Development of Approaches To An Alcohol-Drug Observation/
Assistance Program

OBLIGATION AVAILABILITY PROVIDED BY:

60-82-340

DATE

JUN 18 1982

ACCOUNTING CITATION APPROPRIATION SYMBOL

31X0200.602

BLR NUMBER

601931

FIN NUMBER
B2453-2

WORK PERIOD - THIS ORDER

FIXED O
FROM:
7/1/82

ESTIMATED

TO:

3/31/83

75,000

17,508,200

17,583,200

75,000

A. THIS ORDER

B. TOTAL OF ORDERS PLACED PRIOR TO THIS DATE WITH THE PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
UNDER THE SAME APPROPRIATION SYMBOL" AND THE FIRST FOUR DIGITS OF THE
B&R NUMBER CITED ABOVE.

C. TOTAL ORDERS TO DATE

(TOTAL A & B)

D. AMOUNT INCLUDED IN "C" APPLICABLE TO THE "FIN NUMBER" CITED IN THIS ORDER.
'NANCIAL FLEXIBILITY:

FUNDS WILL NOT BE REPROGRAMMED BETWEEN FINS. LINE D CONSTITUTES A LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS
AUTHORIZED.

FUNDS MAY BE REPROGRAMMED NOT TO EXCEED ± 10% OF FIN LEVEL UP TO $50K. LINE C CONSTITUTES A LIMITATION
ON OBLIGATIONS AUTHORIZED.

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROVIDED DOE ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THIS ORDER
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

A final work package (189) reflecting approved FY 1982 resources and scope should be furnished within 60 days. Five copies should be sent to the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research and one copy to the NRC Controller.

STATEMENT OF WORK

Development of Approaches To An
Alcohol-Drug Observation/Assistance Program
B&R 601931

FIN: B2453

CONTRACTOR: PNL

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Richard Widrig

SITE: Richland

STATE: Washington

FY 1982 Program Obligation, $75K

1.0 Background

Item I.A.3.3, "Requirements for Operator Fitness," in NUREG-0660, "NRC
Action Plan Developed as a Result of the Accident at TMI-2", tasks the
NRC staff with developing a regulatory approach to operator fitness. One
NRC staff response to this task is a proposed rule amending 10 CFR Part
50.54 requiring nuclear power reactor licensees to establish, document and
implement procedures designed to insure that personnel with unescorted
access to protected areas are not under the influence of alcohol, other
drugs, or otherwise unfit for duty. The proposed rule is directed
primarily at alcohol-drug use. If endorsed by the NRC, this rule will be
published along with an Inspection & Enforcement (IE) Drug Task Force
NUREG which reports on current policies and programs, inside and outside
the nuclear utility industry, directed at the perceived alcohol-drug
problem. The referenced NUREG-0903 suggests that no quantitative assessment
of the alcohol-drug problem (magnitude, nature, trends) within the indus-
try exists, and that the utilities are looking to the NRC for guidance in
establishing employee observation/ assistance programs which are practical,
acceptable to Government and industry, and demonstrate potential for
minimizing/ eliminating the use of alcohol-drugs on-the-job or
off-the-job (in such a way as to significantly degrade job performance).
The objective of this research is to respond to the above need. It is
designed to systematically develop quantitative and qualitative informa-
tion on: the nuclear industry alcohol-drug problem, potential impairing
effects of alcohol-drugs on reactor personnel performance, applicability
of existing employee observation/assistance programs to the nuclear
utility industry, and on observation/assistance program approaches with a
high potential for success in a nuclear power plant setting.

FY 1982 work (nine months) will involve systematic development of
quantitative and qualitative information on the magnitude, nature and
trends of the nuclear utility alcohol-drug problem; and on the potential
impairing effects of alcohol-drugs on reactor personnel performance.
Subsequent FY 1983 work (nine months) will involve an assessment of
existing alcohol-drug observation/assistance programs applicability to
the nuclear utility industry, and development of observation/assistance
program approaches with a high potential for success in a nuclear power
plant setting.

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This research project recognizes the potential for development of alcohol-drug observation/assistance programs for plant personnel with unescorted access to protected areas following the initial screening/ hiring process. The research extends current nuclear industry practices in two ways: first, it acknowledges the importance of continued monitoring for alcohol-drug abuse effects on job performance beyond screening at the point of employment; and second, it extends the target group of employees involved to all management and staff personnel with unescorted plant access to protected areas.

2.0 Work Required

The contractor will furnish personnel, material, equipment, facilities and services to perform the work described below, over a period of nine months.

Task 1. Develop a detailed plan for accomplishing the objective of the project. The plan will include, but not be limited to, methodologies, data sampling requirements and schedules for: analyzing nuclear utility alcohol-drug use history and trends; for conducting systematic reviews of the alcohol-drugs scientific literature and related military/industrial alcohol-drug programs; and for developing employee observation/assistance program approaches based on earlier project findings. This project plan will be delivered to the NRC for review/concurrence approximately one month after contract award.

