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{{#Wiki_filter:ML092650761 November 24, 2009 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 2009-28: SUMMARY OF FITNESS FOR DUTY PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2008  
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION
 
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS
 
OFFICE OF NEW REACTORS
 
WASHINGTON, DC 20555-0001 November 24, 2009 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 2009-28: SUMMARY OF FITNESS FOR DUTY
 
PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS
 
FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2008


==ADDRESSEES==
==ADDRESSEES==
All holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors issued under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," except those who have permanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vesse All holders of nuclear power plant construction permits and early site permits with a limited work authorization and applicants for nuclear power plant construction permits that have a limited work authorization under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities." All holders of a combined license for a nuclear power plant issued under 10 CFR Part 52, "Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants," and applicants for a combined license that have a limited work authorizatio All licensees who are authorized to possess, use, or transport formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 70, "Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material."
All holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors issued under Title 10 of the Code of
 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization
 
Facilities, except those who have permanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel
 
has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel.
 
All holders of nuclear power plant construction permits and early site permits with a limited work
 
authorization and applicants for nuclear power plant construction permits that have a limited
 
work authorization under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production
 
and Utilization Facilities.
 
All holders of a combined license for a nuclear power plant issued under 10 CFR Part 52, Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants, and applicants for a
 
combined license that have a limited work authorization.
 
All licensees who are authorized to possess, use, or transport formula quantities of strategic
 
special nuclear material under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 70, Domestic Licensing of Special
 
Nuclear Material.
 
All holders of a certificate of compliance or an approved compliance plan issued under
 
10 CFR Part 76, Certification of Gaseous Diffusion Plants, if the holder engages in activities
 
involving formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material.
 
All contractors and vendors (C/Vs) who implement fitness-for-duty (FFD) programs or program
 
elements to the extent that the licensees and other entities listed above rely on those C/V FFD


All holders of a certificate of compliance or an approved compliance plan issued under 10 CFR Part 76, "Certification of Gaseous Diffusion Plants," if the holder engages in activities involving formula quantities of strategic special nuclear materia All contractors and vendors (C/Vs) who implement fitness-for-duty (FFD) programs or program elements to the extent that the licensees and other entities listed above rely on those C/V FFD programs or program elements to comply with 10 CFR Part 26, "Fitness For Duty Programs."
programs or program elements to comply with 10 CFR Part 26, Fitness For Duty Programs.


==PURPOSE==
==PURPOSE==
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this Information Notice (IN) to report FFD performance information obtained from licensees as detailed in their 2008 FFD program performance report submission The agency expects recipients to review the information for applicability to their facilities and to consider, as appropriate, corrective actions to improve their FFD program Suggestions contained in this IN are not NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action or written response is require DESCRIPTION OF CIRCUMSTANCES The regulations of 10 CFR Part 26, "Fitness for Duty Programs," prescribe requirements and standards for the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of FFD program On March 31, 2008, the Commission published a final rule for 10 CFR Part 26 that updated FFD requirements and enhanced consistency with other relevant Federal rules and guideline This final rule (Volume 73 of the Federal Register, page 16966 (73 FR 16966; March 31, 2008)) became effective on April 30, 2008; however, licensees and other entities could defer implementation of the requirements related to drug and alcohol testing until March 31, 200 The former rule (54 FR 24494; June 7, 1989), required licensees to submit their FFD program performance reports to the NRC within 60 days of the end of each 6-month reporting period (January - June and July - December). The current rule requires licensees to submit FFD program performance data annually before March 1 of the following year in accordance with 10 CFR 26.727, "Fitness-for-Duty Program Performance Date." In the past, the NRC summarized and analyzed the performance data and published NUREG/CR-5758, "Fitness for Duty in the Nuclear Power Industry-Annual Summary of Program Performance Reports." Beginning with calendar year 1996 data, the NRC has published the summary and analysis of FFD program performance data through the NRC's generic communication progra The enclosure to this IN provides FFD program performance data for calendar year 200 This IN presents FFD program performance information for 74 licensees or other entities as follows:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this Information Notice (IN) to report
* 64 reactor site One utility aggregated the performance data for two different reactor sites into one performance repor Therefore, although this IN only distinguishes between 64 reactor sites, the actual test results address all 65 reactor sites.
 
FFD performance information obtained from licensees as detailed in their 2008 FFD program
 
performance report submissions. The agency expects recipients to review the information for
 
applicability to their facilities and to consider, as appropriate, corrective actions to improve their
 
FFD programs. Suggestions contained in this IN are not NRC requirements; therefore, no
 
specific action or written response is required.
 
==DESCRIPTION OF CIRCUMSTANCES==
The regulations of 10 CFR Part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs, prescribe requirements and
 
standards for the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of FFD programs. On
 
March 31, 2008, the Commission published a final rule for 10 CFR Part 26 that updated FFD
 
requirements and enhanced consistency with other relevant Federal rules and guidelines. This
 
final rule (Volume 73 of the Federal Register, page 16966 (73 FR 16966; March 31, 2008))
became effective on April 30, 2008; however, licensees and other entities could defer
 
implementation of the requirements related to drug and alcohol testing until March 31, 2009.
 
The former rule (54 FR 24494; June 7, 1989), required licensees to submit their FFD program
 
performance reports to the NRC within 60 days of the end of each 6-month reporting period
 
(January - June and July - December). The current rule requires licensees to submit FFD
 
program performance data annually before March 1 of the following year in accordance with
 
10 CFR 26.727, Fitness-for-Duty Program Performance Date.
 
In the past, the NRC summarized and analyzed the performance data and published
 
NUREG/CR-5758, Fitness for Duty in the Nuclear Power IndustryAnnual Summary of
 
Program Performance Reports. Beginning with calendar year 1996 data, the NRC has
 
published the summary and analysis of FFD program performance data through the NRCs
 
generic communication program. The enclosure to this IN provides FFD program performance
 
data for calendar year 2008.
 
This IN presents FFD program performance information for 74 licensees or other entities as
 
follows:
    *   64 reactor sites. One utility aggregated the performance data for two different reactor
 
sites into one performance report. Therefore, although this IN only distinguishes
 
between 64 reactor sites, the actual test results address all 65 reactor sites.
 
*  6 corporate FFD program offices. Some utilities with multiple reactor sites administer
 
the FFD program at a location different from the reactor sites and therefore report data
 
for these personnel separately.
 
*  4 contractors/SSNM transporters. These four include BWX Technologies, Inc.; Institute
 
of Nuclear Power Operations; Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.; and Westinghouse Electric
 
Company, LLC.
 
==DISCUSSION==
The following summarizes information reported by licensees or other entities (hereafter, as
 
licensees) on FFD program issues encountered and where appropriate the lessons learned, management initiatives, and corrective actions.
 
* Ten licensees reported issues associated with licensee testing facilities or HHS-certified
 
laboratory performance involving equipment malfunctions or potential weaknesses related to
 
human error, or both. Of these, the majority of problems pertained to blind performance test
 
samples.
 
* Seven licensees reported testing program policy and procedure issues. These primarily
 
involved alcohol testing and illegal drug (cocaine and marijuana) use.
 
* A number of licensees elected to test for alcohol or specific drugs or both using more
 
stringent cutoff levels than those established by regulation (see Sections 2.7(e) and 2.7(f) in
 
Appendix A, Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs, to 10 CFR Part 26 in the
 
former rule; and 10 CFR 26.133, Cutoff Levels for Drugs and Drug Metabolites, and
 
10 CFR 26.163, Cutoff Levels for Drugs and Drug Metabolites, in the current rule).
 
Specifically, 5 licensees lowered the alcohol cutoff, 63 licensees reduced the marijuana
 
cutoff, 4 licensees reduced the cocaine cutoff, 5 licensees reduced the opiate cutoff,
    8 licensees reduced the amphetamine cutoff, and 4 licensees reduced the phencyclidine
 
(PCP) cutoff. The lower cutoff levels for drugs and drug metabolites have resulted in the
 
identification of illegal drug use. In addition, 7 licensees tested for additional drugs above
 
those required by regulation.
 
* Five licensees reported initiatives that resulted in the identification of programmatic
 
improvements or areas of weakness requiring corrective action.
 
* Three licensees reported various types of self-assessments or initiatives to improve their
 
FFD programs. These actions included but were not limited to peer and external reviews.
 
Two other licensees implemented new software programs to enhance the management of
 
the FFD and access authorization programs.
 
* The staff noted that, for a few licensees, the program performance reports did not
 
summarize management actions taken in response to identified FFD program occurrences
 
or deficiencies (10 CFR 26.71(d) in the former rule and 10 CFR 26.717(b)(8) of the current
 
rule). Fitness for duty programs are subject to NRC inspection.
 
The following describes FFD program performance issues that occurred at licensee facilities.
 
For summary purposes, this information is presented below in four categories: (1) Certified
 
Laboratories, (2) Policies and Procedures, (3) Program and System Management, and (4) Other
 
Program and System Management Issues.
 
(1) Certified Laboratories
 
Overall, 10 licensees reported problems associated with laboratory performance involving
 
equipment malfunctions or potential weaknesses related to human error, or both, as follows:
 
* One licensee reported a potential deficiency associated with the tamper indicating seals
 
supplied by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)-certified laboratory
 
for use in securing specimen containers. The licensee determined through testing that the laboratory-supplied seal could be removed from a specimen bottle without indications of
 
tampering. The licensee immediately implemented the use of a second more sensitive seal
 
that was applied over the laboratory-supplied seal. A review of drug test results for
 
specimen testing conducted at the laboratory over the past 2 years revealed no instances in
 
which a specimen was rejected for testing because of a problem with the tamper-indicating
 
seal. The laboratory was in the process of developing a new seal at the time of the FFD
 
performance report submission. The licensee will conduct tests on the new seal when it
 
receives it from the laboratory and will verify that the seal cannot be removed from a
 
specimen bottle without the seal showing signs of tampering.
 
* One licensee reported that a contractor FFD technician included the phrase Quality
 
Assurance Blind on the custody-and-control forms for blind performance test samples sent
 
to the HHS-certified laboratory. This information distinguished the blind samples from donor
 
specimens submitted for testing. The FFD technician received training on the correct
 
procedures to follow for completing the custody-and-control forms for blind samples, and the
 
licensee submitted new blind samples to the HHS-certified laboratory to replace those
 
previously sent in error. The licensee also reviewed the custody-and-control forms for
 
previous blind samples and identified no additional discrepancies.
 
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory misplaced two specimens. An
 
additional specimen was collected and tested for each donor.
 
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported a false negative test result
 
for a blind performance test sample containing amphetamine. Retesting of the blind sample
 
at a second HHS-certified laboratory resulted in a positive test for amphetamine. The
 
licensees performance report submission did not specify the cause of the testing error at
 
the initial HHS-certified laboratory.
 
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported a false negative result for a
 
blind performance test sample containing PCP. The laboratory investigated and determined
 
that a random mechanical instrument error resulting from a small crack in a wash nozzle line
 
caused the false negative.
 
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported a false negative result for a
 
blind performance test sample containing PCP. The laboratory determined that the
 
certifying scientist incorrectly entered the test result into the laboratorys computer system.
 
The laboratory conducted error correction training with the certifying scientist and indicated
 
that all certifying scientists would receive additional training to ensure that they accurately
 
entry of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry results into the laboratorys computer
 
system.
 
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported an inconsistent test result
 
for a blind performance test sample containing marijuana and an adulterant. The laboratory
 
reported only a marijuana positive test result. The licensees performance report submission
 
did not specify the cause of the inconsistent result from the HHS-certified laboratory.
 
* One licensee reported that an FFD program audit determined that it had not met the
 
quarterly blind performance test sample requirement for the former rule (i.e., 10 percent of
 
specimens tested in the quarter up to 250) for the third quarter of 2008. The licensee
 
submitted 33 samples when it should have submitted 35 samples. The issue was attributed
 
to the licensees failure to apply self-checking techniques to ensure that the intended action
 
was correct. Licensee staff completed refresher training and the licensee developed a
 
tracking table to more accurately evaluate the number and type (i.e., positive or negative) of
 
blind samples submitted for testing each quarter. A Human Performance Success Clock
 
Evaluation recommended a Section Clock Reset because company administrative
 
expectations were not being met. The licensee forwarded the Human Performance Success
 
Clock Evaluation to the Condition Report Program Administrator for retention.
 
* Two licensees reported not meeting the quarterly blind performance test sample
 
requirement for one quarter of testing. However, the licensees noted that the combined
 
average for the first and second quarters was over 10 percent of the specimens submitted to
 
the HHS-certified laboratory. The licensee generated condition reports, implemented
 
corrective actions to prevent recurrence, and issued company-wide condition reports to
 
share the event and lessons learned with other entities.
 
(2) Policies and Procedures
 
Overall, 7 licensees reported testing program policy and procedure issues as follows:
 
* One licensee reported that an NRC security inspection report identified a Green non-cited
 
violation for failure to test personnel selected for random drug and alcohol testing at the
 
earliest reasonable and practical opportunity.
 
* One licensee reported that the results of a self-assessment evaluation of 200 breath alcohol
 
tests determined that 1 breath test had been improperly administered. The test was


* 6 corporate FFD program office Some utilities with multiple reactor sites administer the FFD program at a location different from the reactor sites and therefore report data for these personnel separately.
performed with only 1 minute between breath samples. An additional 1,000 records were
 
reviewed with no issues identified.
 
* One licensee reported that a confirmed positive alcohol test result was appealed and
 
overturned because the specimen collector completed the custody-and-control form
 
improperly.
 
* One licensee reported that the pre-access1 alcohol test for a refueling outage short-term
 
contractor was conducted in error. Positive results were obtained during initial breath
 
testing but confirmatory testing was not conducted because of a communication error by the
 
1 Licensees and other entities shall administer drug and alcohol tests to the individuals who are
 
subject to 10 CFR Part 26 under the following conditions: for pre-access, for-cause, and post- event. (10 CFR 26.31(c)). Licensees and entities are required to conduct pre-access testing as
 
well as other actions (such as background, credit, and criminal history checks) to help ensure
 
the honestly, integrity, and reliability of persons being considered for unescorted access to a
 
licensee facility. breath collector. The breath collector, a temporary worker hired for outage processing, was
 
relieved of collection duties pending counseling and additional training. The short-term
 
contractor was not granted unescorted access to the plant.
 
* One licensee reported that it determined that two licensee security officers were associated
 
with illegal drugs. One security officer admitted to illegal drug use while on vacation and
 
following his return to work. The second security officer was involved in an offsite event
 
apparently involving the possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia; this event required
 
police response. For-cause tests were completed for both security officers, and the results
 
of the tests were negative. The licensee terminated both employees employment and
 
implemented an accelerated random testing program for security officers above that
 
required by 10 CFR Part 26. During this reporting period, the accelerated testing resulted in
 
no positive test results.
 
* One licensee reported that a contract employee that previously had unescorted access, tested positive for marijuana on a pre-access test. The licensee granted the employee
 
5-day reinstated access pending receipt of the pre-access drug test result. Upon receipt of
 
a positive test result, the licensee suspended the employees unescorted access. The
 
licensee reviewed the employee's work activities and did not identify any deficient work
 
practices that could have impacted security- or safety-related systems/equipment. A review
 
of the employee's request for unescorted access revealed no disqualifying information or
 
indication of illegal drug use. The employee did not enter the protected area during the
 
5-day period. The licensee subsequently revoked the employee's unescorted access.
 
* One licensee reported that a thermometer used during a urine specimen collection was past
 
due for calibration. A second specimen was collected from the donor and a condition report
 
was written.
 
(3) Program and System Management
 
As described above, the current 10 CFR Part 26 rule was published and became effective
 
April 30, 2008. However, licensees could defer implementation of the drug and alcohol
 
provisions until March 31, 2009. As a result, for the 2008 FFD performance reporting period, some licensees may have implemented the amended/new requirements midway through
 
calendar year 2008. Therefore, the drug and alcohol performance data presented below (e.g.,
cutoff and blood alcohol content (BAC) levels) could represent either the former or the current
 
requirements depending on the actual date that the licensee implemented the current rule. The
 
drug and alcohol testing requirements for the former rule are provided in 10 CFR Part 26, Appendix A, Sections 2.7(e) and 2.7(f). The current drug testing cutoff levels are found in
 
10 CFR 26.133 and 26.163 and the confirmatory BAC percentage considered a positive test
 
result is found in 10 CFR 26.103. The changes to the drug and alcohol testing cutoff level
 
changes are as follows:
 
* Marijuana metabolites. Initial cutoff level was lowered from 100 nanograms per milliliter
 
(ng/mL) to 50 ng/mL.
 
* Opiate metabolites. Initial and confirmatory cutoff levels were increased from 300 ng/mL to
 
2000 ng/mL.
 
* Confirmatory alcohol test percent BAC. The current rule provides a work status provision to
 
evaluate time-at-work when determining a positive alcohol test result. (Before the current
 
rule, the NRC considered only a confirmatory alcohol test result of 0.04 percent BAC or
 
higher as a positive test result.) Under the current rule, a positive test result is reported for
 
three situations: a confirmatory alcohol test result of 0.04 percent BAC or higher; a
 
0.03 percent BAC or higher and in work status for at least 1-hour; and, a 0.02 percent BAC
 
or higher and in work status for at least 2 hours.
 
Alcohol Testing (BAC Cutoff Levels):
 
* One licensee reported testing at a lower BAC cutoff level (0.02 percent BAC) for pre-access
 
and follow-up testing.
 
* Four licensees reported testing at BAC cutoff levels ranging from 0.011-0.039 percent to
 
extrapolate BAC levels based on time between alcohol consumption and time of test.
 
* Eight licensees reported implementing the BAC cutoff levels in the current rule.
 
