ML20217B253

Informs That on 980903,Region I Field Ofc of NRC Ofc of Investigations Initiated Investigation to Determine Whether Crane Operator Qualification/Training Records Had Been Falsified at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

ML20217B253
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	09/24/1999
From:	Blough A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Roche M GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
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NUDOCS 9910120192
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.c SEP 2 4 9A RI-98-A-0168

- Mr. Michael B. Roche Vice President and Director l GPU Nuclear, Inc.

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= Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station j P.O. Box 388 '

Forked River, New Jersey 08731

Dear Mr. Roche:

On September 23,1998, the Region i Field Office of the NRC's Office of Investigations (01)  !

initiated an investigation to determine whether crane operator qualification / training records had been falsified at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. Specifically, a ,

certification check off sheet for a Level 2 Station Services Helper indicated that the helper I had successfully completed Reactor Building crane training during an April 2,1998, training session, when the individual had not received training on the operation of this crane.

Based on the evidence developed during this investigation, the NRC could not substantiate any willful falsification of the questioned crane operator qualification / training certifications, j

.The 01 investigation, documented in 01 Report No. 1-98-039, was completed on July 1,  !

1999. A copy of the synopsis of the 01 report is enclosed.

i Please note that final NRC documents, including the final O1 report, may be made available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) subject to redaction of information appropriate under FOIA. Requests under the FOIA should be made in accordance with 10 CFR 9.23, Requests for Records (co_oy enclosed).

Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact Mr. Peter Eselgroth, of my staff, at (610) 337-5234.

Sincerely, Original Signed By:

A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects l

Enclosures:

Synopsis of 01 Report No. 1-98-039 ..

10 CFR 9.23, Requests for Records I

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l On September 23,1998, the Office ofInvestigations (OI), Region I, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

! Commission, initiated this investigation to determine whether crane operator qualification / training records had been falsified at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OC), GPU Nuclear (GPUN), Forked River, New Jersey. Specifically, a certification check off sheet for a Level 2 Station Services Helper (SSH) indicated that the helper had successfully completed Reactor Building (RB) crane training during an April 2,1998, training session, when the individual had not received training on this crane.

Based on the evidence developed during this investigation, OI could not substantiate any willful falsification of the questioned crane operator qualification / training certifications.

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I records destroyed or discarded before (c) If a requested agency record that receipt of a request or which are cre- has been reasonably described is lo-ated after the date of the request. cated at a place other than the NRC (2) All Freedom of Information Act Public Document Room or NRC head-requests for copies of agency records quarters, the NRC may, a- its disc e-must reasonably describe the agency tion, make the recorri ava.ilable for in-records sought in sufDcient detail to spection and copying at the other loca-permit the NRC to identify the re- tion.

59.23 Requests for reconis. quested agency records. Where pos- (d) Except as provioed in lis.35L-(aX1) A person may request access to sible, the requester should provide spe- (1) If the record requested under records routinely made ava.ilable by ciDc information regarding dates, ti- paracaph (b) of this section is a record the NRC under 193 in person or in ties. docket numbers. Die designations. available through the Nationa.1 Tech-writing at the NRC Pubile Document and other information which may help nica.1 Informauon Service, the NRC Room. 2120 L Street. NW., Washington, identify the agency records. If a re- Khall refer the requester to the Na-DC 20555. quested agency record is not described tional Technical Informa. tion Service:

(D Each record requested must be de- in sufncient detail to permit its identi. and scribed in sumcient detail to enable Deation, the Director. Division of Free- (2) If the requested record has been the Public Document Room to locate dom of Information and Publications placed in the NRC Public Document the record. If the description of the Services, shall inform the requester of Room under 192. the NRC may inform record is not sumcient to allow the the deDciency within 10-working days the requester that the record is in the Public Document Room sta.ff to iden- after receipt of the request and ask the PDR. and that the record may be ob-tify the record, the Public Document requester to submit additional infor. tained in accorda.nce with the proce-Room shall advise the requester to se- mation regarding the request or meet dures set forth in paragraph (a) of this lect the record from the indexes pub- with appropriate NRC personnel in section.

