ML20211P631
| ML20211P631 | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 10/15/1997 |
| From: | Marks D ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20211P601 | List: |
| References | |
| LER-97-S01, LER-97-S1, NUDOCS 9710210061 | |
| Download: ML20211P631 (4) | |
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Company personnel determined that temporary unescorted access to the PVNGS Protected and Vital Areas was granted to a contract employee whom it was later discovered had falsified information on his Personal History Statement by failing to disclose that he had been denied access at another nuclear power facility.
Based on this information, Access Authorization personnel have determined the individual would not have been granted unescorted access had the information been disclosed.
The individual accessed vital areas in Unit 2 only, while supporting refueling activities and there is no evidence to suggest the individual committed or attempted: theft or diversion of special nuclear material, physical damage to a power reactor, or interruption of normal operation of PVNGS.
The PVNGS Security, Radiation Protection and Operations Departments were alerted to the condition and potentially affected radiological surveys were re-performed.
Potentially affected systems have been inspected during normal operator rounds and these systems are currently being tested in accordance with plant start-up procedures.
The individual's personal history information has been entered into the Personnel Access Data System (PADS) to alert other nuclear licensees.
I There have been no LERs reporting similar events in the past three years.
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l LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) TEXT CONTINUATION R4tavNwt DOCKET NUMBER LER NUMBE PAGE YEAR stouth m atwsio NUMBER NUMBER Palo Verde Unit 1 0l5l0l0l0l5l2l8 9l7 Sl0l1,- 0l0 0l2 of 0l5 TEXT j
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l On September 19, 1997, at approximately 1100 MST, Palo Verde Units 1 and 3 were in MODE 1 (POWER OPERATION) operating at approximately 100 percent power and Unit 2 was in MODE 6 (REFUELING) with the Reactor Core (AC) off-i loaded to the spent fuel pool (ND), when Arizona Public Service (APS) personnel determined that temporary unescorted access to the PVNGS Protected and Vital Areas was granted to a contract employee whom it was later discovered had falsified information on his personal history i
statement by failing to disclose that he had been denied access at another nuclear power facility.
Besed on this information, Access Authorization personnel have determined the individual would not have been granted unescorted access had the information been disclosed.
On August 27, 1997, APS granted temporary unescorted access privileges to a contract Radiation Protection (RP) technician, in accordance with APS l
procedures, while the individual's background information was being i
verified.
i On September 15, 1997, at approximately 1830 MST, the contract employee self-terminated employment with his contract organization and as a result his access was suspended.
During the period of time between September 15 and September 19, 1997, APS was made aware that the contract employee may have been denied access at another Nuclear "ower Facility.
APS Access Authorization personnel initiated suitable inquiries to substantiate the information. Also, the observed behaviors of the contract employee prompted APS management to evaluate the employee's performance against Fitness for Duty Standards.
1 On September 19, 1997, Access Authorization personnel confirmed that the I
contract employee had been denied access at the Arkansas Nuclear One
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Nuclear Power Facility.
The Access Denial occurred in 1991 and was therefore not included in the Personnel Access Data System (PADS) Database
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and was beyond the five year interval required to be verified by regulatory requirements. Access Authorization personnel performed a review of the contract employee's Personal History Statement and determined the individual had falsified the statement by omitting the j
previous access denial, j
At 1149 MST, September 19, 1997, APS reported this event to the NRC via d
the Emergency Notification System as a 1-Hour Non-Emergency event (ENS 32961) in accordance with 10CFR73.71.
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LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) TEXT CONTINUATION F EU T V NWE DOCKET NUMBER LER NUMBER PAGE YEAR 6EoVENTIAL
<EVISIO NUMBER NUMBER Palo Verde Unit 1 Oj5l0l0l0l5l2l8 9l7 Sl0l1 0l0 0l3 of 0l5 1 EXT APS, through review of 10 CFR 73 Appendix G, Regulatory Guide 5.62, NUREG-1304 and NRC Generic Letter 91-03, has determined that this event should be reported pursuant to 10 CFR 73, Appendix G, section I (b), an actual entry of an unauthorized person into a protected area, material access area, controlled access area, vital area, or transport, f
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Date and time of event:
APS access authorization personnel confirmed that unescorte ess should have been denied to the individual en September 19, 1997, at approximately 1100 MST.
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Location of actual threatened event in a protected area, material access area, controlled access area, vital area, or other (specify area).
There was ao actual or threatened event.
The individual accessed vital j
areas in Unit 2 only, while supporting refueling activities.
At this time there is no evidence to suggest the individual committed, or attempted, or made a credible threat to commit or cause: 0 theft or unlawful diversion of special nuclear material; or significant physical damage to a power l
reactor or its equipment, nuclear fuel or spent nuclear fuel, or interruption of normal operation of PVNGS.
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For power reactors, the operating phase, e.g.,
shutdown, operating.
l Palo Verde Units 1 and 3 were in Mode 1, POWER OPERATION, operating at approximately 100 percent power.
Palo Verde Unit 2 was in Mode 6, REFUELING, with the core off-loaded to the Spent Fuel Pool.
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Safety systems affected or threatened, directly or lirectly.
No safety systems were affected or threatened during this event. The individual accessed vital areas in Unit 2 only, while supporting refueling activities. At this time there is no evidence to suggest the individual committed, or attempted, or made a credible threat to commit or cause significant physical damage to the power reactor or its equipment, nuclear fuel or spent nuclear fuel, or interruption of normal operation of PVNGS.
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Type of security force onsite-(proprietary or contract).
APS utilizes proprietary security personnel.
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LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) TEXT CONTINUATION W 8M Wh DOCKET NUMBER LER NUMBER PAGE YEAR SEQUENTIAL tEViblO Palo Verde Unit 1 0l5l010l0l5l2l8 9l7 Sl0l1 0l0 0l4 of 0l5 TEXT 6.
Number and type of personnel involved, e.g.,
contractors, security, l-visitors, NRC personnel, other (specify).
The event directly involved a contract Radiation Protection technician.
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Method of discovery of incident, e.g.,
routine inspection, test, l
maintenance, alarm, chance, informant, communicated threat, unusual circumstances (give details).
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The condition (falsified Personal History Statement) was discovered by a Access Authorization personnel during suitable inquiry background investigations.
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Procedural errors involved, if applicable.
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No procedural errors were involved in this event.
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Immediate actions taken in response to the event, f
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The contract employee's access was denied on September 19, 1997.
APS reported this event to the NRC via the Emergency Notification System as a 1-Hour Non-Emergency event (ENS 32961) in accordance with 10CFR73.71.
j The PVNGS Security, Radiation Protection and Operations Departments were alerted to the condition and potentially affected radiological surveys 4
were re-performed.
Potentially affected systems have been inspected
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during normal operator rounds and these systems are currently being tested in accordance with plant start-up procedures.
he individual's personal history information was entered into the i
Personnel Access Data System (PADS) to alert other nuclear stations of the i
denied access, APS made official notification to the contract employee that he had been denied access at PVNGS.
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Corrective actions taken or planned.
No additional corrective actions are planned.
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Local, state, o2 federal law enforcement agencies contacted.
PVNGS Security personnel were in communication with the Arizona State University Police Department (where the contract employer was also employed) in developing and sharing background information.
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Description of media interest and press release A press release was not made, and there has been no known media interest i
in this event.
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Indication of similar events.
There have been no similar events reported in the past three years.
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