To Be Determined. Every six years an operators NRC operating license must be renewed. When the licensee submits the request for
license renewal, the licensee must certify to the NRC that the operator is medically capable of performing license duties. This is done by completing an
NRC Form 396, Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee. When signed by senior station management, the NRC Form 396certifies that an operator is able to perform operator duties. The form contains several standard license conditions that restrict operator activities to ensure their ability to perform license duties. In this
SROs case, the licensee certified to the NRC in a letter dated September 11, 2008, that the operator was capable of performing license duties with no restrictions except to wear corrective lenses. The licensee provided incomplete and inaccurate information on the accompanying
NRC Form 396 in that the licensee failed to inform the NRC that the
SRO was taking medication for a potentially disqualifying medical condition so the NRC could properly restrict the
SROs operating license to have a Must Take Medication as Prescribed to Maintain Qualifications license restriction. Because the issue affected the NRC=s ability to perform its regulatory function, it was evaluated using the traditional enforcement process. The finding was determined to be of low safety significance because the
SRO had taken medications as prescribed and had not made errors during any emergency condition prior to the license being amended. However, the regulatory significance was important because the incomplete and inaccurate information was provided under a signed statement to the NRC and impacted a licensing decision for the
SRO. This was preliminarily determined to be an apparent violation of
10 CFR 50.9, Completeness and Accuracy of Information. The cause of the apparent violation is related to the cross-cutting element of human performance in the area of work practices.
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