ML18031B021

Investigative Synopsis, Office of Investigations Case Number 2-2016-045

ML18031B021
Person / Time
Site:	Robinson
Issue date:	01/31/2018
From:	Randy Musser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB3
To:	Kapopoulos E Duke Energy Corp
References
2-2016-045
Download: ML18031B021 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 January 31, 2018 Ernest J. Kapopoulos, Jr.

Site Vice President H. B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant Duke Energy 3581 West Entrance Road, RNPA01 Hartsville, SC 29550

SUBJECT:

H.B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - INVESTIGATIVE SYNOPSIS, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2016-045

Dear Mr. Kapopolous:

Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC)

Office of Investigations (OI) completed report regarding discrimination for raising safety concerns.

The NRC determined that there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation that a former quality control inspector was discriminated against for raising safety concerns. We plan no further action with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Copies of documents related to this report may be requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requests for records under FOIA can be made to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-5 F09, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or you can fax your request to the NRC Rockville, Maryland office at (301) 415-5130, or email at FOIA.resource@NRC.GOV. Any information provided under FOIA will, to the extent consistent with that act, be purged of names and other potential identifiers.

CERTIFIED MAIL 7016 1370 0001 0786 4805 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

2 OI Case No. 2-2016-045 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice and Procedure," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Randall A. Musser, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2016-045

2 OI Case No. 2-2016-045

SUBJECT:

H.B. ROBINSON STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT - INVESTIGATIVE SYNOPSIS, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2016-045 January 31, 2018 ADAMS ACCESSION NO. ML18031B021 OFFICE RII/DRP RII/EICS RII/DRP NAME RTaylor MCheckle RMusser DATE 1/30/2018 1/31/2018 1/30/2018 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

OI Case No. 2-2016-045 INVESTIGATIVE SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated on August 31, 2016 by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), to determine whether a former quality control inspector employed by Duke Energy at H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2, Hartsville, SC, was discriminated against for raising safety concerns.

Based on the evidence developed during this investigation, the allegation that a former quality control inspector was the subject of discrimination for raising safety concerns was not substantiated.

Enclosure