ML20154D713
| ML20154D713 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/10/1987 |
| From: | Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Jordan E Committee To Review Generic Requirements |
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| GL-87-04, GL-87-4, NUDOCS 8809160074 | |
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% . ,',', b JU.',' 10 1997 HEMORANDUM FOR: Edward L. Jordan, Chairman Committee to Review Generic Requirements FROM: Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
COMMITTEE TO REVIEW GENERIC REQUIREMENTS REVIEW 0F GENERIC LETTER The enclosed draft generic letter represents a revision to staff policy on criminal history checks at nuclear power reactors and is provided for review by the Committee to Review Generic Requirements (CRGR). It replaces a previ-ously issued generic letter (Generic Letter 87-4, copy enclosed) which tempor-arily waived all requirements of NRC's fingerprint rule (10 CFR 73.57) for temporary workers pending issuance of an NRC policy statement and industry guidelines on access authorization. 0GC has recommended that public comment be solicited on the policy statement and guidelines. In the meantime, the staff believes a new generic letter should be issued to provide a more practical resolution of the issue pending final Commission action on the access authori-zation policy statement and industry guidelines.
The Office of the General Counsel has reviesed the draft generic letter and concurs. This issue is identified at Category II, however expedited review is requested. NRR contact is R. Erickson ext. 24935. Thank you for your assistance.
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Enclosures:
- 1. Draft Generic Letter
- 2. Generic Letter 87-4
- 3. Excerpt from PL 99-399
- 4. Excerpt from 10 CFR 73.57
- 5. Briefing Chart (Fingerprint Situation)
- 6. CP&L Request Exemption, 4/15/87
- 7. FP&L Request Exemption, 6/2/87
- 8. Response to CP&L, 6/2/87
- 9. ARM /DC ltr to Licensees, 6/4/87
- 10. Proposed NRC Policy Statement and NUMARC Guidelines 8009160074 070007 PDR HEVCP NRCCRCR NEETING116 PNU
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- s FBI CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS TO ALL POWER REACTOR LICENSEES Gentlemen:
Subject:
IMPLEMENTATION OF 10 CFR 73.57 REQUIREMENTS FOR FBI CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS (GENERIC LETTER 87- )
Generic Letter 87 04 exempted temporary workers from the requirements of 10 CFR 73.57, "Requirements for FBI Criminal History Checks," on an interim basis pending resolution of final screening policy for this category of worker.
A recent decision by the NRC to solicit public comment on its policy statement and industry guidelines on access authorization, may postpone this final reso-lution. The purpose of this generic letter is to authorize use of a temporary cler.rance program until final screening policy is established.
A licensee may grant an individual temporary clearance for unescorted facility access or access to Safeguards Information. This temporary clearance is con-tingent upon submittal of fingerprints to NRC in accordance with 10 CFR 73.57-and maintenance of all security plan comitments pertaining to employee screen-ing. The criminal history resulting from the FBI check must be considered imediately after receipt to determine if unescorted access should be continued or terminated.
This generic letter supersedes any previous generic letter (e.g., 87-04) on this subject. This policy is in effect until further notice by the NRC. .
Sincerely, Frank J. Miraglia, Jr.
Associate Director for Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation DISTRIBUTION:
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TO: All Power Reactor Licensees (Generic Letter 87 04)
SUBJECT:
TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM PROVISIONS OF THE FBI CRIMINAL HIS RULE FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS Gentlemen:
As provided for in Public Law 99-399, "The Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Anti-Terrorism Act of 1986." Section 606:
"The Commission, by rule, may relieve persons from the obligations '
imposed by this section, upon specified terins, conditions, and periods, if the Comission finds that such action is consistent with t 4
its obligations to promote the comon defense ud security and to -
protect the health and safety of the public."
As provided for in 10 CFR 73.57, "Requirements For Criminal History Checks," Section (b)(2)(v):
"Upon further notice to licensees and without further rulemaking, the Comission may waive certain requirements of this section on a -
temporary basis for temporary workers."
Ace'rtingly, pending resolution by NRC management of an issue addressing requ,*1:tnts for unescorted access of teeporary workers to nuclear power facilities, the Comission temporarily waives the requirements of 10 CFR ,
73.57 for these individuals. t Sincerely.
t Harold R.&enton, rector y/ Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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100 STAT. 876 PUBLIC LAW 99-399-AUG. 27,1986 i sEC. $N. REVIEW OF PHYSICAL SECL1tfrY STANDAADS. It (a) Rmrws -The Secretary of Enerry, the Secretary of Defense the Secretary of State, the Director of the Arms Control .
and Disar.
mament Agency, and the Nuclur Regulatory Commlasion shall each review the adequacy of tha physical s:curity st.indards cur.
rently applicable with respect to the ehlpment and storaae (outside
~ the United States) of plutonium, and ureslum enriched to A te than 20 percent in the isotope 233 or the isotope 235, eiin is ~
subject to United States prior consent rights, with special ottc.tl .4 to protection against risks of seizure or other terrorist acta.
of this Act, the Secretary er Energy, the Secreta Secretary of State
. -- - - mament Agency, a the Director of the Arms Control and Disar.
nd the Nuctur Regulatory Commission shall each submit a written report to the Committee on Forvirn Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee nn ForeiEn Relations of the Senate setting forth the results of the review conducted pursuant to this section, together with appropriate recommendations.
' SEC. 645. INTERNATIONAL REYlEW PROBLEM. OF THE Nt' CLEAR TERRORIS4f af,
'eview of the problem of nuclur terrorism by an coni a voce.
