ML062790438

Investigation Status Record of Case No. 3-2002-020 Regarding Discrimination Against Contract Welder for Raising FFD Concern

ML062790438
Person / Time
Site:	Kewaunee, Point Beach
Issue date:	08/06/2002
From:	NRC/OI/RGN-III/FO
To:
References
3-2002-004, 3-2002-020, FOIA/PA-2006-0113, RIII-2002-A-0114
Download: ML062790438 (1)

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_. VESTIGATION STATUS RECOR%.

Facility: POINT BEACH 1 Case Agent: FAHEY, MARY K (MKF)

Case Number: 3-2002-020 Date Opened: 08/06/2002 Docket Number(s): 05000266 ECD: 11/2002 Priority: High Case Type: Reactor Power Status: Field Work In Progre ss Primary Alleg Source: Alleger Allegation Number(s): RIII-2002-A-0114 ,

SubjecttAllegation: DISCRIMINATION AGAINST!&.NTRACT WELDER'FOR RAISING FFD CONCERN Monthly Status Report:

08/06/2002: On March 25, 2002, 01 initiated an investigation (3-2002-004) into allegations of deliberate failure by contract welders to follow Fitness For Duty (FFD) regulations. The allegations stemmed from information provided by Nuclear Management Company (NMC), that contract welders,, working

-for Day and Zimmerman Nuclear Power Systems (D NPS at e ring the fall 2001 outage, had concerns about the smell of alcohol o 1nService Inspection

'General Foreman, DZNPS, but the welders failed torepo On July 2, 2002 jone of the afore mentioned welders identified by the licensee,

,ntc e i-1Qil, and alleged that not or In rt concern to his supervisor,

- I "Mbut as a result of reportin -- has had his access Lenied atPoint Beach Nuclear Power Plant, and all NMC n*u*ear power plants2 stated thathe felt this was retaliation for raising the FFD concern regardin At an ARB conducted on August 5, 2002, Rill requested 01 determine wheth as discriminated against by the licensee for raising an FFD concern about a supervisor, in violation of 10 CFR 50.7, Employee Protection, and 10 CFR 50.5, Deliberate Misconduct. STATUS:

FWP ECD (90 DAY): 11/2002. Statute of Limitations: 07/2007.

Completion Date: Total Staff Hours: 0.0 Issue Date: Months Open: 0.0 DOJ Action(s): DOJ Referral Date:

01 Violation(s): Harassment and Intimidation - No Result Statute of Limitations Date: 06/28/2007 Infonmation ln accordance inwith thisthe record was deietd Freedom "

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