ML20203C412
| ML20203C412 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 04/16/1986 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Wilgus W FLORIDA POWER CORP. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20203C417 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-022, EA-86-22, NUDOCS 8604210151 | |
| Download: ML20203C412 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000302/1986002
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SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION
APR 161986
Docket No. 50-302
License No. DPR-72
EA 86-22
Florida Power Corporation
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ATTN: Mr. W. S. Wilgus
Vice President Nuclear Operations
P.O. Box 14042, M.A.C. H-2
St. Petersburg, FL 33733
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-302/86-02)
This refers to the special inspection conducted on January 2-3, 1986, at
Crystal River Unit 3 to review the circumstances surrounding the discovery by
the licensee of a breached vital area barrier. Apparently, the breach was
deliberately made by an unknown person or persons on or before August 20, 1985.
It was noted that Crystal River Unit 3 was in an outage from March 9 until
August 20, 1985, and was in Mode 1 at the time the event was reported to
security on December 18, 1985. An Enforcement Conference to discuss this
matter was held in the Region II office on January 28, 1986.
TheNRCisparticularlyconcerh'edwiththelackofaneffectiveprogramto
assure the continued integrity of vital area barriers. The need for such a
comprehensive program was previously brought to your attention as a result of
a violation which was the subject of enforcement action in an Order Imposing
Civil Monetary Penalty, dated July 29, 1985.
In addition, the NRC is concerned
about the apparent weakness in your program for educating employees on the
importance of reporting security violations. Your response to the Notice should
specifically address the actions you plan to take to improve your program to
assure the integrity of vital area barriers.
If these violations in the
security area continue to occur, additional escalated enforcement actiors
will be taken.
To emphasize the importance of ensuring that physical security commitments are
fully implemented and the integrity of security barriers is maintained, I have
been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Inspection
and Enforcement, to issue the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed
Imposition of Civil Penalties in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) for the violations described in the enclosed Notice.
In accordance
with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement
Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985), the violations described in the
enclosed Notice have been categorized in the aggregate as a Severity Level III
problem. The base civil penalty for a Severity Level III violation is $50,000.
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The escalation and mitigation factors in the Enforcement Policy were considered,
and the base civil penalty amount has been increased by 100 percent because
of: (1) inadequate corrective action taken as demonstrated by improper
positioning of the compensatory guard; (2) poor past performance in the physical
security area as demonstrated by a Category 3 rating in your last Systematic
Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) evaluation; (3) the lack of
effectiveness of previous corrective action for similar problems; and (4) the
length of time the breach in the vital area barrier existed, considering the
number of opportunities which were available for the licensee to discover and
correct the breach.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In your response,
you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you
plan to prevent recurrence. 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.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(d) and 10 CFR 73.21, safeguards activities and
security measures are exempt from public disclosure; therefore, the enclosures
to this letter, with the exception of the report cover page which represents
a nonexempt summary, will not be placed in NRC's Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Sincerely,
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J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
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Enclosures:
1. Notice of Violation and Proposed
Imposition of Civil Penalties
(Safeguards Information)
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2. Inspection Report No. 50-302/86-02
(Safeguards Information)
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