ML20235W953
| ML20235W953 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 07/14/1987 |
| From: | Reyes L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Utley E CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8707230788 | |
| Download: ML20235W953 (3) | |
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Carolina Power and Light Company
(, ATTN: Mr. E. E. Utley Senior Executive Vice President Power Supply and Engineering and Construction P. O. Box 1551 Raleigh, NC 27602 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
RESULTS OF INQUIRY CONCERNING THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO REPORT CONTAINMENT INCIDENT AND FALSIFICATION OF DOSE RECORDS (0FFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS REPORT N0. Q2-86-018)
The NRC's Office of Investigation (01) has completed an inquiry of an alleged failure to report a contamination incident and the alleged falsification of dose records at the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant.
The 01 report of inquiry synopsis is provided as an enclosure to this letter for your information. We plan no further action on this matter.
Sincerely, Original Signed by Luis A. Reyes Luis A. Reyes, Director Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
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SUMMARY
OF INQUIRY Pursuant to a Letter of Request from the Regional Administrator, Region II, NRC to the Office of Investigations (OI) Field Office, Region II, an Inquiry was initiated by OI into the following allegations: (1) That Carolina Power & Light (CP&L) did not report, and subsequently covered up, an incident involving dropped spent fuel rods, and (2) That CP&L falsified the alleger's radiation dose records pertaining to a specific incident of alleged high exposure at the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), and'(3) That the alleger was harassed while at BSEP, in that CP&L supervision was " watching her movements and contacts at the plant."
Regarding allegation (1); OI interviews of CP&L Health / Physics (H/P) and Security personnel at BSEP revealed no evidence of any incident of dropped spent fuel rods with resultant contamination.
Region II NRC Staff inspection of H/P records also uncovered-no evidence of any such incident.
It is noted that the alleger's information regarding this alleged incident came entirely from a former contract security guard at BSEP.
When this source of the alleger's information was interviewed by OI, he denied any knowledge of such an incident, and denied telling the alleger of such an incident.
Regarding allegation (2);
The alleger notified a H/P contractor employee at BSEP of a 360-400 mr reading on the alleger's pocket dosimeter.
The alleger stated that this H/P employee only entered a figure of 40mr on the alleger's access control card, in an effort to cover up the alleger's high dose reading.
CP&L Dosimetry records reveal that an investigation was done by CP&L regarding this apparently high pocket dosimeter reading, and the investigation revealed that the alleger's Thermoluminescent Dosimeter (TLD) read 29mr.
The contract H/P employee stated that he did not make the 40mr entry on the alleger's access control card, and he did not check her pocket dosimeter when she informed him of the high reading.
He advised that the reason for this was that the alleger was insisting on a changeout of her dosimeter, and he knew.that he was going to have to do it no matter what the dosimeter read, so he just took her pocket dosimeter and TLD an sent it to BSEP Dosimetery for investigation.
He stated that he asked some other H/P personnel that were working in the same areas as the alleger, and he determined that they hadn't been in any high-radiation areas.
Regarding allegation (3);
The alleger was employed at the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, and was only at the BSEP in an on-the-job training status.
Therefore, the alleger was being supervised more closely, as a trainee, than a permanent BSEP employee normally would be supervised.
In
that context, the alleger's movements and contacts at BSEP were being watched.
No.~ evidence was uncovered that the alleger was harassed while at BSEP.
Conversely, interviews of pertinent BSEP H/P personnel revealed that the alleger's l-attitude of superiority, and sexually suggestive conversation and behavior while at BSEP encouraged more than a normal level of competitiveness and attention from her male counterparts and trainers.
The status of this Inquiry is CLOSED.
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