ML062680233

Letter to M. Warner from B. Clayton

ML062680233
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee
Issue date:	09/20/2002
From:	Beverly Clayton NRC/RGN-III
To:	Warner M Nuclear Management Co
References
FOIA/PA-2006-0113
Download: ML062680233 (5)

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ON,. REG& UNITED STATES 0oNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 801 WARRENVILLE ROAD LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532-4351 September 20, 2002 Mr. M.Warner Site Vice President Kewaunee and Point Beach Nuclear Plants Nuclear Management Company, LLC 6610 Nuclear Road Two Rivers, WI 54241 Dear Mr. Warner.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently received information concerning activities at the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant. The details are enclosed for your evaluation.

We request that the results of your evaluation of this matter be submitted to Region III within 30 days of the date of this letter. Your response to this request should not be docketed, and should be sent In an envelope addressed to the Region III Enforcement/Investigations Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region Ill, at 801 Warrenville Road, Suite 255, Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351.

We also request that your response contain no personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that Identifies the Information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you Must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted Invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). Ifsafeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

The documented results of your evaluation should include sufficient information for the NRC to determine: (a) if the concerns were substantiated; (b) that the organization or individual conducting the evaluation was independent; (c) that the evaluation was of sufficient depth and scope to determine that the appropriate root causes and generic implications were considered; (d) that the corrective actions, both planned and completed, were sufficient to correct the specific example(s) and generic implications and to prevent recurrence; and (e) if your evaluation identified any deficiencies with a license condition, please tell us what corrective actions were taken or planned, and the corrective action document that addressed the deficiencies.

The enclosure to this letter should be controlled and distribution should be limited to personnel with a "need to know",until your evaluation has been completed and reviewed by NRC Region Ill. The enclosure to thisjelter is considered "NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE."

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M.Warner We appreciate your cooperation and will gladly discuss any questions you may have concerning this information. Should you have questions, please contact one of the NRC Region III Allegation Coordinators, Jim Heller or Ryan Alexander. They can be reached at (630) 829-9500.

Sincerely, Brent Clayton Enforcement/Investigations Officer

Enclosure:

Details (NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE)

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NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ENCLOSURE Please reference tracking number 02-A-01 14 in your response.

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2. An individual is concerned that the action taken against the employees who raised the fitness-for-duty concerns has created achilled environment for raising a safety concern.

Additional information for concern 2:

The concern pertained to the chain of events associated with the craft employees who were accused that they failed to report the smell of alcohol on an Individual during the steam generator project. The chain of events Included the belief from the craft employees that the supervisor took no action when being told about the problem; a supervisor lied during the licensee's follow-up Investigation; and the craft employees who participated in the licensee's investigation were not rehired.

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M.Warner We appreciate your cooperation and will gladly discuss any questions you may have concerning this information. Should you have questions, please contact one of the NRC Region III Allegation Coordinators, Jim Heller or Ryan Alexander. They can be reached at (630) 829 9500.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Charles Weil for Brent Clayton Enforcement/Investigations Officer

Enclosure:

Details (NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE) bcc w/ encl: 1. AMS File No. RIII-02-A-01 14

2. Fax to Aldo Capristo, NMC, (920)755-7528 (Prairie Island, Monticello, Kewaunee, Point Beach, Palisades, and Duane Arnold)

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M.Warner We appreciate your cooperation and will gladly discuss any questions you may have concerning this information. Should you have questions, please contact one of the NRC Region III Allegation Coordinators, Jim Heller or . They can be reached at (630) 829-9500.

Sincerely, Brent Clayton Enforcement/Investigations Officer

Enclosure:

Details (NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE) bcc w/encd: 1. AMS File No. RIII-02-A-0114

2. Fax to Aldo Capristo, NMC, (920)755-7528 (Prairie Island, Monticello, Kewaunee, Point Beach, Palisades, and Duane Arnold)

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