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Category Archives: Drugs at work
Traffic stop by security at New Jersey nuke turns up drugs … Lots of drugsā
The Asbury Park Press reported today: Two men were charged with drug possession on Thursday night after security at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant searched a suspicious car on the property, police said. At 10 p.m. Thursday, police responded … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs at work, Oyster Creek, Security
Tagged drugs, New Jersey, nuclear power, Oyster Creek, Security, United States
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Event Report: Columbia Generating Station supervisor found unfit for duty
The Columbia Generating Station in Washington state informed the NRC this morning that a non-licensed employee supervisor had tested positive for a controlled substance in a random Fitness for Duty Test. Columbia has terminated the supervisor’s plant access.
Event Report update: Florida Fitness for Duty report
Yesterday, I told you that a contract supervisor at the Crystal River nuclear power plant in Florida had failed a for-cause Fitness for Duty screening. I incorrectly assumed that this meant the employee had failed a blood test after showing … Continue reading
Event Reports: Failed Fitness for Duty reports in four nuclear power plants
Four nuclear power plants reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the last two weeks that employees had failed Fitness for Duty screens for drugs or alcohol. Alcohol was the culprit at Sequoyah in Tennessee and at Browns Ferry in … Continue reading
Event Reports: Reactor problems apparently drive nuclear supervisors to drugs
(This is what happens when I get busy trying to earn a living and don’t check the NRC Event Reports every day.) Here’s a summary of some of the incidents reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the first three … Continue reading
Posted in Cook, Drugs at work, Event Reports, Fort Calhoun, Kewaunee, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Plant shutdowns, Reactor problems, Salem, Turkey Point
Tagged Cook, drugs, Florida, Fort Calhoun, Kewaunee, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Salem, Turkey Point, Wisconsin
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Event Reports: Fire at Mississippi nuke, a supervisor on drugs at Florida facility and an Arkansas TV station issues an inaccurate emergency alert
Here’s some items from today’s NRC Event Reports: 1. Yesterday evening, a fire broke out in ‘A’ Main Condensor at the Grand Gulf nuclear power plant in Mississippi. The on-site fire brigade was dispatched to fight the blaze and the … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas Nuclear, Drugs at work, Entergy, Event Reports, Fire, Fitness for Duty, GE Mark I reactor, Grand Gulf, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Turkey Point
Tagged Arkansas Nuclear, Event Reports, fire, Fitness for Duty, Florida, Grand Gulf, Mississippi, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Turkey Point, United States
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Event Report: Stoned on Duty at Arizona nuke
Wednesday afternoon, a contract employee supervisor at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Arizona tested positive for an illegal substance in a Fitness for Duty screening. The supervisor’s access to the plant has been terminated.
Event Reports: Fitness for Duty, a maintenance error and a bad seal
Three items from this morning’s NRC Event Reports page: 1. On Friday morning, an employee supervisor at the Grand Gulf nuclear power plant failed a random Fitness for Duty screening. Test results showed the presence of prohibited drugs in the … Continue reading
Canadian nuke fires eleven employees for drug activity at work
A report in this morning’s Montreal Gazette raises more questions than it answers about a recent incident at the Pickering nuclear power plant. According to the Gazette: On Nov. 18, 11 workers at the Pickering nuclear power plant were fired … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Drugs at work, Fitness for Duty, Security
Tagged Canada, drug use, nuclear power, Pickering
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