ML090370385

NRC Office of Investigations Report No. 2-2008-022

ML090370385
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	12/17/2008
From:	Jim Dodson NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To:	Christian D Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
References
2-2008-022, EA-08-235
Download: ML090370385 (2)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 December 17, 2008 Virginia Electric and Power Company Mr. David A. Christian President and Chief Nuclear Officer Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SW 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

SURRY POWER STATION: NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS REPORT No. 2-2008-022

Dear Mr. Christian:

Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Office of Investigations (OI) completed report regarding a licensed reactor operator who willfully failed to follow established plant administrative procedures by possessing and reading non-work related material while assigned to licensed duties.

OI determined that there was sufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation that the licensed operator engaged in deliberate misconduct in violation of NRC requirements. Specifically, the individual failed to follow station procedure OP-AA-100, Conduct of Operations, Rev. 2 by possessing and reading non-work related material while assigned to licensed, Reactor Operator, duties on February 6, 2008. We plan no further action with regard to this matter.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us at 404-562-4655.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

James S. Dodson, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-280, 50-281 License Nos: DPR-32, DPR-37

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2008-022

December 17, 2008 Virginia Electric and Power Company Mr. David A. Christian President and Chief Nuclear Officer Innsbrook Technical Center - 2SW 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060-6711

SUBJECT:

SURRY POWER STATION: NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS REPORT No. 2-2008-022

Dear Mr. Christian:

Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Investigations (OI) completed report regarding a licensed reactor operator who willfully failed to follow established plant administrative procedures by possessing and reading non-work related material while assigned to licensed duties.

OI determined that there was sufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation that the licensed operator engaged in deliberate misconduct in violation of NRC requirements. Specifically, the individual failed to follow station procedure OP-AA-100, Conduct of Operations, Rev. 2 by possessing and reading non-work related material while assigned to licensed, Reactor Operator, duties on February 6, 2008. We plan no further action with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us at 404-562-4655.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

James S. Dodson, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-280, 50-281 License Nos: DPR-32, DPR-37

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2008-022 Distribution w/encl:

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NAME JDodson CEvans DATE 12/17/08 12/17/08 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: S:\DRP\ALLEGATIONS\BRANCH 5\JD08-020 OI RELEASE TO LIC.DOC

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - OI INVESTIGATION INFORMATION SYNOPSIS OF OI Case NO. 2-2008-022 This investigation was initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), on February 12, 2008, to determine whether a Reactor Operator (RO) employed at the Surry Power Station (Surry), willfully failed to be attentive to duty when the RO was reading non-work related material in the Surry control room during his shift beginning on February 6, 2008.

Based upon the documentation and testimony developed during this investigation, OI:RII substantiated that the RO deliberately printed and read non-work related material in the Surry control room during his shift beginning on February 6, 2008, in violation of applicable Surry procedural requirements, causing the RO to be distracted or inattentive to duty.

Enclosure OFFICIAL USE ONLY - OI INVESTIGATION INFORMATION NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR; OFFICE OF INVESTIGATION, REGION II Approved for release 9/29/08 - SES