IA-87-399, Partially Withheld Rept of Investigation:Investigation of Alleged NRC Inspector Misconduct
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INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED NRC INSPECTOR MISCONDUCT The attached Report of Investigation documents the results of an Office of Inspector and Auditor (OIA) investigation into allegations from the Philadelphia Electric Company (PECo) concerning possible NRC inspector impropriety. During a PECo investigation into reports that PECo reactor operators were sleeping while on duty in the control room of the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, information was developed that allegedly 1) during a back shift, a PECo reactor operator had to twice wake a sleeping NRC inspector-who was on duty in the Peach Bottom control room, and 2) HRC inspectors were in the Peach Bottom control room socializing with operators and distracting them from their assigned duties.
Conclusions 01A's investigation did not substantiate the allegation that a PEco reactor i operator had to twice wake a sleeping NRC inspector who was on duty in the !
Peach Gottom control room. Information developed during this investigation i disclosed that while on duty in the Peach Bottom control room, the NRC inspector became very tired and was in danger of inadvertently falling asleep.
The inspector, acting in accordance with his' instructions, left the control room and went to the NRC Resident Inspector's office to revive himself.
During the time the inspector was out of the control room, a second NRC inspector monitored the operation of the control room.
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- Inspector Region I, NRC and Auditor (0IA), FRC, William T. RUSSELL, m n strator, Regional JPECo) concern,ing forwarded two allegations possible inspector free Philadelphia Electric impropriety ompany C
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back shift, a PEco reactor operator had to twice NRC wake a sleepiny 1) d who was on duty in.the Peach Bottom controlgroom and inspector 2) NRC ins from their assigned duties.the' Peach Bottom control ors were s racting them room in socializing j
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interviewe .y.0!A I t?achtrent 3) and stated he worked the bad shift, '1:(0 p.m. - 7:00 a.m., Varch ??-30, 1907, as the roctor operator 'or Petch Potton finit 3. At about 11:0n p.m., March 29, 1907, two NRC inspectors arrived at the control room reportedly eve the start-up of Unit 3 after the March 15-?2,1907 shutdown, identified one of the NRC inspectors as t Frank ENZO and thought the seco inspector was Larry SCHOLL. According to at about ?:00 a.m., March 30, 1987, as CRESCENZO was sitting in a c air adjacent to the Unit 3 control panel, CRESCENZO's head started to nod and his eyes began to close Soon, CRESCENZO's chin was resting on his chest and his eyes were closed. oticed this and started talkino to
. CRESCENZO. At that time, CPE 's head jerked up, and then CRESCENZO stood up, stretched, and exited the control room. During this tineMdid not see SCHOLL in the control room. About an hour or two later, CRESCENZO returned to the control room, walked around the Urit co trol panel and then sat in the chair next the Unit 3 control panel. related that almost insnediately upon sittin . CRESCENZO's eyes began to close and his head started to nod. Again, started talking to CRESCENZO to keep him awake. CRESCENZO again sto tretched, and left the control room for the remainder of the night. Shortly after CRESCENZO left the control room, SCHOLL returned. SCHOLL remai in t control room for an hour t n .
SCHOLL was not seer for the rest of the night. oted that I, as also aware of CRESCENZO's fi ng sleep urino t reported hi v ons to I however, > took no further action. During nterview
, commented only on CRESCEM20's physical appearance; he could not s er l CPESCENZO was actually asleep at any point during the shift.
3 Peach Pottom Atomic Power Station, was nterv ewed by 01A (Attac and stated that on March 29-30, 1987, he worked the back shift from 11:00 .m. to 7:00 a.m. in the Peach ttom control room. During this shift, was At about 10:00 p.m. , March 29, 1987, two C inspectors rriv at the control room reportedly to monitor the start-up of Unit 3. related that at about 3:30-4:00 a.m., March 30, 1987, as he walked past the Unit 3 console, he .
observed Frank CRESCENZ0, one of the NRC inspectors, leaning back in a chair I with his chin resting on his chest. The in ector appeared to be " extremely relaxed." About P0 mi s later, s$ walked past the Unit 3 console l again, he observed tie Unit ator, and CRESCENZO engaged in conversation. During thi per d, did not see the second NRC inspector in room, reca that just prior to the l end of the shift, ed him if he had seen the NRC inspector having l trouble staying awa e. answered yes. l l
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OIA (Attachment rdin the infonnation developed by Claims Security '
Division investigator, that an NRC inspector had allegedly l fallen asleep in th Pe ch Bo tom contro room during the back shift on l March 29-30,1987. rovided OIA with a drawing of the Peach Bottom control room and PE zone trace histories for the Peach Bottom control room for NRC inspectors Larry SCHOLL and Frank CRESCENZO. The zone trace histories are a computer log of the times that SCHOLL and CRESCENZO entered and exited the control room on March T9-30,1987. The zone trace histories disclosed 1
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Perch 30,1907. Curing that 27 minute period, neither CRESCD:20 nor SckCLt i were in the control room. The zone trace histories also documented that CPESCENZO was out of the contrcl room between 5:27-6:16, a.m., March 30, 1987, ard SCHOLL 4:59 was 5:22 a.m., absent March 30,from the control room between ?:35-3:58 a.m. and 1987.
