ML20151J261
| ML20151J261 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 07/14/1988 |
| From: | Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML20151J200 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-88-130, NUDOCS 8808020208 | |
| Download: ML20151J261 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY I
Public Service Electric Docket No. 50-354 j
and Gas Company License No. NPF-50 j
Hope Creek Generating Station EA 88-130 t
i On April 1,1988, the U.S. Secretary of Labor issued a Final Decision and Order which held that a former contractor employee working at the Hope Creek Generating Station was discriminated against by the contractor for raising t
safety concerns and holding up deficient test packages.
This action consti-i tutes a violation of NRC requirements.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, j
Appendix C (1988), the particular violation is set forth below:
10 CFR 50.7 prohibits discrimination by a Commission licensee, or a contractor or subcontractor of a licensee, against an employee for engag-ing in certain protected activities.
Discrimination includes discharge and other actions that relate to compensation, terms, conditions, and i
J privileges of employment.
The protected activities are established in Section 210 of the Energy Reorganization Act, and in general, are related 1
to the administration or enforcement of a requirement imposed under the Atomic Energy Act or the Energy Reorganization Act.
I Contrary to the above, in August 1985, Albert Francis, an employee of Bogan, Inc., a contractor of Public Service Electric and Gas Company at the Hope Creek Generating Station, was demoted from a supervisory position to a technician position in the Instrument and Control Shop for i,
engaging in protected activities.
The protected activities involved i
raising safety concerns as more fully set forth in the Final Decision and Order of the Secretary of Labor, dated April 1, 1988. (86-ERA-8)
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This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement VII).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (Licensee) is hereby required to submit a written statement or expla-i nation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk, j
Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and i
a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice. This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to j
a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) admission or dental of the alleged violation, (2) the reasons for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results j
achieved, (4) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further 2
violations, and (5) the date when full compliance was will be achieved.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in the Notice, an j
order may be issued to show cause why the license sholud not be modified, j
suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not 1
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be taken. Consideration may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
JA!/:ES M. I1LAN
[3rWilliamT. Russell T Regional Administrator Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this ///- day of July 1988 3
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