ML20141B807

Submits Formal Request for Info Re 970616 Rept That NRC- Licensed Operator Tested Positive for Marijuana Following FFD Test Taken on 970610.NRC Also Request That Any Personal, Proprietary or Safeguards Info Be Marked Appropriately

ML20141B807
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	06/20/1997
From:	Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Powers K CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
References
NUDOCS 9706240157
Download: ML20141B807 (3)

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June 20, 1997 Mr. K. P. Powers Plant General Manager Big Rock Point Nuclear Plant Consumers Energy Company 10269 US 31 North Charlevoix, MI 49720

SUBJECT:

LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE DRUG TEST

Dear Mr. Powers:

Your facility reported on June 16, 1997, that an NRC-licensed operator tested positive for marijuana following a fitness-for-duty test taken on June 10, 1997. Although we have obtained preliminary information from Mr. Gregory C.

Withrow of your staff, this letter is a formal request for information pertaining to this occurrence. Please provide, within 30 days after the date of this letter, answers to the questions listed in the enclosure and other records and information on this operator's 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 enclosure and appropriately marked. The affidavit required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) must accompany your response, where applicable.

We understand that the licensed ytu> tor has been terminated. Please confirm this in your response. If this is not the case, 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 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 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 55.33(a)(1), then, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.25, you must notify the NRC via 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.

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 maintained in NRC Privacy Systems of (

Records-16 and will be subject to the Privacy Act. i

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If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact l Melvyn N. Leach at 630-829-9705. Your cooperation is appreciated.  !

! Sincerely, Original signed by: John M. Jacobson FOR:

! John A. Grobe, Director

! Division of Reactor Safety l

j Docket No.: 50-155 1 l l

Enclosure:

FFD Questionnaire  !

l l cc w/ encl: R. A. Fenech, Senior Vice President, l Nuclear, Fossil, and Hydro Operations l E. W. Raciborski, Training Department I l James R. Padgett, Michigan Public l Service Commission

! Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Department of Attorney General (MI)

Distribution:

Docket File w/ encl J. L. Caldwell, RIII w/enci l l PUBLIC A023 w/ encl RIII Enf. Coordinator w/ encl i OC/LFDCB w/ enc 1 RIII PRR w/enci

, S. A. Richards, NRR/HOLB w/ enc 1 SRIs, BRP, Palis w/ encl l L. N. Tran, LPM, NRR w/ encl DRP w/ encl l J. Lieberman, OE w/ encl DRS w/ encl A. B. Beach, RIII w/ encl TSS w/ encl l

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DATE 06/19 /97 & 06/19/97 06/19 /97 06//f /97 4

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, ENCLOSURE l

Licensed Operator Fitw ss-for-Duty Ouestionnaire Consumers Energy Company is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence of June 10, 1997, regarding the involved licensed operator:

1. Name and responsibilities of the operator.

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

3. Whether the operator used, sold, or possessed illegal drugs. If so, please provide the details of the circumstances surrounding such use, sale, or possession.

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

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 errors.

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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