ML20059L869

Requests Info Re 931103 Licensed Operator Positive Alcohol Test as Part of fitness-for Duty Test

ML20059L869
Person / Time
Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	11/08/1993
From:	Hodges M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Sylvia B NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
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NUDOCS 9311170462
Download: ML20059L869 (4)

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liOV Docket No. 50-220 Mr. B. Ralph Sylvia Executive Vice President - Nuclear  ;

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 301 Plainfield Road Syracuse, New York 13212 ,

SUBJECT:

LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE ALCOHOL TEST [

Your facility reported on November 3,1993, that an NRC-licensed operator tested positive for alcohol following a fitness-for-duty test taken on November 3,1993. This letter is a request for information pertaining to this occurrence. Please provide, within 30 days after i the date of this letter, answers to the questions listed in the enclosure and other records and ,

information on the operator's past fitness-for-duty, which are relevant to this occurrence.

We request that any personal, proprietary, or safeguards information in your response be ,

contained in a separate attachment and appropriately marked. The affidavit required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) must accompany your response, where applicable.

You should determine whether the operator meets the requirements of 10 CFR 55.33(a)(1).

You should ensure that: (1) the operator meets the general health requirements of ANSI /ANS-3.4-1983; (2) the operator does not have a disqualifying condition under Section l 5.3 of that standard; and (3) that documentation describing the designated physician's conclusion that the operator meets the requirements of ANSI /ANS-3.4-1983 is available for t

review by the NRC. If a conditional license is requested per 10 CFR 55.25, that condition should be documented on NRC Form 396 and transmitted to the NRC.

If you determine that the operator no longer meets the medical qualifications described in'10 CFR 55.3391)(1), then, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.25, you must notify the NRC, via i i

letter, of the operator's permanent incapacitation. For example, you must notify the NRC if you determine, based on your employee assistance program in consultation with your designated physician, that the operator can no longer meet the medical criteria of ANSI /ANS-3.4-1983. l t  :

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't Mrc B. Ralph Sylvia 2 HOV BN The NRC will evaluate the information in your reply to this letter to determine if further  !

action is warranted, pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 50 or 55. The information supplied will be l maintained in NRC Privacy Systems of Records-16 and will be subject to the Privacy Act.  ;

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (215) 337-5210. Your . I cooperation is appreciated.

i Sincerely, i 9a Ik . ; u ' < I 3 l

Marvin W. Hodges, Director Division of Reactor Safety i

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cc w/ encl-C. Terry, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering '

, M. McCormick, General Manager - Safety Assessment, Licensing & Training N. Carns, Vice President - Nuclear Generation  :

K. Dahlberg, Unit 1 Plant Manager l J. Mueller, Unit 2 Plant Manager D. Greene, Manager, Licensing ,

R. G. Smith, Manager - Training  !

F. White, Training Supervisor, Unit 2 R. Sanaker, General Supervisor - Operations Training (NMP1)  ;

R. Slade, General Supervisor - Operations Training (NMP2)  !

J. Warden, New York' Consumer Protection Branch  !

G. Wilson, Senior Attorney M. Wetterhahn, .Winston and Strawn Director, Energy & Water Division, Department of Public Service State of New York  ;

C. Donaldson, Esquire, Assistant Attorney General, New York Department of Law j NRC Resident Inspector  ;

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9 ENCLOSURE Licensed Operator Fitness-for-Duty Ouestionnaire Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation is requested to provide the following information conceming the fitness-for-duty occurrence of November 3,1993, regarding the involved l licensed operator:

1. Name and responsibilities of the operator.

2. A scumary of the operator's entire fitness-for-duty testing history. Please include the dates and times the operator was tested, the reasons for the tests (i.e., random, for cause, or follow-up), the results of the tests, and the dates that any tests were confirmed positive. ,

3. Wisether the operator consumed alcoholic beverages within the protected area. If so, [

please provide the details of the circumstances surrounding such consumption.

4. Whether the operator was at the controls or supervising licensed activities while under the influence of alcohol. If so, please provide the details of the operator's performance oflicensed duties while under the influence of alcohol.

5. Whether the operator was involved in procedural errors related to this occurrence. If so, please provide the details of the procedural errors and the consequences of the  ;

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6. Your intentions with regard to the operator's resumption of duties under the 10 CFR Part 50 and Part 55 licenses, including your plans for follow-up testing.

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