94-13142. Northeast Utilities (Millstone Nuclear Power Station), (License Nos. DPR-21, DPR-65); Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336]

 

Northeast Utilities (Millstone Nuclear Power Station), (License 
Nos. DPR-21, DPR-65); Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 
2.206

    Notice is hereby given that the Director, Office of Enforcement, 
has issued a decision concerning the Petition filed by Dr. Donald W. 
DelCore, Sr., (Petitioner) on July 30, 1993. The Petition requested 
accelerated enforcement action against Northeast Utilities for willful 
violation of the employee protection provisions of 10 CFR 50.7. As 
grounds for this request, the Petitioner asserted that: (1) He was 
terminated from employment at Millstone Nuclear Power Station, in 
violation of 10 CFR 50.7, for engaging in protected activity, (2) his 
termination from the Millstone Nuclear Power Station was directed by an 
NU corporate officer and therefore comprises a Severity Level I 
violation, and that two other corporate officers apparently provided 
input regarding his termination, affording a basis for enforcement of 
10 CFR 50.5 for apparent deliberate misconduct, and also for referral 
to the Department of Justice; (3) a report released by the Office of 
the Inspector General indicates that there was a pattern of complaints 
of retaliation at Millstone, demonstrating that repeated violations 
occurred; (4) a significant number of NU employees have contacted him, 
rather than the NRC or NU, claiming that they have been retaliated 
against for raising safety concerns, indicating that a ``chilling 
effect'' has been created at the Millstone Nuclear Station as a result 
of the NRC's failure to take enforcement action.
    The Petition is denied. The reasons for the denial are explained in 
the ``Director's Decision under 10 CFR 2.206'' (DD-94-05) which is 
available for public inspection in the Commission's Public Document 
Room at 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20555.
    A copy of this Decision will be filed with the Secretary for the 
Commission's review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206. As provided by 
this regulation, the Decision will constitute the final action of the 
Commission 25 days after the date of issuance of the Decision unless 
the Commission on its own motion institutes a review of the Decision 
within that time.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 20th day of May 1994.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph R. Gray,
Deputy Director, Office of Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 94-13142 Filed 5-27-94; 8:45 am]
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