ML20138K072
| ML20138K072 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | San Onofre  |
| Issue date: | 05/02/1997 |
| From: | Medling E SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| References | |
| FRN-62FR7721, RULE-PR-73 62FR7721-00004, 62FR7721-4, NUDOCS 9705120121 | |
| Download: ML20138K072 (2) | |
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l Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission DOCKET MBER Attn: Docketing and Service Branch PROPOSED RULE $ M (M F# pgG Washington, D.C.
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Subject:
Southern California Edison (Edison) Comments on Proposed Changes to 10 CFR Part 73, ' Physical Protection of Plants and Materials,"
(62 Fed. Reg. 34, pg. 7721-7725, February 20,1997)
Gentlemen:
In the subject Federal Register Notice, NRC solicited comments on proposed rulemaking regarding nuclear power plants physical security requirements.
These changes were identified by NRC as marginal to safety, redundant, or no longer effective, and as reducing the regulatory burden on licensees without compromising physical protection.
This proposed rule would eliminate the requirement for escort of licensee-owned vehicles entering the protected area (PA) for work-related purposes provided that these vehicles are driven by licensee employees who a unescorted access.
At San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), ar.d many other nuclear power plants, most vehicles entering the PA are driven by contract employees who undergo the same security screening as licensee employees.
Consequently, the proposed change, as written, would not provide the reduction in regulatory burden intended by the proposed change.
Edison recommends that the last sentence of 10CFR73.55(d)(4) be revised as follows:
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" Escort is not required for licensee-owned vehicles entering the
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protected area driven by site workers having unescorted access."
Since contract employees are subjected to the same security requirements as regular employees, this change would not cause any reduction in security effectiveness as compared to the original proposed change.
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Should you have any questions, please contact Marty Speer at 714-368-6251.
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E. W. Merschoff, Regional Administrator, NRC Region IV K. E. Perkins, Jr., Director, Walnut Creek Field Office, NRC Region IV J. A. Sloan, NRC Senior Resident Inspector, San Onofre Units 2 & 3 M. B. Fields, NRC Project Manager, San Onofre Units 2 and 3 j
M. K. Webb, NRC Project Manager, San Onofre Unit 1 L. C. Carson, Regional Project Inspector, San Onofre Unit 1
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