ML20211H029
| ML20211H029 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Waterford  |
| Issue date: | 08/01/1986 |
| From: | Driskill D, Hayes B, Herr R NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS (OI) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20211G969 | List: |
| References | |
| 4-84-043(S), 4-84-43(S), NUDOCS 8702260046 | |
| Download: ML20211H029 (3) | |
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ENCLOSURE
Title:
WATERFORD 3 STEAM ELECTRIC STATION:
SUSPECTED MATERIAL FALSE STATEMENTS BY LP&L MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL i
Case Number: 4-84-043(S)
Licensee:
l Louisiana Power and Light Company Report Date: AUGUST 1, 1986 142 Delorande Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70174 Control Office: 01:RIY l
Docket No.: 50-382 Status: Closed I
Reported by:
Reviewed by:
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Donald D. Driskill Richard K. Herr l
Sr. Investigator, OI:RIY
- Director,
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A ro by:
Participating Personnel:
l Ben B. Hayes, Director, OI
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to the Director. 01 Afd b'j William J. Ward, Assistant V) /
I Daniel D. Murphy, Investigator 01:RII Ben B. Hayes D yecto V l
Leo J. Norton, Investigator OI:RI Office of Investigations
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SYNOPSIS The Nuclear Regulatory Connission (NRC), Office of Investigations (01)
Case No. 4-84-043 focused on the alleged Louisiana Power and Light Company's (LP&L) improper termination of a 1983 internal LP&L investigation of suspected marijuana use by Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station (Waterford 3) auxiliary reactor operator candidates. During the course of that investigation, the l
LP&L F esident and Chief Executive Officer (CE0), and the LP&L Senior Vice-President Nuclear Operations (SVPNO) denied having knowledge prior to November 20, 1984, concerning the LP&L internal investigation. The CEO provided 01 with a sworn statement denying prior knowledge on November 20, 1984.
Also, on that date the SVPN0 orally denied prior knowledge of the LP&L internal investigation. However, the fomer LP&L SVPN0 when interviewed by OI asserted that he had, in 1983, briefed both the CEO and the SVPN0 concerning the LP&L internal investigation. Subsequent to being made aware of the former SVPN0's assertions, the CEO provided 01 with a supplemental statement denying recollec-
!l tion of the fomer SVPN0's briefings. The SVPN0 also provided OI with a sworn statement denying any recollection of a briefing by the former SVPNO. This matter was presented to the Commission on February 28, 19.85:..On March 4, 1985, the Connission directed that 01 perform an additional investigation relevant to the issue of whether the CEO and SVPN0 attempted to deceive the NRC concern-ing their prior knowledge of the LP&L internal investigation.
This supplemental investigation reconfimed assertions by the former LP&L SVPN0 that he had, on several occasions, briefed the CEO concerning the LP&L internal investigation. During the March 11, 1985, re-interview of the CEO by 01, he repeatedly recalled having been briefed by the former SVPN0 concerning l
the LP&L internal investigation. These statements contradicted the CE0's previous denials of knowledge and/or recollection of briefings concerning this The CEO also spontaneously recalled that discussion regarding the l
matter.
LP&L investigation "may have come up" during a July 1983 LP&L luncheon which he attended. At the conclusion of this interview, the CEO met privately with his attorney. He then recanted his previous admissions concerning his recollec-tions of briefings by the former SVPNO. The CEO attributed the retraction of his March 11, 1985, testimony to his attorney's advising him that his testimony contradicted the prior statements he had made to OI in 1984. The OI interview of an LP&L manager, who attended the July 1983 LP&L luncheon, disclosed that the topic of the LP&L internal investigation was discussed as recalled by the In view of the testimonial evidence of the former SVPN0 that the CEO was CEO.
briefed'regarding the investigation which was not chal.lenged by the CEO, it Based on the CE0's recollection must be assumed that these briefings did occur.
of briefings by the fomer SVPMO, despite his subsequent meantation of this testimony, combined with his unprompted recollection of a discussion of the LP&L internal investigation at an LP&L luncheon, it is concluded that the CEO made false statements to 01-concerning this matter on November 1R 1984, and December 10, 1984.
An 0! supplemental investigation was also conducted concerning the LP&L SVPN0's denials of knowledge / recollection of the 1983 LP&L internal investigation.
The supplemental investigation elicited the testimony of two members of LP&L management and the former SVPN0 who stated they had briefed the SVPM0 concerning the LP&L internal investigation. The two members of LP&L management also Case No. 4-84-0435 1
testified that they briefed the SVPN0 regarding the consequential personnel actions precipitated by the LP&L investigation. The 01 interview of the SVPN0 disclosed that he recalled being briefed concerning personnel actions resulting from the LP&L investigation and that these actions were the result of LP&L investigative findings. The SVPHO denied understanding these actions "in the context of the much larger investigation that took place." This supplemental investigation concludes that the SVPN0, in view of repeated briefings regarding the LP&L -investigation and his admitted personal recollections of aspects of those briefings, was aware of the 1983 LP&L internal investigation when making statements to the contrary on November 20, December 6,1984, and March II,1985.
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