DS397 Saf Use Mod RRs with NUSSC comments 18-06-2010

– Resource management includes measures to ensure that resources essential to theimplementation of strategy and the achievement of the organization’s objectives areidentified and made available;– Measurement, assessment and improvement provide an indication of the effectivenessof management processes and work performance.Further management system requirements are provided in Ref. [2], paras 4.5–4.13 and Ref.[9].2.2. The term ‘management system’ reflects and includes the concept of quality control,quality assurance and quality management. The management system is a set of interrelated orinteracting elements that establishes policies and objectives and which enables thoseobjectives to be achieved in a safe, efficient and effective manner. Further guidance is givenin Ref. [10].2.3. As part of the integrated management system, a management system for modificationsand utilization should be established and put into effect by the operating organization early inthe research reactor project. The system should be applied to all items and processesimportant to safety and should include means of establishing controls over utilization andmodification activities to provide confidence that they are performed safely according toestablished requirements. The management system should also include provisions to ensurethat the modification or utilization activities are planned, performed and controlled to ensureeffective communication and clear assignment of responsibility. In establishing the system, agraded approach based on the relative importance to nuclear safety of each item or processshould be used.2.4. The objective of the management system is to ensure that the facility meets therequirements for safety as derived from:– National laws and regulations;– Regulatory body requirements;– Design requirements and assumptions;– The safety analysis report,– The operating limits and conditions;– Administrative requirements of reactor management.5