ML20207N413
| ML20207N413 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Nine Mile Point  |
| Issue date: | 12/23/1986 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20207N405 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-135, NUDOCS 8701140200 | |
| Download: ML20207N413 (1) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation Docket No. 50-410 Nine Mile Point Unit 2 Licensee No. CPPR-112 EA 86-135 During an NRC investigation by the NRC Office of Investigations (01) a violation of NRC requirements was identified. OI Report 1-84-014.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50.7 prohibits discrimination by a Commission licensee or permittee against an employee for engaging in certain protected activities. Dis-crimination includes actions that relate to compensation, terms, condi-tions and privileges of employment. The activities protected include, but are not limited to, reporting safety concerns to the NRC or to the employee's management.
Contrary to tha above, Anthony Laratta and Rudolph A. Norman, Quality Assurance (QA) auditors assigned to the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation QA Department, were the subjects of discrimination in that their lead auditor status was rescinded on April 5,1984, by the former QA Vice President in retaliation for making QA findings critical of the QA program at Nine Mile Point Unit 2 during Audit No. 84-4.
The lead auditor status of these individuals was not restored until June 1, 1984.
This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement VII)
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is hereby required to submit to the Regional Administrator, Region I, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations,.and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania thispgday ofDeccabtr1986 g " f 8 M ESd h
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