IR 05000483/1988005
| ML20206E488 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Callaway  |
| Issue date: | 11/14/1988 |
| From: | Norelius C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Schnell D UNION ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8811180091 | |
| Download: ML20206E488 (3) | |
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. - . NOV 141988 Docket No. 50-483 Union Electric Company ATTN: Mr. Donald F. Schnell Senior Vice President - Nuclear Post Office Box 149-Mail Codt 400 St. Louis, MO 63166 Gentlemen: , The enclosure to this letter contains a NRC Office of Investigation (01) report synopsis for a matter pertaining to the Callaway County Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, authorized by NRC Operating License NPF-30.
The OI investigation was conducted to determine the degree and extent of w111 fulness on the part of an individual who removed Safeguards Information (SI) from the Callaway plant.
No additional enforcement action is planned as a result of the OI investigation.
Enforcement action was previously taken concerning this matter as noted in Inspection Report No. 50-483/87027(DRSS), dated September 4, 1987, which contained a Notice of Violation fcr failure to adequately protect Safeguards Information (SI) at an offsite location.
Four aspects of the SI protection program that could be strengthened to furthe, reduce the probability of - inadequate protection or unauthorized disclosure of SI were also identified in the inspection report.
Inspection Report No. 50-483/88005(ORSS), dated March 18, 1988, formally closed the violation and weaknesses noted in the SI Protection Program based upon review of your corrective actions.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Documtent Room.
Sincerely, CRtGUIAt. SIGNED BY C. E. NOR!UVS Charles E. Nore11us, Director Divistor, of Radiation Sa/ety and Safeguards Enclosure: OI Case No. 3-88-002 Synopsis See Attached Distribution 'O YO T} RIII g Rg RIII RIII E RITI C C% 0, $C p-dn ) P tie /mg Ch}Q OeFaye e reger P ik e1 y fus ylq{{{{ i1/kl't "* 4T ' ,,ata ,\\ F GS11180091 G81114 - DR ADOCK 0500
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NOV 141988 Distribution cc w/ enclosure: G. L. Randolph, General Manager, Nuclear Operations A. P. Neuhalfen, Manager Quality Assurance Tom P. Sharkey, Supervising Engineer, Site Licensing DCD/DCB (RIOS) Licensing Fee Management Branch Resident Inspector, RIII Region IV Resident Inspector, Wolf Creek K. Drey Chris R. Rogers, P.E.
Utility Division, Missouri Public Service Commission CFA, Inc.
Gerald Charnoff, Esq.
Thomas Baxter, Esq.
R. A. Kucera, Deputy Director, Department of Natural Resources
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.. ., - - SYNOPSIS On October 26, 1987, theNRCRegionIII(RIII)Administratorrequestedthat
the Office of Investigations (01) perfom an analysis of NRC:RIII inspection findings regarding the removal of Safeguards Information (SI) from the An investigation was then self-initiated by Callaway Plant (Callaway).
NRC:01 to determine the degree and extent of willfulness.
On August 9-10, 1987, the Callaway Security Administrative Assistant (AA) The was contacted by the estranged wife of a former Callaway employee.
estranged wife requested that the AA examine the contents of several boxes containing what appeared to be important documents that her husband, a former The AA discovered that Callaway employee, had stored in their residence.
several of these boxes contained unsecured SI documents.
Based on this infomation, an NRC:RIII Physical Security Inspector arrived onsite, initiated a;: inspection of the incident, and initiated a review of the SI documents recovered from the residence. The NRC:RIII inspection consnenced on August 11, 1987, and concluded on August 18, 1987.
The inspection findings disclosed that upon being reassigned to the Administrative Department, the fonner employee removed several boxes of personal oelongings frem Callaway, some of which were later determinedW to have contained SI documents.
Security Inspector, the fonner employee ackr.owledged that these boxes contained SI documents and that the SI documents were not secured as The former employee denied making copies of any SI documents required.
in his possession, sharing any SI information with anyone, or removing the documents from the plant for profit motives.
While the former employee acknowledged that some of the documents found at his former residence contained SI, he stated that he had never examined the contents of the boxes and he had not been aware that the ooxes contained documents during the time the boxes were stored in his residence.
The NRC:01 analysis of the inspection effort was unable to substantiate that a fonner Callawty employee knowingly and willfully removed what he knew to be 51 from Callaway and knowingly and willfully stored the SI documents in an unsecured area of his re;idence in violation of NRC requirements.
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