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MONTHYEARML20217P3791999-10-21021 October 1999 Forwards NRC Form 396 & NRC Form 398 for Renewal of Licenses SOP-20607-1 & SOP-20610-1.Without Encls ML20217N2521999-10-20020 October 1999 Provides Supplemental Info Re 990405 Containment Insp Program Requests for Relief RR-L-1 & RR-L-2,in Response to 991013 Telcon with NRC ML20217K7541999-10-15015 October 1999 Forwards Rev 1 to Unit 1,Cycle 9 & Unit 2 Cycle 7 Colrs,Iaw Requirements of TS 5.6.5.Figure 5, Axial Flux Difference Limits as Function of Percent of Rated Thermal Power for RAOC, Was Revised for Both Units ML20217G6751999-10-13013 October 1999 Requests Withholding of Proprietary Info Contained in Application for Amend to OLs to Implement Relaxations Allowed by WCAP-14333-P-A,rev 1 ML20217G1071999-10-0707 October 1999 Informs That on 990930,NRC Staff Completed mid-cycle PPR of Vogtle & Did Not Identify Any Areas in Which Performance Warranted More than Core Insp Program.Nrc Plans to Conduct Core Insps at Facility Over Next Six Months ML20216J9041999-10-0101 October 1999 Forwards Response to RAI Re GL 96-05, Periodic Verification of Design-Basis Capability of Safety-Related Motor-Operated Valves ML20216J9161999-10-0101 October 1999 Forwards Response to NRC 990723 RAI Re GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of SR Power-Operated Gate Valves ML20217B0141999-10-0101 October 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-06 & 50-425/99-06 on 990725- 0904 at Vogtle Units 1 & 2 Reactor Facilities.Determined That One Violation Occurred & Being Treated as non-cited Violation ML20212E8751999-09-20020 September 1999 Forwards Response to NRC GL 99-02, Lab Testing of Nuclear Grade Activated Charcoal. Description of Methods Used to Comply with Std Along with Most Recent Test Results Encl ML20212E7481999-09-20020 September 1999 Requests Approval Per 10CFR50.55a to Use Alternative Method for Determining Qualified Life of Certain BOP Diaphragm Valves than That Specified in Code Case N-31.Proposed Alternative,Encl ML20212C2191999-09-16016 September 1999 Forwards NRC Form 536, Operator Licensing Exam Data, Which Is Current Need for NRC Operator Licensing Exams for Years 2000 Through 2003 of Plant Vogtle,Per Administrative Ltr 99-03 ML20211Q4801999-09-0101 September 1999 Informs That on 990812-13,Region II Hosted Training Managers Conference on Recent Changes to Operator Licensing Program. List of Attendees,Copy of Slide Presentations & List of Questions Received from Participants Encl ML20211J5291999-08-30030 August 1999 Forwards Snoc Copyright Notice Dtd 990825,re Production of Engineering Drawings Ref in VEGP UFSAR ML20211J5251999-08-30030 August 1999 Forwards Response to NRC 990727 RAI Re GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Containment Integrity During Design Basis Accident Conditions ML20211J7381999-08-27027 August 1999 Informs That Licensee Vessel Data Is Different than NRC Database Based on Listed Info,Per 990722 Request to Review Rvid ML20211E9251999-08-23023 August 1999 Forwards fitness-for-duty Performance Data for Jan-June 1999,as Required by 10CFR26.71(d).Data Reflected in Rept Covers Employees at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant ML20210V0881999-08-16016 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-05 & 50-425/99-05 on 990620- 0724.No Violations Noted.Vogtle Facility Generally Characterized by safety-conscious Operations,Sound Engineering & Maintenance Practices ML20210Q4611999-08-0505 August 1999 Informs That NRC Plans to Administer Generic Fundamentals Exam Section of Written Operator Licensing Exam on 991006 for Vogtle.Requests Info Re Individuals Who Will Take Exam. Sample Registration Ltr Encl ML20210L2181999-08-0202 August 1999 Forwards NRC Form 396 & Form 398 for Renewal of Listed Licenses,Iaw 10CFR55.57.Without Encl ML20210N1191999-08-0202 August 1999 Discusses 990727 Telcon Between Rs Baldwin & R Brown Re Administration of Licensing Exam