ML020080270

Discrimination Against Health Clinic Administrator for Reporting Safety Concerns (Office of Investigations Case No. 2-1999-030)

ML020080270
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	01/04/2002
From:	Boland A NRC/RGN-II
To:	Stall J Florida Power & Light Co
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2-1999-030
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January 4, 2002 Florida Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. J. A. Stall Chief Nuclear Officer P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT: DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HEALTH CLINIC ADMINISTRATOR FOR REPORTING SAFETY CONCERNS (OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NO. 2-1999-030)

Dear Mr. Stall:

Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Office of Investigations (OI) completed report regarding alleged discrimination by Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) against a former employee at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant for raising safety issues. OI did not substantiate that the former employee was subjected to retaliation for raising safety concerns.

Based on the OI activity described in the synopsis, we plan no further action with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible for the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anne T. Boland Enforcement Officer Docket Nos. 50-335, 50-389 License Nos. DPR-67, NPF-16

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis OI Case No. 2-1999-030

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SYNOPSIS The Office of Investigations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II, initiated this investigation on October 8, 1999, after a St. Lucie Nuclear Plant (PSL) contract Health Clinic administrator alleged the PSL security manager withdrew his site access authorization for reporting safety concerns. Hummer Whole Health Management, allegers employer, subsequently terminated the allegers employment when alleger could no longer gain access to PSL. Alleger raised additional technical concerns which were addressed separately by the Region II Staff.

The investigation included review of pertinent documents and interviews of alleger, the PSL security manager, PSL Speakout investigator, and Hummer Whole Health Management personnel.

The investigation did not substantiate that PSL discriminated against alleger for reporting safety concerns.

NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, REGION II Case No. 2-1999-030 Approved for release on 1/4/2002