ML20203B995
| ML20203B995 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 01/29/1996 |
| From: | Gray J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE) |
| To: | Callan L, Goldberg J, Russell W NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV), NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC) |
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| References | |
| FOIA-99-76 NUDOCS 9902110115 | |
| Download: ML20203B995 (2) | |
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January 29, 1996 MEMORANDUM FOR:
1.eonard J. Callan, Regional Administrator Region IV William T. Russell, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Jack R. Goldberg, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement Of ce of the e al Counsel
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.01 REPORT 4-95-035; RE: WATERFORD 3 The above captioned OI report was initiated to investigate allegations that:
- 1) fire watch records were being falsified and 2) fire watches were being improperly conducted at the Entergy Operations, Inc., Waterford 3 facility.
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former contract Security Project Manager had contacted the RIV Senior AllentjonsCoordinatoronJuly 17, 1995, and had alleged that contract fire watet s had been placing tape on doors without cardreaders, and instead of ente og all doors to check for fires or fire hazards, were only entering when the tape was broken.
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'd in thisl activity in order to permit faster fire watch rounds to be perft med.
-Approximately a week after RIV received this allegation, the licensee corporate security organization also received a similar allegation on the inadequacy of fire watches.. The licensee subsequently initiated an investigation and after RIV provided the licensee information relative to the two allegations, a report of the investigation was prepared and furnished to RIV.
The licensee's investigation determined that both allegations were i
substantiated and described the corrective actions the licensee initiated..
These corrective actions included:
1 both relatively low-level employees,) involved in performing inadequate fir watches, 2) installing electronic devices throughout -the ' plant to validate all future fire watches and 3) initiating training for fire watch personnel to reemphasize manageme,nt's expectations and the acceptable manner to perform proper and accurate logkeeping practices.
01 closed-this investigation without independently substantiating the allegation.
It was closed because of the investigation's low priority and because repeated attempts to' contact the alleger by telephone and letter were unsuccessful.
However, because of the weaknesses in the fire watch program that the licensee identified in its investigation, RIV dispatched fire
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protection and security inspectors to followup on these issues. These inspections were completed January 19, 1996, and identified performance and compliance issues that appear to warrant enforcement action. We believe that these issues can be properly dispositioned during future regularly scheduled enforcement panels with RIV.
In addition, because of the low level of the individuals involved in the falsifications and the licensee's substantial action in terminating these individuals, it does not appear that enforcement i
action against the individuals is warranted.
In these circumstances, OE does not see a basis to request that the OI investigation be reopened or the investigation priority be changed.
Accordingly, I do not intend to request an OGC analysis of this report. We will consider.the matter of the OI investigation closed unless we receive a different view within three weeks of the date of this memorandum.
Please contact Mark Satorius of my staff at (301) 415-3280, with any comments.
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