NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

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day-to-day operation of the facility and for radiation protection should be
specifically discussed.
* The applicant should discuss the staffing at the reactor facility for various
reactor modes, espidally when the reactor is not secure. At a minimum,
the staffing requirements shall meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50.54 (I)-
(m)(l).
* The applicant should discuss the selection of personnel, including the
minimum requirements for the facility staff with day-to-day responsibility
for reactor-safety; For example, the minimum educational requirements for
the facility director should be discussed and may constitute a requirement
of the technical specifications. The requirements for the university dean,
the provost, or the company president should be discussed in general terms
and should not constitute a requirement of the technical specifications. The
reviewer should consider the guidance in American National Standards
Institute/American Nuclear Society (ANSI/ANS) 15.-1988 in
determining the minimum acceptable qualifications.
* The applicant should discuss the training of personnel, should reference the
operator training program and the operator requalification program, and
should include a review of compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR
Part 55. The applicant shall meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 19 and
should discuss training to meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 19.
* The applicant should discuss the organization of the radiation safety
function at the facility (additional details can be found in Chapter 11,
'Radiation Protection Program and Waste Management of this standard
review plan). The NRC staff does not have a preference regarding whether
the radiation safety function is part of the reactor facility or is provided as a
service to the reactor facility by an outside group. In either case, the
applicant should describe the ability of the radiation safety staff to raise
, safety issues with the review and audit committee or with university or
corporate upper management. Also, in either case, the radiation safety
staff should encompass the clear responsibility and ability to interdict or
terminate licensed activities that it believes are unsafe. This does not mean
that the radiation safety staffpossesses absolute authority. If ficility
managers, the review and audit committee, and university or corporate
upper management agree, the decision of the radiation safety staff could be
overruled. However, the applicant should make it clear that this would be
a very rare occurrence that would be carefilly analyzed and considered.
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