ML18139A165
| ML18139A165 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry, North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 04/02/1980 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Ferguson J VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8004240284 | |
| Download: ML18139A165 (5) | |
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e UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 101 MARIETIA ST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 APR 2 1980 Virginia Electric and Power Company Attn:
J. H. Ferguson Executive Vice President-Power P.O. Box 26666 Richmond, VA 23261 Gentlemen:
The enclosed Information Notice provides information regarding the practices to be followed by NRC inspectors when they receive expressions of concern related to safety from plant employees.
Enclosures:
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IE Information Notice No. 80-14
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List of IE Information Notices Recently Issued
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Sincerely,
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.p James P. O'Reilly Director
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- I Virginia Electric and Power Company cc w/encl:
e W.R. Cartwright, Station Manager Post Office Box 402 Mineral, Virginia 23117 P. G. Perry Senior Resident Engineer Post Office Box 38 Mineral, Virginia 23117 W. L. Stewart, Manager Post Office Box 315 Surry, Virginia 23883 e
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
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SSINS No. : 6870 Accession No.:
8002280649 IE Information Notice No. 80-14 SAFETY SUGGESTIONS FROM EMPLOYEES On February 29, 1980, the NRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement issued an instruction to NRC inspectors on the handling of safety suggestions received from licensee employees during inspections.
A copy of the instruction, Temporary Instruction No. 1210/1, is enclosed.
The purpose of this instruction is to reaffirm to inspectors that they must be sensitive to the safety concerns of employees.
We encourage employees to attempt resolution of their safety concerns through the normal communication channels to their supervisors and managers.
Nevertheless, there are instances where an employee apparently feels more comfortable expressing his or her safety concerns to an NRC inspector.
In these cases, the inspector will follow the practices described in the enclosed instruction.
We suggest that licensees post this Information Notice and the enclosed instruction in an area where employees can read them.
Enclosure:
IE Temporary Instruction No. 1210/1
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TI 1210/1 Issue Date: 2/29/80 SAFETY SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED DURING INSPECTIONS During.inspections, inspectors may receive safety suggestions relating to plant conditions or operations from licensee employees.
Inspectors must be receptive to such suggestions and should attempt to resolve or deal with each one*received.
Even in those cases where the suggestion would require a licensee to do more than is required by NRC regulations, license conditions, or technical specifications, the inspector should discuss the suggestion with the employee and provide, to the best of the inspector's ability, the options that are available.
Depending upon the nature of the suggestion, some possible courses of action are as follows:
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Encourage the employee to forward the suggestion in writing to plant management and, if appropriate, to the NRC.
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For. matters clearly under the jurisdiction of another Federal agency, or a*state or local agency,.encourage the employee to contact the appropriate agency, or offer to bring the information to the attention of the proper official.
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Inform the employee that the matter will be evaluated and, if appropriate, brought to the attention of NRC management.
It is important that an employee proffering a suggestion related to safety be made aware that the NRC is interested in such suggestions and they will be pursued.
e IE Information Notice No. 80-14 April 2, 1980 RECENTLY ISSUED Information Notice No. 80-14 80-13 80-12 80-11 80-10 80-09 80-08 80-07 80-06 80-05 IE INFORMATION NOTICES Subject Safety Suggestions From Employees General Electric Type SBM Control Swiches - Defective Cam Followers Instrument Failure Causes Opening of PORV and Block Valve General Problems with ASCO Valves in Nuclear Application Including Fire Protection Systems Partial Loss of Non-Nuclear Instrument System Power Supply During Operation i
Possible Occupational Health Hazard Associated with Closed Cooling Systems The States Company Sliding Link Electrical Terminal Block Pump Shaft Fatigue Cracking Notification of Significant Events Chloride Contamination of Safety Related Piping Date Issued 4/2/80 4/2/80 3/31/80 3/14/80 3/7 /80 3/7/80 3/7/80 2/29/80 2/27/80 2/8/80 Enclosure Issued To All power reactor facilities with an 01 or CP, fuel fabrication and processing facilities including uranium mills, and Materials Priority I licensees (processors and distributors).
All light water reactor facilities holding power reactor OLs or CPs All holders of power reactor OLs and CPs All holders of Reactor 01, CP, fuel fabrica-tion and processing facilities All power reactor facilities holding OLs and CPs All holders of power reactor OLs and near term CPs All power reactor facilities with an 01
- or a CP All Light Water Reactor Facilities holder power reactor OLs and CPs All holders of Reactor OLs and to near term 01 applicants All licensees of nuclear power reactor facilities
.and applicants and holders of nuclear power reactor CPs