ML20205E428

Informs of Safeguards Regulatory Effectiveness Review Scheduled for 860929-1003 to Evaluate Overall Effectiveness of Plant Safeguards Program & to Determine Adequacy of Existing Regulations

ML20205E428
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Site:	Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	08/12/1986
From:	Axelson W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Berry K CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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NUDOCS 8608180346
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r i . DnB AUG i 21986 Docket No. 50-155 Mr. Kenneth W. Berry Director, Nuclear Licensing Consumers Power Company 1945 West Parnall Road Jackson, MI 49201

Dear Mr. Berry:

The NRC is in the process of conducting safeguards Regulatory Effectiveness Reviews at nuclear power plants. I wish to inform you that the Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant has been chosen for such a review scheduled for the week of September 29 through October 3, 1986.

The prime purpose of the review program is to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the Big Rock Point safeguards program and to determine whether existing safeguards regulations yield the level of protection intended by NRC.

The team performing the review supports NRC's quality assurance program for safeguards, both as it applies to the Big Rock Point security system and to NRC's regulations. The review will complement, but be independent of, the licensing and inspection functions.

The review at Big Rock Point will be conducted by a team with representatives from the Division of Safeguards, Region III, and U.S. Army Special Forces personnel from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The review team will be comprised of two groups. One group will look at the facility's safeguards from the perspective of an insider, while the other will view safeguards.from an external adversary's perspective.

The review will initiate with a entrance briefing. You may wish to have a representative or your corporate staff present during this briefing, as it will provide an overview of the team's objectives and anticipated activities for the l duration of the visit. Any questions that may arise concerning the team's review technique or other matters will be addressed at that time.

For the remainder of the first day, the team would like to have a plant orientation with emphasis on safeguards areas and systems, and begin the i examination of plant vital areas. During the remainder of the onsite l i assessment, the team will continue reviewing vital areat and components, and the entire safeguards program. The last day is reserved for any activities the team has been unable to accomplish and for a briefing of plant and corporate personnel or the preliminary results of the review.

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AU6 12 1986 Mr. Kenneth W. Berry 2 Please provide appropriate plant personnel support for both groups of the team during the scheduled review. The external group will require an escort from the security department who can communicate with alarm stations. The internal group will need escorts from both security and plant operations. The latter should be individuals familiar with the locations and detailed operation of the engineered safety feature systems and components at Big Rock Point. The team will make every effort to schedule its activities so as to avoid disruption of normal plant operations. The time that various team members will spend onsite will vary, but generally will range from four to seven hours per day.

If you have any questions regarding the conduct of these Regulatory Effectiveness Reviews, which you wish to have answered prior to the team's

, visit, please contact Robert J. Dube, Safeguards System Evaluation Section, at

! (301)427-4723 or James R. Creed, Chief, Safeguards Section, Region III, at (12) 790-4643.

Sincerely, i

W. L. Axe n, Chief Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards Branch

Enclosure:

List - RER TeamMembers(0FFICIAL USEONLY) cc w/ enclosure:

D. P. Hoffman, Plant Superintendent cc w/o enclosure:

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Licensing Fee Management Branch Resident Inspector, RIII Ronald Callen, Michigan Public Service Comission Nuclear Facilities and i

Environmental Monitoring Section bec w/o enclosure:

R. F. Burnett, HMSS R. J. Dube, NMSS

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