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WITS200900238/EDATS:SECY-2009-0504: Memo to the Commissioners: Allegation Guidance Memorandum 2008-001, Revision 1, Final Guidance in Response to Lessons Learned from the Allegation Assessment of Inattentive Security Officers at Peach Botto
ML093630104
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Site: Peach Bottom  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 01/04/2010
From: Zimmerman R
NRC/OE
To: Jaczko G, Klein D, Kristine Svinicki
NRC/Chairman, NRC/OCM
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January 4, 2010 MEMORANDUM TO: Chairman Jaczko Commissioner Klein Commissioner Svinicki FROM: Roy P. Zimmerman, Director /RA/

Office of Enforcement

SUBJECT:

ALLEGATION GUIDANCE MEMORANDUM 2008-001, DRAFT REVISION 1, FINAL GUIDANCE IN RESPONSE TO LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE ALLEGATION ASSESSMENT OF INATTENTIVE SECURITY OFFICERS AT PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION This memorandum transmits the subject Allegation Guidance Memorandum (AGM) which provides guidance to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff responsible for handling allegations. This guidance was developed in response to lessons learned regarding the handling of allegations in March 2007 and September 2007 of inattentive security officers at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station. Enclosure 1 provides background associated with that event and a summary of significant issues included in the AGM.

The NRC staff issued Revision 0 of the AGM on December 29, 2008. Since that time, in accordance with Commission direction, the staff has engaged internal and external stakeholders and has developed draft Revision 1 (Enclosure 2) that indicates by change bars in the right margins the key enhancements made to Revision 0 in response to stakeholder input.

In accordance with Commission direction, the staff is providing the subject document to the Commission in preparation for the Commission meeting on January 19, 2009. In the Commission meeting, the staff will provide an overview of the process by which the AGM was developed, its contents, and the programmatic issues it addresses. The AGM contains a mixture of program material and specific implementation tools and guidelines for the staff. The EDO intends to issue the AGM within two weeks following the Commission meeting on January 19, 2010.

CONTACT: Lisamarie Jarriel, OE 301-415-8529

The Commissioners Following the Commission meeting the staff will use any additional Commission direction to revise Management Directive 8.8, Management of Allegations, as appropriate. In addition, the staff will issue an internal guidance manual providing process tools and detailed implementation guidance. In this manner, the contents of the AGM will either have been transferred to the Management Directive or the allegation process manual. The Commission has also directed that the final Management Directive be provided to the Commission for review.

Should you have any questions please direct them to the Agency Allegation Advisor, Lisamarie Jarriel. Ms. Jarriel can be reached by telephone at (301) 415-8529 or by e-mail at Lisamarie.Jarriel@nrc.gov.

Enclosures:

1. Significant Issues Addressed in AGM 2008-001, Revision 1
2. AGM 2008-001, Revision 1 cc: SECY OGC OCA OPA CFO

The Commissioners 2 Following the Commission meeting the staff will use any additional Commission direction to revise Management Directive 8.8, Management of Allegations, as appropriate. In addition, the staff will issue an internal guidance manual providing process tools and detailed implementation guidance. In this manner, the contents of the AGM will either have been transferred to the Management Directive or the allegation process manual. The Commission has also directed that the final Management Directive be provided to the Commission for review.

Should you have any questions please direct them to the Agency Allegation Advisor, Lisamarie Jarriel. Ms. Jarriel can be reached by telephone at (301) 415-8529 or by e-mail at Lisamarie.Jarriel@nrc.gov.

Enclosures:

1. Significant Issues Addressed in AGM 2008-001, Revision 1
2. AGM 2008-001, Revision 1 cc: SECY OGC OCA OPA CFO Distribution:

R. W. Borchardt M. Virgilio M. Johnson C. Miller E. Collins E. Leeds L. Reyes M. Weber S. Collins B. Mallett M. Satorius J. Wiggins C. McCrary C. Scott L. Jarriel R. Zimmerman D. Vito OE r/f Publicly Available Non-Sensitive ADAMS Package: ML093630102, WITS200900238/EDATS:SECY-2009-0504:

Memo: ML093630104 : ML093630105 : ML093560066 OFFICE OE OE:D NAME L. Jarriel R. Zimmerman DATE 12/29/09 1/4/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY