ML20235Q203

Discusses Safety Insp 50-219/88-33 on 881030-1203 & Forwards Partially Withheld Notice of Violation (Ref 10CFR73.21). Concern Re Failure to Identify Existence of Degraded Barrier in Area Subj to Routine Tours by Security Personnel Noted

ML20235Q203
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	02/22/1989
From:	Kane W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Fitzpatrick E GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
Shared Package
ML20235Q205	List: ML20235Q203 ML20235Q206
References
EA-89-022, EA-89-22, NUDOCS 8903020530
Download: ML20235Q203 (3)

See also: IR 05000219/1988033

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FEB 2 21989

Docket Noe 50-219

License No. DPR-1-

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P, O. Box 388

, Forked River, New Jersey 08731

. Gentlemen:

Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (Inspection No. 50-219/88-33)

This letter refers to the' routine safety inspection conducted on October 30

through' December 3,1988, at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, ,

Forked River, New Jersey. The inspection report was sent to you on

January 19, 1989. During this inspection, violations of NRC physical protec-

tion requirements were identified by the NRC. The violations, which are des-

cribed in the enclosed Notice of Violation, involved a degradation of .s vital

area (VA) barrier. and a failure to notify the NRC Operations Center within

one hour of being informed of the identified degradation by the NRC inspector.,

The vital area barrier was degraded for approximately 34 hours3.935185e-4 days <br />0.00944 hours <br />5.621693e-5 weeks <br />1.2937e-5 months <br /> because temporary

scaffolding and cabling was erected in a section of the reactor building in

preparation-for maintenance, and this temporary equipment provided a path

through which unauthorized and undetected access could be gained from a pro-

tec.ted area .into a vital area. This violation is classified at Severity

Level IV in accordance with Section D.7 of Supplement III of the " General State-

ment of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2,

' Appendix C'(Enforcement Policy) (1988) because the degradation was not easily

exploitable in that (1) the access pathway was a temporary structure whose

configuration was such that actual access to the vital area was difficult;

-(2) the degradation did not exist for a long period; and (3) the access was

hazardous in that it involved use of an electrical cable for support over an

open area with a potential fall of one hundred feet.

Notwithstanding this classification at Severity Level IV, the NRC is concerned

that the degraded barrier existed in an area that was subject to routine tours

by security and supervisory personnel, yet the degradation was not identified.

' Further, operations personnel did not identify this condition although they

are required to look for abnormal conditions. This violation demonstrates the

importance of plant personnel remaining alert to the potential impacts on

security requirements during the performance of daily maintenance and opera-

tional evolutions. Therefore, we emphasize that any similar violations in the

future may result in escalated enforcement action. The other violation described

in.the enclosed Notice is also classified at Severity Level IV. i

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You are required to response to this letter and the enclosed Notice, and in

preparing your response, you should follow the instructions specified in the

enclosed Notice. In your response, you should document the specific actions

taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. Further, you

should place all Safeguards Information (as defined in 10 CFR 73.21) in an

enclosure, so as to allow your letter, without the Safeguards Information, to

be placed in the Public Document Room. Afcer reviewing your response to this

Notice, including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine

whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with

NRC regulatory requirements.

The enclosed Notice contains 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 portions will not be placed in the

NRC Public Document Room and w'll receive limited distribution. This letter

will be placed in the Public Document Room in accordance with 2.790(a).

The response directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice is not subject to

the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Sincerely, OMGM $Gh'M W

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Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

Notice of Violation (contains Safeguards Information (SGI))

cc w/enci (w/o SGI):

M. Laggart, BWR Licensing Manager

Licensing Manager, Oyster Creet

Public Document Room (PDR)

Local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident Inspector (w/SGI)

State of New Jersey

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