ML20235V652
| ML20235V652 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/06/1987 |
| From: | Norris J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Butterfield L COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-65425, TAC-65426, NUDOCS 8710150255 | |
| Download: ML20235V652 (4) | |
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OCT' 0 61987 i
Docket Nos. 50-295 50-304 l
Mr. L. D. Butterfield, Jr.
l Nuclear Licensing Manager l
Commonwealth Edison Company I
P.O. Box 767
' Chicago, Illinois 60690 i
Dear Mr. Butterfield:
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SUBJECT:
MISCELLANE0US AMENDMENTS / SEARCH REQUIREMENTS l
ZION STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC #65425/65426)
-This is to acknowledge receipt of the Commonwealth Edison Company letter, dated November 26, 1986, which transmitted a proposed amendment to the Zion Stocion, Units 1 and 2, Physical Security Plan, in response to the Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements.
The submitted document has been reviewed and we have determined that additional information and revisions to the plan are required prior to our approval.
The enclosed comments are based uper, pertinent NRC regulations and published guidance describing methods, acceptable to the NRC staff, for implementing specific parts of those regulations.
It is requested that you provida your response to these comments within 30 days from receipt of this letter.
The reporting and/or record keeping requirements contained in this letter affect fewer than ten respondents; therefore, OMB clearance is not required under P.L.96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning the enclosed comments, please contact the reviewer, Robert Skelton, at (301) 492-4533.
Sincerely, 4
Jan A. Norris, Project Manager Project Directorate III - 2 Division of Reactor Projects III, IV, V and Special Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1
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Robert J. Vollen, Esquire Mr. Michael C. Parker, Chief 109 North Dearborn Street Division of Engineering Chicago, Illinois 60602 Illinois Department.of Nuclear i
Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive, 5th Floor Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing Springfield, Illinois 62704 l
Director of Research and Development Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago 100 East Erie Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 Mr. P. Steptoe Isham, Lincoln and Beale Counselors at Law Three First National Plaza 51st Floor Chicago, Illinois 60602 M6yur of Zion Zion, Illinois. 60099 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety ATTN: Manager, Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive, 5th Floor Springfield, Illinois 62704 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Resident Inspectors Office 105 Shiloh Blvd.
Zion, Illinois 60099 Regional Administrator, Region Ill U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 j
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I Docket Nos. 50-295 ENCLOSURE I
50-304 COMMENTS ON PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN CHANGES
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(MISCELLANE0US AMENDMENTS AND SEARCH REQUIREMENTS)
ZION STATION UNITS 1 AND 2 I
Provide a schedule for implementing the amended safeguards' requirements i
within 180 days after Commission approval of the proposed security plan.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55.
Stipulate that in a plant safety emergency, reasonable action may be taken to suspend any safeguards measures in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(x) and (y) when this action is immediately needed to protect the public health and safety.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(a) and Generic Letter 87-08 (Q&A #2).
State that vital area access controls will not be dropped for life threatening situations not involving public health and safety.
Reference 10 CFR 50.54(x) and (y) and Generic Letter 87-08 (Q&A #3).
Provide a commitment that the search requirements will be implemented within 60 days after Commission approval of the proposed revisions.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(d)(1).
Provide a commitment that if the firearms and explosives portal detection equipment fails to operate satisfactorily and handheld equipment with similar capability is unavailable, a physical pat-down search of all persons entering the the protected area will be conducted.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(d)(1).
Provide a commitment that a physical pat-down search of an individual shall be conducted i.f there is cause to suspect that an individual is attempting o
to bring firearms, explosives, or incendiary devices into the protected area.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(d)(1).
Provide a commitment that if security force members leave the protected area to perform official duties subsequent to their initial entry and search, they will be searched prior to re entry into the protected area if they have not been under direct observation or accompanied by another member of the security force.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(d)(1) and Generic Letter 87-08 (Q&A
- 11).
Provide a statement that only bona fide Federal, State, and local law enforcement personnel on official duty are exempt from the required equipment searches upon entry to the protected area.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(d)(1).
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Provide a commitment that in the case of an individual's involuntary termination for cause, the individual's unescorted facility access will be revoked, and identification badge and other entry devices shall be retrieved prior to or simultaneously upon notification of termination.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(d)(7)(i)(C).
Provide a commitment to ensure prompt access to vital equipment to accommodate the potential need for rapid ingress or egress of individuals during emergency conditions or situations.
Indicate how this prompt access will be ensured (e.g., by issuing override keys to appropriate operators and security force members at the start of each shift, or by other acceptable means).
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(d)(7)(ii) and Generic Letter 87-08 (Q&A #6).
Provide a commitment that all keys, locks, combinations, and related access control devices used to control access to protected and vital areas shall be i
changed or rotated at least every 12 months or whenever there is evidence or suspicion that any of these devices may have been compromised.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(d)(9).
Provide a cornmitment that whenever an individual's unescorted access is j
revoked due to lack of trustworthiness, reliability, or inadequate work performance, keys, locks, combinations, and related access control devices
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to which that person had access shall be changed or rotated.
Reference 10 i
CFR 73.55(d)(9).
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Provide a commitment that the secondary power supply systems for both the
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alarm annunciator equipment and non portable communications equipment shall 1
be located within a vital area.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(e)(1) and Generic Letter 87-08 (Q&A #16).
4 Indicate what components of the secondary power supply system will be I
protected as vital.
Reference 10 CFR 73.55(e)(1) and Generic Letter 87-08 (Q&A #18).
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