ML20138H017
| ML20138H017 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 04/22/1997 |
| From: | Landis K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Richard Anderson FLORIDA POWER CORP. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9705070039 | |
| Download: ML20138H017 (4) | |
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Florida Power Corporation Crystal River Energy Complex Mr. Roy A. Anderson (SA2A)
Sr. VP, Nuclear Operations ATTN:
Mgr., Nuclear Licensing 15760 West Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428 6708 l
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SUBJECT:
CRYSTAL RIVER NUCLEAR PLANT: ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR FOR REPORTING SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING MAKEUP TANK OVERPRESSURE (0FFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2 96 012) r
Dear Mr. Anderson:
Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Investigations completed report regarding alleged l
discrimination by Florida Power Corporation against an employee for reporting safety concerns. That employee did not file a complaint with the U.S.
Department of Labor.
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l 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 me at 404 562 4530.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules 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 Kerry D. Landis Kerry D. Landis, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects 1
Docket No.:
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License No: DPR-72
Enclosure:
Investigative Synopsis.
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i Nuclear Plant Operations (NA2C) l FPC, Crystal River Energy Complex 15760 West Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428 6708 l
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15760 West Power Line Street Crystal River, FL 34428 6708 1
R. Alexander Glenn, Corporate Counsel i
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MAC ASA P. O. Box 14042 St. Petersburg, FL 33733 4042 Attorney General Department of Legal Affairs The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32304 Bill Passetti l
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Tallahassee, FL 32399 0700 Joe Myers Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, FL 32399 2100 Chairman Board of County Commissioners Citrus County 110 N. Apopka Avenue Inverness, FL 34450 4245 Robert B. Borsum Framatome Technologies 1700 Rockville Pike Suite 525 Rockville, MD 20852 1631
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i SYNOPSIS On August 8,1995, alleger was interviewed as a witness to two evolutions which were conducted by a reactor operating crew, of which he was a member, at the Crystal River Nuclear Plant to test the validity of an operational curve for make up tank pressure and volume. Based on the fact the operato;5 informed management of only one of the evolutions, management took disciplinary action against four of the crew members, prompting three of them to file a complaint of discrimination for reporting safety concerns with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The alleger did not file a complaint with the DOL like the other three, but when interviewed by the Office of Investigations, the alleger claimed he was discriminated against by Florida Power Corporation management for raising safety issues with regard to the accuracy of the curve. The complaint was dismissed as invalid by an
' administrative' law judge for the other three crew members.
Based on the evidence developed during several OI investigations in conjunction with DOL findings, there was not sufficient evidence developed to substantiate the allegation of discrimination.
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