ML20057A585

Ack Receipt of in Response to Violations Noted in Insp Rept 50-244/93-15

ML20057A585
Person / Time
Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	08/31/1993
From:	Joyner J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Mecredy R ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
References
NUDOCS 9309150010
Download: ML20057A585 (2)

See also: IR 05000244/1993015

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Docket No. 50-244

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Dear Dr. Mectedy:

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Subject:

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This letter refers to your August 23,1993 correspondence, in response to our August 6,1993

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Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your letter.

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These actions will be examined during a future inspection of your licensed program.

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Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Document Control Desk

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Subject:

Inspection Report 50-?44/93-15

Notice of Violation

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Ginna Nuclear Power Plant

Docket No. 50-244

License No. DPR-18

Gentlemen:

Please find enclosed our reply to the Notice of Violation

received as Appendix A to Inspection Report No. 50-244/93-15. The

inspection was conducted by Messrs. A.

Della Ratta and E.

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King

July 19-23, 1993 at our facility.

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Robert C. Mec edy

Vice President

Ginna Nuclear Production

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Region I

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King of Prussia, Pa.

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NRC Senior Resident Inspector

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REPLY TO A NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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Inspection Report 50-244/93-15

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Docket No. 50-244

License No. DPR-18

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During an NRC inspectic conducted July

19-23,

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violation 6f NRC requirements was identified. In accordance

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with the " General Statemen1 of Policy and Procedure for NRC

Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR 2, Appendix C,

the violation is

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listed below:

The R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Station Physical Security Plan,

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dated May 1,

1991, Revision A,

Section 5.6.1,

" Material and

Package Search," states,

in part, that most material and

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packages for delivery into the PA are brought to the off-

loading

portal.

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being

properly

identified

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authorization determined,

the material

and packages

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appropriately

searched

for

devices

such

as

firearms,

explosives and incendiary devices, consistent with radiation

and practical considerations with five identified exceptions.

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Contrary to the above,

on July 22,

1993, the inspectors

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determined by observation that, packages, which were not

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excepted,

were not being

appropriately

searched by

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security officer at the off-loading dock, prior to granting

the packages into the protected area. The security officer

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opened approximately twenty packages but failed to search the

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contents,

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement III).

We agree with this violation on the basis that on July 22,

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1993, the security officer assigned to search packages at the

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of f-loading portal opened approximately twenty packages and

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performed only a cursory inspection of the contents rather

than performing s thorough search as required.

The violation was brought about as a result of confusion on

the part of this security officer insofar as what constituted

an appropriate search of the specific materials at hand.

The

Security

Training

Supervisor

implemented

immediate

corrective action by relieving the security officer of his

duties and having the

improperly searched packages searched

by another security officer. The security officer involved was

provided

with

hands-on

retraining

in

package

searching

procedures.

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Additional corrective steps taken to avoid future violations

of the package search requirements are as follows:

(1) A

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review of training methods and performance certification

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components was conducted by supervisory training personnel.

Some

minor

revisions

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made

to

clarify

the

search

requirements.

(2) All security personnel then received

refresher training on package searches.

(3) A Security

Supervisor was assigned to observe all package deliveries at

the off-loading portal for a period of thirty days to ensure

that security personnel were performing package searches in

accordance with procedures

and

instructions received

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refresher training.

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Full compliance with the NRC-approved

R.E.

Ginna Physical

Security Plan was achieved immediately upon implementation of

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the corrective actions initiated by the Security Training

Supervisor at the time of the violation.

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