ML091700002

Alleged Discrimination Agaisnt Employee for Reporting Safety Concerns (OI Case No. 2-2008-038)

ML091700002
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	04/14/2009
From:	Evans C NRC/RGN-II/ORA/EICS
To:	Nazar M Florida Power & Light Co
References
OI 2-2008-038
Download: ML091700002 (3)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 April 14, 2009 Florida Power and Light Company ATTN: Mr. Mano Nazar, Senior Vice President Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420

SUBJECT:

TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT: ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST EMPLOYEE FOR REPORTING SAFETY CONCERNS (OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2008-038).

Dear Mr. Nazar:

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

Office of Investigations (OI) completed report regarding alleged discrimination by the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant against an employee who filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor.

OI determined that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation of discrimination. 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 (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Carolyn F. Evans Regional Counsel/Enforcement Officer Enforcement and Investigations Coordination Staff Docket Nos.: 50-250, 50-251 License Nos.: DPR-31, DPR-41

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2008-038

_________________________ G SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRP RII:EICS RII:DRP SIGNATURE JDH5 CFE MDS NAME JHamman CEvans MSykes DATE 04/14/2009 04/14/2009 04/14/2009 6/ /2009 6/ /2009 6/ /2009 6/ /2009 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), on April 23, 2008, to determine whether the Assistant Operations Manager (AOM) at the Turkey Point Nuclear Plant (Turkey Point) was discriminated against for raising safety concerns.

Based on the evidence developed during this investigation, OI:RII did not substantiate that the AOM at Turkey Point was discriminated against for raising safety concerns.

Not for Public Disclosure Without Approval of Field Office Director, Office of Investigations, Region II Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information Case No. 2-2008-038 Enclosure