ML052930094

Licensed Operator Positive Alcohol Test

ML052930094
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	10/18/2005
From:	Mccree V Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Rosalyn Jones Duke Energy Corp
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October 18, 2005 Duke Energy Corporation ATTN: Mr. Ronald A. Jones Vice President Oconee Site 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672

SUBJECT:

LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE ALCOHOL TEST

Dear Mr. Jones:

On October 6, 2005, your facility reported that an NRC-licensed operator tested positive for alcohol following a fitness-for-duty test taken on October 6, 2005. 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 operator's past fitness for duty which are relevant to this occurrence. Any other information that you think is pertinent or useful regarding this occurrence also would 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 2.390(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 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 should notify the NRC via letter of the operator's 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 NRC Privacy System of Records-16 and will be subject to the Privacy Act.

DEC 2 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. James Moorman, Chief, Operations Branch, at (404) 562-4647. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Victor M. McCree, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-269, 50-270, 50-287 License Nos.: DPR-38, DPR-47, DPR-55

Enclosure:

Licensed Operator Fitness-For-Duty Questionnaire cc w/encl:

B. G. Davenport R. Mike Gandy Compliance Manager (ONS) Division of Radioactive Waste Mgmt.

Duke Energy Corporation S. C. Department of Health and Electronic Mail Distribution Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Lisa Vaughn Legal Department (PB05E) County Supervisor of Duke Energy Corporation Oconee County 422 South Church Street 415 S. Pine Street P. O. Box 1244 Walhalla, SC 29691-2145 Charlotte, NC 28201-1244 Lyle Graber, LIS Anne Cottingham NUS Corporation Winston & Strawn LLP Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution R. L. Gill, Jr., Manager Beverly Hall, Acting Director Nuclear Regulatory Issues Division of Radiation Protection and Industry Affairs N. C. Department of Environmental Duke Energy Corporation Health & Natural Resources 526 S. Church Street Electronic Mail Distribution Charlotte, NC 28201-0006 Henry J. Porter, Assistant Director Peggy Force Div. of Radioactive Waste Mgmt. Assistant Attorney General S. C. Department of Health and N. C. Department of Justice Environmental Control Electronic Mail Distribution Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. Dean M. Hubbard, Training Manager Oconee Nuclear Station 7800 Rochester Highway Seneca, SC 29672-0752

OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:EICS RII:DRP NRR SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /By E-mail/

NAME JMoorman:pmd BBonser VMcCree CEvans MErnstes DTrimble DATE 10/11/05 10/12/05 10/18/05 10/18/05 10/18/05 10/18/05 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO LICENSED OPERATOR FITNESS-FOR-DUTY QUESTIONNAIRE Oconee Nuclear Station is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty report of October 6, 2005, regarding the involved licensed operator:

1. Name and responsibilities of the operator.

2. A summary of the operator's 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, the facility cut-off level for the substance involved, and the dates that any tests were confirmed positive.

3. Whether the operator consumed alcohol within the abstinence period preceding scheduled work as described by your fitness-for-duty program and 10 CFR 26.20(a)(1),

and how you determined the operator did or did not consume alcohol within the abstinence period.

4. Whether the operator consumed alcoholic beverages within the protected area. If so, please provide the details of the circumstances surrounding such consumption.

5. 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 operator's performance of licensed duties while under the influence of alcohol.

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 operator's resumption of duties under the 10 CFR Part 50 and Part 55 licenses, including your plans for follow-up testing.

8. Your companys policy/procedure on the influence of drugs/alcohol in the work place.

Please include your companys cut-off limit if it is more stringent than the limit set forth in 10 CFR 26,App.A(2.7)(e)(1).

Enclosure