IR 05000458/1991009
| ML20128P705 | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 04/12/1991 |
| From: | Cain C, Caldwell R, Earnest A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20128P671 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-458-91-09, 50-458-91-9, NUDOCS 9610180067 | |
| Download: ML20128P705 (2) | |
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APPENDIX 8 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
NRC Inspection Report:
50-458/91-09 Operating License:
NPF-47 Occket:
50-458 Licensee:
Gulf States Utilities (GSU)
P.O. Box 22C St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775 Facility Name:
River Bend Station (RBS)
Insoection At:
RBS, St. Francisville, Louisiana Inspection Conoucted:
February 25-26, 1991
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Charles L. Cain, Chief, Nuclear Mater ais anc Cate Safeguards Inspection Section Insoection Summary Insoection Conducted February 25-26. 1991 (Recor: 50-458/91-09)
Areas Insoected:
Routine, unannouncea inspection of :ne licensee's ::nysical security program. The areas inspected within tne pnysical security program included management effectiveness security program, reports and recorcs, assessment aids, and protected area detection aids.
Results: Within the areas inspected, one violation ana one noncitea violation were identified.
At the time of this inspection, RBS haa reaucec the size of :ne security organization.
The inspectors, witn licensee assistance, evaluated licensee
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The inspectors determined that licensee security management had recucea the size of the security organization without first changing the security program to provide for a smaller security force.
The licensee failed to recesign :ne protection system so that it was capable of meeting certain safeguard contitaency countermeasures with the reduced security cersonnel available eacn shift.
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fewer security officers, the capaoility to train security personnel in execution of the reaefinea protective envelope was not :ossiole.
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of :ne security organization to meet certaid contingencies snould tne contingency reaction have teen recuired.
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also, an isolatea Severity Level V violation was identifiea f:r failing to maintain control of a visitor. This violation is describec in caragraon 7 anc is not ceing citea because tne criteria of Section V.A of NRC's Enforcement j
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