ML19324E461

Investigation Summary, Office of Investigations Case Number 2-2018-025

ML19324E461
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	11/20/2019
From:	Lopez O NRC/RGN-II
To:	Jim Barstow Tennessee Valley Authority
References
2-2018-025
Download: ML19324E461 (1)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 CERTIFIED MAIL NUMBER: 7012 3050 0001 9196 2361 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED November 20, 2019 Mr. Jim Barstow Vice President Nuclear Regulatory Affairs & Support Services Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 4A-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT - INVESTIGATION

SUMMARY

, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2018-025

Dear Mr. Barstow:

The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) Office of Investigations (OI) has closed the subject case regarding a Tennessee Valley Authority employee who was allegedly discriminated against for raising safety concerns at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN).

The NRC determined that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation that a an employee at WBN was discriminated against for raising safety concerns. We plan no further action with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Copies of documents related to this report may be requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requests for records under FOIA can be made to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-5 F09, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or you can fax your request to the NRC Rockville, Maryland office at (301) 415-5130, or email at FOIA.resource@NRC.GOV. Any information provided under FOIA will, to the extent consistent with that act, be purged of names and other potential identifiers.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice and Procedure" 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, Omar R. López-Santiago, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 5 Division of Reactor Projects Omar R. Lopez-Santiago Digitally signed by Omar R. Lopez-Santiago Date: 2019.11.20 11:51:16 -05'00'