ML20212M947

Discusses Allegation RI-84-A-0059 Re Alcohol & Drug Abuse Causing Shoddy Workmanship & Firing Alleger for Blowing Whistle. Licensee Substance Control Program Well Implemented & Numerous Levels of QC Ensure Safety

ML20212M947
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	05/21/1984
From:	Gallo R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Haverkamp D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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NUDOCS 8701300290
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Subject:

Drug and Alcohol Use at Seabrook Station This refers to your telephone conversation with Mr. Borchardt of this office on April 19, 1984 and to your letter with enclosures dated April 18, 1984, in which you expressed concerns related to the alcohol and drug situation at Seabrook Station and to the circumstances surrounding your termination.

We have reviewed the information which you have provided to us and have deter-mined that the Department of Labor (00L) is the proper agency for handling your job termination complaint but that you have not provided us with information suggesting any programmatic or hardware deficiencies.' A copy of 00L's " Procedures for Handling of Discrimination Complaints Under Federal Employee Protection Statutes" is enclosed for your information. We welcome any specific details which would help us discharge our safety responsibilities to the public. If you are aware of any specific design or construction deficiencies, please provide that additional information at your earliest convenience.

Sincerely, kA Robert M. Gallo, Chief Reactor Projects Section 2A, Division of Project and Resident Programs

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Attachment 4 D2I g Docket No. 50-443 MEMORANDUM FOR: Donald R. Haverkamp, Acting Allegation Office Coordinator FROM: Robert M. Gallo, Chief, Reactor Projects Section 2A, DPRP

SUBJECT:

ALLEGATION RI-84-A-0059 AT SEABROOK 1 - ALC0HOL/ DRUG USE HAS CAUSED SHODDY WORKMANSHIP: ALLEGER FIRE 0 FOR " BLOWING THE WHISTLE" On April 19, 1984 a Region Based Inspector received a phone call and subsequently a letter dated April 18, 1984 from a former Perini Power Constructors employee alleging that alcohol and drug use at Seabrook Station has caused shoddy workmanship. He also alleged that he was fired for blowing the whistle on the alcohol and drug situation. .

In our letter to the alleger we referred him to DOL for the possible discrimination issue, and also informed him that he did not provide us with any technical or programmatic concerns. We asked that he contact us if he had any more information. We have not received any more inforna. ion from the alleger.

Based on previous NRC inspections, the Senior Resident Inspector's evaluation is that the licensee's drug and alcohci control program is well implemented and that the numerous levels of QC review adequately ensure proper safety related work. On May 5,1984, R. Borchardt cor tacted the PSNH drug and alcohol investi-gator (Tom Sherry 617-872-8100) to notify the licensee of the allegation and to identify the NRC's concern on the general issue. Mr. Sherry stated that he was aware of this specific allegation and quite familiar with the alleger. According to Mr. Sherry, the alleger is a reformed alcohol and drug abuser who during the past two years has made numerous accusations concerning drug and alcohol use to the utility, none of which have been substantiated. Mr. Sherry is in charge of a group, which functions to identify drug and alcohol abuse problems on site so that appropriate actions can be taken. He stated that he is available for further contact if desired.

The Division of Project and Resident Programs plans no further action on this allegation and considers the case closed.

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