at Facility During Wk of 991213 ML20210G3351999-07-27027 July 1999 Forwards Second Request for Addl Info Re GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Containment Integrity During Design Basis Accident Conditions ML20210E0121999-07-23023 July 1999 Forwards Second Request for Addl Info Re GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of Safety-Related Power-Operated Gate Valves ML20210D9341999-07-22022 July 1999 Discusses Closure of TACs MA0581 & MA0582,response to Requests for Info in GL 92-01,rev 1,suppl 1, Reactor Vessel Structural Integrity ML20210C8011999-07-21021 July 1999 Provides Response to NRC AL 99-02,which Requests That Addressees Submit Info Pertaining to Estimates of Number of Licensing Actions That Will Be Submitted for NRC Review for Upcoming Fy 2000 & 2001 ML20210E0431999-07-15015 July 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-04 & 50-425/99-04 on 990502- 0619.Two Violations of NRC Requirements Identified & Being Treated as non-cited Violations Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy ML20209H3881999-07-14014 July 1999 Forwards Revs 1 & 2 to ISI Program Second 10-Year Interval Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 1 & 2 ML20209C4041999-07-0101 July 1999 Forwards Rev 29 to VEGP Units 1 & 2 Emergency Plan.Rev 29 Incorporates Design Change Associated with Consolidation of Er Facilities Computer & Protues Computer.Justifications for Changes & Insertion Instructions Are Encl ML20196H8081999-06-28028 June 1999 Discusses 990528 Meeting Re Results of Periodic PPR for Period of Feb 1997 to Jan 1999.List of Attendees Encl ML20212J2521999-06-21021 June 1999 Responds to NRC RAI Re Yr 2000 Readiness at Nuclear Power Plants.Gl 98-01 Requested Response on Status of Facility Y2K Readiness by 990701 ML20196F9171999-06-21021 June 1999 Forwards Owner Rept for ISI for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,Unit 1 Eighth Maint/Refueling Outage. Separate Submittal Will Not Be Made to NRC on SG Tubes Inspected During Subj Outage ML20195F8031999-06-11011 June 1999 Forwards Changes to VEGP Unit 1 Emergency Response Data Sys (ERDS) Data Point Library.Changes Were Completed on 990308 While Unit 1 Was SD for Refueling Outage ML20207E7421999-06-0303 June 1999 Refers to from NRC Which Issued Personnel Assignment Ltr to Inform of Lm Padovan Assignment as Project Manager for Farley Npp.Reissues Ltr with Effective Date Corrected to 990525 ML20207F6201999-06-0202 June 1999 Sixth Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents.Records in App J Encl & Will Be Available in Pdr.App K Records Withheld in Part (Ref FOIA Exemptions 7) & App L Records Completely Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 7) ML20207D9861999-05-28028 May 1999 Informs That,Effective 990325,LM Padovan Was Assigned as Project Manager for Plant,Units 1 & 2 ML20207D2701999-05-19019 May 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-03 & 50-425/99-03 on 990321- 0501.One Violation of NRC Requirements Identified & Being Treated as non-cited Violation Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy ML20206M5141999-05-11011 May 1999 Informs That NRC Ofc of Nuclear Regulation Reorganized Effective 990328.As Part of Reorganization,Div of Licensing Project Mgt Created.Rl Emch Section Chief for Vogtle. Reorganization Chart Encl ML20206U4061999-05-11011 May 1999 Confirms Telcon with J Bailey Re Mgt Meeting Scheduled for 990528 to Discuss Results of Periodic Plant Performance Review for Plan Nuclear Facility Fo Period of Feb 1997 - Jan 1999 05000424/LER-1998-006, Forwards LER 98-006-03 Re Motor Control Ctr Breaker Buckets Not Being Seismically Qualified.Rev Is Submitted to Document Results of Seismic Testing That Demonstrated That No Condition Outside Design Basis of TS Requirements Exi1999-05-10010 May 1999 Forwards LER 98-006-03 Re Motor Control Ctr Breaker Buckets Not Being Seismically Qualified.Rev Is Submitted to Document Results of Seismic Testing That Demonstrated