Drug Testing (Cutoff Levels):
 
* Three licensees reported testing at the limits of detection (LOD) for all for-cause and follow- up tests and for suspect specimens. This testing resulted in the identification of marijuana
 
and cocaine positive results.
 
Note: For the drug or drug metabolites provided below, the following format is used: (Initial
 
Cutoff Level/Confirmatory Cutoff Level). For example, (50/15 ng/mL) means that the
 
initial confirmatory cutoff level is 50 ng/mL and the confirmatory cutoff level is 15 ng/mL.
 
Marijuana
 
Sixty-three licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels than those required by the former
 
rule. The majority of these licensees had also tested at these levels in prior years.
 
* Fifty-four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels under the former rule and
 
consistent with the cutoff levels in the current rule (50/15 ng/mL).
 
* Three of the 54 licensees reported maintaining an initial cutoff level at 100 ng/mL for
 
licensee bargaining unit personnel and applied the 50/15 ng/mL cutoff levels for all other
 
personnel.
 
* Four of the 54 licenses reported using a 20 ng/mL initial cutoff level and confirmatory
 
cutoff level at the LOD for dilute specimens (i.e., specimens with a creatinine
 
concentration of less than 20 milligrams per deciliter).
 
* Two licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (50/10 ng/mL). One of these
 
licensees reported switching to a confirmatory cutoff level of 15 ng/mL in October 2008.


* 4 contractors/SSNM transporter These four include BWX Technologies, Inc.; Institute of Nuclear Power Operations; Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.; and Westinghouse Electric Company, LL DISCUSSION The following summarizes information reported by licensees or other entities (hereafter, as licensees) on FFD program issues encountered and where appropriate the lessons learned, management initiatives, and corrective action
* Ten licensees reported issues associated with licensee testing facilities or HHS-certified laboratory performance involving equipment malfunctions or potential weaknesses related to human error, or bot Of these, the majority of problems pertained to blind performance test sample
* Seven licensees reported testing program policy and procedure issue These primarily involved alcohol testing and illegal drug (cocaine and marijuana) us
* A number of licensees elected to test for alcohol or specific drugs or both using more stringent cutoff levels than those established by regulation (see Sections 2.7(e) and 2.7(f) in Appendix A, "Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs," to 10 CFR Part 26 in the former rule; and 10 CFR 26.133, "Cutoff Levels for Drugs and Drug Metabolites," and 10 CFR 26.163, "Cutoff Levels for Drugs and Drug Metabolites," in the current rule). Specifically, 5 licensees lowered the alcohol cutoff, 63 licensees reduced the marijuana cutoff, 4 licensees reduced the cocaine cutoff, 5 licensees reduced the opiate cutoff, 8 licensees reduced the amphetamine cutoff, and 4 licensees reduced the phencyclidine (PCP) cutof The lower cutoff levels for drugs and drug metabolites have resulted in the identification of illegal drug us In addition, 7 licensees tested for additional drugs above those required by regulatio
* Five licensees reported initiatives that resulted in the identification of programmatic improvements or areas of weakness requiring corrective actio
* Three licensees reported various types of self-assessments or initiatives to improve their FFD program These actions included but were not limited to peer and external review Two other licensees implemented new software programs to enhance the management of the FFD and access authorization program
* The staff noted that, for a few licensees, the program performance reports did not summarize management actions taken in response to identified FFD program occurrences or deficiencies (10 CFR 26.71(d) in the former rule and 10 CFR 26.717(b)(8) of the current rule). Fitness for duty programs are subject to NRC inspectio The following describes FFD program performance issues that occurred at licensee facilitie For summary purposes, this information is presented below in four categories: (1) Certified Laboratories, (2) Policies and Procedures, (3) Program and System Management, and (4) Other Program and System Management Issue (1) Certified Laboratories Overall, 10 licensees reported problems associated with laboratory performance involving equipment malfunctions or potential weaknesses related to human error, or both, as follows:
* One licensee reported a potential deficiency associated with the tamper indicating seals supplied by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)-certified laboratory for use in securing specimen container The licensee determined through testing that the laboratory-supplied seal could be removed from a specimen bottle without indications of tamperin The licensee immediately implemented the use of a second more sensitive seal that was applied over the laboratory-supplied sea A review of drug test results for specimen testing conducted at the laboratory over the past 2 years revealed no instances in which a specimen was rejected for testing because of a problem with the tamper-indicating sea The laboratory was in the process of developing a new seal at the time of the FFD performance report submissio The licensee will conduct tests on the new seal when it receives it from the laboratory and will verify that the seal cannot be removed from a specimen bottle without the seal showing signs of tamperin
* One licensee reported that a contractor FFD technician included the phrase "Quality Assurance Blind" on the custody-and-control forms for blind performance test samples sent to the HHS-certified laborator This information distinguished the blind samples from donor specimens submitted for testin The FFD technician received training on the correct procedures to follow for completing the custody-and-control forms for blind samples, and the licensee submitted new blind samples to the HHS-certified laboratory to replace those previously sent in erro The licensee also reviewed the custody-and-control forms for previous blind samples and identified no additional discrepancie
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory misplaced two specimen An additional specimen was collected and tested for each dono
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported a false negative test result for a blind performance test sample containing amphetamin Retesting of the blind sample at a second HHS-certified laboratory resulted in a positive test for amphetamin The licensee's performance report submission did not specify the cause of the testing error at the initial HHS-certified laborator
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported a false negative result for a blind performance test sample containing PC The laboratory investigated and determined that a random mechanical instrument error resulting from a small crack in a wash nozzle line caused the false negativ
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported a false negative result for a blind performance test sample containing PC The laboratory determined that the certifying scientist incorrectly entered the test result into the laboratory's computer syste The laboratory conducted error correction training with the certifying scientist and indicated that all certifying scientists would receive additional training to ensure that they accurately entry of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry results into the laboratory's computer syste
* One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported an inconsistent test result for a blind performance test sample containing marijuana and an adulteran The laboratory reported only a marijuana positive test resul The licensee's performance report submission did not specify the cause of the inconsistent result from the HHS-certified laborator
* One licensee reported that an FFD program audit determined that it had not met the quarterly blind performance test sample requirement for the former rule (i.e., 10 percent of specimens tested in the quarter up to 250) for the third quarter of 200 The licensee submitted 33 samples when it should have submitted 35 sample The issue was attributed to the licensee's failure to apply self-checking techniques to ensure that the intended action was correc Licensee staff completed refresher training and the licensee developed a tracking table to more accurately evaluate the number and type (i.e., positive or negative) of blind samples submitted for testing each quarte A Human Performance Success Clock Evaluation recommended a Section Clock Reset because company administrative expectations were not being me The licensee forwarded the Human Performance Success Clock Evaluation to the Condition Report Program Administrator for retentio
* Two licensees reported not meeting the quarterly blind performance test sample requirement for one quarter of testin However, the licensees noted that the combined average for the first and second quarters was over 10 percent of the specimens submitted to the HHS-certified laborator The licensee generated condition reports, implemented corrective actions to prevent recurrence, and issued company-wide condition reports to share the event and lessons learned with other entitie (2) Policies and Procedures Overall, 7 licensees reported testing program policy and procedure issues as follows:
* One licensee reported that an NRC security inspection report identified a Green non-cited violation for failure to test personnel selected for random drug and alcohol testing at the earliest reasonable and practical opportunit
* One licensee reported that the results of a self-assessment evaluation of 200 breath alcohol tests determined that 1 breath test had been improperly administere The test was performed with only 1 minute between breath sample An additional 1,000 records were reviewed with no issues identifie
* One licensee reported that a confirmed positive alcohol test result was appealed and overturned because the specimen collector completed the custody-and-control form improperl
* One licensee reported that the pre-access1 alcohol test for a refueling outage short-term contractor was conducted in erro Positive results were obtained during initial breath testing but confirmatory testing was not conducted because of a communication error by the    1 Licensees and other entities shall administer drug and alcohol tests to the individuals who are subject to 10 CFR Part 26 under the following conditions: for pre-access, for-cause, and post-event. (10 CFR 26.31(c)). Licensees and entities are required to conduct pre-access testing as well as other actions (such as background, credit, and criminal history checks) to help ensure the honestly, integrity, and reliability of persons being considered for unescorted access to a licensee facilit breath collecto The breath collector, a temporary worker hired for outage processing, was relieved of collection duties pending counseling and additional trainin The short-term contractor was not granted unescorted access to the plan
* One licensee reported that it determined that two licensee security officers were associated with illegal drug One security officer admitted to illegal drug use while on vacation and following his return to wor The second security officer was involved in an offsite event apparently involving the possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia; this event required police respons For-cause tests were completed for both security officers, and the results of the tests were negativ The licensee terminated both employees' employment and implemented an accelerated random testing program for security officers above that required by 10 CFR Part 2 During this reporting period, the accelerated testing resulted in no positive test result
* One licensee reported that a contract employee that previously had unescorted access, tested positive for marijuana on a pre-access tes The licensee granted the employee 5-day reinstated access pending receipt of the pre-access drug test resul Upon receipt of a positive test result, the licensee suspended the employee's unescorted acces The licensee reviewed the employee's work activities and did not identify any deficient work practices that could have impacted security- or safety-related systems/equipmen A review of the employee's request for unescorted access revealed no disqualifying information or indication of illegal drug us The employee did not enter the protected area during the 5-day perio The licensee subsequently revoked the employee's unescorted acces
* One licensee reported that a thermometer used during a urine specimen collection was past due for calibratio A second specimen was collected from the donor and a condition report was writte (3) Program and System Management As described above, the current 10 CFR Part 26 rule was published and became effective April 30, 200 However, licensees could defer implementation of the drug and alcohol provisions until March 31, 200 As a result, for the 2008 FFD performance reporting period, some licensees may have implemented the amended/new requirements midway through calendar year 200 Therefore, the drug and alcohol performance data presented below (e.g., cutoff and blood alcohol content (BAC) levels) could represent either the former or the current requirements depending on the actual date that the licensee implemented the current rul The drug and alcohol testing requirements for the former rule are provided in 10 CFR Part 26, Appendix A, Sections 2.7(e) and 2.7(f). The current drug testing cutoff levels are found in 10 CFR 26.133 and 26.163 and the confirmatory BAC percentage considered a positive test result is found in 10 CFR 26.10 The changes to the drug and alcohol testing cutoff level changes are as follows:
* Marijuana metabolite Initial cutoff level was lowered from 100 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) to 50 ng/m
* Opiate metabolite Initial and confirmatory cutoff levels were increased from 300 ng/mL to 2000 ng/m
* Confirmatory alcohol test percent BA The current rule provides a work status provision to evaluate time-at-work when determining a positive alcohol test resul (Before the current rule, the NRC considered only a confirmatory alcohol test result of 0.04 percent BAC or higher as a positive test result.) Under the current rule, a positive test result is reported for three situations: a confirmatory alcohol test result of 0.04 percent BAC or higher; a 0.03 percent BAC or higher and in work status for at least 1-hour; and, a 0.02 percent BAC or higher and in work status for at least 2 hour Alcohol Testing (BAC Cutoff Levels):
* One licensee reported testing at a lower BAC cutoff level (0.02 percent BAC) for pre-access and follow-up testin
* Four licensees reported testing at BAC cutoff levels ranging from 0.011-0.039 percent to extrapolate BAC levels based on time between alcohol consumption and time of tes
* Eight licensees reported implementing the BAC cutoff levels in the current rul Drug Testing (Cutoff Levels):
* Three licensees reported testing at the limits of detection (LOD) for all for-cause and follow-up tests and for suspect specimen This testing resulted in the identification of marijuana and cocaine positive result Note: For the drug or drug metabolites provided below, the following format is used: (Initial Cutoff Level/Confirmatory Cutoff Level). For example, "(50/15 ng/mL)" means that the initial confirmatory cutoff level is 50 ng/mL and the confirmatory cutoff level is 15 ng/m Marijuana Sixty-three licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels than those required by the former rul The majority of these licensees had also tested at these levels in prior year
* Fifty-four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels under the former rule and consistent with the cutoff levels in the current rule (50/15 ng/mL).
* Three of the 54 licensees reported maintaining an initial cutoff level at 100 ng/mL for licensee bargaining unit personnel and applied the 50/15 ng/mL cutoff levels for all other personne
* Four of the 54 licenses reported using a 20 ng/mL initial cutoff level and confirmatory cutoff level at the LOD for dilute specimens (i.e., specimens with a creatinine concentration of less than 20 milligrams per deciliter).
* Two licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (50/10 ng/mL). One of these licensees reported switching to a confirmatory cutoff level of 15 ng/mL in October 200
* Two licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/15 ng/mL).
* Two licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/15 ng/mL).


* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/10 ng/mL).
* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/10 ng/mL). *   Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/3 ng/mL).
* Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/3 ng/mL). Cocaine
 
* Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (150/60 ng/mL). Opiates
Cocaine
* Five licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/150 ng/mL). Amphetamine
 
* Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (150/60 ng/mL).
 
Opiates
 
*     Five licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/150 ng/mL).
 
Amphetamine
 
* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (1000/250 ng/mL).
* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (1000/250 ng/mL).
* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (1000/200 ng/mL), but only for amphetamine, not for methamphetamin
 
* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (1000/200 ng/mL), but only for
 
amphetamine, not for methamphetamine.
 
* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/300 ng/mL).
* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/300 ng/mL).
* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/250 ng/mL).
* One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/250 ng/mL).
* Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/100 ng/mL). Phencyclidine (PCP)
 
* Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/10 ng/mL). Testing for Additional Drugs
* Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/100 ng/mL).
* Five licensees reported testing for barbiturates (300/300 ng/mL), benzodiazepines (300/300 ng/mL), methadone (300/300 ng/mL), and methaqualone (300/300 ng/mL). Those tests resulted in one positive resul
 
* One licensee reported testing for methadone (300/200 ng/mL), but discontinued that testing after October 200
Phencyclidine (PCP)
* One licensee reported testing for barbiturates (300/250 ng/mL) and benzodiazepines (300/250 ng/mL).
 
* Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/10 ng/mL).
 
===Testing for Additional Drugs===
 
* Five licensees reported testing for barbiturates (300/300 ng/mL), benzodiazepines (300/300
    ng/mL), methadone (300/300 ng/mL), and methaqualone (300/300 ng/mL). Those tests
 
resulted in one positive result.
 
* One licensee reported testing for methadone (300/200 ng/mL), but discontinued that testing
 
after October 2008.
 
* One licensee reported testing for barbiturates (300/250 ng/mL) and benzodiazepines
 
(300/250 ng/mL).


(4) Other Program and System Management Issues
(4) Other Program and System Management Issues
* One licensee conducted an FFD self-assessment with a team of three peer evaluators from other licensees and two of their own employee The assessment generated 13 recommendations that the licensee is currently evaluatin
 
* One licensee reported four issues identified during an NRC inspection: (1) donors had access to a soap dispenser in the collection area; (2) the licensee failed to perform follow-up testing at the required procedural frequency for a person; (3) unescorted access not withheld for three individuals who were not covered under the behavioral observation program (BOP) for more than 30 days; and (4) personal/privacy information was stored in an unprotected network locatio
* One licensee conducted an FFD self-assessment with a team of three peer evaluators from
* One licensee reported that staff at the licensee testing facility participated in proficiency testing provided by the College of American Pathologists to ensure to the accuracy and integrity of the drug testing proces
 
* Two licensees implemented a new vendor-supplied database system to maintain and process information for the access authorization, FFD, and BOP program The information system automated and simplified processes, replaced multiple databases, and eliminated redundant work for licensee staf This system incorporates and standardizes processes, programs, and procedures, including the annual supervisory reviews, monthly access control list, and the generation of the random selection lists for the FFD progra Efficiencies were gained by eliminating multiple data entry points and by reducing file maintenance activitie
other licensees and two of their own employees. The assessment generated
 
13 recommendations that the licensee is currently evaluating.
 
* One licensee reported four issues identified during an NRC inspection: (1) donors had
 
access to a soap dispenser in the collection area; (2) the licensee failed to perform follow-up
 
testing at the required procedural frequency for a person; (3) unescorted access not
 
withheld for three individuals who were not covered under the behavioral observation
 
program (BOP) for more than 30 days; and (4) personal/privacy information was stored in an
 
unprotected network location.
 
* One licensee reported that staff at the licensee testing facility participated in proficiency
 
testing provided by the College of American Pathologists to ensure to the accuracy and
 
integrity of the drug testing process.
 
* Two licensees implemented a new vendor-supplied database system to maintain and
 
process information for the access authorization, FFD, and BOP programs. The information
 
system automated and simplified processes, replaced multiple databases, and eliminated
 
redundant work for licensee staff. This system incorporates and standardizes processes, programs, and procedures, including the annual supervisory reviews, monthly access
 
control list, and the generation of the random selection lists for the FFD program.
 
Efficiencies were gained by eliminating multiple data entry points and by reducing file
 
maintenance activities.


==CONTACT==
==CONTACT==
This IN requires no specific action or written respons Please direct any questions about this matter to the technical contact listed belo /RA/ /RA/ Timothy J. McGinty, Director Daniel H. Dorman, Director Division of Policy and Rulemaking Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards /RA/
This IN requires no specific action or written response. Please direct any questions about this
Glenn Tracy, Director Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs Office of New Reactors  
 
matter to the technical contact listed below.
 
