ML100539683

Licensed Operator Positive Fitness-For-Duty Test

ML100539683
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	02/22/2009
From:	Caniano R Division of Reactor Safety IV
To:	Edington R Arizona Public Service Co
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December 22, 2009 Randall K. Edington, Executive Vice President, Nuclear/CNO Mail Station 7602 Arizona Public Service Company P. O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034

SUBJECT:

LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TEST

Dear Mr. Edington:

On December 16, 2009, you reported in Event Report 45576, that one of your NRC-licensed operators tested positive for the consumption of alcohol on a fitness-for-duty test administered by your staff on December 16, 2009. In order to facilitate our review of this event, we require information which is relevant to this matter beyond what you have reported to date. Therefore, we request that you provide, within 30 days after the date of this letter, answers to the questions listed in the enclosure and any other records or information you may have on this operator's fitness-for-duty. Any personal, proprietary, or safeguards information in your response should be contained in a separate attachment and appropriately marked. An affidavit required by 10 CFR 2.390(b) must accompany your response, where applicable.

The NRC will evaluate the information in your reply to this letter to determine if further action is warranted pursuant 10 CFR Parts 50 or 55. The information provided by you will be subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 and it will be maintained in the Privacy Act System of Records, NRC-16, AFacility Operator Licensees Records Files.@

If you have any questions, please contact Stephen M. Garchow, Acting Chief, Operations Branch, at (817) 860-8159. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Roy Caniano, Director Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-528; 50-529; 50-530 Licenses: NPF-41; NPF-51; NPF-74

Enclosure:

Licensed Operator Fitness-For-Duty Questionnaire UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION R E GI ON I V 612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125

Mr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mr. Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O. Box 800 Rosemead, CA 91770 Chairman Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Mr. Scott Bauer, Director Regulatory Affairs Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7636 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. Dwight C. Mims Vice President Regulatory Affairs and Plant Improvement Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Mail Station 7605 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 Mr. Jeffrey T. Weikert Assistant General Counsel El Paso Electric Company Mail Location 167 123 W. Mills El Paso, TX 79901

Mr. Eric Tharp Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, CA 90051-0100 Mr. James Ray Public Service Company of New Mexico 2401 Aztec NE, MS Z110 Albuquerque, NM 87107-4224 Mr. Geoffrey M. Cook Southern California Edison Company 5000 Pacific Coast Hwy. Bldg. D21 San Clemente, CA 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78701-3326 Environmental Program Manager City of Phoenix Office of Environmental Programs 200 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 Mr. John C. Taylor Director, Nuclear Generation El Paso Electric Company 340 East Palm Lane, Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region IX 1111 Broadway, Suite 1200 Oakland, CA 94607-4052

Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Ryan.Treadway@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Michelle.Catts@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Joseph.Bashore@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Mica.Baquera@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/D (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)

PV Administrative Assistant (Regina.McFadden@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/D (Don.Allen@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

OEMail Resource R:\\

ADAMS ML ADAMS: No x Yes x SUNSI Review Complete Reviewer Initials: SMG x Publicly Available x Non-Sensitive

Non-publicly Available

Sensitive C/OB DRP:D/PB DRS:D S. Garchow R. Lantz R. Caniano

/RA/

/RA/

/RA/

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Enclosure Licensed Operator Fitness-for-Duty Questionnaire Arizona Public Service Company is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence of December 16, 2009 (Event Report 45576), 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 followup), the results of the tests, and the dates that any tests were confirmed positive.

3.

A detailed chronology (timeline) 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 consumed alcohol 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 alcohol. If so, please provide the details of the operator's 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.

Whether the operator was considered available for licensed duties (e.g., cover for an on-shift illness, overtime coverage, etc.).

8.

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

9.

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