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NRC Action Number		 NRC Action Type Date Issued Description
Mr. Magnus Quitmeyer
IA-23-013		 IAORDER 11/30/2023 On November 30, 2023, the NRC issued a prohibition Order (Order) prohibiting involvement in NRC-licensed activities for five-years to Mr. Magnus Quitmeyer, a former licensed operator employed by Arizona Public Services Company at the Palo Verde (Palo Verde) Nuclear Generating Station. Mr. Quitmeyer, on two separate occasions, first on August 7, 2020, and second on September 14, 2022, tested positive for an illegal substance (marijuana metabolite) while performing duties as a reactor operator at Palo Verde causing himself to be in violation of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 55.53(j). For his first positive test, the NRC issued Mr. Quitmeyer a Notice of Violation for his deliberate action to violate 10 CFR 55.53(j). Because of his second deliberate action, the NRC issued Mr. Quitmeyer an Order prohibiting his involvement in NRC-licensed activities for a period of five-years. Additionally, Mr. Quitmeyer is required to notify the NRC of his first employment in NRC-licensed activities for a period of one year following the prohibition period.

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