IR 05000295/1988002

Insp Repts 50-295/88-02 & 50-304/88-03 on 871124-880407.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Review of Allegations Received by Region Iii,Including Drug Use by Personnel Employed at Plant & Harassment Re Safety Concerns

ML20155F436
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Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	06/02/1988
From:	Creed J, Drouin B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20155F404	List: IR 05000295/1988002 ML20155F400
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50-295-88-02, 50-295-88-2, 50-304-88-03, 50-304-88-3, NUDOCS 8806160389
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0kMISSION

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' Reports No. 50-295/88002(DRSS); 50-304/88003(DRSS)

Docket Nos.-50-295; 50-30 Licenses No. DPR-39; DPR-48 Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Facility Name: Zion Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection At: Zion Station, Zion, Illinois and the Region III Office Inspection Conducted: November 24, 1987 through April 7, 1988 Type of Inspection- egation Review Inspector: /e' 6/ 6k BryaW'Orofin Dat'e Securit/ Inspector Approved By: 9 O W reo NTlev h/3/B F ,

James R. Creed, Chfef# Date Safeguards Section Inspection Summary Inspection on November 24, 1987_ through Aoril 7, 1988 (Reports No. 50-295/88002(DRSS); No. 50-304/88003(DRSS))

Areas Inspected: A review of the allegations received by Region III which include. drug use by personnel employed at Zion Statior,, the acministration <

of the CPP/Pinkerton Fitness for Duty program,'the harassment of an individual who came forward with a safety concern and a review of the licensee's investigation into these matter Results: We determined that the licensee and CPPrPinkerton management took appropriate and timely actions on all alleged sifety ar.d security concern PDR ADOCK 05000295 Q DCD

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DETAILS Key Persons Contacted In addition to key members of the licensee's staff listed below, the inspector interviewed other licensee employees and members of the

. security organization. The asterisk (*) denotes those who participated in the telephone exit interview conducted on April 7,198 *T. Rieck, Services Superintendent, Zion

• Smith, Site Security Administrator (SSA), Zion G. Gilliland, Zion Site Supervisor, CPP/Pinkerton A. Torres, Assistant Site Security Administrator

• Toleski, Nuclear Security Administrator, Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO)

• F. Woodin, Jr. , Industrial Relations Supervisor, Zion R. Michaud, Director, Central Nuclear Group, CPP/Pinkerton P. Eng, Resident Inspector, NRC Region III Entrance and Exit Interviews (IP 30703) Mr. R. Smith of the licensee's staff was informed of the purpose of this visit and the functional areas to be examined during the on-site segment of this inspection on March 4, 198 The inspector telephonically contacted the licensee representatives denoted in Section 1 at the conclusion of the inspection. No written material pertaining to the inspection was left with the licensee or contractor representatives. A general description of each allegation was provide Briefly listed below are the findings discussed during the exit intervie (1) Licensee action regarding the five allegations was determined to be acceptable (refer to Section 3 of this report for details).

The inspector's review indicated that security force performance and plant safety were not degraded by the dissension created by the allegation The licensee acknowledged the inspector's comments and agreed with his finding (2) The inspector noted that the licensee's investigation was very thorough and significantly assisted the review of the allegation (3) The licensee did not believe that their investigation contained any safeguards or proprietary information and was suitable for release to the public after the removal of personal privacy informatio (4) The licensee was informed that the inspector's findings were preliminary and any substantive or significant changes would be brought to their attentio , -, , .- . - - .

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l Investigation - Allegation Review The information below represents a chronological summary of Region III's contact with the alleger, the alleger's stated concerns, act. ions taken to review the alleger's concerns, the inspector's analysis of the alleger's concerns and the inspector's conclusion Background: Allegation No. AMS RIII-87-A-015 On November 24, 1987, a former security officer at Zion Station contacted Region III NRC telephonically about his November 17, 1987 employment termination at Zion Station. The alleger stated that another Zion security officer had been allowed to resign after a polygraph examination and a urinalysis test indicated she illegally abused a controlled substance. The controlled substance was provided by an individual who was employed at Zion Station. The alleger had been harassed through threats, vandalism and graffiti after reporting alleged drug use against another Zion security officer who was a relative of the Zion contract security force supervisor. The alleger believed his employment was unfairly terminated in connection witn the report against the supervisor's relativ Prior to his termination he was offered a position at Dresden Station because of the tension at Zion Station. He believed his work record was excellent. The Region III representative inforned the alleger that the Department of Labor (DOL) was the cegr.izant authority for wrongful employment termination complaint On December 9, 1987, Region III received a copy of the alleger's December 7, 1987 letter of complaint to DOL. In the alleger's DOL letter he reiterated his November 24 concerns and provided numerous examples of graffiti and harassment directed against him and another security office The letter also implied that CPP/Pinkerton site management participated and/or condoned the harassment. (Note:

The terms Pinkerton and CPP/Pinkerton are considered synonymou References to Pinkerton represent the pinkerton, Inc. security company before it was acquired by California Plant Protection (CPP)).