That No Condition Outside Design Basis of TS Requirements Existed ML20206D6411999-04-29029 April 1999 Forwards Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Radiological Environ Operating Rept for 1998 & Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Units 1 & 2 1998 Annual Rept Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept ML20206D5881999-04-29029 April 1999 Forwards Rept Which Summarizes Effects of Changes & Errors in ECCS Evaluation Models on PCT for 1998,per Requirements of 10CFR50.46(a)(3)(ii).Rept Results Will Be Incorporated Into Next FSAR Update ML20206D6951999-04-28028 April 1999 Provides Update of Plans for VEGP MOV Periodic Verification Program Re GL 96-05, Periodic Verification of Design-Basis Capability of Safety-Related Movs ML20206C2241999-04-21021 April 1999 Forwards Revised Monthly Operating Repts for Mar 1999 for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,Units 1 & 2.Page E2-2 Was Iandvertently Omitted from Previously Submitted Rept on 990413 ML20206A6371999-04-21021 April 1999 Forwards SE Authorizing Licensee Re Rev 9 to First 10-yr ISI Interval Program Plan & Associated Requests for Relief (RR) 65 from ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code ML20205Q3351999-04-15015 April 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-02 & 50-425/99-02 on 990214-0320.Three Violations Identified & Being Treated as Non-Cited Violations ML20205T2351999-04-0909 April 1999 Informs That on 990317,B Brown & Ho Christensen Confirmed Initial Operator Licensing Exam Scheduled for Y2K.Initial Exam Date Scheduled for Wk of 991213 for Approx 10 Candidates ML20205K7501999-04-0505 April 1999 Informs That Effective 990329,NRC Project Mgt Responsibility for Plant Has Been Transferred from Dh Jaffe to R Assa ML20209A3741999-04-0505 April 1999 Submits Several Requests for Relief for Plant from Code Requirements Pursuant to 10CFR50.55a(a)(3) & (g)(5)(iii).NRC Is Respectfully Requested to Approve Requests Prior to Jan 1,2000 ML20205H3481999-03-31031 March 1999 Forwards Georgia Power Co,Oglethorpe Power Corp,Municipal Electric Authority of Ga & City of Dalton,Ga Status of Decommissioning Funding for Each Reactor or Part of Reactor Owned for OLs NPF-68 & NPF-81 ML20205F9091999-03-29029 March 1999 Submits Rept of Number of SG Tubes Plugged During Plant Eighth Maintenance/Refueling Outage (1R8).Inservice Insps Were Completed on SGs 1 & 4 on 990315.No Tubes Were Plugged ML20205G0761999-03-26026 March 1999 Provides Results of Individual Monitoring for 1998.Encl Media Contains All Info Required by Form NRC 5.Without Encl 1999-09-20
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MONTHYEARML20217G1071999-10-0707 October 1999 Informs That on 990930,NRC Staff Completed mid-cycle PPR of Vogtle & Did Not Identify Any Areas in Which Performance Warranted More than Core Insp Program.Nrc Plans to Conduct Core Insps at Facility Over Next Six Months ML20217B0141999-10-0101 October 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-06 & 50-425/99-06 on 990725- 0904 at Vogtle Units 1 & 2 Reactor Facilities.Determined That One Violation Occurred & Being Treated as non-cited Violation ML20211Q4801999-09-0101 September 1999 Informs That on 990812-13,Region II Hosted Training Managers Conference on Recent Changes to Operator Licensing Program. List of Attendees,Copy of Slide Presentations & List of Questions Received from Participants Encl ML20210V0881999-08-16016 August 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-05 & 50-425/99-05 on 990620- 0724.No Violations Noted.Vogtle Facility Generally Characterized by safety-conscious Operations,Sound Engineering & Maintenance Practices ML20210Q4611999-08-0505 August 1999 Informs That NRC Plans to Administer Generic Fundamentals Exam Section of Written Operator Licensing Exam on 991006 for Vogtle.Requests Info Re Individuals Who Will Take Exam. Sample Registration Ltr Encl ML20210N1191999-08-0202 August 1999 Discusses 990727 Telcon Between