L-87-234, Requests Limited & Temporary Exemption from Requirements of 10CFR73.57 to Allow Certain Employees Unescorted Access to Nuclear Facilities Until Results of FBI Check of Criminal History Records Secured

Requests Limited & Temporary Exemption from Requirements of 10CFR73.57 to Allow Certain Employees Unescorted Access to Nuclear Facilities Until Results of FBI Check of Criminal History Records Secured

ML17347A516
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie, Turkey Point, 05000000
Issue date:	06/02/1987
From:	Woody C FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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L-87-234, NUDOCS 8706080131
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05000389 AUTHOR AFFILIATION Florida Power h Light Co.

RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

Director (Post 870411

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Requests that Commission grant limited h temporary exemption from requirement to defer grant of unescorted access to nuclear facilities until results of FBI check. of criminal history records secured.

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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Attn: Mr. Thomas Murley, Director U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 FLORIDAPOWER & LIGHTCOMPANY JUNE 08 1987 L-87-234 Re:

St. Lucie Units I and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-25 I Tem orar Exem tion Re uest

Dear Mr. Murley:

On March 2, 1987, the Commission published a new regulation, IO CFR 573.57, by virtue of which licensees such as Florida Power 6 Light Company (FPL) are prohibited from granting any individual unescorted access to nuclear power facilities until after the licensees have received and evaluated the results of a check of criminal history records conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the basis of the individuals fingerprints.

The new regulation, which was required by P.L.99-399, the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Anti-Terrorism Act of l 986, became effective on April I, I 987.

Section 73.S of the Commission's regulations permits the Commission to "grant such exemptions from the requirements of... this part as it determines are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and are otherwise in the public interest."

This letter is a request, made pursuant to 10 CFR 573.S, for a

temporary exemption from the requirements of Section 73.57, with respect to several categories of persons.

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133 persons will be hired by FPL for jobs which require unescorted access to its nuclear facilities.

These new hires will have successfully completed the Company's employment screening process which

includes, for example, the following features as described in Attachment A.

Transfer Em lo ees.

Before the end of l987, approximately I00 employees of FPL will transfer from non-nuclear positions to positions at one or another of the four nuclear power plants which the Company operates.

Although these persons have been employees of the Company for many years, they were not assigned to a nuclear plant before April I and did not on that date have authorization for unescorted access to such a facility. Consequently, they are not "grandfathered" under the NRC's new regulation and cannot be granted access until the results of the fingerprint check have been received and evaluated.

However, these persons have already been subjected to the Company's screening process for employees in effect at the time of their employment and have satisfied all those requirements.

In addition, of course, they have demonstrated their reliability and confirmed their suitability for employment by performing satisfactorily in their prior jobs with FPL. However, they must presently be denied unescorted access to 0

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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission L-87-234 Page two NRC regulations permit these employees to enter the nuclear facilities if they are escorted by other persons who have unescorted access.

In fact, escorted access is not a practical alternative.

Since the escort must remain with the person escorted at all times, escort coverage is essentially one-on-one.

There are not enough security guards to provide escorts for the potentially more-than-two-hundred employees who must be escorted; diverting other employees to serve as escorts leaves their work undone.

Thus, the potentially more-than-two-hundred employees whose clearance must await receipt of results from the FBI are in effect unable to work at the nuclear power plants.

The cost to the company of 25 employees who are now idle is on the order of $4,000 per day; the number of employees so situated grows weekly.

Furthermore, the jobs to which the employees have been assigned remain unfilled and that work must remain undone or is performed by other company employees, frequently on an overtime basis.

The burden imposed upon FPL has essentially no countervailing benefit in terms of security for the nuclear facilities and their operations.

Experienced, qualified,

tested, and reliable employees are simply prevented from performing the jobs for which they have been selected.

We respectfully request that the Commission grant FPL a limited and temporary exemption from the requirement to defer the grant of unescorted access to its nuclear facilities until results of FBI check of criminal history records is in hand.

