ML20149D639

Forwards Safeguards Insp Rept 50-219/87-37 on 871023 & Notice of Violation

ML20149D639
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	12/30/1987
From:	Martin T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Fiedler P GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
Shared Package
ML20149D643	List: IR 05000219/1987037 ML20149D639 ML20149D655
References
EA-87-239, NUDOCS 8801130069
Download: ML20149D639 (3)

See also: IR 05000219/1987037

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DEC 3 01987

Docket No. 50-219

License No. DPR-16

EA 87-239

GPU Nuclear Corporation

ATTN: Mr. P. B. Fiedler

Vice President and Director L

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

P. O. Box 388

Forked River, NJ 08731

Gentlemen:

Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (Inspection No. 50-219/87-37)

This letter refers to the special safeguards inspection conducte.d by

Mr. G. C. Smith of this office on October 23, 1987, at the Oysur Creek '

Nuclear Generating Station, Forked River, New Jersey, to rey!n the circum-

stances associated with an apparent violation of the NRC-approled physical

security plan at Oyster Creek, which was identified by your security force

and reported to the NRC. The apparent violation involved a degradation of

a vital area (VA) barrier. A copy of our inspection report is enclosed.

The violation, which is described in the enclosed Notice, involved the removal,

during preparation for maintenance, of a VA access plate, which caused the

degradation of a vital area barrier in that two of the three security access

control elements were inadequate, namely, the barrier and monitoring elements.

Although violations involving the loss of two access control elements would

normally be classified at Severity Level III in accordance with the "General

Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR 2,

Appendix C (Enforcement Policy) (1987), the violation has been classified at

Severity Level IV based on its low safeguards significance in that although the

degraded barrier allowed access to the VA, it was entirely contained within

another VA to which access was controlled and, therefore, only individuals

authorized access to the surrounding VA could have gained access to the inner

VA.

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Nonetheless, the NRC is concerned that maintenance personnel degraded a VA

barrier without first notifying the security department. As a result, appro-

priate compensatory measures were not taken. Further, when this condition

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was identified by a member of the security force, although a guard was posted

! at the area as a compensatory measure, additional actions were not taken to

stiarch the area. This violation demonstrates the importance of appropriate

coordination between plant personnel and the security department when mainte-

nance and other plant activities are to be performed. Therefore, we emphasize

that any similcr violations in the future may result in escalated enforcement

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You are required to respond to this letter and the enclosed Notice, and in

preparing your response, you should follow the instructions specified in the

enclosed Notice. In your responsa, you should document the specific actions

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taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. Further,

you should place all Safeguards Information (as defined in 10 CFR 73.21) in

an enclosure, so as to allow your letter, without the Safeguards Information, '

to be placed in the Public Document Room. After reviewing your response to

this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine

whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with

, NRC regulatory requirements.

The enclosed Notice and Paragraph 2 of the enclosed inspection report contain

details of your security program that have been determined to be exempt from

public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21 (Safeguards Information).

Therefore, those will not be placed in the NRC Public Document Roum and will

receive limited distribution. This letter and the remaining portions of the

inspection report will be placed in the Public Document Room in accordance

l with 2.790(a).

{ The response directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice is not subject to

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the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by  :

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Sincerely,

CrO W S;-:'Cy:

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Thomas T. Martin, Director

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! Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation (contains Safeguards Information (SGI))

2. Inspection Report No. 50-219/87-37 (contains Safeguards

Information (SGI) in paragraph 2)

cc w/enci (w/o SGI):

M. Laggart, BWR Licensing Manager

I.icensing Manager, Oyster Creek

Public Document Room (PDR)

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. Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector (w/SGI)

State of New Jersey

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