ML20147G540
| ML20147G540 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/01/1988 |
| From: | Keimig R, Lancaster W, Madden T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| REF-QA-99902006 99902006-87-01, NUDOCS 8803080251 | |
| Download: ML20147G540 (4) | |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I Report No.
99902006/87-01 Organization:
H dro Nuclear Services, Inc.
y 1256 N. Church Street Mocrestown, NJ 08057 Organization
Contact:
Mr. F. J. Gerardine, Manager, Operations Telephone Number:
(609) 722-5702 Inspection Conducted: De ember 30, 1987
- g Nuclear Industry Activity:
Consultant Inspection Bases and Scope:
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Bases:
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Scope:
Follow-up on corrective actions taken by Hydro Nuclear Services, Inc. to background screening program deficiencies identified by an NRC licensee in February, 1987.
PLANT SITE APPLICABILITY:
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant 1/2 (50-315/316)
MihI Inspectors:
W. K. Lancaster, Physical Security Inspector date wrr ?l l
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T. P. Madden, Physical Security Inspector
' d' ate Approved by:
f f * /' M A. R. Keimig, W f, afeguards Section, date Division of Radiat Safety and Safeguards 8803080251 880304 PDR QA999 EECHNS 99902006 PDR
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VIOLATIONS:
None B.
NONCONFORMANCES:
None C.
-UNRESOLVED ITEMS:
None D.
STATUS OF PREVIOUS INSPECTION FINDINGS:
Not applicable E.
INSPECTION FINDINGS AND COMMENTS:
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Background===
On February 11-12, 1987, an audit das conducted by the Quality Assurance Department of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant (American Electric Power Services Corporation) at the Hydro Nuclear Services, Inc. (HNS) Human Resources Office in Moorestown, New Jersey, to assess the effectiveness of the employee screening program for HNS personnel who are granted unescorted access to the Donald C. Cook
. Nuclear Plant.
The audit examined the areas of background investigations, chemical screening, psychological evaluation, continual behavioral observation, access updating and grandfathering, as applicable.
The auditors found that HNS was not fully complying with its Employee Screening Procedure.
The following deficiencies were identified:
r Unescorted access had been requested (and granted) for HNS l
employees for whom screening had not been initiated; Screening had not been completed for some HNS employees who had been at the plant for two years; No verification of educational level was completed when the employee provided copies of diplomas; Only a felony record check in the employee's current locale, rather than the HNS required five year public record search in each locale of residence for evidence of any crime, was being conducted; i
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Ex-military employees were not being required to document their service and nature of discharge as required by HNS procedure; and In most cases (80*' of the sample), there was no verification of citizenship or true identity in the screening files.
As a result of tt findings of.the Donald C. Cook audit team, and because HNS provi
, services throughout the commercial Nuclear industry, NRC Region I conducted a special inspection to determine if the problems identified by the Donald C. Cook audit team had been generically corrected.
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Entrance and Exit Meetings n
The NRC inspectors informed the Hydro Nuclear Services, Inc. manage-ment representatives (see Paragraph F) of the scope of the special inspection during an entrance meeting on December 30, 1987, and summarized the inspection findings and observations during an exit meeting later that same day, i
At no time during this inspection was written material provided to the vendor by the inspectors.
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Areas Reviewed and Findings The Hydro Nuclear Services, Inc. Employee Screening Procedure, dated July 20, 1987, was reviewed by the inspectors and, in the inspectors judgement, the screening program met fndustry standards. The Human Resources Manager, who is responsible for implementation of the screening program, was interviewed by the inspectors and was found to be very knowledgeable concerning all aspects of the employee screening program.
The inspectors audited HNS records and determined that the employee screening program was being fully implemented since the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Quality Assurance Audit of February, 1987.
The inspectors' audit included a detailed review of screening files for ten employees hired since February 1987.
The inspectors ruiewed the following items in each file:
Background investigations Psychological Assessments Drug Screens Continuous Observation Training Records
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Inspector Comments During the inspection of the HNS employee screening program, the inspectors found no problems related to program implementation.
However, the inspectors discussed the following areas with the Human Resources Manager where program enhancer.3nts could be made:
Attention to detaiis when reviewing forms for completeness Consistency in the format of records-and forms Certification by the Human Resources Manager that an employee's screening file has been reviewed and is complete The Human Resources Manager stated that these enhancements would be considered.
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PERSONS CONTAC1ED Fred J. Gerardine, fr., Manager, Operations Julia R. Dutton, Manager, Human Resources Attended both entrance and exit meeting.
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