ML20057G076
| ML20057G076 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 10/13/1993 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20057G073 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-282-93-18, 50-306-93-18, NUDOCS 9310200146 | |
| Download: ML20057G076 (1) | |
See also: IR 05000282/1993018
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DETAILS
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Present at the Enforcement Conference
Northern States Power Company
D. D. Antony, Vice President Nuclear
D. Mendele, Director, Nuclear Qual. Department
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G. Miserendino, Manager, Corp. Security
F. D. Evitch, Superintendent Security
E. L. Watzl, Prairie Island Site General Manager
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
H. J. Miller, Deputy Regional Administrator
B. L. Jorgensen, Acting Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 2
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C. N. Weil, Enforcement Specialist
B. A. Berson, Regional Counsel
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Enforcement Conference
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An Enforcement Conference was held in the Region III office on
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September 1, 1993, to review licensee measures to avoid possible
" chilling effects" on station workers resulting from the termination of
a security guard's employment in apparent violation of 10 CFR 50.7.
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termination occurred during the third quarter of 1992 and the
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technician's original discrimination complaint was not substantiated by
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a Department of Labor (DOL) reviewer.
This Enforcement Conference was
scheduled following the appeal ruling of June 24, 1993, by a DOL
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), that the guard had been engaged in
protected activity on two occasions and her employment was wrongfully
terminated.
Licensee's representatives stated that their review indicated that a
chilling effect did not exist at the plaat.
The licensee randomly
interviewed 34 individuals who had access to the protected area at
Prairie Island.
Those individuals represented a cross section of
licensee and contractor employees, including 4 guards, and the licensee
found that none of the individuals felt constrained about raising safety
concerns.
The licensee also operates an Employee Plant Improvement
Program (EPIP) for suggestions, and a " hot line" that employees can call
about various concerns.
The licensee representatives at the Enforcement
Conference indicated that about 30 suggestions and one call are received
each month.
Licensee representatives described additional measures to mitigate
potential chilling effects taken after learning of the ALJ decision.
They included an August 13, 1993, letter from the Vice President of
Nuclear Generation confirming there would be no reprisals for raising
safety issues.
At the conclusion of the conference, the licensee was informed that it
would be notified in the near future of the NRC's enforcement action.
Attachment:
Licensee Presentation Slides
9310200146 931013
ADOCK 05000282
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