ML20138F191

Lists Determinations Based on Review of Util Containing Positions on Use of Armed Responder for Compensatory Duties.Although Members of Response Force May Have Other Duties,Primary Duty Must Be Response

ML20138F191
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	10/11/1985
From:	Axelson W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Berry K CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
References
NUDOCS 8510250206
Download: ML20138F191 (2)

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? Docket N$. ' 50-155 Mr. Kenneth W. Berry Director, Nuclear Licensing Consumers Power Company '

.1945 West Parnall. Road Jackson, MI 49201

Dear Mr.:

Berry:

In-response to your letter of February 18, 1985, which transmitted Consumers Power. Company's positions to our' letter of January 15, 1985, concerning the

'use of armed responder for compensatory duties, the Division of Safeguards, 1 0ffice of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards and the Division of L'icensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation have reviewed your responses and have made the following determinations:

1. Members of the response force may be allowed to have other duties, but their primary duty must be response and any other duties may be undertaken on a non-interference basis with.their response duties and must be duties of a~ nature that could be immediately abandoned without degrading the level of protection.

2. The licensee must be able to demonstrate by a logical analysis or actions that the criteria identified above are met-by the licensee in using armed response personnel.for compensatory postings or other comparable duties.

-3. The provisions of 50.54(x) and (y), which allow the suspension of safeguards during emergencies, are not limited to only Site Area or

_ general emergencies.

4. The provisions of item 1 above do not represent backfit and, therefore, the provisions of the backfit procedures do not apply.

Should you or your staff have any questions concerning this_ issue, please

' contact D. A. Kers~at (312) 790-5766 or J. R. Creed at (312) 790-5643.

Sincerely, n

W. L. Axe s n, Chief Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards Branch cc: See Attached List

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_ cc: Mr. Thomas A. McNish, Secretary Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue

. Jackson, Michigan 49201 Judd L. Bacon, Esquire Consumers Power Company 212 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 ,

Big Rock Point Plant ATTN: Mr. David P. Hof fman Plant Superintendent Route 3 Post Office Box 591 Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 Mr. I. Lee Moerland Chairman, Board of Commissioners-P. O. Box 218 Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 Office of the Governor Room 1 -: Capitol Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 Regional Administrator

~ Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 Nuclear Facilities and Environmental Monitoring Section Office Division of Radiological Health P. O. Box 30035 Lansing, Michigan 48909 Resident Inspector

. Big Rock Point Plant c/o U.S. NRC RR #3, Box 600 Charlevoix, Michigan 49720

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