ML20140C230
| ML20140C230 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 05/30/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20140C208 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-321-97-04, 50-321-97-4, 50-366-97-04, 50-366-97-4, NUDOCS 9706090169 | |
| Download: ML20140C230 (2) | |
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Southem Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Docket Nos. 50-321, 50-366 E. l. Hatch License Nos. DPR-57, NPF-5 During an NRC inspection conducted on April 28 - May 2,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 26.20(b) states in part that the licensee shall establish and implement written policies and procedures designed to meet the general performance objective of this part;...a description of programs which are available to personnel desiring assistance in dealing with drug, alcohol, or other problems that could adversely affect the 4
pedermance of activities within the scope of this part.
Southem Nuclear Corporate Guideline 720-001, " Fitness For Duty," Revision, dated July 12,1996, Employee Assistance Program, states in part that referrals to the Employee Assistance Program are maintained in confidence, and discussion of the problem is treated as a confidential matter between the employee and the counselor.
Information will not be released without written permission from the employee unless required by law.
Contrary to the above, during the period of February 24-28,1997, established policies and procedures were not adequately implemented in that Employee Assistance Program information was released without written permission from an employee.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 111).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Southem Nuclear Opereting Company, Inc. is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Reaulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Controi Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Aaministrator, Region ll, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at Hatch, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include fnr each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previously docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected 9706090169 970530 PDR ADOCK 05000321 G
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and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request i
withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that
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you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g.,
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explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for with-
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holding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
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