ML17310B238
| ML17310B238 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/21/1994 |
| From: | Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9404270061 | |
| Download: ML17310B238 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMlSSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PI.AZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011-6064 APR 2(
le94 Arizona Public Service Company ATTN:
William F.
Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear P.O.
Box,53999
- Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
SUBJECT:
LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE ALCOHOL TEST Your facility reported on April 14, 1994, that an NRC-licensed operator tested positive'for alcohol following a fitness-for-duty test taken on April 13, 1994.
This letter is a 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 this operator's 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 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) 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 descri bed 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' 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 10 CFR Parts 50 or 55.
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Arizona Publ i c Servi ce Company information supplied will be maintained in NRC Privacy System of Records-16 and will be subject to the Privacy Act. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (817) 860-8248.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Since ly,
Enclosure:
As stated Thomas P.
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Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station ATTN:
John Vellotta, Nuclear Training Director Mail Station 6156 P.O.
Box 52034
- Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034
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ENCLOSURE Licensed 0 erator Fitness-f'r-Dut uestionnaire Arizona Public Service Company is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence of April 13,
- 1994, regarding the involved licensed operator:
Name and responsibilities of the operator.
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4, 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, and the dates that any tests were confirmed positive.
Whether the operator consumed alcoholic beverages within the protected area.
If so, please provide the details of the-circumstances surrounding such consumption.
Whether the operator was at the controls or supervising licensed activi ties 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.
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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.
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.