ML20137V016

Forwards Synopsis of NRC OI Completed Rept Re Alleged Discrimination Against Nuclear Assessment Manager by Employee at Plant Who Filed Complaint W/Dol

ML20137V016
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	04/04/1997
From:	Shymlock M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Campbell W CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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NUDOCS 9704170184
Download: ML20137V016 (4)

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April 4, 1997 Carolina Power & Light Company ATTN: Mr. W. R. Campbell Vice President Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

SUBJECT:

BRUNSWICK NUCLEAR PLANT: ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST A FORMER NUCLEAR ASSESSMENT DEPARTMENT MANAGER (0FFICE OF INVESTIGATION CASE NUMBER 2 95 001)

Dear Mr. Campbell:

Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Investigations (0I) completed report regarding alleged discrimination against a Nuclear Assessment Manager by an employee at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant, who filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor.

01 determined that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation of discrimination. We plan no further action with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rule of Practice," Part 2.

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the Public Document Room. .

Sincerely.

Original signed by M. B. Shymlock Milton B. Shymlock, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 4 DivisionofReactorProjects Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50 324 License Nos. DPR 71 and DPR 62

Enclosure:

Investigation Synopsis, OI Case No. 2 95 001 cc w/ encl: (See page 2)

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W. Levis, Director Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant

• P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461 R. P. Lopriore Plant Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company P. O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461 J. Cowan, Vice President Operations & Environmental Support MS OHS 7 l Carolina Power & Light Company l P. O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Gerald D. Hicks Manager Regulatory Affairs l Carolina Power & Light Company l P. O. Box 10429 l Southport, NC 28461 l

l W. D. Johnson, Vice President i and Senior Counsel l Carolina Power & Light Company  !

! P. O. Box 1551 1 Raleigh, NC 27602

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Dayne H. Brown, Director Division of Radiation Protection artment of Environmental i

N.Health C. Dep& Natural Resources P. O. Box 27687 ,

Raleigh, NC 27611 7687 )

i Karen E. Long Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina

, P.-0. Box 629 l . Raleigh, NC 27602 l .

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Robert P. Gruber l Executive Director  ;

dublic Staff NCUC  ;

P. O. Box 29520 4 Raleigh, NC 27626 0520 i

Public Service Commission State of South Carolina l i

P. O. Box 11649-Columbia, SC 29211 Jerry W. Jones, Chairman k Brunswick County Board of l Commissioners ,

P. O. Box 249 Bolvia, NC 28422 Dan E. Sumers Emergency Management Coordinator  ;

New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management l P. O. Box 1525 Wilmington, NC 28402 William H. Crowe, Mayor l City of Southport  !

201 East Moore Street  ;

Southport, NC 28461 ,

Distribution w/ encl: 5 M. Shymlock, RII D. Trimble, NRR J. Coley, RII .

R. Aiello, RII '

J. Lenahan, RII W. Rankin, RII t D. Thompson, RII PUBLIC l

NRC Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission '

8470 River Road, SE St, thport, NC 28461  !

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SYNOPSIS On January 18, 1995, the Office of Investigations (01), U.S. . Nuclear Regulatory Commission, initiated an investigation of an alleged violation of 10 CFR 50.7, Employee Protection, by site management at Carolina Power and Light Company's (CP&L) Brunswick Nuclear Plant (BNP). A former Nuclear Assessment Department manager at BNP alleged that his employment with CP&L had been terminated because he had raised, and persisted with the proper correction of, a nuclear safety concern regarding slow operation of the control rods at BNP, Unit 2.

Based upon the evidence developed during the investigation, it is concluded that this allegation of discriminatory termination of employnent, as set forth l

under the provisions of 10 CFR 50.7, is unsubstantiated.

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