ML071800532
| ML071800532 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/2007 |
| From: | Shannon M Plant Support Branch Region IV |
| To: | Rosenblum R Southern California Edison Co |
| References | |
| 4-2006-039, IR-07-404 | |
| Download: ML071800532 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000361/2007404
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - SECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION
June 29, 2007
Richard M. Rosenblum
Senior Vice President and
Chief Nuclear Officer
Southern California Edison Company
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
P.O. Box 128
San Clemente, CA 92674-0128
SUBJECT:
SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 -
SECURITY IN-OFFICE INSPECTION REPORT 05000361/2007404;
5000362/2007404; OFFICE OF INVESTIGATION REPORT 4-2006-039; AND
Dear Mr. Rosenblum:
This refers to the in-office inspection conducted to review the results of NRC's Office of
Investigation Report 4-206-0039 regarding your San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
Specifically, the purpose of the inspection and investigation was to review the circumstances
related to a security event that occurred between March 18 and 27, 2006. The enclosed report
presents the results of this inspection, which were discussed on June 18, 2007, with B. Katz,
Vice President, Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory Affairs, and other members of your staff.
The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to security and
compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.
Based on the results of the inspection and investigation, the NRC has determined that two
violations of NRC requirements were identified. The NRC has also concluded that the findings
were both NRC identified. The violations were evaluated in accordance with the NRC
Enforcement Policy, which can be found on the NRC's Web site at www.nrc.gov, select About
NRC, then How we regulate, and Enforcement. The first violation is being cited in the
enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice). The security significance of this violation would normally
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be minor; however, the violation was categorized at Severity Level IV because willfulness was
involved. In addition, this violation is being cited in the Notice because willfulness was involved
on the part of a licensee official and it was not licensee-identified (See Section VI.A.1.d of the
The second violation has been categorized at Severity Level IV because it could not be
evaluated under the significance determination process. The second violation involved your
staffs failure to provide accurate information related to the circumstances involved with the first
violation. The NRC is treating this second violation as a noncited violation consistent with
Section VI.A.1 of the NRC Enforcement Policy because of the very low security significance of
the violation and because it was entered into your corrective action program. If you contest this
noncited violation, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection
report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN.: Document
Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region
IV; the Director, Office of Enforcement, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
You are required to respond to the Notice in this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your
response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure
compliance with regulatory requirements.
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 Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room). 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.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2390(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 NRC's
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).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael P. Shannon, Chief
Plant Support Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.: 50-361, 50-362
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report 05000361 and
w/Attachment: Supplemental Information
cc w/o enclosure:
Ray W. Waldo
Southern California Edison Company
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
P.O. Box 128
San Clemente, CA 92674-0128
James T. Reilly
Southern California Edison Company
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
P.O. Box 128
San Clemente, CA 92674-0128
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Daniel P. Breig
Southern California Edison Company
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
P.O. Box 128
San Clemente, CA 92674-0128
A. Edward Scherer
Southern California Edison Company
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
P.O. Box 128
San Clemente, CA 92674-0128
Brian Katz
Southern California Edison Company
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
P.O. Box 128
San Clemente, CA 92674-0128