ML20209B148

Ack Receipt of Re Allegation That Contract Supervisor Failed to Meet Criteria for Continued Unescorted Access to Vital Areas.Actions in Response to Allegation Appropriate

ML20209B148
Person / Time
Site:	Duane Arnold
Issue date:	08/27/1986
From:	Hind J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Leslie Liu IES UTILITIES INC., (FORMERLY IOWA ELECTRIC LIGHT
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DM AUG 2 71986 Docket No. 50-331 Iowa Electric Light and Pcwer Company ATTN: Mr. Lee Liu President and Thief Executive Officer IE Towers P. O. Box 351 Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 Gentlemen:

Thank you for your letter dated August 6,1986 in response to our letter dated July 9, 1986 pertaining to an allegation that a contract supervisor failed to meet criteria for continued unescorted access to vital areas (allegation RIII 86-A-080).

Your investigation into this issue disclosed that the allegation was substantiated. The actions noted in your August 6,1986 letter appear appropriate and we have no further questions at this time.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Sincerely, MkOhf g9ack A. Hind, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards cc: D. Mineck, Plant Superintendent Nuclear W. Miller, Assistant flant Superintendent Technical

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Dear Mr. Hind:

1 This letter is in response to your request for information concerning an allegation received and investigated by Iowa Electric. The allegation concerned a contract supervisor failing to meet criteria for continued unescorted access to vital areas.

We received unsubstantiated information on April 4, 1986 that a badaed contract supervisor had been convicted of a felony approximately 12 years prior.

This information was later confirmed and authorization for unescorted access was terminated on April 21, 1986. The time period between April 4th and April 21st was used to confirm the information and to evaluate a report from the individual's attorney that his record was being expunged of the charges. We believe the individual's record will be expunged but it did not appear action would be taken in a timely manner. Therefore a decision was made to terminate his authorizatoin for unescorted access ultimately because DAEC procedures prohibit permitting unescorted access to convicted felons.

The individual had been granted unescorted access to the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) based on a letter from his employer that he had three years continuous employment with no indication of emotional instability or aberrant behavior. This method of screening is and has been an accepted practice.

We do not believe any threat to DAEC Security existed during the period this individual had access to plant' vital areas (Dec. 12, 1984 to April 21,1986). He was assigned to supervise maintenance and construction work during this period.

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