Rs Baldwin & R Brown Re Administration of Licensing Exam at Facility During Wk of 991213 ML20210G3351999-07-27027 July 1999 Forwards Second Request for Addl Info Re GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Containment Integrity During Design Basis Accident Conditions ML20210E0121999-07-23023 July 1999 Forwards Second Request for Addl Info Re GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of Safety-Related Power-Operated Gate Valves ML20210D9341999-07-22022 July 1999 Discusses Closure of TACs MA0581 & MA0582,response to Requests for Info in GL 92-01,rev 1,suppl 1, Reactor Vessel Structural Integrity ML20210E0431999-07-15015 July 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-04 & 50-425/99-04 on 990502- 0619.Two Violations of NRC Requirements Identified & Being Treated as non-cited Violations Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy ML20196H8081999-06-28028 June 1999 Discusses 990528 Meeting Re Results of Periodic PPR for Period of Feb 1997 to Jan 1999.List of Attendees Encl ML20207E7421999-06-0303 June 1999 Refers to from NRC Which Issued Personnel Assignment Ltr to Inform of Lm Padovan Assignment as Project Manager for Farley Npp.Reissues Ltr with Effective Date Corrected to 990525 ML20207F6201999-06-0202 June 1999 Sixth Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents.Records in App J Encl & Will Be Available in Pdr.App K Records Withheld in Part (Ref FOIA Exemptions 7) & App L Records Completely Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 7) ML20207D9861999-05-28028 May 1999 Informs That,Effective 990325,LM Padovan Was Assigned as Project Manager for Plant,Units 1 & 2 ML20207D2701999-05-19019 May 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-03 & 50-425/99-03 on 990321- 0501.One Violation of NRC Requirements Identified & Being Treated as non-cited Violation Consistent with App C of Enforcement Policy ML20206M5141999-05-11011 May 1999 Informs That NRC Ofc of Nuclear Regulation Reorganized Effective 990328.As Part of Reorganization,Div of Licensing Project Mgt Created.Rl Emch Section Chief for Vogtle. Reorganization Chart Encl ML20206U4061999-05-11011 May 1999 Confirms Telcon with J Bailey Re Mgt Meeting Scheduled for 990528 to Discuss Results of Periodic Plant Performance Review for Plan Nuclear Facility Fo Period of Feb 1997 - Jan 1999 ML20206A6371999-04-21021 April 1999 Forwards SE Authorizing Licensee Re Rev 9 to First 10-yr ISI Interval Program Plan & Associated Requests for Relief (RR) 65 from ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code ML20205Q3351999-04-15015 April 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/99-02 & 50-425/99-02 on 990214-0320.Three Violations Identified & Being Treated as Non-Cited Violations ML20205T2351999-04-0909 April 1999 Informs That on 990317,B Brown & Ho Christensen Confirmed Initial Operator Licensing Exam Scheduled for Y2K.Initial Exam Date Scheduled for Wk of 991213 for Approx 10 Candidates ML20205K7501999-04-0505 April 1999 Informs That Effective 990329,NRC Project Mgt Responsibility for Plant Has Been Transferred from Dh Jaffe to R Assa ML20205B9601999-03-24024 March 1999 Seventh Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents. Records in App N Already Available in Pdr.App O Records Being Released in Entirety & App P Records Being Withheld in Part (Ref FOIA Exemptions 7C,2 & 5) ML20205A2771999-03-19019 March 1999 Advises of NRC Planned Insp Effort Resulting from Vogtle PPR on 990208.PPR for Plant Involved Participation of All Technical Divs in Evaluating Insp Results & Safety Performance Info for Period of Dec 1997 - Jan 1999 ML20207L8281999-03-0808 March 1999 Forwards Partially Withheld Insp Repts 50-424/99-01 & 50-425/99-01 & Notice of Violation ML20207J0431999-03-0303 March 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/98-10 & 50-425/98-10 on 981227- 990213.No Violations Noted.Licensee Conduct of Activities at Vogtle Facility Generally Characterized by safety-conscious