control room at 6:36 a.m. , March 30, CPESCENZO 1987. and SCHOLL ended their shift in the and 11s.,
smung Peach Unit 2 Re tor Operator, ttom Atomic Power Station 7 were interv ewed by O!A (Attachment 6) and stated they were on duty in the Peach Pottom control roce between 11:00 p.m.,
N.rch 29 and 7:00 a.m., March 30, 1987. Concernirn their knowledge of an NRC inespector allegedly falling asleep while on c'uty in the control room, these individuals responded as follows:
recalled seeing two NRC inspectors in the area of the Unit 3 control M)both panel having trouble staying awake. W could not state wheth either inspector was ever asleep; however, he observed several short periods of " inattentiveness."
M stated that several times during the back shift, he observed one o the NRC inspectors yawn. This inspector peared to be tired; however, never saw him dozing. On two occasions observed the second NRC inspector, who was sitting in a chair next to th Unit 3 control panel, jerk his head up from his chest. This inspector seemed to have trouble staying awake, and on both occasions he got up and walked around to revive himself, related that he was told by was aving trouble staying awake; nowever,(, ( M and d notthat an NRC inspector personally observe an PPC inspector havir.4 trouble.
M stated that from his position at the Unit 2 control panel, he made no effort to look at the NRC inspa tors who were present in the con ol room.
Consequently, M did not see anyone sleeping or do:ing. )
recalled that he later heard talk among the other reactor operators that an HRC inspector had trouble staying awake.
F ch Bottom Atomic Power Station, was nterv IA(Attac i stated that he has been employed as a responsible fo and is six months ago, Approx ma bly four to began wo n back shift from 11:30 p.m. to 8:00 l a.m. During an hour shift, opine he ent about four hours in the control room. On several occa ons while was in the c ol room, he observed two NPC inspectors talking to reactor erators. recalled about four PEco employees gathered around the NRC inspectors an king and lawghing like they were all fri These gatherings lasted for about ter.
minutes, jnd uring that time, did not see anyone at the reactor control panels. q could provide no ils concerning the topic of the comersat' ons or the dates of the incidents, nor coul he provide the names or descriptions of the NRC inspectors. Additionally, could not recall the names of the PECo employees who he saw gathered around the NRC inspectors.
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l cobert M. GALLO, Branch Chief, Profects Branch 2, Pegion I, ERC, was interviewed by OlA (Attachment O and related that on l' arch 24, 1987, Region I received an allegation that reactor' operators at the reach Bottom plant were sleeping while on duty in the control room. In response to the allegation, on March 25,1987, Region i began an " essentially full time" coverage of the Peach Bottom control room. GALLO stated that on March 24, 1987, he prepared a list of instructions to be followed by the Region I inspectors assigned to monitor the control room. The original typed list contained a total of nine ,
instructions; however, the list was modified between March 25-31, 1987, to add five instructions (Attachment 9). GALLO stated that Pe j instructed tc provide essentially full time coverage o'gion the IPeach inspectors Bottonwere j
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minutes were pemitted. The inspectors were also told that one of the reasons for assigning two inspectors to the evening and back shifts was to allow the {
inspectors to relieve each other if one inspector became tired. If an inspector got tired, he was supposed to leave the control room and go to the MRC Pesident Inspector's office to revive himself.
1 Clay C. WARREN, Senior Pesident Inspector, Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, !
Fegion 1, NRC, was interviewed by OIA (Attachment 10) and stated he arrived at !
the Peach Pottom plant on March 30, 1987 to take part in Region I's full time I coverage of the Peach Bottom control room. When WARPEN arrived at Peach Bottom he was instructed that Region I management intended that at least one i NRC inspector be present in the control room at all times, however, short breaks in the coverage of about 15-30 minutes wore allowed. WAPPEN recalled that on the afternoon of March 30, 1987, he was told of rumors among the Peach 4 Bottom operators that during a back shift an NPC inspector had trouble staying awake. Apparently the NRC inspector was gettin !
nodding so the inspector left the control room.g sleepy and subsequent Sometime his head was to hearing about the rumors, WAPREN had a discussion with Frank CPESCENZO. At
.that time CRESCENZO comented to WARREP that during one back shift he became
" kind of punchy" and had to leave the control room to " walk it off."
