ML20024G407
| ML20024G407 | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 11/28/1977 |
| From: | Case E Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9102120396 | |
| Download: ML20024G407 (6) | |
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November 28, 1977 01STRIBUTION
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TO ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES Local PDR AND ALL APPLICANTS ',,'ITH APPLICATIONS ORB #2 Reading FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE A POWER REACTOR Lead PM (SShepard).
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JMill er RE: AMENDMENT TO 10 CFR 73.55 TSAbernathy(has copy) 01&Et (hascopy)
JRBuchanan (has copy) pfgDgagco,og This letter is being sent to all licensees authorized to operate a nuclear power reector and to all applicants with applications for a license to operate a power reactor to advise you that the Nuclear i
Regulatory Commission has published in the FEDERAL REGISTER (Vol. 42, No.189, September e
29,1977) an effective aEiindment to its regulation 4
10 CFR 73,55, " Requirements for Physical Protection of Licensed Activities in Nuclear Power Reactors Against Industrial Sabotage."
i The amendment
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A copy of the FEDERAL REGISTER notice is enclosed.
delays implementation of the physical search requirement of paragraph 3
(d)(1) for regular employees of a licensee at the site at which the j'
licensee is authorized to operate a nuclear power reactor until
'l August 24, 1978 unless the Commission directs otherwise prior to that date.
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In keeping with the above, the NRR staff position as to acceptable methods of implementing the attached effective rule has been changed.
Guidance (dated September 30, 1977) for complying with the performance
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requirement of paragraph (d)(1) for searching cf all individuals entering i
the protected area is enclosed.
For any further information on the implementation of the search requirement, please a ntact James R. Miller, l
Assistant Director for Reactor Safeguards at 301-492-7014.
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Enclosures:
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Effective Rule i
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Position on Personnel ji Search Requiremer.ts cc: See next page(s)
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(50-263,.50-282,50-306) n a3 cc w/ enclosures:
M1 The Environmental Conservation Libraryp;E l
Gerald Charnof f, Esquire Minneapolis Public Library 67t Shaw, Pittman, Potts and i
Trowbridge 300 Nicollet Mall 1800 fi Street, N. W.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
%p Washington, D. C.
20036 Mr. F. P. Tierney l
Arthur Renquist, Esquire Plant Manager - Northern States Power Compa -
Vice President - Law Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company Route 2 414 Nicollet Mall Welch, Minnesota 55089 fiinneapolis, Minnesota 55401 l
Jocelyn F. Olson, Esquire
'Ir. L. R. Eliason Special Assistant Attorney General 1
Plant Manager Minnesota Pollution Control Agency i
Monticello Nuclear Generatir.g Plant 1935, West County Road B-2 Northern States Power Company Roseville, Minnesota 55113
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Monticello, flinnesota 55362 l
Mr. Robert L. Nybo, Jr., Chaiman s
Russell J. Hatling, Chairman Minnesota-Wisconsin BGJndary Area Commissioi Minnesota Environmental Control 619 Second Street Citizens - Association (MECCA)
Hudson, Wisconsin 54016 h
Energy Task Force 144 fleibourne Avenue, S. E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 i
Mr. Kenneth Dzugan Environuental Planning Consultant Of fice of City Planner l
Grace Building 421 Wabasha Street l
St. Paul,ttinnesota 55102 Sandra S. Gardebring i
Executive Director l
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency l
1935 U. County Road B2 l
Roseville, Minnesota 55113 5
Mr. Steve Gadler 2120 Carter Avena <
4 St. Paul, Minnesc a 55108 Anthony
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Shelda ', Harmon & Roisman i l l
1025.E ' 5 Street, N. W., 5th Floor Hashington, C. C.
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- ts reguh.u ta cetay tne tur4e meau-4 COMMi%IOtt t!on of 1.r.nn ssmhas of ut-Mt7 h-
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PART 73-PHYLICsl FROTECTION CF cm mpi.rie:s untd Av.;urt 24.193.
Pequirersnh for in, rhyveal Protecto
to prw.de t:tae for recum:nc.t.en of the tsf N,citar Pwer Ptants
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AGENCY: Un Nu: lear Regub tory PWi commant on the m: !c 3 teen Title 4G--SNpo;ng Commuston.
SCICated10 CDCM'C'13n 9th 3ICLtD"I0f rule maune reticed in the Prstut Rts.
