ML062540187
| ML062540187 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 03/24/2003 |
| From: | Harvin K Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | - No Known Affiliation, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2005-0194 | |
| Download: ML062540187 (3) | |
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here's the letter:
March 24, 2003 Dear*
I am taking the risk of writin, this letter to you because I have already chosen to trust you.
Why?
Thre eople I_.
re h ve to..d me great things about you:
who - orked with you at Brunswick ad wholworked with you at P.lgrim.
They all say you are "top shelf."
- am iso choosing to trust yo',i because I need to.
On April 1, I become one of your direct reports.
A.; the Manager of Cblture Transformation, my charter is to work with sit-! leadership to create a culture of excellence.
We are far from that goal.
Many of us are hopeful t you will lead us there.
I-am comm,.tted to supporting you as our new 4 and believe I have important inforniation for you to weigh as you assume this" position.
There are significant concerns-at every level of this organization-technician to Vice President-aibout how our site is bein ed.
Concerns have escalated and de.apehed, especially since retirement was.
.,ced two w.teks ago, since Hope Creek went off-line, and since Nas "f ozen" all personnel moves. At the same time our environment ha becom.. more "chilled" and people are reluctant to speak publicly about their *:oncerns, especially when they relate to what could be characterized as "mismanagement of the facility" and to "nucleir safety."
In my five years here, I ýhave i:ecome accustomed to the usual venting, and frustration.
I am often a sou:tding board for people.'
However, what I have been hearing.most recentl:', cannot be characterized as mere venting.
The concerns involve nuclear s.ifety.
And because they are 'being voiced by credible and respected zremb.*rs of the man-gement team, some of'whom hold.licenses to operate the u:it1s, i felz I had to take action.
Last Thursday, March 20, I me: with my boss 9
and shared my concerns and the concerns voic.-d to me.
He p6int-blank saidi "That's '
bunch-of bullshit."
I left hi.; office very dissatisfied and feeling.,
hken
.;eriously.. Thar evening, I met with
.and h.! actually reinforced these concerns.
He old me he was very con rned.,bout our lack of defense in depth thinking, us not consistently :oming from safety in our decision-making, and our under-reaction to huma:i performance and other "events."
He also confided in me that he is havi:ig to do the "thinking'.*',Q the entire site and is the last line of d.ýfense way too often.
W said, "I believe we are one step away f 'om the URC taking the 'keys away."
I pointed out to that he r.-ist stay strong, tnat his leadership is the best we have right now, anrd that he needs.,to solicit help..
He told me he doesn't know where to tu'n sin:q has been unsupportive.
He also said he believes you hve int been giv~n the "truth" about where we really are as an organizati n.
- 51is; acknpowledged being unsuccessful in all my attempt"[
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presidents realize our selecti.n of leaders and structure (not gnit-focu:;ed) are key issu&
my concern at.
eaction to my raising of concerns I was hearin.
He siiiply shrugged his r organization I expressed to
- nuclear safety
.oulders.
In the past 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br />, I have c.ontemplated what a".ion to now take.
Going to our Employee Concerns department isn't appropriate since the concerns inVolve some of the v..ry people that dePartment reports to a
ntemplated going to "ny boss's boss", who in this case i*yJ I have, frankly, contemplated.loing'dire.:tly to the NRC and know I always have the right to do that.
After being assured this weekeend by senior license holders that the issues at hand are real and important but not at this zime urgent, I have chosen to first bring thi. issue to you.
Here'ls why: The unspoken question on *the minds (and hea ts) of the 1800 people at PSEG Nuclear is this:.
Is
-a leader worth following?
Is he someone we can believe i:i?
Is he someonre Is he someone really committed to us and this si" or. is he here to "get his tick.it punched" and mo-
.rust?
r ig-term success, By letting you know all this, ;y bringing you th-.. isiaue, I believe I am giving you the opportunity to :hoose to act on a "root cause" of our INPO 3 performance; a root cau;e of why senior L--dership he're has warranted little support, and, root cause -%f wha'- it will take for you to make the difference I trusz you are zonmitted 1.am also giving you thp uty to advise mt should go directly to r the NRC wit request for an independnt inv*.stigation.
i ze as our new leader and trusting you to deterd.ine action for this site.
I am aw,.re of te ftar-r=a implications should these conca:rns and aliegati%
I realize, that you may, *;6ose not tc trust chooseto e this letter.
I hope neither is around" you will hear many var.ed things about. r "pain-in-the-ass, " "too much c: agiri' (i a-M on the inanager teamof the uni.s),
and somecne.
Thursday, who is no longer neeled here (he haz effective 4/16/03).
You will.also hear that straight, and have been a thorn'.in a lot of p-relentless about our leadership and managemen-they relate to Operations and.;afety.
i ask that you page me and giv.- me the opportun..
face, whether here on site or.tisewhere..
i want see this site be a safe, produ:tive, and fulfill w tnothing more than for you tc "hit the grour:
d*
I want nothing m.ore Ena7. f:r V'r
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a o making here.
whether or Inot I these zoncerns-and a eve I.-am honoring you significant couise of
.inq and serious be substantiated.
y judgment and could he case.
If you "ask including that I am a t
he only woman
-said to me on m'Thatet my position courageous, talk s' side for being ues, especially as to meet you face-to-othing more than to
.g place to work.
I running" as our new ier worth following.
My pager Ps ZS
Respectfully, Kymn Harvin, Ph.D.
Manager, Culture Transformatio:i PSEG Nuclear (Kymn is pronounced like Kim)