IR 05000280/1994015
| ML18153B000 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 06/27/1994 |
| From: | Mcguire D, Stansberry W, Tobin W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18153A998 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-280-94-15, 50-281-94-15, NUDOCS 9407190229 | |
| Download: ML18153B000 (6) | |
Text
=----""==.::=.---~-~ *
. UNITED STATES *
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTA STREET, N.W., SUITE 2900 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323-01~
Repott No /94-15 and 50-281/94-15 Licensee:
Virginia Electric and Power Company Glen.Allen, VA 23060 Docket No and 50-281 License No DPR-32 and DPR-37 Facility Name:
Surry Power St.at ion Units 1 and 2 Inspection {onducted:
Inspectors:_~~:...*.l.6<:l,~/-1---=-L.::..::..:~~~~~~~~~-'-~~~-
~Of.. William Inspector Inspector Approved by:f'I,,µ:.'...::_--=--=--~.,._____:.--=--~~~~~-,-~~~~~~
avid R. McGuire, Chief*
Safeguards Section Scope:
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards Branch Division -0f Radiation Safety and Safeguards SUMMARY
& ~c)3 -94:
Date Signed This routine, announced inspection was conducted in the areas of the licensee's Fitness For Duty Program as required by 10 CFR Part 2 Specifically, the inspectors reviewed the Site and Corporate Fitness For Duty organizations, FFD procedures, Chemical Testing and Audits. *
Results:
In the areas inspected, violations or deviations were not identified. The licensee continues to have a strong Fitness For Duty Program which exceeds NRC *
criteria in such examples as having more restrictive cut-off levels for a broad~r panel of drugs,. a follow-up program for alcohol abuse, and the use of a toxicologist in the Fitness*For Duty audi The professionalism of the staff and managers was al~o note :DR ADOCK 05000280 PDR
-*
- Persons Contacted License~ Employees REPORT-DETAILS S. Adkins, Collection Facility Techni~ian
. *W. Benthal, Licensing Manager
_
- S. Brazell, Corporate Fitness For-Duty Admi~istrator B. Butler, Fitness For Duty Site Supervisor J. Crawford, Fitness For Duty Laboratory Technician
- S. French, Director, Nuclear Access Services
- M. Kansler, Plant Manager M. Lackey, Nuclear Access Coordinator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- S. Tingen, Resident Inspector
- Attended exit interview Fitness For Duty Program Organization The licensee's Fitness For Duty Program (FFD) is administered by the Corporate Nuclear Security and Administrative Services (NSAS) under the direction of the Senior Vice President Nuclear~
In addition to the FFD Program, the Access Authorization requirements of 10 CFR Part 73.56 are also merged under the NSAS organization. The site FFD administrator works directly for this Corporate department, and not for a site manage Under the site FFD administrator are a supervisor and a testing laboratory technician. A contractor collection technician is also at the site le~e Whiie riot part of the scope of this inspection, the inspectors learned that a new Medical Review Officer (MRO) has been hired to replace the retiring MR Th~ computerized Nuclear Human Resources System connects all of the departments, sites, and persons involved in the FFD program and the Access Authorization progra Data such as training, tohtractors, fingerprints, chemical testing, medical *examinations and psychological testing are inqexed in this syste The inspectors found the licensee's FFD staff and organization to be well trained, experienced and professional. Job knowledge was excellent and each individual, both at site and corporate levels,
- - =.,=...~=--=--=--=---==---* - *
expressed a "possessiveness" about the FFD program and their role in providing nuclear safety. The inspectors commented favorably about this impression at the exit meetin Procedures The FFD organization has Corporate, Station, Administrative and Health Services procedures to implement the_FFD program at every leve The inspectors found the procedures to be user~friendly and free of conflicting direction; they are thorough and complete,..
addressing all aspects of the licensee's FFD program and the NRC
- requirement *
I~ addition to these various* procedures, the licensee utilizes a
"FFD.Technician Handbook" which ~llows memos and other less form~l communication to be s~~red from shift to shift, and site to *sit Persons charged with administering the different levels of the FFD Progiam were found to be well versed in their procedural responsibilities and dutie * Chemic~l Testing The licensee operates collection facilities at it's corporate nuclear office as well as at its two nuclear stations; preliminary testing laboratories are also at the two nuclear stations and operated by licensee employee A contractor, Compu-Chem, Triangle Park, N.C., performs the confirmatory tests. The licensee experienced no need for the split sample and has therefore discontinued its practice of splitting the sampl The licensee tests for the following substances using the following Virginia Power' and NRC cutoff levels for the screening and confirmatory test;
Substance Marijuana Cocaine
. Opiates Amphetamines Phencyclidine Barbiturates Benzodiazephines Methaqualone Alcohol Screening Cutoff Level - VP/NRC 50/100 ng/ml 300/300 mg/ml 300/300 mg/ml
- 1000/1000 ng/ml 25/25. ng/ml 200/NA ng/ml 300/NA ng/ml 750/NA ng/ml NA/NA Confirmatory Cutoff Level - VP/NRC 10/15 ng/ml 150/150 ng/ml 200/300 ng/ml 500/500 ng/ml 20/25 ng/ml 200/NA ng/ml
- 300/NA ng/ml 750/NA ng/ml 0.04/0.04% BAC At the Surry Nuclear Station, the following statistical breakdown reveals the licensee's chemical testing program for 1993:
--==-=--- ------=-----
Random (Positives)
Pre-,Access (Positives)
For-Cause (Positives)
Follow-up (Positives)
Licensee 1116
62
30
!(Corporate)
Contractor 415
. 1253
6
The inspectors reviewed weekly/monthly test schedules for 1993 and concluded that the time of testing is diverse and no patterns exist.
