~ substantiated.
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4.a)
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The inspector stated that the concern ' involving verbal abuse-by security officers towards' firewatch personnel was-
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substantiated, but that this situation no longer exists.
(Refer to Section 4.b)
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.m Areas Inspected.
Listed below are the areas examined by the inspector.in which no-
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findings (strengths, violations, deviations, unresolved items or-inspection followup items) were identified only findings are described.
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The below listed clear areas were reviewed and. evaluated as deemed
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necessary by the inspector to meet the specified " Inspection
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Requirements" (Section 02) of the applicable NRC Inspection Procedure
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(IP).
Sampling reviews included interviews, observations, and document
reviews that provided independent verification of compliance with
requirements. Gathered data was also used to evaluate the adequacy of
the reviewed program and practices to adequately-protect.the facility i
and the health and safety of the public.
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(02.02) Management Awareness and Attitude 81042 Testino and Maintenance
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(02.01) Adequacy of Maintenance Program; (02.02) Security
Equipment Reliability Program; (02.03) Maintenance of f
Security Equipment.
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Concern Review l
In January 1993 concerns pertaining to the security program at Braidwo'od l
Station were provided by letter (undated) to the Illinois Department of
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Security in Chicago, Illinois. Courtesy copies of this letter were also
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provided to Burns Security, Commonwealth Edison, NRC, and the Illinois-
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Commerce Commission.
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The concerns involved a supposedly defective cardreader to door number
603 that.was causing numerous alarms which were responded to by security
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officers who blamed the firewatch personnel-for causing the alarms'. The i
security officers allegedly intimidated the firewatch personnel verbally.
for causing the alarms when the rootcause of the' alarm was the defective
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cardreader that was not adequately maintained / repaired.
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Concern: Cardreader to door number 603 was defective and was causing numerous alarms. Maintenance on this cardreader was not effective.
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NRC Review:
Interviews were conducted with station security.
management. Security maintenance records for 1992 were reviewed.
The installation of the current cardreader system was completed in August 1992. Since installation, the system has experienced five
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failures, all of which were minor in nature. The_ card readers'
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associated with door 603 have had only one failure. This failure.
to the outside reader, occurred in October 1992.
Replacement was
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accomplished the same day.
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The inspector also reviewed all security related maintenance work l
requests during 1992 associated with door 603. Thirteen work
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latch fingers sticking,- broken astragal, door knob off, etc. The 1'l
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majority of the repairs were accomplished the same day that the problem was identified.
The lic2nsee stated that approximately November 11, 1993, they received a memorandum from the Burns firewatch supervisor concerning a " cussing out" of a firewatch inspector by a security guard because of door 603 alarm problems. The licensee's investigation showed that the event occurred, not because of an alarm on door 603, but because of a personr.el error on the part of a fire inspector which led to door 603 being found unsecured. The NRC inspector reviewed four security event reports associated with door 603. These four reports, dated November 6, 1992, November 10, 1992, November 11, 1992 and November 20, 1992 document alarm responses to door 603 in which the alarm functioned properly, no mechanical or air pressure problems were found, and a satisfactory seven day test performed. Card histories showed that each alarm was preceded within seconds by firewatch inspectors'
entry. The licensee concluded that the alarms were caused by
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personnel error on the part of firewatch inspectors failing to secure the door.
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Conclusion: Cardreaders to door 603 were not defective.
Security maintenance on this door was adequate.
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Concern: Security guards responding to alarms caused by a defective card reader on door 603 intimidated firewatch personnel with the threats of job loss and used profanity.
NRC Review:
Interviews were conducted with station security management personnel, the firewatch supervisor, and three randomly selected firewatch inspectors.
Two of the three firewatch inspectors were aware of no instances of verbal abuse by security officers towards firewatch personnel.
The third inspector stated that he personally had not been subject to verbal abuse but had heard that others were.
A review of firewatch inspector reports requested by the NRC
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inspector by the firewatch site manager, disclosed that there were four documented cases of verbal abuse by security officers towards firewatch inspectors relative to door 603. The firewatch site manager stated that he had provided copies of these reports to CECO security management in early November 1992. CECO security management replied to this memo in a memorandum dated November 13, 1992, to the Station Fire Marshall. This latter memorandum held the position that the use of " vulgar language in the workplace was inappropriate" ard that they (Ceco security management) had referred this matter to Burns Security for investigation.
It appears that Burns management did not investigate the verbal harassment charges.
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On January 19, 1993, Burns Security received a copy of the memo sent to the Illinois Department of Security previously referenced.
The Burns Security response to this memorandum was the subject of i
a memorandum dated January 25, 1993, addressed to "Whom It May
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Concern." This latter memorandum noted that there were
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allegations that fire inspectors were harassed over the use of the
cardreader, but the memo does not address followup actions taken.
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presently exists.
Conclusion: There were documented instances of verbal abuse by I
i security officers towards firewatch inspectors but that these cases were not followed up on.
This concern was substantiated but there is no regulatory basis for further NRC investigation of this concern because there were no indications of improper regulatory performance or adverse
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safety effect.
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