IR 05000333/1997201

Discusses Insp Rept 50-333/97-201 on 970915-18 & Informs That Security Force Demonstrated Effective Contingency Response Capability.Overall,Security Force Acceptable,Per 10CFR73.55(a).Encl Contains Safeguards Info & Withheld

ML20199A357
Person / Time
Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	01/22/1998
From:	Rosano R NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	James Knubel NEW YORK, STATE OF
References
50-333-97-201, NUDOCS 9801270195
Download: ML20199A357 (3)

Text

cD J r & &

,

/AG.+ LM Mc

.

.

f"% k 000 SAFEEUARDS INFORMATION 000 UNITED STATES j

j o ,,

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. D.C, 2066H001

.

• • • ,*

January 22,1998 Mr. James Knubel Chief Nuclear Officer Power Authority of the State of New York ,

123 Main Street White Plains, NY 10601 SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-333/97201 (OPERATIONAL SAFEGUARDS RESPONSE EVALUATION)

Dear Mr. Knubel:

During September 15 through 18,1997, NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

-- performed ari Operational Safeguards Response Evaluation (OSRE) at the J.A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant- The enclosed report presents the scope and results of that inspection.

The primary purpose of the OSRE was to evaluate your ability to respond to an external threat by focusing on the interactions between operations and security in establishing priorities for protection of equipment and on the protective strategies used. The OSRE also included a safety / safeguards interface review to assure that safeguards measures do not adversely affect safe operation of the facility.

Based cn the results of the inspection, the team noted that, overall, the security force demonstrated an effective contingency response capability. The team also noted the high quality and extent of operations involvement in the planning and exercising of the contingency response capability. The team also concluded that effective provisions were in place to assure that safeguards measures did not adversely affect the safe operation of the facility.

The enclosed report does not convey any new regulatory requirement, its findings have been considered with respect to your auiiity to meet the general performance objective and requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(a) and requirements of your physical security plan.

The enclosure, which contains safeguards information of a type specified in 10 CFR 73.21, will not be placed in the Public Document Room and must be protected againct unauthorized disclosure, f'TT 82 -Violation of protnotion r= ' _ ate for

- Encloeure containe SAMQuARDS MFORMATloN SAFEQUARDS.MFORMATION oubject to Upon tomoval of enclosure this document f CIVIL and CF^^ ~'AL F ' -

- la DEcoNTMot tFD.

' '

9901270195 990122

<

g PDR -ADOCK 0S000333 i

• ** **- .IlI G PDR _ . .

~ ** *

.

__ ____ _ _ _ _ - _ _ . .

. . . .

.- -

,

.

000 000

.

i James Knubel 2-No response to this letter is required. Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Original signed by Richard P. Rosano, Acting Chief Safeguards Branch Division of Reactor Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No: 50 333/

License No: DPR-59 Enclosure: NRC Inspection Report No. 50-333/97201 (Operational Safeguards Response Evaluation)

cc w/o enclosure:

see next page DISTRIBUTION WlENCLOSURE:

Docket Files 504 J JCreed, Rlli MModes, R-l BMurray, RIV CJulian, R-il GHunegs, SRI PSGB OSRE FitzPatr:ck File DISTRIBUTION W/O ENCLOSURE PSGB R/F NRC PDR DRPM/F-Local PDR DDorman JRoe BJones, PIMB/ DISP DOCUMENT NAME: FITZOSRE.WPD t. .a,. . ..,, .e u . we. . w m. 6.x c . co., nnout .it. chm.ne.ncio.or. r . c.,y with

. .c sm.,e.ne 6,. = . ..opy .s..,,. mu... ,o, c.. .

OFFICE PSGB:NRR IC RI C PDI-1:NRR l BC:PSGB+NRR lN NAME DOrrik* Eking * SBajwa* RRosano R DATE 01/13/98 01/20/98 01/21/98 01/22./98 Enclosure contains Upon removal of enclosure this document la DECONTROtI rn

... * * *

I

- - - - - - - . - - _ . - . - . _ - - _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ __ _ _ _ _

,

__

__ _

$ 000 000

.

Regional Administrator, Region 1 Mr. Richard L. Patch, Director U.S. N; clear Regulatory Commission Quality Assurance

- 475 Allendale Road Power Authority of the State King of Prussia, PA 19406 of New York 123 Main Street Charles Donaldson, Esquire White Plains, NY 10601 Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law Mr. Harry Salmon, Jr., V.P.

120 Broadway Nuclear Operations New York, NY 10271 - Power Authority of the State of New York Mr.Pau? Eddy 123 Main Street New York State Department of White Plains, NY 10601 Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza,10th Floor Supervisor Albany, NY 12223 Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Oswego,NY 13126 Director Nuclear Licensing Power Authority of the State Mr. F. William Valentino, President of New York New York State Energy, Research, 123 Main Street and Development Authority White Plains, NY 10601 Corporate Plaza West 286 Washington Avenue Extension Mr. James Gagliardo Albany, NY 12203 6399 Safety Review Committee 708 Castlewood Avenue Mr. Arthur Zaremba, Licensing Manager Arlington, TX 76012 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Mr. Gerard Goering P.O. Box 41 28112 Bayview Drive Lycoming, NY 13093 Red Wing, MN 55066 Mr. Eugene W. Zeltmann Mr. Gerald C. Goldstein President and Chief Operating Assistant General Counsel Officer Power Authority of the State Power Authority of the State of New York of New York New York, NY 10019 123 Main Street White Plains, NY 10601 Resident inspector's Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093 Enclosure contains SAFFGUARDS INFORMATION Upon removal of enclosure this document In DECONTROt i FD

• • • * * *

i l

.

. . . .,

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

__ _________._________ _ _ _ __ _