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#REDIRECT [[IR 05000324/1997012]]
| number = ML20203L051
| issue date = 02/13/1998
| title = Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-324/97-12 & 50-325/97-12 Issued on 971208.NRC Considered Basis for Util Denial of Violation E & Concludes That Violation Occurred
| author name = Mallett B
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
| addressee name = Hinnant C
| addressee affiliation = CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
| docket = 05000324, 05000325
| license number =
| contact person =
| document report number = 50-324-97-12, 50-325-97-12, EA-98-057, EA-98-57, NUDOCS 9803050316
| title reference date = 01-07-1998
| document type = CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS, OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE
| page count = 9
}}
See also: [[see also::IR 05000324/1997012]]
 
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                                              February 13, 1998
            EA 98 057
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            Carolina Power .1d Light Company
            ATTN: Mr. C; S, Hinnant
                    Vice President
            Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
            P._0. Box 10429
            Southport, NC 28461
            SUBJECT:    NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-325/97 '    .10 50-324/97-12
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,
            Dear Mr. Hinnant:
,
            Thank you for your response of January 7,1998, to our Notice of Violation
,
          -issued on December 8, 1997, concerning activities conducted at your Brunswick
'          facility. We have examined your response and found that it meets the
            requirements of 10 CFR 2.201.
>
            In your response, you admitted Violations A-D and denied Violation E.
            After careful consideration of the basis for your denial of Violation E, we
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          'have concluded.-for the reasons presented in the ^nclosure to this letter,
            that the violation occurred as stated in'the Notice of Violation. Therefore,
            in accordance with 10 CFR 2.201(a) please submit to this office within 30
            days of the date of this letter a written statement describing steps which
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            have been taken to correct Violation E and the results achieved, corrective
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            steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and the date when full
            compliance will be achieved.
*
            We will examine the implementation of your actions to correct Violations A-D
            during future-inspections.
;
            We appreciate your cooperation.in this matter.
                                                    Sincerely.
                                              ( Original signed by B. Mallett )
                                                    Bruce-S. Mallett
                                                    Deputy Regional Administrator
            Docket Nos. 50-323 50-324
            License Nos. 'DPR-71. DPR-62
            Er.alosure:    Evaluat' ns and Conclusions
c          cc w/ encl: _'(Seepage 2)l
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        E ADS $ o E S2
        G                    PDR      t
                            ,              __            _          --                  .- _ _ _ _
                                                                                                                8'b
 
                .. .    -                . ._. .- - . .
    *
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      CP&L                            2
      cc w/ enc 1:
      Director
      Site Operations
      Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
      Carolina Power & Light Company
      P. O. Box 10429
      Southport, NC 28461
      J. J. Lyash, Plant Manager
      Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
      Carolina Power & Light Company
      P. O. Box 10429
      Southport. NC 28461
      D. B. Alexander. Manager
      Performance Evaluation and
          - .atory Affairs      OHS 7
      Carolina Power & Light Company
      412 S. Wilmington Street
      Raleigh. NC 27601
      K. R. Jury, Manager
      Regulatory Affairs
      Carolina Power & Light Company
'
      Brunswick Steam Electric Plant
      P. O. Box 10429
      Southport. NC 28461-0429
      Wtiliam D. Johnson
      Vice President & Senior Counsel
      Carolina Power and Light Company
      P. O. Box-1551
      Raleigh, NC 27602
      Mel Fry, Acting Director
      Division of_ Radiation Protection
      N.~C. Department of Environmental
        Commerce & Natural Resources
      3825 Barrett Drive
      Raleigh NC 27609-7721
      Karen E. Long
    -Assistant Attorney General
      State of North Carolina
      P, 0. Box 629
      Raleigh. NC 27602
      (cc w/ encl-cont'd - See page 3)
 
