ML20128P668

Forwards Insp Rept 50-458/91-09 on 960225-26 & Notice of Violation.Violation of Concern Because of Reduction in Size of Security Organization W/O First Changing Procedures & Policies Necessary to Prevent Degradation

ML20128P668
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	04/15/1991
From:	Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Deddens J GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
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ML20128P671	List: IR 05000458/1991009 ML20128P668 ML20128P692
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NUDOCS 9610180047
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See also: IR 05000458/1991009

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APR I 51991

DOCUMENT CONTAINS

Docket No. 50-458/91-09 SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

License No. NPF-47

Gulf States Utilities

ATTN: James C. Deddens

Senior Vice President (RBNG)

P.O. Box 220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-458/91-09 (NOTICE OF VIOLATION)

This refers to the insoection conaucted by Messrs. R. Calcwell anc 3. Earnest

of this office on February 25-26, 1991. The insoection inciuced a review of

activities authorizea for your River Bena Station facility. At the conclusion

of the insoection, the findings were discussea witn those :emoers of your staff

identified in the enclosed report.

Areas examined during the inspection are identifiec in tne report. Within

hese areas, the inspection consisted of selective examination of crocecures

Tna representative records, interviews with cersonnel, ana 00servation Of

octivities in progress.

Basea on the results of this inscection, one of your activities acoearea tc ce

in violation of NRC requirements as specifiec in :ne enciosec Notice of

Violation (NOV). We are concerneo aoout the violation because you reaucea :ne

size of the security organization without firs: cnanging the croceaures anc

policies necessary to prevent a degracation of :ne effectiveness of :ne

security organization.

On February 3, 1991, after reducing ne size of :ne security organi:ation i,

January, your quality assurance organization issueo a recort icentifying

inadeouate security snift staffing required to satisfy ne reouirements of

Procedure PSP-4-409. On February 25, Region IV insoectors ceterminea :nat

security shift staffing had not been added to meet these reouirements.

Although your organization identified this proolem, corrective actions were not

initiated to address the staffing inaceauacies until Marcn 7, 1991, anen

memoers of your staff stated teleononically that precedure cnanges were to ce

issued Marcn 8, 1991, and all applicable RBS security personnel would be

exercised on this procedure by Maren 13, 1991. As a result of the failure to

promptly resolve this issue, we believe that there was aiminished effectiveness

in the security program because of this untimely cnange in proceaure ana lack

of training in the execution of the changed procedure.

You are reauired to respond to this letter and snould follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed Notice when precaring your resconse. In your

response, you should document the specific actions taken ano any accitional

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SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION

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

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

insoections, the NRC will determine whetner further NRC enforcement action is

necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory reouirements.

One violation identified in paragraph 7 is not being cited in accoraance witn

the criteria of Section V.A of NRC's Enforcement Policy because of tne minor

significance of the violation wnich involved visitor access control.

We nave also examined actions you have taken with regard to a previously

identified insoection finding. The status of tnis item is identified in

paragraph 2 of the enclosec report.

The material enclosed herewith contains Safeguarcs :nformation a: definea by

10 CFR Part 73.21 and its disclosure to unautnorizec incividuals is cronibitec

by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Therefore. :ne

material with the exception of the report cover cage wnich is an insoection

summary will not be placea in :ne Public Occument Room.

The responses directed by this letter anc the enclosec Notice are not sucject

to :ne clearance procedures of the Office of Management anc Sucget as ecuirec

cy :ne PacerworK Reauction Act of 1980, :ub. L. No. .:6.511.

Shouic you nave any questions concerning :nis insce:: ion. se will be cleasec to

ciscuss tnem with you.

Sincerely,

El3iNALiiG:iC T;':

Samuel J. ::liins, Director

Division of eactor Crojects

Enciosure:

Accenaix A - Notice of Violation

Apoendix B - NRC Insoection Report

50-458/91-09

cc w/ Notice of Violation and summary page only:

Gulf States utilities

ATTN: J. E. Booker, Manager-

Nuclear Industry Relations

P.O. Box 2951

Beaumont, Texas 77704

Winston & Strawn

ATTN: Marx J. Wetternann, Eso.

1401 L Street, N.W.

Wasnington, D.C. 20005-3502

ENCLOSURE CONTAlhS

MfEGUARDS INFORMATION

UPON SEPARATION THIS

PACC IS DECONTROLLED

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Gulf States Utilities

ATTN: Les England,' Director

Nuclear Licensing.

P.O. Box'220

St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775

Mr. J. David McNeill, III

William G. Davis,'Esq.

Department of Justice

Attorney General's Office

P.O. Box 94095

Baton. Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9095

H. Anne Plettinger

3456 Villa Rose Drive

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

President'of. West Feliciana

Police Jury

P.C. Box 1921

St. Francisville. Louisiana 70775

Cajun Electric Power Coco. :nc.

ATTN: Philic G. Harris

10719 Airline Hignway

3.0 Box 15540

3aton Rouge, Louisiana 70395 l

Decartment of Environmental Quality '

ATTN: Glenn Miller, Administrator

Radiation Protection Division

P.C. Box 14690

3aton Rouge, Louisiana 70898

-bec copy of entire report:

RIV Security File Elaine Kouo, RSGB/NRR (9021)

R. D. Martin, RA- Section Chief, NMSIS

-Resident Inscector Security File

l G. F. Sanoorn, EO 0. M. Crutenfield, NRR (13E1)

bec copy of letter, NOV, and inspection summary only w/766:

ORP -Lisa Shea, RM/ALF

1 MJS Section Chief, ORP/C

JIV Files RSTS Operator

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Project Engineer, DRP/C

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bec cooy of letter, NOV, and insoection summary eniy -iout 766

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l C. Abbate, NRR Project Manager

ENCLOSURE CONTAINS

MFEGUARDS INF0?, Mail 0H

UPON SIPARATION THIS

PACC IS DECONTROUID

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