ML20212F951
| ML20212F951 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | River Bend  |
| Issue date: | 01/02/1987 |
| From: | Gagliardo J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | William Cahill GULF STATES UTILITIES CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20212F957 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-195, NUDOCS 8701120221 | |
| Download: ML20212F951 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000458/1986031
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Gulf States Utilities
ATTN: William J. Cahill, Jr.
Senior Vice President
River Bend Nuclear Group
P. O. Box 220
St. Francisville, Louisiana 70775
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-458/86-31)
This refers to the physical security inspection conducted by Mr. J. A. F. Kelly
of this office on September 10, 1986, of activities authorized by NRC
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Operating License NPF-47 for River Bend Station, and to the discussion of our
findings with Mr. W. J. Cahill and other members of your staff at the
conclusion of the inspection.
Areas examined during the inspection included physical barriers - vital area,
compensatory masures, and security organization management. Within these
areas, the inspection consisted of selective examination of procedures and
representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the
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inspector. The inspection findings are documented in the enclosed inspection
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report.
Certain of your activities were found not to be conducted in full compliance
with NRC requirements. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and
Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the
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violation described in the enclosed Notice has been classified at Severity
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Level IV. The violation, described in the attached Notice of Violation.
involves a degraded vital area barrier. As indicated fa Supplement III of the
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NRC Enforcement Policy, significant violations of this type are normally
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classified at Severity Level III. However, after careful consideration of the
facts that the subject barrier was a vital-to-vital barrfer, all of the people
present in the power block during the degraded period were atthorized, and the
door in question is difficult to open, we have exercised our judgment under the
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Similar violations of this type in the future may result in additional
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enforcement action.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
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CERTIFIED MAIL
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response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional
actions you plan to prevent recurrence. We request that your response
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specifically address the causative factors that contributed to this
occurrence. Those factors appear to include a lack of prompt maintenance on
cardreaders and control room alarms and due consideration for employee working
conditions. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your
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proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine whether further NRC
enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory
requirements.
The material enclosed herein contains Safeguards Information as defined by
10 CFR Part 73.21 and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited
by Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. Therefore, the
material, with the exception of the report cover page, which is an inspection
susanary, will not be placed in the Public Document Room.
The response directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice is not
subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased
to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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J. E. Gagliardo, Chief
IReactorProjectsBranch
Enclosures:
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Appendix A - Notice of Violation
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Appendix B - NRC Inspection Report
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Gulf States Utilities
ATTN:
J. E. Booker, Manager-
Engineering, Nuclear
Fuels & Licensing
P. O. Box 2951
Beaumont, Texas 77704
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