ML20209G853

Inquiry Rept Q4-84-049.Major Areas Investigated:Allegations Re Intimidation of Util Employee by Util Const Manager. Inquiry Closed.Portions Deleted

ML20209G853
Person / Time
Site:	Waterford
Issue date:	03/14/1985
From:	Driskill D, Emerson M, Herr R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20209G843	List: ML20209G840 ML20209G853 ML20209G866 ML20209G872 ML20209G880 ML20209G883 ML20209G893 ML20209G907 ML20209G923
References
FOIA-85-123 Q4-84-049, Q4-84-49, NUDOCS 8509190716
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e ,/, ARLINGTON tt R A5 M011 REPORT OF INQUIRY March 14, 1985

SUBJECT:

WATERFORD NUCLEAR GENERATIhG STATIONt ALLEGED INTIMIDATION OF A LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (LP&L)

EMPLOYEE BY THE LP&L CONSTRUCTION MANAGER REPORT NUMBER: 04-84-049 On October 24, 1984, the NRC Region IV Regional Administrator requested an 01 inquiry / investigation in regard to alleged intimidating statements eqad_e against Ebasco Services Incorporated Quality Control (QC) Inspector ..l

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m ]) reportedly statedf; _ J should be fired for identifying Waterf M 3~pr'oblems that he listed on Condition Identification pork Authorizations (CIWAs).__3 The memorandum also states Ebasco QC Inspector

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On February 21, 1985, W. Scott SCHUM, President, Quality Technology Company, a contract firm conducting QC investigations (referred to as the Waterford 3 Quality Team), was interviewed by NRC Investigators Donald D. DRISKILL and Mark EMERSON. SCHUM was questioned concerning his knowledae of the alleged intimidating statements made by C i_ _ ...l..E ' 3 SCHUM advisedhewasawareofthestatementmadebyl and sJated the Quality TeamhadinvestigatqdtheincidentwhichoccurridYuring{ . X nm =. J.31 SCHUM provided reporting investigatqr access to the t T had in fact made a (

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mmediat defended g) actions to' during the The investigative p ther verified LP&L project nager Da 0850N subsequently counseled on the

" inappropriateness of the comment."

SCHUM stated he would be unable to provide reporting investigator a copy of the Quality Team's investigative report because LP&L company policy prohibits release of employee names who have provided information to the company. SCHUM said all reports containing names of allegers/ witnesses are treated confidential and are only released to LP&L management. SCHUM provided 01 with a copy of Quality Team Quality Concern Disposition Form Q1-84-057-1 (EXHIBIT 2). .

On February 28, 1985, a copy of Quality Team Investigation Report  !

No. Q1-84-057 (Exhibit 3) was provided to the Region IV Office of Investigations by Dean D. AULICK, Counsel for Louisiana Power & Light Company.

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1 04-84-049 On February 21, 1985, was interviewed (Exhjbit 4) bys NRC Invbstigators DRISKILL and EMERSON in N6w Orleans, Louisiana. f " , >stated that while working at the Waterford 3

,' site h was advised co-workers of disparaging remarks made agaipst him by supra. ( llegedly stated words to the effect that he '

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shoulo be transferre to the South Texas Project and then terminat'ed for writing an excessive (mount of CIWAs. related he advised his

,imedia.te supervisor,I IanQ Waterford 3 NRC representatives of lalleged statements. acknowledgeqhewasneverintimidated by 1 statements, howevdr, felt compelled to report the incident to the NRC, /said he later discovered through his liaison with the Quality Team repr sentatives that his CIWAs were properly recorded and completed, f gdded he subsequently received a letter from LP&L management stating thatt fhad been counseled for making the inappropriate coment, and he was satisfied with the corrective acticn taken by LP&L. /

'was unable to provide further pertinent information.

No further investigation concerning this matter is anticipated by the Regic, IV Office of Investigations and this inquiry is closed.

EXHIBITS:

(;) NRC Region IV Request for Investigation /10-24-84 (1) Quality Team Quality Concern Disposition Form /12-03-84 (3) Quality Team Investigatiop Report File Nq. Q1-84-057/2-28-85 (4) Report of Interview wit }2-21-85

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REPORTED BY: hk'Ea frUierson Investigator PARTICIPATING PERSONNEL: [

D'ohald D. Df-isEill 7 Y/

Senior Investigator l APPROVED BY:

Ri'cha rd K. Herr,

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Director cc: B.B. Hayes w/ exhibits E.C. Gilbert w/ exhibits R.D. Martin w/ exhibit!,

T.F. Westerman w/o exhibits 1

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