/RA/                                           /RA/
Timothy J. McGinty, Director                   Daniel H. Dorman, Director
 
Division of Policy and Rulemaking             Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards
 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation           Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
 
/RA/
 
===Glenn Tracy, Director===
Division of Construction Inspection
 
and Operational Programs
 
===Office of New Reactors===


===Technical Contact:===
===Technical Contact:===
Paul Harris, NSIR (301) 415-1169 E-mail: fitnessforduty@nrc.gov


===Enclosure:===
===Paul Harris, NSIR===
Summary of Fitness-for-Duty Program Performance Reports (Calendar Year 2008) Note: NRC generic communications may be found on the NRC public Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, under Electronic Reading Room/Document Collection
                        (301) 415-1169 E-mail: fitnessforduty@nrc.gov
* One licensee reported that staff at the licensee testing facility participated in proficiency testing provided by the College of American Pathologists to ensure to the accuracy and integrity of the drug testing proces
 
* Two licensees implemented a new vendor-supplied database system to maintain and process information for the access authorization, FFD, and BOP program The information system automated and simplified processes, replaced multiple databases, and eliminated redundant work for licensee staf This system incorporates and standardizes processes, programs, and procedures, including the annual supervisory reviews, monthly access control list, and the generation of the random selection lists for the FFD progra Efficiencies were gained by eliminating multiple data entry points and by reducing file maintenance activitie
Enclosure:
Summary of Fitness-for-Duty Program Performance Reports (Calendar Year 2008)
Note: NRC generic communications may be found on the NRC public Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, under Electronic Reading Room/Document Collections.
 
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DATE      09/29/09        9/29/09        9/23/09        10/5/09          10/8/09      10/28/09 OFFICE    PGCB:DPR        BC:PGCB:DPR    NRO                    NMSS      D:DPR
 
NAME      CHawes          MMurphy        GTracy(ACampbell for) DDorman    TMcGinty
 
DATE      11/02/09        11/12/09      11/19/09                11/23/09  11/24/09
 
Summary of Fitness for Duty Program Performance Reports
 
(Calendar Year 2008)
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 26.717, Fitness-for-Duty Program
 
Performance Data, (formerly 10 CFR 26.71(d)) requires licensees and other entities to, in part, collect, compile, retain, and submit fitness for duty program performance data. The tables and
 
charts below present information for calendar year 2008 and in some cases present data over
 
longer periods of time to present trends. The following is a summary description of the data
 
listed in the subsequent tables. In some cases, the numerical summary values below have
 
been rounded.
 
Summary


==CONTACT==
*    The tables show that the industry positive test rate is low for both licensee and
This IN requires no specific action or written respons Please direct any questions about this matter to the technical contact listed belo /RA/ /RA/ Timothy J. McGinty, Director Daniel H. Dorman, Director Division of Policy and Rulemaking Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards /RA/
 
Glenn Tracy, Director Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs Office of New Reactors
contractor/vendor populations.
 
*    Table 1 shows that the positive test rate for all tests conducted by the industry is
 
0.65 percent. The for-cause test rate resulting from behavior observation is 11.79 percent, the highest industry positive test rate.
 
*    Table 2 illustrates a consistent pattern regarding positive test rates by work category.
 
Licensee employees have the lowest positive test rates and short-term contractors have the
 
highest positive test rates. This pattern has been consistent across test types and over time
 
as shown in Tables 9, 10, 11, and 12.
 
*    Table 4 shows that marijuana is the substance most frequently detected substance in both
 
licensee employee and contractor tests. For licensee employees, alcohol is the next most
 
frequently detected substance while cocaine is the most frequently detected substance for
 
contractors.
 
*    Table 5 shows a downward trend in the number of significant events for reactor operators
 
and supervisors.
 
*    Table 7 illustrates that three substances (marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol) have accounted
 
for approximately 95 percent of all substances identified in each year of industry testing from
 
1990 through 2008.
 
Marijuana 47 percent of substances in 1990, 55 percent in 2008 Cocaine 29 percent of substances in 1990, 20 percent in 2008 Alcohol      19 percent of substances in 1990 and 2008
*    Table 8 shows that from 1990 through 2008 the annual random testing positive rate for
 
industry has decreased from 0.37 percent to 0.23 percent. *  Table 13 presents the range of positive test rates reported by licensees in 2008, by work
 
category, for pre-access and random testing. The information presented indicates that while
 
the overall positive rates are low (less than 1 percent), contractors test positive at a much
 
higher rate than licensee employees.
 
Pre-access testing positive rates
 
* Industry rate (contractors) is 0.85 percent
 
(licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 2.10 percent)
        *  Industry rate (licensee employees) is 0.18 percent
 
(licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 1.53 percent).
 
Random testing positive rates
 
* Industry rate (contractors) is 0.43 percent
 
(licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 2.01 percent)
        *  Industry rate (licensee employees) is 0.14 percent
 
(licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 0.60 percent).
 
Table 1    Test Results for Each Test Category (2008)
  Test Category                Number of Tests        Positive Tests          Percent Positive
 
Pre-Access                              87,468                  664                      0.76%
  Random                                  54,759                  127                      0.23%
  For-Cause
 
Observed Behavior                          797                    94                    11.79%
  Post-Accident                              986                      7                    0.71%
  Follow-Up                                5,756                    44                    0.76%
  Other                                    2,171                    55                    2.53%
  TOTAL*                                  151,937                  991                      0.65%
  TOTAL without Other                  149,766                  936                      0.62%
  category
 
* Includes the Other test category. Although some licensees specified the nature of the tests
 
included in the Other category (e.g., return to work), most licensees did not provide clarifying
 
information. Table 2    Test Results by Test and Work Categories (2008)
                              Licensee        Long-Term        Short-Term
 
Test Category                                                                      Total
 
Employees      Contractors*      Contractors*
Pre-Access
 
Number Tested                    11,498            1,086          74,884          87,468 Number Positive                      21              10              633            664 Percent Positive                  0.18%            0.92%            0.85%          0.76%
Random
 
Number Tested                    38,721            1,813          16,225          54,759 Number Positive                      50                2              75            127 Percent Positive                  0.14%            0.11%            0.46%          0.23%
For-Cause
 
Observed Behavior
 
Number Tested                        329              30              438            797 Number Positive                      22                0              72              94 Percent Positive                  6.69%            0.00%          16.44%          11.79%
Post-Accident
 
Number Tested                        448              69              469            986 Number Positive                        1                0                6              7 Percent Positive                  0.22%            0.00%            1.28%          0.71%
Follow-Up
 
Number Tested                      2,856              139            2,761          5,756 Number Positive                      19                0              25              44 Percent Positive                  0.67%            0.00%            0.91%          0.76%
Other
 
Number Tested                      1,196              263              712          2,171 Number Positive                        9                0              47              55 Percent Positive                  0.75%            0.00%            6.60%          2.53%
TOTAL
 
Number Tested                    53,048            3,400          95,489        151,937 Number Positive                      122              12              857            991 Percent Positive                  0.23%            0.35%            0.90%          0.65%
TOTAL without Other
 
Number Tested                    51,852            3,137          94,777        149,766 Number Positive                      113              12              811            936 Percent Positive                  0.22%            0.38%            0.86%          0.62%
* Some licensees distinguished between short-term and long-term contractors, whereas others
 
reported all contractors as short term. Table 3    Test Results by Test Category (2008)
                                First          Second
 
Test Category                                                  Year
 
6 Months        6 Months
 
Pre-Access
 
Number Tested                        48,177          39,291        87,468 Number Positive                          394              270          664 Percent Positive                      0.82%            0.69%        0.76%
Random
 
Number Tested                        27,795          26,964        54,759 Number Positive                          71              56          127 Percent Positive                      0.26%            0.21%        0.23%
For-Cause
 
Observed Behavior
 
Number Tested                            450              347          797 Number Positive                          56              38            94 Percent Positive                    12.44%          10.95%        11.79%
Post-Accident
 
Number Tested                            526              460          986 Number Positive                            5                2            7 Percent Positive                      0.95%            0.43%        0.71%
Follow-Up
 
Number Tested                          3,082            2,674        5,756 Number Positive                          20              24            44 Percent Positive                      0.65%            0.90%        0.76%
Other
 
Number Tested                          1,206              965        2,171 Number Positive                          30              25            55 Percent Positive                      2.49%            2.59%        2.53%
TOTAL
 
Number Tested                        81,236          70,701      151,937 Number Positive                          576              415          991 Percent Positive                      0.71%            0.59%        0.65%
 
===TOTAL without Other===
  Number Tested                        80,030          69,736      149,766 Number Positive                          546              390          936 Percent Positive                      0.68%            0.56%        0.62% Table 4        Confirmed Positive Test Results by Substance and by Work Category (2008)
              (All test types, including testing Refusals)
                                Licensee                        Contractors
 
Positive                                                                                            Total
 
Employees                  (Long-Term/Short-Term)
  Test Result
 
Number        Percent          Number            Percent            Number      Percent
 
Marijuana                      47        32.87%              459              52.16%            506      49.46%
Cocaine                        21          14.69%              163              18.52%            184      17.99%
Opiates                          3          2.10%              13                1.48%            16        1.56%
Amphetamines                    3          2.10%              32                3.64%            35        3.42%
Phencyclidine                    1          0.70%                0                0.00%              1        0.10%
Alcohol                        39          27.27%              138              15.68%            177      17.30%
Refusal to Test                29          20.28%              75                8.52%            104      10.17%
          TOTAL*              143        100.00%              880            100.00%            1,023      100.00%
* The totals in this table may be higher than those reported in Tables 1, 2, and 3 because of
 
instances in which an individual tested positive for more than one substance.
 
Chart 1                                                          Chart 2
  2008 Positive Test Results by Substance                      2008 Positive Test Results by Substance
 
Licensee Employees                                                    Contractors
 
Refusal to Test                                                      Refusal to Test
 
20.28%                                                              8.52%
                                                                          Alcohol
 
Marijuana                15.68%
                                                32.87%
                                                                  Phencyclidine
 
0.0%
      Alcohol                                                                                                  Marijuana
 
27.27%                                                    Amphetamines                                      52.16%
                                                                  3.64%
                                                                    Opiates
 
1.48%
            Phencyclidine              Cocaine
 
0.70%                  14.69%                                    Cocaine
 
Amphetamines    Opiates                                            18.52%
                  2.10%        2.10% Table 5      Significant Fitness-for-Duty (FFD) Events*
                                                        FFD
 
Reactor      Licensee      Contract                Substances  Adulterated
 
Year                                                  Program                              Total
 
Operators    Supervisors    Supervisors                    Found    Specimen*
                                                      Personnel
 
1990          19            26            12            1            6            -        64
1991          16            18            24            5            8            -        71
1992          18            22            28            0            6            -        74
1993          8            25            16            0            2            -        51
1994          7            11            11            1            0            -        30
1995          8            16            10            0            5            -        39
1996          8            19              8            2            5            -        42
1997          9            16            10            0            4            -        39
1998          5            10            10            3            0            -        28
1999          5              2            12            2            2            -        23
2000          5            11              8            0            3            -        27
2001          4              9            12            0            0            -        25
2002          3              3            12            3            1            -        22
2003          6              3              8            0            2            9        28
2004          9              7              4            0            9          23        52
2005          5            13            14            1            9          29        71
2006          3              6              6            0            2          60        77
2007          3              7              1            1            0          47        59
2008          2              8              6            1            0          51        68
* For this report, an adulterated specimen is reported if the original specimen was determined to
 
be adulterated, dilute, or possessed unusually low or high temperature, specific gravity, or
 
creatinine levels and if the individual either refused to provide a second specimen or the
 
specimen collected under observed collection resulted in a positive test result. The staff notes
 
that some inconsistencies were identified in licensee reporting of adulterated specimens. Table 6A Trends in Testing by Test Type
 
Type of Test              1990        1991      1992        1993    1994*    1995      1996      1997        1998        1999 Pre-Access
 
Number Tested          122,491      104,508  104,842      91,471  80,217  79,305    81,041    84,320      69,146      69,139 Number Positive          1,548          983    1,110          952    977    1,122    1,132      1,096        822          934 Percent Positive        1.26%        0.94%    1.06%        1.04%  1.22%    1.41%    1.40%      1.30%      1.19%        1.35%
Random
 
Number Tested          148,743      153,818  156,730      146,605  78,391  66,791    62,307    60,829      56,969      54,457 Number Positive            550          510      461          341    223      180      202        172        157          140
  Percent Positive        0.37%        0.33%    0.29%        0.23%  0.28%    0.27%    0.32%      0.28%      0.28%        0.26%
For-Cause
 
Number Tested              732          727      696          751    758      763      848        722        720          736 Number Positive            214          167      178          163    122      139      138        149        100          120
  Percent Positive        29.23%      22.97%    25.57%      21.70%  16.09%  18.22%    16.27%    20.64%      13.89%      16.30%
Followup
 
Number Tested            2,633        3,544    4,283        4,139  3,875    3,262    3,262      3,296      2,863        3,008 Number Positive              65          62        69          56      50      35        40        31          43          30
  Percent Positive        2.47%        1.75%    1.61%        1.35%  1.29%    1.07%    1.23%      0.94%      1.50%        1.00%
TOTAL
 
Number Tested          274,599      262,597  266,551      242,966  163,241 150,121  147,458    149,167    129,698      127,340
  Number Positive          2,377        1,722    1,818        1,512  1,372    1,476    1,512      1,448      1,122        1,224 Percent Positive        0.87%        0.66%    0.68%        0.62%  0.84%    0.98%    1.03%      0.97%      0.87%        0.96%
* Beginning in 1994, the NRC reduced the minimum annual random testing rate from 100 to 50 percent of the subject population.
 
Total does not include results from the Other test category. Table 6B Trends in Testing by Test Type
 
Type of Test                2000        2001        2002        2003    2004    2005    2006    2007        2008 Pre-Access
 
Number Tested              68,333      63,744      73,155      72,988  76,119  79,005  79,980  81,932      87,468 Number Positive              965          720        805          757    737    648    747    668          664 Percent Positive          1.41%        1.13%      1.10%        1.04%  0.97%  0.82%  0.93%  0.82%        0.76%
Random
 
Number Tested              51,955      50,080      49,741      49,402  51,239  50,286  52,557  51,665      54,759 Number Positive              204          148        114          132    127    147    132    117          127 Percent Positive          0.39%        0.30%      0.23%        0.27%  0.25%  0.29%  0.25%  0.23%        0.23%
For-Cause
 
Number Tested                883          730      1,072        1,052  1,159  1,161  1,621  1,615        1,783 Number Positive              138          101        112          126    139    106    109      91          101 Percent Positive          15.63%      13.84%      10.45%      11.98%  11.99%  9.13%  6.72%  5.63%        5.66%
Followup
 
Number Tested              2,861        2,649      2,892        3,142  3,752  4,057  4,766  4,991        5,756 Number Positive                49          35          21          42      31      31      37      31          44 Percent Positive          1.71%        1.32%      0.73%        1.34%  0.83%  0.76%  0.78%  0.62%        0.76%
TOTAL*
  Number Tested            124,032      117,203      126,860      126,584 132,269 134,509 138,924 140,203    149,766 Number Positive            1,356        1,004      1,052        1,057  1,034    932  1,025    907          936 Percent Positive          1.09%        0.86%      0.83%        0.84%  0.78%  0.69%  0.74%  0.65%        0.62%
Total does not include results from the Other test category. Chart 3              Trends in Positive Random Testing Rates*
                    0.45%                                                                              600
                    0.40%
                                                                                                        500
                                                                                                                Positive Random Tests
 
0.35%
    Positive Rate
 
0.30%                                                                              400
                    0.25%
                                                                                                        300
                    0.20%
                    0.15%                                                                              200
                    0.10%
                                                                                                        100
                    0.05%
                    0.00%                                                                              0
                            90      92      94      96      98      00      02      04      06      08
                        19      19      19      19      19      20      20      20      20      20
                                        Positive Rate            Number of Positive Tests
 
* Beginning in 1994, the NRC reduced the minimum annual random testing rate from 100 to 50
percent of the subject population. Table 7  Trends in Substances Identified
 
Amphet-          Phen- Year    Marijuana  Cocaine  Alcohol            Opiates                Total
 
amines          cyclidine
 
1990        1,153      706        452        69      45          8      2,433
1991          746      549        401        31      24        11      1,762
1992          953      470        427        31        8          4      1,893
1993          781      369        357        51      13          5      1,576
1994          739      344        251        54      11          1      1,400
1995          819      374        265        61      17          7      1,543
1996          868      352        281        53      14          2      1,570
1997          842      336        262        49      39          0      1,528
1998          606      269        212        46      19          1      1,153
1999          672      273        230        40      16          2      1,233
2000          620      251        211        50      32          1      1,165
2001          523      225        212        50      17          2      1,029
2002          560      228        214        47      21          3      1,073
2003          518      228        199        64      17          0      1,026
2004          514      247        222        60      14          1      1,058
2005          432      246        196        59      16          2        951
2006          446      307        206        53      14          1      1,027
2007          386      232        189        29      22          5        863
2008          506      184        177        35      16          1        919 Table 8    Trends in Positive Test Rates for Workers with Unescorted Access
 
Total
 
Random                  For-Cause
 
(Random and
 
Testing                    Testing
 
Year                                                              For-Cause Testing)
              Number          Percent    Number        Percent    Number          Percent
 
of Tests        Positive  of Tests      Positive    of Tests        Positive
 
1990        148,743        0.37%          732      29.23%        149,475      0.54%
  1991        153,818        0.33%          727      22.97%        154,545      0.47%
  1992        156,730        0.29%          696      25.57%        157,426      0.44%
  1993        146,605        0.23%          751      21.70%        147,356      0.37%
  1994*          78,391      0.28%          758      16.09%          79,149      0.48%
  1995          66,791      0.27%          763      18.22%          67,554      0.50%
  1996          62,307      0.32%          848      16.27%          63,155      0.57%
  1997          60,829      0.28%          722      20.64%          61,551      0.54%
  1998          56,969      0.28%          720      13.89%          57,689      0.50%
  1999          54,457      0.26%          736      16.30%          55,193      0.50%
  2000          51,955      0.39%          883      15.63%          52,838      0.70%
  2001          50,080      0.30%          730      13.84%          50,810      0.53%
  2002          49,741      0.23%        1,072      10.45%          50,813      0.46%
  2003          49,402      0.27%        1,052      11.98%          50,454      0.56%
  2004          51,239      0.25%        1,159      11.99%          52,398      0.51%
  2005          50,286      0.29%        1,161      9.13%          51,447      0.49%
  2006          52,557      0.25%        1,621      6.72%          54,178      0.44%
  2007          51,665      0.23%        1,615      5.63%          53,280      0.39%
  2008          54,759      0.23%        1,783      5.66%          56,542      0.40%
* In 1994, the NRC reduced the minimum annual random testing rate from 100 to 50 percent of
 
the subject population. Table 9    Trends in Positive Test Rates (All Test Types)* by Work Category
 
