ML20203C025

Discusses OI Rept 4-95-004 Re Alleged Discrimination & Termination for Refusal to Falsify Work Steps.Requests OGC Analyze Rept & Determine If There Is Sufficient Evidence to Support Regulatory Action.Ea 96-178 Assigned to Track Case

ML20203C025
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	05/22/1996
From:	Gray J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:	Callan L, Goldberg J, Russell W NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned), NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV), NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC)
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References
FOIA-99-76 EA-96-178, NUDOCS 9902110142
Download: ML20203C025 (4)

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%, . . , g May 22, 1996 MEMORANDUM TO: L. J. Callan, Regional Administrator Region IV William T. Russell, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulatica Jack R. Goldberg, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement -

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01 REPORT 4-95-004; RE: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR ONE: ALLEGED DISCRIMINATION STEPS AND TERMINATION FOR REFUSAL TO FALSIFY i

The above captioned 0! report involves an allegation that a former employee was the subject of discrimination and was terminated because he refused to sign off on Controlled Work Packages (CWP) used to install fire barrier

- penetration seals as being complete without performing all required work steps. The former employee stated that his supervisor went into his locker workretrieved and steps. Athe CWP, and had a superintendent sign-off as completing the review of this matter by the Region IV technical staff and Regional Counsel determined that the procedure requiring the CWP work steps was not an NRC record requirement; however, the alleger's supervisor admitted that he caused a superintendent to falsify information on the CWP by informing him'that all work steps had been completed which he knew was not correct.

The findings of'the OI report-indicate that some action with regard to the licensee and the individual may be warranted in this case. By copy of this memorandum, I am requesting that OGC analyze the report and determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support regulatory action. OE has assigned EA 96-178 to track this case.

Garry Harris of my staff has' discussed this case with members of the NRR and OGC staffs and arranged a telephone conference for June 6,1996 at 1:30 p.m.

l to discuss the issues. Regional Staff may participate by calling my office at (301) 415-2741; those in headquarters may attend in Room 07-H-1. If there is

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