ML20217A084
| ML20217A084 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 09/12/1997 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Graesser K COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9709190065 | |
| Download: ML20217A084 (4) | |
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September 12, 1997 Mr. K. Graesser Site Vice President Byron Nuclear Power Station Commonwealth Edison Com)any 4450 North German Churc1 Road Byron, IL 61010
SUBJECT:
LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE ALCOHOL TEST
Dear Mr. Graesser:
i Your facility reported on September 10, 1997, that an NRC-licensed operator tested positive-for alcohol following a fitness-for-duty test taken on September 10, 1997.
Although we have obtained preliminary information from Mr. Steven E. Pierson of your staff, this letter is a formal request for l
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.
You should determine whether the opertn a meets the requirements of 10 CFR 55.33(a) 1).
health requireme(nts of ANSI /ANS-3.4-1983, (2)You should ensurt, shat (1) the operator m 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 ANSI /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.
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.
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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 Reactor Safety Docket No.:
50-454 Docket No.:
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Enclosure:
FFD Questionnaire cc w/ enc 1:
R. J. Hanning. Executive Vice President.
Generation M. Wallace, Senior Vice President, Corporate Services l
H. G. Stanley, Vice President, PWR Operation:
Liaison Officer, NOC-BOD D. A. Sager Vice President, Generation Support D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory Services Manager I. Johnson, Licensing Operations Manager T. R. Schmidt, Trainin Document Control Desk g Department Licensing K. Kofron, Station Manager D. Brindle, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor Richard Hubbard Nathan Schloss, Economist, Office of the Attorney General State liaison Officer State Liaison Officer, Wisconsin Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission See Attached Distribution DOCUMENT NAME:
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ENCLOSURE l
Licensed Operator Fitness-fsr-Duty Questionnaire I
Commonwealth Edison Company is requested to provide the foliowing information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence of September 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 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 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 of licensed 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 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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