IR 05000133/1993003
| ML20057C649 | |
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| Site: | Humboldt Bay |
| Issue date: | 08/26/1993 |
| From: | Cillis M, Reese J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| ML20057C646 | List: |
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| 50-133-93-03, 50-133-93-3, NUDOCS 9309290220 | |
| Download: ML20057C649 (9) | |
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U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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Report No.:
50-133/93-03
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License No.:
DPR-7 Pacific Gas and Electric Company Licensee:
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San Francisco, California 94106 Facility Name: Humboldt Bay Power Plant (HBPP) Unit 3
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Inspection at: Eureka, California
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Inspection Conducted:
August 17, 1993 Dates /97 f
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Summary:
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Areas Inspected:
This was an announced inspection to obtain information on the licensee's
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employee concerns program.
Temporary Instruction 2500/028 was addressed.
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Results:
In the areas inspected, the licensee's programs appeared fully capable of No violations or deviations were accomplishing of their safety objectives.
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DETAILS
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Persons Contacted
- J. E. Molden, Acting Plant Manager
- R. Willis, Power Plant Engineer
- R. Parker, Senior Chemistry and Radiation Protection Engineer (SC&RPE)
'i D. Peterson, Quality Control Supervisor (QCS)
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- R. McKenna, Supervisor, Operations
- W. Montavlo, Jr. Radiation Protection Monitoring Foreman t
- P. Rasmussen, Senior Power Production Engineer
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- J. Crow, Training Coordinator l
- Denotes individuals attending the exit interview on August 20, 1993.
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In addition to the individuals noted above, the inspector met and held j
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The questionnaire provided in e
their employee concerns program (ECP).was completed during the interview and th; 2500/028 l
Temporary Instruction inspector interviewed workers for the purpose of determining-their awareness of licensee ECPs that are available for expressing their j
The completed questionnaire is-included as an attachment to concerns.
this inspection report.
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No violations or deviations were identified.
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Exit Interview (TI 2500/028)
The inspector met with the licensee representatives, denoted in Section
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1, at the conclusion of the inspection on AugustThe licensee was informed findings of the inspection were summarized.
that no violations or deviations were identified.
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Attachment EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAMS
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PLANT NAME: Pacific Gas & Electric Company LICENSEE: Humboldt Bay Power Plant
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DOCKET No:
50-133
Please circle yes or no if applicable and add comments in the space NOTE:
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PROGRAM:
t D as the licensee have an employee concerns program?
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Ye or No/ Comments)
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The licensee has four different types of ECPs. They are as follows:
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" Instructions to Workers." trainina on NRC i
form-3 instructions.
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Open Forum Program Guidelines Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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The Bargaining Union No.1245 (International Brotherhood of c.
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Electrical Workers 2.
Has NRC inspected this program? No Report # NA B.
SCOPE:
(Circle all that apply)
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Is it for:
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Technical?
The EAP and Bargaining Union programs are not designed to address technical issues. However. any technical issue that
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may be raised under these two programs would be referred to the
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10 CFR Part 19.12 or the Open Forum programs.
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Administrative?
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The response to this question would be the same as given in
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B.I.a. above.
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Personnel issues?
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D < it cover safety as well as non-safety issues?
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Is it designed for:
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Nuclear Safety?
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The response to this question would the same as given under B.I.a and B.l.b, above.
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Personal Safety?
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P onrel issues - including union grievances?
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the program apply to all licensee employees?
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C a ors?
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Contractors only participate in the licensee's 10 CFR Part 19.12 ECP l
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Yes or N / Comments)
Yes - for 10 CFR Part 19.12 No for the other programs.
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Does the licensee conduct an exit interview upon terminating
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employee asking if they have any safety concerns?
(Yes or No ' Comments)
None at this time.
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INDEPENDENCE:
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What is the title of the person in charge?
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Plant Manager (PM) and the Open Forum Program Administrator
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Who do they report to?
The PM reports to the Senior Vice President & General Manager,
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Nuclear Power Generation and the Open Forum Administrator reports to the PM 3.
Are they independent of line management?
Yes
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Does the ECP use third party consultants?
The EAP may have on an as needed basis.
Currently, other licensee ECP's do not provide th1s kind of service.
How is a concern about a manager or vice president followed up?