Licensee                      Long-Term                      Short-Term
 
Employees                      Contractors                    Contractors
 
Year
 
Number        Percent        Number          Percent        Number          Percent
 
Positive      Positive      Positive        Positive        Positive        Positive
 
1993        274          0.25%            17          0.21%          1,221          0.97%
  1994        219          0.33%            25          0.49%          1,128          1.22%
  1995        197          0.34%            14          0.40%          1,265          1.44%
  1996        244          0.43%            21          0.69%          1,247          1.42%
  1997        187          0.34%            29          0.80%          1,232          1.37%
  1998        169          0.33%            22          0.67%            931          1.25%
  1999        159          0.32%            22          0.65%          1,043          1.39%
  2000        206          0.44%            78          1.51%          1,072          1.48%
  2001        147          0.32%            22          0.64%            835          1.24%
  2002        117          0.26%            12          0.46%            923          1.18%
  2003        146          0.33%            12          0.61%            899          1.13%
  2004        123          0.27%            15          0.58%            896          1.06%
  2005        122          0.27%            19          0.78%            791          0.90%
  2006        118          0.25%            14          0.68%            893          1.00%
  2007        115          0.24%            15          0.67%            777          0.86%
  2008        113          0.22%            12          0.38%            811          0.86%
* This includes all test categories with the exception of the Other test category. Table 10 Trends in Positive Pre-Access Testing Rates by Work Category
 
Licensee                  Long-Term                Short-Term
 
Employees                Contractors                Contractors
 
Year
 
Number        Percent    Number          Percent    Number          Percent
 
Positive      Positive  Positive        Positive  Positive        Positive
 
1993      47          0.42%          7          0.47%      898            1.14%
1994      49          0.48%        12            0.86%      916            1.34%
1995      60          0.57%          7          0.61%    1,055            1.56%
1996      94          0.95%        13            1.21%    1,025            1.46%
1997      62          0.55%        17            1.34%    1,017            1.42%
1998      50          0.53%        12            0.88%      760            1.30%
1999      44          0.52%        10            0.75%      880            1.48%
2000      51          0.67%        60            2.06%      854            1.48%
2001      44          0.52%        16            0.98%      660            1.23%
2002      28          0.35%        10            0.80%      767            1.20%
2003      41          0.49%          8          1.03%      708            1.11%
2004      35          0.46%          8          0.73%      694            1.03%
2005      28          0.34%        12            1.56%      608            0.87%
2006      24          0.26%          7          1.33%      716            1.02%
2007      34          0.35%          8          1.25%      626            0.88%
2008      21          0.18%        10            0.92%      633            0.85%
Table 11 Trends in Positive Random Test Rates by Work Category
 
Licensee                  Long-Term                Short-Term
 
Employees                  Contractors                Contractors
 
Year
 
Number        Percent    Number          Percent    Number        Percent
 
Positive      Positive  Positive        Positive  Positive      Positive
 
1993      157          0.17%          7            0.11%    177            0.39%
1994      96          0.18%          7            0.19%    120            0.54%
1995      82          0.18%          5            0.21%      93            0.50%
1996      94          0.21%          4            0.21%    104            0.64%
1997      76          0.18%          6            0.27%      90            0.54%
1998      71          0.18%          9            0.48%      77            0.52%
1999      71          0.18%          7            0.35%      62            0.45%
2000      116          0.32%          5            0.24%      83            0.64%
2001      64          0.18%          4            0.24%      80            0.65%
2002      55          0.15%          1            0.08%      58            0.45%
2003      61          0.18%          3            0.26%      68            0.48%
2004      51          0.15%          6            0.43%      70            0.46%
2005      60          0.18%          5            0.33%      82            0.54%
2006      55          0.16%          5            0.35%      72            0.44%
2007      55          0.16%          5            0.33%      57            0.38%
2008      50          0.14%          2            0.11%      75            0.46% Table 12 Trends in Positive Observed Behavior Testing Rates by Work Category
 
Licensee                  Long-Term                  Short-Term
 
Employees                  Contractors                Contractors
 
Year
 
Number        Percent    Number          Percent    Number        Percent
 
Positive      Positive  Positive        Positive  Positive      Positive
 
1993      35        15.58%            2          16.67%      126          35.29%
1994      39        19.60%            5          35.71%      75          24.35%
1995      35        14.89%            2          16.67%      101          30.70%
1996      34        13.93%            4          33.33%      98          26.85%
1997      34        16.35%            6          37.50%      104          33.88%
1998      26        14.05%            1          11.11%      70          26.82%
1999      29        14.29%            4          23.53%      87          30.42%
2000      21        10.24%          12            13.48%      99          31.43%
2001      20          9.13%          2          10.00%      77          28.84%
2002      23          9.47%          1          12.56%      86          23.50%
2003      22          9.48%          0            0.00%      101          25.70%
2004      23          8.65%          0            0.00%      111          26.62%
2005      19          6.15%          2          12.50%      84          24.28%
2006      24          7.45%          2            9.52%      78          20.91%
2007      15          5.14%          2            9.09%      64          15.76%
2008      22          6.69%          0            0.00%      72          16.44% FFD Performance Testing Results by Site
 
This section presents distributional information by site for pre-access, random, and for-cause
 
testing (i.e., observed behavior testing). This distributional information provides licensees with
 
additional information to evaluate the performance of their FFD program against the industry
 
rate. Before this 2008 report, NRC Information Notices primarily presented industry trends by
 
test type and work categories and did not provide FFD program performance testing data on a
 
site-specific basis.
 
Table 13 Industry Positive Test Results for Pre-Access, Random, and Observed
 
Behavior Testing by Work Category (2008)
                                        Pre-Access Testing
 
Industry              Range of % Positive
 
===Work Category===
                                                      % Positive                  (by Site)
  Licensee Employees                                    0.18                    0 - 1.53 Contractors                                          0.85                      0 - 2.10
                        All Work Categories              0.76                        N/A
 
Random Testing
 
Industry              Range of % Positive
 
===Work Category===
                                                      % Positive                  (by Site)
  Licensee Employees                                    0.14                    0 - 0.60
  Contractors                                          0.43                      0 - 2.01 All Work Categories              0.23                        N/A
 
Observed Behavior Testing
 
Industry              Range of % Positive
 
===Work Category===
                                                      % Positive                  (by Site)
  Licensee Employees                                    6.69                    0 - 100
  Contractors                                          15.38                    0 - 100
                        All Work Categories            11.79                        N/A 2008 Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates by Site
 
Table 14 Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates by Work Category by Site
 
All Employees                                      Licensee Employees                            Contractors
 
Positive Rate                                          Positive Rate                            Positive Rate
 
Sites                                                Sites                                      Sites
 
Range (%)                                              Range (%)                                Range (%)
        0                11                                    0              57                        0              11
  >0.0 - 0.2              1                              >0.0 - 0.2            1                  >0.0 - 0.25            4
  >0.2 - 0.4              8                              >0.2 - 0.4            2                  >0.25 - 0.5          14
  >0.4 - 0.6            12                              >0.4 - 0.6            3                  >0.5 - 0.75          12
  >0.6 - 0.8            11                              >0.6 - 0.8            5                  >0.75 - 1.0          11
  >0.8 - 1.0            14                              >0.8 - 1.0            2                  >1.0 - 1.25            8
  >1.0 - 1.2              8                              >1.0 - 1.2            2                  >1.25 - 1.5            4
  >1.2 - 1.4              3                              >1.2 - 1.4            0                  >1.5 - 1.75            2
  >1.4 - 1.6              4                              >1.4 - 1.6            1                  >1.75 - 2.0            3
  >1.6 - 1.8              1                              >1.6 - 1.8            0                  >2.0 - 2.25            0
  Total Sites*          73                                Total Sites        73                    Total Sites        72
* Total site counts may differ because a site may not have tested one work category.
 
Chart 4                  Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates (All Employees) by Site
 
16 Industry Rate: 0.76%
                    14
                    12 Number of Sites
 
10
                    8
                    6
                    4
                    2
                    0
                        0        .2          .4          .6          .8      -1        .2          .4          .6          .8
                              -0          -0          -0          -0                -1          -1          -1          -1
                                                                          >0
                            >0        >0          >0          >0            .8    >1        >1          >1          >1
                                        .2          .4          .6                            .2          .4          .6 Percent (%) Positive Rate Chart 5                  Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates (Licensee Employees) by
 
Site
 
60
                    50
  Number of Sites
 
40
                                                              Industry Rate: 0.18%
                    30
                    20
                    10
                    0
                          0        .2            .4          .6          .8        -1            .2          .4          .6          .8
                                -0          -0          -0          -0                    -1          -1          -1        -1
                              >0                                              >0
                                          >0          >0          >0            .8        >1          >1          >1          >1
                                            .2          .4          .6                                  .2          .4          .6 Percent (%) Positive Rate
 
Chart 6                  Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates (Contractors) by Site
 
16
                    14 Industry Rate: 0.85%
                    12 Number of Sites
 
10
                      8
                      6
                      4
                      2
                      0
                          0        .2        -0              .7          -1        .2      -1              .7          -2          .2
                                      5        .5              5                      5      .5              5                        5
                              -0                        -0        >0          -1                        -1        >1            -2
                              >0        >0            >0            .7 5      >1        >1            >1            .7 5      >2
                                          .2 5          .5                                .2 5          .5 Percent (%) Positive Rate 2008 Random Testing Positive Rates by Site
 
Table 15 Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates by Work Category by Site
 
All Employees                          Licensee Employees                        Contractors
 
Positive Rate                              Positive Rate                        Positive Rate
 
Sites                                    Sites                                  Sites
 
Range (%)                                  Range (%)                            Range (%)
                0                28                        0              43                    0            38
          >0.0 - 0.1            2                  >0.0 - 0.1            1              >0.0 - 0.3          3
          >0.1 - 0.2            10                  >0.1 - 0.2            7              >0.3 - 0.6        14
          >0.2 - 0.3            9                  >0.2 - 0.3          10              >0.6 - 0.9        10
          >0.3 - 0.4            14                  >0.3 - 0.4            5              >0.9 - 1.2          2
          >0.4 - 0.5            4                  >0.4 - 0.5            1              >1.2 - 1.5          4
          >0.5 - 0.6            5                  >0.5 - 0.6            6              >1.5 - 1.8          0
          >0.6 - 0.7            1                  >0.6 - 0.7            0              >1.8 - 2.1          1 Total Sites        73                    Total Sites        73                Total Sites      72
* Total site counts may differ because a site may not have tested one work category.
 
Chart 7                  Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates (All Employees) by Site
 
30
                    25 Industry Rate: 0.23%
  Number of Sites
 
20
                    15
                    10
                    5
                    0
                          0        .1          .2            .3          .4          .5          .6          .7
                                -0        -0            -0          -0          -0          -0          -0
                              >0        >0            >0          >0          >0          >0          >0
                                          .1            .2          .3          .4          .5          .6 Percent (%) Positive Rate Chart 8                      Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates (Licensee Employees) by Site
 
50
                        45
                        40
  Number of Sites
 
35 Industry Rate: 0.14%
                        30
                        25
                        20
                        15
                        10
                        5
                        0
                              0          .1          .2          .3          .4          .5          .6          .7
                                    -0          -0          -0          -0          -0          -0          -0
                                    >0        >0          >0          >0          >0          >0          >0
                                                .1          .2          .3          .4          .5          .6 Percent (%) Positive Rate
 
Chart 9                      Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates (Contractors) by Site
 
40
                        35
                        30
      Number of Sites
 
Industry Rate: 0.43%
                        25
                        20
                        15
                        10
                        5
                        0
                              0        .3          .6          .9          .2          .5          .8          .1
                                      -0        -0          -0            -1          -1        -1          -2
                                    >0        >0          >0          >0          >1          >1          >1
                                                .3          .6          .9          .2          .5          .8 Percent (%) Positive Rate 2008 Observed Behavior Testing Rates by Site
 
Table 16 Distribution of For-Cause Testing Positive Rates by Work Category by Site
 
All Employees                                  Licensee Employees                      Contractors
 
Positive Rate                                      Positive Rate                        Positive Rate
 
Sites                                              Sites                                Sites
 
Range (%)                                          Range (%)                            Range (%)
        0              25                                0              42                    0            27
    >0 - 10              8                            >0 - 10              0                >0 - 10            4
    >10 - 20            12                            >10 - 20              5              >10 - 20            7
    >20 - 30              6                            >20 - 30              1              >20 - 30            3
    >30 - 40            11                            >30 - 40              3              >30 - 40            7
    >40 - 50              2                            >40 - 50              5              >40 - 50            7
    >50 - 60              1                            >50 - 60              0              >50 - 60            1
    >60 - 70              2                            >60 - 70              0              >60 - 70            2
    >70 - 80              0                            >70 - 80              0              >70 - 80            1
    >80 - 90              0                            >80 - 90              0              >80 - 90            0
    >90 - 100            1                          >90 - 100              1              >90 - 100            2 Total Sites          68                            Total Sites        57                Total Sites      61
* Total site counts may differ because a site may not have tested one work category.
 
Chart 10 Distribution of Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates (All Employees) by
 
Site
 
30
                    25 Number of Sites
 
20
                                                    Industry Rate: 11.79%
                    15
                    10
                    5
                    0
                        0        0    -2      -3        -4      -5        -6      -7      -8      -9      -1
                              -1          0      0        0      0        0      0      0      0      00
                            >0      >1      >2      >3      >4      >5        >6      >7      >8      >9
                                        0      0        0        0      0        0      0      0      0
                                                          Percent (%) Positive Rate Chart 11 Distribution of Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates (Licensee
 
Employees) by Site
 
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                      40
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===Technical Contact:===
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Paul Harris, NSIR (301) 415-1169 E-mail: fitnessforduty@nrc.gov
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===Enclosure:===
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Summary of Fitness-for-Duty Program Performance Reports (Calendar Year 2008) Note: NRC generic communications may be found on the NRC public Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, under Electronic Reading Room/Document Collection DISTRIBUTION: DSP r/f ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML092650761 ME2434 OFFICE ISCP/DSP/NSIRTech Editor DRA/RES ISCP/DSP/NSIR DSP/NSIR PGCB:DPR NAME P. Harris KKribes email VBarnes email C. Erlanger R. Correia DBeaulieu DATE 09/29/09 9/29/09 9/23/09 10/5/09 10/8/09 10/28/09 OFFICE PGCB:DPR BC:PGCB:DPR NRO NMSS D:DPR NAME CHawes MMurphy GTracy(ACampbell for) DDorman TMcGinty DATE 11/02/09 11/12/09 11/19/09 11/23/09 11/24/09 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Enclosure Summary of Fitness for Duty Program Performance Reports (Calendar Year 2008)
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Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 26.717, "Fitness-for-Duty Program Performance Data," (formerly 10 CFR 26.71(d)) requires licensees and other entities to, in part, collect, compile, retain, and submit fitness for duty program performance dat The tables and charts below present information for calendar year 2008 and in some cases present data over longer periods of time to present trend The following is a summary description of the data listed in the subsequent table In some cases, the numerical summary values below have been rounde Summary
* The tables show that the industry positive test rate is low for both licensee and contractor/vendor population
* Table 1 shows that the positive test rate for all tests conducted by the industry is 0.65 percen The for-cause test rate resulting from behavior observation is 11.79 percent, the highest industry positive test rat
* Table 2 illustrates a consistent pattern regarding positive test rates by work categor Licensee employees have the lowest positive test rates and short-term contractors have the highest positive test rate This pattern has been consistent across test types and over time as shown in Tables 9, 10, 11, and 1
* Table 4 shows that marijuana is the substance most frequently detected substance in both licensee employee and contractor test For licensee employees, alcohol is the next most frequently detected substance while cocaine is the most frequently detected substance for contractor
* Table 5 shows a downward trend in the number of significant events for reactor operators and supervisor
* Table 7 illustrates that three substances (marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol) have accounted for approximately 95 percent of all substances identified in each year of industry testing from 1990 through 200 Marijuana 47 percent of substances in 1990, 55 percent in 2008 Cocaine 29 percent of substances in 1990, 20 percent in 2008 Alcohol 19 percent of substances in 1990 and 2008
* Table 8 shows that from 1990 through 2008 the annual random testing positive rate for industry has decreased from 0.37 percent to 0.23 percen
* Table 13 presents the range of positive test rates reported by licensees in 2008, by work category, for pre-access and random testin The information presented indicates that while the overall positive rates are low (less than 1 percent), contractors test positive at a much higher rate than licensee employee Pre-access testing positive rates
* Industry rate (contractors) is 0.85 percent (licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 2.10 percent)
* Industry rate (licensee employees) is 0.18 percent (licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 1.53 percent). Random testing positive rates
* Industry rate (contractors) is 0.43 percent (licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 2.01 percent)
* Industry rate (licensee employees) is 0.14 percent (licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 0.60 percent).


