ML20011D369
| ML20011D369 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 11/30/1989 |
| From: | Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8912270070 | |
| Download: ML20011D369 (4) | |
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y NOV 8 01989 Docket Nos. 50-338, 50-339 License Nos. NPF-4, NPF-7 Virginia Electric and Power Company ATTN: Mr. W. L. Stewart L
Senior Vice President - Power 5000 Dominion Boulevard M
' Glen Allen, VA~ 23060 Gentlemen:
On April 10. 1989, the.U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division office in Richmond, Virginia, received a complaint from Mr. John W. Barrett, a formcr employee of National Engineering, a VEPC0 contractor-at the North-Anna site.
Mr. Barrett alleged that he was laid off because he had raised safety concerns while performing his
' duties at North Anna.. 'In response to that complaint, the Department of Labor secured an employee-employer conciliation as noted in the enclosed letter from the Assistant District Director of the Wage and
- Hour Division' office.
The NRC is concerned that a violation of the employee protection i
provisions set forth in 10 CFR 50.7 may have occurred and that the I
actions taken against Mr. Barrett may have had a chilling effect on other licensee or contractor personnel.
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Therefore, you are requested to' provide this office, within 30 days of ti.e date of this letter, a response which:
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- Provides the basis for the employment action regarding the former employee ^ nd include a copy of any investigation reports a
you have regarding the circumstances of the action; and b.
Describe the actions, if any, taken or planned to assure that 1
this employment action does not have a chilling effect in i
I discouraging other licensee or contractor employees from raising perceived safety concerns.
p After reviewing your response, the NRC will determine whether enforcement l-action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice,"
1 Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter I
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law No.96-511.
Sincerely.
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Original Signed By J. L Milhoan Stewart D. Ebneter Regional Administrator i
Enclosure:
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W. R. Cartwright Vice President Nuclear Operations Virginia Electric & Power Company 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 J. P. O'Hanlon Vice President - Nuclear Services
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-l R. F. Saunders, Manager i
Nuclear Licensing 1
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5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 23060 G. E. Kane, Station Manager North Anna Power Station i
P. O. Box 402 Mineral, VA 23117 Executive Vice President Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Innsbrook Corporate Center 4222 Cox Road, Suite 102 Glen Allen, VA 23060 W. T. Lough Virginia Corporation Commission D1' vision of Energy Regulation P. O. Box 1197 Richmond, VA 23209
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Michael W. Maupin, Esq.
Hunton and Williams P. 0.. Box'1535
' Richmond..VA 23212 Patrick A. O' Hare Office of the Attorney. General Supreme Court Building 101 North 8th Street i
Richmond, VA 23219 C. M. G.. Buttery, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Health 109 Governor Street.
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