IR 05000334/2010201

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March 18, 2010

Mr. Paul Site Vice President Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 4, Route 168 Shippingport, PA 15077

SUBJECT: BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - NRC SECURITY INSPECTION 05000334/2010201 AND 05000412/2010201

Dear Mr. Harden:

On February 5, 2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a security baseline inspection at the Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2. The inspection covered one or more of the key attributes of the security cornerstone of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results, which were discussed on February 12, 2010, with you and members of the site staff.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your licenses as they relate to security and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your licenses. The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

This report documents one finding of very low security significance (i.e., Green as determined by the Physical Protection Significance Determination Process). The deficiency was promptly corrected or compensated for, and the plant was in compliance with applicable physical protection and security requirements within the scope of this inspection before the inspectors left the site. The finding had a cross-cutting aspect in the area of Human Performance H4(a),

because the licensee failed to use human error prevention techniques. If you disagree with the characterization of any findings in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the Director, Nuclear Security Incident Response, and the Branch Chief, Security Performance Evaluation Branch.

The information you provide will be considered in accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter 0305

If you contest this non-cited violation, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN.: Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator Region I, the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Beaver Valley Power Station.

Enclosure(s) transmitted herewith contain(s) SGI. When separated from enclosure(s), this transmittal document is decontrolled. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agency-wide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (The Public Electronic Reading Room). However, because of the security-related concerns contained in the enclosure, and in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, a copy of this letter's enclosures will not be available for public inspection.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1)(ii), the NRC is waiving the affidavit requirements for your response, if any. This practice will ensure that your response will not be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the NRC's document system, ADAMS. If Safeguards Information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. Otherwise, mark your entire response "Security-Related Information-Withhold Under 10 CFR 2.390" and follow the instructions for withholding in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(1).

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely,/RA/ Robert C. Johnson, Chief Security Performance Evaluation Branch Division of Security Operations Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response

Docket Nos.: 50-334, 50-412 License Nos.: DPR-66, NPF-73

Nonpublic

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000334/2010201 and 05000412/2010201 w/

Attachments:

Supplemental Information, Table of Security Personnel, Exercise One, Exercise Two, Exercise Three ( )