ML031640308
| ML031640308 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 06/13/2003 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC/RGN-III |
| To: | Michael Jones State of Ohio, State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Surveyors |
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| Download: ML031640308 (2) | |
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June 13, 2003 Mark T. Jones, P. S., Executive Director Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors 77 South High Street, Room 1698 Columbus, OH 43215-6108
Dear Mr. Jones,
In your November 15, 2002, letter to me (copy enclosed), you requested to be appraised of the NRCs investigation into the Davis-Besse event involving the reactor pressure vessel head degradation, and to be notified if it appears that any Ohio Professional Engineers have acted inappropriately. On April 2, 2003, Brent Clayton, NRC Region III Enforcement/Investigations Officer, contacted Mr. John Greenhalge of your staff and discussed our investigation and enforcement processes and the status of the Davis-Besse case with him.
The NRCs Office of Investigations is continuing its investigation to determine if willful violations of NRC requirements occurred at Davis-Besse. The NRC will refer any Office of Investigation findings to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecutive determination if there appear to be criminal violations within the NRCs jurisdiction. If DOJ declines to prosecute, the NRC would expect to take its enforcement action(s), including possible actions against individuals for deliberate violations, within a few months of the completion of the Office of Investigations report. If DOJ pursues the case, we normally would not take enforcement action until the DOJ proceedings are complete. We will provide you with a copy of any enforcement actions that we take against individuals in this case when they are publicly available. Note that the NRC does not normally take enforcement action against individuals for willful (e.g., with careless disregard) but not deliberate violations.
Please contact Mr. Brent Clayton (630-810-4373) with any further questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
/RA by D. Passehl acting for/
John A. Grobe, Chairman Davis-Besse Oversight Panel Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3
Enclosure:
Letter to John A. Grobe from Mark T. Jones, dated November 15, 2002 cc: John F. Greenhalge
Mark T. Jones, P. S., Executive Director Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors 77 South High Street, Room 1698 Columbus, OH 43215-6108
Dear Mr. Jones,
In your November 15, 2002, letter to me (copy enclosed), you requested to be appraised of the NRCs investigation into the Davis-Besse event involving the reactor pressure vessel head degradation, and to be notified if it appears that any Ohio Professional Engineers have acted inappropriately. On April 2, 2003, Brent Clayton, NRC Region III Enforcement/Investigations Officer, contacted Mr. John Greenhalge of your staff and discussed our investigation and enforcement processes and the status of the Davis-Besse case with him.
The NRCs Office of Investigations is continuing its investigation to determine if willful violations of NRC requirements occurred at Davis-Besse. The NRC will refer any Office of Investigation findings to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for prosecutive determination if there appear to be criminal violations within the NRCs jurisdiction. If DOJ declines to prosecute, the NRC would expect to take its enforcement action(s), including possible actions against individuals for deliberate violations, within a few months of the completion of the Office of Investigations report. If DOJ pursues the case, we normally would not take enforcement action until the DOJ proceedings are complete. We will provide you with a copy of any enforcement actions that we take against individuals in this case when they are publicly available. Note that the NRC does not normally take enforcement action against individuals for willful (e.g., with careless disregard) but not deliberate violations.
Please contact Mr. Brent Clayton (630-810-4373) with any further questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely, John A. Grobe, Chairman Davis-Besse Oversight Panel Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3
Enclosure:
Letter to John A. Grobe from Mark T. Jones, dated November 15, 2002 cc: John F. Greenhalge See Previous Concurrences DOCUMENT NAME: C:\\MYFILES\\Copies\\Letter to OH board for PEs.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII RIII RIII RIII NAME HClayton BBerson RPaul RLickus CLipa DPassehl for JGrobe DATE 05/19/03 05/19/03 05/22/03 05/22/03 05/15/03 06/13/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY