NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

12 CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS
This chapter contains guidance for evaluating the information on the conduct of
operations at a non-power reactor facility. The conduct of operations involves the
administrative aspects of facility operation, the facility emergency plan, the quality
assurance plan, the security plan, the reactor operator requalification plan, the
startup plan, and environmental reports. The administrative aspects of facility
operations are the facility organization, review and audit activities, organizational
aspects of radiation safety, facility procedures, required actions in case of license
or technical specifications violations, reporting requirements, and recordkeeping.
These topics form the basis of Section 6 of the technical specifications.
12.1 Organization
Areas of Review
Areas of review should include the following:
* organizational structure
-* responsibilities of individuals and groups
* staffing for reactor operations.
* selection and training of personnel
* organizational aspects of radiation protection
The requirements for the organizational aspects of non-power reactor facilities are
similar in the various reactor designs. The organization of non-power reactor
ficilities is discussed in Chapter 14, "Technical Specifications," of the format and
content guide. Additional details on the areas of review are given in this chapter
of the format and content guide.
Acceptance Criteria
The acceptance criteria for the information on the non-power reactor organization
include the following:
* The applicant should submit a iulti-level organization chart showing the
person or group with legal responsiilit for the reactor license (the
licensee) at the top of the organization and the reactor operations staff at
the bottom with various levels in between. The applicant should describe
the relationship between the line organization and the review and audit
function, and the line organization and the radiation pr6tectio'n function.
* The applicant should describe the responsibilities of the groups or persons
shown on the organization chart. The issue of who is responsible for the
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