. which could create "safe-havens". Weekends, holidays, and off-hour back shifts were also teste The licensee utilizes an extensive tracking and trending effort to monitor the effectiveness of its drug detection efforts, use of Employee Assistance Program, substances abuse statistics, contractor pre-access testing programs, for-cause tests, et The licensee cdnducted 7,115 chemical tests during 199 of these were confirmed positive, for an overall confirmed positive testing rate of 0.81 percent. - In the randoin testing category, 3,775 *
chemical tests were conducted, with 9 confirmed p6sitive tests, for a positive random testing rate of 0.24 percent. 3,263 pre-access tests were conducted, with 46 confirmed positive tests, which results in a positive pre-access testing rate of 1.41 percen Fof-ciuse testing again resulted.in the highest positive rat Of 29 for-cause tests conducted, 2 were confirmed positive, resulting in a positive for-cause testing*rate of 6.9 percen Finally, 47 follow-up tests were conducted in 1993. _ One was confirmed positive, resulting in a positive follow-up testing rate of*2.l percen Relative to an individual being eligible for immediate retesting following a random test, the licensee's statistics reflect the following 1993 random selection frequency:
Participant tested ONE time Participant tested TWO times Participant tested THREE times Participant tested FOUR times Participant tested FIVE times 1719 629 185
7 During this inspection, the pre-access and random collection and preliminary testing was witnessed, inspectors accompanied various employees/contractors through the process observing positive identification, chain of custody, urinalysis controls, storage, records generation, privacy of information and security of the facilit Individuals being tested express.ed no negative opinion The FFD staff was most professional and displayed a positive attitude towards their responsfbilities and sutcess of the overall
progra At the exit meeting the inspector commented favorably on the-FFD organization, facility and performanc Self-Audits The 1 icensee conducted *an audit of its FFD Program at all three of -
its collection facilities between October 4 and 15, 199 The corporate audit team was supplemented by an auditor familiar with FFD requirements, from another NRC 1 i censed nuc 1 ear facility', and a
toxicologist alsoevaluated the onsite testing_facilitie Two relatively minor "weaknesses"- dealt with the updated criminal history not being conducted on three corporate individ_uals involved in the administration of the FFD Program and ~endor'provided dilution standards not being verified prior to onsite-usage. £0th
- issues have been correcte The licensee, in excess of NRC criteria, maintains a Nuclear Administration Services Non-Conformance Report which assigns responsibility to various departments and individuals to correct any issues identified by the FFD staff i.e. low temperature of a specimen, inaccurate blind proficiency test, specific gravity outside range, et Each item is given a number and tracked until closed and verifie On Ap~il 22, 1994, the licensee notified the resident inspector that a licensed reactor operator had been involved with offsite substance abuse and was in police custody.. During this inspection the issue was reviewed and found to have been handled correctly by the license During the inspection ah event occurring on August 12, 1993, was reviewed by the inspector The licensee's records detail the fact that an employee, chosen for testing, failed to report and erroneously left the site. Later, when contacted at home, the employee volunteered to report on his day off, the next mornin The employee's manager and the site FFD Administrator concurre The employee did report the next day, was tested~ and the results were negativ The licensee had investigated this isolated event, documented a chronology, taken statements and initiated correcti~e actions. While NRC regulations (10 CFR Part 26.27 (b)(S)
specifically, allow licensees to initiate their own testing frequency, the licensee's procedures required a test of t~is individual quarterl The NRC requires these tests be "unannounced" whereas this individual knew on August 12 that his test wa rescheduled for August 13 and thus the test was no longer
"unannounced".
Records reveal that another unannounced test wa~
__
performed during the 90 days in question, and therefore the licensee was in compliance with its own procedure The licensee; as an added precaution, has upgraded its scheduling software to ensure that individuals chosen for such tests are in fact tested that day or the next avail able day for both the employee and the FFD technician *
t
~.
At the corporate office, a list is kept of individuals who for any reason fail to show up for their random test. The individuals, their supervisors and departments are tracked to identify trends that may reflect collusion to defeat the effect of random testin The licensee's continuing efforts to audit itself and to identify and correct weaknesses were considered a strength in the FFD Progra.
Exit Interview The exit meeting was held onsite on June 9, 1994, with th~se persons noted in paragraph 1 in attendance.. The licensee was notified that there were no violations of regulations identified by the inspector The events of August 12, 1993 and April 22, 1994 were discussed...
Dissenting comments were not received from the license The inspector commented favorably on the strengths of the licensee's FFD Program and staff.