ML062790388
| ML062790388 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Kewaunee, Saint Lucie, Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 02/23/2002 |
| From: | NRC/RGN-III |
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| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2006-0113 | |
| Download: ML062790388 (8) | |
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For the record, this is an interview o rwho is a former welder for Day and Zimmerman Nuclear Power Systems at the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant during the Fall outage of 2001. Today's date is August 29, 2002. The time is approximately q- 3 $jTA\"
This interview is being conducted at the Hilton ewark Airport,' located at 1170 Spring Street, Elizabeth, New Jersey.
My name is Mary Kay Fahey. I am a Special Agent with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Office of Investigations, Region Ill. This interview is being transcribed by Court Reporter ,A:*.Y ý 4,140
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The subject matter of this interview is a fitness-for-duty concern at the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant during a refuel outage in 2001. This incident was brought to the NRC's attention M* Nuclear Management Company.
Mr p ease raise your right hand. Do you swear that the information you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god?
Have you subsequently sought legal counsel for advice in several of the matters we will be discussing here today? ,.
.Are you currently represented by an attorney?
( And just for the record, during our telephone c4all conversation in which I
- interview with you, we discussed the fact that y'ou did not feel it was nec(
present with you today. Is that correct?
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Full name:
DOB:
SSN:
Home Address:
Home Telephone Number:
Cellular Telephone Number:
Employment hx:
Dates he worked for Day and Zimmerman Nuclear Power Systems at Kewaunee:
Reason for leaving? Was outage completed? Were you laid off or did you quit?
..Have you worked for NMC since that time?
During the 2001 Fall outage at Kewaunee, did you raise FFD concerns about another employee? \
Who was the employee? 7 C)
What position did he hold?
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Why did.you raise the concern?
-1 Did you honestly consideqinfit for duty or impaired? ."
If no, what was your intention in reporting the incident? 4P Ifyes, were there any other signs of impairment? Speech slurred, stumbling, any other sign6?
Who did you report the concern to?/
W en id you report the concern?
1C( ." if annot be precise, as it pre-outage? Was it during the week or so thasupervised the welders?
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jsaid August, pre-outage.
Was anyone else present when you raised the concern?..*.
Osaid and I confrontedrandthen flat out told him, I'm not working for that man. I'm not working around that guy.
What di tell you?
- ou, Do you know whetheiwas tested as a result of your compla*
If yes, how do you know?
Did you tell anyofie else that you raised the concern?/ .
Did you notice the smell of alcohol that first week tha supervised the welders?
How much day to day contact did you have wit# "IJ" i How is it that you detected the odor of alcohol?
Did you have any direct conversation.witlwbout this?
Did he ever admit that he had been drinking?
Did he ever acknowledge that he smelled of alcohol? 1! I Did he ever admit that he was unfit for duty?
Did he ever challenge your assessment?
Dicnow that you had raised a concern about him? yg5 How do you know? .ToLo - , V.
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When did he become aware?
Did he ever discuss it with you? "
Has anyone who worked at Kewaunee at time, told you that they were aware that you had reported a concern aboul
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Did you ever have any conversations with o Darlene Peter bouFFD?
Do you have knowledge tha admitted t that and you had raised FFD concerns to Expl* how he knows 1t...affidavit taken during telephone interview between pres nr or on a teleconference call wit ';pi
.In additiondi tel you tha ade any admissions to him?
When dimil"1 have the conversation with when didL ... ., provide you with this information?
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.Do you have any first-hand knowledge t-hy was not truthful about your conversation with him?
Did you ever confrontdim.
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..o general employee training'/. .
/. did you receive you arrived on site at KewaFur~ee, When Watatriigpoie Was that training*
provided bylNMC9'or i -i .,
Day and Zimmerman? "
- Were you required to take a test on the material provided during the training?, ..
Were you required to pass the test in order to obtain access to the site? .
Did you pass the test?
Do you recall whether there was specific training on FFD? 7 Do you recall what the appropriate procedure is if you or any employee suspects that someone is not fit for duty?
What is your understanding of what you were required to do?
Do you feel that you followed procedure?
If no, why not?
If yes, why?
Do you have any authority to ask another employee to go get fitness tested?
Do you know whethetwas ever tested based upon your complaint?
What is your understanding of the rule about coming to work fit for duty? (5hr rule)
When did you first become aware thaWFFD was an issue? Was it after you had left Kewaunee?
Why did it become an issue? //
Why did the licensee's investigator contact you?
Is there anything that you told the licensee's investigator about the FFD issue, that you would like to correct or change hereoday?
Did you tell the investigator that you did not report your concern regarding the smell of alcohol to anyone? - ..
Did you tell the. investigator that because you were ajii&Vou did not want to create waves?
Did you tell the investigator that you kept your eyes open and mouth shut?
_Was there.anyan.mosity y between you antdli -betwee
\Are the allegations o n melling of alcohol retaliation for any disg'greements over the \ + -. *{.
Welding issues that surfaced during the outage?
Did you or anyone else document the FFD concern in a condition report? Or to the Employee Concerns Program?'
Has NMC ever discouraged you or anyone else that you know of, from reporting FFD 00V concerns? -..- - l*J ;ij-.
Was there any unspoken or unwritten rule that you don't report another worker, or another union member? NO-"
Did the union every discourage employees from reporting concerns at the sites? -
Did you apply for any future employment at NMC sites here you were refused employment?
When? " 4n Where?,r" * ' '.o,_,,.
F,"CM Who did you apply through? DZNPS illip Getscho
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Why was employment refused?
When was access pulled?"
Did you attempt to gain employment with any other plants? 0-10 Z-oŽ"7 Were you precluded because of access?. -'f'Ck 't-* , (
Do you have any documentation that you were denied access? -s- 7-.- 7"TV i.-i, -
Did you have any conversations with NMC management about why your access was denied?,;
Who did you speak to about your access being denied?
What were you told?
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Have you made any attempt to appeal their decision? ,, t ..
Based upon your expe'ience after raising a fitness for duty concern, would you be hesitant in the future to report some Would you say that this expernbqe has had a chilling effect on you? What about on your co-Mvhave I threatened you in any manner or offered you any reward in return for your statement? Have you given your statement freely and voluntarily? Is there anything further you care to add for the record.