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No such concerns have been identified to date.
However, if such a concern were raised it would be carefully reviewed and processed
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accordingly (e.q.. case by case basis).
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RESOURCES:
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10 CFR Part 19.12 - 2 staff members
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Open Forum Program - 2 staff members i
EAP - 1 full time staff member
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Bargaining Union has 4 staff members
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What are ECP staff qualifications (technical training, interviewing
training, investigator training, other.)?
10 CFR Part 19.12 - This ECP program is administered by the i
HBPP training staff and which is under the direction of the PM.
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The present Open Forum Program Administrator holds a Bachelors b.
Degree in Psychology with a minor in Communications._
i EAP - is administered by a fully trained professional who is I
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certified by the State.
Bargaininq Union ECP - the training and qualifications of this
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staff was not known__
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REFERRALS:
Who has followup on concerns (ECP staff, line management, other)?
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CONFIDENTIALITY:
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A he ports confidential?
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10 CFR Part 19.12 - Only if concerns are reported directly to a.
the NRC Form 3 instructions.
Open Forum Program - Only if it is requested.
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EAP - Only if it is requested.
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Bargaininq Union - No_
Who is the identity of the alleger made known to (senior management,
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ECP staff, line management, other)?
10 CFR 19.12 - Senior management a.
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Open Forum Program - The program Administrator
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Union Stewards
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Can emp'loyees be:
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Anonymous?
Yes Na/ Comments)
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Report by phone? h No/ Comments)
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Is feedback given to the alleger upon completion of the followup?
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(Yes or No - If so, how?)
Directly or indirectly: such as, by verbal discussion or by' posting information on a bulletin board.
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Does the program reward good ideas?
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Who, or at what level, makes the final decision of resolution?
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Plant Manager or his delegate.
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Are the resolutions of anonymous concerns disseminated?
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Yes - they would be processed as indicated in Item G.I. above.
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Are resolutions of valid concerns publicized (newsletter, bulletin 5.
board, all hands meeting, other)?
Yes - they would be processed as indicated in Items G.1 and G.4
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EFFECTIVENESS:
How does the licensee measure the effectiveness of the program?
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The licensee has not officially measured the effectiveness of the programs because of the small numbers of concerns that are raised.
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concerns that are raised and therefore are able to determine its
effectiveness in this manner.
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Are concerns:
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Trended?
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Not formally (see Item H.1. above)
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Yes, on an as needed basis.
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In the last three years how many concerns were raised?
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4 What percentage Of the concerns raised,'how many were closed?
were substantiated? 25% of those evaluated.
1 - This was a non-nuclear related concern.
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How are followup techniques used to measure effectiveness (random 4.
survey, interviews, other)?
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Through interviews.
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How frequently are internal audits of the ECP conducted and by whom?
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The licensee has not established a formal audit program because of HBPP management the small numbers of concerns that are raised.
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ADMINISTRATION / TRAINING:
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Is ECP prescribed by a procedure?
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10 CFR 19.12 - Yes No formal procedures have been established for the remaining a.
three prcarams; however, all of the programs are covered by b.
approved written documents.
How are employees, as well as contractors, made aware of this program (training, newsletter, bulletin board, other)?
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10 CFR 19.12 - All employee's are trained annually.NRC F a.
Additionally, this program are posted on bulletin boards.
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Open Forum Program - by way of an on-line electronic mail.
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message that was issued in 1992.
EAP - During initial employment and annually thereafter._
During initial employment and by attendance at Union meetings.
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
(Including characteristics which make the program
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especially effective, if any.)
Workers were interviewed during the inspection for the purpose of determining if they were aware of which programs were available for raisino generally any safety, technical, personal matters. design issues, All workers were aware of reporting concerns to the NRC type of concern (e.g.,
radiological. etc. ).
10 CFR Part 19.12). All workers usina the guidelines on NRC Form-3 (e.g.,
were generally f amiliar with the EAP program but most felt it could only be Less than 10% of the workers questioned were used for personal matters.
This observation was brought to the familiar with the remaining two ECPs.
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Date Completed: 8/25/93 Mike Cillis /Sr. Radiation Specialist /(510) 975-0228 l
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- I 2500/028 Attachment Issue Date 07/29/93
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