Summary of FFD Program Performance Reports for 1999

Since the fitness-for-duty (FFD) rule (10 CFR Part 26) was published, licensees have submitted program performance reports to the NRC as required by 10 CFR 26.71(d). In the past, the NRC published a summary and analysis of calendar year data submitted by the licensees in an annual volume of NUREG/CR-5758, "Fitness for Duty in the Nuclear Power Industry - Annual Summary of Program Performance Reports." The tables below provide the information for calendar year 1999 and summarize data from 1990 to 1999.

Table 1 - Test results for each test category, 1999

TEST CATEGORY	NUMBER OF TESTS	1999 POSITIVE TESTS	PERCENT POSITIVE
Pre-Access	69,139	934	1.35%
Random	54,457	140	0.26%
For-Cause	736	120	16.30%
Follow-Up	3,008	30	1.00%
Other	1,742	39	2.24%
TOTAL	129,082	1,263	0.98%
TOTAL without OTHER Category	127,340	1,224	0.96%

Table 2 - 1999 Test results for each test category and work category

(January through December 1999)

TEST CATEGORY	LICENSEE EMPLOYEES	LONG-TERM CONTRACTORS	SHORT-TERM CONTRACTORS	TOTAL
Pre-Access
Number Tested	8,386	1,339	59,414	69,139
Number Positive	44	10	880	934
Percent Positive	0.52%	0.75%	1.48%	1.35%
Random
Number Tested	38,692	1,976	13,789	54,457
Number Positive	71	7	62	140
Percent Positive	0.18%	0.35%	0.45%	0.26%
For-Cause
Number Tested	315	25	396	736
Number Positive	29	4	87	120
Percent Positive	9.21%	16.00%	21.97%	16.30%
Follow-Up
Number Tested	1,653	70	1,285	3,008
Number Positive	15	1	14	30
Percent Positive	0.91%	1.43%	1.09%	1.00%
Other
Number Tested	648	318	776	1,742
Number Positive	4	2	33	39
Percent Positive	0.62%	0.63%	4.25%	2.24%
TOTAL
Number Tested	49,694	3,728	75,660	129,082
Number Positive	163	24	1,076	1,263
Percent Positive	0.33%	0.64%	1.42%	0.98%
TOTAL without OTHER Category
Number Tested	49,046	3,410	74,884	127,340
Number Positive	159	22	1,043	1,224
Percent Positive	0.32%	0.65%	1.39%	0.96%

Table 3 - 1999 Test results by test category

(January through December 1999)

TEST CATEGORY	FIRST SIX MONTHS	SECOND SIX MONTHS	YEAR
Pre-Access
Number Tested	37,844	31,295	69,139
Number Positive	510	424	934
Percent Positive	1.35%	1.35%	1.35%
Random
Number Tested	28,256	26,201	54,457
Number Positive	70	70	140
Percent Positive	0.25%	0.27%	0.26%
For-Cause
Observed Behavior
Number Tested	283	223	506
Number Positive	75	45	120
Percent Positive	26.50%	20.18%	23.72%
Post-Accident
Number Tested	110	120	230
Number Positive	0	0	0
Percent Positive	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Follow-Up
Number Tested	1,543	1,465	3,008
Number Positive	16	14	30
Percent Positive	1.04%	0.96%	1.00%
Other
Number Tested	866	876	1,742
Number Positive	18	21	39
Percent Positive	2.08%	2.40%	2.24%
TOTAL
Number Tested	68,902	60,180	129,082
Number Positive	689	574	1,263
Percent Positive	1.00%	0.95%	0.98%
TOTAL without OTHER Category
Number Tested	68,036	59,304	127,340
Number Positive	671	553	1,224
Percent Positive	0.99%	0.93%	0.96%

Table 4 - 1999 Test results for licensee employees and contractor personnel

(January through December 1999)

