ML20207N602
| ML20207N602 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07001193 |
| Issue date: | 09/30/1974 |
| From: | Hind J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20207N448 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-86-281 70-1193-74-08, 70-1193-74-8, NUDOCS 8701140312 | |
| Download: ML20207N602 (13) | |
Text
',,i *
. h s
[
U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSI6N DIRECTORATE OF REGULATORY OPERATION j
REGION III W
(
I RO Inspection Report No. 070-1193/74-08 I
4 Licensee:
Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corporation Kerr-McGee Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Cimarron Facility License No. SNM-1174 Plutonium Plant Priority: 1 Ciescent, Oklahoma Category: A Type of Licensee:
Fuel Fabricator Type of Inspection:
Physien1 Prata tion (Followup)
Date of Inspection:
M E 511[197 "' >
N __
Dates of Previous spection: August 21-23, 1574 (Physical Protection)
/
/ y'
- m.
p/ g/
b 1.ead Inspector:
. Hind 7
,3 (Date)
Accompanying Inspectors:. None.
Other Accompanying Personnel: None Reviewed By:
.A.IIfI, Chief
_ (Date) 8#
Materials & Plant Protection Branch
Attachment:
Findings (10 CFR 2.790 Information) 87011 0312 870109 eg1sers-281 m
c T%. (> ag r.u, fc re lc d ) u, l> d) 4 *
../ '
E I.
_s._....._.
... u 1 r
,.}
- s
[
Scope An inspection covering the licensee's approved security plan, License Condition 9.0 of the Materials and Plant Protectfon Amendment MPP-1
'to License No. SNM-1174 was conducted on May 6-9, 1974. The resulting violations (Inspection Report No. 070-1193/74-04) were detailed in a letter to the licensee dated tky 31, 1974. The licensee's corrective steps were reported in a letter dated June 18, 1974. This was a followup inspection to examine the licensee's implementation of these corrective steps.
n letters dated April 30 and June 12, 1974 to I.icensing (Page), Kerr-McGee (Shelley $equested extensions to certain license conditions which were
--3>
ranted and in force at the facility during the interim between March 6, 1974 and May 6,1974. These requests and extensions included the folicwing:
'[ Completion of second alarm station - May 24; metal duector used in con-junction with the SNM detector - May 24; moverent of the TV camera from the outside location into the material airiuck - May 24; and the exhaust fan r door rm) May 317, In a letter dated July 19, 1974 to Ferr-McGe Shelle Li' censing (Page) granted these exceptions requested by
__.y Kerr Gee. Th s means that recroactively, Kerr-McGee was not in violation of those reqyirements cited in violations numbered 1, 5, 8 and 10 resulting from our May 6-9, 1974 inspection.
' current Enforcement Action The following apparent violations of AEC requirements are considered to be of Category Il severity:
i 1.
License condition 9.3.4 states,he licens6 shall select metal, l
explosives., and special nuclear material detectors which hav the detection capab'ilities specified in Regulatory Guide 5.7....
l j
y' art 3.5.1.2 of the Kerr-McGee n states, in part, p
Z Explosives will be detected b etector insta11e g y y April 15, 1974.
73.50(f)(1) st larms, communications equipment, physical barriers, and other security related devices or equipment shall be maintained in operable and effective condition."
Contrary to the above, the installe xplosive detectoMs not being staintained in effecti condition.
onexplosive type substances (smoke),'
perfume, for instance 1so activate the alarm. To date, the licensee's F efforts to correct t situation have not been fully effective.
l l
~A 1
1 1
L 2.
License Condition 9.1 states, ". h e licensee shall install balanced magnetic switch type intrusion alarms on all emergency exits and all normally locked points of ingress.and egresgn accordance with 10 CFR 73.50(d)(1) and (2) and 73.60(c)."
Contrary to t)e above, the licensee is not in full compliance. Thhock airlockdoodsstillequin ed with the plunger type alarm. The other ten areas are equipped wi alanced magnetic switch tQntrusion alarms as required.
'Li'censee Action on Previous 3v Identified Matters
- The previous inspection of May 6-9, 1974, identified the following Cat,egory II violations.
n 1.
73.60(a)(7) states, " Methods to observe individuals within material access areas to assure that special material is not diverted shall be provided and used on a continuing basis."
This matter was previously reported to you as Item No. 3 in the enclosure to our /.pril 12 1974 letter. In your letter of April 29, 1974, you stated that th camera presently mounted on the outside of the building.will be moved inside the dock air lock area to enable the guard in the front lobby to have visual capability to survey the area of the dock exit Pu monitor as well as the exit door Contrary to the above, at the time of the inspection, th h camera was not relocated to inside the dock air lock area to provide immedi-ate visua capability of the guard upon activation of the'Pu monitor alarm.
