ML062160186

Allegations

ML062160186
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	08/02/2006
From:	- No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
FOIA/PA-2005-0194
Download: ML062160186 (1)

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• O aron Johnson - allegation ulture.WDd *'acle 1*i I1 E5~h~rnn inhncxin - ~lIenation-cuIture.WDO racie Salem I Hope Creek Allegations Summary of allegations:

General working environment and safety culture (production over safety) -l Discussions wit! al

• Interactions witt perating management & staff

• Letter tq ý,.and ECP - March 25

• Comments (mostly negative) from ECP survery - 4Q 2002 & 1Q 2003 Specific incidents

• Sept 24. 2002 at Salem 4 1NO" operates equipment,6 allegation, Third Step G rievance^.. ,jECP confidential report su stantiates

,,ý arch 17, 2003 at Hope Creek- confides tl 1* pressured for restart from forced outage June.17, 2003 at Hope Creek - EDG leakage exceeds LCO time; pressure to avoid shutdown; NOM directed operato ftw o not shutdown; shutdown later commenced.

Discrimination

• Termination following raising safety concerns to Termination date of April 16 moved up to March28 at equest ECP report of July 17 finds her hlleged discrimination o e unsubstantiated due to Human Resources' decisions to end position and to advance termination date.

• Wrongdoing

• PSEG destroys unfavorable documents Action Proposals:

1. Actions before interview? - The alleger has agreed to be interviewed here on Sept 24. We need to decide whether we can wait until then to act. I propose that we wait for the interview.

2. Method to address separate areas -

• PSEG safety culture -,independent evaluation

• Specific incidents - NRC review by technical & 01 (combined)

Discrimination - 01 review

• Wrongdoing - await details Inforr atiorl in this r*3 .. a i hegation-culture.wpd" in acc )rdance witjjthe Freedom of Information Act, exemptions ý;-

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