ML062020150

E-mail from Cahill to Ferdas, SCWE

ML062020150
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	03/23/2004
From:	Christopher Cahill Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I
To:	Marc Ferdas Division of Nuclear Materials Safety I
References
FOIA/PA-2005-0194
Download: ML062020150 (3)

Text

NIC-Lre Ferdas - SCWE Paae 10 M;rc Ferdas - SOWE Pa~ie 1 ~I From:

Christopher Cahill To:

Marc Ferdas Date:

3/23/04 3:06PM

Subject:

SOWE Seeif this matches up with your notes 0

h4a Ferdas - Salem HC SCWE.wr)d Paae 1 Marc Ferdas - Salem HC SCWE.wpd Paae 1 ~

AREASIFOR IMPROVEMVENT

1) Engineering issues were not developed. Evaluation focus was limited to event driven conditions as opposed to technical issues.

2) Control and retention of handwritten notes has not been formalized.

3) Several work centers had limited or no contact with the [AT, specifically security, system/design engineering and QA.

4) The interview selection process has the utility act as an intermediary in development of the sample pool. Specifically, the IAT selects a sample pool by job type and the licensee selects the individual to go to the interview. In order to remove the appearance that the licensee has influenced the process the team should have selected the individuals by name for the interviews.

5) The IAT did not incorporate an "Open Door" policy as part of the plan. However, they did follow-up on developed sources as appropriate.

POTENTIAL FOLLOW-UP

1) Small pocket of the population (Salem and Hope Creek Chemistry) did not want to participate in the interviews.

2) One w rk group was reported to have stopped writing notifications in protes~t. The~iion stewar~ ecame, aware of the issue and convinced the workers to halt the protest.

OVERALL OBSERVATIONS No new safety issues were revealed to us during our discussions with the selected IAT members. It appears that the IAT questions being asked are adequate and appropriate that time is being afforded to each participating individual. Preliminary findings by the fAT has identified that the Labor/Management relationship needs improvement. It also appears that some individuals that could be affected by lay-offs have taken the approach of maintaining a "L-ow Profile" so as not to draw attention to themselves. Our reviews identified some potential areas for Improvement in the interview process, see comments above.

11---

l VCATEMP\\GW)00001.TMP Paae 11 0:\\TEMP\\GWIOOOO1.TMP Pace 1 I Mail Envelope Properties (406098AA.DF4 : 4: 34974)

Subject:

Creation Date:

From:

Created By:

SCWE 3/23/04 3:06PM Christopher Cahill

.CGC@nrc.gov Recipients nrc.gov kpl-po.KPDO

.MSF2 (Marc Ferdas)

Post Office kpl-po.KPDO Files Salem HC SCWE.wpd MESSAGE Options Expiration Date:

Priority:

Reply Requested:

Return Notification:

Concealed

Subject:

Security:

Route nrc.gov Size 3596 482 Date & Time 03/23/04 03:04PM 03/23/04 03:06PM None Standard No None No Standard