IR 05000305/2008025

Investigation Rept 4-85-013 on 850305-0825.No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Investigated:Alleged Discrimination Against Daniel Intl Corp QC Employee by Supervisor

ML20209C701
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee, Wolf Creek
Issue date:	01/22/1986
From:	Emerson M, Hayes B, Herr R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV), NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI)
To:
Shared Package
ML20209C247	List: IR 05000305/2008025 ML20209C241 ML20209C325 ML20209C488 ML20209C602
References
4-85-013, 4-85-13, NUDOCS 8702040323
Download: ML20209C701 (2)

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Title: WOLF CREEK GENERATING STATION :

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ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST A QC EMPLOYEE Licensee: Case Number: 4-85-013 Kansas Gas and Electric Company Report Date: January 22, 1986 P. O. Box 208 Wichita, Kansas 67201 Control Office: 01:RIV Status: CLOSED Reported by: Reviewed by:

MarrI1herson, Investigator R. K. Herr, Director (Tffice of Investigations Office of Investigations Region IV Region IV .

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This investigation was initiated after the completion of case A4-85-005, wherein the Kansas Gas and Electric (KG&E) Quality First (Q1) investigative program at Wolf Creek was reviewed for adequacy. This case was initially investigated by the Q1 office and was selected for further examination by 01 to determine the adequacy of the Q1 investigation due to the appearance of undeveloped leads and questionable finding On July 18, 1984, a QC employee working within the Daniels International Corporation (DIC) Electrical Quality Control Department at Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Wolf Creek) advised the Kansas Gas and Electric (KG&E)

Quality First (Q1) organization that she was being discriminated against by

. her supervisor. A Q1 Report of Investigation subsequently closed this complaint and reported that the alleger was unable to provide specific examples of discrimination. Q1 concluded that the allegation was unsubstantiated. On May 29, 1985, a review of Q1 investigative files revealed the investigator's ,

notes which documented several specific instances of discriminatory treatmen The Q1 file also revealed that the alleger had identified witnesses who could verify her claim; however, Q1 did not contact these witnesses. The Q1 investi-gation documented that the alleger did not have an excessive amount of absences or tardiness. During Q1 interview, the alleger's supervisor stated the alleger was a slight absentee and tardy problem although the records did not verify this claim. The Q1 report was subsequently closed under the premise the alleger was unable to provide specific instances of discriminatio The OI investigation verified the alleger's claims of discrimination by her supervisor. The interview of two witnesses and the verification of the alleger's lack of excessive tardiness and absenteeism through review of personnel records confirmed the allegation to be true. OI investigation also revealed that this identical QC supervisor was later transferred from Wolf Creek after similar type complaints were made by other employees under his supervision. The complaints were reported to DIC corporate headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina. The DIC corporate headquarters representative explained the transfer was not the result of the allegations against him but rather was a scheduled transfer to " calm the tension that existed." The corporate representative also stated that this supervisor was demoted from a supervisory position in 1982 for management inexperience and similar complaints received from former subordinate .

It is 01's conclusion that the Q1 investigation was not conducted in a manner that would meet acceptable investigative standards of the NRC regarding completeness and adequacy.

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