ML22068A235

Licensed Operator Positive Fitness-For-Duty Test

ML22068A235
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	03/17/2022
From:	Mark Franke Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Coffey B Florida Power & Light Co
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March 17, 2022 Mr. Bob Coffey Executive Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power & Light Company 700 Universe Blvd Mail Stop: EX/JB Juno Beach, FL 33408

SUBJECT:

LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TEST

Dear Mr. Coffey:

On March 5, 2022, you reported in Event Report 55768, that one of your NRC-licensed operators had a confirmed positive random fitness-for-duty test administered by your staff on that day, and that the operator's unescorted access had been terminated. In order to facilitate our review of this matter, we require information beyond what you have reported to date.

Therefore, we request that you provide, within 30 days after the date of this letter, answers to the questions listed in the enclosure and any other records or information you may have on this operators fitness-for-duty. Any personal, proprietary, or safeguards information in your response should be contained in a separate attachment and appropriately marked. An affidavit required by 10 CFR 2.390(b) must accompany your response, if applicable.

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 physicians 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 operators 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 provided in your response will be subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 and it will be maintained in the Privacy Act System of Records, NRC-16, Facility Operator Licensees Records Files.

B. Coffey 2 If you have any questions, please contact Gerald McCoy, Chief, Operations Branch 1, at (404) 997-4551, (E-mail: Gerald.McCoy@nrc.gov). Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely, Signed by Franke, Mark on 03/17/22 Mark Franke, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-250, 50-251 License Nos.: DPR-31, DPR-41

Enclosure:

Licensed Operator Fitness-For-Duty Questionnaire cc w/encl: Distribution via LISTSERV

ML22068A235 X SUNSI Review X Non-Sensitive X Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RII/DRS RII/DRS NAME GMcCoy MFranke DATE 03/162022 03/17/2022 Turkey Point is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence of March 5, 2022, 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, the facility cut-off levels for the substance, 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 (drug/alcohol). If so, please provide the details of the operator's performance of licensed duties while under the influence of (drug/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.

Enclosure