ML032520010
| ML032520010 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Beaver Valley |
| Issue date: | 09/09/2003 |
| From: | Conte R NRC/RGN-I/DRS/OSB |
| To: | Pearce L FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co |
| References | |
| ENS. 40080 | |
| Download: ML032520010 (5) | |
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September 9, 2003 Mr. L. William Pearce Site Vice President FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Beaver Valley Power Station Post Office Box 4 Shippingport, PA 15077
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BEAVER VALLEY POWER STATION, UNIT 1, FITNESS-FOR-DUTY REPORT (ENS. 40080)
Dear Mr. Pearce:
Your facility reported on August 15, 2003, to the NRCs Headquarters Operations Center (ENS 40080), that an NRC licensed operator, who was not performing licensed duties, was determined to be unfit for duty following a random fitness-for-duty test. This letter is a formal request for information pertaining to this occurrence. Please provide within 30 days after the date of this letter, answers to the questions listed in the enclosure and other records and information on the operators past fitness-for-duty, which are relevant to this occurrence. We request that any personal, proprietary, or safeguards information in your response be contained in a separate attachment and appropriately marked. The affidavit required by 10 CFR 21.790(b) must accompany your response, where applicable.
You should determine whether the operator meets the requirements of 10 CFR 55.33(a)(1).
You should ensure that: (1) the operator meets the general health requirements of ANSI/ANS-3.4-1983; (2) the operator does not have a disqualifying condition under Section 5.3 of that standard; and (3) that documentation describing the designated physician's conclusion that the operator meets the requirements of ANSI/ANS-3.4-1983 is available for review by the NRC. If a conditional license is requested per 10 CFR 55.25, that condition should be documented on NRC Form 396 and transmitted to the NRC.
If you determine that the operator no longer meets the medical qualifications described in 10 CFR 55.33(a)(1), then, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.25, you must notify the NRC via letter of the operator's permanent incapacitation. For example, you must notify the NRC if you determine, based on your employee assistance program in consultation with your designated physician, that the operator can no longer meet the medical criteria of ANSI/ANS-3.4-1983.
The NRC will evaluate the information in your reply to this letter to determine if further action is warranted pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 or Part 55. The information supplied will be maintained in NRC Privacy Systems of Records-16 and will be subject to the Privacy Act.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 610-337-5183 or Internet address RJC@NRC.GOV. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Mr. L. William Pearce 2
Sincerely,
/RA/
Richard J. Conte, Chief Operational Safety Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket No: 50-334 Licensee No: DPR-66
Enclosure:
FFD Questionnaire cc w/encl:
J. Lash, Plant General Manager V. Kaminskas, Director, Nuclear Maintenance R. Mende, Director, Nuclear Work Management T. Cosgrove, Director, Nuclear Engineering/Projects L. Freeland, Manager, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs & Corrective Actions M. Clancy, Mayor, Shippingport, PA R. Janati, Chief, Division of Nuclear Safety Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State of Ohio State of West Virginia C. Hynes - Director, Operations Training
Mr. L. William Pearce 3
Distribution w/encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
D. Kern, DRP -NRC Resident Inspector H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA N. Perry, DRP R. Barkley, DRP P. Maccaglia, DRP J. Jolicoeur, OEDO R. Laufer, NRR J. Andersen, NRR T. Colburn, PM, NRR D. C. Trimble, NRR:DIPM:IOHS F. Congel, OE W. Lanning, DRS R. Crlenjak, DRS C. Buracker, RI, DRS DRS Files DOCUMENT NAME: C:\\ORPCheckout\\FileNET\\ML032520010.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE DRS/OSB/DRS R1/OSB/DRS R1/OSB/DRS DRP NRR/IOHS NAME CBuracker ABlamey RConte NPerry DCTrimble/AJB for DATE 08/21/03 08/21/03 09/08/03 08/22/03 08/20/03 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
ENCLOSURE Licensed Operator Fitness-for-Duty Questionnaire FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence of August 15, 2003, regarding the involved licensed operator:
1.
Name and responsibilities of the operator.
2.
A summary of the operators entire fitness-for-duty testing history. Please include the dates and times the operator was tested, the reasons for the tests (i.e., random, for-cause, or follow-up), the results of the tests, including quantification, and the dates that any tests were confirmed positive.
3.
Whether the operator consumed alcoholic beverages within the protected area.
If so, please provide the details of the circumstances surrounding such consumption.
4.
Whether the operator was at the controls or supervising licensed activities while under the influence of alcohol. If so, please provide the details of the operators performance of licensed duties while under the influence of alcohol.
5.
Whether the operator was involved in procedural errors related to this occurrence. If so, please provide the details of the procedural errors and the consequences of the errors.
6.
Your intentions with regard to the operators resumption of duties under the 10 CFR Part 50 and Part 55 licenses, including your plans for follow-up testing.