ML20005F464

Advises That Licensee Implemented 10CFR26 Rule Re fitness-for-duty Program W/One Exception.Util Has Not Completed Background Check for Some of Program Administrators.Checks Expected to Be Completed by 900105

ML20005F464
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom, Limerick, 05000000
Issue date:	01/03/1990
From:	Helwig D PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
NUDOCS 9001160305
Download: ML20005F464 (2)

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10 CFR 26.73(d) 7' t c

' PHILAD E.LPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY NU' LEAR GROUP HEADQUARTERS y;

955-65 CHESTERBROOK BLVD.

~ WAYNE, PA 19087-5691-4 (215) 640-6550

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January 3,_1990 Docket Nos.

50-277 278 50-352 50-353.

License Nos.

DPR-44 DPR NPF-39 NPF-85 U.

S.: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: -Document-Control Desk Washington, DC.20555'

SUBJECT:

' Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Limerick' Generating Station, Units 1'and 2 10 CFR.26 - Fitness'for Duty Programs

Dear Sir:

The final rule, " Fitness-for-Duty-Programs,"'10CFR26,.was

' issued in the Federal-Register on June 7, 1989 (54FR24468).

This rule became effective on July 7,_ 1989 and, in accordance with i

10CFR26.2(c), is required to be implemented no later than January 3,

1990.

Furthermore, 10CFR26. 73 (d) requires that each licensee shall certify to-the NRC that it has implemented.a fitness-for-duty-program that meets the requirements of 10CFR26, and that the certification shall describe any licensee chemical testing cut-off levels more stringent than those imposed by 10CFR26.

To'the best of my knowledge, we have implemented a fitness for Lduty program that meets the requirements of 10CFR26 with one exception.

10CFR26, Appendix A, Subpart B,'section 2.3 requires in

-part that appropriate background checks shall be completed for individuals prior'to assigning them any tasks associated with the a:

administration of the fitness-for-duty program.

We have not yet completod'the background check for some of the program administrators, but expect to have these background checks completed by January 5, 1990.

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In addition, in order to certify that we have implemented a fitness-for-duty program at~the Philadelphia Electric-Company (PECO) which meets the requirements of 10CFR26, we are performing a confirmatory' review of our program.

This confirmatory _ review will be completed by the end of January, 1990.

Accordingly, I will certify by January 31, 1990,-that PECO has implemented a

. fitness-for-duty program that meets the requirements of'10CFR26..

With respect to chemical testing cut-off. levels, we have~ included chemical testing 1for barbituates and benzodiazepines, with a cut-off level of 300 ng/ml for_both, in addition to testing

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for substances at the cut-off11evels specified by 10CFR26.

Very truly yours,

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W.. T. Russell, Administrator, Region 1, USNRC J. ~J.. Lyash, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, PBAPS T. J. Kenny, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, LGS

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