Th h camer h as been relocated to inside the dock air lock Status _:
door. It provides visual capability to observe the cause of an,y activation of the SNM detector located in the[naterial air lock We have no further questions concerning this vioTation.
2.
73.50(f)(3) states, " Communications equipment shall be tested for operability and performance not less frequently 'than once at the beginning of each. security personnel work shift."
In addition, the K-M Security Plan in Part 10.4 states h'A11 communication equipment is tested at least once each shift $
Contrary to the above, the existing, agreement with].he Guthrie Police i
Department provides for the conduct weeklytestpfathertha nce eachsecuritypersonnelworkshifQ
-3 (5 (an
.6 Pe!6M bh
/n enemmusummuna i
l
.e
Status: Review of the Communication Test Log Sheets indicates the emergency radio checks with the Cuthrie Police Department are being i
conductc h gach shift) s required. We have no further questions i
concerning this violation.
3.
License condition 9.3.1 requires submission of Drawing SG-2 to in lude levels of illumination at various points in the isolation zone.
' ' 73.50(b)(5) states, " Isolation zones and clear areas between barriers j
shall be provided with illumination...not less than 0.2 foot candles."
Fart 2.1.2.2oftheK-MSecurityPlanstates,'bheminimumillumination al'ong the barrier (protected area perimeter fence) is.2 foot candles at. ground level. The front of the building and the entrance to the protected area is lighted by the same type of fixtures and minimum illuminationisthesameh Contrary to the above, a revised SG-2 drawing has not been submitted-to date as requested to depict the levels of illumination at points along the barrier. Also during the night inspection on May 7, the levelsofilluminationprovidedthdoutheastfencecornerandfronting the Pu Bui ing main entry area and fence line do not appear to meet the minim of 0.2, foot candles.
'htts: By letter dated June 18, 1974, fro [J,.J.Shelle to 7
R. G. Page, DL, the subject revised drawing was submitted as required.
dhis drawing indicates the illumination levels at the southeast fence corner and front of the Pu Building main entry area and fence line are above the minimum 0.2 foot candles.pubsequent to the May 1974 inspection, the licensee performed three independent light meter readings in the subject areas and all readings indicated greater than 0.2 foot candles.
Since our May 7 decision was not based on light meter readings, we accept the licensee's readings. We will attempt to verify the readings using equipment at a later inspection. At this time, we have no further l
questions concerning this violation.
4.
LicenseCondition9.3.2requireshThesamplewindowintheeastwall of the plant shall be alarmed to detect unauthorized opening and locked from the outside.. 3 Contrarytotheabove,thehmplewindowhasnotbeenequippedwith analarmorexteriorlock3 Status: Subsequent to May 1974 inspection, the licensee proposed an l
' alternate method in lieu o @ 1 arming and locking of the winde d Metal baffles were to be installed in the window opening in a position to 4
1 m
g e h o e:.
4'
prsva se tha forceful ajecticn of plutenium thrcugh tha vindow frca the interior of the building.
By letter dated July 25, 1974 Licensing revised License Condition 9.3.2 by ally"The window shall be equipped ing the licensee to protect 1
the vindow as stated in 9.3.2 above o'tE.
with a device or structure capable of preventi the undetected passage of plutonium through the window to the outside.. This inspection indicates the licensee's method meets this per orcance objective.
Ve have no further questions concerning this violation.
5 License Condition 9.3.4 states in part..htthepointofthe exit search from a material access area, the licensee shall use a metal detegor in conjunction with the special nuclear material detector." J Contrary to the aboveh metal detector has not been installed to date at the point of exit search from t,he material access areag 1
Thchetal detectohad been installed and was operable.
Status:
radium dial watch was used to test the detector.
TheaboveLicenseCondition9.3.4alsostateshhelicenseeshall select metal, explosives, and special nuclear material detectors which have the detection capabilities specified, in Regulatory Guide D.7.. gart 3.5.1,2 of the Kerr 5
u ity Plan states in part,.
y L.,
xplosives vill be detected by etector installed by April 15,2 1974. @'3.50(f)(1) s tates "All unications equipment, physic'al barriers, and other security related devices or equipment shall be maintained in operable and effective condition."
During the May 1974 inspection the6etal detecto ad not been installed and the above violation was cited.
This viciatio should have also includt thefxplosive detectq3 referenced in License condition 9.3.4 because i
at the time of the May 1974 inspection, th(ive*detectdhasxplosive de not been installed.
