ML20245G591
| ML20245G591 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/09/1989 |
| From: | Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Beckjord E NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
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| NUDOCS 8906290187 | |
| Download: ML20245G591 (4) | |
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1 MEMORANDUM FOR:
Eric Beckjord, Director Office of Nucler Regulatory Research FROM:
Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSED RL'LEMAKING REGARDIhG REINVESTIGATION OF INDIVIDUALS AUTHORIZLC UNESCORTED ACCESS TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS 1
At the hearing before the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee, on March 15, 1989, concerning personnel security clearance problems at the Nuclear Regulatory Comaission, Chairman Synar requested NRC's view regarding whether reinvestigations should be part of the access authorization program 3
for utility employees in comercial nuclear power plants.
NRC's response for the record noted that "since neither the NRC, 00D, nor COE conducted reinvestigation on individuals with a 'L' or ' secret' clearance, a reinvestigation program was not considered essential in providing an adequate access authorization program at utilities."
Following the hearing, the NRC reviewed its policy regarding reinvestigations and on May 1, 1989 issued NRC Manual Bulletin No. 2101 revising the NRC reinvestigations program (enclosure 1).
The bulletin set forth changes in the NRC Reinvestigation Program to include reinvestigation requirements for NRC employees, consultants, experts and panel members possessing "L" access authorization.
NRC's testimony before the subcommittee also indicated that the NRC staff has recently addressed the issue of reinvestigation in recommendations to the Comission on the Access Authorization Rulemaking. The staff recomended addressing the periodic reinvestigation question in the context of a possible revision to 10 CFR 73.57 to require periodic updates of the FBI fingerprint checks.
This was considered the most timely way to require a perirdic re-investigation while finalizing the current rulemaking on the accers authoriza-tion programs.
Accordingly, NRR requests that RES initiate rulemaking revising 10 CFR 73.57,
" Requirements for Criminal History Checks of Individuals Granted Unescorted Access to a Nuclear Power Facility or Access to Safeguards Information by Power Reactor Licensees," which requires an FBI criminal history check of all persons f13 granted unescorted access to a nuclear power plant. The new rulemaking would g,/
require a criminal history check every 5 years.
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We request that the rule ise published first in proposed form to allow for public coment.
However, as part of the rulemaking it may be useful to obtain public cement on whether reinvestigation should be extended to other than criminal history aspects of access authorization programs at nucie r power plants.
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BUIMTIN NO.
2101-39 DATE:
May 1, 1989
SUBJECT:
NRC REINVESTIGATION PROGRAM REVISIONS At the present time, the NRC Reinvestigation Program requires that NRC employees, consultants, experts,and panel members possessing "Q" access authorizations be reinvestigated every five years. These program requirements are set forth in e
NRC Appendix 2IDI, Pari VI, " Personnel Security Program."
This Sulletin sets forth changes in the NRC Reinvestigation Program to include reinvestigation requirements for NRC employees, consultants, experts, and panel members possessing "L" access authorizations. These Reinvestigation Program revisions will be incorporated in NRC Appendix 2I01, Part VI, " Personnel Security Program."
NRC Reinvestigation Program for NRC Employees, Consultants, Experts, and Panel Members Possessing "L" Access Authorizations I.
_ Individuals Affected The incumbents of NRC non-critical sensitive positions possessing "L" access authorizations shall be subject to reinvestigations as set forth in 11 through V below.
II. Timing Reinvestigations shall be performed every five years.
III. _ Security Forms Pteket Submission of a new " Questionnaire for Sensitive Positions" (SF 86) and related forms (Ser.'urity Forms Packet), including new fingerprint cards, is required every five years.
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Type of Investigation Performed A.
After first 5 years - Review of SF 86, plus National Agency Check with Credit (NACC).
B.
After 10 and 15 years - Review of completed SF 86, plus FBI file and fingerprint check.
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C., Af ter 20 years - Review of.SF 86, plus NACC.
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Each 5 years thereafter - Review of SF Bf, plus FBI file and finger-print check.
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Further investigative coverage may be undertaken on a case-by-case basis if more comprehensive or detailed information is deemed necessary by the Division of Security (SEC).
F.
As part of the reinvestigation, the incumbent's Official Personnel File (OPF) may be reviewed by a member of SEC.
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Responsibility A.
By March 1 of each year, SEC will provide each individual to be reinvestigated a Security Forms Packet and advise ths individual of the date by which the Security Forms Packet is to be completed.
SEC shall provide NRC Office Directors / Regional Administrators, or their designees, the names of the individuals in their respective offices who are to be reinvestigated, and the date(s) by which the individuals are required to complete the Security forms Packet.
B.
It is the responsibility of each individual to complete the Security,
Forms Packet and return it to his/her Office or Regional contact in a sealed envelope by. the date specified.
It is the responsibility.
'of' the Office Director / Regional Administrator, or their designees, to assure (1) that individuals complete and return Security Forms Packetstothemand(2)thatallcompletedandsealedSecurity forms Packets are returned to SEC by the date specif ted in order that SEC may initiate the investigation.
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SEC will provide certification to the cognizant Personnel Office upon completion of the investigative processing'for inclusion in the OPF.
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