Clinton Station management personnel informed NRC Region III by letter dated September 24, 2002, that two operators who had been examined for their operator licenses in August 2002 had long standing medical conditions that warranted reporting to the NRC for review. Both operators were issued a license by the NRC on August 30, 2002. The licensee originally sent
NRC Form 396s for both operators to Region III on June 26, 2002, without including their medical records and did not recommend any license restrictions. One operator had a history of myocardial infarction and the other had a history of coronary heart disease. The medical conditions described above are considered potentially disqualifying in accordance with American Nuclear Standards Institute/American Nuclear Society (ANSI/ANS) 3.4, 1983, and should have been reported to the NRC with a request for issuance of a license with a "no solo" restriction. When the licensee informed the NRC on September 24, 2002, of the medical conditions of the two operators there still was no request for an amended "no solo" license for either operator
Because the issue affected the NRC's ability to perform its regulatory function, it was evaluated with the traditional enforcement process. The finding was determined to be of low safety significance because the operators had not acted in a solo capacity prior to having their license's amended. However, the regulatory significance was important because the incorrect information was provided under sworn statement to the NRC and impacted a licensing decision for the two individuals. The issue was preliminarily determined to be an apparent violation of
10 CFR 50.9.
