ML20136A928
| ML20136A928 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 06/25/1993 |
| From: | Mckenna E NRC |
| To: | NRC |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20136A623 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-96-485 NUDOCS 9703100087 | |
| Download: ML20136A928 (3) | |
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June 25, 1990 .
l f Note to: File l From: EileenMcKenna$1h .
SUBJECT:
VISIT FROM FP&L On June 24, 1993, Jerry Goldberg and Bob Grazio of Florida Power and Light met with Cr. de Planque to discuss FP&L's program for handling employee concerns, called "Speakout". In light of interest at the Commission on "whistleblowers", they wanted to share their experience with a program that provides espinyees _
with a method to raise concerns without concern about retribution. (see attached memo). They felt the program was successful, based on surveys of employees.
It was noted that for the period covered by the Speakout program, there were a total of 267 nuclear safety concerns. During the same time frame, there were 44 allegations to NRC (based on NRC staff numbers). It is not known how many of these may be -
duplicative (person contacts both Speakout.and NRC).
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l EE l DATE: June 15,1993 TO: File thCADON: NUCLEAR ntoM J. II. Goldberg h
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. l I._ ntroduction Aware this is a subject of keen NRC interest at this time:
- IG Report
- Forthcoming hearings before senate subcommittee on environment, clear air, public work-and nuclear regulati6n (the Senator Joseph Lieberman subcommittee)
- Chairman Selin's remarks at the recent NRC regulatory conference.
Purpose of Visil To provide an overview of one utility's efforts to fairly and objectively meet the inten applicable regulations and law,10CFR50.7 and Section 211 of the Energy Reorganiz respectively.
TfL's Program (Nuclear Safety Speakout Program)
Designed to encourage FPL and contractor employees to freely, without fear of retr their safety concerns with management by way of telephone, prepaid mail-in, or persona interview. Program was started in January 1990. This program is staffed with eight full time professionals who report to a director level manager who in turn reports to the ~ ' '
Nuclear Assurance. Annual budget is The basic modus operandi of Nuclear Safety Speakout is as follows:
Speakout interviews all exiting employees as well as any who come in off th a concern.
Any problems identified,'whether in person or inputed by other means, is assi number so that the identity of the source is only known by the interviewer.
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Non nuclear safety concerns are tracked by Speakout to closure but usually inves by the cognizant line department.
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b i Speakout investigates nuclear safety concerns and provides feedback to their source, when j known. Eight percent of the allegations received are anonymous.
t Speakout investigative machinery has also been utilized to address whistleblower allegations which come to the attention of FPL management. .
I The basic statistics of the program are summarized below (as of June 1,1993):
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Actions Undertaken to Verify Procram Adecuagy Conclusions March 1992 FPL commissioned a management consultant to survey program.
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. A ersons contacted were aware of the program
+ of those contacted indicated they would use program I
i The NRC has conducted two audits of the program since its inception in 1990.
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