Operations,Sound Engineering & Maint Practices ML20203G5691999-02-0505 February 1999 Informs That NRC Plans to Administer Generic Fundamentals Exam Section of Written Operator Licensing Exam on 990407. Representative of Facility Must Submit Ltr Indicating No Candidates or Ltr Listing Names of Candidates for Exam ML20202H9691999-01-29029 January 1999 Forwards Safety Evaluation Authorizing Rev 8 to First 10-year Interval Inservice Insp Program & Associated Requests for Relief for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 1 ML20199J7931999-01-20020 January 1999 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/98-09 & 50-425/98-09 on 981115-1226 at Vogtle Units 1 & 2.No Violations Were Identified.Conduct of Activities at Vogtle Was Generally Characterized by safety-conscious Operations ML20199K1381999-01-12012 January 1999 Informs That on 990117,Region II Implemented Staff Reorganization as Part of agency-wide Streamlining Effort, Due to Staffing Reductions in FY99 Budget.Organization Charts Encl ML20198S1601998-12-31031 December 1998 Forwards SER of Licensee Second 10-year Interval Inservice Insp Program Plan & Associated Requests for Relief for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Submitted on 970529. INEEL/EXT-98-01007 Rept Also Encl ML20199E4741998-12-23023 December 1998 Provides Summary of 981105 Training Managers Conference Held in Atlanta,Georgia.Conference Agenda,List of Conference Attendees,Presentation Slides & Preliminary Schedule for FY99 & FY00 Encl ML20199J9781998-12-22022 December 1998 Responds to 981209 Meeting Re Installation of Seismic Clips on Cutler Hammer Electrical Circuit Breakers.Forwards List of Attendees & Handouts ML20198F6711998-12-11011 December 1998 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/98-08 & 425/98-08 on 980927-1114. No Violations Identified ML20198N9431998-12-10010 December 1998 Ack Receipt of Response, to NOV Issued on 980112 Re Surveillance Testing of Reactor Trip Sys P-4 Interlock Feature at Licensee Facility.Nrc Agrees That Surveillance Testing Not Required ML20196J2181998-12-0101 December 1998 Advises of Planned Insp Effort Resulting from 981102 Insp Planning Meeting.Historical Listing of Plant Issues Called Plant Issues Matrix & Insp Plan,Including Specific Insps Such as in Security & Radiological Protection Areas Encl ML20196J2581998-12-0101 December 1998 Confirms Arrangements Made Between J Bailey & B Holbrook, Re Info Meeting Scheduled for 990210 to Discuss Licensee Performance,New Initiatives & Other Regulatory Issues Pertaining to Listed Facilities ML20196B1231998-11-23023 November 1998 Confirms Telephone Conversation Between J Bailey & P Skinner on 981120 Re Info Meeting Which Has Been Scheduled for 981209 in Atlanta,Ga,To Discuss Issues Re Seismic Retainer Clips ML20196D4981998-11-13013 November 1998 Informs That on 981007,NRC Administered Gfes of Written Operator Licensing Examination.Copy of Answer Key & Master Bw/Pwr GFE Encl,Even Though Facility Did Not Participate in Exam.Without Encl ML20195B3391998-11-0909 November 1998 Forwards Partially Withheld Insp Repts 50-424/98-12 & 50-425/98-12 on 981005-09 (Ref 10CFR73.21).No Violations Noted.Conduct of Activities Generally Characterized by safety-conscious Operations & Sound Engineering ML20155H2501998-10-21021 October 1998 Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-424/98-05 & 50-425/98-05 Issued on 980723.Concluded for Reasons Stated That Example 2 Violation Occurred as Stated in NOV ML20155A7491998-10-15015 October 1998 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/98-07 & 50-425/98-07 on 980816-0926 & Nov.Insp Generally Characterized by Safety Conscious Operations,Sound Engineering & Maint Practices & Appropriate Radiological Controls ML20155B7771998-10-0909 October 1998 Extends Invitation to Attend Training Manager Conference on 981105 in Atlanta,Georgia.Conference Designed to Inform Regional Training & Operations Mgt of Issues & Policies That Effect