ML17312B284
| ML17312B284 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 11/21/1996 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML17312B283 | List: |
| References | |
| IA-96-074, IA-96-74, NUDOCS 9703110203 | |
| Download: ML17312B284 (4) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Robert Beltran IA 96-074 During an NRC investigation completed in September 1996 '
violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions." NUREG-1600. the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50.5 states.
in part. that any employee of a contractor of any licensee may not deliberately submit to a licensee information that the oerson submitting the information knows to be ',naccurate in some respect material to the NRC.
Contrary to the above. prior to being granted temporary unescorted access to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in October 1995.
Robert Beltran submitted information which he knew was inaccurate in some respect material to the NRC.
Specifically. Hr. Beltran submitted false employment information. claiming employment with an employer for five years when in fact.
he had never been employed by said employer.
This information was material to the NRC because employment information is required to be obtained and reviewed by licensees in conducting background investigations of applicants for granting unescorted access to their facilities.
This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement VII).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201.
Robert Beltran is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Regional Administrator.
Region IV. 611 Ryan Plaza Drive. Suite 400. Arlington. Texas 76011. within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violations. or. if contested.
the basis for disputing the 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 may reference or include previous docketed correspondence. if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice.
an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
Where good cause is shown. consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act. 42 U.S.C.
2232. this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). to the extent possible. it should not include any personal privacy. proprietary.
or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response.
then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a
redacted copy of your response that deletes such information.
If you request 9703ii0203 96ii2i PDR ADOCK 05000528 8
Notice of Violation withholding of such material.
you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to 'have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g.. explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information).
If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response.
please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Ar'1 ington.
Texa" this 21st day of November 1996
SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
Office of Investigations, Region IV (RIV), on June 6,
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVHGS), contract employees deliberately provided False information to PVNGS Access Control Section in order to obtain unescorted access.
Based on a review of the licensee internal report, the HRC:RIV inspection report and a
summary of the incident by the HRC:RIV technical staff, the allegation that two contract employees deliberately falsified information on their respective Employee Security questionnaires submitted to PVHGS to obtain unescorted access-was substantiated.
Case No. 4-96-025