ML061980318

OI Interview Notes

ML061980318
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	07/07/2006
From:	NRC/OI
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FOIA/PA-2005-0194
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Transcript review considerations: Salem/Hope Creek SCWE Issues The following are general guidelines to be adhered to when reviewing/documenting reviews of Salem/HC SCWE transcripts: They are broken down into two major categories: SCWE and technical issues. The SCWE issues tend to relate to the willingness of an interviewee to raise potential safety issues to management. The technical issues relate primarily to performance of various structures, systems and components (SSCs). Our main focus in these reviews is ensuring that problems with safety-related SSCs are adequately addressed, however, we have listed some problems with balance of plant/secondary SSCs if they are indicative of management's willingness to address problems. Your analysis should be brief, reflect issues related to work environment or technical issues (in summary format), and include a reference page(s) in the transcript.

SCWE Issues Review each transcript and document your assessment to the listed questions.

Subject will raise concerns and has done so 0

Subject would raise concerns if necessary Subject raises concerns for others, why? (Union steward?)

0 Subject won't raise concerns-why?

Do others raise concerns Others don't or hesitate to raise concerns e

Someone has experienced retaliation for raising concerns (if yes, give brief summary of circumstances. Identify for self or others)

Technical Issues If problems with safety-related SSCs are mentioned, do they, because of their high safety significance, require immediate NRC action or follow up. If not of high safety significance, do problems with safety-related SSCs, appear to be adequately addressed based on the narrative.

If so, document a one or two line description of the issue.and why you feel it has been adequately addressed. If not, seek further NRC action through direct inspection or referral of the issue through the.'allegations office. If a violation exists, provide the regulatory reference including duration. If problems with balance of plant/secondary SSCs are mentioned and appeared to have not been corrected, list them and specific aspects (identification, evaluation, corrective action, management attention/priority) of the corrective action program or other explanation (unsafe acts (industrial), production over safety, schedule pressures, potential nonconservative decision making by management) that appears to be contributor(s) to the problem:.

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._(brief/general) and is being interviewed as a witness/subject in this investigation.

The allegations involve potential violation(s) of 10 CFR:

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(m rials) 30.b0-delibe isconduct.

Oath As explained prior to going on the record, the interview will be conducted under oath.

Do you have any objection to providing information under oath/affirmation?

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affirm) that th testimony you are about to provide shall be the truth, the whole-truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?"

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please describe the purpose of your appearance here today. (Who is atty employed by and are they acting as the pe onal representative for interviewee in regard to this investigation?)

(Witness) Do you understand the purpose of t is representative as described?.

(Witness) Does your employer require you to hay an attorney present when you are interviewed by NRC-Ol?

Were you in any way threatened with any adverse acti if you did not request corporate counsel?

Will the presence of hinder your testimony in y way? If yes, how?

Do you understand that you have the right to a priv interview with me at your convenience?

With that understanding, do you wish to. ntinue with this interview with _

as your representative at this time?

(Optional-discuss 18 USC 1001: If y knowingly and willfully makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations and pro e false information you could be subject to prosecution under 18 USC 1001 which is a felony punishable by a ntence of up to 5 years confinement and a $250,000 fine.)

Background

Date of birth, address-by DL, if necessary (With subject interview and if necessary, more specific info: SSN, POB, home tel., business address, business tel.)

Background information re education and employment history.

Specifically when came to work for licensee, in what position(s)?

Closing Is there anything else you would like to add for the record?

, have I or any other NRC representative threatened you in any manner, or offered you any rewards, in return for this information?

Have you provided this information freely and voluntarily?

The time is now

. This interview is concluded.

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Today's date is _February 20, 2004 and the time is Speaking is S/A __ with the NRC Office of Investigations, Regijv1.-Iso present from RI is Sr. Project Engineer Scott Barber.

employed by PSEG Nuclear as.

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, is also present and will describe the purpose of their appearance today shortly.) As agreed, this interview is being tape recorded (or transcribed by a court reporter, _,

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The location of this interview is the PSEG training center in Salem NJ.

The subjec matt r of this interview concps the SCWE at Salem/Hope Creek. Mr as experien e on t (brief/general) and it has b5e~n explained to Mr that he is being interviewed as a witness in this investigation-he is not the subjec o :n iinvestigation and there is no potential violation associated with the SCWE.

As explained prior to going on the record, the interview will be conducted under oath.

Do you have any objection to providing information under oathlaffirmation?

Explain information gathered.

Would you please raise your right hand to be sworn in. "Do you swear (or affirm) that the-testimony you are about to provide shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?"

,for the record, please state your full name and spell your last name.

Counsel (Atty) please describe the purpose of your appearance here today. (Who is atty f0d-

• employed by and are they acting as the personal representative for interviewee in regard to this investigation?)

(Witness) Do you understand the purpose of this representative as described?

(Witness) Does your employer require you to have an attorney present when you are interviewed by NRC-OI?

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Will the presence of hinder your testimony in any way? If yes, how?

Do you understand that you have the right to a private interview with me at your convenience?

With that understanding, do you wish to continue with this interview with as your representative at this time?

(Optional-discuss 18 USC 1001: If you knowingly and willfully makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations and provide false information you could be subject to prosecution under 18 USC 1001 which is a felony punishable by a sentence of up to 5 years confinement and a $250,000 fine.)

Background

Date of birth, SSN Background information re education and employment history.

Specifically when came to work for licensee, in what position(s)?

Closing Is there anything else you would like to add for the record?

, have I or any other NRC representative threatened you in any manner, o offered you any rewards, in return for this information?

Have you provided this information freely and voluntarily?

The time is now

. This interview is concluded.

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40 - on 3/28/03 meeting with KH - Q ALLS HIMSELF THE DEVIL 49"-.ELIMINATION OF KH JOB - SAYS NEWARK ELIMINATED HER JOB - AND THAT

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i THAT AFTER 5/02 DIDN'T HAVE lON1 WITH HER ANYMORE - SAYS HE HAD DISCUSSIONS WII IN NEWARK AND TOLD HER HE WASN'T GOING TO KEEP KH - AND HE DID N TELL KIH THIS - IN 4TH QUARTER OF 02 TO DOWNSIZE SAYS HE S_*AN-IMPACT OF NOT HAVING KH - THEY SAID NO Q:Fol*

IT or. F?? --ALL SAID IT WAS TIME FOR HER TO LEAVE MORE OF HINDRANCE AND NOT A HELP IN TRANSFORMATION.

64 -,says there was Saturday a.m. meeting at his house to discuss K.H and others and since others

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