ML19326C316
| ML19326C316 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 08/10/1977 |
| From: | Desiree Davis Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Phillips J ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8004220868 | |
| Download: ML19326C316 (2) | |
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m NRC POSITION REGARDING PLANT ACCESS FOR NRC PERSONNEL NRC PERSONNEL NRC personnel are visitors to the plant and will generally fall into one of two categories. These categories and the access control procedures for each are described below:
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NRC personnel who are identified by the Director of the NRC Regional Office as likely to inspect the olant. Such individuals will be provided permanent non-employee, no-escort-required picture badges as authorized by 10 CFR 73.55(d)(5), and added to the authorized personnel list. These badges will be kept at the protected area access control point (gate house) and will be issued to NRC personnel in conjunction with normzl identification and search fu rctions.
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Other NRC personnel..
Individuals who fall into category 2 will be treated as normal plant visitors.
Plant visits by other NRC personnel will be prearranged.
If other NRC personnel, not accompanied by an NRC inspector (category 1), request entry into the plant without prior arrangements, the NRC Regional Office will be consulted immediately.
The NRC Regional Office or other NRC Office, if appropriate, will identify each individual described above with the following information:
Name, NRC badge or credential identification number, Social Security Number, date of birth, and clearance (if appropriate).
It should be noted that such individuals could include NRC contractors or consultants and in 'that case, a suitable substitute identification number will be provided.
Individuals falling into category 1 are authorized to serve as escorts for individuals of category 2, consistent with normal plant escort j
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-s Er. closure 2 Title 10 - Energy CHAPTER I - NUCLEAR FIGULATORY CO:OIISSION PART 8 - INTERPPITATIONS
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Interpretation by the General Counsel of 10 CFR 73.55.
Illumination and Physical Search Requirements AGENCY:
Nuclear Regulatory Co= mission ACTION:
Final Rule SUl@iARY:
The Nuclear Regulatory Cor=rission's regulation
" Interpretations" is amended by adding an interpre-tation by the General Counsel of the requirements for physical protection of licensed activities in nuclear 1
power reactors against industrial sabotage cet out in
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the Commission's regulation " Physical Protection of Plants and Materials." The interpretation clari.fies the illuminat/..n and physical search requiremants of the regulation.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This rule becomes effectiva on M 3 0 E7 FOR FURTilER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. C. W. Re. amer Offica of the Cencral Counsel Nuclear Regulatory Co==ission Washington, D. C.
20555 Tel. (301) 492-8155.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFOR'GTION:
Pursuant to the Atocic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Ener;;y Reorganization Act of 1974, as anended, and sections 552 and 553 of Titic 5 of the United Statcc Code, the follouing anendnant of Title 10, Ap rj y tos oo r To
Chapter I, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 8, is published as a document subject to codification.-
A new section 8.5 is added to read as follows:
5 8.5 Interoretation by the General Coun'sel'of Sec. 73.55 of this Chapter.
Illumination and Physical Search Requirements.
(a) A request has been received to interpret 10 CFR 73.55(c)(5) and 73.55 (d) (1).
10 CFR 73.55(c)(5) provides:
Isolation zoces and all exterior areas within the protected area shall be provided with illumination sufficient for the conitoring and observation require-ments of paragraphs (c)(3), (c)(4), and (h)(4) of this section but not less than 0.2 footcandle measured horizontally at ground level.
(b) The requester contends that the regulation is satisfied if 0.2 footcandle is provided only at the protected area boundary and the iso-lation zone. The language of the regulation is clearly to the contrary.
j It requires not less than L.2 footcandle for "all exterior areas within the protected area."
This regulation helps effectuate the conitoring and observation requirements of 10 CFR 73.55.
For example, 10 CFR 73.55(c)(4) states that "[ajil exterior areas within the protected arec shall bc l
periodically checked to detect the presence of unauthorized persons, j
vehicles, or ma terials." In the absence of illumination, such checking l
could not be fully effective.
(c) The requester also asks whether the illumination requirement._
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To effectuate the monitoring and observation requirements cited above, illumination must be maintained for the tops and sides of all accessible structures within the protected area. This interpretation is censistent with that given by the Commission's staff to affected licensees and
- applicants at a series of regional meetings held in March of 1977 and will be reflected in forthcoming revisions to NUREG 0220, Draf t Interim Acceptance Criteria for a Physical Security Plan for Nuclear Power Plants (March 1977).
(d) 10 CFR 73.55(d)(1) provides in pertinent part:
The search function for detection of firearms, explo~
sives, and incendiary devices shall be conducted either by a physical search or by use of equipment capable of detecting such devices.
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(e) The requestor contends that until " equipment capable of detecting such devices" is in place, a licensec need not comply with the scarch requirement, but can utill:e instead previous security programs. This contention is based on ths first sentence of 10 CFR 73.55 which provides in pertinent part that the requirements of paragraph-(d) of that section shall be. met by May 25, 1977, "except for any requirement involving con-struction and installation of equipment,not already in place expressed 1,n [ paragraph )(d)(1)
." Under this sentence only those requirements of paragraph (d) which involve " construction and installation of equip-ment" do not take effect on May 25, 1977. Because a " physical scarch" does not require " construction and installation of equipment", -
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T implementation of such searches is required on May 25, 1977. The regula-tion provides alternatives:
"the search function.
shall be conducted either by a physical search or by use of equipment...." Thus when appro-pr.' ate equipment is in place, the search function.need not involve a physical search.
(f)
The' paragraphs above set forth interpretation of regulations; thay.
do not apply those regulations to particular factual settings. For example,,
no effort is made to state what lighting systes =ight be used' for a given facility; all that is stated is that a system must provide not less than 0.2 footcandle for all exterior areas within the protected area.
Similarly, no effort is made to define that is an adequate " physical search"; all that is stated is that, in the absence of appropriate equipment, such searches must begia on "ay 25, 1977.
Effective Date: This amendment becomes effective on JU.l 3 01977 (Sec.161, 68 Stat. 948; 42 U.S.C. 2201).
Dated at hb:v!.un h,
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1977.
For the Nuclear Regu atory Commiseton j
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'.e.-s James L. Kelley Acting General Q unsel
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