ML20037A508
| ML20037A508 | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 10/06/1977 |
| From: | Greger L, Phillip G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| NUDOCS 8003050899 | |
| Download: ML20037A508 (4) | |
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?iihdiction Support Section L. R. Greger, Eadiation Specialist E 21:
G. A. Phillip, Investigation Specialist REGARDING SEFIDi?2R 21,1977 LETTE7. FROM MR. D. WSTF.D, K3 JECT:
IBDT Messrs. Greger and Phillip talked to Vr. Husted by tcIcphnne on Saptenber 4.1977 rar,arding the sabject letter.
Mr. Huated stated that the letter had 1Aan sent to several goveranent addresses EEDA, Dep artment of Labor (OSEA), Department. of Interior, including:
and the President of the United lucal Congressional L;tpresentatives, A reply (telept,ene) had apparently been received from Sectes.
Mr. Jakel of ths NRC's Office of the F.y.ccutive Legal Director.
Mr. Uusted did not c.cb any specific allegations nor did he refer to lie stated that his any specific instancs.s of radiation expositres.concerr.s were related to the they reached their likelihocc that vorher9 would be anumployabic when Em 1GC's regulations relating to personal exposurcs esposurs limits.
the NRC's requiremenen f or main-vare esplained :;o Mr. Husted as were tainir.g orposure histories on radiction vorkcrs and typical personal strosures experienced in the nuclear induser'/,
Mr. Hust zd statad that his concerns are not W. sed os specific pcst experien;eu but rather en "storieu" he han hened and a geucrat apprehension of the rtilitie:s and cubecutraccurs he deals w1Lh.
s runponsible for cr;tahl it;hing Mr. Husted wns advintd that the N;1C wn.
frots certain and enforcing regulfit.f.Ons for the protection of workers radiation sourcas but had no authority to interfere in the licermee's e2ployment practices as long as the licensee complied with NRC requirements, n
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As representatives of the International Brotherhood of Elect;ical Workers, I,ocal 8, we arc desirottn of calli.ng your attention to a serious prcblem which presently conf ronts the union 's member.; hip.
Recently the two electric companies completed t.he constru Lion af a nuclear power f acility in Fort Clinton, Ohio [Davi.s-Reeme) which becar.e operational in Austtr of thin year.
Ac with nout mudern technological cdvanccracnts dortej n problems have occurred which were i
not originally anticipated.
Speci.:1cally, union members have been c=g-loyed as skilled olectricians to perform maintenance and other tcchnical functicas at the plant.
Pursuant to the direct.tves issued by the employers, these employees who are exposed to radiation and.o a result of '4hich tJ1eir chemical composition reflects a th..ee percent (3%) absorpM.cn faction are required to be - eemoved Crom ttin jcb.
While this ti,e+;per.:.mt f actor is well below a lethal dese, it certainly renders e,@nempliyjce so expcsed ineligible for further work within the vicidig.
..On bshalf of the union memborohip I nurit etuicove r r.o prctect thm welf are of those worker.s.
During the course of centract negotictions ve will stx.ive ' to increase health benefi En whic:4 wi11 l
provide medical tr m 62nt for union member.'. with a three percent l
cxposure factor.
Ecwtver, this will be oxbrumely dif ficult at best.
ih: 3 is why 1. am seeking your assistance.
This exposure problem invariably depletes t.he union's and this country 's nos L prcciouc resource - Workers; in that each member who hac a three pt rcent radiatica lcVel must be replaced.
An t.ime prog.o>. inn Local 5 will eventually be unable to supply the neccucary labor and the sub-centractor will be forced to ferret out new sources of manpower thereby r
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replacing this union.
- Moreover, becot.es unsmp'oyed and ineligible for f tA w eu.ploymenE.
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'N rage 2 in directing ycur,:sttention to this dilemma we hope that you will he zble to exert pressure so that some res.edy will be provided these enplayer to employ the worker (-}cislation or regulations requiring the individuals, either through s
at a different location or compensatory benefite for the workers.
We understand that this indeed jo a difficult prchlem, but it is critical that the union membership receive 'pr.ot.cction.
I hope that you will assis t this Union in protecting itu u:e:aberu.
Most likely there are inany other unions and workers which f ace thin same problem.
Thank you for your time and underutanding.
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