The allegation was forwarded to Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO)

for their action by NRC letter dated December 20, 198 The alleger telephonically contacted Region III on January 15, 198 The alleger was concerned that Zion security force personnel had knowledge of his complaint to the NRC. The alleger denied that he had ever identified anyonc as providing a controlled substance to another security officer. The alleger stated that the previously identified individual was only present when the security officer abused a controlled substance. The alleger was informed that D0L provided a copy of the alleger's complaint to CPP/Pinkerton which was routine practice in the investigation of a labor complain The alleger indicated he understood the lack of confidentiality 4 surrounding his labor complain '

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Region III analysis of the large amount of information provided by the alleger resulted in the identification of six specific matters that were of a security or regulatory cnncern. They are addressed in detail in the following pages.,

The following informatOn describes the specific or implied allegations, NRC review to determine the validity and significance of the concerns,and NRC conclusion Allegation: The alleger implied that CPP/Pinkerton\did not follow (

their Fitness 'for Duty (FFD) policy when dealing with gecurity force members who were alleged to have used drugs eff-sit I p

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Review: The alleger initiated allegations of security force drug involvement on two occasions, May 8 and 27, 1987. The 1.tcensee described the actions taken in response.to the allegations in their -

February 22, 1988 letter. Through interviews and document review a NRC inspector verified the following, action ,

(1) The initial allegations of poss.ible drug use originated from Security Officer A the week of May 3,'1987, when Officer A ,

verbally told the Alleger that Security Officer g confided to Officer A about the use of drugs during the week.of May 3 '

or the previous week. On May 8,1987, the elleger verballh provided this information to Pinkerton,offsite menagement and documented the allegation in a letter on May 13, 198 I On May-14th .once the of f-site Pir,kertod Office received the

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written report of the allegation and ver ified the alleger's .

statements by polygraph, Officer j's unescorted access was'

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. drug tests administered to Officer g. Officer ! resigned on

?* May 14, 198 Id The CPP/Pinkerton Fitness for Duty policy ("Supervisory 4 4 Implementation Guidelines for Policy.on Employee Illicit Drug Use) does not address this type of situation involving x an allegation unsubstantiated by physical evidenc CPP/Pinkerton followed procedures for investigating the allegation and took appropriate actions.

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(2) On May 27, 1987, the alleger notified Pinkerton off-site management that Officer A stated two guard force members, Officer C and D, took one "hit of speed" during the weekend of April 23, 198 This allegation was made about one month after the alleged use. Officer A was offered a polygraph in order to validate the allegatio Officer A successfully passpd the examinatio I '

Pinkerton advised CECO security management of the allegation, their proposed plan of action and the basis for their decision CECO concurred with Pinkarton's approach. Wnen this investigation was initiated, Officers C and D were suspended from dut Unescorted access was denied until the investigation was conclude The first course of Pinkerton's investigation included interviews and polygraphs rf Officers C and C. A second verification

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interview and polygraph of both individuals was conducted by a different examiner. Both sessions were inconclusive. Officer C

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i- and assessment' of Officers C and D regarding alleged substance abuse. The M111on Clinic Multiaxial Inventory was administered y to both officer Based upon esults of this inventory and the 1 lack of verifiable physical abuse, the psychotherapist believed that there war rf, basis for a drug abuse determination and

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A probation g riod was established, which include random drug screenings. Officers C and D were returned to duty on June 15,

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,N 4 safegjards staff in May 1987. He informed Region III that Officer B h d 1rdicated the use of a controlled abstance off-site but did not rectite the controlled substance from any. ii;it (dual employed at Zion

',j Staticn, nor was Officer B aware af any enracjee at Zion Station wh% useJ illicit drug This informatio:J conflicted with the

' all% m!s statement The NRC regrested that the licensee review this r6:ter in our December L3, 1987 lette ) The results of the licensee's investigation into the matter

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facged a good employee. There was no recent record of any s disciplinary action in hi: record. He had received one