	LICENSEE EMPLOYEES			CONTRACTORS (Long-Term/Short Term)
TEST CATEGORY	First Six Months	Second Six Months	Year	First Six Months	Second Six Months	Year
Pre-Access
Number Tested	4,691	3,695	8,386	33,153	27,600	60,753
Number Positive	21	23	44	489	401	890
Percent Positive	0.45%	0.62%	0.52%	1.47%	1.45%	1.46%
Random
Number Tested	20,020	18,672	38,692	8,236	7,529	15,765
Number Positive	32	39	71	38	31	69
Percent Positive	0.16%	0.21%	0.18%	0.46%	0.41%	0.44%
For-Cause
Observed Behavior
Number Tested	112	91	203	171	132	303
Number Positive	20	9	29	55	36	91
Percent Positive	17.86%	9.89%	14.29%	32.16%	27.27%	30.03%
Post-Accident
Number Tested	60	52	112	50	68	118
Number Positive	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percent Positive	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Follow-Up
Number Tested	818	835	1,653	725	630	1,355
Number Positive	8	7	15	8	7	15
Percent Positive	0.98%	0.84%	0.91%	1.10%	1.11%	1.11%
Other
Number Tested	316	332	648	550	544	1,094
Number Positive	2	2	4	16	19	35
Percent Positive	0.63%	0.60%	0.62%	2.91%	3.49%	3.20%

TOTAL
Number Tested	26,017	23,677	49,694	42,885	36,503	79,388
Number Positive	83	80	163	606	494	1,100
Percent Positive	0.32%	0.34%	0.33%	1.41%	1.35%	1.39%
TOTAL without OTHER Category
Number Tested	25,701	23,345	49,046	42,335	35,959	78,294
Number Positive	81	78	159	590	475	1,065
Percent Positive	0.32%	0.33%	0.32%	1.39%	1.32%	1.36%

Table 5 - 1999 Test results for long-term and short-term contractor personnel

(January through December 1999)

	LONG-TERM CONTRACTORS			SHORT-TERM CONTRACTORS
TEST CATEGORY	First Six Months	Second Six Months	Year	First Six Months	Second Six Months	Year
Pre-Access
Number Tested	752	587	1,339	32,401	27,013	59,414
Number Positive	5	5	10	484	396	880
Percent Positive	0.66%	0.85%	0.75%	1.49%	1.47%	1.48%
Random
Number Tested	947	1,029	1,976	7,289	6,500	13,789
Number Positive	3	4	7	35	27	62
Percent Positive	0.32%	0.39%	0.35%	0.48%	0.42%	0.45%
For-Cause
Observed Behavior
Number Tested	6	11	17	165	121	286
Number Positive	2	2	4	53	34	87
Percent Positive	33.33%	18.18%	23.53%	32.12%	28.10%	30.42%
Post-Accident
Number Tested	2	6	8	48	62	110
Number Positive	0	0	0	0	0	0
Percent Positive	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Follow-Up
Number Tested	33	37	70	692	593	1,285
Number Positive	1	0	1	7	7	14
Percent Positive	3.03%	0.00%	1.43%	1.01%	1.18%	1.09%
Other
Number Tested	155	163	318	395	381	776
Number Positive	1	1	2	15	18	33
Percent Positive	0.65%	0.61%	0.63%	3.80%	4.72%	4.25%
TOTAL
Number Tested	1,895	1,833	3,728	40,990	34,670	75,660
Number Positive	12	12	24	594	482	1,076
Percent Positive	0.63%	0.65%	0.64%	1.45%	1.39%	1.42%
TOTAL without OTHER Category
Number Tested	1,740	1,670	3,410	40,595	34,289	74,884
Number Positive	11	11	22	579	464	1,043
Percent Positive	0.63%	0.66%	0.65%	1.43%	1.35%	1.39%

Table 6 - 1999 Number of confirmed positives by substance

	FIRST SIX MONTHS		SECOND SIX MONTHS		TOTAL
TYPE OF SUBSTANCE	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Marijuana	345	52.19%	327	57.17%	672	54.50%
Cocaine	151	22.84%	122	21.33%	273	22.14%
Opiates	4	0.61%	12	2.10%	16	1.30%
Amphetamines	20	3.03%	20	3.50%	40	3.24%
Phencyclidine	0	0.00%	2	0.35%	2	0.16%
Alcohol	141	21.33%	89	15.56%	230	18.65%
TOTAL	661		572		1,233

Table 7 - 1999 Confirmed positives test results by substance for each worker category

	LICENSEE EMPLOYEES		CONTRACTORS (Long-Term/Short-Term)
TYPE OF SUBSTANCE	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Marijuana	65	41.67%	607	56.36%
Cocaine	39	25.00%	234	21.73%
Opiates	0	0.00%	16	1.49%
Amphetamines	3	1.92%	37	3.44%
Phencyclidine	0	0.00%	2	0.19%
Alcohol	49	31.41%	181	16.81%
TOTAL	156		1,077