11shed under 19S(cX6). order to clarify the request. (e) The Director. Division of Freedom (10 In order to obtain copies of (3) Upon receipt of a request made of Information and Publications Serv-records expeditiously, a person may under parag aph (b) of this section the ices, shall promptly forward a Freedom open an account at the Public Docu. NRC shan provide written not10 cation ofInformation Act request made under rnent Roorn with the private contract- to the requester that indicates the re- 19.23(b) for an agency record which is ing Drm that is responsible for dupli- quest has been received, the name of not publicly available in the NRC Pub-cating NRC records. the individual and telephone number to lic Document Room under 19.21 to the (2) A person may also order records contact to find out the status of the re- head of the ofUce primarily concerned routinely made available by the NRC quest, and other pertinent matters re- with the acords requested a.nd to the under 69.21 from the National Tech- garding the processing of the request. kneral Counsel, as appropriate. The nical Information Service. 5285 Port (4) (1) The NRC shall advise a re- responsible omce will conduct a search f r the agency acords msponsive to Royal Road. SpringDeld. Virginia, quester that fees will be assessed if- l N (A) A request involves anticipated the request a.nd compile those agency '

(b) A person may 4Gsst amy osts in excess of the minimum speci- a o e ewed for initial dis-records by submittin, b request e c, led in 19.39; a.nd I sure determ% tion under H9.25 and thorized by 5 U.S.C. 5d(aX3) to the Di- '

(B) Search and duplication is not pro-rector. Division of Freedom of Informa-tion and Publications Services. Omce vided without charge under $9.39: or (52 m 49356. Dec. 31.1987 as amended at 53 1 of Administration. U.S. Nuclear Regu- PR oco. oct. 2L losa. 53 rR 529N. Dec. 30' ca N 53316. Dec. a m latory Commission. Washington. DC s te at h cost involved a ac 20555. The request must be in writing ceptable or acceptable up to a spec 1Ded and clearly state on the envelope and UMII' in the letter that it is a " Freedom of (ii) The NRC has discretion to dis-Information Act request." The NRC continue processing for acords respod does not consider a request as received sive to a request made under this para-until it has been received and logged in graph (b) until-by the Director. Division of Freedom of (A) A required advance payment has Information and Publications Services. been received:

Omce of Administration. (B) The requester has agreed to bear (1) A Freedom of Information request the estimated costs; covers only agency records that are in (C) A determination has been made existesce on the date the Director. Di- on a request for waiver or reduction of vision of Freedom of Information and fees; or Publications Services. receives the re- (D) The requester meets the require-quest. A request does not cover agency ments of 5 9.39.

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GPU Nuclear, Inc.

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 388 '

Forked River, New Jersey 08731

Dear Mr. Roche:

On September 23,1998, the Region i Field Office of the NRC's Office of Investigations (01) initiated an investigation to determine whether crane operator qualif: cation / training records had been falsified at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Specifically, a certification check off sheet for a Level 2 Station Services Helper indicated that the helper had successfully completed Reactor Building crane training during an April 2,1998, training session, when the individual had not received trainin9 - the operation of this crane.

Based on the evidence developed during this investigation, the NRC could not substantiate (

any willful falsification of the questioned crane operator qualifiW m/ training certifications.

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The 01 investigation, documented in 01 Report No. 1-98-039, was cus%' ped on July 1, 1999. A copy of the synopsis of the 01 report is enclosed. { l Please note that final NRC documents, including the final 01 report, may be made available  ;

to the public under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) subject to redaction of '

information appropriate under FOIA. Requests under the FOIA should be made in accordance with 10 CFR 9.23, Requests for Records (copy enclosed).

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Should you have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact Mr. Peter i Eselgroth, of my staff, at (610) 337-5234.  !

Sincerely, 1 l

A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects l

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Enclosures:

j Synopsis of 01 Report No. 1-98-039 j 10 CFR 9.23, Requests for Records '

CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

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SYNOPSIS I-l, On September 23,1998, the Office ofInvestigations (OI), Region I, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, initiated this investigation to determine whether crane operator i qualification / training records had been falsified at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OC), GPU Nuclear (GPUN), Forked River, New Jersey. Specifically, a certification check off i sheet for a Level 2 Station Services Helper (SSH) indicated that the helper had successfully I

completed Reactor Building (RB) crane training during an April 2,1998, training session, when the individual had not received training on this crane.

l Based on the evidence developed during this investigation,01 could not substantiate any willful falsification of the questioned crane operator qualification / training certifications.