Table 1 Test Results for Each Test Category (2008) Test Category Number of TestsPositive TestsPercent PositivePre-Access Random For-Cause Observed Behavior Post-Accident Follow-Up Other 87,468 54,759 797 986 5,756 2,171 664 127 94 7 44 55 0.76% 0.23% 11.79% 0.71% 0.76% 2.53% TOTAL* TOTAL without "Other" category 151,937 149,766 991 936 0.65% 0.62%
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* Includes the "Other" test categor Although some licensees specified the nature of the tests included in the "Other" category (e.g., return to work), most licensees did not provide clarifying informatio Table 2 Test Results by Test and Work Categories (2008) Test Category Licensee Employees Long-Term Contractors* Short-Term Contractors* Total Pre-Access Number Tested 11,4981,08674,884 87,468 Number Positive 2110633 664 Percent Positive 0.18%0.92%0.85% 0.76%Random Number Tested 38,7211,81316,225 54,759 Number Positive 50275 127 Percent Positive 0.14%0.11%0.46% 0.23%For-Cause Observed Behavior Number Tested 32930438 797 Number Positive 22072 94 Percent Positive 6.69%0.00%16.44% 11.79% Post-Accident Number Tested 44869469 986 Number Positive 106 7 Percent Positive 0.22%0.00%1.28% 0.71%Follow-Up Number Tested 2,8561392,761 5,756 Number Positive 19025 44 Percent Positive 0.67%0.00%0.91% 0.76%Other Number Tested 1,196263712 2,171 Number Positive 9047 55 Percent Positive 0.75%0.00%6.60% 2.53%TOTAL Number Tested 53,0483,40095,489 151,937 Number Positive 12212857 991 Percent Positive 0.23%0.35%0.90% 0.65%TOTAL without "Other" Number Tested 51,8523,13794,777 149,766 Number Positive 11312811 936 Percent Positive 0.22%0.38%0.86% 0.62%
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* Some licensees distinguished between short-term and long-term contractors, whereas others reported all contractors as short ter Table 3 Test Results by Test Category (2008) Test Category First 6 Months Second 6 Months Year Pre-Access Number Tested 48,17739,29187,468 Number Positive 394270664 Percent Positive 0.82%0.69%0.76%Random Number Tested 27,79526,96454,759 Number Positive 7156127 Percent Positive 0.26%0.21%0.23%For-Cause Observed Behavior Number Tested 450347797 Number Positive 563894 Percent Positive 12.44%10.95%11.79% Post-Accident Number Tested 526460986 Number Positive 527 Percent Positive 0.95%0.43%0.71%Follow-Up Number Tested 3,0822,6745,756 Number Positive 202444 Percent Positive 0.65%0.90%0.76%Other Number Tested 1,2069652,171 Number Positive 302555 Percent Positive 2.49%2.59%2.53%TOTAL Number Tested 81,23670,701151,937 Number Positive 576415991 Percent Positive 0.71%0.59%0.65%TOTAL without "Other" Number Tested 80,03069,736149,766 Number Positive 546390936 Percent Positive 0.68%0.56%0.62% Table 4 Confirmed Positive Test Results by Substance and by Work Category (2008) (All test types, including testing Refusals) Positive Test Result Licensee Employees Contractors (Long-Term/Short-Term) Total Number PercentNumberPercentNumber PercentMarijuana 47 32.87%45952.16%506 49.46%Cocaine 21 14.69%16318.52%184 17.99%Opiates 3 2.10%131.48%16 1.56%Amphetamines 3 2.10%323.64%35 3.42%Phencyclidine 1 0.70%00.00%1 0.10%Alcohol 39 27.27%13815.68%177 17.30%Refusal to Test 29 20.28%758.52%104 10.17%TOTAL* 143 100.00%880100.00%1,023 100.00%
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* The totals in this table may be higher than those reported in Tables 1, 2, and 3 because of instances in which an individual tested positive for more than one substanc Chart 1 2008 Positive Test Results by Substance Licensee Employees Chart 2 2008 Positive Test Results by Substance Contractors Cocaine14.69%Phencyclidine0.70%Amphetamines2.10%Opiates2.10%Marijuana32.87%Refusal to Test20.28%Alcohol27.27%Alcohol15.68%Cocaine18.52%Phencyclidine0.0%Amphetamines3.64%Opiates1.48%Marijuana52.16%Refusal to Test8.52% Table 5 Significant Fitness-for-Duty (FFD) Events* Year Reactor Operators Licensee Supervisors Contract SupervisorsFFD Program PersonnelSubstances Found Adulterated Specimen* Total 1990 19 26 12 1 6 - 64 1991 16 18 24 5 8 - 71 1992 18 22 28 0 6 - 74 1993 8 25 16 0 2 - 51 1994 7 11 11 1 0 - 30 1995 8 16 10 0 5 - 39 1996 8 19 8 2 5 - 42 1997 9 16 10 0 4 - 39 1998 5 10 10 3 0 - 28 1999 5 2 12 2 2 - 23 2000 5 11 8 0 3 - 27 2001 4 9 12 0 0 - 25 2002 3 3 12 3 1 - 22 2003 6 3 8 0 2 9 28 2004 9 7 4 0 9 23 52 2005 5 13 14 1 9 29 71 2006 3 6 6 0 2 60 77 2007 3 7 1 1 0 47 59 2008 2 8 6 1 0 51 68
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* For this report, an adulterated specimen is reported if the original specimen was determined to be adulterated, dilute, or possessed unusually low or high temperature, specific gravity, or creatinine levels and if the individual either refused to provide a second specimen or the specimen collected under observed collection resulted in a positive test resul The staff notes that some inconsistencies were identified in licensee reporting of adulterated specimen Table 6A Trends in Testing by Test Type Type of Test 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994* 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Pre-Access  Number Tested 122,491 104,508104,84291,47180,21779,305 81,04184,32069,14669,139Number Positive 1,548 9831,1109529771,122 1,1321,096822934Percent Positive 1.26% 0.94%1.06%1.04%1.22%1.41% 1.40%1.30%1.19%1.35%Random Number Tested 148,743 153,818156,730146,60578,39166,791 62,30760,82956,96954,457Number Positive 550 510461341223180 202172157140Percent Positive 0.37% 0.33%0.29%0.23%0.28%0.27% 0.32%0.28%0.28%0.26%For-Cause Number Tested 732 727696751758763 848722720736Number Positive 214 167178163122139 138149100120Percent Positive 29.23% 22.97%25.57%21.70%16.09%18.22% 16.27%20.64%13.89%16.30%Followup Number Tested 2,633 3,5444,2834,1393,8753,262 3,2623,2962,8633,008Number Positive 65 6269565035 40314330Percent Positive 2.47% 1.75%1.61%1.35%1.29%1.07% 1.23%0.94%1.50%1.00%TOTALf Number Tested 274,599 262,597266,551242,966163,241150,121 147,458149,167129,698127,340Number Positive 2,377 1,7221,8181,5121,3721,476 1,5121,4481,1221,224Percent Positive 0.87% 0.66%0.68%0.62%0.84%0.98% 1.03%0.97%0.87%0.96%
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* Beginning in 1994, the NRC reduced the minimum annual random testing rate from 100 to 50 percent of the subject population. f "Total" does not include results from the "Other" test categor Table 6B Trends in Testing by Test Type Type of Test 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Pre-Access  Number Tested 68,333 63,74473,15572,98876,119 79,00579,98081,93287,468Number Positive 965 720805757737 648747668664Percent Positive 1.41% 1.13%1.10%1.04%0.97% 0.82%0.93%0.82%0.76%Random Number Tested 51,955 50,08049,74149,40251,239 50,28652,55751,66554,759Number Positive 204 148114132127 147132117127Percent Positive 0.39% 0.30%0.23%0.27%0.25% 0.29%0.25%0.23%0.23%For-Cause Number Tested 883 7301,0721,0521,159 1,1611,6211,6151,783Number Positive 138 101112126139 10610991101Percent Positive 15.63% 13.84%10.45%11.98%11.99% 9.13%6.72%5.63%5.66%Followup Number Tested 2,861 2,6492,8923,1423,752 4,0574,7664,9915,756Number Positive 49 35214231 31373144Percent Positive 1.71% 1.32%0.73%1.34%0.83% 0.76%0.78%0.62%0.76%TOTALf* Number Tested 124,032 117,203 126,860126,584132,269 134,509138,924140,203149,766Number Positive 1,356 1,0041,0521,0571,034 9321,025907936Percent Positive 1.09% 0.86%0.83%0.84%0.78% 0.69%0.74%0.65%0.62% f "Total" does not include results from the "Other" test categor Chart 3 Trends in Positive Random Testing Rates* 0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%0.25%0.30%0.35%0.40%0.45%1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Positive Rate0100200300400500 600Positive Random TestsPositive RateNumber of Positive Tests
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* Beginning in 1994, the NRC reduced the minimum annual random testing rate from 100 to 50 percent of the subject populatio Table 7 Trends in Substances Identified Year Marijuana Cocaine Alcohol Amphet-amines Opiates Phen- cyclidine Total 1990 1,153 706 452 69 45 8 2,433 1991 746 549 401 31 24 11 1,762 1992 953 470 427 31 8 4 1,893 1993 781 369 357 51 13 5 1,576 1994 739 344 251 54 11 1 1,400 1995 819 374 265 61 17 7 1,543 1996 868 352 281 53 14 2 1,570 1997 842 336 262 49 39 0 1,528 1998 606 269 212 46 19 1 1,153 1999 672 273 230 40 16 2 1,233 2000 620 251 211 50 32 1 1,165 2001 523 225 212 50 17 2 1,029 2002 560 228 214 47 21 3 1,073 2003 518 228 199 64 17 0 1,026 2004 514 247 222 60 14 1 1,058 2005 432 246 196 59 16 2 951 2006 446 307 206 53 14 1 1,027 2007 386 232 189 29 22 5 863 2008 506 184 177 35 16 1 919 Table 8 Trends in Positive Test Rates for Workers with Unescorted Access Year Random Testing For-Cause Testing Total (Random and For-Cause Testing) Number of Tests Percent Positive Number of Tests Percent Positive Number of Tests Percent Positive 1990 148,743 0.37% 73229.23% 149,475 0.54% 1991 153,818 0.33% 72722.97% 154,545 0.47% 1992 156,730 0.29% 69625.57% 157,426 0.44% 1993 146,605 0.23% 75121.70% 147,356 0.37% 1994* 78,391 0.28% 75816.09% 79,149 0.48% 1995 66,791 0.27% 76318.22% 67,554 0.50% 1996 62,307 0.32% 84816.27% 63,155 0.57% 1997 60,829 0.28% 72220.64% 61,551 0.54% 1998 56,969 0.28% 72013.89% 57,689 0.50% 1999 54,457 0.26% 73616.30% 55,193 0.50% 2000 51,955 0.39% 88315.63% 52,838 0.70% 2001 50,080 0.30% 73013.84% 50,810 0.53% 2002 49,741 0.23% 1,07210.45% 50,813 0.46% 2003 49,402 0.27% 1,05211.98% 50,454 0.56% 2004 51,239 0.25% 1,15911.99% 52,398 0.51% 2005 50,286 0.29% 1,1619.13% 51,447 0.49% 2006 52,557 0.25% 1,6216.72% 54,178 0.44% 2007 51,665 0.23% 1,6155.63% 53,280 0.39% 2008 54,759 0.23% 1,7835.66% 56,542 0.40%
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* In 1994, the NRC reduced the minimum annual random testing rate from 100 to 50 percent of the subject populatio Table 9 Trends in Positive Test Rates (All Test Types)* by Work Category Year Licensee Employees Long-Term Contractors Short-Term Contractors Number Positive Percent Positive Number Positive Percent Positive Number Positive Percent Positive 1993 274 0.25% 17 0.21% 1,221 0.97% 1994 219 0.33% 25 0.49% 1,128 1.22% 1995 197 0.34% 14 0.40% 1,265 1.44% 1996 244 0.43% 21 0.69% 1,247 1.42% 1997 187 0.34% 29 0.80% 1,232 1.37% 1998 169 0.33% 22 0.67% 931 1.25% 1999 159 0.32% 22 0.65% 1,043 1.39% 2000 206 0.44% 78 1.51% 1,072 1.48% 2001 147 0.32% 22 0.64% 835 1.24% 2002 117 0.26% 12 0.46% 923 1.18% 2003 146 0.33% 12 0.61% 899 1.13% 2004 123 0.27% 15 0.58% 896 1.06% 2005 122 0.27% 19 0.78% 791 0.90% 2006 118 0.25% 14 0.68% 893 1.00% 2007 115 0.24% 15 0.67% 777 0.86% 2008 113 0.22% 12 0.38% 811 0.86%
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* This includes all test categories with the exception of the "Other" test categor Table 10 Trends in Positive Pre-Access Testing Rates by Work Category Year Licensee Employees Long-Term Contractors Short-Term Contractors Number Positive Percent Positive Number Positive Percent Positive Number Positive Percent Positive 1993 47 0.42% 7 0.47% 898 1.14% 1994 49 0.48% 12 0.86% 916 1.34% 1995 60 0.57% 7 0.61% 1,055 1.56% 1996 94 0.95% 13 1.21% 1,025 1.46% 1997 62 0.55% 17 1.34% 1,017 1.42% 1998 50 0.53% 12 0.88% 760 1.30% 1999 44 0.52% 10 0.75% 880 1.48% 2000 51 0.67% 60 2.06% 854 1.48% 2001 44 0.52% 16 0.98% 660 1.23% 2002 28 0.35% 10 0.80% 767 1.20% 2003 41 0.49% 8 1.03% 708 1.11% 2004 35 0.46% 8 0.73% 694 1.03% 2005 28 0.34% 12 1.56% 608 0.87% 2006 24 0.26% 7 1.33% 716 1.02% 2007 34 0.35% 8 1.25% 626 0.88% 2008 21 0.18% 10 0.92% 633 0.85% Table 11 Trends in Positive Random Test Rates by Work Category Year Licensee Employees Long-Term Contractors Short-Term Contractors Number Positive Percent Positive Number Positive Percent Positive Number Positive Percent Positive 1993 157 0.17% 7 0.11% 177 0.39% 1994 96 0.18% 7 0.19% 120 0.54% 1995 82 0.18% 5 0.21% 93 0.50% 1996 94 0.21% 4 0.21% 104 0.64% 1997 76 0.18% 6 0.27% 90 0.54% 1998 71 0.18% 9 0.48% 77 0.52% 1999 71 0.18% 7 0.35% 62 0.45% 2000 116 0.32% 5 0.24% 83 0.64% 2001 64 0.18% 4 0.24% 80 0.65% 2002 55 0.15% 1 0.08% 58 0.45% 2003 61 0.18% 3 0.26% 68 0.48% 2004 51 0.15% 6 0.43% 70 0.46% 2005 60 0.18% 5 0.33% 82 0.54% 2006 55 0.16% 5 0.35% 72 0.44% 2007 55 0.16% 5 0.33% 57 0.38% 2008 50 0.14% 2 0.11% 75 0.46% Table 12 Trends in Positive Observed Behavior Testing Rates by Work Category Year Licensee Employees Long-Term Contractors Short-Term Contractors Number Positive Percent Positive Number Positive Percent Positive Number Positive Percent Positive 1993 35 15.58% 2 16.67% 126 35.29% 1994 39 19.60% 5 35.71% 75 24.35% 1995 35 14.89% 2 16.67% 101 30.70% 1996 34 13.93% 4 33.33% 98 26.85% 1997 34 16.35% 6 37.50% 104 33.88% 1998 26 14.05% 1 11.11% 70 26.82% 1999 29 14.29% 4 23.53% 87 30.42% 2000 21 10.24% 12 13.48% 99 31.43% 2001 20 9.13% 2 10.00% 77 28.84% 2002 23 9.47% 1 12.56% 86 23.50% 2003 22 9.48% 0 0.00% 101 25.70% 2004 23 8.65% 0 0.00% 111 26.62% 2005 19 6.15% 2 12.50% 84 24.28% 2006 24 7.45% 2 9.52% 78 20.91% 2007 15 5.14% 2 9.09% 64 15.76% 2008 22 6.69% 0 0.00% 72 16.44% FFD Performance Testing Results by Site This section presents distributional information by site for pre-access, random, and for-cause testing (i.e., observed behavior testing). This distributional information provides licensees with additional information to evaluate the performance of their FFD program against the industry rat Before this 2008 report, NRC Information Notices primarily presented industry trends by test type and work categories and did not provide FFD program performance testing data on a site-specific basi Table 13 Industry Positive Test Results for Pre-Access, Random, and Observed Behavior Testing by Work Category (2008) Pre-Access Testing Work Category Industry % Positive Range of % Positive (by Site) Licensee Employees 0.18 0 - 1.53 Contractors 0.85 0 - 2.10 All Work Categories0.76 N/A Random Testing Work Category Industry % Positive Range of % Positive (by Site) Licensee Employees 0.14 0 - 0.60 Contractors 0.43 0 - 2.01 All Work Categories0.23 N/A Observed Behavior Testing Work Category Industry % Positive Range of % Positive (by Site) Licensee Employees 6.69 0 - 100 Contractors 15.38 0 - 100 All Work Categories11.79 N/A 2008 Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates by Site Table 14 Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates by Work Category by Site All Employees Licensee Employees Contractors Positive Rate Range (%) Sites Positive Rate Range (%) Sites Positive Rate Range (%) Sites 0 11 0 57 0 11 >0.0 - 0.2 1 >0.0 - 0.2 1 >0.0 - 0.25 4 >0.2 - 0.4 8 >0.2 - 0.4 2 >0.25 - 0.5 14 >0.4 - 0.6 12 >0.4 - 0.6 3 >0.5 - 0.75 12 >0.6 - 0.8 11 >0.6 - 0.8 5 >0.75 - 1.0 11 >0.8 - 1.0 14 >0.8 - 1.0 2 >1.0 - 1.25 8 >1.0 - 1.2 8 >1.0 - 1.2 2 >1.25 - 1.5 4 >1.2 - 1.4 3 >1.2 - 1.4 0 >1.5 - 1.75 2 >1.4 - 1.6 4 >1.4 - 1.6 1 >1.75 - 2.0 3 >1.6 - 1.8 1 >1.6 - 1.8 0 >2.0 - 2.25 0 Total Sites* 73 Total Sites73 Total Sites 72
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* Total site counts may differ because a site may not have tested one work categor Chart 4 Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates (All Employees) by Site 024 68101214 160>0 - 0.2>0.2 - 0.4>0.4 - 0.6>0.6 - 0.8>0.8 - 1>1 - 1.2>1.2 - 1.4>1.4 - 1.6>1.6 - 1.8Percent (%) Positive RateNumber of SitesIndustry Rate: 0.76% Chart 5 Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates (Licensee Employees) by Site 01020 304050 600>0 - 0.2>0.2 - 0.4>0.4 - 0.6>0.6 - 0.8>0.8 - 1>1 - 1.2>1.2 - 1.4>1.4 - 1.6>1.6 - 1.8Percent (%) Positive Rate Number of SitesIndustry Rate: 0.18% Chart 6 Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates (Contractors) by Site 02468101214 160>0 - 0.25>0.25 - 0.5>0.5 - 0.75>0.75 - 1>1 - 1.25>1.25 - 1.5>1.5 - 1.75>1.75 - 2>2 - 2.25Percent (%) Positive Rate Number of SitesIndustry Rate: 0.85% 2008 Random Testing Positive Rates by Site Table 15 Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates by Work Category by Site All Employees Licensee Employees Contractors Positive Rate Range (%) Sites Positive Rate Range (%) Sites Positive Rate Range (%) Sites 0 28 0 43 0 38 >0.0 - 0.1 2 >0.0 - 0.1 1 >0.0 - 0.3 3 >0.1 - 0.2 10 >0.1 - 0.2 7 >0.3 - 0.6 14 >0.2 - 0.3 9 >0.2 - 0.3 10 >0.6 - 0.9 10 >0.3 - 0.4 14 >0.3 - 0.4 5 >0.9 - 1.2 2 >0.4 - 0.5 4 >0.4 - 0.5 1 >1.2 - 1.5 4 >0.5 - 0.6 5 >0.5 - 0.6 6 >1.5 - 1.8 0 >0.6 - 0.7 1 >0.6 - 0.7 0 >1.8 - 2.1 1 Total Sites 73 Total Sites73 Total Sites 72
                                    >1
* Total site counts may differ because a site may not have tested one work categor Chart 7 Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates (All Employees) by Site 0510152025300>0 - 0.1>0.1 - 0.2>0.2 - 0.3>0.3 - 0.4>0.4 - 0.5>0.5 - 0.6>0.6 - 0.7Percent (%) Positive RateNumber of SitesIndustry Rate: 0.23% Chart 8 Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates (Licensee Employees) by Site 051015202530354045500>0 - 0.1>0.1 - 0.2>0.2 - 0.3>0.3 - 0.4>0.4 - 0.5>0.5 - 0.6>0.6 - 0.7Percent (%) Positive Rate Number of SitesIndustry Rate: 0.14% Chart 9 Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates (Contractors) by Site 05101520253035400>0 - 0.3>0.3 - 0.6>0.6 - 0.9>0.9 - 1.2>1.2 - 1.5>1.5 - 1.8>1.8 - 2.1Percent (%) Positive Rate Number of SitesIndustry Rate: 0.43% 2008 Observed Behavior Testing Rates by Site Table 16 Distribution of For-Cause Testing Positive Rates by Work Category by Site All Employees Licensee Employees Contractors Positive Rate Range (%) Sites Positive Rate Range (%) Sites Positive Rate Range (%) Sites 0 25 0 42 0 27 >0 - 10 8 >0 - 10 0 >0 - 10 4 >10 - 20 12 >10 - 20 5 >10 - 20 7 >20 - 30 6 >20 - 30 1 >20 - 30 3 >30 - 40 11 >30 - 40 3 >30 - 40 7 >40 - 50 2 >40 - 50 5 >40 - 50 7 >50 - 60 1 >50 - 60 0 >50 - 60 1 >60 - 70 2 >60 - 70 0 >60 - 70 2 >70 - 80 0 >70 - 80 0 >70 - 80 1 >80 - 90 0 >80 - 90 0 >80 - 90 0 >90 - 100 1 >90 - 100 1 >90 - 100 2 Total Sites 68 Total Sites57 Total Sites 61
                                              0
* Total site counts may differ because a site may not have tested one work categor Chart 10 Distribution of Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates (All Employees) by Site 0510152025 300>0 - 10>10 - 20>20 - 30>30 - 40>40 - 50>50 - 60>60 - 70>70 - 80>80 - 90>90 - 100Percent (%) Positive RateNumber of SitesIndustry Rate: 11.79% Chart 11 Distribution of Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates (Licensee Employees) by Site 051015 202530 3540450>0 - 10>10 - 20>20 - 30>30 - 40>40 - 50>50 - 60>60 - 70>70 - 80>80 - 90>90 - 100Percent (%) Positive Rate Number of SitesIndustry Rate: 6.69% Chart 12 Distribution of Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates (Contractors) by Site 0510152025300>0 - 10>10 - 20>20 - 30>30 - 40>40 - 50>50 - 60>60 - 70>70 - 80>80 - 90>90 - 100Percent (%) Positive Rate Number of SitesIndustry Rate: 15.38% 2008 Distribution of Test Results by Sites and Work Category Summary Chart 13 Comparisons of Site Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates by Work Category 01020304050600>0 - 0.2>0.2 - 0.4>0.4 - 0.6>0.6 - 0.8>0.8 - 1>1 - 1.2>1.2 - 1.4>1.4 - 1.6>1.6 - 1.8>1.8 - 2>2 - 2.1Percent (%) Positive RateNumber of SitesLicensee EmployeesContractors Chart 14 Comparison of Site Random Testing Positive Rates by Work Category 051015 20253035 400>0 - 0.2>0.2 - 0.4>0.4 - 0.6>0.6 - 0.8>0.8 - 1>1 - 1.2>1.2 - 1.4>1.4 - 1.6>1.6 - 1.8>1.8 - 2>2 - 2.2Percent (%) Positive RateNumber of SitesLicensee EmployeesContractors Chart 15 Comparison of Site Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates by Work Category 05101520 25303540450>0 - 10>10 - 20>20 - 30>30 - 40>40 - 50>50 - 60>60 - 70>70 - 80>80 - 90>90 - 100Percent (%) Positive RateNumber of SitesLicensee EmployeesContractors}}
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Summary of Fitness for Duty Program Performance Reports for Calendar Year 2008
ML092650761
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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY AND SAFEGUARDS

