ML20207E815

Safety Evaluation Supporting Amend 115 to License DPR-3

ML20207E815
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Site:	Yankee Rowe
Issue date:	08/05/1988
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Docket No.50-029 SAFEGUARDS EVALUATION REPORY MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS AND SEARCH REQUIREMENTS YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER STATION 1.0 Introduction The Yankee Atomic Electric Company (YAECO) has filed with the Nuclear  ;

Regulatory Comission revisions to their Physical Security Plan for the Yankee Nuclear Power Station.

This Safeguards Evaluation Report (SGER) sumarizes how the licensee proposes to meet the Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements evisions of 10 CFR Part 73.55.

Based on a review of the Physical Security Plan, the staff has concluded that the proposed changes satisfy Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements revisions to 10 CFR 73.55 (51 FR 27817 and 27822) and accompanying 10 CFR 73.70 record reporting requirements. Accordingly, the protection provided will ensure that the public health and safety will not be endangered.

2.0 P_ersonnel Search The licensee has provided comitments in the Physical Security Plan to provide ,

l a search of all individuals entering the protected area except bona fide Federal, State and local law enforcement personnel on official duty, through the use of equipment designed for the detection of firearms, explosives, and incendiary devices. In addition, the licensee has provided comitments to conduct a physical pat-down search of an individual whenever the licensee has cause to suspect that -

the individual is attempting to introduce firearms, explosives, or incendiary devices into the protected areas, or whenever firearms or explosives-detection equipment is out of service or not operating satisfactorily.

3.0 Vital Area Access YAEC0 has modified their Yankee Nuclear Power Station Physical Security Plan to limit unescorted access to vital areas during non-emergency conditions to individuals who require access in order to perfonn their duties. They have i established current authorization access lists for each vital area which are G808180159 G80805 DR ADOCK0500g9 l

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updated and approved by the cognizant manager or supervisor at least once every 31 days. YAEC0 has assured that only individuals whose specific duties require access to vital areas during nonemergency conditions are included on their site access list. YAEC0 has provided further assurance by revoking access and retrieving badges and other entry devices prior to or simultaneously with notification of termination of an individual's unescorted facility access.

Based upon comitments made by the licensee in revisions to their Physical Security Plan, the staff has concluded that YAEC0 meets the vital area access requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(d)(7)(1)(A), (B) and (C).

4.0 Locks and Keys The licensee has committed to providing methods to reduce the probability of compromise of keys, locks, combinations, and related access control devices used to control access to their protected areas and vital areas. These methods include the rotation of keys, locks, combinations, and related access control devices every 12 months or the changing of these devices whenever there is evidence or suspicion that any key, lock, combination or related access control device may have been j compromised or when an individual who has had access to any of these devices has I had their access terminated due to a lack of trustworthiness, reliability or inadequate work performance. Only persons granted unescorted facility access are issued such entry devices.

Based upon comitments made by the licensee in revisions to their Physical Security Plan, the staff has concluded that YAEC0 meets the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55 (d)(9) to reduce the probability of compromise of keys, locks, combinations, and l

related access control devices.

5.0 Emergency Access The licensee has provided commitments to provide for the rapid ingress and egress of individuals during emergency conditions or situations that could lead to emergency conditions by assuring prompt access to vital equipment. An annual review l of their physical security plans and contingency plans and procedures will be

! conducted to evaluate their potential impact on plant and personnel safety.

Emergency access is granted by a licensed senior operator.

l Based upon commitments made by the licensee in revisions to their Physical Security Plan, the staff has concluded that YAECO meets the reauirements of 10 CFR 73.55 (d)(7)(ii) to assure access to vital equipment during emergencies or to situations that may lead to an emergency.

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. ENCLOSURE 2 6.0 Protection of Secondary Power Supplies The licensee has provided commitments to protect the on-site secondary power supply system for alarm annunciator equipment and non-portable comunications equipment by including such equipment within a vital area boundary.

Based upon comitments made by the licensee in revisions to their Physical Securit Plan, the staff has concluded that YAECO meets the requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(e)y in protecting the secondary power supplies of alarm annunciator equipment and non-portable comunications equipment.

7.0 Vital Area Entry / Exit Logging The licensee has committed to maintaining a log indicating name, badge number, time of entry, and time of exit of all individuals granted access to a vital area except those individuals entering or exiting the reactor control room.

Based upon comitments made by the licensee in revisions to their Physical Securit Plan, the staff has concluded that YAECO meets the requirements of 10 CFR 73.70(d)y by maintaining entry / exit log of individuals accessing vital areas (except the reactor control room).

8.0 Conclusion Based upon the above evaluation, we find that the licensee has met the requirements of the Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements revision to 10 CFP Part 73.55 and the record reporting requirements of 10 CFR Part 73.70, l

l l Principal Contributor: Jane Gibson, NRR Dated: August 5,1988 l

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