ML20245B904

Forwards Safeguards Insp Rept 50-286/89-05 on 890227-0303. Violations Noted Indicative of Degradations in Implementation of Security Program & Leaving Gate Unlocked in Restricted Area.Enforcement Conference Planned on 890428

ML20245B904
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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	04/14/1989
From:	Knapp M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Josiger W POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK
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See also: IR 05000286/1989005

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ATTN: Mr. William Josiger

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Gentlemen:

Subject:

Inspection No. 50-286/89-05

This refers to the routine safeguards inspection conducted by

Mr. W. K. Lancaster of this office on February 27 - March 3, 1989, at the

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Indian Point 3 Nuclear Power Plant of activities authorized by NRC License

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No. DPR-64, as well as to an. event that was reported March 24,'1989 involving

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an unauthorized person gaining access to the plant protected area. This also

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refers to the discussions of our findings held by Mr. Lancaster with you and

other. members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I

Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter. Within these areas, the

inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and

representative reccrds, interviews with personnel, and ' observations by the

inspector.

The enclosed inspection report identifies five apparent violations of NRC

requirements. We are concerned ~about these matters because they are

indicative of degradations in the implementation of your security program and

reflect possible significant program weaknesses. Additionally, the event

which was reported to the NRC on March 24, 1989, is very similar to a violation

cited during NRC Inspection 50-286/88-22 (December 1988 and January 1989).

Both involved an unauthorized person gaining access to the plant protected

Our concerns regarding these events are further heightened by another event

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reported by you on February 5,1989, which was followed up during this

inspection and resulted in a potential violation. That event involved leaving

a gate in the protected area barrier unlocked for a period of about fifteen

hours, even though the area was being patrolled and the gate was found unlocked

by a member of the security force on a patrol about mid-way through that

period.

In addition, we are concerned about the impact that increased

overtime by the security staff has had on the apparent violations identified

during the inspection.

Therefore, we have scheduled an Enforcement Conference to discuss these matters

on April 28, 1989, at 1:00 p.m., in our office. Arrangements for the Conference

were made between Mr. J. Russell of your staff and Mr. Peter Koltay of this

, office on April 10, 1989.

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At the Conference, you should be prepared to discuss these matters, in detail,

including their causal factors and the corrective actions undertaken or planned

to prevent recurrence,as well as the unresolved items described in the enclosed

.inspectionLreport. You should also be prepared to discuss why the events

reported to the NRC on February 5 and March 24, 1989 were not reported within

one hour of discovery as required by 10 CFR 73.71. ' Decisions regarding

appropriate enforcement action for these mattrms will be made subsequent to the

Enforcement Conference and will be transmitted to you separately.

Certain paragraphs in the enclosed inspection report contain details of your

security program that have been determined to be exempt from public disclosure

.in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21 (Safeguards Information). Therefore, those

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paragraphs will be deleted from the inspection report placed in the NRC Public

Document Room with this letter, and will receive limited distribution.

Sincerely,

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Malcolm R. Knapp, Director

Division of Radiation Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosure: NRC Region I Inspection Report Number 50-286/89-05

(Contains Safeguards Information (SGI) in paragraphs

2.b. , 2. c. , 4. a . , 4.d. , 4. e . , 4. f. , 5. a. 3, and 5.b. )

cc w/enci (w/o SGI):

J. P. Bayne, President and Chief Operating Officer

J. C. Brons, Executive Vice President - Nuclear Generation

A. Klausmann, Senior Vice President - Appraisal and Compliance Services

George M. Wilverding, Manager, Nuclear Safety Evaluation

S. Zulla, Vice President, Nuclear Engineering

W. Harrington, Director of Security (w/SGI)

Department of Public Service, State of New York

State.of New York, Department of Law

Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector (w/SGI)

State of New York

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