OFFICE OF NEW REACTORS

WASHINGTON, DC 20555-0001 November 24, 2009 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 2009-28: SUMMARY OF FITNESS FOR DUTY

PROGRAM PERFORMANCE REPORTS

FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2008

ADDRESSEES

All holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors issued under Title 10 of the Code of

Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization

Facilities, except those who have permanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel

has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel.

All holders of nuclear power plant construction permits and early site permits with a limited work

authorization and applicants for nuclear power plant construction permits that have a limited

work authorization under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production

and Utilization Facilities.

All holders of a combined license for a nuclear power plant issued under 10 CFR Part 52, Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants, and applicants for a

combined license that have a limited work authorization.

All licensees who are authorized to possess, use, or transport formula quantities of strategic

special nuclear material under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 70, Domestic Licensing of Special

Nuclear Material.

All holders of a certificate of compliance or an approved compliance plan issued under

10 CFR Part 76, Certification of Gaseous Diffusion Plants, if the holder engages in activities

involving formula quantities of strategic special nuclear material.

All contractors and vendors (C/Vs) who implement fitness-for-duty (FFD) programs or program

elements to the extent that the licensees and other entities listed above rely on those C/V FFD

programs or program elements to comply with 10 CFR Part 26, Fitness For Duty Programs.

PURPOSE

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing this Information Notice (IN) to report

FFD performance information obtained from licensees as detailed in their 2008 FFD program

performance report submissions. The agency expects recipients to review the information for

applicability to their facilities and to consider, as appropriate, corrective actions to improve their

FFD programs. Suggestions contained in this IN are not NRC requirements; therefore, no

specific action or written response is required.

DESCRIPTION OF CIRCUMSTANCES

The regulations of 10 CFR Part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs, prescribe requirements and

standards for the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of FFD programs. On

March 31, 2008, the Commission published a final rule for 10 CFR Part 26 that updated FFD

requirements and enhanced consistency with other relevant Federal rules and guidelines. This

final rule (Volume 73 of the Federal Register, page 16966 (73 FR 16966; March 31, 2008))

became effective on April 30, 2008; however, licensees and other entities could defer

implementation of the requirements related to drug and alcohol testing until March 31, 2009.

The former rule (54 FR 24494; June 7, 1989), required licensees to submit their FFD program

performance reports to the NRC within 60 days of the end of each 6-month reporting period

(January - June and July - December). The current rule requires licensees to submit FFD

program performance data annually before March 1 of the following year in accordance with

10 CFR 26.727, Fitness-for-Duty Program Performance Date.

In the past, the NRC summarized and analyzed the performance data and published

NUREG/CR-5758, Fitness for Duty in the Nuclear Power IndustryAnnual Summary of

Program Performance Reports. Beginning with calendar year 1996 data, the NRC has

published the summary and analysis of FFD program performance data through the NRCs

generic communication program. The enclosure to this IN provides FFD program performance

data for calendar year 2008.

This IN presents FFD program performance information for 74 licensees or other entities as

follows:

  • 64 reactor sites. One utility aggregated the performance data for two different reactor

sites into one performance report. Therefore, although this IN only distinguishes

between 64 reactor sites, the actual test results address all 65 reactor sites.

  • 6 corporate FFD program offices. Some utilities with multiple reactor sites administer

the FFD program at a location different from the reactor sites and therefore report data

for these personnel separately.

  • 4 contractors/SSNM transporters. These four include BWX Technologies, Inc.; Institute

of Nuclear Power Operations; Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.; and Westinghouse Electric

Company, LLC.

DISCUSSION

The following summarizes information reported by licensees or other entities (hereafter, as

licensees) on FFD program issues encountered and where appropriate the lessons learned, management initiatives, and corrective actions.

  • Ten licensees reported issues associated with licensee testing facilities or HHS-certified

laboratory performance involving equipment malfunctions or potential weaknesses related to

human error, or both. Of these, the majority of problems pertained to blind performance test

samples.

  • Seven licensees reported testing program policy and procedure issues. These primarily

involved alcohol testing and illegal drug (cocaine and marijuana) use.

  • A number of licensees elected to test for alcohol or specific drugs or both using more

stringent cutoff levels than those established by regulation (see Sections 2.7(e) and 2.7(f) in

Appendix A, Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs, to 10 CFR Part 26 in the

former rule; and 10 CFR 26.133, Cutoff Levels for Drugs and Drug Metabolites, and

10 CFR 26.163, Cutoff Levels for Drugs and Drug Metabolites, in the current rule).

Specifically, 5 licensees lowered the alcohol cutoff, 63 licensees reduced the marijuana

cutoff, 4 licensees reduced the cocaine cutoff, 5 licensees reduced the opiate cutoff,

8 licensees reduced the amphetamine cutoff, and 4 licensees reduced the phencyclidine

(PCP) cutoff. The lower cutoff levels for drugs and drug metabolites have resulted in the

identification of illegal drug use. In addition, 7 licensees tested for additional drugs above

those required by regulation.

  • Five licensees reported initiatives that resulted in the identification of programmatic

improvements or areas of weakness requiring corrective action.

  • Three licensees reported various types of self-assessments or initiatives to improve their

FFD programs. These actions included but were not limited to peer and external reviews.

Two other licensees implemented new software programs to enhance the management of

the FFD and access authorization programs.

  • The staff noted that, for a few licensees, the program performance reports did not

summarize management actions taken in response to identified FFD program occurrences

or deficiencies (10 CFR 26.71(d) in the former rule and 10 CFR 26.717(b)(8) of the current

rule). Fitness for duty programs are subject to NRC inspection.

The following describes FFD program performance issues that occurred at licensee facilities.

For summary purposes, this information is presented below in four categories: (1) Certified

Laboratories, (2) Policies and Procedures, (3) Program and System Management, and (4) Other

Program and System Management Issues.

(1) Certified Laboratories

Overall, 10 licensees reported problems associated with laboratory performance involving

equipment malfunctions or potential weaknesses related to human error, or both, as follows:

  • One licensee reported a potential deficiency associated with the tamper indicating seals

supplied by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)-certified laboratory

for use in securing specimen containers. The licensee determined through testing that the laboratory-supplied seal could be removed from a specimen bottle without indications of

tampering. The licensee immediately implemented the use of a second more sensitive seal

that was applied over the laboratory-supplied seal. A review of drug test results for

specimen testing conducted at the laboratory over the past 2 years revealed no instances in

which a specimen was rejected for testing because of a problem with the tamper-indicating

seal. The laboratory was in the process of developing a new seal at the time of the FFD

performance report submission. The licensee will conduct tests on the new seal when it

receives it from the laboratory and will verify that the seal cannot be removed from a

specimen bottle without the seal showing signs of tampering.

  • One licensee reported that a contractor FFD technician included the phrase Quality

Assurance Blind on the custody-and-control forms for blind performance test samples sent

to the HHS-certified laboratory. This information distinguished the blind samples from donor

specimens submitted for testing. The FFD technician received training on the correct

procedures to follow for completing the custody-and-control forms for blind samples, and the

licensee submitted new blind samples to the HHS-certified laboratory to replace those

previously sent in error. The licensee also reviewed the custody-and-control forms for

previous blind samples and identified no additional discrepancies.

  • One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory misplaced two specimens. An

additional specimen was collected and tested for each donor.

  • One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported a false negative test result

for a blind performance test sample containing amphetamine. Retesting of the blind sample

at a second HHS-certified laboratory resulted in a positive test for amphetamine. The

licensees performance report submission did not specify the cause of the testing error at

the initial HHS-certified laboratory.

  • One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported a false negative result for a

blind performance test sample containing PCP. The laboratory investigated and determined

that a random mechanical instrument error resulting from a small crack in a wash nozzle line

caused the false negative.

  • One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported a false negative result for a

blind performance test sample containing PCP. The laboratory determined that the

certifying scientist incorrectly entered the test result into the laboratorys computer system.

The laboratory conducted error correction training with the certifying scientist and indicated

that all certifying scientists would receive additional training to ensure that they accurately

entry of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry results into the laboratorys computer

system.

  • One licensee reported that the HHS-certified laboratory reported an inconsistent test result

for a blind performance test sample containing marijuana and an adulterant. The laboratory

reported only a marijuana positive test result. The licensees performance report submission

did not specify the cause of the inconsistent result from the HHS-certified laboratory.

  • One licensee reported that an FFD program audit determined that it had not met the

quarterly blind performance test sample requirement for the former rule (i.e., 10 percent of

specimens tested in the quarter up to 250) for the third quarter of 2008. The licensee

submitted 33 samples when it should have submitted 35 samples. The issue was attributed

to the licensees failure to apply self-checking techniques to ensure that the intended action

was correct. Licensee staff completed refresher training and the licensee developed a

tracking table to more accurately evaluate the number and type (i.e., positive or negative) of

blind samples submitted for testing each quarter. A Human Performance Success Clock

Evaluation recommended a Section Clock Reset because company administrative

expectations were not being met. The licensee forwarded the Human Performance Success

Clock Evaluation to the Condition Report Program Administrator for retention.

requirement for one quarter of testing. However, the licensees noted that the combined

average for the first and second quarters was over 10 percent of the specimens submitted to

the HHS-certified laboratory. The licensee generated condition reports, implemented

corrective actions to prevent recurrence, and issued company-wide condition reports to

share the event and lessons learned with other entities.

(2) Policies and Procedures

Overall, 7 licensees reported testing program policy and procedure issues as follows:

  • One licensee reported that an NRC security inspection report identified a Green non-cited

violation for failure to test personnel selected for random drug and alcohol testing at the

earliest reasonable and practical opportunity.

  • One licensee reported that the results of a self-assessment evaluation of 200 breath alcohol

tests determined that 1 breath test had been improperly administered. The test was

performed with only 1 minute between breath samples. An additional 1,000 records were

reviewed with no issues identified.

  • One licensee reported that a confirmed positive alcohol test result was appealed and

overturned because the specimen collector completed the custody-and-control form

improperly.

  • One licensee reported that the pre-access1 alcohol test for a refueling outage short-term

contractor was conducted in error. Positive results were obtained during initial breath

testing but confirmatory testing was not conducted because of a communication error by the

1 Licensees and other entities shall administer drug and alcohol tests to the individuals who are

subject to 10 CFR Part 26 under the following conditions: for pre-access, for-cause, and post- event. (10 CFR 26.31(c)). Licensees and entities are required to conduct pre-access testing as

well as other actions (such as background, credit, and criminal history checks) to help ensure

the honestly, integrity, and reliability of persons being considered for unescorted access to a

licensee facility. breath collector. The breath collector, a temporary worker hired for outage processing, was

relieved of collection duties pending counseling and additional training. The short-term

contractor was not granted unescorted access to the plant.

  • One licensee reported that it determined that two licensee security officers were associated

with illegal drugs. One security officer admitted to illegal drug use while on vacation and

following his return to work. The second security officer was involved in an offsite event

apparently involving the possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia; this event required

police response. For-cause tests were completed for both security officers, and the results

of the tests were negative. The licensee terminated both employees employment and

implemented an accelerated random testing program for security officers above that

required by 10 CFR Part 26. During this reporting period, the accelerated testing resulted in

no positive test results.