Since then thgxplos install d but is not maintained in a operable and effective con on on-explosive type substances (smoke, perfume, for instance als activate 7 '
the alarm. According to the licensee, considerable e e has been expended within their organization and with the manufacturer to correct the problems. At this time they have had little succass but are continuing to work with the manufacturer. This detector is adjacent to the Guard Post in the Pu Plant. The deta: tor has not been removed from service, but when an alarm is received there is no routine '
search of the employee made because of the knowledge that presently the detector is not functioning properly.
Tae licensee was cited l
for violation of 73.50(f)(1).
l l
l 5
,,O 8
e enmuummuan
c 6.
Licensecondition9.3.5 states," Thel'icenseeshallinstallahotion
~
detector in the storage vault..." f Contrary to the above, thbotion' detector was partially installed but was not operabic or t:'ed into the alarm console]
Status: Thehotion detectdas been installed, and is tied into doorandactivati)ngthealarm.
thpGlarmconsole The detector was checked by closing the vault The vault door was then opened and the alarm activated. We have no further questions concerning this violation.
, Subsequent to the last inspection, the vault door has been modifieb Il _T Three holes (5 inches in diameter) have been put into the vault door P
teci cross brackets have been welded inside each hole t revent g 3' movement of objects, ma rial, etc., through the opening Frior to is door modification t was very difficult to open the door (extreme pulling by three men) because the forced air in the va t under negative pressure had c ated a vacuun against the doo f
the air circulation is stoppe Health Physic has to check e to each. time. Also, the licensee indicates ha f a vacuum is pulle
,in the' room, there is the possibility of op' g or ripping the bag (u enclosing the plutonium bearing containe
. Q c openings in the door break the.vacu The motion detector in the va e vill also be moved so s not to pick up activity in the hallway brough the M door opening Because of the motion detector and door intrusion alarms associated with this vault, the inspector does not feel that the integrity of
- 4 vault has en compronised even though by definitionk vault is 17vindowless 10 CFR 73.2(n This matter will be explored with Licensing prior to any enforcement action by us.
7.
73.50(a)(1) states, "The licensee shall' establish a security organi-sation, neluding guards...." Part 5.2 of the K-M Security Plan states e shif t organization will consist of two armed guards at
. guard posts 1 and 2, and a _ supervisor. The guards and the supervisor will be armed and uniformedj' Contrary to the above, protective personnel assigned to post and supervisory duties were neither uniformed nor armed and thereby, did not meet the definition of," guard" as specified in 73.2(c).
cy.ge nled % $
pya.
~
- .e protective personnel assigned to the guard post.s 1 and 2
. :sory personnel are now uniformed and amed. The security
.iists of nine guards and four supervisors, all Kerr-McGee We have no further questions concerning this violation.
i
.andition 9.5 states, "The de,or between thhhaus air' fa m 201]and thedupply air fan (sic) room (Room 20 shall e o detect unauthorized opening in accordance with 10 CFR
' N and 73.60(c)."
' to the above, an alarm'had'not been installed on the subject
.. !M -
Um door between the%[gignetic switch ty ndthchpplyair
- ,,,i r#
xhaust air fan roo g has'd I9 now alarmed with a intrusion alam.
> further questions concerning this violation.
. :,1c ens,
halane:
undition 9.7 states, ".. be licensee shall install r.cd alt
.nt,nctic switch type intrusion alarms on all emergency exits g.,ith 1.1 it,rmally locked points of ingress and egresjinaccordance "R 73.50(d)(1) and (2) and 73.60(c)."
gantrat.
/ CCeptO ' to the above, these portals are still. equipped with non-r..Ag, net ',1 le plunger-type alams which have not been replaced b)(b,alanced "ultches.
f.,t a tus :
p n at hevenarea[requirethekagneticswit ype intrusion' alarms.
p s stl. ucre equipped as required. One area edockairlockdooM r" E"*Li-equipped with the non-acceptable plunger type alarm. The f>om th cultch type alam for this door was defective when received p s shi.-
..anufacturer. According to the manufacturer, the new alam M.erabl.
.d Sept. ember 9, 1974. Until the alarm is installed and
(*vnditie the licensee is not in full compliance with License 9.7.
,0. /c/ cense l
eAntral
. ndition 9.8 stateshis licensee shall prJvide for both
'.u m stations to be continually manned...'
y).50(d '
dhall a: ' O states that, "All alarms required pursuant to this part w/ thin D..nciate in a continuously manned central alam station located afdtICD*
protected area and in at least one othEr continuously manned 1
w t necessarily within the protected area..."
fHr a se.,,uno Condition 9.18.1 granted an exception from the requirement 66pditice
.ndary alarm station only until May 6, 1974, with certain u.
