ML17265A703

LER 99-S01-00:on 990617,determined That Temporary Unescorted Access Had Been Granted to Contractor Employee.Caused by Incomplete Info Re Circumstances of Individual Military Separation.Individual Access Was Revoked.With 990719 Ltr

ML17265A703
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	07/19/1999
From:	Mecredy R, Teed R ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:	Vissing G NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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LER-99-S01, NUDOCS 9907260052
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ACCESSION NBR:9907260052 DOC.DATE: 99/07/19 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL'50-244 Robert Emmet Ginna Nuclear Plant, Unit 1, Rochester G 05000244 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION TEED,R.C. Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

MECREDY,R.C. Rochester Gas 6 Electric Corp.

RECIP . NAME RECIPIENT AFFXLIATXON VISSING,G.S.

SUBJECT:

LER 99-S01-00:on 990617,determined that temporary unescorted access had been granted to contractor employee. Caused by incomplete info re circumstances of individual military separation. Individual access was revoked. With 990719 ltr.

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TITLE: Safeguards Phys Sec Event Pt. 73.71 (Public Avai able)

Q NOTES:License Exp date in accordance with 10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72) . 05000244 0

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A NO ROCHESTER GASAND ELECTRIC CORPORATIOhf ~ 89EASTAVENLIE'OCHESTER, M V 1d649.AX'I ~ AREA CODE716 546.2797 ROBERT C. PAECREDY Y ee Pres!eeet Nvereor Ooerorioee July 19 1999 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Attn: Guy ST Vissing Project Directorate I-1 Washington, D.C. 20555

Subject:

LER 1999-S01, Safeguards Event R.ED Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Docket No. 50-244

Dear Mr. Vissing:

The attached Licensee Event Report LER 1999-S01 is submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 73.71 and Section I(b) of Appendix G, Reportable Safeguards Events.

Very truly yours, C'

Robert C. Mec edy xc: Mr. Guy S. Vissing (Mail Stop SC2)

Project Directorate I-1 Division of Reactor Projects -

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation I/II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 U.S. NRC Ginna Senior Resident Inspector 99072b0052 95000244 PDR ADQCK 0 8

NRC FORM 366 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION fftNIl'ME M " 5.1'mgAK 'mEy IS'l999) coBecbon request 50 hrs. Reported hssons learned 'fonnsbon are Incorporated hto the ricensing process and fed back to industry. Forward comments regarding burden estimate'to the LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) Records Management Branch (TA F33), U.S. Nuchar Reguhtory Commission, Washington, DC 205554001. Bnd to (See reverse for required number of the Paperwork Reduction Project (31500104). OIRce of digits/characters for each block) Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If an hfonnstion coaction does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a FACILITY NAME Ill DOCKET NUMBER I2I PAGE I3)

R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 05000244 1 OF 3 Safeguards Event EVENT DATE (5) I.ER NUMBER (6) REPORT DATE (7) OTHER FACILITIES INVOLVED (8)

FACIUTY NAME DOCKET NUMBER SEQUENTIAL REVSION MONTH OAY MONTH OAY NUMBER NUMBER 05000 FACILITY NAME DOCKET NUMBER 06 17 1999 1999 S01 00 07 19 1999 05000 OPERATING THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED P URSUANTTO THE REQUIREMENTSOF 10 CFR 5: (Check one or more) l11)

MODE (9) 20.2201(b) 20.2203(al(2)(v) 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B) 50.73(a)(2)(viii)

POWER 20.2203(B) (1) 20.2203(a) (3) (i) 50.73(a)(2) (ii) 50.73(a)(2)(x)

LEVEL (10) 100 20.2203(a)(2)(i) 20.2203(a)(3) (ii) 50.73(a)(2) (iii) X 73.71 20.2203(a)(2)(ii) 20.2203(a)(4) 50.73(a)(2)(iv) OTHER 20.2203(a)(2)(iii) 50.36(c)(1) 50.73(a) l2)(v) Specify in Abstract below 20.2203(a) l2) (iv) 50.36(c)(2) 50.73(a)(2)(vii) or in NAC Form 36SA LICENSEE CONTACT FOR THIS LER l12)