SI:C. h4. CRJMINAL HISTORY RECORD CNECES.
' (a)IN Otxtut -The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U S C 2011 .
et seq)is amended by adding after section 148 the following ' new section:
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- u Use .33, to as the ' Commission 1 shall require uch licenaee or applhnt fo 2134 fintererint ea4 individual who is Dermitted to unescorte 1
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recuired nev Genera] in of thethecreredmr_ ununce shan be submitted to the Atter7 TTnit#A Aritse I l
throush the Commi==ien for a crimmel history records check. The costs of any~
identdication and records check conducted pursd -
ng sentence i shall be paid by the licenase or applicant. NotMth-provi any other provision of law, the Attch.ey General ,
accordance wit utta of the search 12to the CommM . wo in Com mi "- - - c.... i ;- -u ~
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~profeettretions to promete tE'e heaJth the ecmmen defena* and accurity andte and na 'ety of the n7hur R., ' uons "c. For purpvoes of suntnistering this section the Commlasjon 8 shall p"reecribe, subject to public notlee and e comm, nt, regulations- 2 m to implement procedures for the taking of Angerprint f i
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$314 Federal Register / Vol. SM March 2.1989 / Rules and Regulations Bacift: Analysis eih _ ,,*'ating beense for those individusts to whom disclosure is gdiv' is who will requtn unescorted ordued pursuant to i 2.744!e).
As this rulemaking is e 'u legislative man a th e e s to the nub m ' (ni) Any hunsee curnntly processmg enminal hirtory requests through the F BI
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backnl de cadngw J r.acept then went to Eu, cutin Order 104$0 8- ISW - 18 o hated .agraph (b)(2) of the section, nes et also submit such requests to sede ta al sportsuon, e cenm subject to the provisions the N udet this section and I ors' y ref ca. Nuclear this section shall finamnnt eaah - (iv) en a nuclest power plant is m at
. wel ower plants and individual who is ow nned unaseennd cold abu lo . danns nN ' -
acun to &e nuden pown facihty of maintene ice ..
. eniso in,'er te a c t .. eporting and record artments. Se cun, eccess to 5efervarda infe--atma rule m sived ordevHahsed ri rn .ro Ind'viduels who hate teen esa neeena at c e to t ouiln the autho6eenen en Arn)1 sta' wi 1 re'aq ,) g g,,nete,t,he,.ien,_
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*'t*'d'***'**"d" E'm m ca u fe te- w an we4e I e de ad S U.S C.153. the h1 ade* the followmg amendment to n e'***' 22 ma' The bunen will LU &ne bcenm shaU notify esce 1 pan 13 " d,w and use the inforTnsti ffected individual that the ne .nts P ART y).4HYSIC Al. PROTECTION OF stiganon 6 e heren. . cfd. and in provisions ed tri this rule.
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the individual of proper procedaes for ng the record or includies
- 1. The authenty citanon for CFR Part ny fu r corted acc'els to the emple . ion in the record 73 is revised to resd as follows- scihty or Safepards Information for thalin6vidual lndividwaf whe t de BAf
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Avtboery Sets u 141.e4 Sist no e6e u y is r nnCahng e ununed emended ut 14?.e4 Stat re3l42 U S C Aase uneneenes access er eccean te 8tH88 le h' nuCJ'8f Power facihty or 3c*3 lin'.tril ut M1 esamended iafnvards Pfe rahoe shu Anni t. access ! Safenards Informahon es 5 st 1242. se amendet. ttu tet U + so shou be Mmeenied by en grante n individu al if.
5'41 ****) leenm and tan renat er the emmat h III 'e individual retums to the same Section n **:n also issued odet et 3ct, unie v re:erda cheek s ah he used eher D H pown uuhty that panud Mun Put L se-:en H Sist ree (43 U S d bH1 psMa e dete- aant'ea fer r'antm A HHH hu not Wn neiel Sect.ea 73 p is issued wmde' s. E6 v Pwn L DN9e end lection toti.es Si ensi mterrupted for a contLnutas pened of n, [es:erted
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' ' D.!d ' te the rnaclear power more than 365 days. and (42 U S,eC 2rit.ee .f m .u u si.i .s.
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++4 u emended l42 US C ucinn) lina this neben for the following catesones:
the daention of the hesnne.!f an me nu nJs n p.n p.n oc n ts. (61 For uencerted access to the indmdual who is a permanent emp!oyee n es n to n u n et are inwed edet m nuclear power facihty or for access to ten ta list ses as amended (42 U $ C Safeguard Informauoa(but must of a bunen.cantnctet ranufacten.
