Summary of FFD Program Performance Reports for 2000

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 2000 and summarize data from 1990 to 2000.

Table 1 - Test Results for Each Test Category, 2000

TEST CATEGORY	NUMBER OF TESTS	2000 POSITIVE TESTS	PERCENT POSITIVE
Pre-Access	68,333	965	1.41%
Random	51,955	204	0.39%
For-Cause	883	138	15.66%
Follow-Up	2,861	49	1.71%
Other	1,681	41	2.44%
TOTAL*	125,713	1,397	1.11%
TOTAL without OTHER Category	124,032	1,356	1.09%

* These totals have been calculated using the Other test category. This category includes results form the periodic testing done by some reporting units during annual physicals or similar periodic activities. Although some reporting units specified the nature of the Other tests (e.g., return to work), most reporting units did not give this information.

Table 2 - 2000 Test Results for Each Test Category and Work Category

(January through December 2000)

TEST CATEGORY	LICENSEE EMPLOYEES	LONG-TERM CONTRACTORS	SHORT-TERM CONTRACTORS	TOTAL
Pre-Access
Number Tested	7,613	2,917	57,803	68,333
Number Positive	51	60	854	965
Percent Positive	0.67%	2.06%	1.48%	1.41%
Random
Number Tested	38,784	2,105	13,066	51,955
Number Positive	116	5	83	204
Percent Positive	0.32%	0.24%	0.64%	0.39%
For-Cause
Number Tested	355	96	432	883
Number Positive	21	12	105	138
Percent Positive	5.92%	12.50%	24.24%	15.66%
Follow-Up
Number Tested	1,633	38	1,190	2,861
Number Positive	18	1	30	49
Percent Positive	1.10%	2.63%	2.52%	1.71%
Other
Number Tested	586	284	811	1,681
Number Positive	5	2	34	41
Percent Positive	0.85%	0.70%	4.19%	2.44%
TOTAL
Number Tested	46,971	5,440	73,302	125,713
Number Positive	211	80	1,106	1,397
Percent Positive	0.45%	1.47%	1.51%	1.11%
TOTAL without OTHER Category
Number Tested	46,385	5,156	72,491	124,032
Number Positive	206	78	1,072	1,356
Percent Positive	0.44%	1.51%	1.48%	1.09%

Table 3 - 2000 Test Results by Test Category

(January through December 2000)

TEST CATEGORY	FIRST SIX MONTHS	SECOND SIX MONTHS	YEAR
Pre-Access
Number Tested	32,896	34,437	68,633
Number Positive	402	563	965
Percent Positive	1.22%	1.59%	1.41%
Random
Number Tested	26,669	25,286	51,955
Number Positive	131	73	204
Percent Positive	0.49%	0.29%	0.39%
For-Cause
Observed Behavior
Number Tested	353	256	609
Number Positive	68	64	132
Percent Positive	19.26%	25.00%	21.67%
Post-Accident
Number Tested	156	118	274
Number Positive	2	4	6
Percent Positive	1.28%	3.39%	2.19%
Follow-Up
Number Tested	1,499	1,362	2,861
Number Positive	23	24	49
Percent Positive	1.67%	1.76%	1.71%
Other
Number Tested	888	793	1,681
Number Positive	23	18	41
Percent Positive	2.59%	2.27%	2.44%
TOTAL
Number Tested	62,461	63,252	125,713
Number Positive	651	746	1,397
Percent Positive	1.04%	1.18%	1.11%
TOTAL without OTHER Category
Number Tested	61,573	62,459	124,032
Number Positive	628	728	1,356
Percent Positive	1.02%	1.17%	1.09%

Table 4 - 2000 Test Results for Licensee Employees and Contractor Personnel

(January through December 2000)

	LICENSEE EMPLOYEES			LONG-TERM CONTRACTORS			SHORT-TERM CONTRACTORS
TEST CATEGORY	First Six Months	Second Six Months	Year	First Six Months	Second Six Months	Year	First Six Months	Second Six Months	Year
Pre-Access
Number Tested	4,235	3,378	7,613	2,561	356	2,917	26,100	31,703	57,803
Number Positive	30	21	51	57	3	60	315	539	854
Percent Positive	0.71%	0.62%	0.67%	2.23%	0.84%	2.06%	1.215	1.70%	1.48%
Random
Number Tested	18,790	17,994	36,784	1,412	693	2,105	6,467	6,599	13,066
Number Positive	94	22	116	3	2	5	34	49	83
Percent Positive	0.50%	0.12%	0.32%	0.21%	0.29%	0.24%	0.53%	0.74%	0.64%
For-Cause
Observed Behavior
Number Tested	103	102	205	84	5	89	166	149	115
Number Positive	11	10	21	12	0	12	45	54	99
Percent Positive	10.68%	9.8%	10.24%	14.29%	0.00%	13.48%	27.11%	36.24%	31.43%
Post-Accident
Number Tested	72	80	152	4	3	7	80	35	115
Number Positive	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	6
Percent Positive	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.5%	11.43%	5.22%
Follow-Up
Number Tested	849	784	1,633	29	9	38	621	569	1,190
Number Positive	13	5	18	1	0	1	11	19	30
Percent Positive	1.53%	0.64%	1.10%	3.45%	0.00%	0.70%	5.07%	3.51%	4.19%
Other
Number Tested	354	232	586	179	105	284	355	456	811
Number Positive	3	2	5	2	0	2	18	16	34
Percent Positive	0.85%	0.86%	0.85%	1.12%	0.00%	.70%	5.07%	3.51%	4.19%
TOTAL
Number Tested	24,403	22,570	46,973	4,269	1,171	5,440	33,789	39,511	73,300
Number Positive	151	60	211	75	5	80	425	681	1,106
Percent Positive	0.62%	0.27%	0.45%	1.76%	0.43%	1.47%	1.26%	1.72%	1.51%
TOTAL without OTHER Category
Number Tested	24,049	22,338	46,387	4,090	1,066	5,156	33,434	39,,055	72,489
Number Positive	148	58	206	73	5	78	407	665	1,072
Percent Positive	0.62%	0.26%	0.44%	1.78%	0.47%	1.51%	1.22%	1.70%	1.48%

