ML20195G654

Discusses 981204 Initiation to Investigate Whether Contract Valve Technician,Was Discriminated Against for Raising Concern Re Use of Untrained/Unqualified Workers Performing Valve Repairs.Technician Was Not Discriminated Against

ML20195G654
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	06/07/1999
From:	Blough A NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Remeika J RAYTHEON CO.
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NUDOCS 9906160132
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. Mr.' James Remeika, Esq. l

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,141 Spring Street-Lexington, MA 02421:

l Dear Mr. Remeika' On December 4,1998, the NRC's Office of Investigations (01), Region 1 Field Office, initiated an' investigation to determine whether a contract valve technician, employed by Raytheon 1 Nuclear Company, working at ' Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, GPU Nuclear I Corporation, was discriminated against for raising a concern regarding the use of i

. untrained / unqualified workers performing valve repairs. - Based upon Ol's review of the U.S.

Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final investigative report, as well as Ol's interview with the valve technician, the NRC concluded that the valve  ;

technician was not discriminated against for raising a concern regarding.the use of  !

untrained / unqualified workets performing valve repairs. The 01 investigation, documented in l

' Of Report No. 198-048, was completed on May 17,1999. A copy of the synopsis of the 01 j

' report is enclosed.

Please note that final NRC documents, including the final Ol report, may be made available to i

the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) subject to redaction of information appropriate under FOIA. Requests under the FOlA should be made in accordance with 10 CFR ///

s 9.23,' Requests for Records (copy enclosed).

Should you'have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact Mr. Peter -p  ;

Eselgroth, of my staff, at (610) 337-5234. I j

i Sincerely,  ;

Ort);inal Signed By: i l 2

A.Mandolph Bloug , Direcpr Division of Reactor Projectb

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. SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region I Field Office, on December 4,1998, to determine whether a contract l valve technician, employed by Raytheon Nuclear Co., working at Oyster Creek (OC) Nuclear Generating Station, GPU Nuclear Corporation, was discriminated against for raising a concern

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j regarding the use of untrained / unqualified workers performing valve repairs. The valve j technician's job was changed, and then he was laid off on October 9,1998. l Based upon Ol's review of the Department of Labor final investigative report, as well as an independent interview with the former contract valve technician, it is concluded that he was not discriminated against for raising a i acern regarding the use of untrained / unqualified workers performing valve repairs.

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