2xthu and iln ot)nt n 24;bitt) ed.here to pronsions contained in or supphu hu bun panted enuned 73 ta. nim (hts; e4 (441 Far Isl esd (b) access to a nuclear power fat:ht) or to l 73J1). h7C employees and h7C centractore on official agency busmens; Safegvards Wormatian by another h !n i 13 3 e 8Yhl' hunne. based tn pa-t on e enmmal individuals roepondmg to a site 4 WhN2) and l4)anHB) n to n n.n 72 bl810fF f'C6PC'S Ch'Ch @d" th 8 Ch0n eav iceved ede' us. tote. to Sist tea es emugency La accordanes with the The cruninal batory check fue me) be a mended l42 U S C 1rt(e}) provisions of l 73.15(e), a representauve transfernd to the gaining beenen m of the Internaconal Atoajc Imergy
[ A rie= l FLl? Is added to read as Agency (IAI.A) engaged la actytet e accordanca with too provisions of
- associeted with the U.S./LAI.A parsgraph(t)O1of this sect or I73 p flegwsmems or erweef tiestery 54feguards As vement at designeted (8) All fLV"panta obtamed by the crects of **ade erw'ted wrweewies laeihuea who hae been ceruned by the beanm user tha netJon must be
- cca* u e nwcew pww heary w e h7C; la w enforcean.t persorusel ecuas evbmitted to the Anemo Cenm! af the La an omcial capadtyt State or local the Com u S*4M*e 6Mwm***a l'r Paw UnJted Sistes thropa su rem the =missien
'****"*"**** sovernrunt e'aploym who have had (F) The beenan equitalent rvviews of nl crtminal trLformouon received from the Attomey (s) Gene c/ (1) Each beenm who is l
, authonsed to operate a nucleat power katory deta; and incbudaais employed Ceneral and c9nsider it in makms a na tter uder Part 50 shnu cc'eply with a e f acthty who poones "Q" or 1,- determinston for g*anung uesconed
( clearances ter posuss another achve access to the in&vidual or access to the nquirements of this utton.
- 12) Eac.h appbcant for a bcense to governn.ent granted security clearance. Safeguards Wcruauen.
opera e a nucleer power nactor L e Top Seent Secret, et ConEdennal. (0) A Ucensee abau use the pursuan'. to Part 50 of this chapter shau (u) For access to 54feguarts Wormacon obtaLned as pan of a submat fmgerprmt cards for tho6e Wormouon only but must adheit to crtminalhastorsmccrds check sole!) for in&viduals whe have of wilj have pronsions contained in i 73J1: the purpon of deterramity! en aceau to Safeguards Wormation. Employees of other agencjes of the in&ndual e sujtabthey for uescorted (3) Each sp$ cant for a bcense to tiruted States Government; a member of accase to the aucJett po,wn facihr) or operate a eu:Jear power reactor e daly authensed com.mattu of the access to Sefeguards Wormaten panuant to pen to of this chapter may Congnaa the Govemor of a State or . (c)ProMitions (1) A hunsee may submit fage P nt cards pnor to h4/her des 4nsted representauve, not base a fes! deternmation to deny 1
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ENCLOSURE 4
6 i FINGERPRINT SITUATION l
l "Temporary Workers" are now completely exempt (not even required to be fingerprinted). l Situation prolonged by General Counsel recommendation that NRC solicit public comment on its overall access authorization policy and industry guidelines.
"Temporary Worker" exemption is confusing (staff has been inundated by phone calls from licensees). -
Formal letters requesting exemptions from 73.57 received from -
Carolina Power & Light Florida Power & Light In response to Caroit.ia Power & Light NRC began special handling of fingerprint cards for "new hires" and informed all licensees.
NRC needs to assure everyone is fingerprinted and licensees want authority to grant "temporary clearances."
Staff is considering a new Generic Letter to accomplish both.
- Acheduled for consideration at meeting of Committee to Revie,Seneric Requirements on 6/10/87.
ENCLOSVRE 5
,, ,, REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS) oCCESSION NDR:0704220235 DOC.DATt: 87/04/15 NOT AR12ED: NO DOCKET 0 FAC IL: 50-000 Generic Doc ket 05000000 5 50-261 H.B. Pobinson Plant, Unit 2. Carolina Pover & Light C 0b00026) 50-324 Brundwick Steam Electric Plant. Unit 2. Caro 11n4 Pove 05000324 LO-325 Brunswick Stvam Electric Plant, Unit 1 Catolina Powe 05000325 50-400 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant. Unit le Carolina 05000400 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILI ATION CUTTER.A.D. Carolina Power & Light Co. .
RECIP.NAME RECIFIENT AFFILIATION
. Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk) a SUU JEC1: Requests exemption from requirements of 10CFR73.57(b)(1) re fingerprinting of individuals not having uten scorted access.
8.* ( Esemption would allow util to grant access to individual
/- whose auth3rization process began prior to 870401.
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ATTENTION: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20335 BRUNSWICK NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT NOS.1 & 2 DOCKET NOS. 50 325,50-324/ LICENSE NOS. DPR-71, DPR-62 H. B. ROBINSON NUCLEAR PL ANT, UNIT NO. 2 DOCKET No. 50-261/ LICENSE NO. DPR ,23 SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DOCKET NO. 50-400/ LICENSE NO. NPF-63 t
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Gentlemen:
Pursuant to 10CFR50.12 and 73.5, Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) hereby requests an exemption from the requirerr ent in 10CfR73.57(bXI)(and the provisions of JOCFRSO that incorporate it) that 'Tilndividuals who do not have unescorted access or access to Safeguards Information af ter April 1,1987 shall be fingerprinted by the --
licensee, and the results of the criminal history records check _shall be us,ed prior.to . -
inaking a determination for granting unescorted access to the_ nuclear power facility or access to Safeguard, 'nformation"(emphasis added). This exemption request is limited.
Carolina Power & Lignt Company seeks an exemption from Section 73.57(bXI) for CP&L employees and applicants for employment with CP&L only to the extent that it requires CP&L to use the results of the criminal history recerds check p_rior to making a determination for granting unescorted access to its nuclear facihties or access to Safeguards information, and then only in those situations in which either (a) CP&L began
' the access authorization review process f or a given individual prior to the rule's Apri! 1, 1937 ef fective date (but the individual has not been granted or denied access before April 1,1937), or (b) CP&L has already malled the individual's fingerprints to the NRC, but CP&L has not received the results of the criminal history check within the twenty-five v>orking-day turnaround period projected by the Commission when it published the proposed rule. See 31 Fed. Reg. 40439, Col. 2 (l936).
