NL-10-0577, LER 10-S01-00 for Vogtle, Units 1 & 2 Regarding Supplemental Worker'S Unescorted Access Not Revoked in a Timely Manner

LER 10-S01-00 for Vogtle, Units 1 & 2 Regarding Supplemental Worker'S Unescorted Access Not Revoked in a Timely Manner

ML100900078
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/30/2010
From:	Tynan T Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NL-10-0577 LER 10-S01-00
Download: ML100900078 (6)

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Tom Tvnan Southern Nuclear Vice Presider'1 Vogtle Operating Company, Inc.

7821 Rrver Road Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Tel 7)6.8253151 Fax 706.826.3321 March 30, 2010 5OUTHERN.A COMPANY Docket Nos.: 50-424 NL-10-0577 50-425 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Vogtle Electric Generating Plant-Units 1 and 2 Licensee Event Report 2010-S01-OO Supplemental Worker's Unescorted Access Not Revoked in a Timely Manner Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with the requirements of 10CFR73.71 Section (b)(1) and Appendix G Section I(b), Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) is submitting the enclosed Licensee Event Report.

This letter contains no NRC commitments. If you have any questions, please advise.

Respectfully submitted, 1)'~7~

T.E.Tynan Vice President - Vagtle TETfTMH/sdc

Enclosures:

Units 1 and 2 Licensee Event Report 2010-501-00 cc; Southern Nuclear Operating Company Mr. J. T. Gasser, Executive Vice President Mr. T. E. Tynan, Vice President - Vogtle Ms. P. M. Marino, Vice President - Engineering RType: CVC7000 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Me. L A. Reyes, Regional Administrator Mr. R. E. Martin, NRR Project Manager - Vogtle Mr. M. Cain, Senior Resident Inspector - Vogtle

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant-Units 1 and 2 Licensee Event Report 201 0-S01-OO Supplemental Worker's Unescorted Access Not Revoked in a Timely Manner Enclosure Units 1 and 2 Licensee Event Report 2010-S01-oo

INRC FORM 3GG U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0104 EXPIRES: 0813112010 (9-2007)

Estimated burden per response to comply wiII1 this mandalDry collection rBQUest: 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br />. Reported lessons leamed are Incorporated Into the licensing process and ted back to industry. Send comments r~ardl~burden estimate to the Records and FOIAIPrivacy Service Branch ( *5 F ). U.S.

Nuclear R~atory Commission. Washington, DC 20555-0001, or ~ internet LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) e-mail to In oIlectsGnrc~, and to the Desk Officer, OtIce 011 ormation and Regulatory Alfairs, NE 10202. (3150-0104), OfIice 01 Ma~ and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an mformation collection does not display II currently 'IIllld OMS control number, the NRC ma)! nOl conduct or sponsor, and a f)Grson Is not requIred 10 respond 10. the

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1. FACIL.nY NAME Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 1

14. TITLE

2. DOCKET NUMBER 05000424 r PAGE 1 OF 4 Supplemental Worker's Unescorted Access not Revoked in a Timely Manner

5. EVENT DATE 6. LER NUMBER 7. REPORT DATE I. OTHER FACILmeS INVOL.VED FACILITY NAME DOCKET NUMBER SEQUENTIAL REV MONTH OAY YEAR YEAR NUMBER NO.

MONTH R VogUe Unit 2 05000425 FAClclTy NAME DOCKET NUMBER 02 03 2010 2010 - 501 - 0 03 30 2010 05000

19. OPERA"NG MODE 11. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO niE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR§: (Check all that apply) o 20.2201 (b) o 20.2203(a)(3)(1) o 50.73(a)(2)(I)(C) o 50.73(a)(2)('o'Il) 1 o 20.2201 (d) o 20.2203(a)(3)(ii) o 50.73(a)(2)(1i)(A) o 50. 73(a)(2)('o'lii)(A) o 2O.2203(a)(1) o 20.2203(a)(4) o 50.73(a)(2)(II)(B) o 50.73(a)(2)(viIi)(B) o 20.2203(a)(2)(i) o 50.36(c)(1 )(i)(A) o 50.73(a)(2)("I) o 50.73(a)(2)(ix)(A)

