Allegation Program: Annual Trends Report, Calendar Year 2012 U.S. Nuclear

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Management Directive 8.8, Management of Allegations, dated November 15, 2010, requires the Agency Allegation Advisor to prepare an annual report for the Executive Director for Operations that analyzes allegati... Read more

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Management Directive 8.8, Management of Allegations, dated November 15, 2010, requires the Agency Allegation Advisor to prepare an annual report for the Executive Director for Operations that analyzes allegation trends. This annual report fulfills that commitment by providing national, regional, and site-specific trend analyses. In addition, this report discusses staff activity in calendar year (CY) 2012 involving the Allegation Program and related policies. Lastly, the allegation staff continues to implement the agency-sponsored alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process for discrimination allegations (Early ADR). This pre-investigation process provides an individual and his or her employer (or former employer) the opportunity to resolve an allegation of discrimination through mediation rather than fully litigate the discrimination allegation or have the NRC initiate an investigation. The NRC pays for, but is not a party to, the voluntary mediation in these circumstances. Approximately 35 percent of the CY 2012 mediated discrimination concerns reached settlement. Less