1 Larry L. SCHOLL, Reactor Engineer, Reactor Projects Section 2A, Region I, NRC, i was inte rviewed by 01A (Attachment 11) and stated he was assigned to Peach Bottom to take part in the NRC's monitorship of the Peach Ecttom control room. i Before he went to Peach Bottom he was briefed by Robert GALLO concerninn the '
instructions he was to follow while on duty in the control room. SCHOLC stated that two NRC inspectors were assigned to the control room for each shif t; however, SCHOLL did not understand the instructions to require both of the inspectors to be in the control room at all times. He recalled that the instructions allowed the inspectors to give each other breaks, and 15 minute breaks in coverage were permissable. SCHOLL related that he and Frank CRESCENZO were scheduled to work between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.,
March 29-30,1987 in the Peach Bottom control room. SCHOLL and CRESCENZO arrived at the control room at about 11:00 p.m., March 29, 1987. While on duty in the control room, SCh0LL and CRESCENZO spent most of their time at the Unit 3 control panel because Unit 3 was the only unit operating. SCHOLL recalled that he spent most of the shift in the control room; however, on one occasion he went to the Unit 2 fuel floor, and he possibly toured the turbine building. Before he left the control room, SCHOLL informed CPESCENZO of his
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srwrU. cook r.ot recall if he and CRETCEN20 had lurch together or separately. [
SCPOLL stated that to the best of his knowledge, at no time was the centrol '
roon lef t unat'. ended by him or CPESCENZO for any extended amount of time. !
SCHOLL related that during the shi't, he saw CPESCENZO sitting in an extra {
chair located next to the Unit 3 control panel. During this time. CRESCENZO i talked to the Unit 3 operator and monitored a surveillance test. SCHOLL did l not notice CRESCENZO acting as if he was tired or having trouble staying i awake. SCHOLL did not recall CPESCENZO mentioning to him that he was tired, l and he did not recall CRESCENZO leaving the control room because he was tired.
SCHOLL did not see CRESCENZO dozing or sleeping and no one told him that-CRESCENZO was asleep.
Francis 0. CPESCENZO, Resident Inspector, Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, Region f I, NRC, was interviewed by OIA (Attachn'ent 12). CRESCENZO related that he was !
directed by Region I to go to the Peach Bottom plant to take part in an l essentially full time'NRC coverage of the Peach Bottom control room. )
CRESCENZO's first tour of duty began on March 27, 1907. When he first arrived ,
at Peach Bottom to take part in the NRC coverage, he was instructed that his !
duties were to observe everything the Peach Bottom reactor operators did and ,
to monitor the control room operations as outlined in the inspection module i pertaining to control rocm activities. CRESCENZO was instructed that the NPC coverage was to be essentially full time; therefore, one member of the two man inspection team was to be in the control room at all times. However, it was i pennissable for both NRC inspectors to be out of the control room for short I periods of time. 1 On Parch P9,1987, CRESCENZO and his shif t partner, Larry SrHOLL, were scheduled to work the 11:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m., March 29-30,1987, shift. "
CRESCENZO and SCHOLL arrived at the control room at about 11:00 p.m.,
March 29, 1987, and positioned themselves in the area of the Unit 3 control panel until about 2: a.m. March 1987. During these three hours, CRESCENZO talked to the Unit 3 reactor operator, and both -l he and SCHOLL observed the operation of Unit 3. Additionally, CRESCENZO and !
SCHOLL spent some time at the Unit 2 control panel.
At about 2:00 a.m., March 30, 1987 CRESCFNZO and SCHOLL left the control room and went to lunch. They returned at about 2:30 a.m. CRESCENZO recalled that sometime after that SCHOLL left the control room for a short time to ~go ~to the Unit 2 fuel floor to observe the movement of fuel. CRESCENZO spent the next several hours after lunch in the control room observing the operators.
Between about 2:30-5:00 a.m., CRESCENZO spent most of the time either standing or sitting near the Unit 3 control panel. When he was sitting, CRESCENZO used a large chair next to the Unit 3 panel. While sitting in this chair, CRESCENZO slouched. This was his nonnal sitting position. Sometime around 5:00 a.m., CRESCENZO began to get tired, and as he slouched in the chair his eyes became droopy. CRESCENZO stated that the control room operators could tell he was tired and, because of his slouched position in the chair and his heavy eyes, he could understand that an observer may have inter ed this as being "on the nod" or " dozing." Additiogg11y, in this context, may have said something to him thatWithought woke CRESCENZ However, CRESCENZO emphatically asserted that he was not asleep and at no time did he ;
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- Tf Sci,N70 nc'(.d that during his tour c f c'u ty a t ibch Pot tor , N. wa s very sensithe to the sigr.ificance of PPC inspectors stayirir awake. Consequently, when he realized he was becorting very tired, be acted appropriately and le" the control room for a break before he inadvertently fell asleep. At about E:30 a.m. , he lef t the control room, af ter infoming SCTLL that he was going to take a break, and went to the NRC Resident inspector's office to revive himself. After about 30 minutes, he returned to the control room and remained ,
alert until about 6:30 a.m. when he and SCPOLL ended their shif t. l CRESCEf!ZO stated that he complied with all of his instructions during the tour of duty. Fxcept for about 30 minutes at about 2:00 a.m., when he and SCHOLL I
- went to lunch, there was always an NRC inspector present in the control room, additionally, when CRF.SCENZO became tired, he followed his instructions and left the control room to revive himself before he inadvertently fell asleep.
