ML20148F184

Requests Util Comments on Ej Markey 880128 Investigative Rept, Drug & Alcohol Use at Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. Response Requested within 60 Days

ML20148F184
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	03/18/1988
From:	Russell W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Harrison R PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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NUDOCS 8803280085
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March 18, 1988 Docket No. 50-443 Public Service Company of New Hampshire ATTN: Mr. Robert J. Harrison President and Chief Executive Officer Post Office Box 330 Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Gentlemen:

As an enclosure to a letter dated January 28, 1988 from Congre. man Edward J. Markey to Chairman Zech, the NRC was provided a copy of an Investiga-tive Report, entitled "Drug and Alcohol Use at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant." We understand that a copy of this report was provided to you by separate correspondence from the Congressman. Certain specific allegations, provided as part of the Investigative Report, have already been reviewed and inspected during the conduct of separate NRC activities to investigate allega-tions raised by the Employee's Legal- Project (Ref erence: Region I Irispection Report Nos. 50-443/86-52 and 50-443/87-07). Nevertheless, I feel it is appro-priate for you to formally provide NRC with your comments on the six recommen-dations contained in the report.

I therefore request that you provide to me within sixty days, in accordance with the routine correspondence requirements for the Seabrook docket, the information requested in the preceding paragraph. You should also feel free to elaborate upon any specific issues that you have determined to be particularly pertinent in your assessment of the conclusions of the Investigative Report.

Additionally, to establish a clear and concise record on the docket regarding drug and alcohol abuse issues at Seabrook, you are requested to provide answers to the specific questions listed in the enclosure to this letter.

We recognize that the answers to certain of those questions inay have been provided already to Congressmen Markey and Sharp in response to formal Congressional requests. If you determine that such duplication exists, you may copy and provide reference to such records, as appropriate.

The information requested in this letter should aid the staff in its continuing review of activities conducted at the Seabrook Station. Your cooperation with us in this effort is appreciated.

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Seabrook 1 Service Hearing List Thomas Dignan, Esq E. Tupper Kinger, Esq.

John A. Ritscher, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Ropes and Gray Office of Attorney General 225 Franklin Street 208 State House Annex Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Mr. Bruce Beckley, Project Manager George D. Bisbee, Esquire New Hampshire Yankee Assistant Attorney General P.O. Box 330 Office of the Attorney General Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 25 Capitol Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Dr. Murray Tye, President Diane Curran, Esquire Sun Valley Association Harmon and Weiss 209 Summer Street 2001 S Street, N.W.

Haverhill, Massachusetts 08139 Washington, D.C. 20009 Robert A. Backus, Esquire D. Pierre G. Cameron, Jr., Esquire Backus, Meyer and Solomon General Counsel 116 Lowell Street Public Service Company of P. O. Box 516 New Hampshire Manchester, New Hampshire 03106 Manchester, New Hampshire 03105 Phillip Ahren, Esquire Mr. Alfred Sargent, Chairman Assistant Attorney General Board of Selectmen Office of the Attorney General Town of Salisbury, MA 01950 State House Station #6 Augusta, Maine 04333 Steven Oleskey, Esquire Senator Gordon J. Humphrey Office of the Attorney General ATTN: Mr. Thomas Burack One Asburton Place U. S. Senate P. O. Box 330 531 Hart Senate Office Building Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Washington, D.C. 20510 Ms. Diana P. Randall Mr. Calvin A. Canney, City Manager 70 Collins Street City Hall Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874 126 Daniel Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Richard Hampe, Esquire New Hampshire Civil' Defense Agency 107 Pleasant Street Concord, New Hampshire 03874

2 Board of Selectmen Mr. Owen B. Durgin, Chairman RFD Dalton Road Durham Board of Selectmen Brentwood, New Hampshire 03833 Town of Durham Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Ms. Roberta C. Pevear Administrative Judge Town of Hampton Falls Jerry Harbour Drinkwater Road Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Hampton Falls, New Hampshire 03844 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Ms. Anne Verga Mr. Guy Chichester, Chairman Chairaan, Board of Selectmen Rye Nuclear Intervention Committee Town Hall c/o Rye Town Hall South Hampton, New Hampshire 03827 10 Central Road Rye, New Hampshire 03870 Mr. Angie Machiros, Chairman Jane Spector Board of Selectmen Federal Energy Regulatory Comm.

for the Town of Newbury 825 North Capitol Street, N.E.