  • One licensee reported that a contract employee that previously had unescorted access, tested positive for marijuana on a pre-access test. The licensee granted the employee

5-day reinstated access pending receipt of the pre-access drug test result. Upon receipt of

a positive test result, the licensee suspended the employees unescorted access. The

licensee reviewed the employee's work activities and did not identify any deficient work

practices that could have impacted security- or safety-related systems/equipment. A review

of the employee's request for unescorted access revealed no disqualifying information or

indication of illegal drug use. The employee did not enter the protected area during the

5-day period. The licensee subsequently revoked the employee's unescorted access.

  • One licensee reported that a thermometer used during a urine specimen collection was past

due for calibration. A second specimen was collected from the donor and a condition report

was written.

(3) Program and System Management

As described above, the current 10 CFR Part 26 rule was published and became effective

April 30, 2008. However, licensees could defer implementation of the drug and alcohol

provisions until March 31, 2009. As a result, for the 2008 FFD performance reporting period, some licensees may have implemented the amended/new requirements midway through

calendar year 2008. Therefore, the drug and alcohol performance data presented below (e.g.,

cutoff and blood alcohol content (BAC) levels) could represent either the former or the current

requirements depending on the actual date that the licensee implemented the current rule. The

drug and alcohol testing requirements for the former rule are provided in 10 CFR Part 26, Appendix A, Sections 2.7(e) and 2.7(f). The current drug testing cutoff levels are found in

10 CFR 26.133 and 26.163 and the confirmatory BAC percentage considered a positive test

result is found in 10 CFR 26.103. The changes to the drug and alcohol testing cutoff level

changes are as follows:

  • Marijuana metabolites. Initial cutoff level was lowered from 100 nanograms per milliliter

(ng/mL) to 50 ng/mL.

  • Opiate metabolites. Initial and confirmatory cutoff levels were increased from 300 ng/mL to

2000 ng/mL.

  • Confirmatory alcohol test percent BAC. The current rule provides a work status provision to

evaluate time-at-work when determining a positive alcohol test result. (Before the current

rule, the NRC considered only a confirmatory alcohol test result of 0.04 percent BAC or

higher as a positive test result.) Under the current rule, a positive test result is reported for

three situations: a confirmatory alcohol test result of 0.04 percent BAC or higher; a

0.03 percent BAC or higher and in work status for at least 1-hour; and, a 0.02 percent BAC

or higher and in work status for at least 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />.

Alcohol Testing (BAC Cutoff Levels):

  • One licensee reported testing at a lower BAC cutoff level (0.02 percent BAC) for pre-access

and follow-up testing.

  • Four licensees reported testing at BAC cutoff levels ranging from 0.011-0.039 percent to

extrapolate BAC levels based on time between alcohol consumption and time of test.

  • Eight licensees reported implementing the BAC cutoff levels in the current rule.

Drug Testing (Cutoff Levels):

  • Three licensees reported testing at the limits of detection (LOD) for all for-cause and follow- up tests and for suspect specimens. This testing resulted in the identification of marijuana

and cocaine positive results.

Note: For the drug or drug metabolites provided below, the following format is used: (Initial

Cutoff Level/Confirmatory Cutoff Level). For example, (50/15 ng/mL) means that the

initial confirmatory cutoff level is 50 ng/mL and the confirmatory cutoff level is 15 ng/mL.

Marijuana

Sixty-three licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels than those required by the former

rule. The majority of these licensees had also tested at these levels in prior years.

  • Fifty-four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels under the former rule and

consistent with the cutoff levels in the current rule (50/15 ng/mL).

  • Three of the 54 licensees reported maintaining an initial cutoff level at 100 ng/mL for

licensee bargaining unit personnel and applied the 50/15 ng/mL cutoff levels for all other

personnel.

  • Four of the 54 licenses reported using a 20 ng/mL initial cutoff level and confirmatory

cutoff level at the LOD for dilute specimens (i.e., specimens with a creatinine

concentration of less than 20 milligrams per deciliter).

  • Two licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (50/10 ng/mL). One of these

licensees reported switching to a confirmatory cutoff level of 15 ng/mL in October 2008.

  • Two licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/15 ng/mL).
  • One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/10 ng/mL). * Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/3 ng/mL).

Cocaine

  • Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (150/60 ng/mL).

Opiates

  • Five licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/150 ng/mL).

Amphetamine

  • One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (1000/250 ng/mL).
  • One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (1000/200 ng/mL), but only for

amphetamine, not for methamphetamine.

  • One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/300 ng/mL).
  • One licensee reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/250 ng/mL).
  • Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (300/100 ng/mL).

Phencyclidine (PCP)

  • Four licensees reported testing at lower cutoff levels (20/10 ng/mL).

Testing for Additional Drugs

  • Five licensees reported testing for barbiturates (300/300 ng/mL), benzodiazepines (300/300

ng/mL), methadone (300/300 ng/mL), and methaqualone (300/300 ng/mL). Those tests

resulted in one positive result.

  • One licensee reported testing for methadone (300/200 ng/mL), but discontinued that testing

after October 2008.

  • One licensee reported testing for barbiturates (300/250 ng/mL) and benzodiazepines

(300/250 ng/mL).

(4) Other Program and System Management Issues

  • One licensee conducted an FFD self-assessment with a team of three peer evaluators from

other licensees and two of their own employees. The assessment generated

13 recommendations that the licensee is currently evaluating.

  • One licensee reported four issues identified during an NRC inspection: (1) donors had

access to a soap dispenser in the collection area; (2) the licensee failed to perform follow-up

testing at the required procedural frequency for a person; (3) unescorted access not

withheld for three individuals who were not covered under the behavioral observation

program (BOP) for more than 30 days; and (4) personal/privacy information was stored in an

unprotected network location.

  • One licensee reported that staff at the licensee testing facility participated in proficiency

testing provided by the College of American Pathologists to ensure to the accuracy and

integrity of the drug testing process.

  • Two licensees implemented a new vendor-supplied database system to maintain and

process information for the access authorization, FFD, and BOP programs. The information

system automated and simplified processes, replaced multiple databases, and eliminated

redundant work for licensee staff. This system incorporates and standardizes processes, programs, and procedures, including the annual supervisory reviews, monthly access

control list, and the generation of the random selection lists for the FFD program.

Efficiencies were gained by eliminating multiple data entry points and by reducing file

maintenance activities.

CONTACT

This IN requires no specific action or written response. Please direct any questions about this

matter to the technical contact listed below.

/RA/ /RA/

Timothy J. McGinty, Director Daniel H. Dorman, Director

Division of Policy and Rulemaking Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

/RA/

Glenn Tracy, Director

Division of Construction Inspection

and Operational Programs

Office of New Reactors

Technical Contact:

Paul Harris, NSIR

(301) 415-1169 E-mail: fitnessforduty@nrc.gov

Enclosure:

Summary of Fitness-for-Duty Program Performance Reports (Calendar Year 2008)

Note: NRC generic communications may be found on the NRC public Web site, http://www.nrc.gov, under Electronic Reading Room/Document Collections.

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DATE 11/02/09 11/12/09 11/19/09 11/23/09 11/24/09

Summary of Fitness for Duty Program Performance Reports

(Calendar Year 2008)

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 26.717, Fitness-for-Duty Program

Performance Data, (formerly 10 CFR 26.71(d)) requires licensees and other entities to, in part, collect, compile, retain, and submit fitness for duty program performance data. The tables and

charts below present information for calendar year 2008 and in some cases present data over

longer periods of time to present trends. The following is a summary description of the data

listed in the subsequent tables. In some cases, the numerical summary values below have

been rounded.

Summary

  • The tables show that the industry positive test rate is low for both licensee and

contractor/vendor populations.

  • Table 1 shows that the positive test rate for all tests conducted by the industry is

0.65 percent. The for-cause test rate resulting from behavior observation is 11.79 percent, the highest industry positive test rate.

  • Table 2 illustrates a consistent pattern regarding positive test rates by work category.

Licensee employees have the lowest positive test rates and short-term contractors have the

highest positive test rates. This pattern has been consistent across test types and over time

as shown in Tables 9, 10, 11, and 12.

  • Table 4 shows that marijuana is the substance most frequently detected substance in both

licensee employee and contractor tests. For licensee employees, alcohol is the next most

frequently detected substance while cocaine is the most frequently detected substance for

contractors.

  • Table 5 shows a downward trend in the number of significant events for reactor operators

and supervisors.

  • Table 7 illustrates that three substances (marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol) have accounted

for approximately 95 percent of all substances identified in each year of industry testing from

1990 through 2008.

Marijuana 47 percent of substances in 1990, 55 percent in 2008 Cocaine 29 percent of substances in 1990, 20 percent in 2008 Alcohol 19 percent of substances in 1990 and 2008

  • Table 8 shows that from 1990 through 2008 the annual random testing positive rate for

industry has decreased from 0.37 percent to 0.23 percent. * Table 13 presents the range of positive test rates reported by licensees in 2008, by work

category, for pre-access and random testing. The information presented indicates that while

the overall positive rates are low (less than 1 percent), contractors test positive at a much

higher rate than licensee employees.

Pre-access testing positive rates

  • Industry rate (contractors) is 0.85 percent

(licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 2.10 percent)

  • Industry rate (licensee employees) is 0.18 percent

(licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 1.53 percent).

Random testing positive rates

  • Industry rate (contractors) is 0.43 percent

(licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 2.01 percent)

  • Industry rate (licensee employees) is 0.14 percent

(licensee sites reported positive rates from 0.0 to 0.60 percent).

Table 1 Test Results for Each Test Category (2008)

Test Category Number of Tests Positive Tests Percent Positive

Pre-Access 87,468 664 0.76%

Random 54,759 127 0.23%

For-Cause

Observed Behavior 797 94 11.79%

Post-Accident 986 7 0.71%

Follow-Up 5,756 44 0.76%

Other 2,171 55 2.53%

TOTAL* 151,937 991 0.65%

TOTAL without Other 149,766 936 0.62%

category

  • Includes the Other test category. Although some licensees specified the nature of the tests

included in the Other category (e.g., return to work), most licensees did not provide clarifying

information. Table 2 Test Results by Test and Work Categories (2008)

Licensee Long-Term Short-Term

Test Category Total

Employees Contractors* Contractors*

Pre-Access

Number Tested 11,498 1,086 74,884 87,468 Number Positive 21 10 633 664 Percent Positive 0.18% 0.92% 0.85% 0.76%

Random

Number Tested 38,721 1,813 16,225 54,759 Number Positive 50 2 75 127 Percent Positive 0.14% 0.11% 0.46% 0.23%

For-Cause

Observed Behavior

Number Tested 329 30 438 797 Number Positive 22 0 72 94 Percent Positive 6.69% 0.00% 16.44% 11.79%

Post-Accident

Number Tested 448 69 469 986 Number Positive 1 0 6 7 Percent Positive 0.22% 0.00% 1.28% 0.71%

Follow-Up

Number Tested 2,856 139 2,761 5,756 Number Positive 19 0 25 44 Percent Positive 0.67% 0.00% 0.91% 0.76%

Other

Number Tested 1,196 263 712 2,171 Number Positive 9 0 47 55 Percent Positive 0.75% 0.00% 6.60% 2.53%

TOTAL

Number Tested 53,048 3,400 95,489 151,937 Number Positive 122 12 857 991 Percent Positive 0.23% 0.35% 0.90% 0.65%

TOTAL without Other

Number Tested 51,852 3,137 94,777 149,766 Number Positive 113 12 811 936 Percent Positive 0.22% 0.38% 0.86% 0.62%

  • Some licensees distinguished between short-term and long-term contractors, whereas others

reported all contractors as short term. Table 3 Test Results by Test Category (2008)

First Second

Test Category Year

6 Months 6 Months

Pre-Access

Number Tested 48,177 39,291 87,468 Number Positive 394 270 664 Percent Positive 0.82% 0.69% 0.76%

Random

Number Tested 27,795 26,964 54,759 Number Positive 71 56 127 Percent Positive 0.26% 0.21% 0.23%

For-Cause

Observed Behavior

Number Tested 450 347 797 Number Positive 56 38 94 Percent Positive 12.44% 10.95% 11.79%

Post-Accident

Number Tested 526 460 986 Number Positive 5 2 7 Percent Positive 0.95% 0.43% 0.71%

Follow-Up

Number Tested 3,082 2,674 5,756 Number Positive 20 24 44 Percent Positive 0.65% 0.90% 0.76%

Other

Number Tested 1,206 965 2,171 Number Positive 30 25 55 Percent Positive 2.49% 2.59% 2.53%

TOTAL

Number Tested 81,236 70,701 151,937 Number Positive 576 415 991 Percent Positive 0.71% 0.59% 0.65%

TOTAL without Other

Number Tested 80,030 69,736 149,766 Number Positive 546 390 936 Percent Positive 0.68% 0.56% 0.62% Table 4 Confirmed Positive Test Results by Substance and by Work Category (2008)

(All test types, including testing Refusals)

Licensee Contractors

Positive Total

Employees (Long-Term/Short-Term)

Test Result

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Marijuana 47 32.87% 459 52.16% 506 49.46%

Cocaine 21 14.69% 163 18.52% 184 17.99%

Opiates 3 2.10% 13 1.48% 16 1.56%

Amphetamines 3 2.10% 32 3.64% 35 3.42%

Phencyclidine 1 0.70% 0 0.00% 1 0.10%

Alcohol 39 27.27% 138 15.68% 177 17.30%

Refusal to Test 29 20.28% 75 8.52% 104 10.17%

TOTAL* 143 100.00% 880 100.00% 1,023 100.00%

  • The totals in this table may be higher than those reported in Tables 1, 2, and 3 because of

instances in which an individual tested positive for more than one substance.

Chart 1 Chart 2

2008 Positive Test Results by Substance 2008 Positive Test Results by Substance

Licensee Employees Contractors

Refusal to Test Refusal to Test

20.28% 8.52%

Alcohol

Marijuana 15.68%

32.87%

Phencyclidine

0.0%

Alcohol Marijuana

27.27% Amphetamines 52.16%

3.64%

Opiates

1.48%

Phencyclidine Cocaine

0.70% 14.69% Cocaine

Amphetamines Opiates 18.52%

2.10% 2.10% Table 5 Significant Fitness-for-Duty (FFD) Events*

FFD

Reactor Licensee Contract Substances Adulterated

Year Program Total

Operators Supervisors Supervisors Found Specimen*

Personnel

1990 19 26 12 1 6 - 64

1991 16 18 24 5 8 - 71

1992 18 22 28 0 6 - 74

1993 8 25 16 0 2 - 51

1994 7 11 11 1 0 - 30

1995 8 16 10 0 5 - 39

1996 8 19 8 2 5 - 42

1997 9 16 10 0 4 - 39

1998 5 10 10 3 0 - 28

1999 5 2 12 2 2 - 23

2000 5 11 8 0 3 - 27

2001 4 9 12 0 0 - 25

2002 3 3 12 3 1 - 22

2003 6 3 8 0 2 9 28

2004 9 7 4 0 9 23 52

2005 5 13 14 1 9 29 71

2006 3 6 6 0 2 60 77

2007 3 7 1 1 0 47 59

2008 2 8 6 1 0 51 68

  • For this report, an adulterated specimen is reported if the original specimen was determined to

be adulterated, dilute, or possessed unusually low or high temperature, specific gravity, or

creatinine levels and if the individual either refused to provide a second specimen or the

specimen collected under observed collection resulted in a positive test result. The staff notes

that some inconsistencies were identified in licensee reporting of adulterated specimens. Table 6A Trends in Testing by Test Type

Type of Test 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994* 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Pre-Access

Number Tested 122,491 104,508 104,842 91,471 80,217 79,305 81,041 84,320 69,146 69,139 Number Positive 1,548 983 1,110 952 977 1,122 1,132 1,096 822 934 Percent Positive 1.26% 0.94% 1.06% 1.04% 1.22% 1.41% 1.40% 1.30% 1.19% 1.35%

Random

Number Tested 148,743 153,818 156,730 146,605 78,391 66,791 62,307 60,829 56,969 54,457 Number Positive 550 510 461 341 223 180 202 172 157 140

Percent Positive 0.37% 0.33% 0.29% 0.23% 0.28% 0.27% 0.32% 0.28% 0.28% 0.26%

For-Cause

Number Tested 732 727 696 751 758 763 848 722 720 736 Number Positive 214 167 178 163 122 139 138 149 100 120

Percent Positive 29.23% 22.97% 25.57% 21.70% 16.09% 18.22% 16.27% 20.64% 13.89% 16.30%

Followup

Number Tested 2,633 3,544 4,283 4,139 3,875 3,262 3,262 3,296 2,863 3,008 Number Positive 65 62 69 56 50 35 40 31 43 30

Percent Positive 2.47% 1.75% 1.61% 1.35% 1.29% 1.07% 1.23% 0.94% 1.50% 1.00%

TOTAL

Number Tested 274,599 262,597 266,551 242,966 163,241 150,121 147,458 149,167 129,698 127,340

Number Positive 2,377 1,722 1,818 1,512 1,372 1,476 1,512 1,448 1,122 1,224 Percent Positive 0.87% 0.66% 0.68% 0.62% 0.84% 0.98% 1.03% 0.97% 0.87% 0.96%

  • Beginning in 1994, the NRC reduced the minimum annual random testing rate from 100 to 50 percent of the subject population.

