ML20248E795
| ML20248E795 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 04/30/1998 |
| From: | Hammer M NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| 50-263-98-05, 50-263-98-5, NUDOCS 9806030450 | |
| Download: ML20248E795 (4) | |
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I!k Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 2807 West County Road 75 g y/f( l 9 l3 H: 06 MonticeHo. MN 55362 FUBLIC 000UG MS April 30,1998 Section 2.201 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn.: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 Reply lo Notice of Violation Contained in NRC Inspection Report No. 50-263/98005 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR Part 2, Section 2.201, our reply to the notice of violation contained in your letter of April 3,1998, is provided in Attachment A.
Attachment A, Reply to Notice of Violation, contains the following new NRC commitments:
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4 AWI- 02.11.01, Classification, Handling, and Protection of Safeguards Information, will be revised to add the following requirement. The last security staff mornber to leave the security department area is responsible for verifying that all safeguards information has been retumed to the safeguards information security storage containers and that all safeguards information security storage containers are locked.
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4 AWI - 02.11.01, Classification, Handling, and Protection of Safeguards information, will be revised to clarify the following requirement. When non-security safeguards information users request safeguards information and have completed their use, the safeguards information is retumed to a security department member wno will retum the safeguards information to the security storage container anc lock the security storage container.
Please contact Sam Shirey Sr. Licensing Engineer, (612)-295-1449 if you require further information.
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Regional Administrator - 111, NRC NRR Project Manager, NRC Sr Resident Inspector, NRC State of Minnesota Attn: Kris Sanda J Silberg Attachments A - Reply to Notice of Violation l
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REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION Att:chment A l
i Pag) 1 April 30,1998 Violation:
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During an NRC inspection conducted fiom March 9,1998, through March 13,1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
Part 73, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulation at Section 73.21(d)(2) requires safeguards information that is left unattended to be stored in a locked security
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storage container.
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Contrary to the above; On October 9,1997, a security container holding safeguards infonnation was left unlocked and unattended for three minutes. On October 22,1997, a security container holding safeguards infonnation was left unlocked and unattended for thirty minutes. On February 16,1998, several cassette tapes containing safeguards information were left unattended on top of a safeguards information security container for approximately 17 hours1.967593e-4 days <br />0.00472 hours <br />2.810847e-5 weeks <br />6.4685e-6 months <br />. The security containers for all three occasions were located within a locked room in the security department.
Violation Response:
NSP Response to Violation NSP acknowledges the above Notice of Violation.
Reason For Violation:
The primary cause of this violation is failure to perforrn self checking when handling safeguards information.
A contributing cause of the event on 10/06/97 was that the individuals involved were in a rush to review safeguards information. They were alsc ! ate for a drill briefing and became distracted by the time elements.
A contributing cause of the event on 10/22/97 was that the Operational Safeguards Response Evaluation and trouble shooting of the security computer system resulted in many openings and closing of the safeguards information security storage :ontainers.
A contributing cause of the event on 02/16/98 was the misunderstanding between the user and the security department regarding who would return the safeguards information to the security storage container and lock the container. Non-safeguards material being stored in the safeguards information security storage container room also contributed to the safeguards material being overlooked. When the files were
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verified Jocked and the room was locked at the end of the day the safeguards material vds overlooked.
Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved:
Upon discovery of each event, the safeguards information was immediately controlled and secured in a safeguards information security storage container.
l After each event, an evaluation of the incident was conducted to determine if the safeguards information could have been compromised. No compromise of safeguards information occurred.
1 After the 10/06/97 event, the security staff personnel were reminded to use NSP's STAR (Stop Think Act Review) process when handling safeguards information.
After the 10/22/97 event, a second check of the locked security storage containers was instituted as the last individual leaves the security area and documented on the checkout log. An additional sign was installed at the exit of the security area reminding individuals to perform the second check.
After the 02/16/98 event, all non-safeguards information items except a personal I
computer, computer printer and plotter were removed from the safeguards information security storage container room.
Corrective Action to be Taken to Avoid Further Violations:
To preclude this same or a similar event occurring, two new commitments have been made and will be implemented by July 15,1998. These commitments are described below:
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4 AWI- 02.11.01, Classification, Handling, and Protection of Safeguards Information, will be revised to add the following requirement. The last security staff member to leave the security department area is responsible for verifying that all safeguards information has been returned to the safeguards information security storage containers and that all safeguards information security storage
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containers are locked.
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4 AWI - 02.11.01, Classification, Handling, and Protection of Safeguards
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Information, will be revised to clarify the following requirement. When non-security safeguards information users request safeguards information and have completed their use, the safeguards information is returned to a security department member who will return the safeguards information to the security storage container and lock the security storage container.
l Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved l
Full compliance has been achieved.
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