ML032380055
| ML032380055 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry, Watts Bar, Sequoyah, Bellefonte  |
| Issue date: | 08/21/2003 |
| From: | Burzynski M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML032380055 (16) | |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 August 21, 2003 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:
Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 10 CFR 26.71(d)
Gentlemen:
In the Matter of Tennessee Valley Authority
) Docket Nos. 50-259 50-260 50-296 50-327 50-328 50-390 50-391 50-438 50-439 FITNESS FOR DUTY (FFD) PROGRAM PERFORMANCE DATA:
JANUARY -
JUNE 2003 In accordance with 10 CFR 26.71(d), enclosed is TVA's FFD Program Performance Data for the six-month period of January 1-June 30, 2003. contains a discussion of recent FFD Program developments and FFD trends since the last reporting period.
Enclosures 2-4 contain the performance data and summary of TVA management actions for TVA's nuclear plant sites (Browns Ferry, Sequoyah, and Watts Bar, respectively). consolidates the data for TVA's Nuclear corporate organization (primarily Chattanooga and Knoxville corporate offices) and Bellefonte Nuclear Plant.
There were no FFD events reported to NRC pursuant to 10 CFR 26.73 during this six month period.
The random testing rate of drug and alcohol use for the workforce that is subject to random testing is in accordance with the requirements prescribed in 10 CFR 26.24 (a) (2).
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 August 21, 2003 If you have any questions concerning this information, please telephone Terry Knuettel at (423) 751-6673.
Sincerely, Mark(J/ Burz~ki Managr Nuclear Licensing Enclosures cc (Enclosures):
Ms. Margaret H. Chernoff, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08 G9 One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 Mr. Kahtan N. Jabbour, Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08 G9 One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 Mr. Michael L. Marshall, Jr., Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08 G9 One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 Mr. Luis Reyes, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 cc:
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 August 21, 2003 cc (Enclosures):
NRC Senior Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, Alabama 35611-6970 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 37379-3624 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, Tennessee 37381
ENCLOSURE 1 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA)
FITNESS FOR DUTY (FFD) PERFORMANCE DATA JANUARY 1 -
JUNE 30, 2003 The following summarizes testing results under TVA's FFD Program that occurred during this reporting period:
I. TVA's "Re-screening of Specimens"
Reference:
TVA's policy to re-screen specimens with a creatinine level less than 20 mg/dl, which was addressed in the February 28, 1997 FFD Performance Report.
Summary TVA Nuclear screened 127 specimens at the lower cutoff for marijuana during this reporting period.
There were no positive tests identified from this group.
II.
TRENDS The confirmed positive test rate for all categories (pre-employment, pre-access, for-cause, post-accident, random, follow-up, and other) for this reporting period was 0.92 percent (55 positive tests) which is 0.45 percent higher than the last reporting period.
The rate of random confirmed positives was 0.38 percent (10 positive tests) which is 0.18 percent higher than the last reporting period.
This 0.45 increase in the positive test rate for "all" categories and 0.18 percent increase in the rate of random" confirmed positives is primarily attributed to the increase in "pre-access' and "random" testing of contract employees (CEs) associated with the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 1 restart work and Sequoyah Nuclear Plant's refueling outage, (which included a steam generator replacement project).
Page 1 of 3 ENCLOSURE 2
SUMMARY
OF MANAGEMENT ACTIONS FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT In the pre-access test category, 14 contract employees (CEs) and one licensee employee (LE) tested positive.
The LE and six of the CEs requested that split specimen testing be performed.
The split specimen tests on all seven specimens reconfirmed the positive test results.
One CE requested an appeal which is in process at this time.
The CEs were denied access, removed from site, returned to the contractor company, and restricted from TVA Nuclear (TVAN) work for three years.
The LE was denied access, removed from site, and restricted from TVAN work for a period of three years.
In the for-cause test category, two CEs tested positive for drugs, and one CE tested positive for alcohol.
The CE that tested positive for alcohol requested a blood alcohol test which confirmed the breath testing results.
This CE as well as one of the CE's who tested positive for drugs were denied access, removed from site, returned to the contractor company, and restricted from TVAN work for three years.
The third CE was found to be in possession of marijuana which was discovered during a random vehicle search conducted in the owner controlled area. Upon discovering marijuana in the vehicle, the CE, who was badged, tested positive for drugs during the subsequent for-cause" test.
This CE was denied access, removed from site, returned to the contractor company, and permanently restricted from TVAN work.
A review of work was performed for two of the CEs with no deficiencies identified.
No review of work was conducted for the third CE because the individual was not badged.
In the random test category, three CEs tested positive.
Two of the CEs requested that split specimen testing be performed.
The split specimen tests on both specimens reconfirmed the positive test results.
The CEs were denied access, removed from site, returned to the contractor company, and restricted from TVAN work for three years.
Additionally, a fourth CE was determined to have adulterated a random test specimen.
This CE was denied access, removed from site, returned to the contractor company, and permanently restricted from TVAN work.
A review of work was performed for all four CEs with no deficiencies identified.
Page 2 of 3 Fitness for Duty Program Performance Data Personnel Subject to 10 CFR 26 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY June 30, 2003 Company 6 Months Ending BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT Location MONICA A. SMITH (423) 751-8537 Contact Name Phone (include area code)
Cut-offs:Screen/Confirmation I3 Appendix A to 10 CFR 26
- 50 ng/ml initial cut-off Marijuana *
/
Amphetamines I
I Cocaine I
Phencyclidine
/
I Opiates
/
Alcohol(%BAC)
/
Specimens with a creatinine level less than 20 mg/dl are evaluated using a 20 ng/m l cutoff on the initial marijuana screen and the limit of quantitation as a cutoff on the GC/MS for marijuana metabolite.
Testing Results Licensee Employees Long-Term **
Short-Term Contractor Personnel Contractor Personnel Average Number with 1,275 2,137 Unescorted Access Categories Tested Positive Tested Positive Tested Positive Pre-Access 140 1
N/A N/A 1,295 14 For Post-accident 0
0 N/A N/A I
0 Cause Observed behavior 1
0 N/A N/A 11 3
Random 419 0
N/A N/A 846 3
Follow-up 17 0
N/A N/A 0
0 Other 4
0 N/A N/A 0
0 Total 581 1
N/A N/A 2,153 20
- The other test category includes: program integrity clearance/update (1), return to work (2), and assignment to emergency response duties (1).
- Both long-term and short-term contractors are included in the Short-Term Contractor Personnel" category.
Paie 3 of 3 Breakdown of Confirmed Positive Tests for Specific Substances Murijuanm Cocalne Opiums Amphe-Pheny.
Alcohol Refusal1234 1 5 Jari itamines clidine to ts 1
2 3
4 5
Licensee Employees I
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Long-Term Contractors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Short-Term Contractors 15 4
0 0
0 I
0 0
0 0
0 0
Total 16 4 4101 0
0 10 o
o o
I I
0 1
0 1 21 1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cutoff Levels of Additional Drugs DRUG SUBSTANCE Cut-off Level (ng/ml)
NUMBER Screen Confirnation 1
Barbiturates 300 200 2
Benzodiazepines 300 250 3
Methadone 300 250 4
Methaqualone 300 250 5
Propoxyphene 300 300
Page of3 ENCLOSURE 3
SUMMARY
OF MANAGEMENT ACTIONS FOR SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT In the pre-access test category, 24 contract employees (CEs) tested positive.
Twenty-one of the CEs were denied access, removed from site, returned to the contract company, and restricted from TVA Nuclear (TVAN) work for a minimum of three years.
Because two of the CEs had previous positive test results they were denied access, removed from site, returned to the contract company, and permanently restricted from TVAN work. Another CE presented a low temperature specimen that tested negative and an observed specimen that tested positive.
This was determined to be adulteration by substitution and the CE was denied access, removed from site, returned to the contract company, and permanently restricted from TVAN work.
Twelve of the CEs requested that split specimen testing be performed.