The exemption would permit the granting before October I, l987, of temporary unescorted access to the following categories of FPL employees only:

a) newly hired employees who have successfully completed the Company's screening process described above and b) persons employed by the Company prior to April I, l 987, but newly assigned to nuclear facilities. The temporary access would expire upon completion by the Company of its evaluation of all information (including the resul ts from the FBI) concerning the individual

employee, at which time unescorted access would be confirmed on a permanent basis or denied.

Very truly yours, C. O. Woody Group Vice President Nuclear Energy COW/JAD/gp Attachment cc:

J. Nelson Grace, Regional Administrator, Region II, USNRC Kristina Z. Jamgochian, NMSS/LN, USNRC MLCI /007/2

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'oaN JUL 81 1986 131 SUBJECT Personnel Screening for Access Authorization PRS/PNE - General SECTION Personnel g~S 6+0~

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To provide instructions for screening all FPL employees who may need access authorization and/or unescorted access into nuclear plant sites, in accordance with the Nuclear Energy Access Authorization Plan.

Nuclear Plant Sites FPL nuclear plant sites includes:

- St. Lucie Units No. 1 and No. 2.

- Turkey Point Nuclear Units No. 3 and No. 4.

- Turkey Point Fossil Units No. 1 and No. 2.

Background

Investigations A thorough background investigation and a psychologicalevalua-tion is to be obtained by the FPL Division Personnel/College and Professional Recruiting on all newly-hired employees into any Power Resources or Nuclear Energy Department payroll loca-tion.

Personnel Records PER (GO) is to obtain this information on all other FPL employees, with less than 36 months continuous service with FPL, who may require unescorted access into any FPL nuclear power plant.

The background investigation including the items listed below must be completed,

reviewed, and on file in the Personnel Department prior to a new employee's effective date and/or granting unescorted access into any FPL nuclear power plant:

Employee's Birth Certificate (or equivalent)

- Criminal Investigation

- UB. MilitaryForm DD214 (or equivalent), ifapplicable

- Character and Reputation Report based on two provided plus two developed references Credit History Report

- Employment History Report

- Education History Report

- Driving Record Report

- Worker's Compensation Report

- Psychological Evaluation Report Drug Screen Urinalysis Report The background investigation and psychological evaluation re-quirement can be fulfilledfor employees with 36 months or more of continuous service with FPL by a documented record of their having demonstrated no aberrant behavior.

This documented record can be established by completing an Inter-Office Memo as outlined in GO Procedure 131.1.

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SUBJECT Personnel Screening for Access Authorization PRS/PNE - General SECTION Personnel Index of Procedures Subject Employees with 36 (or more) months GO 131.1 of Service Employees with less than 36 months GO 131.2 of Service New Employees GO 131.3 Page 2 of 2 I

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AACi General Operations OATE JUL 3 1 1986 131.1 Personnel Screening f Autlmrization PRS/PNE - 36 (or more)

Months Service SECTION To provide instructions for screening FPL employees with 36 (or more) months of service who may need access authorization and/or unescorted access into nuclear plant sites in accordance with the Nuclear Energy Access Authorization Plan.

Supervisor 1.

When an employee in your location with 36 (or more) months continuous FPL service requires an unescorted access badge at a Nuclear Plant Site, prepare an Inter-Office Memo, original and one machine copy as follows:

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Address to - Supervisor, Personnel Records - PER (GO).

b. Enter:

- Supervisor's name and location symbol.

- Employee's name on subject line.

- Date prepared.

c. Enter th'e followingstatement on the Inter-Office Memo:

"Fhe above named employee was employed by Florida Power 4 Light Company on (enter employment date).

He/she has been continuously employed since that date, and to the best of my knowledge, he/she has not demon-strated aberrant behavior which would preclude his/her unescorted access to a nuclear power plant."

This information is confidential and is to be mailed under confidential cover.

lffor any reason you are unable to prepare the above memo for one of your employees who is being assigned to a nuclear Plant, contact the Nuclear Energy Department Personnel Coordinator-PNE (GO) to determine the appropriate course of action.

