ML20134L034
| ML20134L034 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 02/12/1997 |
| From: | Dennis Morey SOUTHERN NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9702180193 | |
| Download: ML20134L034 (5) | |
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Vice President Operating Company 1
Farley Project P0. Box 1295 Birmingham, Alabama 35201 Tel 205 932.5131 I
SOUTHERN February 12, 1997 Energy to ServeYourWorld" Docket Nos. 50-348 j
50-364 10 CFR 26.71 i
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 J. M. Farley Nuclear Plant Fitness For Duty Performance Data l
Gentlemen:
Southern Nuclear Operating Company hereby submits Fitness For Duty Performance Data for the six-month reporting period, July 1996 through December 1996, as required by 10 CFR 26.71(d). The data is summarized in the attached enclosures.
Should you have any questions, please advise.
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D. N. Morey : FFD Performance Data Sheets : Southern Nuclear FFD Program Summary i
cc: Southern Nuclear Operating Company i
Mr. R. D. Hill, General Manager - Plant Farley j
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Mr. J. I. Zimmerman, Licensing Project Manager - Farley U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Region II Mr. L. A. Reyes, Regional Administrator Mr. T. M. Ross, Senior Resident Inspector - Farley
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ENCLOSURE I page 1 of 2 Fitness for Duty Program Performance Data Personnel Subject to 10CFR 26 l
Southern Nuclear Operating Company 12/31/96 coment a Monen Eneng J. M. Farley Nuclear Plant & Corporate Headquarters Lococon Elizabeth A. McDougal (205) 992-5707 contact Name Phone pncause wea once)
Cutoffs: Screen / Confirmation (ng/mi)
Ek Appendix A to 10CFR 26 Marijuana 50 / 15 Amphetamines
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Cocaine
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Phencyclidine
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Opiates
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Alcohol (% BAC)
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Long-Term Short-Term Testing Results Licensee Employees Contractor Personnel Contractor Personnel Average Number witt Unescorted Access 1277 82 25/
Categories Tested Positive Tested Positive Tested Positive Pre h ess 8
0 114 0
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Post at:ident 0
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g Observed behavior 4
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0 10 0
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Random 312 2
40 1
77 1
Follow-up 14 1
7 0
24 0
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RTW. retest 27 0
0 0
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Total 365 3
161 1
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e ENCLOSURE I Page 2 of 2 Breakdown of Confirmed Positive Tests for Specific Substances Amphe-Phency-Refusal Marijuana Cocame Opiates tammes cEdine Alcohol to Test 1
2 3
4 5
Ucensee Employees 2
1 0
0 0
0 0
Long.Tm Mem 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
Short-Term Contractors 13 4
0 0
0 3
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Total 16 5
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l Southern Nuclear Operating Company Support Personnel Fitness For Duty Program Summary The data generated under the Fitness For Duty (FFD) program from July 1996 through i
December 1996 has been reviewed and analyzed. The data reflected in this report covers the following personnel: 1) workers, including contract personnel of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant; 2) Southern Nuclear Operating Company employees located at corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama; and 3) Southern Nuclear Operating Company support employees located at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant and the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant.
The random pool contains not only those badged for unescorted access, but also those employees who may, in an emergency condition, be called upon to work at the site and l
may require unescorted access. Contractors without approved programs are included in the testing pool while on site. Testing during this time period was performed on a nominal weekly basis to include swing shifts, weekends, and holidays. During this testing period, the rate of testing was equal to 50% yearly of the total population.
In summarizing management actions associated with the FFD program, it should be emphasized that the incidents of confirming positive tests were very low. Consequently, management actions relative to determination of FFD have been limited. Contractor employees screened as positive are denied access and no further action is taken. One long-term contractor located at the Corporate Headquarters tested positive for marijuana and was terminated.
Management actions taken on licensee employees during this six month period included three individuals who tested positive. One individual (a Southern Nuclear employee located at Plant Vogtle), already in the follow up pool for a previously confirmed positive test, tested positive for cocaine for the second time and was terminated. The second individual, a licensed operator, tested positive for marijuana. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff was appropriately notified of this situation on January 3,1997.
This individual was referred to the Employee Assistance Program and is currently in an Intensive Outpatient rehabilitation program. He returned to work (in a non-licensed capacity) on Febn2ary 10,1997 and will be subject to frequent unannounced tests in the follow-up pool for a period of three (3) years. The third individual resigned from the Company prior to his presumptive positive for marijuana being confirmed through an MRO interview.
Weekly quality control checks of the Fitness for Duty random pool revealed no major discrepancies from July through December.
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As a pro-active measure, in April 1996, management instituted an enhancement to the arrest reporting requirement. Employees reporting a substance abuse related arrest will l
submit to for-cause fitness for duty testing and be referred for Employee Assistance l
evaluation by a mental health professional to ' determine if there is a substance abuse or j
other problem. For this reporting period, two licensee employees at Plant Farley have been referred for evaluation and undenvent outpatient rehabilitation. Both employees are subject to the frequent follow up testing pool for a period of three years. Additionally, L
one licensee employee at Corporate Headquarters reported a Driv' g Under the Influence i
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(DUI) arrest, and was evaluated. No further rehabilitation or counseling was indicated for this individual.
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