CCHCLUS!ONS OIA's investigation did not substantiate the allegation that a PECo reactor operator had to twice wake a sleeping NRC inspector who was on duty in the reach Rotton control room. Information developed during this investigation disclosed that while on duty in the Peach Bottom control room, the NRC inspector became very tired and was in danger of inadvertently falling asleep.
The inspector, acting in accordance with his instructions, left the control room and went to the PRC Resident inspector's office to revive himself.
During the time the inspector was out of the control room, a second NRC inspector monitored the operation of the control room.
DIA did not substantiate the allegation that PRC inspectors were distracting reactor operators from their assigned duties. The lack of details by the alleger precluded an in-depth investigation of this matter, j C1 (.
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Peport of Intervia-Philadelphia Electric Company (PEco) was n erviewed regarding his knowledge of two allegations of NRC inspector impropriety at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station. Mrelated essentially the following:
. %) explained that PECe has an ongoing investigation into allegations that )
reactor operators were sleeping while on duty at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power 1 Station. During the course of their investigation, PEco Claims Security Division investigators learned that an NPC i et had been observed i sleeping in the Peach Bottom ntrol room relat this {
information s devel ed , as he was j transporting to Peach i Bottom after he had b en nte vie as part of the PECo invest ation.
Peportedly, asked why PECo securit as t iny ati other people wh ere sie ing in the control room. aske 1 to explain, and stated he had been told by a I reactor operator, that on wo occasions during one night shi had to wake up a sleeping NRC inspector who was on duty in the plant control roorr.
, further related that during an inte view with PEco security, a stated that during a back shift sometime in flarch 1987, before the forced shutdown he observed two NRC inspectors socializing with a group of PECo operators in the area of the middle console in the control room. Apparently the technician was concerned ,
that while the reactor operators were socializing with the two NRC inspectors they were being distracted from performing their assigned duties. ;
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- 4 U 5, NUCLE AR REGULATORY COMMisslON Of f ce of insDector and Auditor o.i...i,.m...... June 26, 1987 F,ercrt of Interview hi adelphia Electric Company (PEcol, was interviewed concerning his knowledge f I eged NPC inspector misconduct 6t the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, related essentially as follows: ,
On Ma 0, 1987, as he was driving ,a the Pea Pottom s atio after his interview wit stated t ."you did not ask the right quest ons, d as any other people we sleeping in the control room."
asked for an explanation and 3repli d th "he had heard that i pectors were sleeping in he c ntrol room." related to that he had been told by that on two occasions during one bac shift he had to wake a NRC inspector who was asleep in the control room, could provide with no details concerning the incident other than it reportedly occurred shortly before the forced shutdown o the Peach Bott station by the NRC. Additionally, in response to questions, stated he had no first hand knowledge of the incident and had no formation of ther alleged improprieties by NRC inspectors. The rmationthat( could provide was what he had learned from cwMa mmA Cp& C l 7C 4.....,' b M3y_26 _19473 3 l ., Aberdeen, MD ,,..=87-21 a o.i. a.< i.i.. June 26. 1987 j Is oNs"I c$fv". c7w" r [>v uds.o$$I"t-SoI to "ton ATCAONENT 2 l _ _ ______ -_D
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, Reactor Operator, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, was
.interviewe concerning his knowledge of alleged NRC inspect he Peac tom station. Present during the interview was misconductat)
Harrisburg, PA, who acted as legal j preventative , stated essentially as follows:
- Petween fiarch 29-30,1997, worked the back shift, from 11 p.m. to a.m. the reactor operator for the Peach Bottom station Unit 3. i arrived at the Peach Rottom control room at about 10:30 p.m., Farch
< .1987, and two NRC inspectors arrived at the control rcom at about 11:00
.m n h NRC inspectors attended the shift meeting at about 11:30 p.m.
knew the identity of one o' the NRC i Frank CRESCENZO, the NPC walk through because CPESCENZO was the NRC examiner who licensing examination about one year ago. thought the name nf the second NPC ins ec r in the control room was Larry CH0tt; however, he was not .
certain, related that, to his knowledge, the reason the NRC inspectors were at the station was to observe the start-up of Urit 3 after the shutdown between March 15-22, 1987, as the result of the electric hydraulic control unit malfunction on Unit 3.
I Mrecalled that shortly after CRESCENZO and SCPOLL_ arrived in the control room, Sholl lef t and Crescenzo remained. W and CRESCENZO then talked for about two hours regarding he NRC licensing examination. Although Unit 2 was moving fuel at that time, did not recall CRESCENZO ever going over to the Unit 2 contr 1 anel in t e control room. During their conversation, CRESCENZO asked several c,uestions concerning the status of Unit 3.
