ML13353A657

Licensed Operator Positive Fitness-For-Duty Test

ML13353A657
Person / Time
Site:	Grand Gulf
Issue date:	12/19/2013
From:	Blount T Division of Reactor Safety IV
To:	Kevin Mulligan Entergy Operations
Gaddy V
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UNITE D S TATE S NUC LEAR RE GULATOR Y C OMMI S SI ON R E G IO N I V 1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD AR L I NGTON , TEXAS 7 601 1- 4511 December 19, 2013 Kevin Mulligan Site Vice President Operations Entergy Operations, Inc.

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150

SUBJECT:

GRAND GULF NUCLEAR STATION LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TEST

Dear Mr. Mulligan:

On December 11, 2013, in accordance with 10 CFR 26.719, your facility reported that an NRC-licensed operator tested positive following a random fitness-for-duty test, Event Notification 49625. You also informed us that this same licensed operator had tested positive on July 18, 2013, Event Notification 49210. Although we have obtained preliminary information, this letter is a formal request for information pertaining to these occurrences. Please provide answers to the questions listed in the enclosure and other records and information on this operator's fitness-for-duty that are relevant to these occurrences, within 30 days from the date of this letter. If you are unable to meet this deadline, please notify us no later than 15 days from the date of this letter, with the reasons for the delay and a proposed date of submittal. 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 2.390(b) must accompany your response, where 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) 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 in writing with a letter of the operator's permanent incapacitation. For example, you must notify the NRC if, based on your employee assistance program in consultation with your designated physician, you determine that the operator can no longer meet the medical criteria of ANSI/ANS-3.4-1983.

K. Mulligan The NRC will evaluate the information in your response to this letter to determine if further action is warranted pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 or Part 55. The information supplied will be maintained in NRC Privacy Systems of Records-16 and will be subject to the Privacy Act.

Please provide a copy of this letter, as well as your response to this letter, to the operator.

If you are unwilling to provide this information to the operator for any reason, the NRC will provide the information to the operator when it is available as part of the operators docket file.

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Vince Gaddy, Chief, Operations Branch (817) 200-1159. The requested information should be sent to Mr. Gaddys attention at NRC Region IV, 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, TX 76011-4511. Your cooperation is appreciated.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas B. Blount, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No: 50-416 License No: NPF-29

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12/17/13 1217/13 12/17/13 12/18/13 12/19/13 Licensed Operator Fitness-for-Duty Request for Additional Information Grand Gulf Nuclear Station is requested to provide the following information concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence (10 CFR Part 26.719) reported on December 11, 2013 regarding the involved licensed operator:

1. Name, Docket Number, 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 (both initial and confirmatory), 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 illegal drugs or alcohol. If so, please provide the details of the operator's performance of licensed duties while under the influence.

5. Whether the operator fulfilled a position that was required to meet minimum licensed operating staffing requirements (fire brigade, emergency plan operations, etc.) while under the influence.

6. 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.

7. The extent to which you reviewed the operator's past work history, both on the day of the occurrence and prior to December 11, 2013.

8. 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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