ML081500378

Allegation Receipt Report, Regarding Allegation

ML081500378
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	04/29/2008
From:	- No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Information Services
References
FOIA/PA-2008-0018 RI-2007-A-0040
Download: ML081500378 (6)

Text

Allegation Receipt Report Page.t1of of--. 2-

• (Use also for Staff Suspected Wrongdoinr **h O . . ..........

Date Received: Allegation I- -

Received via: [] Telephone a In-person(I] ettey [I]Facsimile (leave blank)

Employee Receiving Allegation or suspecting wrongdoing (first two initials and last name): M'7L &(.A*k\

Source of information (please check one box): a liýýee employee a former licensee employee [] contractor a r) former contractor anonymous a news media iYrivate-te7j* federal agency al state agency al NRC staff 0 licensee identified 0 special interest groul Alleger Name: iT,b,,J',1,'A2. ome Address:

Home Phone: *CityState/Zip:

Allegers Employer Alleger's PositionlTitle:*

' Do not complete these sections for issues of staff suspected wrongdoing.

Facility: Pe*( to19 r-. Docket No. or License No.: o 5o ooo . 77/., 7 Z Was alleger informed of NRC identity protection policy? Yes _ No V7' If H&I was alleged, was alleger informed of DOL rights? Yes _ No_ N/A_

If a licensee employee or contractor, did they raise the issue to their management and/or ECP? Yes _ No N/A-Does the alleger object to referral of issues to the licensee? Yes T'No Provide alleger's direct response to this question verbatim on the line below:

Was confidentiality requested? Yes '/No Was confidentiality initially granted? Yes _ No _ N/A ..%

Individual Granting Confidentiality:

Criteria for determining whether the issue is an allegation:

Is it a declaration, statement, or assertion of impropriety or inadequacy? Yes No Is the impropriety or inadequacy associated with NRC regulated activitie,.-" Yes I No Is the validity of the issue unknown? Yes / No If No to any of the above questions, the issue is not an allegation and should be handled by other appropriate methods (e.g. as a request for information, public responsiveness matter, or an OSHA referral).

Allegation Summary or staff suspected wrongdoing: (Recipient of the allegation shall summarize each concern here - provide additional detail on reverse side of form, if necessary. If entering allegation electronically, highlight Allegation Summary in bold and use larger font size)

(21 t4 f

[3]

[4]

Page 2 of Functional Area (please check one box):

[ Academic [ ] Decommissioning Materials [] Decommissioning Reactor [] Exempt Distribution l General Licensee [I Gun Sights [] Irradiators [ ] Medical I ] Nuclear Gauges [ ] Nuclear Laundry 1 Nuclear Pharmacy A Power Reactor [I Radiography [l Research and Development (R&D) l Research/Test Reactor [] Safeguards [] SNM [ ] Teletherapy [I Transportation [ Vendor

[ Veterinary Non-human [ Waste Disposal [ I Well Logging [ I Other:

Discipline for each concern (place the concern no(s). (either 1, 2, 3, etc.) in the box provided):

I J Chemistry [ ] Chilling Effect [ ] Civil/Structural [ ] Construction [ I Corrective Action

[ Discrimination [ ] Electrical [ I Emergency Preparedness'[ ] Employee Concerns Program

[ Engineering [ ] Environmental I] Environmental Qualification [ I Falsification [ I Fire Protection I Fitness-for-Duty [I Health Physics [ ] HVAC [ J Industrial Safety [ ] Inservice testing

[ Instrumentation and Control [ Maintenance [ ] Mechanical [ I Misadministration I ] NDE

[ Operations [ I Procurement [ ] Quality Assurance [ ] Radwaste II Safeguards f Security

[ Source disconnect [ IStartup testing [ ] Training/qualification [ ] Transportation [ ] Unsupervised Radiography [ ] Wrongdoing [ IOther:

Detailed Description of Allegation or staff suspected wrongdoing: (Do not state the alleger's name in this section - simply refer to the individual as the alleger)

When taking the allegation, ask questions such as WHAT IS THE ALLEGATION?

WHAT IS THE REQUIREMENTNIOLATION?

WHERE IS IT LOCATED?

WHEN DID ITOCCUR?

WHO IS INVOLVED/WITNESSED?

HOW/WHY DID IT OCCUR?

WHAT EVIDENCE CAN BE EXAMINED?

WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE LICENSEE'S ACTIONS?

How did the alleger find out about the concern(s); other individuals NRC should contact for additional information; records NRC should review; whether the alleger raised the concerns with his or her management; alleger's preference for method and time of contact.

NRC Site Inspector United States Regulatory Commission Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Station 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 RE: Reporting Nuclear SafeGuard/Safety Concerns of Security Officers at Peach Bottom Atomic This letter was produced after considering self imposed NRC policies that restrain the NRC from investigating a Nuclear SafeGuards/Safety concern unless an individual is willing to provide their name. Unfortunately, the fear of retaliation against Security Officers at Peach Bottom, does not allow them the confidence to report concerns openly.

Regardless, this letter is being written by me and not the employee's working at Peach Bottom Atomic. The reason I am writing the letter is because the employees fear loosing their job's if they contact you. In short, I have nothing to loose and they do. The employees have been struggling with very strong moral and religious beliefs that require them to report their concerns. I have agreed to report their concerns. However, neither I nor the employees feel the necessity to put our livelihoods or our quality of life at risk to persuade the NRC to look into this matter.

I have been informed of the following. Since the security towers at Peach Bottom Atomic went into use, Security Officers have been sleeping on duty at an alarming rate. Officers are coming into work exhausted after working excessive overtime or not being able to adjust to twelve hour shift schedules. Due to fatigue, officers take power naps which last 10 to 15 minutes or longer, depending on radio transmissions. The officers are becoming very adept at coordinating amongst. Officers fall asleep quickly while on duty and are able to wake momentarily when called for radio checks and then fall right back to sleep.

The officers, who have contacted me, want to report that on numerous occasions they have witnessed Security officers in Bullet Resistant Enclosure (BRE) towers sleeping and other areas. The officers have to wake the sleeping officers up and feel they are becoming part of a cover-up by not reporting these incidents.

It is with great hope that the NRC will choose to take a very rigorous approach to looking into this matter. Please know that employees are aware that past efforts by the NRC to identify personnel sleeping on duty have failed. Employees are aware that efforts include:

contacting the security contractor and informing them of complaints before taking any investigatory actions; referring the complaint to the licensee or security contractor for disposition, even though these are the people the employees are afraid of; increased back shift inspections by licensee management, contractor management, or the NRC; licensee QA (Employee Concerns) personnel have gone into the field and asked security personnel if anyone is sleeping on duty, or they conduct employee culture studies. The employees want you to know that those who choose to sleep on duty are much smarter now. They know how the NRC and licensee operate and feel no one wants to really find out if anyone is sleeping, because they already know they are.

I

The employees report that the culture in the security department is clearly geared towards, "KEEPING YOUR MOUTH SHUT" when anyone is in the field "PULSING" employees.

It is suggested that the NRC approach this matter using covert tactics. Here are some recommendations:

1. Place undercover NRC investigators into the Armed Security Officer ranks.

2. Observe employees in towers using high power optics. The cliff behind Peach Bottom would serve well for this activity.

3. Place miniature surveillance cameras within the BREs.

4. Require officers to sit or stand so that they can be observed in a window from the ground. (At the present time officers are several stories in the air with only one entrance/exit hatch. They recline in a chair or lie on the floor, out of sight while being protected from discovery by sitting or lying on the BRE hatch door.)

5. Install dedicated CCTV which continuously observes Security Officers in BREs and personnel staging areas.

I and the employees who provided information request complete anonymity regarding this letter. We request that the NRC does not inform the licensee (Exelon) or the Security Contractor (Wackenhut) of this letter's existence.

I and the employees who provided information request that the NRC does not tell the licensee or security contractor that any Security employee has voiced concerns listed in this letter.

I and the employees who have provided information, request complete anonymity.

I do not want the NRC or it's agents to contact me in any manner.

Once again, we do realize that the NRC has certain rules regarding anonymous reporting, of Unsafe/SafeGuard conditions. However, we feel that you have been provided sufficient information and suggestions necessary to look into this matter. It is now in your hands and we pray that you will take whatever action is necessary to protect employees and the general public. Our moral and religious obligations have been met and only you can decide whether you will act accordingly or hide behind policies and procedures that have proven ineffective in the past.

Respectfully, J jhn Jasinskij, 2

¢,i NRC Site Inspector United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Station 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 0PORIOM ITY Apply PoftyMailPostageHere,

..

" MAILI PAI (It ii U.S. POSTPZE

. .- A.. I I WILLOW STREET.PA l .. ~~~~

.:  : "" ~ " -::..*;i." j-. . . .-*;, -:.'."; .. . * '7*

.. .

1759 4 11 11111114 11111IIIII

".

IIII III IIII IIII1111I11111111I

..

. . .*

• "* . . . ..

539.0- ':;,-.::.:*f* .fc;', ;-,-i" :".-: ..- *;. b* . * " *" ... . ".

..

/MAIL Apply PriorityMall PostageHere UNITED STTS P AL SER VICE.

POSTAGI JJ

• - -- - - - - ° "" "i liii LONPAID WILLOAUTRE.

POTS~

1. M"AR20. '07

°°" 1111lDi111 111 1111 1! l  ! 1

~nited Sbtats postal Service DELIVERY CONFRMAWTION 111112...

r

... .... 0000 ~~1731,q0l~Z-0052-a).

-~~

- . .... -,-. .. ... .. ....

..... .000$ 5

-4,UiIftI '

W-4 ,