ML20236Q318

Forwards Comments Re Rev to Nuclear Science Ctr Physical Security Plan.Comments Requested to Be Included in Rev to Plan

ML20236Q318
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Site:	05000128
Issue date:	07/09/1998
From:	Michaels T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Okelly S TEXAS A&M UNIV., COLLEGE STATION, TX
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NUDOCS 9807200169
Download: ML20236Q318 (5)

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e o July 9, 1998 Dr. Sean O' Kelly, Assistant Director Nuclear Science Center Texas Engineering Experiment Station Texas A&M University System College Station, Texas 77843-3575

SUBJECT:

REVIS!ON TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN

Dear Dr. O' Kelly:

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We have reviewed the revision to the Nuclear Science Center Physical Security Plan ,

submitted by your letters dated January 23,1998 and March 24,1998. Our comments are l

included in the enclosure to this letter. Please revise the Security Plan to include these  !

comments or explain why these comments are not appropriate.

If you have any questions, please call me at (301) 415-1102.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Theodore S. Michaels, Sr. Project Manager Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Civision of Reactor Prograrn Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1 Docket No. 50-128

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SUBJECT:

REVISION TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN

Dear Dr. O' Kelly:

We have reviewed the revision to the Nuclear Science Center Physical Security Plan submitted by your letters dated January 23,1998 and March 24,1998. Our comments are included in the enclosure to this letter. Please revise the Security Plan to include these comments or explain why these comments are not appropriate.

If you have any questions, please call me at (301) 415-1102.

Sincerely, J s.ph/M ,

Theodore S. Michaels, Sr. Project Manager Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning Project Directorate Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-128

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/ enclosure:

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P. O. Box Drawer 9960 College Station, Texas 77840-3575 Governor's Budget and Planning Office P. O. Box 13561 Austin, Texas 78711 ,

Bureau of Radiation Control State of Texas 1-100 West 49 h Street Austin, Texas 78756 Dr. Warren D. Reece Director, Nuclear Science Center l

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ENCLOSURE TW AS A " "" PHYSICAL SECURITY PLAN, 2iniD REVISION. NOV 1997 - COMMENTS ON

1. Page 4, paragraph 1.b - 10 CFR 73.67 should also be cited,in addition to 10 CFR 73.60.

2. Page 5, parajraph 1.c.iv -- The last sentence should cite ~73.67(a) through 73.67(e)"

instead of "7 'i7(a) through 73.67(b)(2)."

3. . Page 12, paragraph 3.c -- The plan does not address the 10 CFR 73.67(d)(1) and (2) illumination requirements '- i.e., that special nuclear material of moderate strategic significance be used and/or stored "only within a controlled access area which is .

Illuminated sufficiently to allow detection and surveillance of unauthorized penetration or activities." -While paragraph 3.c.l.(3) on page 12 does address the illumination of CAA " access points," this is not equivalent to illumination of the CAA.

4. Page 15, paragraph 3.c.v - The plan describes the badges as being used .~to monitor

. personnel access levels," which is not equivalent to tiie requirement in 10 CFR 73.67(d)(5) which says "to identify and limit access to the controlled access areas to

. authorized individuals."

- 5. Page 16, paragraph 3.c.vi.(2).(b) and (c) - .The plan says visitors will be "under the constant supervision of en escort" and that escorts will have " current site-specific security training." However,10 CFR 73.67(d)(7) requires that all visitors to controlled access areas rnust be under the constant escort of an individual who has been

" authorized access to the area." Note that having " current site-specific security training" is not equivalent to being " authorized access to the area."

6. Page 16, paragraph 3.c.vi.(2).(d) and (e) - These paragraphs say that, before 4 entering the CAA, visitor hand-carried items will be searched, and heavy coats and leggings worn by visitors will be removed. The plan does not address the requirement in 10 CFR 73.67(d)(10) to " search on a random basis vehicles and packages leaving the controlled access areas."

7. Page 18, paragraph f.l.(2)(d), roference is made to regulation 10 CFR 73.71(c)(2).

Please explain the relevance of this regulation to this paragraph or eliminate the reference.

8.- Page 19, paragraphs f.iv.(1) and (4), reference is made to regulation 10 CFR 73.70.

Please e@ lain the relevance of this regulation to this paragraph or eliminate the reference. ,

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9. General:

The plan does not address the 10 CFR 73.67(d)(4) requirement that individuals be screened " prior to granting unescorted access to the controlled access area where the material is used or stored, in order to obtain information on which to base a decision to permit such access."

10 CFR 73.67(d)(11) requires licensees to " establish and maintain written response procedures for dealing with threats of thefts or thefts of these materials" and prescribes retention and record-keeping requirements. The plan does not address these requirements. Paragraph 4.f. of the plan does give procedures for notifying the NRC, but does not refer to written response procedures.

Typo on page 6 in paragraph d.iv., second line, of should be or.

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