ML20153G431
| ML20153G431 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 08/26/1988 |
| From: | Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Kingsley O SYSTEM ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19297G976 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8809080155 | |
| Download: ML20153G431 (3) | |
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AUG 2 61988 i
Docket No. 50-416 I
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l iATTN: Mr. O. D. Kingsley, Jr.
Vice President, Nuclear Operations L
.P. O. Box 23054 i
t Jackson, MS 39205 I
Gentlemen:
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SUBJECT:
REGULATORY EFFECTIVENESS REY!EW
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The NRC is in the process of conducting safeguards Regulatory Effectivecus j
Reviews (RERs) at nuclear power reactors.
I wish to inform you that the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2, has been chosen for such a review scheduled for the week of Septembe* 26 through 30, 1988.
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v RERs are designed to assure that safeguards required by NRC's regulations, as implemented by licensees, provide the intended level of protection without i
compromising safety of operations.
These reviews complement NRC's licensing and regional inspection functions.
During its on-site review, the team 1
compares the existing safeguards to NRC's regulatory design basis threat. Some j
team members (external group) focus on security systems associated with the
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protected ares while others (internal group) examine security systems l
1 associated with vital areas and equipment.
At the same time, a team engineer i
looks at alternative combinations of plant systems needing protection against i
i sabotage to assure the capability for safe shutdown of the facility. The RER team includes NRC reactor safeguards specialists and at least two U.S. Army i
Special Forces personnel.
Additional assistance for the RER team is provided i
by an inspector from the NRC Regional Offit.e and thr. NRC Resident Inspector, t
Enclosed is a list of team members for whom unsscorted access is requested.
1 This enclosure should be treated as Official Use Only, i
The first day on-stte begins with an entrance briefing.
You may wish to have a representative of your corporate staff present during this briefing, as it j
will provide an overview of the team's objectives and anticipated activities for the duration of the visit. Any licensee questions on methodology or other matters are then addressed 50 that a ecmon understan(ing can be reached.
Also, the suggested schedule for the week is discussed and key licensee contact persons are identified.
It is through these contact persons that arrangements made for knowledgeable licersee personnel to' escort the team members ma di.e.Ing the review.
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2 AUG 2 61988 After the RER team's entrance briefing, the entire RER team takes a general orientation tour of the protected area perimeter.
The purpose of this orientation tour is to observe the surrounding terrain, the intrusion detection system and isolation zones, physical barriers, safety-related water sources, and buildings containing vital equipment.
Following the orientation tour the team breaks into three separcte subgroups to begili their detailed evaluations.
The last day of the review is reserved for a briefing of plant and corporate personnel on the preliminary results of the review.
Please provide appropriate plant personnel support for the three RER team subgroups during the scheduled review.
Specifically, both the internal and external security groups will require an escort from the security department who can communicate with alarm stations, s. d the team engineer wi11 need an individual familiar with the safety equipment location and functional capabilities at Grand Gulf.
The team will ma6e every effort to schedule its activities so as to avoid disruption of normal plant operations.
The time that various tean members spend on-site may vary, but generally will range from six to eight hours per day.
The team will also be on-site on Tuesday or Wednesday evening for approximately two hours, beginning at dusk.
If you have any questions regarding the conduct of these Regulatory Effectiveness Reviews which you wish to have answered prior to the team's visit, please contact the team leader, Douglas Pickett, Reactor Safeguards Branch at (301) 492-3213 or Aubrey Tillman of the Regional staff at (404) 331-5613.
Sincerely, J. philip Stehr, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards
Enclosure:
List of Team Members cc w/ encl:
tTT H. Cloninger, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering and Support JM T. Cottle, GGNS Site Director R. Hutchinson, GGNS General Manager C4,G. Cesare, Director, Nuclear Licensing J.
6? T. Lally, Manager of Quality Assurance Middle South Services, Inc.
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