ML20198L076
| ML20198L076 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 05/30/1986 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Kelly R GEORGIA POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20198L079 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8606040204 | |
| Download: ML20198L076 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000321/1986014
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SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION
MAY 301986
Docket Nos. 50-321 and 50-366
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Mr. R. J. Kelly
Executive Vice President
P. O. Box 4545
Atlanta, GA 30302
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-321/86-14 AND 50-366/86-14
This refers to a special Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection which
was conducted by Mr. D. Thompson on April 17-18, 1986. This ir,spection included
a review of activities authorized for your Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Facility. The
purpose of this inspection was to review your investigation and verify your
corrective actions regarding a failure to control access to the protected area,
which occurred on April 15, 1986, and was reported telephonically to Region II by
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector on April 16, 1986.
The findings of this special inspection, which are documented in the enclosed
report, indicated that the security degradation resulted from a violation of
regulatory requirerents.
These findings were discussed with Mr. Harvey Nix,
General Manager, on April 18, 1986.
The inspection findings indicate that certain activities appeared to violate NRC
requirements. The violation, references to pertinent requirements, and elements
to be included in your response are described in the enclosed Notice of
Violation. The violation involved failure to provide positive access control to
a protected area. After careful evaluation of the circumstances surrounding this
violation, which included such considerations as the short length of time the
individual was alone in the protected area and the fact that the individual was
cleared, authorized, and properly logged into the area, we have concluded that
the violation is appropriately categorized as a Severity Level IV.
Notwithstanding the above conclusion, we believe this matter deserves special
management attention to assure that supervisors and members of the security
force, and other personnel comply with established security procedures to ensure
positive control of access to protected areas. Additionally, as you know there
have been previous events related to improper access controls or inadequate
search of personnel entering the protected and vital areas.
We believe the
configuration of Hatch access control facility is inadequate which precludes an
orderly flow of personnel through the access portal during high traffic periods.
We noted in your July 5,1984, response to a similar violation you stated, " site
and corporate management are in the process of reviewing the Plant Hatch security
facilities and will pursue improvements as necessary which are expected to
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improve security effectiveness, and thereby minimize the possibility of events of
this type in the future."
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It appears with the occurrence of ancther similar event, the improvements under
taken may not have been adequate to minimize the possibility of this type event
from recurring. Accordingly, in preparing your required response, you should
include a description of the. preventive measures derived from an evaluation of
the underlying causes of this event, specifically an evaluation of the adequacy
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of the Hatch access control facility.
Your reply and the results of future
inspections will be considered in determining whether further enforcement actions
are appropriate.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(d) and 10 CFR 73.21, safeguards activities and
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security measures are exempt from public disclosure; therefore, the enclosures to
this letter, with exception of the renort cover page, which presents a nonexempt
summary, will not be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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The responses directed by this letter and its enclosures are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
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Sincerely,
J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
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