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Forwards Insp Rept 50-458/93-24 on 930726-30 & Notice of Violation
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Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	08/31/1993
From:	Callan L; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Graham P; GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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License: NPF-47

Gulf States Utilities

ATTN:

P. D. Graham

Vice President (RBNG)

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-458/93-24 (NOTICE OF VIOLATION)

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This refers to the special inspection conducted by Messrs. A. Earnest and

T. Dexter of this office, and J. Kniceley of the NRC Region III office, and

other accompanying personnel on July 26-30, 1993. The inspection included the

testing of portions of your security system by NRC and U.S. Army personnel.

At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those

members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.

' Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within

these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examination of procedures

and representative records, interviews with personnel, observations of

activities in progress, and tests of security system equipment.

Based on the results of this inspection, two apparent violations of NRC

requirements were identified. The apparent violations, failure to adequately

protect Safeguards Information and failure to make a timely incident report to

the NRC, remain under NRC review and will be the subject of future

correspondence. We note that the apparent violation involving the failure to

adecuately protect Safeguards Information, a significant incident on its own,

is of additional concern to the NRC because of the similarity to violations

identified in NRC Inspection Reports 50-458/92-30 and 50-458/93-02, indicating

that your earlier corrective actions may not have been effective in preventing

recurrence.

In addition to the two apparent violations discussed above, a violation was

identified concerning protected area detection aids. A Notice of Violation

(Notice) is being issued regarding the failure of the protected area detection

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aids as .specified in the enclosed Notice.: The violation is of concern because

your detection system failed to dettet penetration of the protected area.

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Concerns were identified regarding your access authorization program, security

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audit program, and security implementing procedures. These matters are

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discussed.in the enclosed report.

It is our understanding that, during the exit on July 30, 1993, Mr. B. Carter,

' Access _ Program Supervisor, committed that all investigation information

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necessary.to support granting unescorted access will be maintained in the

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respective access authorization files.

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commitment differs from ours, please contact me immediately.

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You are required to respond to this' letter and should follow the instructions

specified in' the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.

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response,Lyou should document the specific actions taken and any additional

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actions you plan to prevent recurtence. After reviewing your response to this

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Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future

inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is

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necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

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..The material enclosed herewith contains Safeauards Information as defined by

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-10 CFR 73.21, and its-disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited by

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Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.- Therefore, the

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material will not be placed in the Public Document Room.

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.Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased

to discuss them with you.

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1.. Appendix A - Notice of Violation

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Appendix B - NRC Inspection Report

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cc with Notice of Violation and summary page only:

Gulf States Utilities

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J. E. Booker, Manager-

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Safety Assessment / Quality Verification

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Beaumont, Texas 77704

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Winston & Strawn

ATTN: Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esq.

1401 L Street, N.W.

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Washington, D.C.

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Gulf States Utilities

ATTN: Les England, Director

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Nuclear Licensing

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St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

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Mr. J. David McNeill, III

William G. Davis, Esq.

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Department of Justice

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Attorney General's Office

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P.O. Box 94095

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9095

H. Anne Plettinger

3456 Villa Rose Drive

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70805

President of West Feliciana

Police Jury

P.O. Box 1921

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

Cajun Electric Power Coop. Inc.

ATTN: Philip G. Harris

10719 Airline Highway

P.O. Box 15540

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70895

Hall Bohlinger, Administrator

Radiation Protection Division

P.O. Box 82135

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884-2135

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