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Upon receipt of memorandum. from supervisor and verification of length of service, enter Access Authorization Status into the Nuclear Employee Plant Access (computer) System.

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Sign and return approved machine copy to employee's supervisor.

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Upon receipt of machine copy, place in employee's local file for future reference.

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Operations OaT": JUL 31 86 131.2 Personal Screening for Access Authorization PRS/PNE - Less Than 36 Months Service SECTION Personnel To provide instructions for screening FPL employees with less than 36 months of service who may need access authorization and/or unescorted access into nuclear plant sites in accordance with the Nuclear Energy Access Authorization Plan.

Supervisor 1.

When an employee in your location with less than 36 months continuous FPL service requires an unescorted access badge at a nuclear plant site, complete Nuclear Plant Screening

Record, Form 4923, by entering the following:

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- Originator's name

- Employee's name

- Social Security Number

- Employment date

- Originator's signature An X in the appropriate block indicating a background investi-gation is required.

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131.2 Personnel Screening for Access Authorization PRS/PNE - Less Than 36 Months Service SECTION Personnel Supervisor (cont'd) 20 Send original and duplicate to Personnel Records - PER (GO).

This report must be issued allowing sufficient time (at least two weeks) for the background investigation and psychological evalu-ation to be completed prior to the employee's assignment to a nuclear power plant. Ifnot completed and received by Personnel Records - PER (GO) prior to the employee's assignment the employee willnot be granted unescorted access into the plant.

If Form 4923 was completed when employee was hired and duplicate is on fBe, it is not necessary to prepare another Form 4923.

Personnel Records-PER (GO) 3.

4, Upon receipt of Nuclear Plant Screening

Record, Form 4923, review employee's file and check status of each listed document.

Ifall documents are not on fBe, take action to obtain them.

Review each document for any derogatory information which requires the attention of Nuclear Energy Personnel Coordinator-PNE (GO) such as felony convictions, terrorist activities, medi-cal disabilities, etc. and make arrangements for review of the information, ifnecessary.

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Coord - PNE (GO) 5.

Review the derogatory information revealed by the investigation and initial the related documents in Personnel Records - PER (GO).

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If access cannot be granted, advise the Vice President Nuclear Operations - PNE (GO) and appropriate Nuclear Plant Vice President/Plant Manager of the information and take appropriate action.

Personnel Records-PER (GO)

After all required documents are on file and have been reviewed and approved, sign COMPLETED BY and DATE.

If required document cannot be obtained, place an X in the Incomplete column and indicate in the Remarks area the reason the document is not obtainable.

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Return approved Form 4923 duplicate to employee's supervisor.

Keep Form 4923 original in employee's Personnel File.

Note: Investigation documents are kept in a confidential file.

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'o'A."E JUL 31 1986 131.2 Personnel Screening for Access Authorization PRS/PNE - Less Than 36 Months Service SECTION Personnel Personnel Records-PER (GO) (cont'd) 10.

Enter access authorization status into Nuclear Employee Plant Access (computer) System.

Plant Security Supervisor 11.

When employee reports to the plant, verify on the Nuclear Employee Plant Access System that the unescorted plant access has been approved.

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If access authorization cannot be verified on the computer system, contact the Supervisor, Personnel Records - PER (GO).

13.

Issue appropriate identification badge upon receipt of verifica-tion that unescorted access has been authorized.

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SUBJECT General Operations O~aTE JUL

j. 3986 SECTION 131.3 Personnel Screening for Access Authorization PRS/PNE - New Employee To provide instructions for screening new PPL employees who may need access authorization and/or unescorted access into nuclear plant sites in accordance with the Nuclear Energy Access Authorization Plan.

Division Personnel/

College and Professional Recruiting PER (GO) 1.

When employing an individual from outside the Company into any Nuclear Energy or Power Resources Payroll Location or anyone requiring unescorted access to a Nuclear Power Plant, prepare a Background Investigation Lead Sheet, Porm 1825, to request a

complete investigation from an outside vendor consisting of the following:

- Criminal Investigation Report

- US. MilitaryPorm DD214 (or equivalent), ifapplicable.

