ML20044D386
| ML20044D386 | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/16/1993 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20044D380 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-92-223, NUDOCS 9305190074 | |
| Download: ML20044D386 (2) | |
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Portland General Electric Company Docket No. 50-344 j
Trojan Nuclear Plant License No. NPF-1 i
EA 92-223 During an NRC investigation conducted from June 20, 1991 through
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September 23, 1992, a violation of NRC requirements was l
identified.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy
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and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, j
Appendix C, the violation is listed below 10 CFR 50.7(a) provides in part that discrimination by a l
Commission licensee against an employee for engaging in certain t
protected activities is prohibited.
Discrimination includes discharge and other actions that relate to compensation, terms, f
1 conditions and privileges of employment.
The activities j
protected are established in section 210 (now section 211) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended, and include, but are not limited to, preparing to provide to the NRC, the licensee, or a contractor of the licensee, information about possible violations of NRC requirements.
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10 CFR 50.7(f) provides that "No agreement... may contain any i
provision which would prohibit, restrict, or otherwise discourage, an employee from participating in protected activity i
including, but not limited to, providing information to the t
NRC on potential violations or other matters within NRC's regulatory responsibilities."
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j Contrary to the above, and as described below, licensee management actions and directions discouraged the Trojan security force from providing information to licensee management or to the NRC concerning potential violations and other matters within j
NRC's regulatory responsibilities.
Specifically, between i
November 1989 and August 1991, licensee managers took certain actions which many officers interpreted to mean that they were
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not to report sleeping / inattentive individuals or other security concerns to management or to the NRC.
These actions included i
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Security managers giving instructions and taking actions i
indicating that security officers should let their presence be known when checking on security posts and firewatches.
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As a result, several security officers stated that they felt j
intimidated with regard to reporting sleeping officers.
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Security managers attempting to determine, through questioning of security force members, the identity of the author (s) of an anonymous June 11, 1991, letter to the NRC that had complained about Trojan security management, r
i creating the impression that management would retaliate against the author (s).
As a result, several security l
l officers stated that they were intimidated with regard to raising safety concerns to the NRC.
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This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement VII).
l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Portland General
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Electric Company (Licensee) is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region V, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at Trojan, within 30 days of the date of this Notice of Violation (Notice).
This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should
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i include for each alleged violation:
(1) the reason for the violation or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the
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results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to j
avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full' compliance l
will be achieved.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, the Commission may issue an l
order or a demand for information as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action-as may be proper should not be taken.
Consideration.may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown.
Under the i
authority of Section 182 of the Act, 42 U.S.C.
2232, this l
response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.
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