ML072710477

EA-07-220, St. Lucie - Alleged Failure to Report Arrest

ML072710477
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	09/28/2007
From:	Vias S NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB3
To:	Stall J Florida Power & Light Co
References
2-2007-006, EA-07-220
Download: ML072710477 (4)

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September 28, 2007 EA-07-220 Florida Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. J. A. Stall, Senior Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer P. O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT: ALLEGED FAILURE TO REPORT AN ARREST BY A FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT (FP&L) CONTRACTOR AT ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT (OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2007-006)

Dear Mr. Stall:

Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Office of Investigations (OI) completed report regarding alleged failure to report an arrest by a contractor at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant.

OI substantiated that a former contractor at FP&L willfully failed to report an arrest to FP&L, in violation of licensee procedures. Because it was concluded that FP&L did not violate procedures and had no knowledge of the arrest before it was reported, no enforcement action is being taken against FP&L. However, it was noted during OI interviews that a number of employees with unescorted access at the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, indicated that they too were unaware of a requirement to report an arrest to FP&L. It is a fundamental tenet of the Access Authorization program that badged employees understand and adhere to these requirements.

The NRC will follow-up on this issue as part of the security baseline inspection. With this exception, we plan no further action with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system

FP&L 2 (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Steven J. Vias, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-335 and 50-389 License Nos: DPR-67 and NPF-16

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2007-006

OFFICE RII:DRP RII:EICS RII:EICS RII:DRS SIGNATURE SON SJV CFE JTM NAME SNinh SVias CEvans JMunday DATE 09/25/2007 09/28/2007 09/27/2007 09/26/2007 October 1, 2007 October 1, 2007 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated on November 1, 2006, by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), to determine whether a Florida Power and Light (FP&L) contractor willfully failed to report an arrest to the licensee as required by licensee procedures.

Based upon the evidence developed during this investigation, OI substantiated that a former contractor at Florida Power and Light (FP&L) willfully failed to report an arrest to the licensee, in violation of licensee procedures.

Approved for release on 9/12/07 - SES NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, REGION II Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information Case No. 2-2007-006