7-be VelC b
R p c (an m
l j
.ry to the above, although both posts (the Pu Plant Post No. I and f
m Ple t Post No. 2) are contin'uo.usly manned, the secondary alarm n
1: Th secondar.y alarm annunciator is now installed and operable anium Post No. 2.
We have no further questions concerning this
. tion.
l
. emer ency door exit alarms were checked by opening the exit doors.
t
,uard 3t the Pu Post No,.1 checked the nel for annunciation. There no ditr repancies. Theu otion detecto n the Inspection Room, icatf or Room, and thhaulhere checked by activati' g them from Yu Post No.1.
The Inspect:.on and Fabrication Roo otiondetectord Jiatel annunciated because there were personnel workin3 in the areas.
l inth%aulhannunciatedwhenth aul.d[ door was Notiondetecto(h.t detect 3rs annunciated when a r
- ed. Tie two S ad nea' them. Thetwogetaldetector alsoannunciatedwhenfeta$
... held niar them.
'1 cense Confitions 9.16.1 and
.2, granted an exception to the requirement for search of individuals and packages at the entrance point into the protected wea provided: "That a weapon (metal) detector is located outside the guard station (Post No.1)...ssch that an individual is searched fo weapons prior to entry into the guard station;" and that "an electr c door lock is provided on the outside door to the guard station vle.:h is operated from within the guard station."
Contrary ts the above, the metal detector, tlough installed at the
' location sencified, was not connected or ope:able at the time of this inspection. Also, the electric door lock on the entry door had not,
been inste.' led as yet.
Status: Ti.s metal detector is now operable. Also,thdlectricdoor loc _1g(on the entry door has been installed. 1.a hav,e no further questions concerninE this violation.
.7. License Cotdition 9.17.2 states that[Stora e a'reas in the fabrication area and i'. the (inspection and) assembly area sh ll be protected by A
intrusion 41 arms when these areas are unoccupiedg Contrary t<. the abovehntrusion alarms were not installed or operab1K
.at these 1.catioris at the time of this inspe: tion.
' Status:)dp.tio ' detectej instrusion alarm sve been installed and are CPerable i. th abrication and Inspection ea.
We have no further questions f oncerning this violation.
u, g n
~
%s p9c ri l e l c le n d,., / d 4
y
- 13. Lic2nse Candition 9.18.
"frca tha commitatut t the plutonium plant protece performed under the surveil 9.16." conduct the sear (See Citation No. 1 Contrary to the ab ve the G exterior breezevay was, not e
' Status:
The metal detector questions concerning this vi
- 14. License Condition contract' guard service as sp as revised, provided that the as specified in the licensee' supervisor) for the permanent
?
Contrary to the above, as of was assigned to each shift and to act as guards, were not arc Status:
No. 7 All guards are uaifort
. Category III violations:T 1.
License Cofidition 9.18.4, unt
)
an exception to the requirement (C
i Specification W-A-004503 (G he maintained until replaced with a
?
Contrary to the above replaced with alarms m,eeting th as of May Status.:
One plunger type alarm t See comments associa vill be made during the next 2
73.70(d) states, "Each licen entry and time of exit... A badge unoccupied vital area."of all indi 1
o (9,
m
~
g.-
'i Contrary to the above, a log containing this information is not naintained.
Status: A log containing the required information is being maintained at the Uranium Plant Post No. 2.
We have no further questions concerning this violation.
Macar,ement Interviev On September 11, 1974, J. A. Hind held a closeout interview with the following Kerr-McGee personnel:
Morgan Moore,gCimarron Facility Manager RaymondJankajManager,AdministrationandAccountability Ron,Adki_ssog sContract Relations Representative and Safeguards
,7 (Supervisor (FredWelch}SecurityOfficer Considering the number of violations cited in the May 1974 inspection, the licensee was informed that considerable progress had been made in impicmenting corrective actions.
In connection with the explosive material detector problems, the licensee emphasized that they had purchased the detectior recoceended by Licensing and that considerable problems were being experienced in making it effective.
They were very interested in other licensee's experience with similar type equipment.
llInconnectionwiththboeningsinthevaultd the licensee was informed that the matt W will be discussed vi 1.icensing to ascertain if an exception would be necessary.
_ Persons Contacted Same personnel as listed in the Management Interview. The guards at both the Uranium and Plutonium Posts were queried in general about their respective alarm panels and during the clarm checks of the door'and motion detector alarms.