Subtask 1.a. Meet with Battelle team to develop direction for plan; meet with NRC Project Representative for input on plan development.

Subtask 1.b. Develop and deliver draft plan for NRC review; identify activity sequence for meeting planned objectives, determine staff loadings to achieve work within budget and time lines, and establish milestones to monitor progress.

Task 2. Catalogue, through analyses of actuarial data, case histories,
and testimonial data from appropriate Government and industry officials,
the magnitude, nature and trends of the alcohol-drug problem among the
nuclear utilities. Included in these analyses will be such factors as
number of cases by year, by type of power plant. Additionally, these
analyses will consider such factors as job roles affected and offender
demographics (e.g., age, sex, time on job, accreditation psychological
profile, other job experience).

Upon completion of these analyses, a short interim report (20-30 pages) will be prepared which: presents actuarial, case history and testimonial data; and discusses the nuclear utility alcohol-drug problem (magnitude, nature, trends) and its implication(s) for the future. This task will be completed approximately five months after contract award.

Task 3. Review relevant scientific literature on the impairing effects
of alcohol and other drugs (e.g., subject demographics, task settings,
experimental conditions).

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Conduct a comparative analysis of these impairment data and performance requirements attendant in nuclear power plant operations (e.g., monitoring, information assimilation, decision making, communicating, motor responding). Relate comparative analysis findings, where feasible, to alcohol-drug problem factors established under Task 2 (e.g., offender demographics, job setting, performance requirements). The purpose of this sub-task is to associate in a systematic way alcohol-drug impairing effects with nuclear power plant performance requirements.

Prepare a formal briefing of Task 2 and 3 findings for presentation to
RES, NRR, etc. The purpose of this briefing is to allow the NRC to
review project results to date, and to provide guidance to the contractor
for conducting FY 1983 work.

A technical report will also be prepared as part of this task. The report will describe work accomplished under Tasks 1, 2, and 3, will include Task 3 briefing materials, and will make recommendations for accomplishing FY 1983 work (comparative analysis of nuclear utility and related organization alcohol-drug programs, and nuclear utility alcohol-drug observation/assistance program approaches development). It is anticipated that Task 3 work will be conducted in parallel with Task 2 and will be completed approximately nine months after contract award.

3.0 Reporting Requirements

Monthly reports of technical progress and costs will be prepared and distributed within RES, NRR and IE. Three documents (i.e., project plan, one short interim report, final technical report) will be prepared under Tasks 1, 2, and 3 respectively. A formal project briefing will be presented at the end of Task 3.

3.1 Monthly Letter Status Reports

Each month the contractor will submit a letter status report which summarizes: technical work accomplished during the previous month, plans for the coming month, personnel time expenditures and funds expended during the previous month. The first monthly letter status report after contract award will include planned monthly rate of expenditures for the fiscal year, if not provided in the proposal and will include any changes to prior schedules or estimated costs.

Other estimates in the proposal will be corrected at this time to reflect authorized levels. Exception: for consultants the frequency should be consistant with activity level; i.e., report only if activity occurs.

3.2 Interim and Final Project Plans and Technical Reports

Three project documents will be prepared. A plan to guide project work will be delivered to the NRC for review/concurrence approximately one month after contract award. A short interim technical report (20-30

pages) will be prepared under Task 2. The report will summarize project
findings concerning the magnitude, nature and trends of the nuclear utility
alcohol-drug problem. This interim report will be delivered to

the NRC for review/concurrence approximately seven months after contract
award. A technical report will be prepared under Task 3, and will describe
all FY 1982 work accomplished (alcohol-drug problem identification,
scientific literature review). This final report will be delivered to
the NRC nine months after contract award.

3.3 Project Presentations

A formal project briefing will be presented to RES, NRR, IE, and others as
appropriate. The briefing will be presented at the end of Task 3: "Alcohol-
Drug Programs Analysis". The purpose of this briefing is to allow NRC to
review project findings to date, and to provide guidance to the contractor
for conducting FY 1983 work. It will cover analysis of acturial, case
history, and testimonial data, the magnitude, nature, and trends of
the nuclear utility alcohol-drug problem, and the findings of the
alcohol-drug impairing effects on job performance relevant to nuclear
power plants.

3.4 Environmental Impact Statement

None required.

3.5 Subcontractor Information

Staff from Battelle's Human Affairs Research Centers (HARC) in Seattle,
Washington, will take the lead and provide social science input to all
aspects of this project. Approximately 0.75 person-years of effort
is anticipated. Resumes for each staff member involved will be provided
separately to the NRC Project Manager.

4.0 Meetings and Travel

No foreign travel is currently anticipated. Travel is expected to the
NRC and to various sites in the United States for project reviews and
information exchanges.

5.0 NRC Furnished Materia's

None required.

6.0 Period of Performance

July 1982 through March 1983.

7.0 Technical Direction

Project Manager is Thomas G. Ryan, Human Factors Branch, Division of
Facility Operations, RES.

8.0 Disposal of Property

Not Applicable.