- Character and Reputation Report based on two provided plus two developed references

- Credit History Report

- Employment History Report

- Education History Report

- Driving Record Report Worker's Compensation Report (see example next page)

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'o'A'TB JUL 31 1986 SECTION 131.3 Personnel Screening for Access Authorization PRS/PNE - New Employee Personnel Division Personnel/

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ELEMENTS REQUESTED:

CHARAC.ERANDREPUTATION

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-2 DEVELOPEDCHARACTERREFERENCES CRIMINALHISTORY CREDIT HISTORY EDUCATIONHISTORY MIUTARYHISTORY(Fem DD214crequivaient VERIFICATIONOF IDENTRY REMARKS:

DRIVINGRECORDS WORKERS'COMPENSATIONHISTORY EMPLOYMENTHISTORY EOU~~

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SUBJECT eneral Operations OATE J 3 1 t986 SECTION 131.3 Personnel Screening for Access Authorization PRS/PNE - Neer Employee Personnel Division Personnel/

CoHege and Professional Recruiting - PER (GO)

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Obtain copy of US. Military Form DD214, as applicable from applicant as an interim document until original is obtained by vendor.

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Administer Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to applicant and obtain report on score from the Consulting Industrial Psychologist.

MMPI results are filed with the other access authorization documents.

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Obtain copy of results of the drug screening urinalysis adminis-tered with the Pre-Employment Physical Examination and file with the other access authorization documents.

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Obtain certified copy of applicant's birth certificate.

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Upon receipt of documents requested by Form 1825 from the outside vendor and all other documents mentioned above, review each document for any information which must be brought to the attention of Nuclear Energy or Power Resources Personnel Coordinator such as felony convictions, terrorist activities, medical disabilities, etc. and make arrangements for review of information, ifnecessary.

PNE/PRS Personnel Coordinator V.

When advised of any information revealed during the background investigation or psychological evaluation which requires your attention, review and initial the documents.

8.

Take appropriate action and advise Division Personnel/College and Professional Recruiting - PER (GO).

Division Personnel/

College and Professional Recruiting - PER (GO) 9.

Complete Nuclear Plant Screening Record, Form 4923, prior to the new employee effective date by entering the following:

Location

- Date

- Originator's name

- Employee's name

- Social Security Number

- Employment date

- An X in the appropriate block indicating the background investigation has been completed.

- An X in the appropriate column indicating the status of each of the documents listed.

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Sign Completed By Pesonnel Representative space and date.

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The above named employee may require unescorted access inside the protected arcs of the Turkey Point, St. Lucio nuclear power pbnt(sl.

. Qg A background lnvestlgatfon is required.

please indicate the status of the followingdocuments In the cmployce's personnel file.

~ Abackground Investigation has been completed. The followfngfs the status of the required documents ln the employee's personnel file.

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College and Professional Recruiting-PER (GO) (cont'd) 11.

Enter access authorization status into Nuclear Employee Plant Access System.

12.

Attach Form 4923 original to supporting documents and send to Personnel Records PER (GO).

Important:

This information is confidential and is to be mailed under confidential cover.

13.

Send duplicate to employee's work location for insertion into employees local file, excluding supporting documents.

Personnel Records-PER (GO) 14.

When completed Nuclear Plant Screening Record, Form 4923 original is received, verify that all indicated documents have been received.

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Take necessary steps to obtain any documents cheeked incom-plete or not received.

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Verify that Access Authorization Status has been posted to Nuclear Employee Plant Access System.

17.

File the completed Nuclear Plant Screening Record, Form 4923 original in the employee's Personnel File.

Supporting documents are filed in a separate confidential file.

Plant Security Supervisor 18.

When the employee reports to the plant, verify on the Nuclear Employee Plant Access System that the unescorted plant access has been approved.

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If access authorization cannot be verified on computer system, contact the Supervisor, Personnel Records PER (GO).

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