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professior.al of the qutrter" ocnination. He also received two special recognitior s for job pe rformance. His attendance record and absence of receroed accidents failed to indicate any Fitness for Duty (FFD) con: ern The substance of the review was discussed during May 1987 with CECO management personnel and no further action was deamed appropriat As a result of the December 28, 1987 NRC letter, a meeting was held at Zion Station on January 11, 1988 to address concerns regarding the mechanic. Members of the Zion Station Indust rial

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Relations, Methanicai Maintenance Department, IBEW Local Union No. 1461 and tae individual were presen During this meeting, it was agreed that the mechanic wt.uld report to CECO corporate medical offices on January 12th for a crUelysis test. This is c ,nsistent ,with .Se :orporate prac'.' ice f or processing al',esitior.P of individual drug use. After this meeting on i  ? Jant ry lith, unescorted at' cess for ths mechanic was suspende t

'On ine morning of January 12, 1988, a urine specimen was obtained from mechanic. An em't test (cualitative) was conducte The emit test results of Ef ng/ml THC (positive)

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j were received on January 15, 1988. On January 15, 1988, a 1 stond urine specimen was obtained f rom the mechanic. Toxicology

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l On January 18, 1988, the results of the emit test of the second sample were negative. The mechanic was referred to an employee assistance counselor for evaluation on January 18, 1988. On January 18, 1988, the Director of Corporate Security conducted a review of FBI criminal history records for information on mechanic. There were no arrests for drug related charges, nor were there any arrests which would result in denial of unescorted acces CECO Nuclear Operations Department, taking into account recommendations from Industrial Relatior.s, Medical and Corporate Security determined access authorization should be reinstateo, provided the mechanic continued successfully with the employee assistance program (EAP), which included random drug testin Regular EAP followings continue and periodic work record reviews are conducte On May 19, 1938 NRC was informed uy the Zion Industrial Relations Supervisor that the quality of the mechanic's work on safety related systems had been reviewed for the period February 1987 to February 1988. Nothing unusual was identified as a result of the revie NRC review of this matter found licensee actions appropriate, timely and in accordance with the licensee's FFD progra The alleger retracted the allegation regarding the my hanic supplying a controlled substance to Officer g. On Juuary 15, 1988, the alleger stated that the mechanic was only present when B allegedly used the substanc Conclusion: The allegation that the mechanic supplied Officer g with a drug in April 1987 is unsubstantiated based upon statements from l Officer @ and the alleger. The extent of the mechanic's drug involvement since May 1987 if any, cannot be determined. However, the licensee identified a potential problem with substance abuse and they are following their~FFD program to resolve the issu d. Allegation: The alleger implied that other security force members were aware of Officers @, C, and D's drug involvement and did not report the involvement thereby condoning the involvemen Review: The licensee in their February 22, 1988 letter provided background information, actions taken to investigate the issue and their conclusions. The licensee's review of this matter disclosed the following informatio On February 4, 1988, 20 members of the Zion guard force were interviewed. The individuals were selected from all three shift Lieutenants, sergeants and security officers participated in the inquiry. All but two of the individuals were on-site at the time of the allegations. The officers were asked if they were aware of Officer g's drug involvement or if they knew of any officer (s) who may have been aware of @'s involvemen .

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None of the personnel interviewed had any knowledge of.B's drug involvement. In addition, many of the guards interviewed on February 4th did not believe the allegation against Officers C and Also, none of the guards interviewed were aware of drug .

use by Officers C or Additional interview results relevant to the allegation were obtained on January 27, 1988 during promotion interviews at Zion when candidates were asked if they would report fello officers for suspected drug involvement. All 13 promotion candidates interviewed stated that Pinkerton empicyees would report any fellow officer they knew was using drugs, and that they had not observed any drug use or the effect of drug Of the 13 participating in the promotion interviews, three were also interviewed on February 4, 1988. The number of Pinkerton personnel questioned in the inquiry and promotion interviews was'30. Each one of the employees indicated that drug use would not be condoned by management and/or union members, but rather would be reporte Officers were also asked if the past events at Zion Station surrounding these allegations would discourage them from reporting any suspected drug use by officers. All members interviewed responded they would not be discouraged or reluctant to report suspected drug use by officers or other The licensee buttressed their interview findings with relevant data from CPP/Pinkerton's FFD urinalysis testing program. Each month the same percentage of the security force is randomly selected for a drug screen. The total number of drug tests on Pinkerton employees conducted on-site since the beginning of the contract (July 19, 1986) was 223, which included:

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According to off-site Pinkerton management, all Pinkerton Zion site employees have had at least one random drug test. Since the implementation of the drug testing program by Pinkerton at Zion, only two Pinkerton employes have tested positive. One individual was tested on October 8, 1986; the other tested on October 13, 198 Both individuals were immediately terminated.