Thus, under the requested exem (other than temporary workers)ption, CP&L would continue to fingerprint all individuals who require unescorted access to a nuclear plant or who require access to Safeguards Information. The requested exemption would allow CP&L, if otherwise appropriate, to grant access to an individual whose access authorization i
review processing began prior to April 1,1937 (but the individual has not been granted or denied access before April 1,1937) or af ter twenty-five working days have passed since an individual's fingerprints were mailed to the NRC without any results from the FBI i
criminal history records check having yet been received. In such situations. CP&L
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, NL5o87-080 / Page 2 APR 15 997 would decide whet; to grant an individual access based on CP&L's extensive pre-employment bacxground verification and screening program. As describec a greater detail in the enclosure to this letter, this program involves such information as a five-year criminal history check in all counties in which the employment app!! cant or intra-company transfer employee lived, worked, or attended school, as well as reference checks, psychological testing, drug screening, and a financial responsibility check.
Carolina Power & Light Company seeks this exemption because of its concern that the processing of fingerprints for new employment applicants or transfer employees who do not have access authorized prior to April 1,1987 will take longer than the projected twenty-five working days, at least during the initial months of the program during which time every licensee in the nation will be submitting fingerprint cards for all current employees who already had access authorization. Delays beyond the twenty-five working days projected for obtalning FBI criminal history checks on transfer employees and employment applicants will adversely affect the timely availability of personnel to CP&L. Employment applicants or transfer employees who need access authorization will be unable to do the job for which their skills and qualifications are needed, making personnel unavailable and impairing CP&L's ability to complete nuclear safety-related tasks in a safe, timely, and economical manner.
As explained in the enclosed justification, thr requested exemption is consistent with the statutory authorization for tt: rule and the underlying purpose of the rule, as well as justified by several special clrcurnstances.. Accordingly,-GPhequestr tharyoutrant. ~ -
this exemption, if possible, by May 7,1987.
Carolina Power & Light has evaluated this request in accordance with the provisions of 10CFR170.12 and determined that a license amendment application fee is required. A check for $130 is enclosed in payment of this fee.
Should you have any questions regarding this request, please contact Mr. Arnold Schmich ~
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Enclosure cc: Mr. B. C. Buckley (NRC)
Dr. J. N. Grace (NRC-II)
Mr. C. F. Maxwell (NRC-SHNPP)
Mr. H. Krug (NRC-RNP)
Mr. C. Requa (NRC)
Mr. W. H. Ruland (NRC-BNP)
Mr.Es Sylvester (NRC )
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l Brunswick, Robinson, and Harris Plants Justification for Exemption from 10CFR 5ection 73.57(bXI)
The NRC oromulgated 10CFR73.57 on March 2,1987 by publication of the ijnal rule in the Federal Register. See 32 Fed. Reg. 6310,6314-15 (1987); 32 Fed. Reg. 7821 (1987)
(corrections). CarolinaTower & Light Company seeks an exemption from Section 73.57(bXI) for CP&L employees and applicants for employment with CP&L only to the extent ~that it requires CP&L to use the results of the criminal history records check prior to making a determination for granting unescorted access to its nuclear facilities or access to Safeguards Information, and then only in those situations in which either (a) CP&L began the access authorization review process for a given individual prior to the rule's April 1,1987 effective date (but the individual has not been granted or denied access by April 1,1987), or (b) CP&L has already mailed the individual's fingerprints to the NRC but CP&L has not received the results of the criminal history check within the twenty-five working-day turnaround period projected by the Commission when it published the proposed rule. See St Fed. Reg. 40439, Col. 2 (1936).
a Unless the NRC grants an exemption, the requirements of Part 73 bind Part 50 licensees tuch as CP&L both by the terms of Part 73 and through the incerporation of Part 73 into Part 50. See, e.g.,10CFR$0.54(p). The NRC may grant exemptions from Part 73 requirements under 10CFR73.5 cnd may grant exemptions from Part 50 requirements
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within the more specific exemption standard of Section 50.12, a licensee that satisfies the standard under Section 30.12 should aho satisfy the more general standare of Section 73.5. Accordingly, although CP&L seeks this exemption under both Section 73.5 and Section 50.12, for simplicity this request will refer primarily to the more specific standar of Section 50.12.
Per 10CFR50.12(a), the NRC may grant exemptions that are (1)'Ta}uthorized by law, will --
- m. n.ew-' e Ma risk to the public health and safety, and are consistent with the ommon detenjf.pnd security" and (2) present special circumstances. Section 73.5, like the old Section 50.12, adds the statement that the exemption be "other* 'se in the public interest." The requirement in current Section 50.12(aX2) that special circumstances be present expands on the public interest concept. That section identifies six categories of special circumstances; four of these categories ((ii),(iii),(v), and (vi)), each of which is discussed below, apply to this exemption request.
The requested exemption is authorized by law.
The governing statute, Section 149 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended ("the Act"), was enacted as part of the ' Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1956." See P.L.99-399, Section 606(a),100 Stat. 876, codified at 42 U.S.C.
Section'2T69. Section 149 does not require a licensee to have re~ceived the results of the criminal history records check prior to granting individuals unescorted access or access to Safeguards Information. Rather, the statute simply requires the licensee "to fingerprint each individual who is permitted unescorted access to the facility or is permitted access to Safeguards Information," and to submit the fingerprints to the NRC for a criminal history records check by the FBI. Id. Additionally, the statute specifically permits the NRC to relieve licensees from the ob'ITgations imposed. See Section 149b of the Act,42 U.S.C. Section 2169(b). Thus the requested exemption is authorized by the '
governing statute.
