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IR 05000305-08-201, Preliminary Greater than Green Finding for Kewaunee Power Station
ML082560590
Person / Time
Site: Kewaunee Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 09/05/2008
From: Westreich B
NRC/NSIR/DSO/DDSO
To: Christian D
Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
References
EA-08-232 IR-08-201
Download: ML082560590 (4)


See also: IR 05000305/2008201

Text

SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

September 5, 2008

EA-08-232

Mr. David A. Christian

President and Chief Nuclear Officer

Virginia Electric and Power Company

Innsbrook Technical Center

5000 Dominion Boulevard

Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000305/2008201; PRELIMINARY GREATER

THAN GREEN FINDING FOR KEWAUNEE POWER STATION

Dear Mr. Christian:

On July 11, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a security

baseline inspection at the Kewaunee Power Station. The inspection covered one or more of the

key attributes of the security cornerstone of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process. The

enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed during a

preliminary exit meeting on July 11, 2008, with Mr. Stephen Scace, Site Vice President, and

other members of your staff. A final exit briefing was conducted on August 21, 2008, with Mr.

Clarence Gum, Protective Services Manager, who acknowledged the results.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to security and

compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed

personnel.

This letter discusses a finding that appears to have greater than green security significance, as

described in Section 3.26 of this report. This finding was assessed based on the best available

information, including influential assumptions, using the Physical Protection Significance

Determination Process. The final resolution of this finding will convey the increment in the

importance to security by assigning the corresponding color, which may require additional NRC

inspection. The licensee promptly implemented compensatory measures for the deficiency, and

the site was in compliance with applicable physical protection and security requirements within

the scope of the inspection before the inspectors left the site. The finding also had a cross-

cutting aspect in the area of Human Performance (H.1(b)) because personnel failed to conduct

an adequate effectiveness review.

The finding is also associated with a violation of the NRC requirements that are being

considered for escalated enforcement action in accordance with NRC Enforcement Policy. The

current Enforcement Policy is included on the NRCs Web site at

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Enclosure contains Safeguards Information. Upon removal, this letter is decontrolled.

SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

D. Christian -2-

Before we make a final decision on this matter, we are providing you an opportunity to:

(1) present to the NRC your perspectives on the facts and assumptions, used by the NRC to

arrive at the finding and its significance, at a Regulatory Conference; or (2) submit your position

on the finding to the NRC in writing. If you request a Regulatory Conference, it should be held

within 30 days of the receipt of this letter, and we encourage you to submit supporting

documentation at least 1 week prior to the conference in an effort to make the conference more

efficient and effective. If a Regulatory Conference is held, it will be closed to public observation

due to the discussion of security related information. If you decide to submit only a written

response, such submittal should be sent to the NRC within 30 days of the receipt of this letter.

Please contact Mr. Ronald J. Albert, Chief, Security Performance Evaluation Branch on 301-

415-6986 within 10 business days of the date of your receipt of this letter to notify the NRC of

your intentions.

Since the NRC has not made a final determination in this matter, no Notice of Violation is being

issued for the inspection finding at this time. In addition, please be advised that the number and

characterization of any apparent violation described in the enclosed inspection report may

change as a result of further NRC review.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.390 of the

NRC's "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 System

(PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System

(ADAMS), 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.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them

with you.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Barry C. Westreich

Deputy Director for Security Oversight

Division of Security Operations

Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Docket No.: 50-305

License No.: DPR-43

Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 05000305/2008201 (SGI)

SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

D. Christian -3-

cc w/encl: (SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION)

Mr. Stephen Scace

Site Vice President

Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

Kewaunee Power Station

N490 State Highway 42

Kewaunee, WI 54216

(SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION)

Mr. Clarence Gum, Security Manager

Kewaunee Power Station

Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

N490 State Highway 42

Kewaunee, WI 54216

cc w/o encl: General Al Wilkening

Homeland Security Advisor

P.O. Box 7865

Madison, WI 53707-7865

Mr. Paul S. Schmidt, Administrator

Radiation Protection Section

Division of Public Health and Family Services

P.O. Box 2659

Madison, WI 53701-2659

SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

D. Christian -3-

cc w/encl: (SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION)

Mr. Stephen Scace

Site Vice President

Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

Kewaunee Power Station

N490 State Highway 42

Kewaunee, WI 54216

(SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION)

Mr. Clarence Gum, Security Manager

Kewaunee Power Station

Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.

N490 State Highway 42

Kewaunee, WI 54216

cc w/o encl: General Al Wilkening

Homeland Security Advisor

P.O. Box 7865

Madison, WI 53707-7865

Mr. Paul S. Schmidt, Administrator

Radiation Protection Section

Division of Public Health and Family Services

P.O. Box 2659

Madison, WI 53701-2659

Distribution w/encl:

SPEB R/F - C. Grigsby, SPEB

D. Riffle, DDSO/DSO

S. Burton III, SRI Kewaunee

D. Lawver, R-III

Distribution w/o encl:

M. Chernoff, PM - NRR

C. Adkison - PMDA

E. Duncan, R-III

Accession No.: ML082560590 * See previous concurrence

OFC: DSO/SPEB DSO/SPEB SRI Kewaunee Region III DSO/SPEB

NAME: *C. Grigsby *A. Rayland *S. Burton *E. Duncan R. Albert

DATE: 08/19/08 08/21/08 08/19/08 08/20/08 08/26/08

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION