ML20235K154
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 07/14/1987 |
| From: | Stello V NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Bauman L GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT |
| References | |
| FOIA-87-90, FOIA-87-A-36 NUDOCS 8707160173 | |
| Download: ML20235K154 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000424/1987090
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Ms. Linda Bauman
Government Accountability Project
Midwest Office
IN RESPONSE REFER
104 E. Wisconsin Avenue
TO F01A-87-A-36
Appleton, WI 54911-4897
Dear Ms. Bauman:
This is in response to your letter dateo June 15, 1987, in which you appealed
Mr. Donnie H. Grimsley's form response dated May 14, 1987.
Mr. Grimsley's
form response denied three documents, in whole or part, which were subject to
your Freedom of Information Act (F0IA) request for documents regarding
Inspection Report 50-424/86-91 dated November 13, 1986, concerning drug abuse
at Alvin W. Vogtle nuclear plant.
Acting on your appeal, I have carefully reviewed the record in this case and
have detennined that the previously withheld information will continue to be
withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Exemption (6) of the F0IA (5
U.S.C. 552(b)(6)) and 10 CFR 9.5(a)(6) of the Coninission's regulations. Your
appeal is, therefore, denied.
The withheld information in document one listed on the enclosed appendix
consists of the names, social security numbers, dates of termination, and the
reasons for termination of individuals whose employment was terminated due to
positive test results for the use of drugs and/or alcohol. The withheld
information in documents two and three listed on the enclosed appendix
consists of the names and other identifying information of individuals who
consented to being interviewed by the inspection team concerning their
experience at the site and the utility's handling of matters pertaining to
orug and alcohol abuse.
I am unable to identify any legitimate public
interest in this information which outweighs the privacy interests of the
individuals.
This is a final agency action. As set forth in the F0IA (5 U.S.C.
552(a)(4)(B)), judicial review of this decision is available in a district
court of the United States iri the district in which you reside or have your
principal place of business or in the District of Columbia.
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inclosed e information on how you may obtain access to and the charges for Copying records placed in the NRC PuteC Document Room,1717 H $treet, N.W., Washmgton. DC
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RECORDS MAINTAlhED IN THE PDR L'NCER THE AB0VE REQUEST NUMBER
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8/18/81
Articles of Agreement, Vogtle Project Agreement.
(16 pages)
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6/8/82
Ltr to Employee and Family on Employee Assistance Program .
(2 page)
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1982
Drug Abuse Program, Schedule (1 page) w/ enclosures (a)
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12/15/82 interoffice memo on Drug and Alcohol Abuse (2
pages) (b) Letter to Larry Howard from Peter Bensegh dated
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5/8/84 Letter T.S. Yarbrough from M.D. Cockrill (ges) (d)
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4/15/82
Letter to George Power employees from R.W. Scherer.
(2pages)
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6/1/82
Letter to Executive Offices, Georgia Power, from J.H.
Miller, subject: Employee Assistance Program. (2 pages)
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11/11/83 Labor Relations Dialog.
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12/5/83
Howard Winkler memo to addressees, subject: Labor
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12/22/83 Letter from R.P. Head, Jr. , to Georgia Power and
Association and Family.
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7/31/84
Interoffice Correspondence, frc,m Howard Winkler, subject:
to Vogtle Drug Task Force. (2 pages)
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11/12/84 Letter to Georgia Power employees from R.W. Scherer,
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subject: Co. Policy (3 pages)
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11/15/84 Interoffice Correspondence, Georgia Power, to R.P. Head,
J.W. Giles, and R.L. Pierce from Howard Winkler, subject:
lape and Video Program on drug and alcohol policy.
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12. Dec. 1984 Southern Highlights, acrticle:
Crisis (5pages)
13. 2/15/85
Memo from Edwin Groover to W.T. Nickerson, w/ attachment,
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Program SP01-85/03. (16 pages)
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14. Spring 1985 Perspective, Georgia Power, Article: The Batie Against
Drugs and Alcohol in the Work Place. (5 pages)
15. 5/15/85
Conduct of Employees, Corporate Guidelines.
(3 pages)
16.
1/4-4/86 Plant Vogtle Audit Report, Anti-Drug Outline (4: eages)'
w/ enclosed Report: Plant Vogtle Anti-Drug Program
Assessment with exhibits. (58 pages)
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1/17/86
Memo from Howard Winkler to Addressees with attachment of
draf t Labor Relations Dialog. (4 pages)
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1/27/86
Vogtle Anti-Alcohol Policy. (1 page)
19. 7/1/86
Rules of Conduct and Safety For Generating Plant
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Letter from Lynn Martin to Human Resources Coordinators.