At about ? a.m., March 30, 1987, CRESCENZO was sitti in a h back chair, adjacent to the Unit 3 control panel. According toSoon his ch nCRESCENZO'S was resting on head started to nod and his eyes bega to lo e.
his chest and his eyes were closed. noticed this and started talking to CRESCEt;ZO. At that time, Crescenzo's head jerked up and he stood p; CRES NZO then stretched ind exited the~ control room. During this time, did not see SCHOLL in the control room. About an hour or two later, CRESCENZ returned to the control room, walked around the Unit 3 cont 1 panel, then sat in the same chair next to the Unit 3 control panel. '
stated that almost innediately upon sit i down, CRESCENIO'S eyes began to started talking to CRFSCENZO to close .and his head started to nod.
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. 2 tor the remainder of the night. Shortly after CRESCEN70 N't the control room, SCHOLL returncd. SCit0LL renained in the control rotr* 'or about an hcur, i tren he left. SCHOLL was not- en byh for the rest of the night.
ruring the intervier, omented only on CRESCEN:0'S physical appearance; he did not elieve he was qualified to coment oc CPESCEN20'S mental state, i.e., whether he actually fell asleep at an,r time or was just tired.
. . stated that during the back shift on March 20-3r, present in the control room were the Unit ? Reactor Operator; Chief Operator; Shif t tuperviso and the Shift Superintendent. The specific individual' that M (rc;ould recall as bein presen in ol room duri the back shift was the Chief Operator, . related that as aware of CPESCENZO'S fighting sleep durin bac shift because passed CRESCENZO when he walked from his desk to the it writing room, which was to the right of the Unit 3 control panel. urned to his station from the permit writing room, he stated to "Do you see that guy?"
n f nce to CPESCENZO falling asleep in the chair, f4ditionally, later brought the incideri to the attention of the Shift Supervisor ,
and Shif t Superintendent. My str.'edc that this was the only incident of !
possible NRC inspector impropriety that he was aware of. Other than bringing )
m to the attention of the Shift Supervisor and Shift Superintendent, did not take any further action as a result of the incident.
Subsequent to the conclusion of the interview, the roster for the back shift ,
for March 29-30, 1987, was reviewed to identify the individuals who were on '
t in he control room during the back shift. With the aid of the roster. l identified the following persons:
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l further identified as the Shift Supervisor to whom men oned the incident regarding rescenzo's sleeping.
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Peach Pottom Atomic Power Station, was interviewe , concerning his knowledce of alleged NRC inspect misconduct at .
the Peac.h Bottom station. P esent during the interview was Harrisburg, PA, who acted as legal representative. tated essentially as follows:
On March 09-30, 19P7, worked the back shif t, frar.11 .m. to 7 a.m.,
on control room. During this shift, 'was the (inthePeachPottomsta and he spent most of his time in the ermit riting' Dcom. At about 10 p.m. March 29, 1987, two NRC inspectors arrived at the control room. Although had been told the NPC inspectors were stationed in the control room to monitor the Unit 3 start-up, the rumor amorg the reactor operators was the HRC inspectors were in the control roc.m to learn if the reactor operators were sleeping while on duty. ,
M related that at approximately 3:30-4:00 a.m., March 30, 1987, he walked from the Pennit Writing Room, past the Unit 3 console, into the Shift J Superintendent's Office. As he walked past the Unit 3 console, he observed an RC in ector leaning back in a chair, with his chin resting on his chest.
l described he PRC inspector as being "extreinely relaxed." About ?O minutes later, as returned to the Pennit Writing Room from the Shif t Superintendent's Office, he observed , the Unit 3 reactor erator, and the NRC inspector engaged in conversation. During this time, did not see the second NRC inspector in the control room.
related that just prior to the end of the shif t, asked Wansweredyes. if he had seen C inspector having trouble staying awake, stated that the n ne f the NRC inspector who had trouble staying awa e was Frank CRESCENZO. knew CRESCENZO as one o' the NRC examiners who e ductad the NRC licendng examination at Peach Bottom about a year ago. PdidnotknowthenameoftheotherNRC' inspector who worked the back shtft with CRESCENZO.
could provide no further infonnation concerning this incident.
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tarry L. SCHOLL and Frank CRESCEF20 lattached). The zone trace histories are a coteputer log of the movements of SCHOLL and CRESCENZO as they entered and exited the control room on t' arch 29-?0,19P,7.