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NRC reviewed the licensee's results and conclusions. They were consistent with information NRC had developed independently during a routine security inspection conducted at Zion Station on November 16-20, 1987. Actions on-site following the May 1987 drug involvement allegations were the major focus of NRC inspection effor NRC contacted over 50*4 of the security force in either an interview setting or informal environment where frank discussions could freely take place. The security officers indicated that they were not aware of any individuals at the Zion Site who used illicit drugs on or off-site. They all stated that they would report any actual or suspected drug use or security violatio Conclusion: Security force condoning drug involvement was unsubstantiated, e. Allegation: The alleger was haracsed for reporting alleged drug involvement by management and/or management condoned the harassment of the allege Review: In the alleger's November 24, 1987 contact with Region III he alluded that the alleger was harassed because of reporting the alleged drug involvement of an officer who was related to the CPP/Pinkerton Zion Site supervisor. In the alleger's undated complaint to DOL, the alleger presented specific examples of site management participating in the harassment of the alleger and Officer A, such as the wearing of T-shirts with a derogatory log The alleger made other assertions which implied management

participation but the assertions were based on hearsay and personal belief These concerns were forwarded to the licensee for their action. The results of their investigation were included in their February 22, 1988 response and are described below.

l The licensee determined that Pinkerton off-site and on- 'e .

managers did not, at any time, condone harassment or threats directed at the alleger and/or Officer A and took appropriate action to eliminate these activities.

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confidentiality of the allegation was compromised on May lith, when the alleger left his report unattended while being relieved by another guar On May 21, 1987, the Zion Site Supervisor met with all on-site Pinkerton management personnel and supervisors to inform them of the status of the Officer @ investigation. This meeting was held to quell the rumors surrounding Officer @'s resignatio The Supervisors were informed that the alleger was correct to inform management of the Officer @ drug allegation and all supervisors were required to report any drug allegations. It was emphasized that Pinkerton would not tolerate harassment of I

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On June 8,1987, the Site Supervisor and the Operations Manager held meetings with all security personnel. Warnings were given to cease the false accusations, graffiti, alleged harassment and vandalis On June 14, 1987, Officer A was transferred from the' day shift to midnights at the officer's request. -The transfer was effected to relieve tensions.between Officer A and other' day shift personnel. Although Pinkerton showed no official documentation of harassment against Officer A during this time, the request for shift transfer was granted because of distractions occurring on shift due to the allegation On July 2,1987, some plant workers wore T-shirts with a derogatory logo which related to Officer A's allegation Officer A complained to Pinkerton's Site Supervisor. In response, on July 2, 1987 the Site Supervisor posted a letter-stating that the wearing of such apparel was considered violation of policy and violators would be subject to disciplinary action. Furthermore, the Site Supervisor informed Pinkerton

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personnel to discontinue wearing the T-shirts. Subsequently, the practice cease The Pinkerton Site Supervisor attended a party which was held to celebrate the return to work of Officers C and D. Pinkerton

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personnel with harassment activitie As the complaints, accusations and reports of vandalism were received by on-site Pinkerton management, those that could be documented were investigated and determined to be unfounde Employees experiencing vandalism and damage to property were referred to local law enforcement agencies (LLEA) since these actions occurred off site. The twelve reports filed by Officer A could not be substantiated. Only one report was

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Find 11y, the Pinkerton Site Supervisor contacted both on-site i union representatives and off site union leaders to solicit their assistance and support in re-establishing a better work environmen The licensee noted that the incidents of harassment, vandalism and rumor ended in Novembt:r when the alleger's employment was terminated.

