IR 05000293/1980019
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 06/13/1980 |
| From: | Allan J, Rich Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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'd U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT Region I Report No.
50-293/80-19 Docket No.
50-293 License No. DPR-35 Priority Category C
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Licensee:
Boston Edison Company M/C Nuclear 800 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02199 Facility Name:
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Investigation at: Plymouth, Massachusetts Investigation conducted:
April 28 to M 2, 1980 Investigators:
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da';e sdgned Investi:;ation Sumary:
Investigation on April 28 - May 2,1980 (Report No. 50-293/80-19)
Area Investigated:
Investigation of allegations contained in newspaper articles dated March 20, April 3, and April 8, 1980. The investigation involved 38 investigative hours by one NRC Regional Based Investigator.
Results: None of the allegations. investigated were found to be substantiated and no apparent items of noncompliance with regulatory requirements were identified.
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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS A.
Summary of Allegations The NRC investigated the following allegations that were contained in news-paper articles:
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That personnel injuries were related to the use of alcohol and/or drugs.
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That one security guard was involved in a wreck on the way to work and was intoxicated.
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That five individuals reported to a local hospital for white blood cell counts due to radiation exposure.
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That pickets were drinking beer.
(Interpreted to mean on BECo property.)
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That security personnel were using and selling drugs and one individual fell on the floor due to a drug overdose.
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That security personnel slept during an entire tour of duty.
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That most of the security guards did not load their guns.
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Findings The NRC investigation found no information or evidence to substantiate any of the above allegations.
No items of noncompliance with NRC requirements were identified during the investigation.
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Introduction This investigation was initiated as a result of the NRC receiving copies of newspaper articles containing allegations of personnel injuries and quality of work being related to the use of alcohol and drugs, security personnel sleeping on duty, security personnel not carrying loaded weapons, and that five individuals reported to a local hospital for white blood cell counts as a result of radiation exposure.
The NRC was not contacted by anyone having first hand knowledge of the allegations.
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Scope of Investigation This investigation included a review of the licensees' industrial injury treatment program and the security and radiological protection program areas related to the allegations; an examination of pertinent documents and records; interviews and contacts with individuals; and observations by the investigator.
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Persons Directly Interviewed and/or Contacted During the NRC Investigation 1.
Boston Edison Comoany (BEco)
M. Hensch, Chief Radiological Engineer E. MacCormack, Security Specialist
- R. Machon, Assistant Station Manager
- J. McEachern, Security Supervisor
- P. McGuire, Station Manager W. Olsen, Senior Nuclear Training Specialist J. Palfrey, Physicians Assistant W. Salvi, Jr., Division Head of Information Services J. Stevens, Vice President, Corporate Relations
- R. Tis, District Manager, Plymouth Corporate Relations Department
- G. Whitney, Plant Engineer
- Denotes those present at exit meeting.
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Globe Security Systems J. Ardizzoni, Senior Security Police Supervisor H. Foster, Chief of Security Other Members of the Security Force
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Jordan Hospital K. Parsons, Director of Public Relations W. Strauch, Administrator-4.
City of Pl', mouth R. Nagle, Chief of Police D.
Newspaper' Articles The NRC Region I received copies of newspaper articles published by the Boston Herald American, Boston, Massachusetts on April 3 and 8,1980, and are attached to this report as Exhibits 1 and 3.
A copy was also received of a newspaper article published by the Old Colony Memorial, Plymouth, Massachusetts on March 20, 1980, and is attached to this report as Exhibit 2.
These articles contained allegations related to activities at the Pilgrim
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Nuclear Generating Station, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Investigation of Portions of the Newspaper Articles 1.
Allegation No. 1 l
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Allegation
"More than 90 injuries have occurred at Boston Edison's Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station during the $60 million refueling operation, according to well-placed sources at the Jordan Hospital.
Edison's Robert Tis confirmed on Wednesday that an official from
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the hospital advised the utility to give all workers at the plant
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an alcoholic breathalyzer test before they enter the plant site.
Tis verified that the hospital official was concerned because
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some of the workers were checking into the hospital's emergency
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room intoxicated.
i The injuries, minor industrial accidents, occurred on the job, and are all recorded as workmen compensation cases hospital sources said.
1 One nuclear worker admitted to taking amphetamines, well-placed sources said, and another plant employee was suffering from an alcoholic seizure.
Another worker was completely inebriated when he arrived at the emergency room, sources said, but still insisted he be allowed to return to the job because he said he needed the money."
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NRC Investigation Robert Tis, District Manager, was contacted by the investigator and provided the following information:
Tis was contacted by an official of the Jordan Hospital, however, rather than advising the use of a breathalyzer test, the official asked if the use had been considered.
The official was also concerned regarding people reporting for treatment with alcohol on their breath rather than their being intoxicated Tis also stated that he had been a member of the Jordan Hospital Board of Directors since November 1977 and that the Board consisted of 30 full time members plus 4 ex officio members.
Tis stated that he had been provided information by a hospital official that there was one reported case of an unidentified individual taking pills to keep awake, however the individual was not identified due to confidentiality.