All 12 split specimen tests reconfirmed the positive test results.
One of the CEs requested an appeal which upheld the positive test results.
In the random test category, six CEs tested positive.
These CEs were denied access, removed from site, returned to the contract company, and restricted from TVAN work for a minimum of three years.
A review of work was performed for each of the CEs, and no deficiencies were identified.
- Page 2 of 3 Fitness for Duty Program Performance Data Personnel Subject to 10 CFR 26 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY JUNE 30, 2003 Company 6 Months Ending SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT Location MONICA A. SMITH (423) 751-8537 Contact Name Phone (include area code)
Cut-offs:Screen/Confirmation
[E] Appendix A to 10 CFR 26
- 50 ng/ml initial cut-off Marijuana
- I Amphetamines
/
I Cocaine
/
Phencyclidine
/
I Opiates
/
Alcohol(%BAC)
/
/
- Specimens with a creatinine level less than 20 mg/dl are evaluated using a 20 ng/ml cutoff on the initial marijuana screen and the imit of quantitation as a cutoff on the GC/MS for marijuana metabolite.
Testing Results Licensee Employees Long-Term**
Short-Term Contractor Personnel Contractor Personnel Average Number with 1,370 N/A 1316 Unescorted Access Categories Tested Positive Tested Positive Tested Positive Pre-Access 46 0
N/A N/A 1605 24 For Post-accident 0
0 N/A N/A 6
0 Causee Observed behavior 0
0 N/A N/A 5
0 Random 350 0
N/A N/A 434 6
Follow-up 3
0 N/A N/A 1
0 Other 0
0 N/A N/A 0
0 Total 399 0
N/A N/A 2051 30
- Both long-term and short-term contractors are included in the Short-Term Contractor Personnel" category.
REV. 1/92 Paie 3 of 3 Breakdown of Confirmed Positive Tests for Specific Substances Marijuana Cncaine Opiates Ampi Plien-Acol Refusal 1
2 3
4 5
Licensee Employees 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Long-Term Contractors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Short-Term Contractors 21 4
0 2
0 3
0 0
0 0
0 0
Total 21 4
1 0
J 2
0 3
0 1
C 0
0
-0 Cutoff Levels of Additional Drugs DRUG SUBSTANCE Cut-off Level (ng/ml)
NUMBER Screen Confirmation 1
Barbiturates 300 200 2
Benzodiazepines 300 250 3
Methadone 300 250 4
Methaqualone 300 250 5
Propoxyphene 300 300
Page 1 of 3 ENCLOSURE 4
SUMMARY
OF MANAGEMENT ACTIONS FOR WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT In the pre-access test category, three contract employees (CEs) tested positive.
The CEs were denied access, removed from site, returned to the contract company, and restricted from TVA Nuclear work for three years.
Two CEs requested that a split specimen test be performed.
The split specimen tests reconfirmed the positive test results.
One of the CEs requested an appeal which upheld the results of the positive test.
Page 2 of 3 FItness for Duty Program Performance Data Personnel Subject to 10 CFR 26 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY JUNE 30, 2003 Company 6 Months Ending WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT Location MONICA A. SMITH (423) 751-8537 Contact Name Phone (include area code)
Cut-offs:Screen/Confirmation
[M] Appendix A to 10 CFR 26
- 50 ng/ml initial cut-off Marijuana *
/
Amphetamines
/
/
Cocaine
/
Phencyclidine l
I Opiates
/
Alcohol(%BAC)
/
l Specimens with a creatinine level less than 20 mg/dl are evaluated using a 20 ng/ml cutoff on the initial marijuana screen and the limit of quantitation as a cutoff on the GC/MS for marijuana metabolite.
Testing Results Licensee Employees Long-Term **
Short-Term Contractor Personnel Contractor Personnel Average Number with 954 N/A 299 Unescorted Access Categories Tested Positive Tested Positive Tested Positive Pre-Access 37 0
N/A N/A 131 3
For Post-accident 0
0 N/A N/A 0
0 Cause Observed behavior 0
0 N/A N/A 0
0 Random 268 0
N/A N/A 77 0
Follow-up 8
0 N/A N/A 0
0 Other 0
0 N/A N/A 0
0 Total 313 0
N/A N/A 208 3
- Both long-term and short-term contractors are included in the Short-Term Contractor Personnel" category.