25 High Road Room 8105 Newbury, Massachusetts 01950 Washington, D.C. 20426 Ms. Rosemary Cashman, Chairman Mr. R. Sweeney Board of Selectmen New Hampshire Yankee Division Town of Amesbury Public Service Company of Town Hall New Hampshire Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 Suite 610, Three Metro Center Bethesda, Maryland 20314 Honorable Peter J. Matthews Mr. Donald E. Chick, Town Manager Mayor, City of Newburyport Town of Exeter City Hall 10 Front Street Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950 Exeter, New Hampshire 03823 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Alan S. Rosenthal, Chairman Thomas S. Moore, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge Howard A. Wilber Emmeth A. Luebke Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Washington, D.C. 20555

3 Edwin J. Reis, Esquire H. Joseph Flynn, Esq.

Office of the General Counsel Assistant General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20555 500 C. Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20472 Edward A. Thomas Carol S. Sneider, Esq.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistant Attorney General 442 J. W. McCormack (POCH) Office of the Attorney General Boston, Massachusetts 02109 One Ashburton Place, 19th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02108 Paul McEachern, Esq. Richard A. Haaps, Esq Shaines and McEachern Haaps and McNicholas 25 Maplewood Avenue 35 Pleasant Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801 Concord, New Hampshire 03301 J. P. Nadeau Allen Lampert Board of Selectmen Civil Defense Director 10 Central Street Town of Brentwood Rye, New Hampshire 03870 20 Franklin Street Exeter, New Hampshire 03833 William Armstrong Sandra Gavutis, Chairman Civil Defense Director Board of Selectmen Town of Exeter RF0 #1, Box 1154 10 Front Street Kensington, New Hampshire 03827 Exeter, New Hampshire 03833 Anne Goodman, Cnairman William S. Lord Board of Selectmen Board of Selectmen 13-15 Newmarket Road Town Hall - Friend Street Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 Michael Santosuosso, Chairman Jerard A. Croteau, Constable Board of Selectmen 82 Beach Road South Hampton, New Hampshire 03827 P. O. Box 5501 Salisbury, Massachusetts 01950 Stanley W. Knowles, Chairman Judith H. Mitzner Board of Selectmen Silverglate, Gertner, Baker, Fine, P. O. Box 710 Good, and Mitzner North Hampton, New Hampshire 03862 88 Broad Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Norman C. Kantner Gary W. Holmes, Esq.

Superintendent of Schools Holmes and Ellis School Administrative Unit No. 21 47 Winnacunnet Road Aluani Drive Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 Hampton, New Hampshire 03842

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Charles P. Graham, Esquire Mr. Robert Carrigg, Chairman McKay, Murphy and Graham Board of Selectmen 100 Main Street Town Office Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913 Atlantic Avenue North Hampton, New Hampshire 03870 Jane Doughty Seacoast Anti-Pollution League 5 Market Street Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03801

e ' O ENCLOSURE The following questions are asked for the purpose of developing a complete record on each specific subject being addressed. The responses should be structured not only to apprise the NRC of the specific answer to each question, but also to provide a discussion of any pertinent licensee policies and positions on these matters.

1. With regard to all drug and alcohol incidents which have been identified at Seabrook Station since the commencement of construction, what evalua-tive processes were used tu analyze the potential impact of each incident on plant construction quality? In particular, describe any differences '

which exist between the evaluation processes for incidents identified after 1982, for which records are available, and those applied to inci-dents identified prior to 1982 for which records are unavailable. Describe whether documented programs exist for the technical di spo sit.ioning of those incidents identified and provide a detailed bases, either specific or general, for your determination that construction quality was not adversely affected.

2. How were specific incidents of drug and alcohol problems evaluated to determine if a basis existed for reporting these matters pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55(e) and 10 CFR 21? How were such incidents also evaluated for reportability as an ASLB Board Notification during the current and pre-vious licensing processes?

3. What was the reason for the termination of the Pittsburgh Testing Labora-tory contract at Seabrook Station in March 1986? Explain the chronology and relation of this termination to subsequent PTL employee grievances and arbitrator rulings. Discuss any other specific problems that have been encountered in attempting to enforce project rules on drug and alcohol use at Seabrook Station and subsequent actions taken.

4. What objective evidence is available to providt assurance of site concrete quality, given the allegations raiced in regara to mspected drug usage at the PTL laboratory? Explain in detail the scope of PL activities at Seabrook and to what extent the PTL testing functions with regard to construction quality were checked or duplicated by other irJependent means or personnel.

5. On November 24, 1986, in response to a series of questions from Representative Markey, the NRC reported that it had been apprised by PSNH and others of nine cases of drug or alcohol related allegations at Seabrook.

a. Was PSNH aware of the details of the November 24, 1986 NRC response?

If so, when did PSNH beccme aware? If PSNH was aware, what actions were taken to inform NRC that many other specific cases of drug /

alcohol abuse at Seabrook had been investigated by PSNH?

b. cribe the efforts that were undertaken to assure NRC was provided amplete and accurate information regarding drug / alcohol ab%e at Seabrook. Include in this answer, a chronology of the relevant notifications / communications made and indicate to whom the notifications / communications were provided.

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