ML20058P066
| ML20058P066 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000824 |
| Issue date: | 09/08/1993 |
| From: | Kasnicki D NRC |
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| References | |
| NUDOCS 9312230028 | |
| Download: ML20058P066 (3) | |
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i EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAMS
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L PLANT NAME: LT LICENSEE: BABCOCK & WILCOX DOCKET #: 70-824 A.
PROGRAM:
1.
Does the licensee have an employee concerns program?
Yes, see Additional Comments Section 2.
Has NRC inspected the program?
No B.
SCOPE:
i 1.
Is it for:
I a.
Technical? Yes b.
Administrative? Yes c.
Personnel issues? Yes 2.
Does it cover safety as well as non-safety issues?
Yes 3.
Is it designed for:
a.
Nuclear safety? Yes b.
Personal safety? Yes c.
Personnel issues - including union grievances?
Yes 4.
Does the program apply to all licensee employees? Yes 5.
Contractors? Yes, in that contractors can also bring concerns to licensee management.
6.
Does the licensee require.its contractors and their subs to have a similar program? Don't know 7.
Does the licensee conduct an exit interview upon terminating employees asking if they have any safety concerns? Yes C.
INDEPENDENCE:
1.
What is the title of the person in charge?
Licensing & Compliance Manager.
Note that this is a collateral duty.
I 2.
Who do they report to? Manager, Environmental Safety &
Health
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L EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAMS PLANT NAME: LTC LICENSEE: BABCOCK & WILCOX DOCKET #: 70-824 3.
Are they independent of line management? Yes, to the degree that the safety organization is independent.
4.
Does the ECP use third party consultants? Yes, if necessary.
5.
How is a concern about a manager or vice president followed up?
There is no history of this type of concern.
D.
RESOURCES:
1.
What is the size of the staff devoted to this program?
Three, the safety group.
2.
What are ECP staff qualifications (technical training, interviewing training, investigator training, other)?
Typical safety professional qualifications.
E.
REFERRALS:
1.
Who has followup on concerns (ECP staff, line management, other)? Typically only the safety group.
I F.
CONFIDENTIALITY:
6 1.
Are the reports confidential? Yes, if requested.
2".
Who is the identity of the alleger made known to (senior management, ECP staff, line management, other)?
Typically only the safety group.
3.
Can employees be:
a.
Anonymous? Yes b.
Report by phone? Yes G.
FEEDBACK:
1.
Is feedback given to the alleger upon completion of the followup?
Yes 2.
Does program reward good ideas? No history of such.
3.
Who, or at what level, makes the final decision of resolution?
Typically the decision is made at the 2
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EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAMS PLANT NAME: LTC LICENSEE: BABCOCK & WILCOX DOCKET #: 70-824 lowest possible level, but may upon occasion need to go as high as the company president.
4.
Are the resolutions of anonymous concerns disseminated?
No history of anonymous concerns.
S.
Are resolutions of valid concerns publicized (newsletter, bulletin board, all hands meeting, other) ?
No, but neither are they hidden.
H.
EFFECTIVENESS:
1.
How does the licensee measure the effectiveness of the program? No history of measuring effectiveness.
2.
Are concerns:
a.
Trended? No history of trending b.
Used? No history of use 3.
In the last three years how many concerns were raised?
Two Of the concerns raised, how many were closed?
Two What percentage were substantiated?
None 4.
How are followup techniques used'to measure effectiveness (random survey, interviews, other)?
They don't have followup techniques.
5.
How frequently are internal audits of the ECP conducted and by whom?
Frequency has not been established.
I.
ADMINISTRATION / TRAINING:
1.
Is ECP prescribed by a procedure? No, but 10 CFR Part 19 and 21 training is given and a Policy Statement _
exists.
2.
How are employees, as well as contractors, made aware of this program (training, newsletter, bulletin board, other)?
Training and bulletin board.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
" Program" consists of 10 CFR Part 19 and 21 training and a one page corporate policy statement which includes an 800 hot line telephone number.
NAME:
D.
Kasnicki TITLE: Fuel Facility Inspector PHONE #: (404) 331-7187 DATE COMPLETED: September 8, 1993 3