NUREG-1537, Part 2 - NRC

CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS
significance, substantive changes that are safety significant, and temporary
deviations caused by operational needs. The applicant should consider the
guidance in ANSI/ANS 15.1-1990 and Chapter 14 of the format and
content guide..
Reiew Procedures
The reviewer should compare the information with the guidance in ANSI/ANS
15.1-1990 and Chapter 14 of the format and content guide. The reviewer should
confirm that the SAR provides a basis for the technical specifications requirements
for procedures. Special circumstances or unusual utilization programs may require
procedural topics beyond those given in the various guidance documents.
Evaluation Findings
This section of the SAR should contain sufficient information to support the
following types of conclusions, which will be included in the staffs safety
evaluation report:
* The applicant has proposed a set of required procedures that is appropriate
to operation of the facility as proposed in the SAR and is acceptable to the
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* The applicant has described the review and approval process for
procedures and has also described the method for making minor and
substantive changes to existing procedures and for the temporary deviation
from procedures during operations. The staff has determined that the
process and method described by the applicant will ensure proper
management control and proper review of procedures.
12.4 Required Actions
rear of Reiew
The reviewer should examine the applicant's definition of reportable events and the
actions to be taken after 'a reportable event or a violation of the facility safety
limits. Some events may occur that the applicant does not consider to be
reportable. The applicant is still required to take whatever actions are necessary to
protect the health and safety of the public, regardless of whether an event is
considered reportable. One difference between reportable aind non-reportable
events involves the timing of informing NRC of the event The applicant is
expected to keep records of all events, reportable or not, that would be reviewed
by NRC during routine inspections. The discussion on reportable events should
include notification of management, specification of immediate corrective actions
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