CH APTER l-40AST CU ARD AC* TION. Ecective rula.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Istta of Septembar 15. ISM (40 Tit 4f 431; (COD 128]
SUhDd/JtY: As a result of a number of NRC da.ket PRST-73-2). The Comm13-objections rabed mth resp?a prin'artly Sion has deictmined that this action is t' ART 25-REQUIREt.1ENTS \\ - 2 to pat-40st searches of betrae can-cor.sbtent trith the cccmon defe've and playees prior to s.dnuttance to the pro-security and protection of pstue health PART 96.-VESSEL CONTRot. AND Mls.
CELLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND EQUIP.
tected area of a nuclear power reactor, and safety. The Comm;ssvn has further gggy and the Cosynt:.ston't. furtber constder% fou.nd that, in e!ew of the cpportunity tion of the matter, the Nu: lear Regi.
4or comment already accrded pnct to PART 195-VESSEL CONTROL AND'st$.
tory Cornmission is a".end:n; tts reir pubucation of the rules on Teo"uary 24.
CrLLANEOUS SYSTEMS AND Equip,.
tions to delay 6snplementa.tton of
-4 1977. and the f act that the arnend.~ tent MT physical search requjrsment for regular set intth below serves to rebes e a restrie-Interrational Regu4tions for F:,,antin**
employees of a licensee at nuclest power tion, nottee and public procedure on the Co:Lsions at Sea.1972; Corre tt:ons '
reactor sites.
rrnendment are unnecessary. and that EFFEC'IT,VE DATE; September 29,1977. the arnendment may be made efective AGENCY: Coast Guard. DOT.
Upon pubhcation in the Fttrast Rt;ts-ACTION: Correctior to f.nal ru'e.
FOR PURTH.ER UsTORMATION CON-t r a-SUMhtARY: Thb document makes cor-TACT:
Pursuant to the Atoms: Enetcy Act -
Mr. R. J. Jones Chief. St&terbls Pro-1954. as amended. the Energy Rect;;ar.1-cm ; ens to a cocket nhtch apnare ta the Futut Rrcrsrt's of Ju:y 11.19;;
tection St: n.ards tranch. O":e cf U" AC% OI Standards Eatloptrtnt U.S. Nue' ear ttora 550 and 553 of Title 5 of the CrM De edet can'atns amend:nen:.s updn. I Regulatory Comintsnon. Wr.ahmatcn. Etstes Cedt the tclMin; amendmen..o 12.g eu.,tinx reterences in Coaat Guare f Itle 10. Chapter L CM., of r+ral Pc7*
reg.stions to the international rules f e, s
D C. 20ZS Q4443-53731 u'lationj, Part i3 is pubbshed as a dxu' preser.tm: colhaiora at sea and amena.
ments interpretmg scetten 3 of the Stat ~
- SUPPLEMINTARY INMR!.f.ATION : rnent sub;ect to ecd 2:stion-Ecat Act of Aprt! 05.1940.
j On Feb:uary 24.1M the Nucle r 1:eru.
- 1. Sectmn 73 55 of to CIT. Pr't 73 ts lato*7 Cocamien rMO:. Ped m the Tn-amended tq ad-hng the D1:orm? f en.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Sstember M. D7'
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tau Rtetstra (4; i R itm e!!xthe 'ences to the unnumbered prefato'T NP. FURTHER CIFORLMTION CO. )
amendmects to 19 :cet;ons a 10 CFd paract aph:
Pan 73. "Its:al Prote:Ccm of "!>nu TACT:
and M:.tarml:." One requirement tnclud-S
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Naastf Butidin0 400 Ges enth Street f ficd that the Scaren function would be
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conductel by e phys:ct.1 search or by use the heeraec hu a seu-irrt>undad sus-1477),
of equipment capcMe of detectinE: s t:ch pelon that such mdhadas q,cqw 3L.PPLEMENTARY I.NFORMATION: =
device.t The requirtments invchmg pro, are.ttms, explom es or meen~1ry de-In TR Doc. 77-19344. anearmg at pa;e I cedurrJ mer sures were schMu'ed f or im.
vices. a Ucenwe need not imMe:nent the plementatten by 51.sy
- IML tJ:d tho3e physleal search requirement of p:L a-OSTM in the Prornt. Rests:ta of JtJy 11. (
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imclymg u:e of eqwrment were sened. grapn (dsils of this retwa fr m 1-uled for 1:nismenation by Augus? 14 Musis sho are rTgular emp;oyeas of the
- 1. On page 35796. tnard colu:nn. the o
1978, or er.rlier if the equ:pment were hcensee at the site at writch tne hcensee Dmth Ene of the Erst full paragraph is trtst.slied. Since e;ucment now Madable is authoruad to operate a nuc! ear power corrected ta read. "1949, as amended.
