ML20216B411

Summary of 970903 Meeting W/Nei Re safety-conscious Work Environ.Attendance List Encl

ML20216B411
Person / Time
Issue date:	09/05/1997
From:	NRC
To:	NRC
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NUDOCS 9709080037
Download: ML20216B411 (2)

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' [ 06 PDK September 5,1997 Memo to File:

Subject:

NEl/NRC Meeting on September 3,1997 On September 3,1997, members of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) met with the Director, Office of Enforcement and NRC staff to discuss the Safety-Conscious Work Environment

" Request for public comment," published in the Federal Register on February 26,1997. The list of attendees is attached. Everyone agreed that safety culture was very important in maintaining safety at Nuclear Power Plants. NEl discussed steps that NEl and INPO were taking to address safety culture issues. NEl uses the term " safety culture," which includes the NRC staff's term " Safety-Conscious Work Environment."

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' The NEl members stated that the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of nuclear utilities believe that the Commission has more than adequate authority to enforce the Commission's regulations to ensure that the expectations in the 1996 Policy Statement, " Freedom of Employees in the Nuclear Industry to Raise Safety Concerns Without Fear of Retaliation," are met. The CEOs also have a lack of confidence that the safety culture can be measured objectively, in addition, NEl and the staff discussed the dual track nature of discrimination complaints raised to both the Department of Labor and to the NRC. NEl requested further discussion on this dual track issue. *

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