Evaluate the effectiveness of site security. 02.07 Verify that support from local agencies is adequate to ensure the following: Unimpeded access of personnel to the plant. Unencumbered delivery of support goods to the site and unencumbered offsite shipment of radioactive materials. Mitigation of any possible threat to the site including abusive or violent strikers. Unimpeded access of medical care and ambulance services to treat injured or contaminated persons. Unimpeded access of the fire department to supplement the site fire fighting unit. 02.08 Confirm that site staffing will be sufficient and qualified to implement the site emergency plan. 02.09 Verify that the emergency communication equipment and the Emergency Notification System, where applicable, are available and operable. 02.10 Meet with the site employee concerns program (ECP) coordinator or ombudsman to determine if contract negotiations have had any adverse impact on safety conscious work environment at the site. 92709-03 INSPECTION GUIDANCE General Guidance. Events have shown that once negotiations have gone beyond the end of a contract date, bargaining unit personnel can strike (Oyster Creek 2003, Nine Mile Point 2011), or licensee management can decide to bargaining unit personnel (Fermi 1992, Honeywell 2010 and Pilgrim 2012) with little or no warning. Even if negotiations are ongoing and bargaining unit staff without a signed agreement, implementation of this inspection procedure should occur four to six weeks prior to the expiration of the current contract so that sufficient time exists to resolve any discrepancies may be identified in the licensee’s contingency plan. The licensee's contingency plan should be available for immediate implementation prior to the expiration of the current contract period and NRC assessment of that plan should provide confidence of successful implementation, if the plan is required. Regional staff will monitor and update contract dates for at least security personnel, operators, maintenance personnel, and radiation protection staff. Regional management and the resident inspector staff, as appropriate, will determine the need to implement this procedure.
Evaluate the effectiveness of site security. 02.07 Verify that support from local agencies is adequate to ensure the following: Unimpeded access of personnel to the plant. Unencumbered delivery of support goods to the site and unencumbered offsite shipment of radioactive materials. Mitigation of any possible threat to the site including abusive or violent strikers. Unimpeded access of medical care and ambulance services to treat injured or contaminated persons. Unimpeded access of the fire department to supplement the site fire fighting unit. 02.08 Confirm that site staffing will be sufficient and qualified to implement the site emergency plan. 02.09 Verify that the emergency communication equipment and the Emergency Notification System, where applicable, are available and operable. 02.10 Meet with the site employee concerns program (ECP) coordinator or ombudsman to determine if contract negotiations have had any adverse impact on safety conscious work environment at the site. 92709-03 INSPECTION GUIDANCE General Guidance. Events have shown that once negotiations have gone beyond the end of a contract date, bargaining unit personnel can strike (Oyster Creek 2003, Nine Mile Point 2011), or licensee management can decide to bargaining unit personnel (Fermi 1992, Honeywell 2010 and Pilgrim 2012) with little or no warning. Even if negotiations are ongoing and bargaining unit staff without a signed agreement, implementation of this inspection procedure should occur four to six weeks prior to the expiration of the current contract so that sufficient time exists to resolve any discrepancies may be identified in the licensee’s contingency plan. The licensee's contingency plan should be available for immediate implementation prior to the expiration of the current contract period and NRC assessment of that plan should provide confidence of successful implementation, if the plan is required. Regional staff will monitor and update contract dates for at least security personnel, operators, maintenance personnel, and radiation protection staff. Regional management and the resident inspector staff, as appropriate, will determine the need to implement this procedure.
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