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. control room. These individuals stated essentially the following:
All four individuals worked the 11:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. shift in the Peach Bottom control room on March 20-30, 1987, and they recalled that two NRC inspectors were present in the control room during the shift. When questioned regarding their knowledge of a NRC inspector allegedly falling asleep while on duty in the control room during the 11:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m., March 09-30, 1987 shift,-
these individuals responded as follows:
recalled seeing two NR ins ctors standing and sitting in the area of the Unit 3 contro'. panel. observed that both had trouble staying awake and they had to get up from the chair and walk around the control room to revive themselves. could not state whether either inspector was ever asleep; however, he opined that he observed periods of
" inattentiveness" two or three times during the shif t that lasted for a few minutes at a time.
M ) stated that several times during the shift, as he walked from his desk in the middle of the control room to the Pennit Writing Room, he observed one of thg tro NPC inspectors yawn. The NRC inspector a eared to be tired; however, p )never saw him dozing. On two occasions observed the second inspector, who was sitting in a chair next to the Unit 3 panel, jerk his head up from his chest. This inspector seemed to have trouble staying awake, and n th occasions he got out of his chair and walked around to revive if.
recalled that these two incidents occurred evera? hours a rt.
recalled briefly mentioning his observations to the Unit 3 reactor operator.
kstatedthathewastoldby that an NRC nspec or was 1aving trouble staying awake; h(owever, did not personally e e any action by the NRC inspector to indicate he was having trouble.
lated that he spent most of the shift in the Shift Superintendent's ffice w ich was located along the side wall of the control room. From that office, could no observe activity in the central part of the control room. The only times noticed the NRC inspectors were during the several trips he made from the Shi t Superintendent's Office to another office.
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M Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, was interv ewe concern ng his kno ledge of, alleged NRC inspector misconduct l at the Peach Bottom Station. @ tated essentially as follows:
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, Pechtel Cor oration at the Peach Bottom Sta ion 'or about- tw rs. Is a Approximately four to six mon'* .,- ago, Mbegan working the back shift at the station. While workinc che back s ift, he worked from 11:30 p.m. to 8 a.m.
During an eight hour shift,(M) opined he spent about four hours in the control room area. On several occasions during the time he was in the ontr 1 room, he oserved two PRC inspectors talking to the reactor operators.
stated he watched about four Philadelphia Electric Company (PECo) employees gathered around the NRC inspectors and talking and laughing like they were all
' ie s. These gatherings lasted for about ten minutes. Dur ng his time, did not cbserve anyone at the reactor control' panels. did not m now what the topic of conversation was; however, he did not think it was business related.
Mcould provide no details concerning when these gatherings took place other than to say they occurred a coup of eeks before the NPC forced shutdown of the Peach Bottom station, did not know the names, nor could he provide an accurate description of NRC inspectors whom he observed 3 conversing with the PECo employees, and he stated the only way he knew they were KPC emplo ees was they were white hard hats with "NRC" lettering.
Additionally, could not recall the rames of the PEco employees whc he saw gathered around the FPC inspectors.
Mconnented on his observations by stating that he thought it was " weird" that NRC inspectors could be such oo friends with the PEco operators then
' turn someone in" for sleeping. had no other knowledge of possible inappropriate actions by NRC inspectors at the Peach Bottom station, fM M Q d
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i PfPOPT CF INTERVIFW j 0 0bert P. GALLO, Branch Chief, Projects Branch 2, Pegicn I, t'DC, was interviewed regarding his knowledge of an alleged incident at the Peach Pottom l Atomic Power Station during which an NRC inspector fell asleep while on duty. ,i GALLO related essentially the following:
Puring the morning of March 24, 1987, Region I received a telephone call from the NRC Headquarters duty officer who related that an anonymous allegation had been received concernino reactor operators sleeping in the control room of a nuclear power plant. Shortly after the telephone call from Headquarters, Region I received a call from an alleger and, after a lengthy discussion, determined that the plant was Peach Pottnm. Later that day, GALLO participated in a sneeting, which included Dr. Thomas E. FURLEY, the Region I >
Administrator at that time, and it was decided that Region I would institute a 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day site coverage of the Peach Bottom facility. This coverage, which began at 3:00 pm, March 24,19P7, included randon, frequent visits to the Peach Bottom control room.
GALLO continued by relating that on the morning of Patch 25, 1987, a Region I investigator and inspector interviewed the alleger and detennined the alleger was credible. In the afternoon of March 25, 1987, Region I began " essentially full time" coverage of the Peach Bottom control room. At that' time, Region I thought full tine coverage would last only several days, until Friday, March 27,1907. However, the full time coverage continued until April 2, 1987.
