ML20023B519
| ML20023B519 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fort Saint Vrain  |
| Issue date: | 03/28/1983 |
| From: | Mcbride L PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO |
| To: | Jay Collins NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| References | |
| P-83123, NUDOCS 8305050146 | |
| Download: ML20023B519 (1) | |
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-16805 WCR 19-1/2, Platteville, Colorado 80651 March 28, 1983 Fort St. Vrain Unit #1 P-83123 Mr. John T. Collins Regional Administratcr U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV 611 Ryan, Plaza Dr.. Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011
SUBJECT:
Revision to Chapter 9 of the Fort St. Vrain Security Plan REF:
G-83103 (Attached)
Dear Mr. Collins:
Atuched piease find five (5) copies of a revision to Chapter 9 of th+ amended Security Plan.
These revisions are the result of cct espondence referenced above on March 7, 1983.
This revised Issue 1: of the Plan incorporates those applicable items of Title 10, Cntater 1, Part 11 (a) (1).
The attachments hereto are Coniidential, National Security Information in accordance with Appendix A of ICCFR95.
5 ^ ;id you have any questions or comments, please contact Mr. Don U.:s at (303) 785-2223, Ext. 298.
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Dear Mr. Lee:
We have reviewed your November 8, 1982 application for exemption to 10 CFR Part 11, " Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or Control Over Special Nuclear Material," and, for ttut reasons stated in the enclosed Exemption, have granted your request subject to the required modification of the Fort St. Vrain Security Plan.
This Exemption, which is being forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for Publication, pertains to the Material Access Authorization for personnel at the Fort St. Vrain Station.
If you have any questions on this subject, please contact your Project Manager.
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Fort St. Vrain ec list C. K. Millen Chairman, Board of County Commissioners Senior Vice President of Weld County, Colorado Public Service Company Greeley, Colorado 80631 of Colorado
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P. O. Box 840 Regional Representative Denver, Colorado 80201 Radiation Programs Environmental Protection Agency James B. Graham, Manager 1860 Lincoln Street Licensing and Regulation Denve, Colorado 80203 East Coast Office General Atomic Company n Warembourg 2021 K Street, NW, Suite 709 Nuclear Production Manager Washington, DC 20006 Public Service Company of Colorado P. O. Box 368 J. K. Fuller, Vice President Plattaville, Colorado 80651 Public Service Company of Colorado Darrell G. Eisenhut, Director P. O. Box 840 Division of Licensing Denver, Colorado 80201 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cosatission M. W. Dickerson Washington, D.C.
20555 NRC Senior Resident Inspector P. O. Box 640 Plat *aville, Colorado 80651 l
Director, Division of Planning Department of Local Affairs 615 Columbine Building 1845 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203
s UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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EXEMPTION I.
Public Service Company of Colorado (the licensee)"is the holder of Facility Operating License No. DPR-34 which authorizes the operation of the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station (the facility) at reactor power levels.not in. excess of S42 megawatts thermal (rated power). The facility consists of a high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor an'd associated equipment located at the licensee's site near Platteville in Weld County, Colorado.
l The license is subject to all rules and reculations of the Comission.
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By letter dated November 8, 1952, the licensee requested an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR Part 11. " Criteria and Procedures for Determining Eligibility for Access to or Control Over Special Nuclear Material," relative to Material Access Authorizations for personnel at the Fort St. Vrain f acility.
The provisions of Part 11 specify that all jobs with unescorted access to the Protected Area recuire an NRC-R Material Access Authori:ation (basically
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.a National Agency Check); and that certain, more sensitive jobs require an NRC-U Material Access Authori:ation (complete background investigation).
Although Fort St. Vrain is a power reactor facility licensed under 10 CFR Part 50, the special prt.ection measures of the Physical Protection Upgrade Rule related to Strategic Special Nuclear Material must be provided whenever formula quantities of high enriched fresh fuel are on site.
10 CFR Part 11 Material Access Authorizations, in turn, are required for licensees subject to the Upgrade Rule (10 CFR 73.20, 73.45 and 73.46).
Fort St. Vrain possesses fresh fuel configured only in large blocks of graphite weighing approximately 300 lbs., unlike fuel facilities where readily divertible forms of special nuclear material are processed. The comitments of the licensee to protect these' blocks of fresh fuel include measures specifically designed to prevent theft, or diversion by conspiracies.
The licensee has also implemented an extensive personnel screening program for all individuals granted unescorted access to the reactor facility.
In addition, all individuals who would be subject to the Part 11 "U" re-quirement have undergone National Agency Checks pursuant to 10 CFR Part 25.
The licensee's approved protective measures, augmented by tne existing screening program and National Agency Checks, provide a level of protection against the insider threat for the material at Fort St. Vrain comparable to that envisioned under 10 CFR Part 11. We therefore ccnclude that the licensee's reouest for exemption should be granted, provided that Chapter 9 of the Security Plan for the facility is revised to recuire octaining National Agency Checks for all indivicuals occuoying positions identified in 10 CFR 11.11(a)(1).
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Accordingly, the Conrnission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 11.9, the exemption ~ requested by the licensee's letter of Novemoer 8, 1982, as discussed above, is authorized by law and will not constitute an undue risk to the comon defense and security. Tne reouested exemption is hereby
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granted, sub, ject to the following condition:
That within thirty _ity Plan be modified to require days of the date of this Exemption, Chaoter 9 of _
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The Comission has detemined that the granting of this Exemption will not result in any significant environmental impact and that pursuant to 10.CFR 51.5(d)(4) an environmental impact statement or. negative declara-tion and environmental impact appraisal need not be prepared in connection l
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This Exemption is effective upon issuance.
JOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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