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l l records destroyed or discarded before (c) If a requested agency record mat receipt of a request or which are cre- has been reasonably described is lo-ated after the date of the request. cated at a place other than the NRC i

' (2) All Freedom of Information Act Public Document Room or NRC head-requests for copies of agency records quarters, the NRC may, at its discre-must reasonably describe the agency tion, make the record available for in-records sought in sufDcient detail to spection and copying at the other loca-1 9.23 Requests for reconis.

permit the NRC to identify the re. tion.

Quested agency records. Where pos. (d) Except as provioed in 19.39--

(&X1) A person may request access to sible. the requester should provide spe- (1) If the record requested under records routinely made available by cide infor=Atlon regarding dates, ti. paragraph (b) of ,his section is a, record the NRC under 19.21 in person or in ties, docket numbers file designations, available through the National Tech-writing at the NRC Public Document and other information which may help nical Information Service. the NRC Room. 2120 L Street. NW., Washington. identify the agency records. If a re. shall refer the requester to the Na-DC 20555. Quested agency record is not described tional TechnicC Information Semce:

(1) Each record requested must be de- in suf3cient detail to permit its identi. and scribed in sufncient detail to enable Scation, the Director. Division of Free. (2) If the requested record has been the Public Document Room to locate dom of Information and Publications -placed in the NRC Public Document the record. If the description of the Services shall inform the requester of Room under (9.21. the NRC may inform record is not sufDcient to allow the the deUciency wnhm 40+orking days the requester that the record is in the Public Document Room staff to iden- after receipt of the request and ask the PDR. and that the record may be ob-tify the record, the Public Document requester to submit additional infor- tained in accordance with the proce Room shall advise the requester to se- mation regarding the request or meet dures set forth in paragraph (a.) of this i

lect the record from the indexes pub- with appropriate NRC personnel in 8'Ct10L-lished under 19.21(c)(6L order to clarify the request. (e) The Director. Division of Freedom j

1 (ii) In order to obtain copies of (3) Upon receipt of a request made of Information and Publications Serv-records expeditiously, a person may under paragraph (b) of this section, the ices, shall promptly forward a Freedom open an account at the Public Docu- NRC shall provide written notification of Inf rmation Act request made under ment Room with the private contract- to the requester that indicates the re- 19.23(b) for an agency record which is ing nrm that is responsible for dupli- quest has been received, the name of not publicly available in the NRC Pub-cating NRC records. the individual and telephone number to he Document Room under 19m to the i

(2) A person may also order records contact to and out the status of the re- head of the ofDee primarily concerned I

routinely made available by the NRC quest, and other pertinent matters re- with the records requested and to the under 59.21 from the National Tech- garding the processing of the request. General Counsel, as appropriate. The nical Information Service. 5285 Port (4) (i) The NRC shall advise a re- responsible ofnce will conduct a search Royal Road. Springfield. Virginia, quester that fees will be assessed if- r the ageny records asponsive to 22161. e eques and compne those ageng (b) A person may request agency (A) A request involves anticipated records by submitting a request au* costs in excess of the minimum speci- records s to be reviewed for initial dis-e n under M and thorized by 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(3) to the Di. fled in 19.39: and rector. Division of Freedom of Informa- (B) Search and duplication is not pro-tion and Publications Services. Office vided without charge under 59.39; or I5: FR 49356. Dec. 31.1987, as amended at 53 of Administration. U.S. Nuclear Regu- FR 43420. Oct. M.1988. 53 FR 52993. Dec. 30' latory Commission. Washington, DC c s e hat - cost involved a c N H FR 53316. Dec. :8. im 20555. The request must be in writing ceptable or acceptable up to a specided and clearly state on the envelope a.nd umit in the letter that it is a " Freedom of m) The W has discation to dis.

Information Act request." The NRC continue pacessing for Mcords aspon-does not consider a request as received sive to a request made under this para-until it has been received and logged in graph (b) until-by the Director. Division of Freedom of (A) A required advance payment has Information and Publications Services. been received; Office of Administration. (B) The requester has ag eed to bear (1) A Freedom of Information request the estimated costs; vers only agency records that are in (C) A determination has been made atence on the date the Director, Di. on a request for waiver or reduction of tision of Freedom of Information and fees: or Publications Services. receives the re- (D) The requester meets the require-quest. A request does not cover agency ments of 59.39.