ML101880705

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Regulatory Commission Office of Investigations Report No. 2-2009-031
ML101880705
Person / Time
Site: Brunswick  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 07/07/2010
From: Randy Musser
NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB4
To: Annacone M
Carolina Power & Light Co
References
OIR 2-2009-031
Download: ML101880705 (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. Michael J. Annacone Vice President Carolina Power and Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS REPORT NO. 2-2009-031

Dear Mr. Annacone:

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

Office of Investigations (OI) completed report regarding whether numerous security officers were willfully sleeping or inattentive while on duty and whether security management personnel had knowledge of sleeping/inattentiveness and failed to take appropriate action.

OI determined that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate that; (1) numerous security officers were willfully sleeping or inattentive while on duty and that; (2) security management personnel had knowledge of sleeping/inattentiveness and failed to take appropriate action. 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/

Randall A. Musser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2009-031

July 7, 2010 Mr. Michael J. Annacone Vice President Carolina Power and Light Company Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS REPORT NO. 2-2009-031

Dear Mr. Annacone:

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

Office of Investigations (OI) completed report regarding whether numerous security officers were willfully sleeping or inattentive while on duty and whether security management personnel had knowledge of sleeping/inattentiveness and failed to take appropriate action.

OI determined that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate that; (1) numerous security officers were willfully sleeping or inattentive while on duty and that; (2) security management personnel had knowledge of sleeping/inattentiveness and failed to take appropriate action. 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/

Randall A. Musser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2009-031 X PUBLICLY AVAILABLE x G SENSITIVE X NON-SENSITIVE ADAMS X Yes ACCESSION NUMBER:_ML101880705_______________

X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRS RII: EICS SIGNATURE JGW1 RAM JShehee MCheckle for NAME JWorosilo RMusser M. Ernstes C. Evans DATE 7/01/2010 7/06/2010 07/07/2010 07/07/2010 7/ /2010 7/ /2010 7/ /2010 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information Enclosure NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, REGION II Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information Case No. 2-2009-031 SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated on June 5, 2009, by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), to determine whether numerous security officers were willfully sleeping or inattentive while on duty. In addition, this investigation sought to determine whether security management personnel had knowledge of sleeping/inattentiveness and failed to take appropriate action.

Based on the documentation and testimony developed during this investigation OI: RII, did not substantiate the allegation that numerous security officers at Brunswick Nuclear Plant (Brunswick) were willfully sleeping or inattentive while on duty. In addition, this investigation did not substantiate the allegation that security management personnel had knowledge of sleeping/inattentive and failed to take appropriate action.