10. POWER L.EVEL o 20.2203(a)(2)(ii) o 50.36(c)(1)(ii)(A) o 5O.73(a)(2)(iv)(A) o 50.7S(a)(2)(x) o 2O.2203(a)(2)(iil) o 50.36(c)(2) o 50.73(a)(2)(v)(A) o 73.71(a)(4) o 2O.2203(a)(2)(iv) o 50.4e(a)(S)(ii) o 50.73(a)(2)(v)(8) o 73.71(8)(5) 100% o 20.2203(a)(2)(v; o 5O.73(a)(2j(i)(A) o 50.73(a)(2)(v){C) I:E:I OTHER o 2O.2203(a)(2)(vi) o 5O.73(8)(2)(I)(B) o 50.73(8)(2)(v)(0) Specify in Abstracl below or in NRC Fnrm ~

12. L.ICENSEE CONTACT FOR THIS LER ACILITY NAME I~~~E NliMBER (InQude Area Code) tvogtle Electric Generating PlanVMark Hickox, Principal Licensing Engineer ) 826-4129

13. CONPLETE ONE UNE FOR EACH COMPONENT FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT

! MANU* REPORTABLE MANU* REPORTABLE CAUSE I SYSTEM COMPONENT FACTURER TO EPIX CAUSE SYSTEM COMPONENT FACTUAER TO Ef>IX

14. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT EXPECTED 15. EXPECTED MONTH DAY YEAR SUBMISSION o YES (It yes, complete 15. EXPECTED SUBMISSION DATE) I:E:INO DATE

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On January 25, 20 I0, a supplemental worker under contract to Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) was served a summons to appear in federal court regarding felony bank fraud charges. Upon returning to work on January 26,2010, the supplemental worker informed his supervision of the summons. The contractor supervisor then contacted SNC site security. In the discussions between the contractor supervisor and SNC site security, ineffective communications resulted in a failure to recognize that the subject event involved a court summons which constituted a "legal action". Consequently. the supplemental worker'S Unescorted Access (UA) was not revoked. Subsequently, on February 3, 2010, the supplemental worker informed the contractor supervisor and SNC site security of his actual court appearance which had occurred the previous day. Pursuant to this new information. the subject's UA was then revoked.

During the review of this event it was determined that the supplemental worker's UA should have been revoked on January 26,2010. when he first notified supervision of the summons. The supplemental worker entered the Protected Area (PA) on several occasions as part of his normal work assignment between January 26, 2010, and February 2.2010. These events constituted entries into the PA by an unauthorized person. Therefore, SNC made a one hour notification at approximately 15:56 hours EST on February 3, 2010.

NRC FORM 366 (9-2007) PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

NRC FORM 366A U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (9-2OO7J LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)

CONTINUATION SHEET

1. FACILITY NAME 2. DOCKET 6. LER NUMBER 3. PAGE YEAR SEOUENTIAL IREVISION Vogtle Electric Generating Plant*Unit 1 05000424 I NUMBER NUMBER 2 OF 4 2010 - 501

• 0 NARRATIVE (If more space is required, use additional copies of NRC Form 36M)

A. DESCRIPTION OF EVENT On February 3, 2010, a supplemental worker under contract to SNC infonned his supervisor (also an individual under contract to SNC) and SNC site security of his appearance in federal court the previous day, February 2, 2010 on bank fraud charges. Upon being notified of the supplemental worker's court appearance, SNC site security reviewed the circumstances surrounding his court case. Based upon the information then available, SNC site security promptly revoked the supplemenlal worker's Unescorted Access authorization.

Subsequent investigation by SNC Corporate Security into the individual's court appearance determined that on January 25.2010, the supplemental worker had been served a summons to appear in U.S. federal court by a United States MarshaU for indictment on felony bank fraud charges. It was further determined that the individual had returned to work on January 26,2010, after having been served the summons and had notified. his supervision of the summons, as required by policy. The contractor supervisor subsequently contacted SNC site security regarding the summons. However, in the discussions between the contractor supervisor and SNC site security, ineffective communications resulted. in a failure to recognize that the subject event involved a court summons which constituted a "Iega] action", Rather, the discussion between the contractor supervisor and the site security supervisor focused on whether the suppJemental worker had been arrested. As a result of this inadequate exchange of information, the individual was allOWed to maintain Unescorted Access (UA), The supplemental worker's UA was not revoked until February 3, 2010, when the individual returned to work. reported his court appearance on bank fraud charges, and the implications of the circumstance were understood.

Further investigation detennined that the supplemental worker had entered the Protected Area (P A) on several occasions between January 26, 2010 and February 2. 201 0 as pan of his work assignments.