G t
e
- 10.-
fkhD j
t r
'=' w qu
~
I ENCLOSURE Kerr-McCoe Nucicar Corporation License No. Sm!-1174 The following apparent violations of AEC requiremants are considered to be of Category II severity:
1.
License Condition 3.5, Amendment No. MPP-1, License No, SNM-1174 states:
" Material accounting data shall be adjusted for any measurement bias, as determined under Condition 3.3.2, which exceeds 10% of its standard deviation.'.'
'Contrary to the above, your accounting data are not adjusted for biases (analytical and weighing) which exceed 10% of their standard deviations.
2.
License Condition 6.3 requires the use of tamper-safing seals, and your material conttol and accounting plan
- which you are required to follou by License Condition 6.1, describes the uses of these seals.
Contrary to the above requirements, you have not yet initiated the use of tamper-safing seal.
3.
License condition 6.4.2 states:
"All special nuclear material shall be measured at the time of physical inventory except those items previously measured whose integrity has been maintained by tamper-safing and those items exempted by Con,dition 3.1.1....".
Contrary to the above requirement, the not balance of your physical inventory conducted July 2, 1974, included 17.6 kilograms of unmeasured plutonium, the quantity established as unmeasured holdup in June 1973 by "by difference" calculation. The total holdup quantity of 18.7 kilograms plutonium' includes t'his unmeasured portion plus the measured value of 1.1 kilograms plutonium per-mitted by License Condition 6.4.3.1.
4.
License Condition 3.3.2 states:
"A standards program shall be maintained to provide a, minimum of two measurements of standards per week for each measurement type." ~
The program has been impicmented, but contrary to the above, you have not achieved the required frequency in the measurements of radionssay standards.
7k py ca Le eclead m hL).
l l
N
\\
prev:nt tha fere ful c.)cetica cf plut:nium thrcugh ths vindow fra the interior of the building.
By letter dated July 25, 1974 Licensing revised License Condition 9.3.2 by all ng the licensee to protect 5
the vindow as stated in 9.3.2 above o' "The vindow shall be equipped with a device or structure capable of preventi che undetected passage of plutonium through the vindow to the outside.
This inspection indicates the licensee's method meets this per ormance objective.
Ve have no further questions concerning this violation.
- 5. License Condition 9.3.4 states in part..htthepointofthe exit search from a material access, area, the licensee shall use a metal detegor in conjunction with the special nuclear material detector." K Contrary to the above)ht metal detector has not been installed to date at the point of er.it search from t,he material access areag g
Thedetal detectohad been installed and was operable.
Statust
(#}#}.-
A radium dial watch was used to test the detector.
,po L
The above License Condition 9.3.4 also stateshe licensee shall select metal, explosives, and special nuclear material detectors which have the detection capabilities specified, in Regulatory Guide 5.7.. g art 3.5.1.2 of the Kerr nytty Plan t,tates in part,.
, D xplosives vill be detected by etector installed by April 15,2.
1974.$3.50(1)(1) states "All unications equipment, physic'al barriers, and other security related devices or equipment shall be maintained in operable and effective condition."
~..
During the May 1974 inspection th6etal detector ad not been installed and the above violation was cited. This viciatio should have also include the%xplosive detectq3 referenced in License Condition 9.3.4 hecause at the time of the May 1974 inspection, th(ive'detectdhasexplosivede not been installed.
Since then thgxplos install d but is not maintained in a operable and effective con on on-explosive type substances (smoke, perfume, for instance al activate 9 '
the alarm. According to the licensee, considerable e t has been
. expended within their organization and with the manufacturer to correct the problens. At this time they have had little success but are continuing to work with the manufacturer. Bis detector is adjacent to the Guard Post in the Pu Plant. The detector has not been removed from service, but when an alarm is received, there is no routine' search of the employee made because of the nnowledge that presently the detector is not functioning properly. Le licensee was cited l
for violation of 73.50(f)(1).
4
~5
q
,.]
0
\\
\\
2-Program Weaknesses:
1.
The gac:ma autoradiography system by which each fuel pin is non-destructively overchecked is e,onsidered an. acceptable,means of complying with License Condition 3.2.
Ilowever, there is no pro-cedure identifying and describing the use,of gamma autoradiography as a safeguards system.
4 I
e o
g O
e e
e e
e g
e 6
9 4
e b
e I
h
{ h's fA e
5 m
M g
e
.--r,-.,-._4._.,m
---y_,-.... -
.--.--.-----.,,-..,___-..,-...-,,..,_mm-