ML20057A539

Notice of Violation from 930817 Alcohol Test.Violation Noted:Performed Licensed Duties Under Influence of Alcohol

ML20057A539
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	08/30/1993
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20057A521	List: ML20057A520 ML20057A539
References
EA-93-216, NUDOCS 9309140371
Download: ML20057A539 (1)

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d NOTICE OF VIOLATION Steven D. Ingalls Docket No. 55-31136

fMOME AD_ DRESS DELETED Licer se No. OP-30857 UNDER 10 CFR 2.790] EA 93 216 As a result of a notification from Northern States Power Company dated August 17, 1993, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy

and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violation is listed below

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10 CFR 55.53(j) prohibits the licensee from performing activities authorized by a license issued under 10 CFR Part 55 while under the  !

influence of alcohol. "Under the influence" is defined in 10 CFR

55.53(j) to mean that the " licensee exceeded, as evidence by a  !

i confirmed positive test, the lower of the cutoff levels for drugs or alcohol contained in 10 CFR Part 26, Appendix A, of this j 7 chapter, or as established by the facility licensee."

s Contrary to the above, the licensee performed licensed duties on August 2, 1993, while under the influence of alcohol as evidenced '

by a confirmed positive test for alcohol resulting from a breath  !

l analysis and a subsequent blood test submitted on August 2, 1993.

This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Steven D. Ingalls

(Licensee) is hereby required to submit a written statement or 8

explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: l l Document Control Desk, Washington D. C. 20555 with a copy to the [

, Regional Administrator, Region III, 799 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, l Illinois 60137, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the l Pralrie 1sland Nuclear Generating Plant, marked "Open by Addressee j Only," within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this j Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each '

l violation: (I) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the q basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that j have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps  ;

d that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date '

i when f ull compliance will be achieved. If an adequate reply is not '

received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a j demand for information may be issued as to why the license should

not be modiiied, suspenJed, er revoked, or why auch of her action as l may be prcper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, '

j consideration will be given to extending the response time. Under

! the authcrit s at nection ]C? of the Atomic Enerc;y Act , as amended, 42 U.S.C. .232, this responce chall be nubmitted under oath or j af1irmaticn. ,

Dated at glen Ellyn, Illinois t hi s dCCA day o f August 1993

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