ML20059H060

Discusses Unescorted Access to Licensee Facilities & fitness-for-duty Program,Per .Nrc Regulations Do Not Prohibit Licensee from Accepting Access Authorization Program of Another Licensee,Contractor or Vendor

ML20059H060
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook, Vermont Yankee, Yankee Rowe, Maine Yankee
Issue date:	09/07/1990
From:	Nerses V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Devicentis J YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
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TAC-M76688, NUDOCS 9009140207
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UNESCORTED ACCESS TO LICENSEE FACILITIES -i U (TACNO.M76688) This is in response to your April,18,1990 letter, subject as above, wherein you requested our approval of.your position that licensee employees granted unescorted access at one site be granted unescorted access, after site specific training, at another site. You also requested approval of your position that i individuals active in a fitness-for-duty program at one facility-should not be l required to take additional pre-access testing when spending time at another facility, even:if the testing standards are different. 3 Regarding access authorization programs, NRC regulations do not )rohibit a + -licensee from accepting the access authorization program of enotter licensec, a contractor, or a vendor as long as it meets the commitments in the receiving r licensee's approved Physical Security Plan. If the other program does not meet the receiving licensee's commitments,'the additional elements must be completed before unescorted access may be granted. 1 Withrespecttofitness-for-duty (FFD) programs,theNRC'sruledoesallow licensees to accept contractor or vendor FFD programs "' 'ied that the programs meet the requirements of the rule, and that they are w ly reviewed and l L approved by the licensee;(ref: 10CFR26.23). In adc , a licensee may acceptanother-licensee'sprogram(asdiscussedinitem.J.2and7.2ofNUREG-1365, Fitness:for Duty in the. Nuclear Power Industry: Responses to Implementation I Questions). j L' You indicated that your positions are consistent with NRC access authori-zation i and~ fitness-for-duty program provisions for NRC personnel which provide for E inspector access at licensee facilities. We note that there are some differences. NRC. personnel are subject to a common Government screening program and NRC drug program. Also,10 CFR Parts 26 and 73 do not apply to NRC employees. a ? l. k l 9009140.ogxosoog7 2 7 9009 / gy go pn m 1 0 ,R m m I

y': :' e Mr. J. Devicentis 2 September 7, 1990 1 We appreciate your desire to improve case of access between your f acilities. To f acilitate interchangeability, the facilities which you service could revise-their programs, if needed, to be more consistent. I trust that this has been responsive to your request. Sincerely, Original signed by: 4 L Victor Herses, Acting Director Project Directorate 1 3 Division of Reactor Projects - 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation bec: R. Bellamy, R1 C. Marschall, Maine Yankee SRI H. Dudley, Seabrook SRI II. Eichenholz, Vermont Yankee SRI M. Markey, Yankee Rowe SRI

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