R. Tis provided the investigator with the following statistics which he had received from the Jordan Hospital:
JORDAN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TREATMENT OF BOSTON EDISON WORKERS WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION JAN 80 FEB 80 MAR 80 TOTAL Medical
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- Under the Influence of Alcohol The investigator met with W. Strauch and K. Parsons at the Jordan Hospital,. Plymouth, Massachusetts.
The above treatment statistics were confirmed by K. Parsons as being correct and had been provided to R. Tis.
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The investigator examined the Admission Record blank forms used by the Emergency Department for patient treatment. According to the hospital representatives the determination of a treatment being considered workman's compensation or personal is based on the information provided by the patient and recorded on the form.
The investigator contacted members of the security force regarding access controls for individuals at the Pilgrim Nuclear Site and examined access control records.
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,during February, March, and April 1980, a total of six individuals were denied access due to apparently being under the influence of alcohol.
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NRC Findings The NRC investigation found no information or evidence that any workers sustained industrial injuries at the Pilgrim Nuclear Generating Station and reported to the Jordan Hospital for treatment while under the influence of alcohol.
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Allegation No. 2 a.
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"On one occasion, a Pilgrim security guard was in an automobile accident on his way to work, and is recorded on hospital records as being intoxicated when he arrived at the emergency room, hospital sources said."
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NRC Investigation The investigator contacted the Globe Security Systems representa-tives regarding the above allegation. These individuals could only recall two occurrences of security personnel being involved in accidents. One of these occurred while a security officer was off duty and had missed some work days due to the accident.
On one other occasion a security officer reported for work on October.13, 1979, and stated that he did not feel well. The officer was sent home and approximately two hours later another security officer responding to an accident near the site heard a radio accident report involving the security officer that had been sent home.
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NRC Findings The NRC investigation found no information or evidence that a security guard was involved in an automobile accident on the way to work while being under the influence of alcohol.
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Allegation No. 3 a.
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"There are also five cases of Pilgrim workers coming into the emergency rooms for checks for white blood cell damage due to radiation doses, a hospital source said.
But a source said there was no evidence of cell damage to the five workers."
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NRC Investigation The investigator contacted M. Hensch, Chief Radiological Engineer regarding the above allegation.
Hensch stated that he was not aware of any individuals from the Pilgrim site having white blood cell counts performed by the Jordan Hospital due to radiation doses.
M. Hensch discussed, Industrial Bulletin No. 5, entitled, " Rules and Regulations for the Protection of the Health and Safety of Employees from Occupational Diseases Caused by Ionizing Radiation".
This Bulletin establishes requirements of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries.
The invest.igator obtained a copy of this bulletin.
M. Hensch stated that BECo had established a program to comply with the requirements of Industrial Bulletin No. 5 whereby each person is given a medical examination prior to work assignments
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at the Pilgrim site, and thereafter at least once a year during
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such assignment, and in some cases at the termination of the assignment. A laboratory test of a white blood cell count is part of the physical examination.
M. Hensch stated that several individuals receive the physical examinations prior to reporting to the site.
He also stated that it was not unusual for an individual to receive a repeat examination of a white blood cell count.
The arrangements for obtaining the required examinations are the responsibility of each contractor.
The investigator was informed by the Jordan Hospital representatives that laboratory tests for a white blood cell count was a service that was provided by the hospital.
According to the exposure records provided by M. Hensch, the maximum whole body exposuie during the first calendar quarter of 1980 was 2.78 rems.
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NRC Findings The NRC investigation found no information or evidence that Pilgrim workers reported to Jordan Hospital for checks for white blood cell counts due to radiation doses.
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Allegation No. 4
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"On Tuesday the laborers local at the plant held a wildcat strike.
At least three plant workers said it concerned a laborer who had coldcocked a member of Boston Edison management the week before in a ginmill and a large number of layoffs that followed. At mid-morning when the men walked out, somehow at least three of them were slugging Michelobs on the picket line."
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NRC Investigation This allegation was interpreted to mean that the pickets were drinking beer on BECo property.
The investigator determined that there was a job action by Laborer's Local 721, Brockton, Massachusetts on April 1, 1980.
The first group of laborers egressed from the protected area at about 9:00
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The pickets were located on Rocky Hill Road which is a public road.
A security representative
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stated to the investigator that he observed some pickets drinking beer on the public road but did not observe any beer drinking on BECo plant property.
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pickets Wre drinking beer on the Pilgrim plant property.
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Allegation No. 5 a.
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"I know at least three security people who sell pills and pot on the job, one of them said.
They sell it to the other workers.
One day a guy fell down on the floor and I thought he was having a convulsion. When the emergency people showed up they rolled up his sleeve to check his pulse.
There were needle marks all over his arms.
He wasn't a construction worker either.
He worked for Boston Edison in a managerial position.
This was in early January.
The guy was having an overdose and we were all told to keep it under the hat."
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NRC Investigation The NRC investigator questioned several people at the Pilgrim site regarding the above allegation and no one could recall an occurrence of an individual falling on the floor as described.
W. Olsen, Chairman of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Safety
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Committee, and J. Palfrey, Physicians Assistant, both stated that
they had not been informed of such an occurrence and had no knowledge of such.
