ML16342D262
| ML16342D262 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 04/11/1996 |
| From: | Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Rueger G PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16342D263 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-96-123, NUDOCS 9604190009 | |
| Download: ML16342D262 (12) | |
See also: IR 05000275/1996001
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EA 96-123
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011 8064
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Pacific Gas
and Electric Company
Nuclear Power Generations
B14A
ATTN:
Gregory
M. Rueger,
Senior Vice
President
and General
Manager
Nuclear
Power Generation
Bus. Unit
77 Beale Street.
Room 1451
P.O.
Box 770000
San Francisco.
California 94177
SUBJECT:
NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT 50-275/96-01;
50-323/96-01
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by Mr.
D.
W. Schaefer of this office
on January
8-12,
1996, at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear
Power Plant,
Units
1 and
2. facility.
The purpose of the inspection
was to determine
whether
activities authorized
by the license were conducted safely and in accordance
with NRC requirements.
At the conclusion of the onsite inspection.
the
findings were discussed
with those
members of your staff identified in the
enclosed
report.
A followup telephone
discussion
was also conducted
between
Messrs.
W.
Ryan
and
D. Sisk of your staff and Mr. Schaefer
on January
16
'996.
to clarify certain inspection findings.
This inspection also involved
an in-office review of your audit report of the Westinghouse
access
authorization
program,
dated February
29.
1996.
Your staff provided
a copy of
this audit report on March 21.
1996.
and our review of this report was
completed
on March 29 '996.
A followup telephone exit meeting
was held on
April 5.
1996,
between
Messrs.
B. Murray and
D. Schaefer of this office and
those
members of your staff identified in the enclosed
report. to inform you
of our disposition of the inspection results.
The purpose of this inspection
was to review Licensee
Event Report 95-S02-00.
dated
November
9
~
1995.
Areas
examined during the inspection are identified
in the report.
Within these areas'he
inspection consisted of selective
examinations of procedures
and representative
records'nterviews
with
personnel'nd
observation of activities in progress.
Based
on the results of this inspection,
one apparent violation was identified
and is being considered
for escalated
enforcement
action in accordance
with
the "General
Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions"
This apparent violation involved your
failure to review and evaluate all pertinent
background information developed
during an access
authorization investigation before granting
an individual
unescorted
access.
Consequently,
an individual who should not have
been
granted
access
obtained
unescorted
access
authorization to Diablo Canyon
contrary to the requi rements of 10 CFR 73.56
and your Security Plan.
Additionally. this apparent violation led to the identification of weaknesses
in your access
authorization
program.
and in the Westinghouse
Electric
Corporation.
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Pacific Gas
and Electric Company
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The ci rcumstances
surrounding this apparent violation, the significance of the
issues,
and the need for effective long-term corrective actions
were discussed
with members of your staff during the inspection
and at the inspection exit
meeting
on January
12,
1996.
As
a result, it may not be necessary
to conduct
a predecisional
enforcement
conference
in order to enable the
NRC to make
an
enforcement decision.
However.
a Notice of Violation is not presently being
issued for these
inspection findings.
Before the
NRC makes its enforcement
decision.
we are providing you an opportunity to either
(1) respond to the
apparent violation addressed
in this inspection report within 30 days of the
date of this letter. or (2) request
a predecisional
enforcement
conference
within 7 days of the date of this letter
.
Your response
should
be clearly marked
as
a
"Response to an Apparent Violation
in Inspection
Report, 50-275/96-01,
50-323/96-01"
and should include:
(1) the
reason for the apparent violation. or, if contested'he
basis for disputing
the apparent violation, (2) the corrective steps that have
been taken
and the
results
achieved,
(3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further
violations.
and (4) the date
when full compliance will be achieved.
Your
response
should
be submitted
under oath or affirmation and
may reference
or
include previous docketed
correspondence, if the correspondence
adequately
addresses
the required
response.
If an adequate
response
is not received
within the time specified or an extension of time has not been granted
by the
NRC. the
NRC will proceed with its enforcement
decision or schedule
a
predecisional
enforcement
conference.
If you choose
not to provide
a response
and would prefer participating in a
predecisional
enforcement
conference.
please
contact
Mr. Blaine Murray at
telephone
(817) 860-8126
as
soon
as possible.
In addition.
please
be advised that the number
and characterization
of
apparent violations described in the enclosed
inspection report
may change
as
a result of further
NRC review.
You will be advised
by separate
correspondence
of the results of our deliberations
on this matter.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the
NRC's "Rules of
this letter. its enclosures,
and your response (if you
will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room (PDR).
your response
should not include any personal
privacy,
safeguards
information so that it can
be placed in the
Practice."
a copy of
choose to provide one)
To the extend possible,
proprietary.
or
PDR without redaction.
The responses
to the apparent violation described
in the enclosed
inspection
report are not subject to the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Management
and Budget
as required
by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980.
Pub.
L.
No. 96.511.
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Pacific Gas
and Electric Company
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Should you have
any questions
concerning this inspection,
we will be pleased
to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely.
Dockets:
50-275
50-323
Licenses:
DPR-82
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection
Report
50-275/96-01;
50-323/96-01
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cc w/enclosure:
Sierra
Club California
ATTN:
Dr. Richard Ferguson
Energy Chair
1100 11th Street,
Suite 311
Sacramento,
Cali fornia
95814
San Luis Obispo
Mothers f'r Peace
ATTN:
Ms.
Nancy Culver
P.O.
Box 164
Pismo Beach. California
93448
Ms. Jacquelyn
C. Wheeler
P.O.
Box 164
Pismo Beach, California
93448
The County Telegram Tribune
ATTN:
Managing Editor
1321 Johnson
Avenue
P.O.
Box 112
San Luis Obispo. California
93406
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visi on
Rev'or
Sa fety
Pacific Gas
and Electric Company
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San Luis Obispo County Board of
Supervisors
ATTN:
Chairman
Room 370
County Government
Center
San Luis Obispo, California
93408
California Public Utilities Commission
ATTN:
Mr. Truman BurnshMr. Robert Kinosian
505 Van Ness'm.
4102
San Francisco,
Cali fornia
94102
Diablo Canyon
Independent
Safety Committee
Attn:
Robert
R. Wellington,
Esq.
Legal
Counsel
857 Cass Street.
Suite
D
Monterey, California
93940
Radiologic Health Branch
State
Department of Health Services
ATTN:
Mr. Steve
Hsu
P.O.
Box 942732
Sacramento,
94234
State of California
ATTN:
Mr. Peter
H.
Kaufman
Deputy Attorney General
110 West
A Street.
Suite 700
San Diego, California
92101
Pacific Gas
and Electric Company
ATTN:
Christopher
J.
Warner,
Esq.
P.O.
Box 7442
San Francisco,
94120
Pacific Gas
and Electric Company
Diablo Canyon
Power Plant
ATTN:
Warren
H. Fujimoto, Vice President
and Plant Manager
P.O.
Box 56
Avila Beach, California
93424
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Pacific Gas
and Electric Company
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Diablo Canyon Resident
Inspector
Senior Project Inspector
(DRP/E,
WCFO)
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(OC/LFDCB,
HS:
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Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
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MS: 9D24)
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