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- ., 4 The requested exemption will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety and wiH not endanger life or property and is consistent with the common defense and security.
- Under CP&L's present access authorization background screening program, prior to granting a new employee unescorted access to a nuclear facility or access tb Safeguards Information, CP&L completes a thorough background investigation, including a criminal history check, independent of the fingerprinting program required by 10CFR73.37 Carolina Power & Light Company's screening process includes the followingt A criminal record check in each county of every State in which the employment i applicant has lived, worked, or attended school during the previous five years or !
back to age 18 (as permitted by Federal, State, or other applicable laws)
Verification of employment history, including verification of military service, for the previous five years or back to age 18 l .
Verification of educational institutions attended Contacting two personti and character references provided by the applicant, as w ell as contacting two additional references provided b) the applicant's references .
a Psychological testing a
Drug screening I'
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All of these steps are and will continue to be completed prior to granting any new
_.emplo)ee unescorted accast or. access todaieguardtJniormation. . .- - .
l Additionally. for those 11dividuals whose access authorization review process begins on April 1,1957 or af ter, CP&L would still review the FBI criminal histor) records check results prior to granting an individual access under the requested exemptiori so long as that information was received by CP&L within the projected twent) fise working days.
For these individuals, CP&L would consider granting access prior to receiving the FBI's criminal history records check information only when receipt of this FBI information is delayed beyond the twenty-fise working days. For those individuals whose arsess authorization processing began prior to April 1,1937 but who have not been granted or cenied access prior to April 1,1937, receipt of the FBI crimir.at histor) records check results woule almost certainly occur later than twenty-five working days af ter CP&L began its access authorization process, because the processing of the fingerprint cards under the rule was not projected to begin until April 3,1937. See 32 Fed. Reg. 6313, Col. 3 (1937). In all cases, CP&L would of course still review IEe' FBI inforrration promptly upon its receipt and, consistent with he employee's rights to challenge the information, reconsider any decision to grant access to an individual about whom any previously unknown criminal activity is revealed.
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. . a Because CP&L would already have reliable background information available, granting the requested exemption would present no endue risk to the public health and safety, to life or property, or to the common defense and security.
The requested exemption is in the public interest.
In addition to the reasons stated above, the requested exemption is in the public interest for the reasons described below in connection with the special circumstances identified in 10CFR$0.12(aX2).
Special Circumstance (ii): Application of the regulation in the particular circumstances is not r.ecessary to achieve the underlying purpose of the rule.
The underlying purpose of the rule is to "help assure that individuals with criminal histories impacting upon their reliability and trustworthiness are not permitted unescorted access to a nuclear power facility or access to Safeguards Information."
32 Fed. Reg. 6310 (1937). As described above, CP&L already has in effect an extensive background screening program that should uncover the great majority,if not all, of the information that the criminal history records check available under Section 73.37 will provide. Thus, because extensive and reliable background information is presently available to CP&L, strict application of Section 73.57 is not necessary to achieve the rule's underlying purpose of assuring that only individuals who are reliable and trustworthy are armitted to have unescorted access to a CP&L nuclear p"lant"or access '
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Special Circumstance (iiih Compliance would result in undue hardship or other costs that are significantly in excess of those contemplated when the regulation was adopted.
By design, CP&L's exemption request is tailored to apply only when the hardship and costs of compliance significantly exceed those contemplated when the regulation was --
adopted. As discussed pre.'iously, the Commission expects the processing of the fingfryrTnTdr'dstirom +nF11MFUTTtcensee maits ineimfirtMNMEte~ceivfrthe -
results of the criminal history rec'or'dtcheck--to take approximately twenty-five working days. See 51 Fed. Reg. 40439, Col. 2 (1936). Under the rule, for those individuals who do not haEaccess authorization prior to April 1, the licensee must await the results of the finierprint check from the FBI prior to granting access. Thus, there is an anticipated average time lag of five working weeks between the time an employment applicant or a transfer employee is fingerprinted and when that employee can begin working in the position requiring unescorted access or access to Safeguards Information. If the applicant or transfer employee is unable to begin assigned work af ter the anticipated five werking week period has passed (due to a delay in obtaining information from the criminal history records check), the burden on the licensee necessarily exceeds that contemplated when the rule was issued. That is, the applicant or transfer employee is unable to do the work that he was sought to do, placing a significant unanticipated burden on the licensee's existing personnel resources.
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Special Circumstance (v): The exemptirn would prcvide only temporary relief from the applicable regulation and the licensee has made good f aith ef forts to comply with the regulation.
This specla! circumstance is also satisfied, due to the conditional nature of the requested exemption. The requested exemption is temporary in that it is ef fective only when the Commission or the FBI or both are backlogged in processing the fingerprint cards. Under the requested exemption, in those cases where an individual's criminal history records check takes longer than the projected twenty-five working days CP&L would be exempt from the rule's requirement that the results of the FBI fingerprint check be reviewed prior to the person's being granted access. .
