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Responds to Re Inspectors Taking Improper Actions During Insps
ML20062A481
Person / Time
Issue date: 10/09/1990
From: Congel F
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: David Williams
NRC OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (OIG)
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NUDOCS 9010220105
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,00T 0 91990 MEMORANDUM FOR: David C. Williams, inspector General DISTRIBUTION:.SEE'NEXT PAGE Office of the Inspector General FROM:

Frank J. Congel, Director Division of Radiation Protection and Emergency Preparedness -

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SUBJECT:

PRIVATE CITIZEN'S CONCERN REGARDING IMPROPER ACTIONS BY HEALTH PHYSICS lilSPECTORS On July 7,1990, we received a copy of a letter from a former NRC employee stating concerns that certain health physics (HP) inspectors were taking.

improper actions during their inspections. On July 20, 1990, we forwarded.

a copy of his letter to you and stated we would request him to provide specific information to support his concerns. On July 26, 1990, we sent such a letter-to him and distributed a copy to you.

In that letter, we stated he could pro-vide the information in writing or arrange a meeting with us.

He.'iose the option for a meeting.

The meeting was held at 0WFN on September 5, 1990, in attendance were:

Mr. R. Alexander; Dr. F. Congel, NRR; Mr. L. Cunningham, NRR; and Mr. D. Collins, Ril. Mr. Alexander stated that his concern evolved frou statements.made by.

industry representatives who attended training. courses.he was conducting.

He stated that the coments by industry representatives were given orally in class and that his views were not based on private conversations or written correspon-dence to him. Additionally, Mr. Alexander did not have any specific examples-that he coulo relate. The only specific information related to us was his.

reference to a paper on total work risk that was presented at the Health. Physics Society Mid-Year Meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey in February 1990;.We obtained a copy of the paper entitled, " Optimizing Worker Protection: ;The Practical Application of Risk Analysis." Our review of the paper and telephone 1

discussion with the author, Mr. Michael Williams, did not produce any case.

specific information that could be pursued.

Our conclusion is that we were not provided with any specific examples of i

improper actions on the part of HP inspectors nor of specific cases where-radiological protection of workers or plant safety was jeopardized as a result-of inspector actions. We, therefore, plan no further follow-up action on Mr. Islexander's letter.

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SUBJECT:

PRIVATE CITIZEN'S CONCERN REGARDING IMPROPER l

ACTIONS BY HEALTH PHYSICS IHSPECTORS l

On July 7,1990, we received a copy of:a letter from a former NRC employee l

stating concerns that certain health physics (HP) inspectors were taking-improper actions during their inspections.

On July 20, 1990, we forwarded l

i a copy of his -letter to you and stated we would request him to provide specific information to support his concerns. On July 26, 1990, we sent such a letter to him and distributed a copy to you, in that letter, we stated he could pro-t vide the information in writing or arrange a' meeting with us. He chose the option for a meeting.

1 The meeting was held at OWFN on September 5,1990, in attendance were:

Mr. R. Alexander; Dr. F. Congel, NRR; Mr. L. Cunningham, NRR; and Mr. D. Collins, Rll. Mr. Alexander stated that his concern evolved frou statements made by industry representatives who attended training courses he was conducting. He j

stated that the comments by industry representatives were given orally in class and that his views were not based on private conversations or written correspon-I dence to him. Additionally, Mr. Alexander did not have any specific examples that he coulo relate. The only specific information related to us was his reference to a paper on total work risk that was presented at the Health Physics Society Mid-Year Meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey _ in February 1990. We obtained a-copy of the paper entitled, " Optimizing Worker Protection: The Practical Application of Risk Analysis." Our review of the paper and telephone discussion with the author, Mr. Michael Williams, did not produce any case-specific information that could be pursued.

Our conclusion is that we were not provided with any specific examples of improper actions on the part of HP inspectors nor of specific cases where l

radiological protection of workers or plant safety was jeopardized as.a result of inspector actions. We, therefore, plan no further follow-up action' on Mr. Alexander's letter.

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