ML040090331

Licensed Operator Positive Drug Test

ML040090331
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	01/08/2004
From:	Gody A Operations Branch IV
To:	Ridenoure R Omaha Public Power District
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January 8, 2004 R. T. Ridenoure Division Manager - Nuclear Operations Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550

SUBJECT:

FORT CALHOUN STATION - LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE DRUG TEST

Dear Mr. Ridenoure:

On December 30, 2003, you reported in Event Report 40418, that one of your employees tested positive for alcohol following a fitness-for-duty test. During a subsequent discussion with your staff, we determined that the affected employee was an NRC licensed operator. This letter is a request for information pertaining to this occurrence. Within 30 days from the date of this letter, please provide answers to the questions listed in the enclosure to this letter and other records and information on this operators past fitness-for-duty, which are relevant to this occurrence. Any other information that you think is pertinent or useful regarding this occurrence would also be appreciated. We request that any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information in your response be provided in a separate attachment and appropriately marked. The affidavit required by 10 CFR 2.790(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) documentation describing the designated physicians 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 in accordance with 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 should notify the NRC via a letter of the operators 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 Parts 50 or 55. The information supplied will be maintained in Privacy Act System of Records, NRC-16, Facility Operator Licensees Records Files, and will

Omaha Public Power District be subject to the Privacy Act.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "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 NRCs 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 (817) 860-8159. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Anthony T. Gody, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Docket: 50-285 License No.: DPR-40 cc:

John B. Herman, Manager Nuclear Licensing Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-2-4 Adm.

P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 Richard P. Clemens, Division Manager Nuclear Assessments Fort Calhoun Station P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 David J. Bannister, Manager - Fort Calhoun Station Omaha Public Power District Fort Calhoun Station FC-1-1 Plant P.O. Box 550 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023-0550 James R. Curtiss Winston & Strawn 1400 L. Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005-3502

Omaha Public Power District Chairman Washington County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 466 Blair, NE 68008 Sue Semerena, Section Administrator Nebraska Health and Human Services System Division of Public Health Assurance Consumer Services Section 301 Centennial Mall, South P.O. Box 95007 Lincoln, NE 68509-5007 Daniel K. McGhee Bureau of Radiological Health Iowa Department of Public Health 401 SW 7th Street, Suite D Des Moines, IA 50309

Omaha Public Power District Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (JGK)

Branch Chief, DRP/C (KMK)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/C (WCW)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

Jim Isom, Pilot Plant Program (JAI)

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• Yes

• No Initials: ______

• Publicly Available

• Non-Publicly Available

• Sensitive

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/RA/

01/08/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

ENCLOSURE LICENSED OPERATOR FITNESS-FOR-DUTY QUESTIONNAIRE Omaha Public Power District is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence of December 30, 2003 (Event Report 40418), 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 followup), the results of the tests, and the dates that any tests were confirmed positive.

3. A detailed chronology (time line) associated with this event, including all the information developed as a result of your review of the event (e.g., the report documenting your review of this matter, summaries of interviews, etc.).

4. Whether the operator used an illegal substance within the protected area. If so, please provide the details of the circumstances surrounding such use.

5. Whether the operator was at the controls or supervising licensed activities while under the influence of the substance. If so, please provide the details of the operators performance of licensed duties while under the influence.

6. 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.

7. Your intentions with regard to the operators resumption of duties under the 10 CFR Parts 50 and 55 licenses, including your plans for followup testing.

8. Any other relevant information, which will facilitate the NRC review of this matter.