ML19084A145
| ML19084A145 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 06/13/2019 |
| From: | Harris P NRC/NSIR/DPCP/FCTSB |
| To: | Alison Rivera NRC/NSIR/DPCP/FCTSB |
| Harris P | |
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| SFAQ-18-01 | |
| Download: ML19084A145 (2) | |
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June 13, 2019 MEMORANDUM TO: Alison Rivera, Chief Fuel Cycle and Transportation Security Branch Division of Physical and Cyber Security Policy Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response FROM: Paul Harris, Senior Program Manager /RA/
Fuel Cycle and Transportation Security Branch Division of Physical and Cyber Security Policy Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response
SUBJECT:
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION (SFAQ-18-01) - REPORTABILITY OF ALCOHOL-RELATED EVENTS INVOLVING DEMINIMUS VALUES OF ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received a question from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) asking whether commercial power reactor licensees should report alcohol-related events involving consumable products containing de minimis values of alcohol to the NRCs Headquarters Operations Center (HOC). As detailed in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs, Section 26.719(b), licensees and other entities are required to report to the NRC HOC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of the identification of alcohol in the protected area (PA) or the consumption of alcohol in the PA. Part 26 does not provide a definition of alcohol within its regulatory framework; therefore, it has been standard practice to infer that alcohol (as referenced in Part 26) means any and all alcohol, no matter its form or alcohol-by-volume (ABV) concentration. quotes NEIs Description of Question, Background, and Proposed Solution, that was provided to the NRC staff on NEI form titled: SFAQ 18-01; Kombucha tea and other products that have < 0.5 % alcohol. This form was received on December 14, 2018, and as it contained draft preliminary information, it was not made public, consistent with the NRCs Frequently Asked Questions internal procedure. Enclosure 2 is the NRC staffs technical discussion supporting the issuance of guidance that licensees and other entities should report to the NRC HOC alcohol-related events when they involve a liquid having an alcohol concentration of greater than or equal to 0.5 percent ABV or more, as measured by the licensee or other entity or as labeled by a Federal agency.
Enclosures:
As stated CONTACT: Paul Harris, NSIR/DPCP (301) 287-9294
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