ML20112J590
| ML20112J590 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 03/29/1985 |
| From: | Roisman A TRIAL LAWYERS FOR PUBLIC JUSTICE, P.C. |
| To: | Wooldridge R WORSHAM, FORSYTHE, SAMPELS & WOOLRIDGE (FORMERLY |
| References | |
| CON-#285-381 OL-2, NUDOCS 8504050233 | |
| Download: ML20112J590 (3) | |
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TRIAL. LAWYERS FOR Pusuc JUSTICE. P.OKWE0 CORRESPONOGO.
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VASHINGTON. D.C. 20036 (202)463-8600 ANTHONY E ROSMAN Extcuirvto RtctoR
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sguagg sum March 29, 1985:
Ornct mANActR Robert Wooldridge, Esquire Worsham, Forsythe, Sampels
& Wooldridge 2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2500 Dallas, Texas 75201 In the Matter of Texas Utilities Generating Company, Re:
Units et al. (Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, 1 and 2), Docket Nos. 50-445-2 and 50-446-2
Dear Bob:
As you know CASE filed discovery requests in March 1984 which sought all documents in the possession of TUGCO or its contractors related to claims of harassment and intimidation and/or disregard of safety problems.
This request included all QAI files, exit interviews, hot line investigations and similar programs established by the company to receive, process and Pursuant to 10 C.F.R.
disposition employee complaints.l_/
$2.740(e)(3), such a discovery request imposes a continuing obligation on the party to whom it is submitted.
We have not received for some time any updating of this We also note, as the enclosed continuing request for documents.
that a new system has been implemented at CPSES article reports, We believe the to address the complaints of employees.
investigations and reports generated by this new complaints, system as well as similar documents from all previous systems are within our outstanding discovery request.
By this letter we formally request that you supplement the CPSES previous discovery response with all relevant documents which have become known to CPSES or its contractors since the last response to discovery within fif teen days of the date of this letter.
lg 1/ The Hearing Board has limited tha scope of these requests to events which occurred prior to June 30, 1984, but not to events which occurred before that date but reported subsequently.
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' As a final matter, please be advised that we are prepared to take the final deposition of Messrs. Vega, Chapman and Tolson at j
any time.
We request that you propose a schedule for those depositions in your response.
l Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerley,
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W Anthony Roisman g Executive Director cc:
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Efforts stepped up on nuclear plantsafety
'SAFETEAM' program to guarantee impartial review of employee complaints.
With federal proceedings to grant them an free numbers: 1800 633-6502 within Texas and problems they'believe may exist. Employees operator's license delayed due to mounting 1 aouL6454021 from outside the state to discuss are invited to the SAFETEAM appreciation center to receive a SAFETEAM coffee cup, bu-complaints concerning plant safety the owners any concerps.
of the Comanche Peak nuclear plant in Glen Werner said the S AFETEAM program. which mber sticker and lunch pail ~ sticker in ap.
Rose are stepping up an employee grievance is operated from a two-trailer facility at the preciation for their cont ribution to the project.
investigation program to alleviate safety con-plant site, provides all Comanche Peak workers peparting employees are asked if they have with a place'to talk confidentially to trained iny concerns they want to discuss with the inde-cerns.
Thus, if you are a former employee of the independent interviewers. Their concerns then pendent interviewer. If they don't, they are Comanche Peak nuclear plant who left the pro, are investigated by another independent firm, g ven a postage-paid form to mail in and a toll-ject with any concerns about plant safety, the
- and the results are reported to the em ployee.
. free number.to pa8 K they remember concerns plant's PSAFETEAM" program wants to hear "Each worker is guaranteed complete con '- latdr.
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f romyou. it was 9nounced this morning:
fidentiality, and the interviewers and inves' Comanche Peak's program is modeled after.
tigators are independent from Tugco or any - the SAFETEAM project developed at Detroit "S4, FETEAWi is a program that began,m involved in construction of Edison's Fermi Plant. The program also is in
. January At the plant site as an extension of other companies,Wernersaid.
- use at Illinois Power & light's Clinton Plant, the
, ongoing etforts to help ensure plant safety Comanche Peak.
through out and following up on em-By keeping names confidential and assigning South Texas Nuolcar. project and the llope
' ployee, peek,i interviewers and investigations to outside com-Creek Plantin NewJersey.
"Cellectively,'the eyesand ears of employees -.. panies's ed to report their concerns he said, it is hoped more workers will be
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encourdc atWany potential problems within ture." said Ilichard Werner* oJ.Granbury.
..If t SAI-AM manager for Texas Utilities Ge-the plant.we want toknow about them."
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'Werner said the company already has had extensive experience with the other "If any employees, past and present, have seen, heard or experienced anything that'gives positive /eedback from workers who said their SAFETEAM programs.
them reason to be concerned about the safety of problems were taken care of af ter they talked to
..With the positive reaction we've. already Comanche Peak, we want them to come to us.-
SAFETEAM in,terviewers.
wee ved from employees. I firmly believe our hesaid.
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- ;* 4AFETEAM also provides an opportunity for SAFETEAM program is a valuable asset to Past and present workers-can call tw0, toll, N. orkers who are leaving their jobs te report any Comanche lbak," Werner said.
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