Total does not include results from the Other test category. Table 6B Trends in Testing by Test Type

Type of Test 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Pre-Access

Number Tested 68,333 63,744 73,155 72,988 76,119 79,005 79,980 81,932 87,468 Number Positive 965 720 805 757 737 648 747 668 664 Percent Positive 1.41% 1.13% 1.10% 1.04% 0.97% 0.82% 0.93% 0.82% 0.76%

Random

Number Tested 51,955 50,080 49,741 49,402 51,239 50,286 52,557 51,665 54,759 Number Positive 204 148 114 132 127 147 132 117 127 Percent Positive 0.39% 0.30% 0.23% 0.27% 0.25% 0.29% 0.25% 0.23% 0.23%

For-Cause

Number Tested 883 730 1,072 1,052 1,159 1,161 1,621 1,615 1,783 Number Positive 138 101 112 126 139 106 109 91 101 Percent Positive 15.63% 13.84% 10.45% 11.98% 11.99% 9.13% 6.72% 5.63% 5.66%

Followup

Number Tested 2,861 2,649 2,892 3,142 3,752 4,057 4,766 4,991 5,756 Number Positive 49 35 21 42 31 31 37 31 44 Percent Positive 1.71% 1.32% 0.73% 1.34% 0.83% 0.76% 0.78% 0.62% 0.76%

TOTAL*

Number Tested 124,032 117,203 126,860 126,584 132,269 134,509 138,924 140,203 149,766 Number Positive 1,356 1,004 1,052 1,057 1,034 932 1,025 907 936 Percent Positive 1.09% 0.86% 0.83% 0.84% 0.78% 0.69% 0.74% 0.65% 0.62%

Total does not include results from the Other test category. Chart 3 Trends in Positive Random Testing Rates*

0.45% 600

0.40%

500

Positive Random Tests

0.35%

Positive Rate

0.30% 400

0.25%

300

0.20%

0.15% 200

0.10%

100

0.05%

0.00% 0

90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08

19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20

Positive Rate Number of Positive Tests

  • Beginning in 1994, the NRC reduced the minimum annual random testing rate from 100 to 50

percent of the subject population. Table 7 Trends in Substances Identified

Amphet- Phen- Year Marijuana Cocaine Alcohol Opiates Total

amines cyclidine

1990 1,153 706 452 69 45 8 2,433

1991 746 549 401 31 24 11 1,762

1992 953 470 427 31 8 4 1,893

1993 781 369 357 51 13 5 1,576

1994 739 344 251 54 11 1 1,400

1995 819 374 265 61 17 7 1,543

1996 868 352 281 53 14 2 1,570

1997 842 336 262 49 39 0 1,528

1998 606 269 212 46 19 1 1,153

1999 672 273 230 40 16 2 1,233

2000 620 251 211 50 32 1 1,165

2001 523 225 212 50 17 2 1,029

2002 560 228 214 47 21 3 1,073

2003 518 228 199 64 17 0 1,026

2004 514 247 222 60 14 1 1,058

2005 432 246 196 59 16 2 951

2006 446 307 206 53 14 1 1,027

2007 386 232 189 29 22 5 863

2008 506 184 177 35 16 1 919 Table 8 Trends in Positive Test Rates for Workers with Unescorted Access

Total

Random For-Cause

(Random and

Testing Testing

Year For-Cause Testing)

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

of Tests Positive of Tests Positive of Tests Positive

1990 148,743 0.37% 732 29.23% 149,475 0.54%

1991 153,818 0.33% 727 22.97% 154,545 0.47%

1992 156,730 0.29% 696 25.57% 157,426 0.44%

1993 146,605 0.23% 751 21.70% 147,356 0.37%

1994* 78,391 0.28% 758 16.09% 79,149 0.48%

1995 66,791 0.27% 763 18.22% 67,554 0.50%

1996 62,307 0.32% 848 16.27% 63,155 0.57%

1997 60,829 0.28% 722 20.64% 61,551 0.54%

1998 56,969 0.28% 720 13.89% 57,689 0.50%

1999 54,457 0.26% 736 16.30% 55,193 0.50%

2000 51,955 0.39% 883 15.63% 52,838 0.70%

2001 50,080 0.30% 730 13.84% 50,810 0.53%

2002 49,741 0.23% 1,072 10.45% 50,813 0.46%

2003 49,402 0.27% 1,052 11.98% 50,454 0.56%

2004 51,239 0.25% 1,159 11.99% 52,398 0.51%

2005 50,286 0.29% 1,161 9.13% 51,447 0.49%

2006 52,557 0.25% 1,621 6.72% 54,178 0.44%

2007 51,665 0.23% 1,615 5.63% 53,280 0.39%

2008 54,759 0.23% 1,783 5.66% 56,542 0.40%

  • In 1994, the NRC reduced the minimum annual random testing rate from 100 to 50 percent of

the subject population. Table 9 Trends in Positive Test Rates (All Test Types)* by Work Category

Licensee Long-Term Short-Term

Employees Contractors Contractors

Year

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive

1993 274 0.25% 17 0.21% 1,221 0.97%

1994 219 0.33% 25 0.49% 1,128 1.22%

1995 197 0.34% 14 0.40% 1,265 1.44%

1996 244 0.43% 21 0.69% 1,247 1.42%

1997 187 0.34% 29 0.80% 1,232 1.37%

1998 169 0.33% 22 0.67% 931 1.25%

1999 159 0.32% 22 0.65% 1,043 1.39%

2000 206 0.44% 78 1.51% 1,072 1.48%

2001 147 0.32% 22 0.64% 835 1.24%

2002 117 0.26% 12 0.46% 923 1.18%

2003 146 0.33% 12 0.61% 899 1.13%

2004 123 0.27% 15 0.58% 896 1.06%

2005 122 0.27% 19 0.78% 791 0.90%

2006 118 0.25% 14 0.68% 893 1.00%

2007 115 0.24% 15 0.67% 777 0.86%

2008 113 0.22% 12 0.38% 811 0.86%

  • This includes all test categories with the exception of the Other test category. Table 10 Trends in Positive Pre-Access Testing Rates by Work Category

Licensee Long-Term Short-Term

Employees Contractors Contractors

Year

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive

1993 47 0.42% 7 0.47% 898 1.14%

1994 49 0.48% 12 0.86% 916 1.34%

1995 60 0.57% 7 0.61% 1,055 1.56%

1996 94 0.95% 13 1.21% 1,025 1.46%

1997 62 0.55% 17 1.34% 1,017 1.42%

1998 50 0.53% 12 0.88% 760 1.30%

1999 44 0.52% 10 0.75% 880 1.48%

2000 51 0.67% 60 2.06% 854 1.48%

2001 44 0.52% 16 0.98% 660 1.23%

2002 28 0.35% 10 0.80% 767 1.20%

2003 41 0.49% 8 1.03% 708 1.11%

2004 35 0.46% 8 0.73% 694 1.03%

2005 28 0.34% 12 1.56% 608 0.87%

2006 24 0.26% 7 1.33% 716 1.02%

2007 34 0.35% 8 1.25% 626 0.88%

2008 21 0.18% 10 0.92% 633 0.85%

Table 11 Trends in Positive Random Test Rates by Work Category

Licensee Long-Term Short-Term

Employees Contractors Contractors

Year

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive

1993 157 0.17% 7 0.11% 177 0.39%

1994 96 0.18% 7 0.19% 120 0.54%

1995 82 0.18% 5 0.21% 93 0.50%

1996 94 0.21% 4 0.21% 104 0.64%

1997 76 0.18% 6 0.27% 90 0.54%

1998 71 0.18% 9 0.48% 77 0.52%

1999 71 0.18% 7 0.35% 62 0.45%

2000 116 0.32% 5 0.24% 83 0.64%

2001 64 0.18% 4 0.24% 80 0.65%

2002 55 0.15% 1 0.08% 58 0.45%

2003 61 0.18% 3 0.26% 68 0.48%

2004 51 0.15% 6 0.43% 70 0.46%

2005 60 0.18% 5 0.33% 82 0.54%

2006 55 0.16% 5 0.35% 72 0.44%

2007 55 0.16% 5 0.33% 57 0.38%

2008 50 0.14% 2 0.11% 75 0.46% Table 12 Trends in Positive Observed Behavior Testing Rates by Work Category

Licensee Long-Term Short-Term

Employees Contractors Contractors

Year

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive Positive

1993 35 15.58% 2 16.67% 126 35.29%

1994 39 19.60% 5 35.71% 75 24.35%

1995 35 14.89% 2 16.67% 101 30.70%

1996 34 13.93% 4 33.33% 98 26.85%

1997 34 16.35% 6 37.50% 104 33.88%

1998 26 14.05% 1 11.11% 70 26.82%

1999 29 14.29% 4 23.53% 87 30.42%

2000 21 10.24% 12 13.48% 99 31.43%

2001 20 9.13% 2 10.00% 77 28.84%

2002 23 9.47% 1 12.56% 86 23.50%

2003 22 9.48% 0 0.00% 101 25.70%

2004 23 8.65% 0 0.00% 111 26.62%

2005 19 6.15% 2 12.50% 84 24.28%

2006 24 7.45% 2 9.52% 78 20.91%

2007 15 5.14% 2 9.09% 64 15.76%

2008 22 6.69% 0 0.00% 72 16.44% FFD Performance Testing Results by Site

This section presents distributional information by site for pre-access, random, and for-cause

testing (i.e., observed behavior testing). This distributional information provides licensees with

additional information to evaluate the performance of their FFD program against the industry

rate. Before this 2008 report, NRC Information Notices primarily presented industry trends by

test type and work categories and did not provide FFD program performance testing data on a

site-specific basis.

Table 13 Industry Positive Test Results for Pre-Access, Random, and Observed

Behavior Testing by Work Category (2008)

Pre-Access Testing

Industry Range of % Positive

Work Category

% Positive (by Site)

Licensee Employees 0.18 0 - 1.53 Contractors 0.85 0 - 2.10

All Work Categories 0.76 N/A

Random Testing

Industry Range of % Positive

Work Category

% Positive (by Site)

Licensee Employees 0.14 0 - 0.60

Contractors 0.43 0 - 2.01 All Work Categories 0.23 N/A

Observed Behavior Testing

Industry Range of % Positive

Work Category

% Positive (by Site)

Licensee Employees 6.69 0 - 100

Contractors 15.38 0 - 100

All Work Categories 11.79 N/A 2008 Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates by Site

Table 14 Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates by Work Category by Site

All Employees Licensee Employees Contractors

Positive Rate Positive Rate Positive Rate

Sites Sites Sites

Range (%) Range (%) Range (%)

0 11 0 57 0 11

>0.0 - 0.2 1 >0.0 - 0.2 1 >0.0 - 0.25 4

>0.2 - 0.4 8 >0.2 - 0.4 2 >0.25 - 0.5 14

>0.4 - 0.6 12 >0.4 - 0.6 3 >0.5 - 0.75 12

>0.6 - 0.8 11 >0.6 - 0.8 5 >0.75 - 1.0 11

>0.8 - 1.0 14 >0.8 - 1.0 2 >1.0 - 1.25 8

>1.0 - 1.2 8 >1.0 - 1.2 2 >1.25 - 1.5 4

>1.2 - 1.4 3 >1.2 - 1.4 0 >1.5 - 1.75 2

>1.4 - 1.6 4 >1.4 - 1.6 1 >1.75 - 2.0 3

>1.6 - 1.8 1 >1.6 - 1.8 0 >2.0 - 2.25 0

Total Sites* 73 Total Sites 73 Total Sites 72

  • Total site counts may differ because a site may not have tested one work category.

Chart 4 Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates (All Employees) by Site

16 Industry Rate: 0.76%

14

12 Number of Sites

10

8

6

4

2

0

0 .2 .4 .6 .8 -1 .2 .4 .6 .8

-0 -0 -0 -0 -1 -1 -1 -1

>0

>0 >0 >0 >0 .8 >1 >1 >1 >1

.2 .4 .6 .2 .4 .6 Percent (%) Positive Rate Chart 5 Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates (Licensee Employees) by

Site

60

50

Number of Sites

40

Industry Rate: 0.18%

30

20

10

0

0 .2 .4 .6 .8 -1 .2 .4 .6 .8

-0 -0 -0 -0 -1 -1 -1 -1

>0 >0

>0 >0 >0 .8 >1 >1 >1 >1

.2 .4 .6 .2 .4 .6 Percent (%) Positive Rate

Chart 6 Distribution of Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates (Contractors) by Site

16

14 Industry Rate: 0.85%

12 Number of Sites

10

8

6

4

2

0

0 .2 -0 .7 -1 .2 -1 .7 -2 .2

5 .5 5 5 .5 5 5

-0 -0 >0 -1 -1 >1 -2

>0 >0 >0 .7 5 >1 >1 >1 .7 5 >2

.2 5 .5 .2 5 .5 Percent (%) Positive Rate 2008 Random Testing Positive Rates by Site

Table 15 Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates by Work Category by Site

All Employees Licensee Employees Contractors

Positive Rate Positive Rate Positive Rate

Sites Sites Sites

Range (%) Range (%) Range (%)

0 28 0 43 0 38

>0.0 - 0.1 2 >0.0 - 0.1 1 >0.0 - 0.3 3

>0.1 - 0.2 10 >0.1 - 0.2 7 >0.3 - 0.6 14

>0.2 - 0.3 9 >0.2 - 0.3 10 >0.6 - 0.9 10

>0.3 - 0.4 14 >0.3 - 0.4 5 >0.9 - 1.2 2

>0.4 - 0.5 4 >0.4 - 0.5 1 >1.2 - 1.5 4

>0.5 - 0.6 5 >0.5 - 0.6 6 >1.5 - 1.8 0

>0.6 - 0.7 1 >0.6 - 0.7 0 >1.8 - 2.1 1 Total Sites 73 Total Sites 73 Total Sites 72

  • Total site counts may differ because a site may not have tested one work category.

Chart 7 Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates (All Employees) by Site

30

25 Industry Rate: 0.23%

Number of Sites

20

15

10

5

0

0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7

-0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0

>0 >0 >0 >0 >0 >0 >0

.1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 Percent (%) Positive Rate Chart 8 Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates (Licensee Employees) by Site

50

45

40

Number of Sites

35 Industry Rate: 0.14%

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7

-0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0

>0 >0 >0 >0 >0 >0 >0

.1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 Percent (%) Positive Rate

Chart 9 Distribution of Random Testing Positive Rates (Contractors) by Site

40

35

30

Number of Sites

Industry Rate: 0.43%

25

20

15

10

5

0

0 .3 .6 .9 .2 .5 .8 .1

-0 -0 -0 -1 -1 -1 -2

>0 >0 >0 >0 >1 >1 >1

.3 .6 .9 .2 .5 .8 Percent (%) Positive Rate 2008 Observed Behavior Testing Rates by Site

Table 16 Distribution of For-Cause Testing Positive Rates by Work Category by Site

All Employees Licensee Employees Contractors

Positive Rate Positive Rate Positive Rate

Sites Sites Sites

Range (%) Range (%) Range (%)

0 25 0 42 0 27

>0 - 10 8 >0 - 10 0 >0 - 10 4

>10 - 20 12 >10 - 20 5 >10 - 20 7

>20 - 30 6 >20 - 30 1 >20 - 30 3

>30 - 40 11 >30 - 40 3 >30 - 40 7

>40 - 50 2 >40 - 50 5 >40 - 50 7

>50 - 60 1 >50 - 60 0 >50 - 60 1

>60 - 70 2 >60 - 70 0 >60 - 70 2

>70 - 80 0 >70 - 80 0 >70 - 80 1

>80 - 90 0 >80 - 90 0 >80 - 90 0

>90 - 100 1 >90 - 100 1 >90 - 100 2 Total Sites 68 Total Sites 57 Total Sites 61

  • Total site counts may differ because a site may not have tested one work category.

Chart 10 Distribution of Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates (All Employees) by

Site

30

25 Number of Sites

20

Industry Rate: 11.79%

15

10

5

0

0 0 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -1

-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00

>0 >1 >2 >3 >4 >5 >6 >7 >8 >9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Percent (%) Positive Rate Chart 11 Distribution of Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates (Licensee

Employees) by Site

45

40

35 Number of Sites

30

Industry Rate: 6.69%

25

20

15

10

5

0

0 0 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -1

-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00

>0 >1 >2 >3 >4 >5 >6 >7 >8 >9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Percent (%) Positive Rate

Chart 12 Distribution of Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates (Contractors) by Site

30

25 Number of Sites

20

Industry Rate: 15.38%

15

10

5

0

0 0 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -1

-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00

>0 >1 >2 >3 >4 >5 >6 >7 >8 >9

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Percent (%) Positive Rate 2008 Distribution of Test Results by Sites and Work Category

Summary

Chart 13 Comparisons of Site Pre-Access Testing Positive Rates by Work Category

60

50

Licensee Employees Contractors

Number of Sites

40

30

20

10

0

0 .2 .4 .6 .8 -1 .2 .4 .6 .8 -2 .1

-0 -0 -0 -0 .8 -1 -1 -1 -1 .8 -2

>0 .2 .4 .6 >0 >1 .2 .4 .6 >1 >2

>0 >0 >0 >1 >1 >1 Percent (%) Positive Rate

Chart 14 Comparison of Site Random Testing Positive Rates by Work Category

40

35 Number of Sites

30

25 Licensee Employees Contractors

20

15

10

5

0

0 .2 .4 .6 .8 -1 .2 .4 .6 .8 -2 .2

-0 -0 -0 -0 .8 -1 -1 -1 -1 .8 -2

>0 .2 .4 .6 >0 >1 .2 .4 .6 >1 >2

>0 >0 >0 >1 >1 >1 Percent (%) Positive Rate Chart 15 Comparison of Site Observed Behavior Testing Positive Rates by Work

Category

45

40

35 Number of Sites

30

Licensee Employees Contractors

25

20

15

10

5

0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00

-1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -1

>0 0

>1

0

>2

0

>3

0

>4

0

>5 >6

0 0

>7

0

>8 0

>9 Percent (%) Positive Rate