                ,                      .    -                                        . - -. . . _ _ .                                  .
              4
      .
                  CP&L                                                    3
                  (cc w/ encl cont'd)
                  Robert P. Gruber
                  Executive Director
                  Public Staff NCUC
                  P. O. Box 29520
                  Raleigh NC 27626 0520
                  Public Service Commission
                  State of South Carolina
                  P. O. Box 11649
                  Columbia. SC 29211
                  Jerry W. Jones. Chairman
                  Brunswick County Board of
                      Commissioners
                  P. O. Box 249
                  Bolivia. NC 28422
                  Dan E. Summers
                  Emergency Management Coordinator
                  New Hanover County Department of
                      Emergency Management
                  P. O. Box 1525
                  Wilmington, NC 28402
                  William H. Crowe. Mayor
                  City of Southport
                  201 E. Moore Street
                  Southpor+, NC 28461
                  Distribution w/ encl:
                  M. Shymlock Rll
                  D. Trimble. NRR
                  J. Lieberman. OE
                  B. Summers. OE
                  J. Colev RII
                  R. Aiello. RII-
,
                'J. Lenahan. RII
-
                  E. Testa. RII
                  D. Thompson RII
                  PUBLIC
                  NRC Resident Inspector
                  U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Conrission
                  8470 River Road. SE
                  Southport NC 28461-                                                                                ,
                                                                                                              0*              ik ' .i
                  *'See previous concurrence                                                                              b
  Ur t t CE -      Wil:DNP        Ell:DEP          211:DRP          Ril:DRP                Ril:EICS      Ril:DRP      D J)[:N
  umK              rE5 ream      'C9etterson      "tElecDonald      "N5hyistock            "ABe, Land
                                                                                                                          Ibbh
                                                                                                                            _
                                                                                                              "JJohnson_ gifTho@ son
  DATE                Z/      /95    Z/        /95      2/      /90      2/      /95 -            2/    /95    2/    /95    Z/ G /95  ,
  Lurir                YE5    ND      YE5      ED      YE5    ND        YE5    ND                YE5  ND      YES  NO      YE5  NO    l
                  0FFICIAL REOMD COPf              DDrtsEmi umpE: G:\gau\9712DENI.917
                                                                                                                                            I
 
                                                                . . - - -            _  . - . .                      -
          4
      .
;
            CP&L                                                      3
              (cc w/enci cont'd)
            Robert P. Gruber                                                                        /
                                                                                                        [
            Exec. tive Director                                                                  /
            Public Staff NCUC
            P. O. Box 29520
            Raleigh. NC 27626-0520
.            Public Service Commission
*
            State of South Carolina-
            P. O. Box 11649
            Columbia, SC 29211
            Jerry W. Jones Chairman
            Brunswick County Board of
                Commissioners
            P. O. Box 249
            Bolivia, NC 28422
            Dan E. Summers
            Emergency Management Coordinator
            New Hanover County Department of
                Emergency Management
            P. O. Box 1525
            Wilmington, NC 28402
            William H. Crowe, Mayor
            City of Southport
            201 E. Moore Street
            Southport. NC 28461
            Distribution w/ encl:
            M. Shymlock, Ril
            D. Trimble, NRR
            J. Lieberman OE
            B. Summers. OE
            J. Coley, RII'
            R. Aiello, RII
            J. Lenahan RII
            E. Testa, RII
            D. Thompson, RII
            PUBLIC
            NRC Resident Inspector
            U.- S. Nuclear Re'gulatory Commission-
            8470 River Road. SE
            Southport. NC- 28461
            * See previous concurrence
    UFFICE    RII DRP        Ell:1N          RII:DRP          Ril:DRP          Ril:CICS          ,  ,, gy
    51mTM                                                                                          gQ                      ,
  .
    MfWE      "EBream        "CPetterscri    EL ld          ,unyieloc*        "A5oland        *
                                                                                                        ,'
    DATE-        2/      /95    2/      /95      2/    /95          2/  /95      2/    /95    2/ U      /95  7/  /95
    wri r          TE5    ED      TE5    E        TEE  .L9            TE5 ND        TES  ND        TES    11 0  TE5  NO
            OFFICIAL. RECORD COPY            DOCL5ENT NAME: Ga\RPS4%BRU\9712DENI.917
 