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The investigator also questioned several individuals regarding the selling and use of drugs at the site.
The investigator determined that one individual attempted to enter the Pilgrim site during April with marijuana in his possession and was subsequently placed under arrest.
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NRC Findings The NRC investigation found no information or evidence that illegal drugs were being sold or used on site or that an individual fell to the floor due to a drug overdose during January 1980.
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" Guys goof off all the time," another said.
"One of the problems is that the guys who run Globe Security are into favoritism.
So, when a guy gets slighted he decides to dog it.
It's only human nature. Guys sleep through their entire tour of duty."
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NRC Investigation The investigator examined security shift assignm3nt records which showed that duty assignments were usually changed at three hour intervals during the outage and at two hour intervals prior to i
the outage. The majority of the assignments are located in the vicinity of other security personnel or other workers and/or
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require communications checks with a control point.
One duty issignment where an individual may be alone is a vehicle patrol of owner controlled property outside of the protected area. One guard was found sleeping on this duty assignment during October 1979 and was terminate. _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ ___
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NRC Findings The NRC investigation found no information or evidence that security officers had slept through an entire tour of duty.
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Allegation No. 7 a.
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"Most of the guards don't even load their guns."
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NRC Investigation The investigator reviewed the security procedures for weapon control including loading and unloading.
The investigator also examined the weapons storage area an:1 the location used for loading and unloading.
The investigator also discussed the weapons procedure with members of the security force.
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NRC Findings The NRC investigator found no information or evidence that security guards were on duty with unloaded weapons.
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Management Meeting A management meeting was conducted at the Pilgrim site on May 2,1980, with BECo representatives noted in Paragraph C of Details.
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criticize The Company; It employs
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. hen they drank En a nu.themselves ' taxes low, it brings itinidan clear plant,
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one former employee o;f the~ plant.
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"I don't, knowc.how;,these guys "But now I'm totally against it I-bersome, overtime-loaded salaries.
get any work done," said one regu-worked for a short period of time as
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are judged by your peers on the ' ' asked /me' to help her throw them cards in the slot. I'm talking about Omount of alcohol you can drink.
t out. I asked her if she saw the big S legless.' Now I don't mind if they M For,three summers while on va-on the front or'the' back of. my. were pushing a broom or something but these guys had access to the re-
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commis. ' offs that followed. At mid. morning sion, it would seem, has fewer re. when thqmen. walked out,sumshow strictions than baseball.
atleast three of them were slugging A hospital woder I spoke with Michelobs on the picket line, i
t told me that everything mentioned,. The booze is all over the placol in the local paper's story was true.. and no one should be surprised. It.
It was common knowledgei that " has.been guys were going to the plant loaded. " years tha,my experience over the t construction workers *
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"~ite 24 cy e injuri:s boti.er me,"
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'Are 9nly three dt.eumenteo esses.of h'*sM'11 done,d t..c ristit3, to g*1e all
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ucrkers at ine pi, nt 4n a've.!wlic that occutred during the last s. f..r fing n!!bNgh the scarces saio c.iner c:ses of inrbriation w ent 1.ndocumented.
Istu.*hahrer tr *' L(fos e the} enter the outage in 1977, The Nuclear Regu?. story Com.
One nuclear uorker admitted to Tis ver$d that the hrnpital official inission's tNRC) Karl Abrsham said taking a mphet amines, welbplaced pt:,nt >!te.
^ w as c<.n. err.< d becau3e Sr mc of the the amount of inj': ries is r.ot * unu>ual,"
scurces aaid, and another plant em-w a. kers wde t hecking irito, the
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The hjuries, minor industrial ac-The Oseupatke.al Safety imd llealth Ar.o!'. cr acrker was comp!ctely Administs lion 'O. lf AI is char yd with ir.ebriated whcn he arrived at the
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, recorded as workmen compensation the respans;bility of imesti;;3 ting in-emergency roem, sources said, but still
. c:.s"S. ho. pital s6urces said, dustrial ace! dents al nuclear plants, in*Isted he be SIIoucd to return to the jub t,eesuse he said he needed the T!s is not a vast pint.km.be Abra' sam cald.
OSHA Asea Directur Rn5M Jaros rmmey.
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hospital records as being mioxicated Exc~rkticns, and t9 hur.d. leg. and arm.
Jaros sa;d CSHA found no evidence of
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when he arrhed at 'he emergency unfit for work because of intoxica!!on word Casey, business agent for the rcem. hwpitai s surres said.
on one'ortwooccasions. Tis raid.
S'i!! wright and Machinery Erectors of There are also the cases of Pilgrim
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Massachusetts local 1121, said. " Rut
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p!s ssid the firing of six mi!! wrights
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, in F. ', rut,ry has hdped "!et people
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evideni.e of cell hamage to the five largest being Crouse Nuc! car Energy f
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Tis shid refueling at the Pilgrim
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back on line.
rkersi reported to us."
w Edis'.in has the right to pat.schrch Bost n Ed son has a corporate policy workers before the~Y rnier ll.e p!: int that stat es no' worker is a!! owed to drink'
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