It should be emphasized that CP&L is and will be making good faith efforts to comply with the rule. The individuals requiring unescorted access or access to Safeguards information (other than temporary workers) are being fingerprinted as required by the rule. CP&L seeks an exemption from the rule only to the extent that factors beyond its control, which affect the length of time needed to receive the results of the criminal history records check, make compliance with the rule's prior review requirement more burdensome than intended by the NRC and the statute. Furthermore, upon receipt of the belated information from the FBI, CP&L would fully review the results of the criminal history records checks for the individuals, including any already grcnted access under the requested exemption. CP&L would, consistent with tne employee's rights to challenge any information, revoke the access authorization of any individuals about whom the
. ; .; .Cqropany.obtairanexinfortnation that.would preclude cenGcMaccessawherizatiorr: *~-- '
This revocation would be handled the same way as any necessary revocations of the current access authorization of the 3000-4000 present CP&L employees who have had authorization prior to Aprl! 1,1987 Special Circumstance (vi): There is present any other material circumstance not considerec when the ryulation was adopted for which it would be in the public interest to grant an exemption. --
As explained under Special Circumstance (iii) above, the requested exer'nption is tailored to be effective only in those situations where there is a delay beyond the NRC's anticipated twenty-five working days for processing the fingerprint cards.
Carolina Power & Light Company believes that (r t least during the initial months of implementing the rule)it will take more time to receive the results of these fingerprint checks. Thus, CP&L anticipates the burden of delaying the employment of new replicants and the transfer of present employees will be greater than the NRC considered when adopting the regulation. Because comparably reliable background information will be available to CP&L in making its own background checks, it is in the pAlic interest to grant the requested exemption, thereby avoiding the unnecessary costs to employment applicants, to transfer employees, and to CP&L of delaying the useful employment of these individuals beyond the five working weeks contemplated under the rule.
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Attna Mr. Themes Murley, Director U. L Nuclear Regulatory Commlaslen i
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Door Mr. Murleys i
On March 1,1967, the Commission pe!!shed a new reguletten JO GR 173.57, by ,
j virtue of whleh fleensees such as Phlde Power & Light Largent f78L) are i prot'blted from ponting my individue' unescorted seeem te nuclear power feellities until efter the licensees hwe neceived and evoluetel the resAte of a cheek of culminal history reeerds conducted by the Fmderal BurooJ Sf investigetlen en the besas of the Indivissars fingerprints. The new reguletlen, whleh was required by P.L.99-399, the Ormbus DIplernette Security and Antl.
Terrorism Act of 1996, become effective en April I, IM7.
_ I Section 73J of the Commisslerfs reguleHens permits the Commlasten to % rent .
i auch esemptlens from the requirements of . . . tMs part es it determines are I estherland by low and will not er4enger life er property er the common defense and security, and are otherwlan in the public interest." Th's letter is a request, made pursumt to 10 W R 673.5, far e temporary esemption from the requirements of Section 73.57, with respect to several estegories of persons.
New Emelwees. We esgwet that, by en and of the year, appenedmetely 133 persons wlI be hired by FPL for ;ebs whleh require wre.-;ed access to its nuclear facilities. These new h res will have asseesfully eenyleted tie
.I , b Company's employment screening process which includse, for esarmle, the
- following feetwas se dancelbed in Attachsnent A.
Trmsfer Emolerees. Refers the end o' 1967, appraelmetely 100 armleyees of
- rr,. will tresYer from nor>.muleer posit ons to peeltlens et one er enether of the four nuclear power pists whleh the Cagony operates. Alttwugh these persons have been empleroes of the Company for many years, they were not assigned to e nuclear plant before April I and did rot en that date have authertretion for unescorted m: cess to sueh a feellity. Canesquently, they are not grandfatherv.f" under ttg >RC's tww regulation and esmet be granted necess until the resadts of the fingerprint ehecat have been received ed evolueted. However, these persons have airoedy been se)ected to the Compey's acreening process for empleroes in effect et $6s time of their armleyment and have antisfied ett there requirements, in additlen, of course, they how demonstrated their reflebility and confirmed their suitability for empterment by performing settsfacterity in their Peter jobs with FPL. However, they must presently be denied unsecorted access to the Carnpany's nuclear feellities.
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'JU2 82 '87 11:14 egg ret.JHL 628 p.e3 U. S. Maclear Regulatory Commission L 47 234 Page two l NRC regulations permit these employees to enter the nuclear facilities if they are encorted by'other persons who nove unescorted accom. In fact, secorted access is not a practical ottemotive. Since tte escort must remain with the person ;
escorted at all times, escort coverage is essentlolly one-en<me. There are not
' enough security guards to provide escorts for the potentlolly more-than two-hundred employees who must be socorted diverting othat employees to serve os escorts leaves their work undone.
! Thus, the potentially more-thort.two-hundred ergleyees whose clearcmce most owalt receipt of reewits from the FBI arein effect urdle to wod of the nuclear power plants. The cost to the company of 25 employees who are now idle is on the order of $4,000 per days the number of employees en situated grows weeMr.
Furthermore, the jobs to whl.:h the empicyees have been assigned remoln uniilled and that work must remuln undone or la performed by other corrgy employees, freently on cri overtiroe basis.
The burden imposed upon FPL has essentially no countervalling benefit in terms of
> security for the nuclear focllities and ttietr operoitons. Egertenced, r!vollfled, tested, and relloble employees are sinvly prevented from performing the jobs for l which they have been selected.
l We respectfully request that the Commission grant FPL o limited erw! teegorary
' - - axemption from the requirement to defer the gront of oneocorted access to its l
nuclear facilities until results of FBI che:k of criminoi history records is in hand. ~
The exemption would permit the granting before October I, IN7, of terrporary unescorted ocesas to the following categories of FPL ergioyees onlyt o) newy hired employees who have successfully corgleted the C.Tgc/s tcreening process described abow ced b) persons employed by the Corgony prior to April I, 127, but newly assigned to nuclear facilities. The temporary access would expire i
.upon completion by the Company of its evolvation of oli infortrysilon (including the results frem the FBI) concoming the individust employee, at which time unescorted eccess would be confirmed on a permanent basis or denied.
j Very truly yours, l
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! Group Vice Prentdent Nuclear Energy 1
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Nomear Fleet altas FFL nuolaar plant site laatudase
- St. Luede Units No.1 and No. 2.