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information that was previously brought to Region III's' attentio The SSA furnished the Region III Safeguards Section with monthly updates on the dissension within the security force and licensee and CPP/Pinkerton management efforts to resolve the conflic Some supervisory personnel allowed their personal feelings regarding the alleger and Officer A to influence their professional judgement, i.e. , the wearing of T-shirts by a lieutenan There were no indications, however, that management allowed their personal

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feelings to interfere with their professional dealings with the allegeri Interview results indicated that there was a tendency by management to be more accommodating towards the alleger and Officer A due to a fear that adverse actions, if warranted, could be perceived as harassment of the alleger and Officer The NRC determined that CPP/Pinkerton management did not condone or participate in the harassment of the alleger based on the results of interviews conducted on-site November 16-20, 1987 and March 4, 198 A review of Zion security incident reports supported the licensee's claims. Furthermore, any substantiated management harassment against the alleger would have resulted in disciplinary action against the responsible individual. This fact was substantiated by the organizational meetings conducted by management in support of the alleger's actions. Policies were implemented such as the addendum to the Employee Illicit Drug Use - Policy Statement which became effective July 2, 1987 which prohibited harassment and related acts

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from being perpetrated against an allege Conclusion: The allegation that CPP/Pinkerton management condoned the harassment of the alleger was unsubstantiated. Although some supervisory personnel did engage in harassment (wearing T-shirts with a derogatory logo), this was an isolated act which was corrected immediately by management. The NRC determined that management initiated appropriate and reasonable actions to eliminate the harassment and dissension within the security force, Allegation: The alleger's employment termination was related to reports of alleged drug use within the security organizatio Review: The alleger indicated in his November 24, 1987 contact with Region III that the alleger's employment had been terminated without appropriate justification. The alleger further stated that his i

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subsequent vehicle acciden The alleger also had a written warning for failing to properly complete a log entry while serving as a CAS/SAS operato Pinkerton's written policy states two suspensions or two written warnings and one suspension within a six month period justify terminatio Finally, the alleger's improper entry to an administrative 1y ,

controlled security area in direct violation of security procedures and after a verbal warning from another security-officer, alone was serious enough to cause his terminatio ,

The licensee noted that after the last incident occurred, the alleger contacted a security officer at home to discourage the officer from properly reporting the alleger's violation of security procedure The licensee also determined that other employees have been treated in the same manner. Records reviews showed that similar violations of off-site and on-site policies have resulted in termination of other Pinkerton employee The licensee stated that Pinkerton handled the alleger as they would any other employe The alleger had been warned repeatedly about 64; behavior which was recorded in his personnel recor The e!ieger was counseled on several occasions by on-site and off-site Pinkerton managemen The Department of Labor investigated this matter and in a letter to the alleger dated January 11, 1988 affirmed Pinkerton's decisio The NRC reviewed the licensee's response and determined that it was .

consistent with the Region's prior knowledge of the alleger's performance. Prior to arrival on site for the NRC's November 16-20, 1987 inspection, the NRC had been informed of the alleger's suspension for violating a security procedure. The SSA conducted a 30 minute interview with the alleger November 19, 1987 explaining the reason for his employment terminatio ,

During the inspection, the NRC conducted formal and informal interviews with approximately 50% of the assigned personnel and no individual indicated that the alleger had been unfairly discipline The officers interviewed during the November 1987 inspection included ,

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The inspector also reviewed the security event report concerning the alleger's security violation which occurred on November 12, 198 The statements indicate that the alleger deliberately violated the procedure after being verbally warned by another security office There was also physical contact between the security officer and the alleger. Several of the individuals who witnessed the event and then documented their observations in signed statements had also attested to the alleger's excellent performance in the September 3, 1987 document. There is no reason to doubt the veracity or the objectivity of statements which described the November 12 inciden Cenclusion: The alleger's employment was terminated for violating a company policy in conjunction with his past poor performance, therefore the allegation is unsubstantiate g. Based on Region III's analysis of the alleger's accusations, the NRC identified a need to assess the Zion Station security force's performance to insure that the internal dissension had not degraded their effectivenes The NRC requested that the licensee review the impact of internal turmoil on the security force's ability to accomplish their missio ;

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drug violations after the turmoil created by the alleger and Officer A's report The licensee concluded that the results of their investigation confirmed there was no deleterious effect to the security of Zion Station nor was the safety of the plant or the public affected.

The NRC agreed with the licensee's conclusion Since the NRC was first notified of guard force dissension in June 1987, Region III closely monitored the situatio Region III was concerned that the turmoil would have a detrimental effect on security force

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performance. The associated distraction could result in problems.

l The SSA kept Region III informed and the senior and resident l inspectors were also requested,to monitor the security force performance for signs of deterioration. Although the dissension continued into November 1987, there were no indications that

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inspector focused on security force performance. The inspector interviewed personnel, reviewed records and reports and conducted performance testing of the security equipment. The inspection report indicated the security performance was excellent. The short term effect of the security force tension was increased individual ,

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