ML20151L570

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Responds to Re Maintaining safety-conscious Work Environment for Employees.Details of Employee Concerns Program Will Be Presented at Sept Meeting
ML20151L570
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Site: Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date: 07/31/1997
From: Maiman T
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
To: Beach A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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NUDOCS 9708070044
Download: ML20151L570 (2)


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Conmionwealth Edison Company I C) Opus Place Downers Grove, 11.60515 July 31,1997 Mr. A Bill Beach Regional Administrator United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Usle, Illinois 60532-4351 RE: Letter from A B. Beach, U.S. NRC to T. J. Maiman, Comed, dated July 22,1997 Docket No.: 50-295; 50-304 -

Dear Mr. Beach:

With regard to your correspondence dated July 22,1997, I fully agree that a critical aspect of managing our facilities is maintaining a safetyenscious work  ;

environrnent where our employees and contractors feel free to raise concems '

without fear of retribution. The Comed Employee Concems Program is specifically designed to accommodate this important need.

Because there has been an increase in allegations at Zon Station, I have directed my staff to determine whether the appropriate safety-conscious environment is being rnaintained. We are taking actions to ensure that our erroloyee and contractors concems are addressed. However, there are several factors that may have contributed to the increase in allegations that you have identified. As you are g well aware, we are demanding significant improvement in personnel performance at A Zon. Moreover, the recent announcement not to replace the steam generators at Zon and the uncertainty caused by the deregulation of the electric utility industry may have created a sense of insecurity among members of our work force.

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Mr. A Bill Beach July 29,1997 Page Two I

We look forward to rneeting with you at a mutually convenient time in September to discuss the steps that Comed is taking to assure that a safety-conscious work environment exists at our stations. We will present the details of the Emoloyee Concems Program at this meeting. I also request the opportunity to discuss the details of the specific allegations at a separate rneeting with your staff as you may

deem appropriate. Please contact Lon Waldinger, Nuclear Oversight Manager, if
you have any questions.

Sincerely, n

d x Thomas J. Mai n Executive Vice President cc: Document Control Desk - NRC

  • R. A Capra - Project Directorate (Ill-2)- NRR/NRC  ;

G. E. Grant - Director (DRS) - Region Ill/NRC l

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