(2pages)
21. 7/11/86
Letter from John Thomas to Executive Offices, reference
to Employees Assistance Program. (1 page)
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Letter to Employees from J. W
Assistant Program. (5 pages) yman Lamb, subject: Employee
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Vogtle Project Anti-Drug & Alcohol Program. (2 pages)
24, 9/15/86
NRC, Vogtle Fitness For Duty Quality Control. (12 pages)
25. Undated
Vogtle Anti-Drug and Alcohol Records Management. (1 page)
26. Undated
Nuclear Operations Organization. '(GPC) (1 page)
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Letter from Lawrence Hendr
Meeting with NRC. (1 page)y to Gordon Dickerson, subject:
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Human Resources at a Glance. (17 pages)
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Georgia Power Supervisors' Handbook. (26 pages)
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Georgia Power Employee Benefits Highlights. (2 pages)
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Benefits. Individual Assistance Program. (5 pages)
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RECORDS MAIhTAINED IN THE PDR UNDER THE ABCVE REQUEST NUMBER
32. Undated
Supervisory Guidelines for Administering The Company
Policy of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. (9 pages)
33. Undated
A Supervisor's Guide To The Employee Assistance Program.
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Vogtle Project Anti-Drug and Alcohol Program.
(11 pages)
35. 9/5/66
Fitness for Duty (4 pages)
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Drug & Alcohol Abuse. (8 pages)
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Employee Assistance Program Highlights. (2 pages)
38. Undated
Question on Employee Assistance Program.
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39. Undated
Employee Assistance Program. (1 page)
40. Undated
SyYa Toxicology Systems. (1 page)
41. Undated
Article from November Citizen,' Depression: Who Get It,
What It Means, How It's Treated. (3 pages)
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Health and Safety Information on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
(21pages)
43.
9/15/86
NRC Assessment Vogtle Fitness for Duty Program Nuclear
Operations. (54 pages)
44, 9/15/86
NRC Assessment Vogtle Fitness for Duty.
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You are Georgia Power. Various subject. (7pages)
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RECORD PARTIALLY WITHHELD
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Undateo
List of names, social' security numbers, date terminated
and reason.
Exemption 6.
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Unda ted
Fitness For Duty Interview Forms. (162 pages)
Exemption 6.
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.
552,
the Government Accountability Project (GAP) requests copies of any and
all agency records and information, including but not limited to notes,
letters, memoranda, draf ts, minutes, diaries, logs, calanders, tapes,
transcripts, summaries, interview reports, procedures, instructions,
engineering analyses, drawings, files, graphs; charts, maps, photographs,
agreements, handwritten notes, studies, data sheets, notebooks, books,
telephone messages, computations, voice recordings, computer
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any other data compilations,
and any and all other records relevant to and/or generated in connectio
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with Inspection Report 50-424/86-91, dated November 13, 1986, regarding dr
abuse at Vogtle.
This request includes all agency records as defined in 10 C.F R
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9. 3a (b) and the NRC Manual, Appendix 0211,
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Pa rts 1. A. 2 and A. 3 (approved
October 8,
1980) whether they currently exist in the NRC "offical, working"
investigative or other files, or at any other location, wincluding private
residences.
If any records, as defined in 10 C.F.R. 9.3aib), and the NRC Manual,
and covered by this request have been destroyed and/or removed af ter
supra,
this request, please provide all surrounding records, including but not
limited to a list of all records which have been or are destroyed and/or
renoved, a description of the action (s)
with, and/or issued in order to implement the action (s).taken to, generated in connnec
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GAP requests that fees be waived, because
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inf ormation can be considered as primarily benefiting the general
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GAP is a non profit, non-partisan
public interest organization concerned with honest and open government.
Through public outreach, the Project promotes whistleblowers as agents
of government accountability.
Through it Environmental Whistleblower
Clinic, GAP of fers assistance to local public interest and citizens
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groups and interveners in the concern for safety at nuclear power plants.
We are requesting this information as part of an ongoing monitoring
project of the NRC's ef forts to protect public health and safety at
and near nuclear processing plants and radioactive waste facilities.
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For any documents or portions that you deny due to a specific
FOIA exemption, please provide an index itemizing and describing the
documents or portions of documents withheld.
The index should provide
a detailed justification of your grounds for claiming each exemption,
explaining why each exemtion is relevant to the document or portion
of the document withheld.
This index is required under Vaughn v.
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(1974).
We look forward to your response to this request within ten (10)
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