ML20205E915
| ML20205E915 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 01/26/1999 |
| From: | Dodd C SENATE |
| To: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
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| NUDOCS 9904060053 | |
| Download: ML20205E915 (6) | |
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CHRISIOPHER J. DODD W ASHINGTON OFFICE 444 Ra'M a t Se saf t Os + o B..nw.,
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Dear Mr. Rathbun:
I have enclosed correspondence from my constituent, Ms. Sandra Burke, regarding her husband Patrick Burke. Mr. Patrick Burke formerly worked for the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant m i
Connecticut and was laid offin January of 1996 after serving Millstone for 12 years.
According to Ms. Burke, Millstone has begun to rehire former employees. She indicates her husband has applied for four positions, but has not even received a response. So that I can effectively respond to my constituent, would you please make sure that the appropriate official within our agency addresses Ms. Burke's concerns. Thank you for your attention to this matter and I look forward to receiving a response at your earliest convenience.
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January 14,1999 Senator Christopher Dodd 20 100 Great Meadow Road AMIh 43 Wethersfield, CT 06109 3
Dear Senator Dodd,
i investigation into the January 1996 layoffs t M on Daypertaining to the compelled to write you thisletter.
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j-Millstone faithfully for 12 years,10 ofwhich we i
es ofthislayofE He had served husband went above and beyond the call ofduty te hin the tr student that didn't have our home phone number s if hac ng his i
about the lessons he could call for assistance aft o
t ere was a problem or question Pat was always given the highest rating due to hier work hou he helped to create are still being used at p t
s excellence in performance and was me ofthelesson plans and tests that ants around the country.
reactor area ofMillstone, he applied and rec a
e could be helpful down in the ofhis career, but he tried his best. Unfortun a ze that this was the worst mistake standard procedures and went about the work schedul o er employees did not follow the uhimately became the fall guy and realizing h e their own way, Myhusband asked to be switched out ofthe department e could not live with this kind ofwork ethic, i
excebtjob in his newposition, he was laid ofE H and even though he was doing an trimming the work force. What he can not ac accepted this as a fact oflife and least four ofthejob openings, his resume was notcept is the fact th late for the position deadline. occasion he was given the wro even acknowledged and on one erme to so that it was received too
- that he has an excellent work ethic WhyAs you c won't Millstone hire him back? They ha seemed to hire back many of the former layoffpeople mistakes. Severalletters have been sent to Millstone by me t question but none have even been acknowledged
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I am sending you this letter because you seem to be concerned about this matter and I'm hoping you can get the answers that we seem unable to get. All my husband wants is a full day's pay for a full day's work so that he can support our family and live close to home instead of being a Nuclear Contractor working at power plants all over the country.
Any help you can provide to us in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
' Sandra Burke 17 Town Farm Road Ledyard,CT 06339 860 536-2393 l
r PATRICK J. BURKE 17 Town Farm Rd.
Ledyard, CT. 06339 (860)536-2393 l
HIGHLIGHTS j
Significant experimee in military and commercial nuclear power fields.
- Excellmt written and oral communication skills.
j Thorough knowledge of Healt! Physics-related standards and regulatory requiremmts.
Broad-based knowledge in analyzing needs, developmg, @dnling and prescotmg tramms programs, usmg the systematic approach to instructional development (SID) technique.
j Drill controller with experience critigmng vadous functions and performances.
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS National Register of Radiation Protection Technicians Member Certified Health Physics Instructor in National Academy for Nuclear Trmnmg US NRC Bulletin 79-19 and US DOT 49CFR172 Subpart H Trainer US NRC Hazardous Material Transportation Quahfied OSHA 29CFR1910.120 Qualified EXPERIENCE l
03/21/98 - 11/01/98 BARTLETT NUCLEAR, INC. Plymouth, MA.
Senior Radiological Control Technician Provided oversight for Nuclear tasks performed within Turbme Building and Reactor Building for Isolation Condenser tube bundle replacement.
I1/03/97 - 01/30/98 TAD Industries Radiation Protection Trainer, West Valley Nuclear Services West VaBey, NY Present Radiological Protection theory and practical application (D.O.E. CORE Program) to newbire Rad Con Technicians.
l 03/17/97 - 10/17/97 BARTLE'IT NUCLEAR,INC. Plymouth, MA.
