The inspectors identified a Green
NCV of
10 CFR 55.21 for failure to perform electro-cardiogram (EKG) tests during the biennial medical exam for licensed operators. Specifically, the inspectors identified three licensed operators who had not received EKGs as part of their biennial medical exams. The licensee conducted an extent of condition review and identified ten licensed operators who had not received EKGs during their biennial medical exams. The licensee scheduled those operators for EKGs. This issue is documented in the licensees corrective action program as Condition Report (CR) 08-03456. This finding is more than minor because if left uncorrected, it could become a significant safety concern if an undetected cardiovascular condition impacted an operators ability to direct or perform licensed activities. The finding affects the human performance attribute of the
Mitigating Systems cornerstone because licensed operator response to
initiating events mitigates undesirable consequences. Using the
Significance Determination Process, this finding was determined to be of very low safety significance (Green) because the performance deficiency did not result in an actual operator performance error or plant event. The finding directly involved the cross-cutting area of Human Performance, component of Work Practices, and the aspect of supervisory and management oversight of work activities, including contractors, such that nuclear safety is supported, in that, the cause of the finding was the licensees lack of oversight of the off-site contract physicians clinic (
H.4.c). (Section 1R11.2
