Transcript review considerations: Salem/Hope Creek SCWE Issues

The following are general guidelines to be adhered to when reviewing/documenting reviews ofSalem/HC SCWE transcripts: They are broken down into two major categories: SCWE andtechnical issues. The SCWE issues tend to relate to the willingness of an interviewee to raisepotential safety issues to management. The technical issues relate primarily to performance ofvarious structures, systems and components (SSCs). Our main focus in these reviews isensuring that problems with safety-related SSCs are adequately addressed, however, we havelisted some problems with balance of plant/secondary SSCs if they are indicative ofmanagement's willingness to address problems. Your analysis should be brief, reflect issuesrelated to work environment or technical issues (in summary format), and include a referencepage(s) in the transcript.

SCWE Issues

Review each transcript and document your assessment to the listed questions.

* Subject will raise concerns and has done so

0 Subject would raise concerns if necessary

* Subject raises concerns for others, why? (Union steward?)

0 Subject won't raise concerns-why?

Do others raise concerns

Others don't or hesitate to raise concerns

e Someone has experienced retaliation for raising concerns (if yes, give brief summary ofcircumstances. Identify for self or others)

Technical Issues

If problems with safety-related SSCs are mentioned, do they, because of their high safetysignificance, require immediate NRC action or follow up. If not of high safety significance, doproblems with safety-related SSCs, appear to be adequately addressed based on the narrative.If so, document a one or two line description of the issue.and why you feel it has beenadequately addressed. If not, seek further NRC action through direct inspection or referral ofthe issue through the.'allegations office. If a violation exists, provide the regulatory referenceincluding duration. If problems with balance of plant/secondary SSCs are mentioned andappeared to have not been corrected, list them and specific aspects (identification, evaluation,corrective action, management attention/priority) of the corrective action program or otherexplanation (unsafe acts (industrial), production over safety, schedule pressures, potentialnonconservative decision making by management) that appears to be contributor(s) to theproblem: .

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(Atty) _ please describe the purpose of your appearance here today. (Who is attyemployed by and are they acting as the pe onal representative for interviewee inregard to this investigation?)

(Witness) Do you understand the purpose of t is representative as described?.

(Witness) Does your employer require you to hay an attorney present when you areinterviewed by NRC-Ol?

Were you in any way threatened with any adverse acti if you did not requestcorporate counsel?

Will the presence of hinder your testimony in y way? If yes, how?

Do you understand that you have the right to a priv interview with me at yourconvenience?

With that understanding, do you wish to. ntinue with this interview with _ asyour representative at this time?

(Optional-discuss 18 USC 1001: If y knowingly and willfully makes any false, fictitious or fraudulentstatements or representations and pro e false information you could be subject to prosecution under 18 USC 1001which is a felony punishable by a ntence of up to 5 years confinement and a $250,000 fine.)

Background

Date of birth, address-by DL, if necessary (With subject interview and if necessary,more specific info: SSN, POB, home tel., business address, business tel.)

Background information re education and employment history.

Specifically when came to work for licensee, in what position(s)?

Closing

Is there anything else you would like to add for the record?

, have I or any other NRC representative threatened you in any manner, oroffered you any rewards, in return for this information?

Have you provided this information freely and voluntarily?

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Today's date is _February 20, 2004 and the time is Speaking is S/A __ withthe NRC Office of Investigations, Regijv1.-Iso present from RI is Sr. Project EngineerScott Barber.

employed by PSEG Nuclear as.

(Indicate if represented by counsel, , is also present and will describe thepurpose of their appearance today shortly.) As agreed, this interview is being taperecorded (or transcribed by a court reporter, _, for .) .Jhi e isbengd puuanL to a subpoena receivedby on _.) Thelocation of this interview is the PSEG training center in Salem NJ.

The subjec matt r of this interview concps the SCWE at Salem/HopeCreek. Mr as experien e on t (brief/general)and it has b5e~n explained to Mr that he is being interviewed as a witness in thisinvestigation-he is not the subjec o :n iinvestigation and there is no potential violationassociated with the SCWE.

As explained prior to going on the record, the interview will be conducted under oath.Do you have any objection to providing information under oathlaffirmation?Explain information gathered.

Would you please raise your right hand to be sworn in. "Do you swear (or affirm) that the-testimony you are about to provide shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing butthe truth so help you God?"

,for the record, please state your full name and spell your last name.

Counsel

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regard to this investigation?)

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Background -

Date of birth, SSNBackground information re education and employment history.

Specifically when came to work for licensee, in what position(s)?

Closing

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- _ _ , have I or any other NRC representative threatened you in any manner, ooffered you any rewards, in return for this information?

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The time is now . This interview is concluded.

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8 SAYS KH SPOKE TO SALEM OPERATORS BEING FRUSTRATED/ANGRY WITHSUPERVISION "WEREN'T BEING HEARD" SAYS SHE DID NOT RAISE NUKE SAFETYISSUES

12 ý*yAYS HE TOLD HER IT WAS HIS DECISION TO ELIMINATE HER JOB.

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DEFENSE IN DEPTH THINKING rQ - WHAT MEANT IN THAT???

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40 - on 3/28/03 meeting with KH - Q ALLS HIMSELF THE DEVIL

49"-.ELIMINATION OF KH JOB - SAYS NEWARK ELIMINATED HER JOB - AND THAT )HE TOLD HER IF HE DID SAME THERE WOULD BE NO GUARANTEE FOR HER TO

;*HAVE JOB. - SAYS DIS USSED WITH iER O SEVE TIMESNON-PE NTNATURE OF HER JOB. A . &~ýNOT SAYS HASSCHEDULE OF METIJ HE HAD WITH -- RESPONSE TO HER ALLEGATION ( iTHAT AFTER 5/02 DIDN'T HAVE lON1 WITH HER ANYMORE - SAYS HE HADDISCUSSIONS WII IN NEWARK AND TOLD HER HE WASN'T GOING TOKEEP KH - AND HE DID N TELL KIH THIS - IN 4TH QUARTER OF 02 TO DOWNSIZESAYS HE S_•AN- IMPACT OF NOT HAVING KH - THEY SAIDNO Q:Fol• IT or. F?? --ALL SAID IT WAS TIME FOR HER TO LEAVEMORE OF HINDRANCE AND NOT A HELP IN TRANSFORMATION.

64 -,says there was Saturday a.m. meeting at his house to discuss K.H and others and since others:were downsizing he felt he had to also - led him to decision to eliminate KH job - feedback he

got from his direct reports was ti could be eliminated entirely - says she did lobs outside of herresp - which was specifically OPS leadership - not maintenance i.e.-..

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