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| ML20133E928 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 01/06/1997 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Cameron P PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| IA-96-115, NUDOCS 9701140001 | |
| Download: ML20133E928 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000344/1996005
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Mr. Patrick M. Cameron
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SUBJECT: CLOSURE OF INVESTICATIVE FINDINGS
(NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-344/96-05 and 96-07, and
NRC Investigation Report No. 4-96-046)
Dear Mr. Cameron:
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This refers to the subject reports of activities at the Trojan Nuclear Plant. Specifically, the
reports discuss an incident in which you violated Trojan's procedures by entering a high ;
radiation area without any health physics coverage. You did so in order to investigate the '
possibility that sparks from welding and grinding above might cause a fire. As a result of
your action, Portland General Electric (PGE) was cited with a violation dated September 10,
1996. An NRC Office of Investigations investigator interviewed you on October 25
regarding the incident.
NRC's Office of Investigations concluded that you deliberately violated Trojan's
procedures in deciding whether to take enforcement action against you we considered
two important points: (1) that your intentions, although misguided, were motivated by a
safety concern (fire), and (2) that you were terminated from employment at the plant.
Therefore, the NRC has decided that no enforcement action will be taken against you.
While formal enforcement action is not being taken against you, you should be aware that
the NRC's regulations allow the issuance of civil sanctions to be taken directly against
unlicensed persons who, through their deliberate misconduct, cause a licensee to be in
violation of NRC requirements. Deliberate misconduct includes an intentional act or
omission that the person knows constitutes a violation of a requirement, procedure or
training instruction. An order may also be issued to an individual to prevent his or her
engaging in licensed activities at all NRC licensed facilities. A violation of this regulation as
set forth in 10 CFR 50.5 " Deliberate Misconduct" (Enclosure 1), may also lead to criminal
prosecution. Similar failures in the future could lead to formal NRC enforcement action
against you.
You are not required to respond to this letter. However, if you choose to provide a
response, please provide it to me within 30 days at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Region IV, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code
of Federal Regulations, records or documents compiled for enforcement purposes are
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placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). A copy of this letter with your address
removed, and your response, if you choose to submit one, will be placed in the PDR.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Michael Vasquez or Gary Sanborn
at 817-860-8100or 800-952-9677.
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Enclosure:
Deliberate Misconduct Rule
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Stephen M Quennoz, Acting Vice
President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Portland General Electric Company
Trojan Nuclear Plant
71760 Columbia River Highway j
Rainier, Oregon 97048
Mr. David Stewart-Smith
Oregon Department of Energy
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JLieberman, OE (0-7H5) EJordan, AEOD (T-4D18)
LChandler, OGC (0-15818) LTremper, OC/LFDCB (T-9E10)
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650.5 Deliberate misconduct,
(a) Any licensee or any employee of a
licensee; and any contractor (including
a supplier or consultant), subcontrac-
tor, or any employee of a contractor or
subcontractor, of any licensee, who
knowingly provides to any licensee,
contractor, or subcontractor, compo-
nents, equipment, materials, or other ,
goods or services, that relate to a li-
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censee's activities subject to this part;
may not:
(1) Engage in deliberate misconduct
that causes or, but for detection, would
have caused, a licensee to be in viola-
tion of any rule, reguls.tlon, or order,
or any term, condition, or limitation of
any license, issued by the Commission,
or
(2) Deliberately submit to the NRC, a
licensee, m a licensee's contractor or
subcontractor, loformation that the
person submitting the information
knows to be incomplete or inaccurate
in some respect matet tal to the NRC,
(b) A person who violates paragraph
(aXI) or (a)(2) of this section may be
subject to enforcement action in ac-
cordance with the procedures in 10 CPR
part 2, subpart B.
(c) For purposes of paragraph (a)(1) of
this section, deliberate misconduct by
a person means an intentional act or
omission that the person knows:
(1) Would cause a licensee to be in
violation of any rule, regulation, or
order, or any term, condition, or limi-
tation, of any licenso issued by the
Commission, or
(2) Constitutes a violation of a re-
quirement, procedure, instruction, con-
tract, purchase order or policy of a 11-
censee. contractor. or subcontractor.
[56 FR (MO, Aug. 15. 19311
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