ML20148J071

Submits Info That Clarifies Guard Responsibilities to Assure Effective Application of Regulatory Requirements in Protecting SNM from Sabotage.Response Requested Affirming Practices for Implementing Requirements of 10CFR73.40

ML20148J071
Person / Time
Site:	Yankee Rowe
Issue date:	12/01/1975
From:	Boyd R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Groce R YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
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NUDOCS 8011210056
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RE:

Yanken-Wouc Atomic Pouer Station The subject of ruard responsibilities in protectin~ special nucler

.I material tro, the f t and snbotane is beine reviewed by the "uclear Peculatory Co.ission.

The purpose of this letter is to clartfy one asrect of these retconsibilitie= so as to assurc offcctive application of regulatory requirements in this irrortant area.

1 Nuclear reactor facilities are recuired, under 10 CFR 73.40. te l

provide ohysical protection and to i r.olement the securitv plon submitted to the Co-ission.

A necessary ele-ent fnr amorevn1 of the plen of c nuclear power reactor is the provision of cunris.

We expect that the resconse requirements for these cucrds aill be the see as called out in 10 CFR 73.50 (g)(2) which recuirca that I

ruards resnondine to a possible threct shall determine if a threat exists, assere the cytent o f t he th ro at. and initiate meswreg to neutralize the threat, either by actino on their orm or bv c,ili-~

for assistance fron local law enforcement authcrities, or both, i

It onwars e50t the option for cuorr's takinc actirn on their c"n er d

calling for outside assistance ray conceivably be cubject to -is-interoretation.

The current reculation conte-nlates that ausrds a re to be instructed that their first triority is to asness the extet of the threat and convey to the proper law enforce nent authoritiac j

the nature of the threat.

They should then, or sirultaneousiv t:

j possible, take action on their own to counter the threat, d e f e r rin d

ac tion pending the crrival of reinforcements caly in those instances in which a cuard's life vould be placed in needless peril.when faced with an overwhelming f orce.

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i recuireren ta of 10 CFR 73.40 are consistent uith thia view for the implenectation of !i73.50 (~)(2) or,dvising us of any deviation f rom this sporoach, and in the latter case, ind ie n t irv: the cause of such deviation.

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