The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants CB&I to enact measures to improve the workplace culture related to quality control at a Lake Charles, La., plant supplying wall modules to nuclear-power projects in Georgia and South Carolina.
On Sept. 17, the NRC announced a deal with the company that resolves two employment discrimination violations at Shaw Nuclear Services, later purchased by CB&I. One violation involved the firing of an employee who had raised concerns over reports of faulty rebar. While the agreement applies to all the contractor's nuclear facilities, it stems from an NRC-led investigation into practices at Shaw Modular Services (SMS), the former name of the Lake Charles site. Partnered with Westinghouse, CB&I is leading the construction of two nuclear expansion projects: the Plant Vogtle expansion in Waynesboro, Ga., and the V.C. Summer expansion for South Carolina Electric and Gas in Jenkinsville, S.C.