Event Notification Report for April 11, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
04/10/2002 - 04/11/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38845
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38845 |
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| FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/10/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:44[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/10/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:30[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TIM SHETRONE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/10/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |J. BRADLEY FEWELL R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |TAD MARSH NRR |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |TIM MCGINTY IRO |
| |HUB MILLER RA |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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EVENT TEXT
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION OF ADEQUACY OF SECURITY QUESTIONED IN PRESS
RELEASE |
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| "On April 10, 2002 Representative Edward Markey, (D-MA), issued a press |
| release alleging that security clearance practices for temporary access in |
| vital areas at US nuclear plants is not sufficient. Representative Markey |
| within the body of a letter to NRC Chairman Meserve states that a senior |
| security officer at Salem raised concerns about the adequacy of the NRC's |
| security background check requirements and that temporary workers with less |
| than a complete background check were allowed in vital areas without being |
| escorted by security officers. |
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| "The NRC issued an order on February 25 directing specific activities to |
| increase security at all commercial nuclear power plants. The information |
| and specifics of the order is confidential and cannot be shared. The order |
| also gave each nuclear utility until August 31, 2002 to come into compliance |
| with the specifics of the order. |
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| "One component of the order issued, referred to vital area access control |
| for workers with temporary security clearance. PSEG Nuclear developed a |
| program to come into compliance with this particular element of the order, |
| and implemented the program prior to the start of the current refueling |
| outage. We are confident that our program, as designed, is in compliance |
| with the NRC order, and that we have fully implemented the stringent |
| requirements of our own security program. |
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| "Since media interest may be generated by Representative Markey's press |
| release, PSEG Nuclear is making a 4-hour report in accordance with |
| 10CFR50.72(b) (2) (xi)." |
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| The licensee made state (NJ & DE) and local (LAC township) notifications of |
| this event. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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