GALLO stated that on March 24, 1987, he prepared a list of instructions to be followed by the Region I inspectors assigned to monitor the activities at Peach Bottom. These instructions were typed on March 25, 1987. The original !
typed instructions contained a total of nine instructions; however, the f original list was modified between March 25-31, 1987, to add five I instructions. A copy of the instructions was taped inside the log book maintained in the NRC Resident Inspector's office at Peach Bottom for all inspectors to read before coming on duty. Additionally, GALLO stated that the ,
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On March 25, 1987, before the first shift (3:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.) began, GALLO briefed Thomas JOHNSON, Michele EVANS, and Frank CRESCENZO, all Region I inspectors, on their duties while taking part in the full time coverage of the Peach Bottom control room. GALLO stated that among other things the inspectors were told they were supposed to provide essentially full time
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. . WARREN arrived at the Peach Bottom plant on March 30, 1987, to take part in P,egion I's full time coverage of the Peach Bottom control room. WARREN was ,
scheduled to stand 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> shifts on site between 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
daily. . WARREN worked at Peach Bottom for two days before the NRC issued an order on March 31, 1985, to shut down the Peach Bottom plant.
HARREN related that on March 30, 1987, when he arrived at Peach Bottom, Thomas Johnson, the NRC Senior Resident Inspector at Peach Bottom, briefed him on his responsibilities while at Peach Bottom. Johnson told WARREN about the instructions, the log book, daily reports, the allegations received by the KRC regarding the reactor operators. Johnson told WARREN that Region I management intended that at least one NRC inspector be present in the control room at all times for essentially full time coverage. WARREN stated that to his knowledge short breaks in coverage of about 15-30 minutes were allowed.
WARREN recalled that on the afternoon of March 30, 1987, as he was getting briefed by Lawrence J. WINK, Reactor Engineer, Region I, prior to beginning i his first shif t, WINK told him that there were some rumors among the Peach Bottom operators that during a back shift, at about 3:00 or 4:00 a.m., an NRC inspector had trouble staying awake. Apparently, the inspector was getting )
sleepy and his head was nodding, so the inspector left the control room. WINK q did not provide any names to WARREN. WARREN opined that WINK related this ;
information to WARREN as a caution to remain awake. WARREN recalled that I sometime subsequent to his conversation with WINK, he discussed the incident j with Frank CRESCENZO. At that time CRESCENZO comented to WARREN that during !
one back shift that he was working he became " kind of punchy" and EM to leave the control room to " walk it off."
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Larry L. SCHOLL, Reactor Engineer, Reactor Projects Sec' tion 2A, Region I, NRC, was interviewed regarding his knowledge of an alleged incident at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station during which an NRC inspector fell asleep while on duty. SCHOLL was advised of his rights as they pertain to an 01A investigation into alleged administrative misconduct and he was sworn.
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SCHOLL stated he was assigned to Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station to take part in Region l's monitorship of the operation of the control ecom on essentially a full time basis. SCHOLL worked his first eight hour tour of duty at 3:00 p.m., March 27, 1987. The day before he traveled from Region I to Peach Bottom to begin his assignment, he was briefed by Pobert GALLO, Branch Chief, Projects Branch 2, Region I, NRC, regarding the instructions he was to comply with while on duty in the control room. SCHOLL stated that two inspectors were assigned to each shift in the control room; however, S.CHOLL did not understand the instructions to require that both of the inspectors had to remain in the control room at all times. He recalled that the inspectors were allowed to give each other breaks and 15 minute breaks in the coverage were permissable. )
SCHOLL related that on March 29, 1987, he and Frank'CRESCENZO, a Region I Resident Inspector, were scheduled to work the 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shift together. On March 29, 1987, SCHOLL and CRESCENZO went to the NRC Resident Inspector's office at Peach Bottom where they assumed duties from the outgoing shift. SCHOLL and CRESCENZO arrived at the Peach Bottom control room at about 11:00 p.m., March 29, 1987. Upon their arrival in the control room, SCHOLL and CRESCENZO spent most of their time at the Unit 3 control panel because that unit was the only one operating. Occasionally, either SCHOLL or CRESCENZO walked to the Unit 2 panel to monitor the activities of that operator.
Although the details of the 11:00 p.m., March 29 to 7:00 a.m. March 30, 1987, shift were difficult to remember, SCHOLL related that he spent most of the night in the control room. SCHOLL recalled that on one occasion he went to the i.ait 2 fuel floor and he possibly toured the turbine building. Before he left the control room, SCHOLL informed Crescenzo of his plans. During the night, SCHOLL and CRESCENZO gave each other breaks; however, SCHOLL could not recall if he and CRESCENZO had lunch together or separately. SCHOLL stated that to the best of his knowledge, at no time was the control room left unattended by him or CRESCENZO for any extended amount of time.
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LCPOLL relatu' that during the March 09-30, 1907 back shift, N noticed- l
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located next to the Unit 2 control panel; however, he did not notice CPESCENZO !
acting as if he' was tired or having trouble staying awake. SCP0tt did not l recall CRESCENZO mentioning to him that he was tired and he did not recall 1
. CRESCENZO leaving tha control room because he was tired. SCP0tt did not see !
