ML20090B827

FOIA Request for Jul 1971 Technical Evaluation of Equipment, AEC Manual Chapter,App 2401,Part III & Revs & Interim Federal Specs W-A-00450A & Revs as Referenced in IE Insp Rept 50-142/75-02

ML20090B827
Person / Time
Site:	05000142
Issue date:	04/25/1984
From:	Hirsch D COMMITTEE TO BRIDGE THE GAP
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
References
FOIA-84-324 NUDOCS 8407130010
Download: ML20090B827 (1)

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COMMITTEE TO BRIDGE THE GAP 0 1637 BUTLER AVENUE =203 LOS ANGELES. CALIFORN!A 40025 (213 478 0829 April 25, 1984 Di rec tor r " W' Office of Administration ygEM M3 e'wdf.

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission k Washington, D.C. 20555 RE: FOIA Request For h8' 4 (,n&lr3ojs Y a

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Dear Madam / Sir:

This is a reouest under the Freedom of Information Act, as amended.

On page 4 of IE Inspection Report No. 50-142/7502 (IE-V-60),

regarding a physical security inspection of the UCLA Argonaut reactor conducted on May 20, 1975, there is reference to a technical evaluation of certain equipment published in July 1971 by the Technical Branch, Di vi s i on of Security, AEC. Please provide said technical evaluation.

In addition, please provide the AEC Manual Chapter Appendix 2401, Part III, and Interim Federal S pecifica tions W-A-00450A (GS A-FSS) also referenced on page 4 of said Inspection Reoort and in the technical evaluation. If either item has since been superseded with more recent documents, please provide both the document referred to in the 1975 inspection report and the current version thereof. ,

If any material cannot be provided in full because it is classified, please provide those portions that can be disclosed at thi s time and submit for mandatory declassification review the remaining portions.

This request is part of a study of adenuacy of safeguards at the nation's non-power reactors, conducted by a non-profit public interest group. The results of our study will be made available to policy-makers in the Commission, Conoress, and press, and therefore we request copying and search fees be waived.

Please respond to the following address: Committee to Bridae the Gap, P.O. Box 1186, Ben Lomond, CA 95005; telephone (408) 336-5381 or 429-2486. Thank you. r Sincerely,

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All visitors are escorted within the protected and vital areas, and required to sign a visitor's register. All doors leading into and within are under a lock and key system  :

permitted by those keys is shown in Figures 11 and 12 of the licensee's security plan.

are maintained by the Reactor Supervisor designated as security (vital) areas._

5. Alarms, Response and Surveillance (See also Section IV, Unusual Occurrences.) The location and type of the alarm system described in the licensee's security was verified.

(Two tests were performed b inspector and one test by the Reactor Supervisor.) y the The test was repeated by both the inspector and the Reactor Supervisor, with the same results. -

In July 1971 a technical evaluation of this equipment was published by the Technical Branch, Division of Security, AEC. They concluded in part that:

a. Did not meet the requirements of AEC Manual Chapter Appendix 2401, Part 111 and

b. Interim Federal Specifications W-A-00450A (GSA-FSS). \.

c. Disapproved its use for AEC installations.

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