PSH-22-0107 - In the Matter of Personnel Security Hearing

On December 9, 2022, an Administrative Judge (AJ) determined that the Individual's access authorization under 10 C.F.R. Part 710 should be restored.  The Individual informed a local security office (LSO) that he had been hospitalized for alcohol intoxication on two occasions. At the LSO's request, the Individual was evaluation by a DOE-contracted Psychiatrist who found that the Individual met the criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).

After conducting a hear, the AJ found that the Individual had shown that he has attended and completed an IOP, obtained Individual and group counseling, and had been an actively engaged participant in AA for the past ten months. The Individual had also provided evidence, in the form of his own testimony, which the AJ found to be credible, and laboratory results, showing that he has abstained from using alcohol for the past ten months.  Since these actions convinced the Psychiatrist that the Individual had complied with his treatment recommendations and had shown that he is reformed and rehabilitated from his AUD. The AJ therefore find that the Individual had mitigated the security concerns raised by the Individual's AUD and hospitalizations.

The Administrative Judge therefore concluded that the Individual's access authorization should be restored. (OHA Case No. PSH-22-0107, Fine)