ML20202D046

Forwards Insp Repts 50-010/97-25,50-237/97-25 & 50-249/97-25 on 971028-31.No Violations Noted.Overall,Practices for Exam Security Adequate

ML20202D046
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	11/26/1997
From:	Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Jamila Perry COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
Shared Package
ML20202D050	List: IR 05000010/1997025 ML20202D046
References
50-010-97-25, 50-10-97-25, 50-237-97-25, 50-249-97-25, NUDOCS 9712040131
Download: ML20202D046 (2)

See also: IR 05000010/1997025

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November 26,1997

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Mr. J. S. Perry

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Morris, IL 60450

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NRC SPECIAL INSPECTION REPORTS50-010,97025(DRS);

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' On October 31,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Dresden Generating Station,

Units 2 and 3. The puipose of the ins;:ection was to review the examination security methods

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used during annualiicense requalifbation and initiallicense examinations. The enclosed report

presents the results of this inspection.

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Overall, your practices for examination security appeared adequate. Since the compromise of

the NRC initial license examination in 1996, you took initiative 5 to strengthen your exam

security program and established a dedicated NRC examination preparation room equipped

with password-protected computers and locking storage. However, the inspectors identified

- that the 6xtent of procedural controls for ;xamWion security had been reduced through the

implementation of the Nuclear Operations .

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place of Dresden's site-specific procedure. vpecifically, the access to and control of passwords

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and combinations was not as rigid, and the required staff training was reduced. Consequently,

your examination computers had passwords for instructors who were not involved with NRC

examinations; howaver, those extra passwords did not give access to examination materials.

Your staff is now reviewing options to reste e the prior level of password and combination

control and provide documented training.

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We are concemed that no effectiveness reviews or quality verification audits of examination

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security were performed following the 1996 examination compromise. As a result, the

effectiveness of your corrective actions for this issue were unevaluated. Your staff stated that

current Dresden standards require an effectiveness review; and your staff scheduled an audit of

examination security following this inspection.

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in accordance wig 10 CFR 2.790 of the NitC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its

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enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

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We will gladly cliscuss any questions you he,e about this inspection.

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Original Signed by John A. Grobe

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Docket Nos. 50-10,50-237, 50-249

License Nos. DPR-02; DPR-19; DPR 25

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