Licensing of Reactor Plant Operators ML20155B4621998-09-25025 September 1998 Discusses OI Investigation Which Completed on 980728. Investigation Reviewed Circumstances Surrounding Apparent Disabling of Fire Computer Trouble Alarm by Unit Shift Supervisor.Concludes Enforcement Discretion Warranted ML20153B0401998-09-17017 September 1998 Responds to 980904 e-mail Message Making Certain Observations Re Apparent Increase in Reactor Trips at Plant, Units 1 & 2.NRC Concluded That Licensee post-trip Reviews Adequately Conducted & That No Adverse Trends,Apparent ML20153B9311998-09-16016 September 1998 Forwards RAI Re GL 97-01, Degradation of Crdm/Cedm Nozzle & Other Vessel Closure Head Penetrations, Responses for Plant,Units 1 & 2 ML20153F7081998-09-11011 September 1998 Provides Summary of 980909 Meeting Held to Discuss TS & Other Regulatory Issues Re Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. List of Meeting Attendees & Copy of Presentation Slides Encl ML20154C4871998-09-10010 September 1998 Forwards Insp Repts 50-424/98-06 & 50-425/98-06 on 980628-0815 & Nov.One Violation Involved Failure to Implement Adequate C/As for Repeated Failures to Enter Applicable TS Limiting Conditions for Operation ML20151U7901998-09-0909 September 1998 Discusses 980615 Request for Exemption from Requirement of 10CFR73.55(e)(1) & (f)(1) to Provide Continuous Staffing of Plant CAS During Contingency Events.Request Denied ML20151S7291998-09-0202 September 1998 Discusses Evaluation of Util Response to GL 97-05 for Plant, Units 1 & 2.NRC Did Not Identify Any Concerns W/Sg Tube Insp Techniques Employed at Plant ML20239A4251998-08-27027 August 1998 Informs of Change Being Implemented by Region II Re Administrative Processing of Licensee Responses to Nov.Nov Responses Will Be Formally Ack as Part of Periodically Issued Integrated Insp Repts 1999-09-01
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Technical Specification 5.4.1 requires that written procedures be ,
established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable
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procedures recommended in Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A,
February 1978. Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, identifies security
procedures as one of the recommended procedures.
Section 6.6A, of the licensee's Physical Security Plan, Revision 33,
dated September 12, 1996, states that the Central Alarm Station and
Secondary Alarm Station are continuously manned by at least one
authorized person. .
Contrary to the above, from January 1996 to March 1997, the licensee i
failed to establish and maintain adequate security procedures to l
implement Section 6.6A of the Physical Security Plan. Specifically, the
Vogtle Security Response Plan, Revision 3, Phase 2, defined a deployment
strategy which permitted the Central Alarm Station to be left unmanned
in the event of a contingency.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement III). I
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The NRC has concluded that the information regarding the reasons for the
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and prevent recurrence, and the date when full compliance will be achieved is
already adequately addressed on the docket in Inspection Report 50 424,
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50 425/97 03 and your Reply to a Notice of Violation. However, you are
required to submit a written statement or explanation pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201
if the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions
or your position. In that case, or if you choose to respond, clearly mark l
your response as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation " and send it to the U. 3. '
. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D. C.
l 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, RII, within 30 days of the
date of the letter transmitting this Notice.