REV. 1/92 Paee 3 of 3 Breakdown of Confirmed Positive Tests for Specific Substances Marijuna Cocaine Opiaes Amphe-Py Alcohol Reia 1
2 3
4 5
.. J tamlnes j
cidin to mg 2
Licensee Employees 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Long-Term Contractors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Short-Term Contractors 2
I 0
a 0
0 0
o o
0 0
0 Total 2
111010 01O 1
0 O O
IO O -O 1 2 Cutoff Levels of Additional Drugs DRUG SUBSTANCE Cut-off Level (ng/rn)
NUMBER Screen Confrmation 1
Barbiturates 300 200 2
Benzodiazepines 300 250 3
Methadone 300 250 4
Methaqualone 300 250 5
Propoxyphene 300 300
Page 1 of 3 ENCLOSURE 5
SUMMARY
OF MANAGEMENT ACTIONS FOR CORPORATE TVA NUCLEAR (TVAN) OFFICES AND BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT (BLN)
In the random test category, one licensee employee (LE) tested positive in this reporting period. The LE was removed from site, suspended for 14 days, and referred to the Employee Assistance Program.
The LE returned to work during this reporting period and was subsequently placed in the follow-up testing program. The LE did not request an appeal.
A review of the LE's work was performed, and no deficiencies were identified.
Page 2 of 3 Fitness for Duty Program Performance Data Personnel Subject to 10 CFR 26 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY JUNE 30, 2003 Company 6 Months Ending CORPORATE OFFICES (CHATTANOOGA, KNOXVILLE, BELLEFONTE, AND OTHER)
Location MONICA A. SMITH (423) 751-8537 Contact Name Phone (include area code)
Cut-offs:Screen/Confirmation 0
Appendix A to 10 CFR 26
- 50 ng/ml initial cut-off Marijuana *
/
Amphetamines
/
Cocaine
/
Phencyclidine
/
Opiates I
Alcohol(%BAC)
/
- Specimens with a creatinine level less than 20 mg/dl are evaluated using a 20 ng/ml cutoff on the initial marijuana screen and the limit of quantitation as a cutoff on the GC/MS for marijuana metabolite.
Testing Results Licensee Employees Long-Term
- Short-Term Contractor Personnel Contractor Personnel Average Number with N/A N/A N/A Unescorted Access Categories#
Tested Positive Tested Positive Tested Positive Pre-Access N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A For Post-accident 0
0 N/A NIA 0
0 Observed behavior 0
0 N/A N/A 0
0 Random 208 1
N/A N/A 25 0
Follow-up 5
0 N/A N/A 0
0 16 0
N/A N/A 20 0
Other Total 229 1
N/A N/A 45 0
Persons assigned to me corporate organization or Belletonte, but with unescorted access at a YVAN site, are Micuaed in Me average for the site or sites where they hold the unescorted access authorization.
- The other test category includes: TVAN employment (8), assignment to emergency response duties (6), return to work (2), FFD Test Administration (1), and contractor employment (19).
- Both long-term and short-term contractors are included in the "Short-Term Contractor Personnel" category.
KuV. IlYI Page 3 of 3 Breakdown of Confirmed Positive Tests for Specific Substances I
Marinuea Cocaese Opml AnmP-Phency-Alcohol Refsal 2
3 4
5 Licensee Employees o
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 Long-Term Conractors N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Short-Term Contractors 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Total 0
0 o 1
o I
o o
J I
I 0
0 0
0 1
0 Cutoff Levels of Additional Drugs DRUG SUBSTANCE Cut-off Level (ng/ml)
NUMBER Screen Confirmation 1
Barbiturates 300 200 2
Benzodiazepines 300 250 3
Methadone 300 250 4
Methaqualone 300 250 5
Propoxyphene 300 300