                                                    .- -.        .        -                                  -
          .
    6
            CP&L                                                    3
            (cc w/ enc 1 cont'd)
            Robert P. Gruber
            Executive Director
            Public Staff NCUC
            P. O. Box 295c0
            Raleigh, NC 27626-0520
            Public Service Commission
            State of South Carolina
            P. O. Box 11649
            Columbia. SC 29211
            Jerry W. Jones. Chairman
            Brunswick County Board of
                Commissioners
            P. O. Box 249
            Bolivia, NC 28422
            Dan E. Summers
            Emergency Management Coordinator
            New Hanover County Department of
                Emergency Management
            P. J. Box 1525
            Wilmington, NC 28402
            William H. Crowe, Mayor
            City of Southport
            201 E. Moore Street
            Southport, NC 28461
            Distribution w/ encl:                                          Oh
                                                              Wb
            M. Shymlock, RII
            D. Trimole. NRR
            J. Coley, RII
                                            Md      . bg gi j %
            R. Aiello. RII
            J. Lenahan RII
            E. Testa. RII
            D. Thompson. RII
            PUBLIC
            NRC Resident Insp ctor
            U. S. Nuclear Re ulatory Commission                                                    n,
            8470 River Road SE                                                                    V
            Southport. NC j28461                                                                8
                                                                                      j    g
            * See previou concurrence
  UFFICE      RII DRP        Ell:DRP        Ril'_DRP          Ell:DRP        pg
  ' ' ""E        *              *                *                wr        (/ IR )                              ,
  NAK        liBream        CPatterson      134ecDonald      N5hyur16ck            g                            '
  DATE          1/    /95    -1/      /95        1/    /95      1/ p(J /95  ' p /95      1/      /95 1/    /95
  (IFY7            YE5  N0      YE5    ND        YE5    NO        YE5      NO  (YE5 j NO    YE5    NO  YES    NO
/          OFFICIAL RECORD COPY            DOCISIEdI MAE : G:\BRU\9712DEh!,917    \,/                              j
 
  .. _ . _ .      .    . _ _ _ _ _            _  __ _. _ .          . . _ _ . . _ . . . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                        _
                Jf44-29-1990 10:34                        tRC BRUISJ!CK                                                                                      19104379134  P.01
                  *
          .
                                                                                                /
                                                                                                                                                                                        ;
!
                      CPR
i
;                    (CC W/enCI cont'd)
                      Robert P. Gruber
;                    Executive Director
i                    Public Staff NCUC
i                    P. O. Box 29520
1
                      Raleigh NC 27626-0520
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                      Public Service Comission
l                    State of South Carolin-
                      P. O. Box 11649
,
                      Coluncia. SC 29211
                      Jerry W. Jones. Cha                  an
                                                      rd of
                      Brunswick
                          Comissioners    County /
'
                      F. O. Box 249              /
                                                                                                                                                                                        l
                      Bolivia. NC                2
                      Den E. Sume
                      Emergency Man gement Coordinator
                      New Hanover            nty Department of
'                          Emergene            nap
.'
                        P. O. kx            5
,
                        Wtimingt          NC 28402
,
;
                        W1:11am . Crowe, Mayor                                                                                                                                          '
:                      C1ty of outhport                                                                                                                                                !
                        201 E.          re Street
                        Sout            . NC 28461
,
,
                        31Staihutim Wunc1;
i
                        (, 5      tymioc t. IL
                        D. Tflable. NRR
                        J. oley, RIl
                        R.        tello, RII
"                      J. .enahan, Ril
.                      E. Testa. RII-
                        D Thompson, RII
,
                                LIC
                            !
,
                                  Resident Inspector
                        u. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission
                        8470 River Road. SE
                        Southport, NC 28461
.
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i                                                                                          853545W
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                                                                                                                "
                                                                                                                  -                  v
                                                                                                                                        ""
                                                                                                                                                      ;          "_    ;    ",,,  O
              IE C ;iiigpage ,= =.infahmihr "_
,
                                                                                                                                                                          TOTAL P.01
                                            _.                                .                            ..
 