Senior Radiological Control Technician Provided coverage for refnehng floor demobe, fuel movemmt, refit and associated activities.
Instructed radiological workers practical factors for initial quahfication / requahfication 05/27/ % - 02/07/97 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES GROUP,INC. Southbury, CT.
Held Engineerin Houston, Texas Assisted in the data gathenng, computer program loading, prevetive mamtenance procedure writing, parts cataloggmeration.
04/01/96 - 05/10/ %
POWER SYSTEMS ENERGY SERVICES INC. Altamente Springs, FL.
Senior Health Physics Technician at Byron, IL.
Performed / evaluated surveys, monitored / assisted personnel in the Steam Gmerator tube pluggmg and eddy curret operatione.
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- 198 6 1996 NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY, Waterford, CT.
Radiologied Protection Specialist 1944 - 1996 Provided a high level of technical support for regulatory position statemmt.4, procedural basis han-ta, program naammammta, engmeenng controls and ALARA evaluations.-
ALARA Coordinator' 1993 - 1994 i
Appraised engmeermg and technical tasks in support of radiological protection activities.
PrmnyM radiation exposure reduction techniques. Evaluated and tracked accumulated radiation exposures.
Prepared technical ALARA reports for station, federal and state agmcies.
NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE COMPANY, Waterford, CT.
Engineering / General Nuclear Instructor 1992 - 1993 StangthmM improved and presented trammg courses a==~ iM with nuclear power plants, nuclear fura.n wals and engm-mg related topics for engmeenng and plant personnel.
Presentedandadministered Plant System courses Heshh Physics and Radioactive Materials Shipping TechnicalInstructor 1984 - 1992 4
Program cuviduetor and instructor for the radioactive matenals shippmg and han&na and Radiological Quality Control groups at both Millstone and Connecticut Yankee sites.
Designed, au=mi and taught six training programs for the various Radmaterial Handmg groups, resultmg in increased ef5ciency, better communications and accolades from NRC, INPO and ANI.
Co<leveloped, augmmtM and presented hunal and Contmumg Health Physics trammg pivy.us, which stimulated unployee interest ymd stand overall performance Co<leveloped the nationally accepted Smior Heahh Physics Tedmical Test, which rh prnmesmg time.
Involved in @ining accreditation of tranung programs by the Natimal Amamty for Nuc; ear Tr=nmg
'1971 - 1984 GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION, Groton, CT.
Radiological Control Monitor Training Coordinator 1973 - 1984 Curriculum development and pi-iion of NAVSEA 0288 quahfication programs Established and mamtamM quahfications for new department perwwwwi, Radiological Control Monitors, Formnan, Shift Supervisors and Dosunetry Techninana, resulting in overall imprnvanent and undere anang Selected as the only non-mar'aganent member of the O al Board Enmmars to mhanm comnnmication and
( totalprogramunprovemmt Developed and pig St t-ui s Propulsion Systems Trammg Courses, for shipyard workers, on S6G and SSG syntama.
Radiological Control Monitor 1971 - 1973 Enforced radiological controls, procedures and safety aspects associated with radiological work on Navy
. Nuclear Powered Submarmes Promoted to Spumalist within first year.
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,.,. ' PATRICK J. BURKE (Page 3) i f-SUPPLEMENTAL EXPERIENCES 1988 -1991 THREE RIVERS TECHNICAL & COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Norwich, CT.
Thames Canpus Designed and Co-delivered a three-semester technical curriculum used to retram displaced workers.
. 1 % 5 - 1971 U.S. NAVY Machinist Mate, Nuchar Pcwered Submarine Program Participated in an Omrhaul and made six patrols on the U.S.S. Thomas Jefferson SSBN 618.
Quzhfied on all of the sgirauug watch stations includmg Engmeerig Room Supervisor.
Eamed Dolphins durmg secondpatrol.
4 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Associates Degree in Mechanical Fngmeenng Camberra Intemal Dose Calculation with Gamma Spectroscopy j
Ca*imM Instructor Trammg Courses
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Computer Program Trauung and, Operating Sessions Industry Symposiums Computer Literatein:
Word Perfect Word Power Point Excel i
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