ML15077A568

Licensed Operator Positive Fitness-For-Duty Test

ML15077A568
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	03/18/2015
From:	Vegel T Division of Reactor Safety IV
To:	Olson E Entergy Operations
Gaddy V
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March 18, 2015 Mr. Eric W. Olson, Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc.

River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61N St. Francisville, LA 70775

SUBJECT:

RIVER BEND STATION LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TEST

Dear Mr. Olson:

On March 13, 2015, in accordance with 10 CFR 26.719, your facility reported that a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensed operator tested positive following a random fitness-for-duty test administered on March 12, 2015, (Event Report 50883). Although we have obtained preliminary information, this letter is a formal request for information pertaining to this occurrence. Within 30 days of the date of this letter, please provide a response to the questions listed in the enclosure. In addition, please provide other records and information on this operator's fitness-for-duty that are relevant to this occurrence. If you are unable to meet this deadline, please notify us no later than 15 days from the date of this letter, with the reasons for the delay and a proposed date of submittal.

We request that any personal, proprietary, or Safeguards Information in your response be contained in a separate enclosure 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, "Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee," and sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Regional Administrator, Region IV, 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, TX 76011-4511.

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 in writing 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 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 E LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

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 response 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.

Please provide a copy of this letter, as well as your response to this letter, to the operator. If you are unwilling to provide this information to the operator for any reason, the NRC will provide the information to the operator when it is available as part of the operators docket file.

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Vince Gaddy, Chief, Operations Branch, 817-200-1159. The requested information should be sent to Mr. Gaddys attention at NRC Region IV, 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, TX 76011-4511. Your cooperation is appreciated.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Mark S. Haire for Tony Vegel, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket: 50-458 License: NPF-47

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Letter to Eric W. Olson from Anton Vegel, dated March 18, 2015

SUBJECT:

RIVER BEND STATION LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TEST Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Marc.Dapas@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Acting DRP Deputy Director (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (Jeffrey.Sowa@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Andy.Barrett@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Brian.Parks@nrc.gov)

RBS Administrative Assistant (Lisa.Day@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP (Greg.Warnick@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer (Ray.Azua@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP (Paul.Nizov@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer (Michael.Stafford@nrc.gov)

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

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Project Manager (Alan.Wang@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Vincent.Gaddy@nrc.gov)

Senior Operations Engineer, DRS/OB (Steve.Garchow@nrc.gov)

Operator Licensing Assistant, OB, (Laura.Hurley@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, RIV/ACES (Vivian.Campbell@nrc.gov)

Senior Enforcement Specialist, RIV/ACES (Rachel.Browder@nrc.gov)

Enforcement Specialist, RIV/ACES (Christi.Maier@nrc.gov)

Chief, NRR/DIRS/IOLB (Scott.Sloan@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

ACES (R4Enforcement.Resource@nrc.gov)

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)

Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)

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

RIV Congressional Affairs Officer (Angel.Moreno@nrc.gov)

RIV/ETA: OEDO (Michael.Waters@nrc.gov)

Enclosure Licensed Operator Fitness-for-Duty Request for Additional Information River Bend Station is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence (10 CFR Part 26.719) reported on March 13, 2015, regarding the involved licensed operator:

1.

Name, Docket Number, 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, including quantification (both initial and confirmatory), and the dates that any tests were confirmed positive. For positive tests, include the time the operator commenced work status and the time the test was taken.

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 illegal drugs or alcohol. If so, please provide the details of the operator's performance of licensed duties while under the influence.

5.

Whether the operator fulfilled a position that was required to meet minimum licensed operating staffing requirements (fire brigade, emergency plan operations, etc.) 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.

The extent to which you reviewed the operator's past work history, both on the day of the occurrence and prior to March 12, 2015.

8.

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.

Include an estimated timeline, if applicable, for any planned treatment, training, and requalification.