ML101880372

Violation of Fitness for Duty Procedures - OI Case # 2-2010-009

ML101880372
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	07/07/2010
From:	Gerald Mccoy NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB5
To:	Gatlin T South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
References
2-2010-009
Download: ML101880372 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 July 7, 2010 Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin Vice President South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION: VIOLATION OF FITNESS FOR DUTY PROCEDURES. OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2010-009

Dear Mr. Gatlin:

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

Office of Investigations= (OI) completed report regarding potential violation of Fitness for Duty Procedures.

OI determined there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation that an SCE&G/Summer maintenance employee willfully violated the licensees FFD program. We plan no further action with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

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/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Project

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2010-009

July 7, 2010 Mr. Thomas D. Gatlin Vice President South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION: VIOLATION OF FITNESS FOR DUTY PROCEDURES. OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2010-009

Dear Mr. Gatlin:

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

(OI) completed report regarding potential violation of Fitness for Duty Procedures.

OI determined there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation that an SCE&G/Summer maintenance employee willfully violated the licensees FFD program. We plan no further action with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

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/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Gerald J. McCoy, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Project

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2010-009 cc w/encl: Oscar De Miranda Allegation Documents not Placed in ADAMS Publicly Available - NON-Sensitive OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:EICS SIGNATURE DCA GJM1 CEvans for NAME DArnett GMcCoy ODe Miranda DATE 07/6/2010 07/7/2010 07/7/2010 ML101880372

SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated on October 29, 2010, by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), to determine whether a maintenance worker employed by South Carolina Electric & Gas, Inc (SCE&G), at the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (Summer) willfully violated the licensee fitness-for-Duty (FFD) Program. This investigation also supplementally addressed an issue regarding an unnamed manager coaching or aiding employees in a work related exam.

Based on the documentation and testimony developed during this investigation, OI:RII did not substantiate the allegation that an SCE&G/Summer maintenance employee willfully violated the licensee FFD program.

NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, REGION II Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information Case No. 2-2010-009 Enclosure