ML20199E316

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971020-26.Violation Noted: on 971021,inspector Identified Gap in Vehicle Barrier Sys That Provided Path for Design Basis Vehicle to Gain Access to Unauthorized Proximity to Vital Area

ML20199E316
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	11/18/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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Shared Package
ML20199E305	List: IR 05000397/1997007 ML20199E301 ML20199E316
References
50-397-97-07, 50-397-97-7, NUDOCS 9711210163
Download: ML20199E316 (2)

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DOCUMENT CONTAINS SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Washington Public Power Supply System Docket No: 50-397 Washington Nuclear Project 2 License No: NPF 21 During an NRC inspection conducted on October 20-24, 1997, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

Vehicle Barrier System 10 CFR 73.55(c)(7) requires that licei.Os establish vehicle control measures to protect against the use of a land vehicle as o means to gain unauthorized proximity to vital areas.

Paragraph 4.2.4 of the licensee's Physical Security Plan requires that the licensee install a vehicle barrier system to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55 (c)(7).

Contrary to the above, on October 21,1997, the inspector identified a gap in the vehicle barrier system that provided a path for a design basis vehicle to gain unauthorized proximity to vital areas.

4 This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement lil) (397/9707-01).

Purt.uant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Washington Public Powr Supply System is hereby required to submit a written statement o. explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region IV,611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).

This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violatioa" and -hould include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective stepr that have been taken and the results achievad, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full 4

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2-DOCUMENT CONTAINS SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION complianco will be echieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response, if an adoquate reply is not recolved within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is ahown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not includo any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. Howevei, if you find it nor:sssary to include such information, you should clearly indicate tho specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.

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