- Turkey Nint Nuclear Units No. 5 and No. 4.
- Turkey Potat Fossil Units No.1 and No. 3.
A thorough be investigstion and a perohological evalua-Badymed by the FPL DtvMon PeroorwieUCollege sad tuvastigaticas tion is to be otr Professional Rearviting on all newty-tdred employees late arr/
Power Resourens or Nualatt Enesty Department payroL1 looc-tion. Personnel Records - PER (00) is to obtain this informaths on all other FP's amployees, with less t;Jn M months contlaunus servies with FPL, who may require unasoorted aeoems lato any FPL noenest pourw pilt.
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no bashgramme investigatise hasheBeg the femme listed below est be af-ted, rev4 espe 4 and en fine ha the Personaat Department petar to a new macdoyest effestive dets and/or granting unesertad amosas into any FFL massaar poser phants
- Employes% Dirth Certifieste (or .,J. "-1
- orte nivestesation
- - U.S. Ittttery Form Dnt14 (or agutentant), if spellemble
- caerester and =-re seport based on two preetoma pha, ture eterateped referesses
- w sistary mapurt
- septernaut Empert
- mensetssa anseary l - Detetes asesre napost 1
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- Drus eeenvrientysts s assert ne beeksemad invousetten and ,e weal evaluation re-9 droment aan be fulf aned for employees wuh 34 months or more of conunuous servloe with FPL by a documasted record of their
( having demor strated no abatemt.behowler. his documented record een be utebHehed by completlag an later-Office Wemo as outilned in 00 Praesere 181.1.
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Sgarviser 1. When an eigloyee in your leestion with 84 (or more) months sentinuous FFL servios requires an unessorted sooems be at a Nuetaar Ptart Site, an Intar4Xflee Memo, and one machtse espy as !
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FWE (00) to estsemise the appropriate saures of estism.
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and/or unesserted aeoems hte nucteep plant altes be seeordance j with the Nuelear Energy Aeems Autherlantion Plan, Engerviser 1.
When an eenployee in your leastion with less than 34 months continuous FPL arylee requires na messorted assess badge at a som e Niaelser Plant Screening Record,
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1 i T?ds report usurt be leased allowing suffielent time (At least two weeks) for the background investigation and psychological evalu- {
atino to be completed prior to the etaployee's assignment to a '
nuclear power plant. If not completed and received by Personnel i Records - PRR (00) prior to the employee's assignment the employee will not be granted unasoorted access into the plant. ;
I N Feren ets was Pd when amplayne une Mred end te is en fBe,it in met massenary to prepare amether Farm
! 3. Upon receipt of NLelaar Plant 9ereening Record, Form 4933, Peroommet Records - review employee % tila and shoek status at seeh listed document.
FER(GO) If au dooumonta are not an fna, take action to obtah them. . i l
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- 8. If aoeses cannot be granted, s.dvise the Ylee President Nuclear Operations - FNE (00) and w+'. ate Nuclee Plant Vlas :
President /Flant Manager of the information and take appropriate action.
Fereommet Reeords - f. Afler all required dooumenla are on f us and have been reviewed -
FER (00) and soproved, sign G3MPLETRD BY and DATE. f If required document cannot be obtained, place an X in the !
I Insomplete onlumn and bdiasta in the Remartcs area the reason the document is not abtainabis. l
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l Plant senartty 11. When empbyee reports to the plant, vertly on t.'le Nuetaar S g arviser Employee flent Aceses system that the messorted plant aseems has been esqreted.
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,eustaar phat sites in acomedmace with the Nudaar Energy Aeeams Author (astian Phn.
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1 Protemismat requiring unsseorted eseems to a Noelaar Power Plant, prepare a I
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soonas euttertaation desweents.
- 4. Otetah espy of rend *J of the screening winalysis adrainte-tered with tio Pre Employment suar:1natten and file with the sent assess authertsatica _:1
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_ infarmatana,if noessaary.
PRE /PER PereW f. When adviand at ag hformaties tweeled Aring the beskyound I coerenatar investicathe ce psyahotogtent evaluatie wtden requires your i atteatnes, review and hitial um desmaanta.
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Mr. E. E. Utley Senior Vice President Power Supply and Engineering and Construction Carolf na Power & Light Company Post Office Box 1551 1 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
SUBJECT:
RECUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS IN ,
10CFR73.57(b)(1)and(7)
This is in response to your letter dated April 15, 1987, requesting an exemption from requirements in 10 CFR 73.57(b)(1) and (7) for certain eeployees at the Brunswick, H. B. Robinson and Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plants who had not been granted unescorted access or access to Safeguards Information en or before _.
April 1, 1987. The regulation requires that these persons be finger) rioted and results of an ensuing criminal history check be used prior to ina cing a determination for granting them access. Your request for an exemption reflected concern that the processing of fingerprints and return of information will take i longer than twenty-five working days, at least during the initial months of l the program when all Itcensees are submitting fingerprir,t cards for current er.ployees who already have access authorization.
Thrcugh April 28, 1987 the NRC received, and forwarded to the FBI, 141 finger-print cards from Carolina Power and Light Company. In the first two weeks of .