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                                      EVALUATIONS AND CONCLUSION
          On December 8, 1998, a Notice of Violation (Notice) was issued for five
          violations identified during a routine NRC inspection. Carolina Power & Light
          Company (CP&L) responded to the Notice on January 7. 1998.      The licensee
          admitted Violations A-0. but denied Violation E on the bases that the
:          established procedural . controls, training, and qualifications of the security
          personnel monitoring the Central Access Point at the time of the events were
          adequate to detect unauthorized access into the protected area (PA). The
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          NRC's evaluations and conclusion regarding the licensee's arguments are as
            follows:
          Restatement of Violation
          Technical Specification 6.8.1.d requires that written procedures shall be
          established. implemented, and maintained covering implementation of the
          Security Plan.
          Physical Security Plan. Revision 1. August 1997, states that a Member of the
          Security Force (MSF) located within a bullet resistant structure is
          responsible for the final access control function.
          Security Instruction. 0S1-05 Security Post Duties. Responsibilities and Patrol
          Procedures, defines the responsibilities of the Access Control Person (ACP).
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          Contrary to the above, 0S1-05 failed to adequately define those actions
          required for the ACP to control the final access function into the protected
          area to prevent unauthorized access. Specifically. no guidance existed for
          controlling a condition on October 3 and again on Octobar 7, 1997 wherein the
          ACr> failed to lock down the Protected Area turnstiles or remove the second
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          individual from the area during a conditio1 which could have allowed an
          unauthorized individual to gain access into the PA.
          Summary of Licensee's Pesconse to Violation E
          The licensee contends that the procedural controls training, and
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          qualifications of the security personnel monitoring the Central Access Point
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            (CAP) at the time of the events were adequate to detect unauthorized access
          into the protected area, and that the security personnel would have responded
          had an attempt been made. The licensee indicated that the procedures
          controlling the CAP adequately defined the Final Access Control (FAC)
          operator's responsibility in the event an unauthorized individual attem)ted to
          gain access.    The licensee interviewed the responsible FAC operators, w1o
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          attested that had an individual attempted to gain unauthorized access they
          would have locked the full-length turnstiles or requested response from other
          MSF. The licensee also credits training provided in November 1996 as
          addressing the locking of the full-length turnstile when two individuals were
            located between the half-length and full-length turnstiles.
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              NRC Evaluation of Licensee's Resoonse
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              The NRC staff has carefully reviewed the licensee's response and determined
              that the procedural requirements did not provide adeguate guidance for the
              situation observed to prevent unauthorized acces3. Therefore, the Uritten
              procedure OSI-5 did not adequately implement this Security Plan access
              control function. The licensee's response did not provide any additional
                information that changed the significance or validity of the violation.
              The licensee maintains that the procedures were adequate and the FAC operators
              acted in accordance with those procedures and training provided concerning
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              this type situation.. The NRC does agree that the personnel serving as FAC
              operators were qualified to man that station, that training describing this
                situation was provided in November 1996, and that 0S1-05 discusses the
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                responsibility of PA access control to the FAC operator. However 031-05 did
                not contain actions for the FAC operator to intervene when more that one
i              individual was in the area between the full-length and the half-length
                turnstiles. In addition, the training provided was prior to the completion
                and site-wide utilizaticn of the Central Access Point in August 1997 and did
              not address this situation for the different configuration of the new access
              building, Therefore, considering the failure to address the configuration
              change during training and by observations of the situation on October 3, and
:              7.- 1997 the inspector determined the training provided and procedure were not
                adequate to address this event.
              NRC's review of the subsequent licensee's root cause analysis, the procedure
                revised as a result of the situation identified, and the PNSC meeting notes,
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                support a finding that the procedural controls and training at the time of the
                event were inadequate.    The licensee's Root Cause Condition Report 97-3964.
                Plant Access Turnsti a Area, dated January 6, 1998, for this event stated that
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                'the one-half turnsta ies were introduced to enhance access control: however,
                this process change was not formally documented in plant procedures Security
                personnel instructions or site personnel training guides. Failure to update
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                these documents prior to introducing the onc-half turnstiles resulted in plant
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                personnel not understanding management ex3ectations." The corrective actions
                reviewed by the NRC do not support that t1e procedures or training were.
                edequate.      Corrective actions for this event included revision of the FAC
                operators lesson plan.and additional training on that plan, revision to
                051-05, and an evaluation of the need to change the Initial / Retraining program
E              to incorporate instructions for half-length turnstiles in the Central Access
                Building. . A review of OSI-05 revised January 1998 added unauthorized access
c          'to those situations required for FAC operator action.                Additionally, the Root
                Cause investigator when questioned by the Brunswick Plant Nuclear Safety
                Committee-(PNSC) during the December 18, 1997 meeting stated, as recorded in
                the PNSC minutes, that the security guards actions were not "what they were
                supposed to have done-their training had not been adequate to have them
              -control the situation in the right way."
                                                                                                  Enclosure
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          The violation was issued based on inadequacies in a security procedure as
          evidenced by observed security personnel performance. The NRC is in agreement
          with the licensee that no attempt at unauthorized access was made hv the
          individuals observed. The security force had the responsibility tv determine
          the individuals authorization prior to the individuals gaining access to the
          facility, when confronted with two individuals inappropriately between the
          half-length turnstiles and the full-length turnstiles as required by Technical
          Specification 6.8.1 of the Security Plan. The NRC ins)ection observed that
          neither the applicable procedure nor the training on tie procedure adequately
          addressed the actual situation where two individuals were between the
          turnstiles. Therefore, the NRC has determined that procedural controls were
          not adequate to implement the Security Plan when two individuals were in the
          area between the half-length and full-length turnstiles.
          NRC Conclusion
          For the above reasons, the NRC staff concludes that ',ae violation occurred as
          stated.
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