ML18155A368

Investigative Synopsis, Office of Investigations Case Number 2-2017-021

ML18155A368
Person / Time
Site:	Summer
Issue date:	06/04/2018
From:	Randy Musser NRC/RGN-II/DRP/RPB3
To:	Lippard G South Carolina Electric & Gas Co
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Download: ML18155A368 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 June 4, 2018 Mr. George A. Lippard III Vice President, Nuclear Operations South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station Bradham Blvd & Hwy 215 P.O. Box 88, Mail Code 800 Jenkinsville, SC 29065

SUBJECT:

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION - INVESTIGATIVE SYNOPSIS, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2017-021

Dear Mr. Lippard:

Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (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 contract employee at Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station 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 0910 0001 9658 2951 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

2 OI Case No. 2-2017-021 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. 2-2017-021

3 OI Case No. 2-2017-021

SUBJECT:

VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION - INVESTIGATIVE SYNOPSIS, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2017-021 June 4, 2018 ADAMS ACCESSION No. ML18155A368 OFFICE RII/DRP: RII/DRP: RII/EICS NAME RTaylor RMusser SMendez DATE 6/4/2018 5/24/2018 5/30/2018 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

OI Case No. 2-2017-021 SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Investigations, Region II, Atlanta, GA, on April 14, 2017, to determine whether a former contract employee at Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station was discriminated against for raising safety concerns.

Based upon the evidence developed during this investigation, OI did not substantiate the allegation that a former contract employee at Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station was discriminated against for raising safety concerns.

Enclosure