IR 05000275/1992020

Discusses Insp Repts 50-275/92-20,50-323/92-20,50-275/92-22, 50-323/92-22 on Stated Date & Forwards Nov.Violation of Concern Due to Apparent Misconduct on Part of Personnel Involved W/Falsification of Plant Record

ML16342C019
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	10/15/1993
From:	Faulkenberry B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Rueger G PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
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ML16342A297	List: IR 05000275/1992020 ML16342A296
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NUDOCS 9311020098
Download: ML16342C019 (6)

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ACCESSION NBR:9311020098 DOC.DATE: 93/10/15 NOTARIZED:

NO DOCKET ¹ FACIL:50-275 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, Pacific Ga 05000275 50-323 Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2, Pacific Ga 05000323 UTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION AULKENBERRY,B.

Region 5 (Post 820201)

RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION RUEGERiG.M.

Pacific Gas 6 Electric Co.

R SUBJECT: Discusses insp repts 50-275/92-20,50-323/92-20,50-275/92-22, 50-323/92-22 on 920602-0824 a forwards NOV.Violation of concern due to apparent misconduct on part of personnel involved w/falsification of plant record.

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISS(ON

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1450 MARIALANE WALNUTCREEK. CALIFORNIA94596-5368 Paci fic Gas and El ectr ic Company Nuclear Power Generation, 814A 77 Beale Street, Room 1451 P.

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Box 770000 San Francisco, California 94177 Attention:

Hr. G. H. Rueger, Senior Vice President and General Manager Nuclear Power Generation Business Unit Subject:

FALSIFICATION OF PLANT RECORDS NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-275/92-20 AND 92-22, AND 50-323/92-20 AND.92-22 This refers to the NRC inspection conducted on June 2 through August 24, 1992, at Diablo Canyon to review, in part, the actions taken by you to determine the potential for record falsification at your facility.

Information Notice {IN)

92-30, "Falsification of Plant Records,"

was issued on April 23, 1992, to alert all licensees of the NRC's concern that plant mechanics, technicians, and operators may have falsified plant records at several nuclear plants.

As a result of your review, you identified one record made by one individual that you determined was incomplete or inaccurate.

The NRC is concerned about the apparent misconduct on the part of the plant personnel involved with that record.

Because the NRC must be able to rely on the professionalism and integrity of personnel who perform safety-related activities, including log taking and record keeping, such misconduct cannot be tolerated.

Therefore, the NRC is issuing the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) to document that concern and to emphasize your management's responsibility to assure that your records are complete and accurate.

However, after considering the facts of this case, including your identification of the violation and the corrective actions taken (both disciplinary action against the offending individual and program upgrades to improve the log keeping process),

the NRC has decided not to assign a severity level to the violation, nor require a response to the Notice.

In the future, similar violations may result in escalated enforcement action.

In addition, enforcement action can be taken against not only the facility licensee for the inaccurate or incomplete information (see

CFR 50.9(a)),

but also against any individual who engages in deliberate misconduct that causes, or but for detection, would have caused a licensee to be in violation of a requirement for providing accurate information to you or the NRC (see

CFR 50.5).

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

.'u enber Regional Admini rator Enclosure:

Notice of Violation cc; Dr. Richard Ferguson, Energy Chair, Sierra Club California Ms. Nancy Culver, San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace Ms. Jacquelyn C. Wheeler Managing Editor, The County Telegram Tribune Chairman, San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors Mr. Truman Burns, California Public Utilitips Commission Mr. Robert Kinosian, California Public Utilities Commission Robert R. Wellington, Esq.,

Diablo Canyon Independent Safety Committee Mr. Steve Hsu, Radiologic Health Branch, State Department of Health Services Mr. Peter H. Kaufman, Deputy Attorney General, State of California Christopher J. Warner, Esq.,

PG8E Mr. John Townsend, Vice President and Plant Manager, Diablo Canyon