ML20199B499
| ML20199B499 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant |
| Issue date: | 01/22/1998 |
| From: | Morgan J UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORP. (USEC) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| References | |
| GDP-98-2004, NUDOCS 9801280300 | |
| Download: ML20199B499 (3) | |
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USEC A Global Ene g Company January 22,1998 1
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission GDP 98-2004 Region III 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351 Portsm-)uth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS)- Docket No.70-7002 - 10CFR95.25 - Event
. Report 98-01 In accordance with 10 CFR 95.25 (i), this report summarizes the actians taken as a result of the
- discovery oisn unattended security. container found opened. Enclosure 1 lists the actions taken to prevent recunence.
On January 5,1998, at approximately 2320 hours0.0269 days <br />0.644 hours <br />0.00384 weeks <br />8.8276e-4 months <br />, guard force petsonnel making routine security checks of classified containers discovered an unattended and unlocked security container housit ;
classified matter. The container was located in the Nuclear Materials Accounting section of the X-100 Administration Building. - An accountant, one of the three authorized custodians of the container, was immediately notified at his residence.
On January 6,1998, at approximately 0015 hours1.736111e-4 days <br />0.00417 hours <br />2.480159e-5 weeks <br />5.7075e-6 months <br />, the custodian arrived on plantsite. The officer ana the custodian properly secured the container. At approximately 0630 hours0.00729 days <br />0.175 hours <br />0.00104 weeks <br />2.39715e-4 months <br />, a second custodian, an accounting specialist, inventoried the contents of the container and confirmed that none of the classified matter was missing.
-On January 6,1998, a security investigator conducted interviews with the Nuclear Materials Accounting Section Manager, who is also a custodian of the container, and the accounting specialist L
who inventoried the container contents. The accounting specialist stated that she had opened the
- container or. January 5,1998, at appr >.*imately 0630 hours0.00729 days <br />0.175 hours <br />0.00104 weeks <br />2.39715e-4 months <br />. She reported that the Nuclear Materials f
' Accounting area is continually occi aied duaig office hours. She stated that the container normally remains open during office hours for continuous access by Nuclear Materials Accounting personnel.
The accounting specialist stated that on January 5,1998, at approximately 1230 hours0.0142 days <br />0.342 hours <br />0.00203 weeks <br />4.68015e-4 months <br />, she departed N
plantsite. She stated before departing the area, the sect'on manager told her to leave the container open and that he would secure the container at tiie conclusion of the work day. A review of the SF-702, " Security Container Check Sheet" on Jarcary 5,1998, confinns the accounting specialist had opened the container at 0630 hours0.00729 days <br />0.175 hours <br />0.00104 weeks <br />2.39715e-4 months <br /> and that the container was not closed or checked.
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P.O. Box 300, Portsmouth, OH 45661 Telephone 614 897-2255 Fax 614-897-2644 httpd/www.usec.com Offices in Livermore, CA Paducah KY Portsmouth, OH Washingten. DC
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page Two January 22,1998 The section manager concurred with the accounting spe :Jist and stated that while preparing to leave the building his concentration was diverted and he neglected to secure the conteiner. The manager stated that he accepted full responsibility for not securing the container.
A review of Procedure XP2-SS-SS1039 adequately states the action steps that are to be taken to secure a classified container. The }nocedure says that when securing a classified repository, close all drawers, spin the combir.ation dial at least four times in either a clockwise or counterclockwise manner, test each drawer to assure that the locking mechanism is operable and initial and fill in the time that the repository is secured in the " closed by" portion of the SF-702. Following the securing of the repository, the p.ocedure requires the custodian to ask a fellow employee, where practical, to check the repository by spinning the combination dial at least four times in either a clockwise or counterclockwise manner and then test each drawer to assure the locking mechanism is operable.
These procedural steps were not followed by the scetion manager who was responsible for securing the container.
At PORTS, an unlocked security container found unattended constitutes a security infraction.
Security containers are used to protect classified information. The unlocked and unattended security i
container was within the plantsite controlled access area. Personnel having access to the controlled area mi st have the appropriate access authorization level for entry or be under positive escort of a cleared individual. Due to these facts it is believed that no unauthorized access was gained to the container and no classified information or material was compromised.
Sincerely, r
Acting General Manager Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Enclosures:
As stated cc:
NRC Division of Security NRC Resident Inspector - PORTS NRC Documeat Control Desk m
Docket No. 70 7002 -
Page1of1 X-100 UNLOCKED CONTAINER - ACTIONS TAKEN 1.
On January 5,1998, the Section Manager was issued a security infraction. The Section Manager also reviewed XP2-SS SS1039, which specifies the custodial responsibilities for the protection of classified information. The Section Manager was counseled on the correct process for securing a security container and completion of the SF-702 "Sacurity Container Check Sheet."
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