ML20210C378

Notice of Violation from Insp on 990318.Violations Noted: on 980224,individual Attempted to Enter Protected Area of Plant with Firearm.Search Equipment Operator Failed to Failed to Secure Item & Prevent Access

ML20210C378
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	07/20/1999
From:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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Shared Package
ML20210C368	List: ML20210C364 ML20210C378
References
EA-99-100, NUDOCS 9907260046
Download: ML20210C378 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50-295;50-304 Zion Station License Nos. DPR-39; DPR-48 Units 1 and 2 EA 99-100 During an NRC investigation concluded on March 18,1999, a 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:

Section 2.C.6 of Amendments 42 and 65 for Zion Operating Licenses No. DPR-39 and DPR-48 respectively, provide in part, that the licensee shall maintain in effect and fully implement all provisions of the Commission approved physical security plan, the Zion Station Security Plan (ZSSP), including amendments and changes made pursuant to the authority of 10 CFR 50.54(p).

Section 9.1 of the NRC-approved Zion Station Security Plan (ZSSP) requires, in part, that personnel and packages entering the protected area of the Zion Station be searched for firearms, explosives and incendiary devices to prevent unauthorized entry of these objects in the Zion Station Protected Area. ZSSP Section 9.1 further requires that search equipment operators must alert alarm station operators when there is a strong indication or confirmation of the presence of a firearm. Section 9.2.1 of the ZSSP provides, in part, that persons coming into the protected area of the Zion Station allow their handheld items to be searched.

Section 9.3 of the ZSSP states, in part, that x-ray equipment and/or a physical search are used to search hand-carried items. I Section 3.1 of the ZSSP provides for procedures which implement the Plan. Section 3.5 of the  !

ZSSP provides, in part, that post orders are issued for the use of security force personnel in the accomplishment of their assigned duties and responsibilities.

Zion Station Post Order (ZSPO) No. 01, " Personnel Screen / Search," Revision No. 21, dated November 24,1997, defines the term " contraband" as unauthorized items such as firearms, and defines " prohibited items" as including ammunition and component parts of weapons (e.g., barrels, frames, and triggers).

- Section E.2 of ZSPO No.1, provides, in part, that once an individual starts the search process (i.e., enters the first piece of detection equipment) the person must complete the entire search process. Section E.7. of ZSPO No. 01 requires that an individual, who has entered the search equipment envelope and decides to leave, must be instructed not to leave and the search completed.

ZSPO No. 02, " Hand Carried items / Package Search," Revision No.15, dated April 30,1997, Section D.1.6, requires that any package determined to contain prohibited items or items which are suspicious or unidentifiable and could conceal a prohibited item, shall be immediately secured to prevent access by the carrier. Furthermore, any package which, during visual examination by x-ray machine, is determined to contain prohibited items shall remain within the x-ray machine or shall be taken under physical control. Additionally, supervision must be notified by radio or telephone. Section D.1.11 of ZSPO No. 02 further requires that a supervisor be notified when prohibited items are discovered, i

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l Notice of Violation Contrary to the above, on February 24,1998, an individual attempted to enter the protected

. area of the Zion Station with a handheld item. The x-ray search of that item indicated the presence of a firearm. The search equipment operator failed to secure the item and prevent access to the item by the individual carrying it. The individual removed the item from the belt of the x-ray equipment before the search process could be completed. The search equipment operator also failed to instruct the individual not to leave the area. The individual entering the plant then asked the search equipment officer to erase the image of the firearm from the x-ray monitor and requested that a report of the incident not be made. As a result, the x-ray equipment operator erased the x-ray image of the handgun from the monitor of the x-ray equipment and failed to notify the alarm station that a firearm had been found. Furthermore, the x-ray equipment operator failed to notify _a supervisor by radio or telephone of the presence

of a firearm. (01013)

This is a Severity Level Ill violation (Supplement Ill).

- The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violation, the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence and the dates when full compliance was achieved is adequately addressed on the docket in a May 27,1999, letter from Comed. However, you are required to submit a written statement or explanation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, if the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to respond, clearly mark your response as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation, EA 99-100," and send it to the NRC Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator and the Enforcement Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532-4351 within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

If you choose to respond, your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). Therefore, to the extent possible, the response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.

- In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days.

Dated this 20* day of July 1999.

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