ML20055E241
| ML20055E241 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/1990 |
| From: | Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9007110205 | |
| Download: ML20055E241 (3) | |
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.Thistrefers_to an investigation performed by the NRC Office'of Investigations-4
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. ATTN:; Mr. Cordell Reed.
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' Tliis' referst to an investigation performed by the NRC Office of -Investigations.
(01) at your facility..A copy of the synopsis of Investigation _ Report 03-85-185 is ' enclosed with this letter for your information. During this investigation,
.y certain.of your' activities appeared'to be in violation of NRC requirements.
You will:be notified by separate correspondence of our decision regarding-enforcement' action based on:the findings of this inspection.
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- response is required'until you are ' notified of the' proposed enforcement action'..
1 In accordance with 10 CFT 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules and Practices," Part 2,
- Title 10. Code of Federal' Regulations, a copy. of this letter and ' enclosure will:be placed in the NRC'Public Document Room, t
'If.you have-any questions regarding the aforementioned matters, please contact
-Martin;Farber of nty staff.at 708-790-5500.
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Edward G.;Greenman, Director Division of Reactor Projects
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. On November' 7,1985; the NRC Region ~111:(NRC:RIII) Regional Administrator t
requested that the NRC Office of Investigations (01:Rlli) investigate an i
allegationthataSargent.andLundy(S&L)'engineeremployedat:theBraidwood-
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1 1 Nuclear Power Station (Braidwood) was terminated af ter identifying 1
l deficiencies at that facility. 01: Rill opened a case on November 18, 1985, andiadministratively closed that case on. April 22, 1988, due to a lack of
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NRC: Rill' then requested that Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO) respond to the 1
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alleged employment discrimination at Braidwood. On July 20, 1988, CECO E
. provided an' interna 1' investigative report of the discrimination matter.
i prepared in September 1985', which concluded that no discrimination occurred with regard to the employment tennination.
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.On November 1,.1988. the NRC: Rill Regional. Administrator requested that OI: Rill reopen the investigation of the employment discrimination allegation.
The OI: Rill staff concluded after reviewing the_ CECO internal investigation of-
~ the allegation, that although it appeared the termination was not j
discriminatory, it did appear. the transfer of the S&L engineer 'from the Braidwood project may_have been retaliatory and was done at the request of-the
- Braidwood station manager.-
This investigation has. developed evidence indicating that employment.
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discrimination did occur when the S&L engineer was removed from the Braidwood project because of that engineer's identification of deficiencies with the concrete structures at Braidwood. Apparently some contractor personnel held thelview that the S&L engineer would possibly identify numerous other concrete defects because of that. individual's expertise in concrete technology and concrete repair _ programs.
This investigation has developed evidence which suggests that three or more Newberg Construction Company:(Newberg)' employees conspired to arrange for the removal of the S&L engineer from Braidwood by proposing to Ceco management that a personality conflict-existed between the S&L engineer and certain i
Newberg engineers, and that a nonproductive environment would exist as long-as
- that S&L engineer continued to work at Braidwood.
The investigation disclosed q'
that the S&L engineer had recently identified a number of concrete Ldeficiencies while assigned to review the adequacy of the' concrete:at 1
Braidwood. It appeared to-those particular Newberg employees that unless the 1
S&L engineer was removed from the project, that engineer's actions might lead to identification of additional deficiencies.
a The CECO 'Braidwood project manager unknowingly acted upon the misinformation provided by Newberg and requested that S&L remove their concrete technologist from Braidwood.
-l Case No. 3-85-018S 1
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