ML20134B750

Board Notification 96-003:discussing Secretary of Labor Decision & Remand Order Which Found That Gap Managers Discriminated Against One of Their Employees,M Hobby

ML20134B750
Person / Time
Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	06/05/1996
From:	Berkow H NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
CON-#197-17681 IEB-95-016, IEB-95-018, IEB-95-16, IEB-95-18, OLA-3, NUDOCS 9606060018
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Herbert N. Berkow, Director 1 Project Directorate 11-2 ,

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Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION POTENTIALLY RELEVANT AND MATE ,

i TO BOARD PROCLEDING IN THE MATTER OF V0GTLE ELECTRIC l GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 In conformance with the Conunission's policy on notification of the Licensing Board of new, relevant, and material information, this memorandum provides the information discussed below.

The Board has pending before it a contention challenging the application of l Georgia Power Company (GPC) to authorize Southern Nuclear Operatirm Company, Inc. (Southern Nuclear), a subsidiary of The Southern Company, to operate the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. One of the issues involves a challenge whether Southern Nuclear possesses the requisite character, competence and integrity, as well as the necessary candor, truthfulness and willingness to abide by regulatory requirements.

By Board Notification (BN) 95-16 dated September 25, 1995, the NRC Staff l informed the Board and Parties of a Secretary of Labor (SOL) Decision and Remand Order which found that GPC managers discriminated against one of their l t

employees, Mr. Marvin Hobby. BN 05-16 further infort.ned the Board and Parties J of NRC correspondence to GPC informing them that this action was being considered for escalated enforcement action. Also, by BN 95-18 dated December 19, 1995, the NRC Staff informed the Board and Parties of an SOL '

Decision and Remand Order which found that GPC manners discriminated against another one of their employees, Mr. Allen Mosbaugh. BN 95-18 further infonned the Board and Parties of NRC correspondence to GPC informing them that this action was being considered for escalated enforcement action.

By letter dated May 29, 1996, the NRC informed GPC of the decision to take enforcement action based on the 50L Decisions and Remand Orders, and issued a Notice of Violation (NOV). The NOV identified two Severity Level I violations; one in the case of Mr. Hobby and one in the case of Mr. Mosbaugh.

A ccpy of the May 29, 1996, letter with the enclosed NOV is provided as Enclosure 1.

The NRC also issued letters to six managers who participated in the activities upon which the enforcement action is based. A copy Please of eachnote letter is provided that to avoid to the Board and Parties as Enclosures 2 through 7.

Contact:

Duke Wheeler, NRR 415-1444 9606060018 960605 PDR ADOCK 05000424 0 PDR 3 601

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, f an undue administrative burden, the enciesures to the individual letters (i.e., copies of the SOL Decisions and Remand Orders and the NRC letter

', forwarding the NOV) have been deleted from this BN. The SQL Decisions and Remand Orders were provided to the Board and Parties by the intervenor as i noted in BN 95-16 and by the NRC as part of BN 95-18. The letter to GPC

, l forwarding the NOV is provided as Enclosure 1 to this BN.

! As background information, the Board and Parties are also being provided, as Enclotee 8, a copy of the unpublished Order by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that is referenced in the letter to the

, licensee forwarding the NOV (Enclosure 1).

This information is being brougnt to the attention of the Licensing Board and All Parties, as it may be relevant and material to issues pending before the p Licensing Board.

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, ' Docket Nos. 50-424-CLA-3 and ,

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Enclosures:

1. S. Ebneter letter to W. Hairston, 5/29/96

, 2. S. Ebneter letter to F. Williams, 5/29/96

3. S. Ebneter letter to D, Evans, 5/29/96

'4. S. Ebneter letter to H. Baker, 5/29/95

5. S. Ebneter letter to T. Boren, 5/29/96

6. S. Ebneter letter to A. Dahlberg, 5/29/96

7. S. Ebneter letter to C. McCoy, 5/29/96

8. Order by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 4/18/96 cc w/encls:

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W. Russell, NRR/F. Miraglia, NRR 4

R. Zimmerman, NRR A. Thadani, NRR

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R. Hoefling, OGC C. Barth, 0GC D. Dambley, OGC J. Goldberg, OGC L. Robinson, RII P. Skinner, RII E. Merschoff, RII C. Evans, RII J. Lieberman, OE J. Gray, OE D. Murphy, 01-

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V gtle Electric Generating Plant Georgia Power Company l

CC* Harold Reheis, Director '

Mr. J. A. Bailey Department of Natural Resources Manager - Licensing 205 Butler Street, SE. Suite 1252 Georgia Power Company Atlanta, Georgia 30334 P. O. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Attorney General Law Department Mr. J. B. Beasley 132 Judicial Building General Manager, Vogtle Electric Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Generating Plant P. O. Box 1600 Mr. Thomas P. Mozingo i Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Program Manager Nuclear Operations Regional Administrator, Region 11 Oglethorpe Power Corporation U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2100 East Exchange Place 101 Marietta Street, NW., Suite 2900 P. O. Box 1349 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Tucker, Georgia 30085-1349 Office of Planning and Budget Charles A. Patrizia, Esquire Room 615B Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker 270 Washington Street, SW. 12th Floor Atlanta, Georgia 30334 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW.

Washington, DC 20036 Office of the County Commissioner Burke County Commission Arthur H. Domby, Esquire Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Troutman Sanders l NationsBank Plaza Mr. J. D. Woodard 600 Peachtree Street, NE.

Senior Vice President - Suite 5200 Nuclear Operations Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216 l Georgia Power Company P. O. Box 1295 Resident Inspector Birmingham, Alabama 35201 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l  !

8805 River Road Mr. C. K. McCoy Waynesboro, Georgia 30830

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i BOARD NOTIFICATION NO. 96-03 i

GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, et al. l (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2) l Docket Nos. 50-424-OLA-3,50-425-OLA-3 Y

t Peter B. Bloch, Chairman Michael D. Kohn, Esq. l Administrative Judge- Stephen M. Kohn, Esq.

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Kohn, Kohn and Calapinto, P.C.

Mail Stop: T-3 F23 517 Florida Avenue, NW U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20001 l Washington, DC 20555  ;

Office of Commission Appellate l Thomas D. Murphy Adjudication l l Administrative Judge Mail Stop: 0-16 G15 l Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T-3 F23 Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l l Washington, DC 20555 Adjudicatory File (2)

I Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Dr. James H. Carpenter Panel Administrative Judge Mail Stop: T-3 F23 933 Green Point Drive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Oyster Point Washington, DC 20555  ;

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Sunset Beach, NC 28468 l

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Dr. James H. Carpenter Panel Administrative Judge Mail Stop: T-3 F23 j

i Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop: T 3 F23 Washington, DC 20555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, De 20555 Office of the Secretary (2)

Attn: Docketing and Service Branch James E. Joiner Ma'l Stop: 0-16 GIS j 1 John I.amberski, Esq. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Arthur H. Domby, Esq. Washington, DC 20555 Trautman Sanders NationsBank Building, Suite 5200 Director, Environmental Protection 600 Peachtree Street, NE Division Atlanta, GA 30308 Department of Natural Resources 205 Butler St., S.E.

k David R. I2wis, Esq. Suite 1252 Ernest Blake, Esq. Atlanta, GA 30334 Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge

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