ML19281A706
| ML19281A706 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07000734 |
| Issue date: | 02/23/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Wellhouser H GENERAL ATOMICS (FORMERLY GA TECHNOLOGIES, INC./GENER |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7904040022 | |
| Download: ML19281A706 (1) | |
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WALNUT C REEK. C ALIFORNI A 94596 February 23, 1979 Docket flo.70-734 Ceneral Atomic Company P. O. Box 81608 San Diego, California 92138 Attention:
H. fl. Wellhouser, Director fluclear Material Custody and Control Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular fio. 79-03 is forwarded to you for information.
If there are any questions related to your understanding of the suggested actions, please contact this office.
Sincerely,
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R. H. Engelken Director
Enclosures:
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IE Circular No. 79-03 2.
List of IE Circulars issued in 1979 cc w/ enclosures:
J. Isles 790404DB M C
I UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
~ OFFICE OF IllSPECTION APID ENFORCEf1EfiT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 February 23, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-03 INADEQUATE GUARD TRAINING / QUALIFICATION AND FALSIFIED TRAINING RECORDS Description of Circumstances Recent physical protection inspections and investigations of allegations pertaining to guard training have disclosed evidence of improper guard training practices and possible falsification of training records.*
Some of the items discussed below are related to power reactors; however, it was thought advantageous to present a comprehensive analysis.
The items were disclosed through: (1) reviews of guard training records; (2) interviews with guards and guard force supervisors regarding specific information contained in records; (3) unannounced observation of training activities; (4) allegations made by guards and subsequent investigations; and (5) an investigation of training programs, policies, and procedures for qualification and requalification.
In a number of situations, combinations of the above listed efforts were used to identify the magnitude or severity of the problems.
The circumstances described below illustrate that individuals who are perforning duties as guards /
watchmen may not be adequately trained to meet existing requirements and/or that documentation may not give an accurate description of quard training or individuals' abilities to perforn'their duties.
Examples of Qualification Records Falsification At one facility, a " record of certification" indicated that a guard had achicved a specific, passing score on a written test. An examination of the actual test showed that:
(1) the test had never been fully completed by the individual, and (2) those portions of the test which had been completed were not corrected nor graded.
Interviews with guards were conducted at one location to determine if they had, in fact, received required training, even though records of that training were not immediately available.
The guards initially
- The regulatory bases for providing adequate training to guards /
watchmen and for adequately documenting that training are included in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 73 (10 CFR 73.50(a)(4) and 10 C DUPLICATE DOCUMENT Entire document previously entered into system under:
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