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| Entered date | Event description | |
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| ENS 48636 | 29 December 2012 01:20:00 | On December 28, 2012 at approximately 1100 (EST), Susquehanna discovered a computer program error that affected the Susquehanna Fitness for Duty (FFD) program. Specifically, thirty-nine Behavioral Observation Program (BOP) inquiries were without proper documentation of the required need to continue unescorted access (UA) and without verification of an actual observation within the required thirty day timeframe. The computer error resulted in answers for two of the three questions on the Behavior Observation Inquiry form not being recorded when the form was submitted by the supervisor. This resulted in the thirty-nine security accounts being re-zeroed and allowing UA for an additional thirty days. All thirty-nine BOP supervisors were contacted, and it was determined that thirty-six of the individuals were intended to continue with UA. The remaining three accounts should have terminated to prevent UA; however, none of these three individuals gained unauthorized access to the Protected Area after their UA should have been terminated. Seven of the thirty-six intended to continue with UA did access the Protected Area, but per follow-up with the Behavior Observation Supervisors, these individuals were in compliance with the BOP. In accordance with 10 CFR 26.719(b)(4), this report is being made based on being a potential programmatic failure, degradation, or discovered vulnerability of the FFD program that may permit undetected drug or alcohol use or abuse by individuals within a protected area, or by individuals who are assigned to perform duties that require them to be subject to the FFD program. The (NRC) Resident Inspector and the Branch Chief for the Region I Division of Reactor Safety were briefed. |