ML20202F860

Enforcement Conference Rept 50-352/86-01 on 860207.Major Areas Discussed:Findings in Insp Rept 50-352/86-01 Re Degraded Protected Area/Vital Area Barriers & Failure to Rept Security Incident

ML20202F860
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Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	03/05/1986
From:	Keimig R, Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20202F833	List: ML20202F826 ML20202F860
References
50-352-86-01-EC, 50-352-86-1-EC, NUDOCS 8604140234
Download: ML20202F860 (3)

See also: IR 05000352/1986001

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

Report: Enforcement Conference for 50-352/86_01

Docket No. 50-352

License No. NPF-39

Licensee: Philadelphia Electric Company

2301 Market Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101

Facility Name: Limerick Generating Station

Type of Meeting: Enforcement Conference

Meeting At: NRC Region I, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

Meeting Date: Fehruady7,1986

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Nuclear MiterialVSafety & Safeguards Branch

Meeting Summary: An Enforcement Conference was held at NRC Region I, King of

Prussia, Pennsylvania, on February 7,1986, to discuss the findings of Special

Inspection No. 50-352/86-01. That inspection was conducted to review the

licensee's action relative to licensee-identified degraded protected area / vital

area barriers and to follow up on an allegation regarding the failure to report

security incidents to the NRC. The meeting was attended by NRC and licensee

management and staff representatives and lasted about two hours. The circum-

stances surrounding the events and the licensee's proposed corrective actions

were discussed.

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DETAILS

1. Meeting-Attendees

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Philadelphia Electric Company

V. Boyer, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Power

M. Cooney, Manager, Nuclear Production

W. Ullrich, Superintendent, Nuclear Generating Division

'G. Leitch, Manager, Limerick Generating Station

J. Corcoran, Manager, Quality Assurance

P. Naufle, Assistant Superintendent, Unit 2

J. Basilio, Administrative Engineer-

R. Weindorfer, Assistant Director of Security

J. Nagle, Senior Licensing Engineer

J. Spinelli, Project Engineer

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

T. Murley, Regional Administrator

J. Allan, Deputy Regional Administrator

W. Kane, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects

S. Collins, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 2

R. Gallo, Chief, Projects Section 2A

R. Keimig, Chief, Safeguards Section

G. Kelly, Senior Resident Inspector

J. Gutierrez, Regional Counsel

D. Holody, Enforcement Specialist

G. Smith, Safeguards Specialist

R. Bailey, Physical Security Inspector

K. Gibson, Reactor Engineer

C. Tavares, Physical Security Inspector

2. Summary of Discussion

Dr. Murley opened the meeting and described the purpose of the enforcement

conference. Mr.1Keimig then summarized the findings of the special inspec-

tion conducted to review the circumstances related to the licensee's find-

ing of degraded protected area / vital area barriers and to review an allega-

tion regarding the failure to report a security incident to the NRC.

(The findings of the inspection are documented in NRC Region I Inspection

Report No. 50-352/86-01)

Mr. Boyer stated that the findings, as documented in Inspection Report No.

50-352/86-01, were accurate, and that he shared NRC's concerns over those

findings.

The first topic addressed was the degraded barriers. Mr. Spinelli pro-

vided background information on the decision to split the plant fur secur-

ity purposes during operation of Unit 1 and continued construction of Unit

2. This resulted in construction of the Unit 1/ Unit 2 interface barrier

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in which the openings and degradations were identified. Mr. Corcoran

discussed the inspections they conducted after the barrier was constructed

and described how the deficiencies apparently went undetected. Mr.

Basilio described how the openings and degradations were initially iden-

.tified by a member of the security organization on December 31, 1985, and

the subsequent inspections that identified several additional barrier

deficiencies on January 4, 1986. Mr..Basilio also described the actions

~taken when the barrier deficiencies were identified, and additional

actions that have been implemented to ensure barrier integrity during the

construction of Unit 2 which recently resumed. Several members of the NRC

staff asked questions about these actions and, in general, noted that they

appeared to be appropriate.

The second topic addressed was the. failure to report a security incident

to NRC that involved members of the security force leaving their posts on

December 7,1985, and a similar incident that occurred on January 29,

l 1986, which was identified by the Plant Manager and was properly reported

to the NRC. Mr. Basilio provided a brief overview of the incidents, the

procedure and the orders for the involved posts and the corrective

actions. Mr. Basilio stated that, in both incidents, the individuals were

off their assigned posts for a short period of time (less than 10 minutes)

and that, upon discovery of the incidents, corrective actions were

promptly initiated in accordance with the NRC-approved Contingency Plan.

j Mr. Basilio further stated that all personnel involved in the incidents

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had been disciplined, that the post orders were clear in their require-

ments and that all posts were being reviewed to determine if adverse human

factors could be eliminated or, at least, minimized. Mr. Basilio added

that the decision not to document and report the December 7, 1985 incident

was an indiscriminate action by a security shif t sergeant and that,

because the incident was not documented, the licensee was not aware that

it had occurred. The sergeant involved had been terminated prior to the

licensee becoming aware of the incident, for unrelated reasons. The

January 29, 1986, incident was promptly and correctly reported to the NRC.

Conclusion of Meeting

Dr. Murlcy concluded the meeting by stating that the Region I staff would

evaluate the violations and the licensee's corrective actions, and that a

decision regarding the appropriate enforcement action would be forth-

coming.

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