If you choose to provide a response, it will be placed in the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR), and to the extent possible, it should not include any
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On April 4,1997, a Notice of Violation (Notice) was issued for a violation
identified during a routine NRC inspection. Southern Nuclear 0)erating
Company, Inc. (SNC) responded to the Notice on May 27, 1997. T1e response
stated that SNC did not agree that a violation of regulatory requirements
occurred and that SNC complied with all provisions of the NRC a) proved
Physical Security Plan (PSP). The NRC's evaluation regarding t1e licensee's
response is as follows.
Summary of Licensee's Response to the Violation ~
The licensee stated that the intent of the change to the deployment strategy
was to enhance the response action to protect vulnerable targets and was
intended to assure response to the design basis threat. As no actual need for
the implementation of the specific Central Alarm Station (CAS) deployment
strategy has occurred, the requirements of PSP Section 6.6 have always been
met. In order to assure a prompt response to a violent external threat,
security personnel should be free to assume any position deemed necessary to
effectively respond to the actual threat. NRC representatives witnessed the l
CAS deployment strategy method during an Operational Safeguards Response
Evaluation (0SRE), in February 1996 and documented that "the strategy may not
be in strict compliance with the Security Plan....This should be explored by .
the licensee." No tracking mechanism for closure, such as an Unresolved Item l
(URI) or Inspector Followup Item (IFI), was issued by the NRC. Subse !
the OSRE, a 10 CFR 50.90 request was submitted requesting the change.quent The to i
licensee stated that if the NRC had identified a non compliance earlier, the
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Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) review of the amendment request. The NRC
l should reconsider the interpretations of compliance to contingency
prerequisites during the required response to actual threats. The licensee's
view is that the violation fails to appropriately factor in the broader goal
of increasing the level of assurance for overall security effectiveness. The !
licensee also believes that the violation discourages and penalizes licensees
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for difficult contingency scenarios. When the violation was identified,
immediate compensatory actions were taken and are continuing to be :
implemented. The licensee intends to explore with the NRR staff other relief l
to the NRC's interpretation of Section 6.6A of the PSP.t
NRC Evaluation of Licensee's Response
The enhancements described by the licensee are not relevant to the violation.
They impact the basis for deciding on a change to the PSP to permit this
strategy but do not effect the requirement that PSP procedures must be
consistent with and implement the provisions of the PSP. The NRC agrees that
PSP Section 6.6A was not violated, even with the implementing procedure at
variance with the PSP. Therefore, as stated in the letter transmitting this
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enclosure, the PSP violation has been withdrawn, and a Technical Specification
violation has been issued to address NRC's original concern. The NRC staff
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the facility against any violent external threat. The regulations.
10 CFR 73.55(a), specifically state, that "In accordance with 50.54(x) and
50.54(y) of part 50, the licensee may suspend any safeguards measures pursuant !
to 73.55 in an emergency when this action is immediately needed to protect the !
public health and safety and no action consistent with license conditions and !
technical specifications that can provide adequate or equivalent protection is
immediately apparent." The issue in the violation involves a strategy
intended to be implemented, and as such, must either comply with the !
provisions of the PSP as approved by the NRC, or the PSP must be changed.
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- The NRC staff agrees that the Plan / procedure discrepancy was identified dJring
< the February 1996 OSRE, and, although a violation was not identified at the
l time, the licensee was informed that a 10 CFR 50.90 change request was
necessary if the licensee chose to continue with the strategy. The NRC did
not inform the licensee in writing that the strategy should be discontinued
)ending the change request submission and decision. The staff believed that
)y informing the licensee that a 10 CFR 50.90 request was required that the
licensee understood that the current strategy could not be continued without
NRC approval as required by 10 CFR 50.54(p)(1). At that time, the licensee
wa.e < ? questing NRC approval of a deployment strategy which had already been
m_de effective by a procedural revision. This approach indicates that the
, iicensee determined that the change did not decrease the PSP's effectiveness
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and could be implemented under 10 CFR 50.54(p). However, we view the
submittal under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.90 to indicate the licensee's
determination that a license amendment was required.
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issue is satisfuctory.
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