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NRC INSPECTION MANUAL COLP 

 INSPECTION PROCEDURE 36302 

PART 52, OPERATIONAL STAFFING 

PROGRAM APPLICABILITY: 2504 

36302-01 INSPECTION OBJECTIVES 

The objectives of this inspection are to verify that staff positions are filled (or there is a plan 

in place to fill them) with qualified personnel, and to verify that the qualifications of the staff 

are adequate for their designated assignments. 

36302-02 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE 

02.01 General Guidance. As part of the inspection of the licensee’s construction 

programs, and as necessary during construction prior to fuel load, verify that minimum 

education, experience, and qualification requirements have been specified either by 

commitment to Regulatory Guide 1.8, AQualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear 

Power Plants@ (RG 1.8) or by establishment of alternate requirements in the Safety 

Analysis Report (SAR). Company position descriptions, held by the personnel department, 

are an acceptable substitute to specific administrative instructions covering each of the 

listed positions, so long as the qualification requirements are established. 

As part of the inspection of the licensee’s construction programs, and as necessary during 

construction prior to fuel load, verify the minimum training, experience, and qualification 

requirements for those personnel who perform inspection, examination and testing 

functions as defined in American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) NQA-1 or 

American National Standards Institute/American Society for Nondestructive Testing CP189, AASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive Testing 

Personnel@ (ANSI/ASNT CP-189), AQuality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility 

Applications@ (NQA-1) or by commitment to RG 1.8 or NQA-1. 

02.02 Operating Organization. 

a. Verify the organizational structure and the assignment of responsibilities and 

authorities conform to license requirements as spelled out in the license, FSAR, 

and other facility licensing documents. 

b. Verify positions listed in RG 1.8 or NQA-1 are filled or that there are plans 

developed and in place to fill the positions with qualified personnel by fuel load. 

c. Verify a representative sample of the individuals filling the following positions 

satisfy the minimum qualification requirements for the position. Titles for the 
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positions were obtained from ANSI/ANS 3.1-1993, Selection, Qualification, and 

Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power plants.@ If the incumbent's qualifications 

are described in the SAR, i.e., specified by surname and meeting qualification 

requirements, this inspection requirement is satisfied for that position. 

1. Manager Level 

(a) Plant Manager 

(b) Operations Manager 

(c) Maintenance Manager 

(d) Engineering Support Manager 

2. Middle Level Manager 

(a) Training Manager 

(b) Chemistry Manager 

(c) Radiation Protection Manager 

(d) Electrical Maintenance Manager 

(e) Instrumentation and Control Manager 

(f) Mechanical Maintenance Manager 

(g) Operations 

(h) Engineering Support 

3. First Line Supervisor Level 

(a) Operations Shift Supervisors 

(b) Senior Operators 

(c) Fuel Handling 

(d) Training 

(e) Chemistry 

(f) Radiation Protection 

(g) Instrumentation and Control 

(h) Electrical Maintenance 

(i) Mechanical Maintenance 

(j) Engineering Support 

(k) Preoperational Testing and Startup Test Engineer 

4. Operators, Technicians, Maintenance, and Engineering Personnel 

(a) Licensed Operators 

(b) Nonlicensed Operators 

(c) Supervisors (nonlicensed) 

(d) Licensed, nonlicensed, and technical Instructors 

(e) Chemistry and Radiochemistry Technicians 

(f) Health Physics Technicians 

(g) Instrumentation and Control Technicians 

(h) Mechanical Maintenance Personnel 

(i) Electrical Maintenance Personnel 
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(j) Engineering Personnel including Shift Technical Advisor and System 

Engineers 

02.03 Technical Support Organization. Verify the technical support organization, 

including the structure, functions, responsibilities, and authorities of the technical support 

organization, has been established to operate and maintain the plant, and conforms to 

license requirements as spelled out in the license, Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR), 

and other facility licensing documents. 

02.04 Welding and Non-Destructive Test Personnel. Verify the training and qualification 

requirements for welding and/or non-destructive testing personnel have been established 

and conform to license requirements. Training and qualification requirements for 

nondestructive test personnel are found in ANSI/ASNT CP-189, NQA-1, and in the ASME 

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Welder qualifications are described in the ASME Boiler 

and Pressure Vessel Code. 

02.05 Quality Assurance/Quality Control Staff. 

a. Verify that the quality assurance/control organization, including the structure, 

functions, responsibilities, and authorities, have been established and conform to 

the SAR, Quality Assurance Plan, and Technical Specifications. 

b. Verify a representative sample of 10% of the individuals filling the following 

positions satisfy the minimum qualification requirements: 

1. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager 

2. Quality Assurance/Quality Control Supervisor(s) 

3. QA Auditors 

4. QC Technicians 

5. QA/QC Inspectors 

02.06 Licensee Verification. Verify that responsibilities have been assigned to assure that 

the minimum educational, experience, or qualification requirements will be satisfied for 

personnel in the job positions identified in items 02.02 through 02.05 above. 

36302-03 RESOURCE ESTIMATE 

For planning purposes, the direct inspection effort to complete this inspection procedure is 

estimated to be forty hours of on-site inspection hours, consistent with the scope of the 

planned regional initiative(s) to be performed. 

It is expected that the actual hours required to complete the inspection may vary from the 

estimate. The inspection hours allocated for the inspection procedure are an estimate for 

budgeting purposes. The hours expended during an inspection should be tailored for the 

facility licensee and accurately recorded. 
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36302-04 REFERENCES 

10 CFR Part 50, ADomestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities.@ 

Regulatory Guide 1.8, AQualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants.@

Regulatory Guide 1.33, AQuality Assurance Program Requirements (Operation)@ 

Regulatory Guide 1.114, AGuidance to Operators at the Controls and to Senior Operators 

in the Control Room of a Nuclear Power Unit.@ 

NUREG-0711, AHuman Factors Engineering Program Review Model.@ 

NUREG-0737, "Clarification of TMI Action Plan Requirements.@ 

NUREG-1791, AGuidance for Assessing Exemption Requests from the Nuclear Power 

Plant Licensed Operator Staffing Requirements Specified in 10 CFR 50.54(m).@ 

Policy Statement on Engineering Expertise on Shift (50 FR 43621). 

ANSI/ASNT CP-189, AASNT Standard for Qualification and Certification of Nondestructive 

Testing Personnel@

NQA-1, AQuality Assurance Program Requirements for Nuclear Facilities/with Addenda@ - 

Requirement 2, Quality Assurance Program 

36302-05 COMPLETION STATUS 

Inspection of the minimum sample size required to transition to the ROP will constitute 

completion of this procedure. 

END 

Attachment: Revision History for IP 36302 
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ATTACHMENT 1 

Revision History for IP36302 

Commitment Tracking Number 

Issue Date Description of 

Change 

Training Needed Training 

Completion Date 

ComAcce

N/A 08/19/08 

CN 08-024 

Initial issue to support inspections of operational programs described in IMC 2504, NON-ITAAC INSPECTIONS Completed 4 year search of historical CNs and no commitments were found. 

None N/A ML0