NAME TELEPHONE NUMBER Bncarde Area Code)

Ronald C. Teed - Supervisor Nuclear Security (716) 771-3232 REPORTABLE REPORTABLE CAUSE SYSTEM COMPONENT MANUFACTURER 9 CAUSE SYSTEM COMPONENT MANUTAC'TURER TO EPIX S TO EPIX SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT EXPECTED 04) EXPECTED MONTH OAY YES NO SUBMISSION (If yes, complete EXPECTED SUBMISSION DATE). X DATE (15)

ABSTRACT (Limit to 1400 spaces, i.o., approximately 15 single. spaced typewritten lines) (16)

On June 17, 1999, at 0826 hours0.00956 days <br />0.229 hours <br />0.00137 weeks <br />3.14293e-4 months <br />, a nuclear access authorization event was identified and determined to be reportabie to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with 10CFR73.71, Appendix G Section l(b). It was determined that temporary unescorted access had been granted to a contractor employee who would not have been granted access had complete information concerning the circumstances of his military separation been known.

NRC FORM 36BA U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I

(91998)

LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)

TEXT CONTINUATION FACILITY NAME I1) DOCKET (2) LER NUMBER Ie) PAGE I3)

SEOUENIIAL REVI9ION y~A NUMBER NUNREA R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 05000244 1999 - S01 00 2 OF 3 TEXT (if more spaceis required, use addidonal copies of NRC Form 366A/ I17)

Pre-Event Plant Conditions The unit was in Mode 1, at normal operations at approximately 100 lo steady-state reactor power.

Description of Event On April 29, 1999, the Ginna Station Access Authorization office received the requested military records for an individual who had been granted temporary unescorted access on February 18, 1999. After review of this documentation, it was determined that the individual's trustworthiness and reliability could be called into question. Unescorted access was suspended immediately (on April 29) pending completion of an investigation. Upon completion of this investigation, unescorted access was revoked on June 17, 1999.

III. Event Summary While reviewing the Department of Defense form DD-214 supplied by this individual during in-processing for unescorted access to Ginna Station in February 1999, it was noted that he had an honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy. The narrative reason for separation was "Personality Disorder". As part of the background investigation process the individual was required to have a clinical interview with the Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) staff psychologist. During this interview the information regarding his Navy discharge was discussed, along with other personal information. Based on the information obtained at the time, the psychologist recommended the individual for unescorted access. The rest of the individual's background investigation did not reveal any other information that would indicate the individual to be untrustworthy or unreliable. Per NRC Regulatory Guide 5.66, it is not required to do any additional investigation into a military discharge that is honorable.

Information was received from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) on April 29, 1999. Attached to the DD-214 received on April 29 was additional information pertaining to the individual's psychological evaluation conducted while he was in the Navy. The RG&E staff psychologist was provided with this additional information. His recommendation was to attempt to contact the Navy to obtain more detailed information. The individual's access authorization was suspended (on April 29), pending receipt of this information. When RG&E was unable to obtain additional information from the Navy, the-psychologist recommended a complete independent psychological evaluation.

On June 3 and June 10, 1999, the individual was evaluated and tested by an independent psychologist.

This report was then forwarded to the RG&E staff psychologist. Upon review of the report on June 17, 1999, it was recommended that the individual's unescorted access authorization be revoked.

NRC FORM 366A U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (B IBBBI LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)

TEXT CONTINUATION FACILITY NAME 11) DOCKET (2I LER NUMBER {6l PAGE I3)

REVIBION

~R SEUUENTIAE NUMBER NUMBER R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 05000244 1999 - S01 00 3 OF 3 TEXT (lf more space is required, use addi donal copies of PfRC Form 366Af 117)

IV. Corrective Action Short Term Short term corrective action was accomplished by suspending the individual's unescorted access to Ginna Station immediately upon receipt of the military documentation on April 29, 1999, and revoking this access authorization on June 17, 1999.

~Lan Term The individual's supervisors were interviewed regarding the individual's activities during the period when he had been granted unescorted access. No unusual behavior was noted.

All components of the process for granting the individual unescorted access were reviewed and determined to be in accordance with the requirements of 10CFR73.56 and NRC Regulatory Guide 5.66.