Table 8 - Significant* fitness-for-duty events (1990-1999)

Type of Event	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	Total
Reactor Operators	19	16	18	8	7	8	8	9	5	5	103
Licensee Supervisors	26	16	22	25	11	16	19	16	10	2	163
Contract Supervisors	12	24	28	16	11	10	8	10	10	12	141
FFD Program Personnel	1	5	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	2	14
Substances Found	6	8	6	2	0	5	5	4	0	2	38
Total	64	69	74	51	30	39	42	39	28	23	459

**Subsection 73 of 10 CFR Part 26 requires reporting units to provide the NRC with information on significant FFD events, such as events involving licensed operators and supervisors, and on controlled substances found in the protected area of the plant.

Table 9 - Trends in testing by test type (1990-1999)

Type of Test	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	Total
Pre-
Number	122,491	104,508	104,842	91,471	80,217	79,305	81,041	84,320	69,146	69,139	886,480
Number	1,548	983	1,110	952	977	1,122	1,132	1,096	822	934	10,676
Percent	1.26%	0.94%	1.06%	1.04%	1.22%	1.41%	1.40%	1.30%	1.19%	1.35%	1.20%
Random
Number	148,743	153,818	156,730	146,605	78,391	66,791	62,307	60,829	56,969	54,457	985,640
Number	550	510	461	341	223	180	202	172	157	140	2,936
Percent	0.37%	0.33%	0.29%	0.23%	0.28%	0.27%	0.32%	0.28%	0.28%	0.26%	0.30%
For-Cause
Number	732	727	696	751	758	763	848	722	720	736	7,453
Number	214	167	178	163	122	139	138	149	100	120	1,490
Percent	29.23%	22.97%	25.57%	21.70%	16.09%	18.22%	16.27%	20.64%	13.89%	16.30%	19.99%
Follow-Up
Number	2,633	3,544	4,283	4,139	3,875	3,262	3,262	3,296	2,863	3,008	34,165
Number	65	62	69	56	50	35	40	31	43	30	481
Percent	2.47%	1.75%	1.61%	1.35%	1.29%	1.07%	1.23%	0.94%	1.50%	1.00%	1.41%
Other
Number	3,610	3,228	4,998	2,511	2,125	2,778	2,082	1,928	1,929	1,742	26,931
Number	32	22	59	36	22	55	37	36	32	39	370
Percent	0.89%	0.68%	1.18%	1.43%	1.04%	1.98%	1.78%	1.87%	1.66%	2.24%	1.37%
TOTAL
Number	278,209	265,825	271,549	245,477	165,366	152,899	149,540	151,095	131,627	129,082	1,940,669
Number	2,409	1,744	1,877	1,548	1,394	1,531	1,549	1,484	1,154	1,263	15,953
Percent	0.87%	0.66%	0.69%	0.63%	0.84%	1.00%	1.04%	0.98%	0.88%	0.98%	0.82%
TOTAL without OTHER Category
Number	274,599	262,597	266,551	242,966	163,241	150,121	147,458	149,167	129,698	127,340	1,913,738
Number	2,377	1,722	1,818	1,512	1,372	1,476	1,512	1,448	1,122	1,224	15,583
Percent	0.87%	0.66%	0.68%	0.62%	0.84%	0.98%	1.03%	0.97%	0.87%	0.96%	0.81%

Table 10 - Trends in substances identified (1990-1999)

Substance	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Marijuana	1,153	746	953	781	739	819	868	842	606	672
Cocaine	706	549	470	369	344	374	352	336	269	273
Alcohol	452	401	427	357	251	265	281	262	212	230
Amphetamines	69	31	31	51	54	61	53	49	46	40
Opiates	45	24	8	13	11	17	14	39	19	16
Phencyclidine	8	11	4	5	1	7	2	0	1	2
Total*	2,433	1,762	1,893	1,576	1,400	1,543	1,570	1,528	1,153	1,233

* These totals do not equal the total number of positives for each year due to positives for multiple substances and other substances than those listed above.

Table 11 - Trends in positive test rates for workers with unescorted access (1990-1999)*

Year	Positive Test Rate
1990	0.54%
1991	0.47%
1992	0.44%
1993	0.37%
1994	0.48%
1995	0.50%
1996	0.57%
1997	0.54%
1998	0.50%
1999	0.50%

* Includes random, for-cause, and follow-up testing results. The reduction in random test rate from 100% to 50% has been in effect since 1994.