Table 5 - 2000 Number of Confirmed Positives by Substance

(January through December 2000)

	FIRST SIX MONTHS		SECOND SIX MONTHS		TOTAL
TYPE OF SUBSTANCE	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Marijuana	311	58.24%	309	48.74%	620	53.08%
Cocaine	100	18.73%	151	23.82%	251	21.49%
Opiates	11	2.06%	21	3.31%	32	2.74%
Amphetamines	18	3.37%	32	5.05%	50	4.28%
Phencyclidine	0	0.00%	4	0.63%	4	0.34%
Alcohol	94	17.60%	117	18.45%	211	18.07%
TOTAL	534		634		1,168

Table 6 - 2000 Confirmed Positives Test Results by Substance for Each Category

(January through December 2000)

	LICENSEE EMPLOYEES		CONTRACTORS (Long-Term/Short-Term)
TYPE OF SUBSTANCE	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Marijuana	56	43.08%	564	54.28%
Cocaine	23	17.69%	228	21.94%
Opiates	3	2.31%	29	2.79%
Amphetamines	4	3.08%	47	4.52%
Phencyclidine	0	0.00%	4	0.38%
Alcohol	44	33.85%	167	16.07%
TOTAL	130		1,039

Table 7 - 2000 Confirmed Positives Test Results by Substance for Each Worker Category

(January through December 2000)

	LICENSEE EMPLOYEES		CONTRACTORS (Long-Term/Short-Term)
TYPE OF SUBSTANCE	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Marijuana	78	43.58%	528	54.21%
Cocaine	41	21.91%	228	23.41%
Opiates	3	1.68%	16	1.64%
Amphetamines	6	3.35%	40	4.11%
Phencyclidine	0	0.00%	1	0.10%
Alcohol	51	28.49%	161	16.53%
TOTAL*	179		974

*These numbers include test results from the "other" test category.

Table 8 - Significant Fitness-for-Duty Events (1999-2000)

Type of Event	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Total
Reactor Operators	19	16	18	8	7	8	8	9	5	5	5	108
Licensee Supervisors	26	16	22	25	11	16	19	16	10	2	11	174
Contract Supervisors	12	24	28	16	11	10	8	10	10	12	8	149
FFD Program Personnel	1	5	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	2	0	14
Substances Found	6	8	6	2	0	5	5	4	0	2	3	41
Total	64	69	74	51	30	39	42	39	28	23	27	486

Table 9 - Trends in Testing by Test Type (1990-2000)

Type of Event	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Total
Pre-Access
Number Tested	122,491	104,508	104,842	91,471	80,217	79,305	81,041	84,320	69,146	69,139	68,333	954,813
Number Positive	1,548	983	1,110	952	977	1,122	1,132	1,096	822	934	965	11,641
Percent Positive	1.26%	0.94%	1.06%	1.04%	1.22%	1.41%	1.40%	1.30%	1.19%	1.35%	1.41%	1.22%
Random
Number Tested	148,743	153,818	156,730	146,605	78,391	66,791	62,307	60,829	56,969	54,457	51,955	1037,595
Number Positive	550	510	461	341	223	180	202	172	157	140	204	3,140
Percent Positive	0.37%	0.33%	0.29%	0.23%	0.28%	027%	0.32%	0.28%	0.28%	0.26%	0.39%	0.30%
For-Cause
Number Tested	732	727	696	751	758	763	848	722	720	736	883	8,336
Number Positive	214	167	178	163	122	139	138	149	100	120	138	1628
Percent Positive	29.23%	22.97%	25.57%	21.70%	16.08%	18.22%	16.27%	20.64%	13.89%	16.30%	15.67%	19.53%
Follow-up
Number Tested	2,633	3,544	4,283	4,139	3,875	3,262	3,262	3,296	2,863	3,008	2,861	37,026
Number Positive	65	62	69	56	50	35	40	31	43	30	49	530
Percent Positive	2.47%	1.75%	1.61%	1.35%	1.29%	1.07%	1.23%	0.94%	1.50%	1.00%	1.71%	1.43%
Total*
Number Tested	274,599	262,597	266,551	242,966	163,241	150,121	147,458	149,167	129,698	127,340	124,340	2037,770
Number Positive	2,377	1,722	1,818	1,512	1,372	1,476	1,512	1,448	1,122	1,224	1,356	16,939
Percent Positive	0.87%	0.66%	0.68%	0.62%	0.84%	0.98%	1.03%	0.97%	0.87%	0.96%	1.09%	0.83%

*Does not include test results from the "Other" test category.

Table 10 - Trends in Substances Identified (1990-2000)

Substance	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Marijuana	1,153	746	953	781	739	819	868	842	606	672	620
Cocaine	706	549	470	369	344	374	352	336	269	273	251
Alcohol	452	401	427	357	251	265	281	262	212	230	211
Amphetamines	69	31	31	51	54	61	53	49	46	40	50
Opiates	45	24	8	13	11	17	14	39	19	16	32
Phencyclidine	8	11	4	5	1	7	2	0	1	2	1
Total*	2,433	1,762	1,893	11,576	1,400	1,543	1,570	1,528	1,153	1,233	1,168

Table 11 - Trends in Positive Test Rates for Workers with Unescorted Access (1990-2000)*

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%
2000	0.70%
*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.