CRESCENZO dezing cif or sleeping and no one told him that CRESCEM20 was asleep. . SCHOLL cua'd orovide no details concerning the number or length of l the breaks that CRESCEM:0 took during the shift. SCHOLL recalled no unusual behavior en the part of anyone during the shift.
l SCHOLL opined that he and CRESCENZO followed their instructions. They ,
observed and recorded in the NRC log book the actions of the control room !
operators and they. maintained essentially full tirre NRC coverage of the Peach Bottom control room during the entire shift.
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At the onset of the interview, CRESCENZO was advised of his rights as they {
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CRESCENZO related that he was directed to go to the Peach Bottom Atomic Power l Station by Region ! managerrent to take part in an essentially full time NRC coverage of the Peach Bottom control room. CRESCENZO's first shift of duty was 11:00 p.m. Parch 27 to 7:00 a.m. March 28, 1987. 'On March 29, 1987, CRESCEtlZO arrived at the Peach Bottom control room at about 10:30-11:00 p.m.
tc begin that tour of duty. When he arrived to start his shift, the plant was {
in a routine status at about 75% power. CRESCEt3 and his shift partner, '
Larry SCHOLL, an NRC inspector, were scheduled to observe the operation of the i Peach Bottom control room from 11 p.m. Farch 29, to 7 a.m. March 30, 1987.
After assumiry duties at the NRC Resident inspector's office, CRESCENZO and SCHOLL went to the control room where they observed the control room shift turnover. CRESCENZO recalled that from about 11 p.m. March 29, 1987 to 2:00 1 a.m., March 30, 1987, he and SCHOLL were positioned'in the vicinity of the
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the Unit 3 Peactor Operator, abo t the NRC licensing i examination that CRESCENZO administered to about a year ago. l Additionally, both CRESCENZO and SCHOLL observed the operation of Unit 3 and i SCHOLL observed the diesel surveillance completed by the Unit 3 operator.
During this time period, CRESCENZO and SCHOLL also spent some time at the Unit i 2 control panel. l At about 2:00 a.m, March 30, 1987, both CRESCFNZO and SCHOLL left the control ,
room and went to lunch. They returned to the control room at about 2:30 a.m. '
CRESCENZO recalled that sometime after that, SCHOLL left the control room for a short time to go to the Unit 2 fuel floor to observe the utility moving fuel. For the next several hours after their return from lunch, CRESCENZO remained in the control room and observed the reactor operators. CRESCENZO thought he may have watched the MSIV surveillance in the Unit 3 portion of the control room, and at times SCHOLL watched the Unit 2 operator. ,
J During the period from about 2:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., CPESCENZO spent most of the time either standing or sitting near the Unit 3 control panel. When he was sitting, CRESCENZO used a large flight chair next to the Unit 3 control panel. While he was sitting in this chair, he was slouching. This was his normal position. Sometime around 5:00 a.m., CRESCENZO began to get tired. He 4,,, ,, . .(. June,2t 19P n f n Region I, MC , ,,, m 87-21 IMS u ev J om, u m.. June 26, 1987
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and at no time did he have to be awakened. CRESCENZO repeated that because he was tired and because of his slouched position as he sat in the chair and his l heavy eyes, he could understand that an observer may have interpreted this as being "on the nod" or " dozing." ,However, he was not sleeptre.
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during this period was to monitor the control roon operators to ensure they '
were acting appropriately. Consequently, when CRESCENZO realized he was becoming very tired, he acted appropriately and le't the control room for a break before he inadvertently fell asleep. g CrESCENZO continued by stating that at about 5:30 a.m., t' arch 30, 1987, he lef t the control room and went to the NRC Residert Inspector's office for a j break. At the office, he had some coffee, walked around, art revived himself, s After about 30 minutes, CPESCENZO returned to the control room and ren)ained !
alert until about 6:30 a.m. when he and SCHOLL ended their shift and returned to the Pesident inspector's office.
1 l CRESCENZO explained that when he arrived at Peach Pottom to take part in the l NRC full time coverage of the control room, he was instructed that his duties d were to observe everything the reactor operators did and to log the procedures completed by the operators. Additionally, he was to note any improper I behavior of the operators and to monitor the control room operations as I outlined in the inspection module pertaining to control room activities. I CRESCENZO was also instructed that the coverage was to be essentially full l time; therefore, one member of the two man inspection team was to be in the control room at all times. The instruction for full time coverage was lenient in that for short periods of time (approximately 15 minutes) it was pennissable 'or both NRC inspectors to leave the control room at the same time.
CRESCENZO stated that he complied with all of his instructions during his March ?9-30, 1987 tour of duty. Except for about 30 minutes at about 2:00 a.m., either he or SCHOLL were present in the control room at all times..
CRESCENZO recalled that during the one or two times that SCHOLL left the control room, he told CRESCENZO to remain in the room. When CRESCENZO became tired at about 5:30 a.m., he infonned SCHOLL that he was going to the Resident Inspector's office to take a break. When he returned to the control room, SCHOLL was still there. Both CRESCENZO and SCHOLL observed the activities of h& kNb-gg g c 4 K
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