ML18153D154
| ML18153D154 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Surry  |
| Issue date: | 10/09/1992 |
| From: | Gibson A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Stewart W VIRGINIA POWER (VIRGINIA ELECTRIC & POWER CO.) |
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| ML18153D155 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9210220055 | |
| Download: ML18153D154 (4) | |
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October 9, 1992 Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281 Virginia Electric and Power Company ATTN:
Mr. -W. L. Stewart, Senior Vice President - Nuclear 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen Allen, VA 13060 GENTLEMEN:
SUBJECT:
LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE.MARIJUANA TEST Your staff at the Surry Power Station reported on October 2.* 1992, that an NRC-licensed operator tested positive for m~rijuana usag~.
- Please provide the details pertainirig to this occurrence, answers to the questions listed in the enclosure to this letter, and pther.records and information on this employee's past fitness for duty which are relevant to the occurre.nce.
Any other information that you think is pertinent or useful fegarding this incident*
would be appreciated.
Voy are requested 'to submit a written reply to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II, within 20 days of the date of this letter. The irifor-mation in your reply to this letter will be evaluated to see if further action by the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 50 or 55 is warranted.
The information supplied will be maintained in NRC Privacy Systems of Record-16, and will be subject to the Privaty Act.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (404) 331-5680.
Your cooperation is appre~iated.
Enclosure:
Licensed Operator Fitness-For-Duty Questio~naire cc w/encl:
- M. R. Kansler, Station Manager, Surry Power Station 55-Docket File bee w/encl:
R. Gallo, LOLB, NRR N. Hunemuller, LOLB, NRR
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Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281 Virginia Electric and Power Company
.ATTN:
Mr. W. L. Stewart, Senior
- .Vic~ President - Nuclear 5000 Dominion Boulevard Glen *Allen, VA 23060 GENTLEMEN:
SUBJECT:
LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE MARIJUANA TEST e
Your staff at the Surry Power Station reported on October 2, 1992, that an NRC-licensed operator tested positive for marij na usage.
Please pro~ide the
- details of the circumstances pertaining to thi occurrence, answers to the questions listed tn.the enclosure to this let er, and other records and
. iDformation on this employee's past fitness or duty which are relevant to the occurrence.
Any other infor~ation that yo think is pertinent or useful regarding this in.cident would be apprecia d.
You are requested to submit a written r ply to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region *11, within 20 days f the date of this letter. The infor-mation in your reply to this letter w 11 be evaluated to see *if further action by the NRC pursuant to 10 CFR Parts* 0 or 55 i~ warranted.
The information supplied will be maintained in NRC rivacy 'Systems of Record-16, and will be subject to the Privacy Act.
If yo have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (404} 331-5680.
Yo r cooperation is appreciated.
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- Licensed Operator Fitne s-For-Duty Questionnai e cc w/encl:
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e ENCLOSURE 1 Licensed Operator Fitness-For-Duty Questionnai-re Virginia Electric and Power Company is requested to provide the following information concerning the Fitness-for-Duty report of October* 2, 1992,.,
regarding the involved licensed operator:
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Name and responsibilities of the operator involved.
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Whether the operator was identified by the facility's random testing program or was tested "for cause".
- 3.
The date(s) the operator was tested, and the date(s) that the test(s)
- was confirmed positive for marijuana under your Fitness-for-Duty Program.
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Whether the operator used/consumed, sold, or possessed illegal drugs or alcohol within the protected ~rea.
- 5.
Results of previous fitness-for-duty testing involving the operator.
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Whether the operator was at the controls or supervising licensed activities while under the influence of illegal substances.
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Whether the operator was involved in procedural errors pertaining to this incident. *
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Your intentions with regard to the operator's resumption of duties under
. the Part 50 ~nd Part 55 license, including plans for follow-up testing
- to demonstrate that the operator has remained drug and alcohol-free.*
- 9.
. If the operator is still employed by Virginia Electric and Power Company,.you are expected to review the operator's medical qualifica-tions and are expected to take one of the following two acti~ns:
(a}
If it is determined that the licensed operator no longer meets the medical qualifications described in 10 CFR 55.33(a}(l), then you should notify the NRC via letter of the licensed operator's incapacitation in accordance with 10 CFR 55.25.
For example, a
.notification to the NRC would be required if a determination is made as part of your employee assistance program, in consultation with your designated physician, that the licensed individual can no longer meet the medical criteria of ANSI/ANS 3.4-1983.
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2 (b)
If it is determined that the operator meets the requirements of Section 55.33(a)(l), then you should submit* a medical certifica-tion on NRC Form 396 in order to allow the NRC to confirm that. the operator's medical condition meets the requirements of Section 55.33(a)(l).
Your submittal should also include documentation describing the basis regarding the designated physician's conclusion that the individual meets the general health requirements of ANSI/ANS 3.4-1983 and does not have a di.squalifying condition under section 5.3 of that standard.
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If the operator is no longer employed by Virginia Electric and Power Company, you are expected to provide notification to the NRC of licensee termination per 10.cFR 50.74.