I May we received 859 additional cards from CP&L. Based upon our initial experier:ce with the first 50,000 cards received from all utilities, we do not expect to In an encounter significant delays in their processing.having willunescorted be unaffected access by authorizati delays in receipt of their criminal history check results provided their finger-print cards are submitted by September 28, 1987. !
On the other hand, we recognize the need to minirize delays in processing of fingerprint cards for other persons (such as new eeployees) who were not '
authorized unescorted access as of April 1, 1987 Accordingly, we are recon-rending that all licensees identify and transmit such cards, including payment, separate from others sent to NRC. The exterior of such packages must be prominently marked "SPECIAL HANDLING - NEW HIRES." We will give priority to !
such fingerprint ctrds and expedite their processing to the FBI beginning June 5, 1987. Failure to rark the exterior of these packag s as indicated d ll ,
result in norral processing.
ENCLOSURE 3
Mr. E. E. Utley U IE We believe these actions will resolve this matter so that exemptions to 10 CFR 73.57(b)(1) and (7) will not be necessary.
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l lh Steven L. Varga, Director Division of Reactor Projects I-I!
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Brunsaick Steam Electric Plant Mr. E. E.Power Carolina Utley& Light Company Units 1 and 2 CC:
Mr. P. W. Howe Mr. C. R. Dietz Vice President Plant General Manager Brunswick Nuclear Project Brunswick Nuclear Project Box 10429 .
Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Thomas A. Baxter, Esquire Mr. H. A. Cole Shaw, Pittr,an, Potts & Trowbridge Special Deputy Attorney General 2300 N Street, N. W. State of North Carolina Washington, D. C. 20037 Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. D. E. Hollar Associate General Co';nsel Mr. Robert P. Gruber Carolina Power & Light Company Executive Directur Post Office Box 1551 Public Staff - NCUC Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Post Office Box 29520 Paleigh, North Carolina 27626 0520 Mr. Christopher Chappell, Chairr.an ,
Board of Comissioners Post Office Box 249 Bolivia North Carolina 28422 Mrs. Chrys Baggett State Clearinghouse Budget and Management 116 West Jones Street Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 Pesident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission Star Route 1 Post Office Box 208 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Regicnal Administrator, Region !!
U. 5. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 101 Parietta Street, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. Dayne H. Brown, Chief Radiation Protection Branch Division of Facility Services N. C. Department of Human Resources 701 Barbour Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 2008
Mr. Eo Eo Utley l Carolina Power & Light Company H. B. Robinson 2 i cc:
Thomas A. Baxter. Esquire Mr. Dayne H. Brown, Chief J Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Radiation Protection Branch 2300 N 5treet, N.W. Division of Facility Services Washington, DC 20037 Department of Human Resources ;
. 701 Barbour Drive Mr. McCuen Morrell. Chairman !
Darlington County Board of Supervisors Mr. Rot,ert P. Gruber County Courthouse Executive Director Darlington, South Carolina 29535 Public Staff - NCUC P.O. Box 29520 Mr. H. A. Cole Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0520 Special Deputy Attorney General ,
State of North Carolina i P.O. Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. D. E. Hollar Associate General Counsel
Carolina Power and Light Company P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission 1 Resident Inspector's Office ;
H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant -
l Route 5. Box 413 i kartsville, South Carolina 2g550 t Regional Administrator, Region !!
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comissien i Suite 2900 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Mr. R. Morgan !
General Manager i H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant ;
Post Office Box 790 i Hartsville, South Carolina 29550 Mr. Avery Upchurch, Chairman 3 Triangle O Council of Governments 100 Park Drive Post Office Box 12276 ,
Research Triangle Park hC 27709 t
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Carolina Power & Light Company Shearon Harris !
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Thomas A. Baxter, Esq. Mr. Travis Payne, Esq.
Shaw, Pittw n, Potts & Trowbridge 723 W. Johnson Street 2300 N Street NW Post Office Box 12643 Washington, DC 20037 Raleigh; North Carolina 27605 Pr. D. f. Hollar Mr. Daniel F. Read Associate General Counsel CHANGE Carolina Power and Light Company Post Office Box 2151 P.O. Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Bradley W. Jones Esq. !
Mr. H. A. Cole U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com.
Special Deputy Attorney General 'ision !!
State of North Carolina 101 %rtetta Street l Post Office Box 629 .*tlanta, Georgia 30303 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Richard D. Wilson, M.D.
Resident Inspector /Farris NPS 725 Nnter Street .
c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Apex, North Carolina 27502 Route 1. Rex 315B New Hill, North Carolina 27562 Regional Administrator, Region !! -
J U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cosenission Mr. R. A. Watson 101 Marietta Street Vici President Suite 2900 Harris Nuclear Plant Atlanta, Georgia 30303 .
P.O. Box 165 hew Hill, North Carolina 27562 Mr. Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Mr. John Runkle, Executive Coordinator Public 5taff - NCUC Conservation Ccuncil of North Carolina Post Office Box 29520 307 Granville Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27626 0520 Chapc1 Hill, North Carolina 27514 Mr. J. L. Willis Fr. Wells Eddleman Plant General Manager 812 Yancey Street Harris Nuclear Plant Ou.bam, horth Carolina 27701 P.O. Box 165 New Hill, Ncrth Carolina 27562 Dr. Linda Little Governor's Wstw Manaurent Board Pr. Dayne H. Brown, Chief 513 Alberarle Building Radiation Protection Section 325 horth Salisbury Street Division of Facility Services Raleigh, Neeth Carclina 27611 N.C. Department of Human Resources 701 Barbour Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 276034 c4
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