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NRC CAL – NOV (SL III)

EA-09-010 · CAL · Severity SLIII · Issued 2009-05-28 · Reactor Licensees

Action

EA Number
EA-09-010
Licensee
NOV (SL III)
Category
Reactor Licensees
Action type
CAL
Severity level
SLIII
Date issued
2009-05-28

Description

On May 27, 2009, a Notice of Violation was issued for a Severity Level III problem involving incomplete and inaccurate information in the renewal application for a Senior Reactor Operator's (SRO) license. Specifically, on September 11, 2008, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant submitted NRC Form 396 for renewal of an SRO license certifying that the individual met the medical requirements. The NRC renewed the SRO license based on NRC Form 396, which only requested a corrective lenses license restriction. Later in November 2008, the NRC received a license restriction change request for the same SRO to add a "Must Take Medication as Prescribed to Maintain Medical Qualifications" license restriction. During the review of the licensing action, the NRC discovered that the SRO both started taking medication and notified the Monticello medical staff in July 2004. The licensee failed to notify the NRC of this change in medical condition. This is a violation of 10 CFR 50.74(c), which requires the licensee to notify the appropriate Regional Administrator within 30 days of a permanent disability or illness of a licensed operator. As a result of the inaccurate information contained in the renewal request, the NRC renewed the SRO license. This is a violation of both 10 CFR 50.9 and 10 CFR 55.23. Title 10 CFR 50.9, states, in part, "Information provided to the Commission…shall be complete and accurate in all material respects" and 10 CFR 55.23, states, in part, that to certify the medical fitness of the applicant, an authorized representative of the facility licensee shall complete and sign NRC Form 396, "Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee."

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