ML20006E717
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| Site: | Wolf Creek  |
| Issue date: | 02/13/1990 |
| From: | Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Withers B WOLF CREEK NUCLEAR OPERATING CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9002260264 | |
| Download: ML20006E717 (12) | |
See also: IR 05000482/1989026
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Wolf. Creek Nuclear Operating Corporation
ATTN: Bart D. Withers _
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-;This. refers to the meeting l conducted at our request in your Wichita corporate
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office on January 11, 1990.. This meeting related to activities authorized by-
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NRC Operating License NPF-42 for the Wolf Creek Generating Station, and was-
attended by those listed on the enclosed attendance list.
The. subjects discussed at this meeting are described in the enclosed Meeting
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- It is our opinion'that this meeting was beneficial and has provided a better
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-In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2
Title 10, Code.of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in
the NRC's Public Document Room.
'Should you have any questions concerning this matter,:we will be pleased to
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Meeting Summary
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Attendance List
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Licensee Handout
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Generating Station. 'Also discussed'were the licensee's previous and. current
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handling of'SGItat those facilities. A tour of the current corporate offices
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Jtheineed:for? logging and reporting = events involving' potential-compromise of
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establishes the responsibilities and activities for controlling _SGI.
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the licensee to' report pursuant to 10 CFR 73.71 to NRC.an event wherein a
compromise of SGI has occurred.
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NUREG-1304, " Reporting of Safeguards Events," missing SGI that is significant
in:that it could significantly assist a person in an act of radiological
sabotage or theft of special nuclear material should be reported within 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />
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' ATTENDANCE-LIST
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Attendance at the WCNOCl- NRC Meeting on January-11,1990',-
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Harold Chernoff,LSupervisor, Licensing
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Forrest Rhodes, Vice President, Engineering & Technical Services-
Jack Pippin, Manager,' Nuclear Power Engineering-(NPE)
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Ed Asbury, Supervisor, Configuration Management
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' John Goodwin;_ Manager, Management Systems
Robert C. Hagan,~ Manager, Nuclear Services
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establishing the significance of such SGI. iThe-NRC staff recognizes <that'to:
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establish the significance lof .some- eventst will? require time to- acquire a copy
oflor reconstruct.the missing documentation ~and then'to perform-an evaluation.
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Things to evaluate to determine significance
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- 1. E LWhere did the event occur? Evaluate the people who may have had
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If the information represents only the design features of the. Physical'
Protection System, does it reflect substantial amounts of information
to allow an adversary to breach the layered electronic' surveillance /
detection system and elude the Physical Protection ProgramL(Physical
Security Forces) to gain access to the Protected Area.(PA) and
ultimately Vital Areas (VA) without interdiction to-either steal SNM or-
sabotage the plant.
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If'the information represents only the Physical Protection. Program,
does it reflect substantial amounts of information to allow the
adversary to. circumvent the response force from interdiction and allow
the adversary to gain access to the PA and-ultimately the VA's to
either steal'SNM or sabotage the plant.
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If both types of information are represented, is substantial amounts of
both types available to bypass the layered designed Physical Protection
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OF SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION -- DOCUMENT WHAT ACTIONS ARE TO BE TAKEN TO
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to the' design features of the electronic surveillance / detection system).
Concurrence with the findings of the review between both groups is required
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Safeguards-Information Protection:
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Inability to adequately protect
a. Clearly establish:
safeguards information.
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Root Cause:
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' Poor governing procedure,-lack of
4.. Security Investigation Report required
adequate training to improve under-
'for all events and control problems.
standing of the procedure and.an
5. Training requiremenets for general
indifferent attitude toward safeguards
employees and SI workers
information protection.
b. Review for level.of readability
2. - Training
a. Conduct GET training on how to'
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recognize SI and what to do if
found unattended
b. Specific training for SI workers
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on an annual basis or KGP-1106
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SI Event Precursors and
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Enhance QA trending activities and
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Ineffective Corrective Actions:
information distribution for safeguards
Failure by Management /QA to identify re-
information problems.
occurring events and establish proper
ccrrective actions to be applied
project wide.
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Root Cause:
Lack of available trending data concern Ng
SI event precursors and an indifferent.
attitude toward safeguards information
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Upgrade KGP-1106 to require a written-
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follow-up of event;to security.
requirements for SI control events.
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Security Compensatory Measuresi
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Formalize significance review guidelines
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Failure to review in a timely manner a
safeguards information control event ~
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Develop procedures to document compensatory
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measures taken for SI control events
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Failure to identify the need to establish
a formalized (documented) significance
determination procedure.
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Applicability Review for Reporting SI
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Review Regulatory Guida 5.62 and
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A review is needed to establish if all
possible omissions occurred in adrif tion
new security reporting requirements
to the proper reverting of SI control events
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have been reflected into WCGS procedures.
Root Cause:
Failure to proceduralize new reporting
requirements for SI control events.
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SI Magnetic Media Errors:
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KGP-1106 upgrade to include
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Lack of provisions to allow account -
requirements for handling magnetic media
ability of all documents contained on~
magnetic media and to properly handle
2. . SI worker training to include instruction
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safeguards information on-magnetic
on magnetic media handling
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Root Cause:
Failure to recognize the need to document and-
properly handle information contained on.
magnetic media.
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