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Companies | Article published September 20, 2002
Changes, dismissals occur at
Davis-Besse
By KELLY LECKER
BLADE STAFF
WRITER
OAK HARBOR, Ohio — FirstEnergy Nuclear
Operating Co. has made several personnel changes — including
dismissing some people — in response to the problem with the
corroded reactor head at Davis-Besse nuclear power
plant.
FirstEnergy spokesman Todd Schneider confirmed there
had been an evaluation and steps had been taken in recent days
ranging from “no action to negative evaluations, demotions,
transfers, and some separations from the company.”
Mr.
Schneider refused to say how many people have been dismissed or
changed jobs, and would not release the names of workers involved.
He said some managers and some staff members were involved, and not
all left the company.
“We conducted a thorough investigation
on employees’ involvement with the reactor head problem at
Davis-Besse,” he said. “We need to make sure we have the right
people with the right skills.”
Davis-Besse has been closed
since February. In March, workers found a football-sized hole in the
carbon steel reactor head, leaving only a thin layer of stainless
steel to keep radioactive steam from escaping the
reactor.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission convened an
oversight panel to look into what led to the boric acid corrosion
and to make sure the problems are fixed before the nuclear plant is
restarted.
Much of the discussion in the oversight review
meetings with federal regulators has focused on management of the
plant. FirstEnergy officials have outlined how managers were rarely
in the plant, set standards where boric acid leaks and other
problems were acceptable, and put costs and production before
safety.
Mr. Schneider said most of the personnel changes
stemming from the reactor head corrosion problem have been
completed, including those involving most management positions.
While some jobs have been changed, no one has been hired as part of
the personnel changes.
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