SECY-17-0059, SRM-SECY-17-0059: Proposed Enforcement Policy Revision for Processing Fitness-for-Duty Cases Resulting from Site Fitness-for-Duty Drug and Alcohol Violations by Individuals
| ML19108A476 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/18/2019 |
| From: | Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY |
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| Download: ML19108A476 (1) | |
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SECRETARY MEMORANDUM TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 18, 2019 Margaret M. Doane Executive Director for Operations Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary ~IJ!)::XJ ~~
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - SECY-17-0059-PROPOSED ENFORCEMENT POLICY REVISION FOR PROCESSING FITNESS-FOR-DUTY CASES RESULTING FROM SITE FITNESS-FOR-DUTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS BY INDIVIDUALS The Commission has approved the staff's proposed revision to the enforcement policy, establishing that the NRC will not typically consider fitness-for-duty (FFD) drug and alcohol-related violations involving non-licensed individuals for enforcement action unless there is an apparent deficiency in the licensee's FFD program.
The Commission has also approved the staffs specific, proposed implementation of this change, through the addition of a new paragraph to Section 4.1 of the NRC's enforcement policy, as proposed in the paper, although in the first sentence of the new paragraph added to Section 4.1 of the NRC's enforcement policy, the phrase "individuals that" should be changed to "individuals who."
The staff should make conforming changes to the NRC's enforcement manual, as appropriate, to reflect the revised policy interpretation and to provide criteria to aid staff in consistently identifying the exceptions to the "typical" FFD drug and alcohol-related violation that would be covered by the revised policy.
cc: Chairman Svinicki Commissioner Baran Commissioner Burns
. Commissioner Caputo Commissioner Wright OGC CFO OCA OPA ODs, RAs, ACRS, ASLBP (via E-Mail)