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Repts & Provides Supporting Documentation of Two Instances of Known Positive Blind Performance Samples
ML20059P028
Person / Time
Site: Yankee Rowe
Issue date: 10/12/1990
From: Papanic G
YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
BYR-90-134, NUDOCS 9010250001
Download: ML20059P028 (9)


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580 Main Stwet, Bolton, Massachusetts 017401398 October 12, 1990 BYR 90-134 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington,-DC 20555

References:

(a) License DPR-3 (Docket No. 50-29)

(b) 10CFR26 Appendix A, Subpart B, 2.8(e)(4)

Dear Sir:

In accordance with the requirements on reference (b) above, Yankee Atomic. Electric Company wishoc to report and provide supporting documentation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of two instances where known positive blind performance samples, when tested by SmithKline Laboratories, Norristown, PA, reported back as negative to the Yankee Atomic Electric Company Medical Review Officer.

I For each incident reported by the testing laboratory, -the MRO requesud a confirmatory GC/MS.

The confirmatory tests showed that the samples tested positive for cocaine at 294 NG/ML and 274 NG/ML respectively which is lower than-the detection limit of 300 NG/ML plus 20%

required by SOCFR26 for blind performance samples.

Abuse Control Associates, the vendor which provides Yankee Atomic.

Electric Company with blind performance samples, was contacted to l

determine the root cause for the problem and provide corrective. actions.

-The root cause appears to be sample deterioration.

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shall' include: (1) decrease recheck intervals on all lots, (2) increase level that positives will be subject to spiking or discard, (3) decrease.

shelf' life of future cocaine lots, and (4) replace specimens during next quarter.

Yankee - Atomic Electric Company is confident that with implementation of the corrective action noted above, this type of incident will; not be repeated.

The attached supporting documentation is as follows:

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Abuse Control Associates response documentation-Very truly yours, YANKEE ATOMIC ELECTRIC COMPANY George apanic, Jr.

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DEAR-SHELIA:

L THIS SAMPLE WAS A BLIND SAMPLE WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE POSITIVE FOR COCAINE METABOLITE.

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SMITH KLINE' LABORATORIES WAS NEGATIVE.

THE SPECIMEN WAS SUBMITTED ON 9/6/90',.THE REPORT WAS RECEIVED ON 9/9/90.

L REVIEW OF'.THE CHAIN.0F CUSTODY AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION-WAS FOUND TO BE ACCURATE.

ON 9/12/90 SMITH'KLINE LABORATORIES

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'POSITIEV FOR COCAINE METABOLITES.

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WITH THE CERTIFYING SCIENTIST REVEALED THAT THE QUANTITATION OF THE COCAINE METABOLITE WAS 274 NG/ML WHICH IS BELOW1 THEoLEVEL OF SENSITIVITY OF THEIR IMMUNOASSAY l

SCREENING TEST-.

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RE: URINE ID#1SSS56779 DEAR SHELIA:

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-i WAS NEGATIVE ON THE SCREENING TEST..

THIS REPORT WAS RECEIVED'BY ME ON 9/18/90.

ON 9/19/90 A EQUEST WAS MADE FOR SMITH KLINE LABORATORIES.TO RUN A M EC GC CONFIRMATORY TEST ON THIS SAME SPECIMEN ICH:WAS PERFORMED.- THE RESULT WAS POSITIVE FOR COCAINE METABOLITES, BUT THE-QUANITATIVE LEVEL WAS 274'NG/ML WHICH f.

IS BELOW THE CUT OFF LIMIT.FOR THE INITIAL-EMIT SCREENING TEST.

ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND COPIES OF THE SIGNED REPORTS AND

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IF I CAN PROVIDE.ANY FURTHER'INFORMATION,:PLEASE.DO_NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME.

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Our lab people tell me you were shipped specimens that proved to have a sharper than anticipatec. deterioration rate.-

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some decline, but not at the pr.ce this result amounted to.

Seemingly the-cocaine positive is the 'on-y one experiencing any difficulty.

I You requested an action agenda. For-our part, we will decrease the recheck -interval on all lots, increase the level all: positives will be L

subject to res' piking or discard, and arbitrarily decrease the shelf L

life -of future cocaine lots.

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further we can help with in your compliance, please advise.

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