Article: ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN SIEMASZKO CASE REGARDING DAVIS-BESSE MISCONDUCT

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following press release:

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) has approved a settlement in the NRC enforcement hearing against former nuclear power plant engineer Andrew Siemaszko, ending the proceeding and prohibiting his involvement in any agency-licensed activities until April 2010.

The Siemaszko case stemmed from violations of NRC regulations associated with the significant reactor vessel head damage discovered in March 2002 at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio. The settlement requires Siemaszko, once the ban ends, to notify the agency within 20 days of accepting an NRC-regulated job; he ...

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