ML20217A068

Informs That Facility Reported on 970911,that NRC-licensed Operator Tested Positive for Marijuana Following fitness-for-duty Test Taken on 970908

ML20217A068
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	09/12/1997
From:	Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Subalusky W COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 9709190060
Download: ML20217A068 (4)

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-a September 12, 1997 l

Mr. W. T. Subalusky, Jr.

Site Vice President LaSalle County Station Commonwealth Edison Company 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341

SUBJECT:

LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE DRUG TEST

Dear Mr. Subalusky:

Your facility reported on September 11, 1997, that an NRC-licensed operator i

tested positive for marijuana following a fitness-for-duty test taken on September 8, 1997. Although we have obtained preliminary information from Mr. William Bartlett 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.

Y0J 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 :183, (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 recuirements of ANS!/ANS-3.4-1983 is available for review by the NRC. If a concitional 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.Fo 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.

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• I W. T. Subalusky 2 September 12, 1997 If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Melvyn N. Leach at 630-829-9705. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely.

Original signed by:

John A. Grobe Acting Director Division of s, tactor Safety Docket No.: 50-373 Docket No.: 50-374

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i ENCLOSURE Licensed Ooerator Fitness-for-Duty Questionnaire Commonwealth Edison Company is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence of September 8,1997, 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 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 consequenca J 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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