ML103160505
| ML103160505 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Harris  |
| Issue date: | 11/09/2010 |
| From: | Ernstes M NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB2 |
| To: | Burton C Progress Energy Carolinas |
| References | |
| 2-2010-023, ea-10-040 | |
| Download: ML103160505 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 November 9, 2010 EA-10-040 Mr. Christopher L. Burton Vice President Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant P. O. Box 165, Mail Code: Zone 1 New Hill, North Carolina 27562-0165
SUBJECT:
SHEARON HARRIS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT: INATTENTIVE OFFICER (OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2010-023)
Dear Mr.Burton:
Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Office of Investigations= (OI) completed report regarding an inattentive officer at the Harris Nuclear Plant on April 7, 2010.
OI determined that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation that a security officer willfully failed to be attentive to duty. 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/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael E. Ernstes, Chief Plant Support Branch 2 Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosure:
Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2010-023
NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, REGION II Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information Case No. 2-2010-023 1
Enclosure Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), on April 7, 2010, to determine whether a security officer, employed at the Harris Nuclear Plant (Harris), willfully failed to be attentive to duty and to determine whether other security officers who witnessed the inattentiveness willfully failed to report the incident as required.
Based upon the documentation and testimony developed during this investigation, OI:RII determined that a security officer was inattentive to duty, however, not willfully. In addition, OI:RII determined that the two security officers violated procedures when they failed to report the inattentiveness, however, not willfully