ML22032A058

EA-21-139; EA-150: Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station - NRC Investigation Report Nos.. 1-2021-002 & 1-2021-014

ML22032A058
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	03/08/2022
From:	Daniel Schroeder Decommissioning, ISFSI, and Reactor Health Physics Branch
To:	Trice K Holtec Decommissioning International
Marjorie McLaughlin
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EA-21-139, EA-21-150 1-2021-002, 1-2021-014
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UNI T ED STAT ES NUC LEA R REG ULATO RY CO M M I SSI O N R E GION I 2100 RENAISSANCE B OUL E VA RD, S U IT E 1 0 0 K IN G OF P R U S S IA, PA 1 9 4 0 6-2713

March 8, 202 2 EA-21-139 EA-21-150

Mr. K elly Tric e P resident - HDI Holtec Decommissio ning I nter national, LLC K rishna P. S ingh T echnolo gy Cam pus 1 Holtec B lvd.

Camden, NJ 081 04

SUBJECT:

OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - NRC INVESTIGATION REPORT NOS. 1-202 1 -002 & 1 -202 1- 01 4

Dear Mr. Tric e :

This lette r ref ers to two investig ations co nduct ed by t he U.S. Nuclea r Regula tory Co mmission (NRC) Office of Investig ations ( OI) at the Holt ec Decom missioning Inter nation al, LLC (HDI)

Oyster Cre ek Nuclea r Gene rating S tation (Oyster C reek). T h e investig ations, whic h w ere complete d on S ept embe r 23, 202 1, and Octob er 14, 202 1, res pectively, inv olved sec urity matters that are co nsider ed sensitiv e infor mation. Th eref ore, details of the inv estigatio ns are not include d in this le tter but a re desc ribed i n the non-public encl osure.

B ased on th e res ults of th e NRC OI investi gations, the NRC staf f dete rmine d that multiple examples of a S eve rity Level IV viol ation of NRC requi reme nts occu rred, but t hat th e occurre nces did not r esult fr om th e willful actions of any of th e involved individuals. Th e NRC is treating this violatio n as a non-cit ed violatio n (NCV ) consist ent with S ecti on 2.3.2.a of the E nforceme nt P olicy. T he det ails of th e violation, includin g the assessme nt of its si gnificance, are pr ovided i n the enclosur e. The NRC not es that HDI took i mmedia te cor rective actions t o address any secu rity-r elated v ulner ability.

Y ou are n ot re quire d to r espon d to t his letter. Howeve r, if you contest the viol ation o r significance of the NCV, you s hould provid e a r espons e within 30 days o f the date o f this lett er, with the basis for yo ur d enial, to the Nucle ar Reg ulato ry Commissio n, A TTN: Docum ent Cont rol Desk, Washingto n DC 2055 5- 00 01, with c opies to : (1 ) the R egional A d ministrat or, Re gion 1, 2100 Ren aissance B oul evard, S uite 10 0, K ing of P r ussia, P A 1940 6; an d (2 ) the Dir ector, Office of E nforce ment, U nited S tates Nuclear Regulat ory Com mission, Was hington, DC 2055 5- 0 001.

In accord ance with Title 1 0 of t he Cod e of Fede ral Regul ations ( 10 CFR ) P art 2. 390 of the NRCs Rules of P ractice, a co py of this letter will be ma de availa ble elect ronically f or pu blic inspection in the NRC P ublic Docu ment Ro om a nd fr om th e NRCs A gency -wide D ocume nts A ccess and Ma nage ment S yste m (A DA MS ), accessi ble fro m the NRC Web site at

Enclosure transmitted herewith contains Sensitive, Unclassified, Non-Safeguards Information. When separated from the Enclosure, the transmittal document is decontrolled.

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http://www.nrc. gov/r eading-rm /ada ms.html. However, the mate rial enclos ed he rewith co ntains S ecurity-Relate d Info rmati on in acc orda nce with 1 0 CFR 2. 390 (d)( 1), a nd its disclos ure t o unauth orized in dividuals co uld pr esent a secu rity vulne rability. Ther efore, the mate rial in th e enclosures will not be made available electr onically for public ins pection in the NRC P ublic Document R oom o r fr om A D AMS. If Security -Related Info rmatio n is necess ary t o provi de an acceptable resp onse, pl ease mark yo ur e ntire respo nse S ecurity-Related Info rmatio n in accorda nce with 1 0 CFR 2. 390( d)(1 ) an d follow th e instr uctions f or withh olding in 10 CFR 2.3 90( b)(1 ). In accor dance wit h 10 C FR 2.39 0(b) (1) (ii), th e N RC is waiving th e affidavit require ments for y our respons e.

P lease note t hat fin al NRC investigatio n docu ments, such as the OI rep orts d escribe d abov e, may be made available t o the public u nder the Free dom of Info rmati on A ct ( FOIA ), su bject to redactio n of inf orma tion ap pro priate unde r the FOIA. Re quests u nder the FOIA shoul d be made in accord ance with 10 CFR 9.23, Reques ts for R ecords. A dditio nal info rmatio n is availabl e on the NRC website a t http: //www.nrc.g ov/rea ding-rm/f oia/foia-privacy. html.

S hould you h ave any questi ons re gardi ng this le tter, please c ontact me at 610-337-526 2.

S incerely,

Daniel S chroed er, Chie f S ecurity, E merg ency P re pare dness, and Incident Res ponse B r anch Division of Radiologic al S afety a nd S ecurity

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OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - NRC INVESTIGATION REPORT NOS. 1-2021-002 & 1-202 1- 00 14 Date d Ma rch 8, 2022

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