ML20059G617
| ML20059G617 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Catawba |
| Issue date: | 08/28/1990 |
| From: | Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Tucker H DUKE POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20059G621 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9009130037 | |
| Download: ML20059G617 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000413/1990020
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Duke Power Company
A'TN: Mr. H. B. Tucker, Vice President
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SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-413/90-20 AND 50-414/90-20
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) inspection of your
Fitness For Duty Program, required by.10 CFR Part 26, conducted by William
Tobin, Region II, on July- 24-26,.1990. At the' conculsion of. the-inspection,
the results were discussed at an exit meeting with those members of your staff
identified in the enclosed inspection report.
The inspection consisted of selective examinations of your. Drug and Alcohol
Abuse Policy, corporate and site implementation procedures, chemical testing
program, interviews with employees and contractors observation of your Medical
Facility and review of pertinent records and reports.
As described in the enclosed report,.we are pleased to note-numerous ~ strengths
in your program: the use of a lower cutoff level for marijuana than NRC .
requires, a medical evaluation of blood alcohol concentrations less than the
NRC required .04 precent, full time Employee Assistance Program - (EAP) .
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Counselors are assigned to each facility, Fitness For Duty (FFD) training was
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noteworthy as was the employee / contractor retention of- the training, and,'
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finally, the NRC noted the professionalism and expertise of the medical staff-
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equating a self-referral to the EAp as a first positive drug test. While wt
understand this procedure received senior management approval
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's Rule of Practice" Part 2, Title
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10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter ond its enclosures will
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T. B. Owen, Station Manager
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Catawba Nuclear Station
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P. O. Box 256
Clover, SC 29710
A. V. Carr, Esq.
Duke Power Company
P. O. Box 1007
Charlotte, NC 28201-1007
J. Michael McGarry, III, Esq.
Bishop, Cook, Purcell and Reynolds
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1400 L Street, NW
Washington, D. C.
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North Carolina MPA-1
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3100 Smoketree Ct., Suite 600
P. O. Box 29513
Raleigh, NC 27626-0513
Heyward G. Shealy, Chief
Bureau of Radiological Health
South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
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Michael-Hirsch
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County Manager of York County
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York, SC 29745
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121 Village Drive
Greer, SC 29651
State of South Carolina
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