ML20034B498
| ML20034B498 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 04/20/1990 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Shiffer J PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| EA-90-041, EA-90-41, NUDOCS 9004270258 | |
| Download: ML20034B498 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000275/1990002
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APR 2 01990
Docket Nos.
50-275 and 50-323
License Nos.
EA 90-41
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
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ATTN: Mr. J. D. Shiffer, Senior Vice President
and Ge eral Manager
Nuclear Power Generation Business Unit
77 Beale Street, Room 1451
San Francisco, California 94106
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VICLATION (NRC INSPECTION T.! PORT N05. 50-275/90-02 AND
50-323/90-02)
This refers to the inspection conducted on February 5-14 1990, at your Diablo
Canyon Power Plant. Theinspectionincludedane<aminatlonofthecircumstances
associated with three security violations that you ider+1fied in your logs.
The
report of this inspection was sent to you on March 3, 1990.
Subsequently, an
Enforcement Conference was held with you and members of your staff on March 16,
1990. At that time we discussed with you the violations along with other
apparent violations identified in the report, their causes, your cortar.tive
actions, and our concerns. A summary report of the conference was sent to you
on March 27, 1990.
The violations described in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) which were
identified as a result of reviewing your logs include:
(1) unauthorized
individuals gaining access to vital areas; (2} authorized individuals not being
logged into vital areas and (3) failure to appropriately protect safeguards
Theseviolationshaveoccurredrecent1 with excessive frequency
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especially those involving unauthorized individuaks who gained entry into vltal
areas. Although you stated that these individuals were escorted or that the
areas they entered were occupied by a large number of authorized individuals,
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the method of entry in each case represented a failure to follow your orocedures
and represented a carelessness with regard to these procedures.
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security rules and procedures, and plant employees' apparent lack of concern
for established rules and procedures, appear to have directly contributed to
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the repetitiveness of the cited violations, and constitute a significant
breakdown in your management and control system to preclude repeat violations
of NRC requirements.
Therefore these violations have been aggregated and
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categorized as a Severity Level III problem.
The other violations identified
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in the enclosed Notice since the criteria set forth in 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix
C,Section V.G.1 were found to have been satisfied.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC
Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2 Apaendix C (1989), a civil penalty is
considered for a Severity Level III, pro)1em.
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the Director, Office of Enforcement, and the Deputy Executive Director for
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Nuclear Materials Safety, Safeguards, and Operations Support, I have decided
that a civil penalty will not be proposed in this case because you identified
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the violations, have initiated a comprehensive program to preclude recurrence
of the violetions, and because your past performance in the safeguards area has
been good.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In view of the
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number of self-identified violations, please provide in your response an
assessment of your program to assure timely corrective actions to preclude
recurrence of the violations.
After reviewing your response to this Notice,
including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future inspections,
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the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to
ensure compliance with NRC regulatory require m ts.
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The material enclosed herewith contains Safeguards Information as defined by
10 CFR Part 73.21, and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited
by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Therefore, the
material will not be placed in the Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
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by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law No.96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
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Enclosure: Notice of Violation
cc w/ enclosure:
J. A. Sexton, PG&E
J. D. Townsend, Vice Pres hent, Operations and Plant Manager
R. F. Locke, Esq., Attorney, PG&E
L. Shaffer, Director, Corporate Security, PG&E
D. Taggert, Supervisor,QA (Diablo Canyon)
T. Grebel, Regulatory Compliance (Diablo Canyon)
R. Todaro, Security Manager (Diablo Canyon)
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APR 2 01990
Docket Nos.
50-275 and 50-323
License Nos. DPR-80 and DPR-82
EA 90-41
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
ATTN:
Mr. J. C. Shiffer, Senior Vice President
and General Manager
Nuclear Power Generation Business Unit
77 Beale Street Room 1451
San Francisco, dalifornia 94106
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT N05. 50-275/90-02 AND
50-323/90-02)
This refwrs to the inspection conducted on February 5-14 1990, at your Diablo
Canyon Power Plant. The inspection included an examination of the circumstances
associated with three security violations that you identified in your logs.
The
report of this inspection was sent to you on March 3,1990.
Subsequently; an
Enforcement Conference was held with you and members of your staff on March 16,
1990.
At that time we discussed with you the violations along with otner
apparent violatinns identified in the report, their cauces, your corrective
actions, and our i.encarns. A summary report of the conference was sent to you
on March 27, 1990.
The violations described in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) which were
identified as a result of reviewing ycur legs, include:
(1) unauthorized
individuals gaining access to vital areas; (2) authorized individuals not being
logged into vital areas and (3) failure to appropriately protect safeguards
material.
TheseviolatIonshaveoccurredrecentlywithexcessivefrequency
especially those involving unauthorized individuals who gained entry into o
areas.
Althc h you ststed that these individuals were escorted or that the
areas they t cred were occupied by a large number of authorized individuals,
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the method W entry in each case represented a failure to follow your procedures
and represented a carelessness with regard to these procedures.
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carelessness presents the possibility of a more serious compromise.
To correct
this situation, your method for control of personnel access into vital areas
demands adhc ence to your procedures.
Although you identified these violations, it is evident from their repetitive
nature that you had not adequately addressed the root cause of the violations,
and that your past corrective actions had been less than fully effective until
the seriousness of this matter was brought to your attention by the NRC.
Specifically, mana ;ement's apparent failure to emphasize the importance of
security ruies and procedures, and plant employees' apparent lack of concern
for estelished rules and procedures, appear to have directly contributed to
the repetitiveness of the cited violations, and constitute a significant
breakdown in your manageroent and cont C system to preclude repeat violations
of NRC requirements.
Therefore thes,e violations have been aggregated and
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categorized as a Severity Level III problem.
The other vinlations identified-
in the report and discussed-at the enforcement conference have not been cited
in the enclosed Notice since the criteria set forth in 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix
C,Section V.G.1 a re found to have been satisfied.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC '
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Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Ap)endix C (1989), a civil penalty is
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considered for a Severity Level III pro)1em.
dowever, after consultation'with
the Director, Office of Enforcement, and the Deputy Executive Director for'
Nuclear Materials Safety, Safeguards, and Operations Support, I have decided
that a civil penalty will not be proposed in this case because you identified
the violations, have initiated a comprehensive program to preclude recurrence
of the violations, and because your past performance in the safeguards area has
been good.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In view of the
-
number of self-identified violations, please provide in your response an
assessment of ytur program to assure timely corrective actions to preclude
recurrence of the violations.
After reviewing your response to this Notice,
including your proposed corrective actions and the results of -future inspections,
the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to-
ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requiremente.
The material enclosed herewith contains Safeguards Information as defined by
10 CFR Part 73.21, and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited
by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended.
Therefore, the
material will not be placed in the Public Docuns,nt Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
by the Paperwork Reductior. Act of 1980, Public Law No.96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
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D. Taggert, Supervisor,QA (Diablo Canyon)
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