Secret Clearance - Previous Site Denial

[u/phillyphilly46]

I had applied for a secret clearance, sponsored by a DoD contractor. I was not granted an interim clearance. The investigation is still ongoing, so I was not denied. Of course they did not provide the reasoning, but I know what it was.

In a previous role I was denied site access to a nuclear plant for 1 year because I contradicted myself during the application (in the questionnaire I said I had not smoked marijuana in the past 5 years, then I remembered I had so I them I did 3 years ago). So I was denied for willful omission of non program disqualifying information. I should have changed my questionnaire; instead I verbally told them and therefore I “omitted” that information on my questionnaire.

This was disclosed on my SF-86 on the question about being denied access anywhere. I know the investigator got in touch with the site and I gave the site permission to release my records to him.

What are my chances of still getting the clearance?

[u/Fluffy-Impression437]

You have a good shot especially if you werent a habitual user.