NRC Letter To Exelon

UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I
2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD., Suite 100
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713
November 9, 2017
Mr. Patrick D. Navin

Site Vice President
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
1848 Lay Road
Delta, PA 17314
SUBJECT: PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3

LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TEST
Dear Mr. Navin:
On November 4, 2017, your facility reported to the NRC via 10 CFR 26.719 that an
NRC-licensed operator tested positive following a fitness-for-duty test administered under
10 CFR 26.31(c) on November 3, 2017 (Event Report 53053). Although we have obtained
preliminary information, this letter is a formal request for information pertaining to this
occurrence. Within 30 days of the date of this letter, please provide responses to the questions
listed in the enclosure. In addition, please provide other records and information on this
operator's fitness-for-duty that are relevant to this occurrence. If you are unable to meet this
deadline, please notify us no later than 15 days from the date of this letter, with the reasons for
the delay and a proposed date of submittal.
We request that any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information in your response
be contained in a separate enclosure and appropriately marked. The affidavit required by
10 CFR 2.390(b) must accompany your response, where applicable.
You should determine whether the operator meets the requirements of 10 CFR 55.33(a)(1).
You should ensure that: (1) the operator meets the general health requirements of
ANSI/ANS-3.4-1983; (2) the operator does not have a disqualifying condition under Section 5.3
of that standard; and (3) documentation describing the designated physician's conclusion that
the operator meets the requirements of ANSI/ANS-3.4-1983 is available for review by the NRC.
If a conditional license is requested per 10 CFR 55.25, that condition should be documented on
NRC Form 396, "Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee," and sent to the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Regional Administrator, Region I,
2100 Renaissance Blvd., Suite 100, King of Prussia, PA 19406-2713.
If you determine that the operator no longer meets the medical qualifications described in
10 CFR 55.33(a)(1), then, in accordance with 10 CFR 55.25, you must notify the NRC, in
writing, of the operator's permanent incapacitation. For example, you must notify the NRC if you
determine, based on your employee assistance program in consultation with your designated
physician, that the operator can no longer meet the medical criteria of ANSI/ANS-3.4-1983.
P. Navin 2
The NRC will evaluate the information in your reply to this letter to determine if further action is
warranted pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 or Part 55. The information supplied will be maintained
in NRC Privacy Systems of Records-16 and will be subject to the Privacy Act.
Please provide a copy of this letter, as well as your response to this letter, to the operator. If you
are unwilling to provide this information to the operator for any reason, the NRC will provide the
information to the operator when it is available as part of the operators docket file.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Donald E. Jackson, Chief,
Operations Branch, (610) 337-5306. The requested information should be sent to Mr. Jacksons
attention at the NRC Region I Office, 2100 Renaissance Boulevard, Suite 100, King of Prussia,
PA 19406-2713. Your cooperation is appreciated. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the
NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically
for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records
(PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the
NRCs Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading
Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jimi T. Yerokun, Director

Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-277 and 50-278

Licensee No. DPR-44 and DPR-56
Enclosure:
Fitness-for-Duty Request for
Additional Information
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P. Navin 3
SUBJECT: PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3

LICENSED OPERATOR POSITIVE FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TEST DATED
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Distribution w/Enclosure
N. Salgado, Chief, NRR/DIRS/IOLB
D. Dorman, RA
D. Lew, DRA
J. Teator, Region I, OE
B. Welling, Region I/DRS DD
R. Lorson, Region I/DRP D
D. Pelton, Region I/DRP DD
E. Carfang, Region I/DRP BC
J. Heinly, Region I/DRP SRI
D. Jackson, Region I/DRS/OB
C. Bixler, Region I/DRS/OB (with concurrences)
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRS\Operations Branch\BIXLER\FitnessforDuty\11-6-17 RAI FFD PB.docx

ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML17317B550
SUNSI Review Non-Sensitive Publicly Available
Sensitive Non-Publicly Available
OFFICE RI/DRS RI/DRS

NAME DEJackson/DEJ JYerokun/JTY
DATE 11/8/17 11/9/17
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Licensed Operator
Fitness-for-Duty Request for Additional Information
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station is requested to provide the following information
concerning the fitness-for-duty occurrence (10 CFR Part 26.719) reported on November 3, 2017
regarding the involved licensed operator:
1. Name, Docket Number, and responsibilities of the operator.
2. A summary of the operator's entire fitness-for-duty testing history. Please include the dates
and times the operator was tested, the reasons for the tests (i.e., random, for-cause, or
follow-up), the results of the tests, including quantification, and the dates that any tests were
confirmed positive.
3. Whether the operator used, sold, or possessed illegal drugs. If so, please provide the
details of the circumstances surrounding such use, sale, or possession.
OR
4. Whether the operator consumed alcoholic beverages within the protected area. If so,
please provide the details of the circumstances surrounding such consumption.
5. Whether the operator was at the controls or supervising licensed activities while under the
influence of illegal drugs or alcohol. If so, please provide the details of the operator's
performance of licensed duties while under the influence.
6. Whether the operator fulfilled a position that was required to meet minimum licensed
operating staffing requirements (fire brigade, emergency plan operations, etc.) while under
the influence.
7. Whether the operator was involved in procedural errors related to this occurrence. If so,
please provide the details of the procedural errors and the consequences of the errors.
8. The extent to which you reviewed the operators past work history, both on the day of the
occurrence and prior to November 3, 2017.
9. Your intentions with regard to the operator's resumption of duties under the 10 CFR Part 50
and Part 55 licenses, including your plans for follow-up testing.
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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Mr. Patrick D. Navin

SUBJECT: PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3

Dear Mr. Navin:

Jimi T. Yerokun, Director

Docket No. 50-277 and 50-278

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SUBJECT: PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRS\Operations Branch\BIXLER\FitnessforDuty\11-6-17 RAI FFD PB.docx

OFFICE RI/DRS RI/DRS

1. Name, Docket Number, and responsibilities of the operator.

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