ML19290A045
| ML19290A045 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Dresden, Byron, Braidwood, Quad Cities, Zion, LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 07/26/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Brian Lee COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 7908290405 | |
| Download: ML19290A045 (1) | |
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JUL 2 61979 Docket Nos. 50-10, 50-237, 50-249, 50-254, 50-265, 50-295, 50-304, 50-373, 50-374, 50-454, 50-455, 50-456 and 50-457 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN:
Mr. Byron Lee, Jr.
Vice President Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is IE Bulletin No. '9-16 which requires action by you with regard to your reactor facilities.
Should you have questions regarding this Bulletin or the actions required of you, please contact this office.
Sincerely,
.% N James G. Kepp er Director
Enclosure:
IE Bulletin No. 79-16 cc w/ encl:
Mr. B. B. Stephenson, Mr. R. Cosaro, Project Station Superintendent Superintendent Mr. N. Kalivianakis, Central Files Station Superintendent Director, NRR/DPM Mr. N. Wandke, Station Director, NRR/ DOR Superintendent PDR Mr. L. J. Burke, Site Local PDR Project Superintendent NSIC Mr. T. E. Quaka, Quality TIC Assurance Supervisor Anthony Roisman, Esq.,
Mr. R. H. Holyoak, Station Attorney Superintendent Mr. Dean Hansell, Office Mr. Gunner Sorensen, Site of Assistant Attorney Project Superintendent General 2043 014 79082 90 yo5
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY CQOfISSION OFFICE OF IWSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.,
205p5 July 26, 1979 IE Bulletin No. 79-16 VITAL AREA ACCESS CONTROLS Description of Circumstances:
An attempt to damage new fuel assemblies occurred recently at an operating nuclear reactor facility. During a routine fuel inspection, the licensee discovered that a chemical 11 quid had been poured over 62 of 64 new fuel assemblies., Analysis indica *:s that the chemical liquid was sodium hydror.ide, a chemical stored and used onsite.
The licensee stores new fuel assemblies in dry storage wells or. the same elevation as the spent fuel pool within the Fuel Building, a vital area.
Access to the building is controlled by use of a coded keycard which elec-tronically unlocks the alarmed personnel portals. The licensee issues coded keycards to both licensee and contractor personnel after the successful com-pletion of a background screening program.
In addition, licensee site manage-ment certifies monthly that each individual has the need for a coded keycard in order to perform required duties. Further access within this building is not limited by other barriers or controls.
As a result of this incident, an initial licensee audit determined that several hundred licensee and contractor personnel had access to this area during the period when the attempt to damage the fuel was made. The audit also revealed that one coded keycard reader at a vical area portal was inaccurately recording access data at the alarm station.
Also discovered during this audit were indications of frequent " tail;ating" on access through the portab. Tailgating occurs when more than one person passes through a portal on one person's authorized access. Their passage is therefore not recorded, and unauthorized persons could gain entry in this manner. Tailgating does not include author-ized access controlled by an escort.
Discussion of Applicable Requirements:
10 CFR 73.55(a) requires the licensees to protect against industrial sabotage committed by an insider in any position.
10 CFR 73.55(d)(7) states that access to Vital Areas shall be positively controlled and limited to individ2*ls who are authorized access to vital equipment and who require such access to perform their duties. Specific commitments implementing this regulation are described in each licensee's approved Security Plan.
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