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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-423]

 

Northeast Nuclear Energy Co.; Issuance of Director's Decision 
Under 10 CFR 2.206

    Notice is hereby given that the Director, Office of Enforcement, 
has taken action with regard to a Petition for action under 10 CFR 
2.206 received from Mr. Paul M. Blanch (Petitioner) dated August 2, 
1993, regarding the Northeast Nuclear Energy Company (licensee) and the 
Millstone Facility.
    The Petitioner requested that the NRC reconsider the May 4, 1993 
enforcement action issued to the licensee for discrimination against 
the Petitioner in violation of 10 CFR 50.7.
    The Petitioner requested reconsideration based on his view that 
additional enforcement action is warranted. Specifically, Petitioner 
requests: (1) An enforcement action against a licensee Vice President 
for alleged willful violation of 10 CFR 50.7 and alleged deliberate 
misconduct under 10 CFR 50.5 in the discriminatory actions against 
Petitioner; (2) a Severity Level I violation against the licensee 
corporate officer allegedly responsible for directing action against 
two of Petitioner's former subordinates; (3) Severity Level I 
violations against three licensee corporate officers allegedly 
resonsible for harassment, intimidation and discrimination against the 
Petitioner; (4) a Severity Level I violation and a Severity Level II 
violation against a licensee attorney and a licensee manager 
respectively for threatening individuals with letters of reprimand if 
they did not communicate with licensee attorneys prior to being 
interviewed by the NRC's Office of Investigations on the discrimination 
matter; and (5) a minimum of a Severity Level II violation against a 
licensee manager for a retaliatory audit of the Petitioner's group.
    The Director of the Office of Enforcement has reviewed the bases 
for the Petitioner's request and has found that the Petitoner has not 
presented information that would warrant reconsideration of the May 4, 
1993 enforcement action. Therefore, the Petitoner's request has been 
denied. The reasons for the denial are explained in the ``Director's 
Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206'' (DD-94-01) which is available for public 
inspection at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Public Document Room, 
2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20555, and at the Local Public 
Document Room for the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, unit 3, Learning 
Resources Center, Thames Valley State Technical College, 574 New London 
Turnpike, Norwich, Connecticut 06360.
    A copy of this Decision will be filed with the Secretary of the 
Commission for the Commission's review in accordance with 10 CFR 
2.206(c) of the Commission's regulations. As provided by that 
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 9th day of February 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James Lieberman,
Director, Office of Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 94-3590 Filed 2-16-94; 8:45 am]
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