ML20236X058

PN-75-139:employee Contracts at Apollo & Leechburg Facility Expire on 751130.Licensee Mgt Believes That There Significant Probability of Employee Strike.Media Interest Expected.Press Release Not Planned

ML20236X058
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Site:	07000824, 07000135
Issue date:	11/28/1975
From:	Bidinger G, Jennifer Davis, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PN-75-139, NUDOCS 9808070084
Download: ML20236X058 (1)

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PN-75-139

,. This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 3:15 p.m. on the date of this notification. IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT

. NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.

Facility: Babcock and Wilcox, Nuclear Materials Division Apollo, Pennsylvania

Subject:

POSSIBILITY OF EMPLOYEE STRIKE ON NOVEMBER 30, 1975 Employee contracts at the' Apollo and Leechburg facilities expire at midnight, Sunday, November 30, 1975. Licensee management believes that there is a significant probability of an employee strike. The security guard force ,

is under separate contract and is not involved in this ac, tion. The licensee

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has prepared a " Insufficient Manpower Plan" to ensure safe o;ierations in the ,g_

event of a strike. The plan covers health and safety, SNM control, and physical security. Should security. guards choose to honor picket lines, salaried personnel will be used. B&W has also made arrangements with ERDA's i Pittsburgh Naval Reactor Office to provide security personnel if needed.  ;

Media interest is expected because of continued interest in safety and safe-guards. The State of Pennsylvania has not been informed. A press rele.ase is not planned.

DIE received notification of this occurrence during a routine inspection by the Project Inspector during the period November 20-21.

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Contact:

GHBidinger, IE x27261 HDThornburg, IE X27353 JGDavis, IE x27541 )

Distribution:

Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE '

Commissioner Kennedy C. C. Kammerer, CA 1

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