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(With respect to navigation hghts, the Ls not capabla of deicettag all types og rpr purwint to Part 50 of th:a Ch:D-extil%hes and incendlary device *, the ter t.ntd Augmt 24.1978. unics the Com-,.aters suoject" smch reqmrement c1Ts for addluoned w on c m a othera a prnt to that
- 2. On page 05797, the sixth line of rne.surec, sua r_s rmdom pnystcal cate. Until that date and pendt.g us 1 M.41, the sixth hne of 196 00-1. and surches, to provide h:-h ass Irance of further review of this subject. the Com-the sixth hne of 11% N1 shou d each te j
protecting astinst Inde:: trial s.botage.
mismn haa determmed that the se:trch corrected to read "and shapes w histle.
te, "Ih e CommVsion a rent.sessmg the requirement of paramph d d1 '1) of th:s lmph stions of ; Lys: cal " pat-dou rf' section. enplemented unac only er:p-W d. M M er R W.
searches of Uce. vee earlc>ees and their ment caprie of detntmg firen.s. et.
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value r4 a pr.rt cf a tobl physal system plc.une.s and :ncendtar.y dcvices. satu.es MmdULQMMd a
considering the;r rebtion to other fea-the perfo mance reau rements cf this t
tures cf.he se urtty systems reqwred ty section u they apply to starthm of re.u.
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the r ew amendments. The 3:ue Ls quite tar emp10;en of the !!cenwe at the site complex and msoNes ramleations of entertng the Wtected arts of the nu.
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f emplo)ce rnorale and the efectiveness of clear pow er reactor-the search por se and in the centext of (CGD 75-10' the total security system. The Commis.
E!*td.ive date: September 21 IM7.
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PART 31-INSPECT 10N AND slon beheits that the quesuen of pat-N tatt M t shin es.ht. 349 Pub.
dun sen.rches warrants rnore del! berate Stability flequire-e*
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hettation of public review and corranents, u ) N t: 3 e m t.testen ACTION : Ftrul rule.
'tDER At stGisitt. V0t. 42. NO. It9-futsatC AO tt8tLMatt 29, 1977 F
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states that the performancn requirements of paragraph (d)(1) as they
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apply to searches of regular employees of the licensee at the site may be satisfied using only equipment caoable of detecting firearms, explosives 4
M and incendiary devices.
Acceptable metal detectors and explosive searching devices of the types currently available are deemed capable of detecting firearms, explosives and incendiary devices for regular employees of the licensee at the site.
Such equipment, if not currently in operation, t
k must be purchased and made operational as soon as possible if the licensee I
using this ootio. is to be in compliance with the performance reouirements of 10 CFR 73.55.
A regular emoloyee of a licensee is one who is a full 4
time permanent employee whose oermanent work station is at the site or
{o those employees of the licensee who report regularly to the site (at least
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F regularly encloyed at the site. All other personnel
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10 CFR 73.55 (d)(1) to be searched at points of personnel access to the 3
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TATI nRC emalayees are subject to the search requirenents of 73.55 (d)(1).
NRC resident inspectors will be searched in the same manner as regular employees of the licensee at the site. Other NRC personnel that have a government granted security clearance will be searched in the same mar.ner 3
as licensee employees who are not regularly empleyed at the site.as long
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as (1) they can p.coerly identify themselves; and (2) they have been previously identified by the Director of the Regional Of' le.
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I (1) processing all individuals through an acceptable metal detector, (2) processing all individuals through an explosives secrch device
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of the types currently available (3) conducting a " hands-on" search
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of at least 5% (selected randomly) of all licensees employees who
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are not regularly emoloyed at the site, (4) searching a regular i
7 employee at the site when the licensee has a well-grounded suspicion that the individual may be carrying firearms, explosives or incendiary
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devices, with a " hands-on" search, (5) conducting a " hands-on" scarch of all other individuals, and (6) subjecting all outer garments such as the coats or heavy sweaters of each individual who is not a 1
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regt.lar ecoloyee at the site to the search requirements at the entry to the protected area.
The process and procedures which select the
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must: (1) require the search to be conducted when the random selection
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process indicates, regardless of who the person to be searched is, k
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For those facilities which have only metal detectors ir-talled and operable, the personnel search prograr, -for non-regular employees described in (a)(3) above is acceptable provided that the cercentage of individuals randomly selected for " hands-on" search is increased
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For those facilities which have neither metal detectors nor explosives searching devices installed and operable the personnel search program h) l for non-regu'ar employees described in (a)(3) above is acceptable j
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" hands-on" search is increased to at least 20%,
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