In the ensuing SNC evaluation of the event, it was determined that the supplemental worker's UA should have been revoked upon his return to work on January 26,2010. Because the supplemental worker's UA was not revoked, he was inappropriately allowed to enter the PA on several occasions between January 26, 2010. and February 2, 2010, in the course of his assigned tasks. In accordance with 10CFR73.71 Section (b)(l) and Appendix G Section l(b). these events constituted entries of an "unauthorized person" into a protected area, and, therefore in accordance with SNC policy, required a one hour report be made to the NRC, SNC made the required one hour notification at approximately 15:56 hours EDT on February 3,2010.

B. CAUSE OF EVENT The company Access Authorization Program requires all SNC employees and individuals with Unescorted Access AuthorizationlUnescorted Access (UAAlUA) to report certain legaJ actions Ihat may impact his or her trustworthiness or reliability to their supervision as soon as possible but no later than the first day or the first shift after returning to work following the legal action.

NRC FORM 36M (9-2007) PRINTeD ON RECYCLED PAPER)

NRC FORM 366A LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) U.S. NUCLEAFI REGUL.ATORY COMMISSION (9-2007)

CONTINUATION SHEET

1. FACILITY NAME 2. DOCKET S. LEA NUMBER 3. PAGE IREVISION Vogtle Electric Generating Plant-Unit 1 05000424 YEAR I SEOUENTIAL NUMBER NUMBER 3 Of 4 2010 - 501 - 0 NARRATIVE (If more spsce is required. use additional copies of NRC Form 366A)

In this event, the supplemental worker complied with access program requirements. However, in the process of reporting the court summons, ineffective communications between the individual in the site security department receiving the report and the contract supervisor making the report resulted in a failure to recognize that a court summons, which was understood to constitute a legal action, had been issued. Rather, the conversation focused on whether the supplemental worker had been arrested. Since the individual had not been specifically arrested, the appropriate process which should have resulted in the supplementa1 worker'S UA being revoked was not followed.

Hence, the supplemental worker's VA was not revoked until February 3, 2010, when additional information prompted revocation of the subject's UA.

C. SAFETY ASSESSMENT Although the individual accessed the PA after his UA should have been revoked pending resolution of the legal action, he was not observed to have behaved in any aberrant manner.

Further, there were no releases of radioactive materials, no personnel injuries, and no reportable equipment or system failures which resulted from this event. Therefore. it is judged that there was no safety significance associated with the delay in the revocation of the contract supplemental worker'S unescorted access.

D. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS The following corrections and enhancements have been or will be implemented in response to this event and the insights gained from its investigation.

• The individual has been denied access at all SNC facilities pending resolution of the legal action and has been flagged in the Personnel Access Data System (PADS) Network and the Southern Nuclear internal access program, Emp10yee Plant Access Control System.

• The corporate policy which addresses "Legal Action Reporting" is being revised to incorporate new requirements to comply with NEI 03-01 Revision 3. The revised policy will also include new language that stresses the need for immediacy in the reporting of a legal action. Procedures or guidelines that implement the corporate policy on "Legal Action Reporting" will be revised appropriately.

• Managers and supervisors will recei ve a company communication advising them of the impending revision of the corporate policy on <<Legal Action Reporting", additional information on the 2009 transition in the reporting criterion from "custodial arrests" to "legal action", their actions to be taken upon receipt of a legal action report, and examples of questions that they might be asked by employees. All employees will receive a separate company communication infonning them of the revision of the corporate policy on "Legal Action Reporting".

NRe FORM 386A (9-2007)

PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER)

NRC FORM 366A LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 19-20(1)

CONTINUATION SHEET

1. FACILITY NAME 2. DOCKET 5. LER NUMBER 3. PAGE YEAR seauENTIAL I REVISION Vogtle Electric Generating Plant-Unit 1 05000424 I NUMBER NUMBER 4 OF 4 2010 - 801 - 0 NARRATIVE (If mor. space is required, USB additional copies of NRC Form 366A)

The above enhancing actions will be completed before no later than April 30, 2010. Further.

• SNC's Supply Chain will update their standard contract language relative to unescorted access requirements including information relative to legal action reporting. This enhanced description of the requirements for unescorted access will be provided to applicable contractors through the customary process of revising purchase orders and contracts.

• FFD and site badge training materials will be updated to reflect the new emphasis on immediacy of reponing and the requirement to report serious civil charges.

Any additional corrective actions which are found to be appropriate during the cause investigation will be tracked in the plant's corrective action program.

E. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION None NRC FORM 3El6A (9-2007)

PAINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER)