Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-1 1246

APPENDIX B1

TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATION JOURNAL FOR

SPENT FUEL STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION

PROJECT MANAGER AND TECHNICAL REVIEWER

I. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

A. Applicability

The training described below is required for all project managers and technical 

reviewers assigned to perform activities related to spent fuel storage and transportation 

facilities. Section II, “Qualification Journal,” of this Appendix includes instructions to 

complete the requirements for the qualification of a project manger and/or a technical 

reviewer in the Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation (SFST).

B. Training

1. Required Initial Training.

a) Self-Study and On-The-Job Training:

(1) NRC Orientation.

(2) Code of Federal Regulations.

(3) NRC Management Directives.

(4) NMSS/SFST Orientation Reading.

(5) Regulatory Guidance.

(6) Formal Training.

(7) Directed Review of Selected Case Work.

(8) Inspection Accompaniments.

(9) Review of Discipline-Specific Documentation.

b) Core Training. These courses establish minimum formal classroom 

training requirements. Refer to Section 1246-09 for exceptions to 

these requirements.

(1) “NMSS Radiation Worker Training” (H-102), or “Site Access 

Training” (H-100)

2. Specialized Training. Depending on the employee's previous work 

experience and planned activities, additional courses or reading may be 

required in order to gain knowledge necessary for specialized activities. 

Management will make this determination on an individual basis.

II. QUALIFICATION JOURNAL

A. Applicability
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-2 1246

This of Office Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) Qualification Journal for 

the Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation (SFST) (hereafter, the SFST 

Qualification Journal) implements U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 1246, by establishing the minimum training 

requirements for a new project manager or technical reviewer in SFST. These 

requirements provide a basis of knowledge for:

1. Performing technical reviews of various types of radioactive material package 

and spent fuel storage cask designs;

2. Managing license reviews for radioactive material package and spent fuel 

storage applications; and

3. Performing activities associated with the storage of spent fuel.

The SFST Qualification Journal serves as a guideline for the development of a Program 

Office Qualification Journal, and establishes the minimum training requirements 

consistent with NRC IMC 1246. The Program Office Qualification Journal must provide 

traceable documentation to show that minimum requirements are met for each SFST 

staff member. The employee=s supervisor has the discretion to modify the 

requirements, as needed, based on the employee=s previous experience, education, 

and course availability. The employee=s supervisor may add, delete, or substitute with 

alternate material, for course(s) that will not be available during the qualification period. 

For exceptions to the SFST qualification process (e.g., grandfathering and individuals 

qualified under other NRC=s divisions), refer to section 8 of the introduction of IMC 1246

and SFST Office Instruction number six (SFST-06). For post qualification training, refer 

to section 6 of the introduction of IMC 1246 and Appendix A, of this IMC.

The SFST Qualification Journal consists of a series of qualification cards and signature 

cards. Each signature card is used to document task completion, as indicated by the 

appropriate signature block(s). The corresponding qualification guide establishes the 

minimum knowledge levels or areas of study that must be completed for each signature 

card. Employees to be qualified as project managers (PMs) or technical reviewers 

(TRs) should follow the guidance in Appendices A and B1, of NRC=s IMC 1246, while 

employees to be qualified as inspectors should follow Appendices A and B2, of IMC 

1246.

B. Discussion

This SFST Qualification Journal contains a qualification summary sheet, qualification 

guides, and signature cards. The supervisor should discuss the scope of this SFST 

Qualification Journal and expected knowledge level, as described later in this SFST 

Qualification Journal, with the staff member before the staff member starts the 

qualification process. Each new staff member should complete signature cards 1 

through 8, regardless of assigned work group. Signature Card 9 is specific to the 

various disciplines of technical reviewers within SFST. The new staff member is 

expected to complete only the signature card(s) applicable to his/her assigned work 
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-3 1246

group. It may not be necessary to complete every requirement. At the supervisor=s 

discretion, requirements may be deleted, or other requirements added, depending on 

the new staff member=s previous experience and/or training, etc. To support the review 

of upper-tier documents, programs, and policies, the supervisor should consider 

assigning the staff member one or more review cases that involve NRC licensees 

and/or certificate of compliance licensing actions. The staff would work with a PM or 

Technical Mentor and his/her supervisor, as part of the qualification process. The 

selection of the case(s) is intended to provide the staff member=s management with the 

ability to tailor the qualification process to the experience and training level of the staff 

member, and to meet SFST’s needs.

The SFST staff member is expected to use the most current version or revision of each 

document cited in this SFST Qualification Journal. Most of the documentation is readily 

available either on the: (1) IMC 1246 (NRC=s internal web site); (2) NRC=s Agency-wide 

Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS); or (3) SFST library. Unless 

otherwise indicated, the staff member is to initial and date each appropriate requirement 

sign-off and insert the appropriate revision number after the reference.

It is recognized that some of the required formal training courses may not be 

immediately available. The supervisor may substitute an alternate course, provide 

another method to meet the requirement, or delete the requirement altogether. Any 

such change should be documented in this SFST Qualification Journal. In addition, it 

should be noted that the supervisor and secretaries will provide each new employee 

with an NRC indoctrination checklist, apart from this qualification journal. The purpose 

of the list is to familiarize the new employee with NRC processes; however, it is not part 

of the formal qualification program.

The time necessary to complete this SFST Qualification Journal will vary, depending the

new staff member=s previous experience and education. SFST management 

expectation is that this qualification journal should be completed within 18 months. 

However, the availability of required training courses and the new staff member=s 

assigned workload may prolong this anticipated time frame.
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-4 1246

NMSS SFST QUALIFICATION SUMMARY SHEET

PROJECT MANAGER AND TECHNICAL REVIEWER

Name: ____________________________

Position Title: ____________________________

Branch: ____________________________

Date Training Started: ____________________________

Complete the following signature cards for a Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation 

project manager (PM) or technical reviewer (TR) as they may apply to you. All sign-offs 

shall include the signature of the responsible reviewer and the date. Maintain these 

cards in a notebook (hard copies of background or written material, required by the 

program, may also be kept for reference purposes). This notebook will comprise your 

NRC PM/TR Qualification Journal.

SIGNATURE CARDS

Supervisor Date

CARD 1. NRC ORIENTATION _____________ ________

CARD 2. CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS _____________ ________

CARD 3. NRC MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES _____________ ________

CARD 4. NMSS/SFST ORIENTATION _____________ ________

READING

CARD 5. REGULATORY GUIDANCE _____________ ________

CARD 6. FORMAL TRAINING _____________ ________

CARD 7. DIRECTED CASE WORK _____________ ________

CARD 8. INSPECTION ACCOMPANIMENTS _____________ ________
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-5 1246

NMSS SFST QUALIFICATION SUMMARY SHEET

PROJECT MANAGER AND TECHNICAL REVIEWER

(CONT.)

Name: ____________________________

Position Title: ____________________________

Branch: ____________________________

Date Training Started: ____________________________

SIGNATURE CARDS

Supervisor Date

CARD 9. REVIEW OF DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC _____________ ________

DOCUMENTATION

CARD 9A. CONTAINMENT/CONFINEMENT _____________ ________

CARD 9B. CRITICALITY _____________ ________

CARD 9C. MATERIALS _____________ ________

CARD 9D. SHIELDING/RAD PROTECTION _____________ ________

CARD 9E. STRUCTURAL _____________ ________

CARD 9F. THERMAL _____________ ________
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-6 1246

QUALIFICATION BOARD CERTIFICATION

IMC 1246, Section 05.02, AFinal Qualification Activity,@ provides guidance on conduct of 

the Oral Qualification Board that should be used by the Board members. Additional 

guidance is provided below, on documenting possible Board outcomes.

Board Recommendations

The Board will document the results of its assessment, in writing, as follows, to the 

Division Director, each time a Board examines an individual:

a. If the Board=s assessment is favorable, the recommendation will be to grant Full 

Qualification. The individual must complete any areas where he/she requires 

additional review (look up items) and an assigned member of the Board must 

verify this completion before forwarding the Board=s decision to the division 

director.

b. If the Board has identified areas of weakness requiring formal remediation, the 

Board will identify the areas for improvement in writing and recommend that the 

individual appear before a Board for re-examination, when the remediation 

activities are complete. The Board and the individual=s supervisor will agree on 

a schedule for re-examination.

c. If the Board has identified performance deficiencies that could not be 

successfully addressed with a remediation effort, the Board will document the 

full scope of the deficiencies and recommend that the individual not be 

remediated nor re-examined.

d. A copy of each Qualification Board=s results, identifying any weaknesses and 

deficiencies, will be placed in the individual=s personnel file. The employee will 

receive a copy of the Board=s findings and recommendation. 

Re-examination Board: A Re-examination Board must include at least one individual 

from the original Board. The Board questioning during re-examination will focus on only 

the areas of identified weakness.

Board Documentation: The Board=s decisions are forwarded to the Division Director, for

information. The form on the following page shall be used to document the Board=s 

decision.
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-7 1246

RESULT OF QUALIFICATION BOARD

FOR PROJECT MANAGER OR TECHNICAL REVIEWER

Date of Oral Board: ________________

Successful or Unsuccessful (circle outcome) Completion of Oral Board:

________________________ ______________

Chairperson Date

________________________ ______________

Member Date

________________________ ______________

Member Date

Qualification Completion Certification Memo Issued:

_____________________ ______________

Supervisor Date

Qualification Completion Certificate Issued/Ordered:

_____________________ ______________

Supervisor Date
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-8 1246

The documentation review requirements, specified in the following Cards, reflect the 

minimum information that should be reviewed, understood, and successfully applied to 

perform technical review and project management activities in SFST. It is recognized 

that some subjects require different levels of understanding to adequately perform 

assignments in SFST. Accordingly, the training and documentation are marked with the 

following guidelines, to indicate the level of knowledge and understanding that is 

expected in the qualification process. As discussed below, the employee should use a 

graded approach in reviewing and applying the document. Similarly, qualification 

questions should be consistent with the prescribed knowledge level.

(F) Familiarity: The individual is knowledgeable of the document’s purpose and 

general content. The individual is expected to have paged through the 

document, but not to have read it word-for-word. Knowledge of specific 

contents is not expected.

(B) Basic: The individual is knowledgeable of the document’s purpose and scope, 

the major topical areas, and relationship to the roles, responsibilities, and 

assignments of position for which he/she is qualifying. The individual is 

expected to have read the document and understand how it is used and/or the 

role it plays in the regulatory process. 

(I) In-Depth: The individual is expected to have read and studied the document. 

Although rote memorization is not required, the individual should be able to 

describe basic requirements of the regulations and/or industry standards, 

guidance contents (within the individual’s area of qualification), analytical 

techniques and processes consistent with the individual’s grade level, and any 

associated limitations, and how the document is used in the review process. 

Because rote memorization is not required, reference to the document is 

expected for complex questions concerning its content and use.
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-9 1246

CARD 1

NRC ORIENTATION

(ALL STAFF)

The following documentation should be read to develop a general understanding of the

U.S. NRC, as an organization, and from where its regulatory authority is derived. This 

information should be discussed with the qualifying individual=s (i.e., staff member=s) 

supervisor (or as directed).

Employee Supervisor Date

NUREG-1614 AU.S. NRC Strategic Plan@ -

Vol. 4 (Purpose and 

Strategic Goals) (32 pages) _________ ________ _____

The following training courses should be taken to develop a general understanding of

NRC as an organization and to familiarize the individual with general tasks that the staff

performs.

Orientation Classes Offered by Professional Development Center

Employee Supervisor Date

“NRC: What It Is and What It Does” (2 days) ________ ________ _____

“Regulatory Process” (2 days) ________ ________ _____

Training Offered On NRC Website

Employee Supervisor Date

“Allegations” (3 hrs) ________ ________ _____

(Management Directive 8.8)

“Information Security Awareness” (INFOSEC) (3 hrs) ________ ________ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-10 1246

CARD 1

NRC ORIENTATION

(ALL STAFF)

(CONT.)

Other Orientation Material

Employee Supervisor Date

“Open, Collaborative, Work Environment” (3 hrs)

(Orientation Seminar or presentation slides at 

NRC’s internal website: ________ ________ _____

http://www.internal.nrc.gov/OE/dva/index.html)

“Regulatory Review Philosophy” (1 hr)* ________ ________ _____

*This training course is an orientation session to discuss practices that an NRC 

employee should follow when reviewing licensing documentation to make a regulatory 

decision.
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-11 1246

CARD 2

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

(ALL STAFF)

The qualifying individual should become familiar with the following sections of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFRs) as they are applicable to his/her area of expertise. After 

the qualifying individual=s completion of the self-study of the listed CFR Parts, he/she 

will discuss them with his/her supervisor. To the extent possible, the supervisor should 

emphasize recent application of various sections, new regulatory initiatives, and current 

industry issues.

Employee Supervisor Date

10 CFR Part 71 “Packaging and Transportation

of Radioactive Material” ________ ________ _____

(~54 pages)

10 CFR Part 72 “Licensing Requirements for the

Independent Storage of Spent 

Nuclear Fuel, High-Level 

Radioactive Waste, and Reactor –

Related Greater than Class C 

Waste” (~58 pages) ________ ________ _____

B 10 CFR Part 20 “Standards for Protection

Against Radiation” – Overview

of Subparts A Through K ________ ________ _____

(~27 pages) 

F 10 CFR Part 2 “Rules of Practice for Domestic

Licensing Proceedings and 

Issuance of Orders” or On-line

Training - Overview of Types of

Hearings and 2.390 ________ ________ _____

F 10 CFR Part 21 “Reporting of Defects and

Noncompliance”(~7 pages) ________ ________ _____

F 10 CFR Part 51 “Environmental Protection

Regulations for Domestic 

Licensing and Related 

Regulatory Functions” –

Overview of Sections 1,

21-22, 25-35, 45, and 70 ________ ________ _____

(~10 pages)
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-12 1246

CARD 3

NMSS/NRC MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES

(ALL STAFF)

The first-line supervisor should select some currently applicable NRC Management 

Directive (MD) references and discuss the application of the selected NRC MDs with the 

qualifying individual. (The first line supervisor should also discuss where MDs are 

located including how to access these documents in NRC’s internal website.) These 

references should include those listed below and be documented. The qualifying 

individual should be expected to have a general knowledge of the topics addressed in 

the references. He/she may learn the information by studying, study-quizzes, briefings, 

or discussions. The selection should include:

Employee Supervisor Date

B NRC MD 10.131 “Protection of NRC 

Employees against

Ionizing Radiation” 

(76 pages) ________ ________ _____

F NRC MD 3.1 “Freedom of Information 

Act” (97 pages) ________ ________ _____

F NRC MD 3.5 “Attendance at NRC Staff -

Sponsored Meetings” ________ ________ _____

(50 pages)

(Management directives can be found in the following link in NRC=s internal website: 

http://www.internal.nrc.gov/ADM/DAS/cag/Management_Directives/index.html.)
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-13 1246

CARD 4

NMSS/SFST ORIENTATION READING

(ALL STAFF)

The qualifying individual=s supervisor should discuss these policies and practices with 

the employee to ensure that he/she has a general understanding of the material.

General Overview

Employee Supervisor Date

F “Enforcement Policy” (Introduction and Purpose)

(2 pages) ________ ________ _____

(http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/enforc-pol.pdf)

SFST Reading

Employee Supervisor Date

B “SFST Office Instructions” (ADAMS Document

Manager Folder: ANMSS/NMSS-SFPO/Office

Instructions@) ________ ________ _____

F “U.S. DOT/NRC Memorandum of Understanding,”

dated 7/02/79 (FRN 44FR38690) (9 pages) ________ ________ _____

F “U.S. OSHA/NRC Memorandum of Understanding”

(see IMC 1007, “Interfacing Activities Between 

Regional Offices of NRC and OSHA,” and ________ ________ _____

http://r12k3web.nrc.gov/dnms/Training/MOU06_2003.htm)

NRC Inspection Manual Chapter

Employee Supervisor Date

F IMC 1201 “Conduct of Employees” (35 pages) ________ ________ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-14 1246

CARD 4

NMSS/SFST ORIENTATION READING

(ALL STAFF)

(CONT.)

The qualifying individual=s supervisor should discuss these policies and practices with 

the employee to ensure that he/she has a general understanding of the material.

Policy and Procedures Letters

The following NMSS’ Policy and Procedure Letters (P&PLs) should be discussed with 

the qualifying individual to develop a general understanding of NMSS as an 

organization and to familiarize the individual with general tasks that the staff performs. 

(The first line supervisor should also discuss where P&PLs are located in ADAMS.)

Employee Supervisor Date

F P&PL1-13 “Signature Level on NMSS 

Correspondence”

(Revised Nov99, 1 page) ________ ________ _____

(ML032180768)

F P&PL1-28 “Preparation of Responses to 

Congressional Inquiries”

(01/1993; 1 page) ________ ________ _____

(ML032230067)

F P&PL1-39 “Review of Speeches, Papers and

Journal Articles Revised”

(Sept 99; 2 pages) ________ ________ _____

(ML032240298)

F P&PL1-84 “10 CFR Part 72 Backfit Guidance

for NMSS” (11/6/04; 45 pages) ________ ________ _____

(ML040330332, ML050350399)

F P&PL1-85 “Handling Requests to Withhold 

Proprietary Information from Public

Disclosure” (3/3/05; 15 pages) ________ ________ _____

(ML050340352)
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-15 1246

CARD 5

REGULATORY GUIDANCE

(ALL STAFF)

The supervisor should select currently applicable regulatory guidance related to the 

individual=s tasks. These references should include those listed below and should be 

documented. The qualifying individual should be expected, as appropriate, to have a 

general knowledge of the topics in the references. The level of knowledge of standard 

review plans (SRPs) may be caveated with respect to PMs and TRs roles. In terms of 

SRPs, PMs and TRs will need in-depth knowledge of some chapters, and familiarity 

with others. The individual can review the topics by self-study, study-quizzes, briefings, 

or discussions. 

10 CFR Part 71

Employee Supervisor Date

I NUREG-1609 ASRP for Transportation Packages

for Radioactive Material@ -

Selected Portions (149 pages) ________ ________ _____

I NUREG-1617 ASRP for Transportation Packages

for Spent Nuclear Fuel@ -

Selected Portions (162 pages) ________ ________ _____

F NUREG/ AEngineering Drawings for

CR-5502 10 CFR 71 Package Approvals@ ________ ________ _____

http://www.rampac.com/NRCinfo/NUREG_5502.pdf

F IAEA Safety ARegulations for the Safe

Standard, Transport of Radioactive

No. TS-R-1 Material [Types B(U) and B(M) 

2005 Only] - IAEA Safety Standards

Section I; Section VI – pages 81-83; 

86; 89-92; Section VII –

pages 99-105; 108 (top);

Section VIII – pages 111-126, 

general (~48 pages) ________ ________ _____

F RAMREG ARadioactive Material

XXX-XX Regulations Review@ (U.S.DOT) 

(formerly Sections I-V, and X-XII ________ ______ _______

RAMREG- (~57 pages)

001-98)
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-16 1246

CARD 5

REGULATORY GUIDANCE (CONT.)

(ALL STAFF)

(CONT.)

10 CFR Part 72

Employee Supervisor Date

I Regulatory AGuidance for Implementation of

Guide 3.72 10 CFR 72.48, Changes, Tests,

and Experiments@ (7 pages) ________ ________ ____

(ML010710153)

I NUREG-1536 ASRP for Dry Cask Storage

Systems@-Selected Portions ________ ________ ____

(232 pages)

I NUREG-1567 ASRP for Spent Fuel Dry

Storage Facilities@-

Selected Portions (410 pages) ________ ________ ____

I NUREG 1745 AStandard Format and 

Content for Technical 

Specifications for 10 CFR 

Part 72 Cask Certificates

of Compliance@ ________ ________ ____

F NUREG 1748 AEnvironmental Review Guidance

for Licensing Actions Associated

with NMSS Programs@ -

Introduction ________ ________ ____

Interim Staff Guidance

Employee Supervisor Date

I Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) memoranda

(Selected Reading) (http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/isg/spent-fuel.html) (B for PMs) ________ ________ ____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-17 1246

CARD 5

REGULATORY GUIDANCE (CONT.)

(ALL STAFF)

(CONT.)

Quality Assurance (if applicable – Rules, Inspections, and Operations Branch only)

Employee Supervisor Date

F Regulatory AEstablishing Quality Assurance

Guide 7.10 Programs for Packaging Used

in the Transport of Radioactive

Material@ ________ ________ ____

(28 pages) – ML050540330

Generic Communications

Employee Supervisor Date

F IN 91-039, “Compliance with 10 CFR Part 21,

Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance@ _________ ________ ____

(4 pages)

F IN 95-029, AOversight of Design and Fabrication

Activities for Metal Components Used in Spent

Fuel Dry Storage Systems@ (4 pages) _________ ________ ____

F IN 97-051, AProblems Experienced Loading and

Unloading Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage and

Transportation Casks@ (5 pages) _________ ________ ____

F IN 97-057, ALeak Testing of Packaging

Used in the Transport of Radioactive 

Material@ (4 pages) _________ ________ ____

F IN 99-029, AAuthorized Contents of Spent

Fuel Casks@(1-2 pages) _________ ________ ____

F IN 2004-13, AQuality Assurance of Transportation

Packages@ (9 pages) _________ ________ ____

F IN 2005-10, AChanges to Part 71 Packages@ _________ ________ ____

(3 pages)
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-18 1246

CARD 5

REGULATORY GUIDANCE (CONT.)

(ALL STAFF)

(CONT.)

Generic Communications

Employee Supervisor Date

F RIS 2006-22 ALessons Learned from Recent 10

CFR Part 72 Dry Cask Storage Campaigns@ ________ ________ ____

(10 pages)

F RIS 2007-09, AExamples of Recurring Requests

for Additional Information (RAIs) for 10 CFR Part

71 and 72 Applications@ (20 pages) ________ ________ ____

B RIS 2005-27, Rev. 1, “NRC Timeliness Goals, 

Prioritization of Incoming License

Applications and Voluntary Submittal of

Schedule for Future Actions for NRC

Review” (9 pages) ________ ________ ____

F BL 96-04, AChemical, Galvanic, or Other

Reactions in Spent Fuel Storage and

Transportation Casks@ (9 pages) ________ ________ ____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-19 1246

CARD 6

FORMAL TRAINING

(ALL STAFF)

A. CORE TRAINING

Employee Supervisor Date

“Site Access Training” (H-100) or “NMSS Radiation

Worker Training” (H-102) ________ ________ ____

B. SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Other specialized training and/or courses required for PMs or TRs in performing 

regulatory activities in specific areas.
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-20 1246

CARD 7

DIRECTED CASE STUDY

Complete the Directed Case Study card as applicable to PMs or TRs. At the completion 

of the assignment, lessons learned should be discussed with the experienced PM

and/or supervisor. These tasks can be performed either individually or in groups of two 

or three individuals, depending on the availability of case studies.

A. PROJECT MANAGERS

Job Performance Measures

Perform one (1) project management assignment under the oversight of an experienced 

PM.

_____________________

Project Manager

B. TECHNICAL REVIEWER

DISCIPLINE: ______________________________________

Job Performance Measures

Perform at least one technical review that is moderate to complex in nature, either 

related to 10 CFR Part 71, or to 10 CFR Part 72. The individual should lead the 

development of a request for additional information (RAI), a safety evaluation report 

(SER), and other interactions with the applicant, as appropriate. The review should be 

performed under the oversight of the appropriate technical specialty individual and/or 

supervisor, in the employee=s assigned technical discipline. As appropriate, within 

certain technical disciplines, the supervisor may require completion of additional 

technical reviews (or portions) to qualify the individual for review methods and 

acceptance criteria that may be unique to either a Part 71 or Part 72 licensing action.

______________________

Supervisor or Assignee

Participate in, and assist, the licensing process, from the receipt of a licensing request 

(e.g., developing schedules, arranging meetings, coordinating reviews, briefing and 

updating management documentation; new package and new certificate of compliance 

application request; and/or amendment to an existing certificate of compliance) by 

working with an experienced PM.

_____________________

Project Manager
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-21 1246

CARD 8

INSPECTION ACCOMPANIMENTS

(ALL STAFF)

The qualifying individual should accompany staff on at least one site visit or inspection 

of a fabrication facility or certificate holder. These tasks can be performed either 

individually or in groups, depending on the availability of site visits or inspections. The 

following is a guide for material that the individual may discuss, as applicable, with the 

lead staff member of the site visit or lead inspector before/after/during the 

accompaniment:

1. Type of facility

2. Applicability to staff’s duties

3. Logistics (e.g., scheduling and preparation of site visits or inspections)

4. Inspection program 

a. Entrance and exit interviews

b. Accumulation of data

c. Importance of inspection procedures and reports (e.g., Form 591S)

5. Post-site visit or post-inspection activities

The individual=s supervisor may also discuss these items, as appropriate, after the 

accompaniment.

Record of Accompaniments

Location/Facility: ___________________________________

Date(s): ___________________________________

Type (71/72): ___________________________________

Successful Completion: ___________________________________

Staff Member/Supervisor
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-22 1246

CARD 9

REVIEW OF DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION

WORK GROUP SPECIALTY TRAINING

The following signature cards contain the specialty training requirements for the 

following technical branches in SFST:

Structural, Mechanics, and Materials Branch (SMMB)

Criticality, Shielding, and Dose Assessment Branch (CSDAB)

Thermal and Containment Branch (TCB)

Work group specialty training is performed in addition to the requirements in 

qualification cards 1 through 8. Each signature card may contain a mixture of reading 

and formal classroom instruction. The employee=s supervisor has the discretion to 

modify the requirements, as needed, based on the employee=s previous experience, 

education, and course availability.

There are six technical specialty disciplines comprising the bulk of the technical 

evaluations performed by the technical review staff: (1) containment/confinement; (2) 

criticality; (3) materials; (4) shielding/radiological/security assessment protection; (5) 

structural; and (6) thermal. The employee=s supervisor will assign the employee one or 

more technical specialty disciplines. The employee=s supervisor and/or the technical 

specialty individual, if so designated, will determine what training within a technical 

specialty discipline is required based on the employee=s educational background and 

experience. The technical specialty training listed here may not be all-inclusive, and 

may be adjusted as desired by the employee=s supervisor. To the extent practical, 

knowledge of some of the required documents may be demonstrated, in part, through 

discussion and completion of the job performance measures described in Card 7. For 

each specialty card, the technical reviewer should have an appropriate level of 

knowledge (as marked) of the following documents, in order to be qualified to 

independently perform technical reviews in that area for his or her grade level.
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-23 1246

CARD 9A

CONTAINMENT/CONFINEMENT

Employee Supervisor Date

NUREG/ AContainment Analysis for Type B

CR-6487 Packages with Various Contents@ ________ ________ _____

A NSI N14.5 ALeakage Tests on Packages for 

Shipment@ ________ ________ _____

B ASME, “Containment Systems and

Section III, Transport Packaging” ________ ________ _____

Division 3

B ANSI N14.1 “UF6 Packages” ________ ________ _____

F Regulatory AAtmospheric Dispersion Models for

Guide 1.145 Potential Accident Consequence

Assessments at Nuclear Power 

Plants@ ________ ________ _____

F Regulatory ALeakage Tests on Packages for

Guide 7.4 Shipment of Radioactive Material@________ ________ _____

F NUREG 1736 AConsolidated Guidance: 10 CFR

Part 20, Standards for Protection 

Against Radiation@ ________ ________ _____

Training Courses.

ORIGEN - ARP/TRITON Course (F368) ________ ________ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-24 1246

CARD 9B

CRITICALITY

Employee Supervisor Date

NUREG/ ARecommendations for Preparing

CR-5661 Criticality Safety Evaluations of 

Transportation Packages@ ________ ________ _____ 

ANSI/ANS-8.1 ANuclear Criticality Safety in

Operations with Fissionable 

Material Outside Reactors@ ________ ________ _____ 

ANSI/ANS-8.15 ANuclear Criticality Control of

Special Actinide Elements@ ________ ________ _____

ANSI/ANS-8.17 AHandling, Storage, and Transport

of LWR Fuel Outside Reactors@ ________ ________ _____

B NUREG/ ACriticality Benchmark Guide for

CR-6361 Light-Water Reactor Fuel in 

Transportation and Storage 

Packages@ ________ _______ _____

B NUREG/ AExperience with the Scale

CR-6686 Criticality Safety Cross-Sections 

(ORNL/TM- Libraries@

1999/322) ________ ________ _____

B ANSI/ANS-8.21 AFixed Neutron Absorbers@ ________ _______ _____

B NEA/NCS/ AInternational Handbook 

DOC (95)03 of Evaluated Criticality Safety 

Benchmark Experiments@- NEA 

Nuclear Science Committee ________ ________ _____

F 10 CFR Part 50 “Domestic Licensing of Production

and Utilization Facilities” - Overview

of Section 59 and Appendix B 

(Section 68; Criticality only) 

(~6 pages) ________ _______ _____

F NUREG/ AAdequacy of the 123-Group 

CR-6328 Cross-Section Library for Criticality

(ORNL/TM- Analyses of Water-Moderated

12970) Uranium Systems@ ________ _______ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-25 1246

CARD 9B

CRITICALITY

(CONT.)

 Training Courses

Employee Supervisor Date

SCALE Training Course (e.g., KENO-5, KENO-6) ________ _______ _____

MCNP Training Course ________ _______ _____

 
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-26 1246

CARD 9C

MATERIALS

Employee Supervisor Date

B ASME B&PVC ASpecifications for Welding Rods

Section II, Electrodes, and Filler Metal@ ________ ________ _____

Part C

F NUREG/ “Recommendations for Protecting 

BR-1815 Against Failure by Brittle Fracture

in Ferritic Shipping Containers...”________ ________ _____

F NUREG/ AEngineering Drawings for

CR-5502 10 CFR 71 Package Approvals@ ________ _______ _____

http://www.rampac.com/NRCinfo/NUREG_5502.pdf

F ASME B&PVC AMaterial Properties@ ________ _______ _____

Section II, 

Part D

F ASTM (Supervisor selected reading)* ________ ________ _____

Specifications

F ACI-318-XX “Building Code requirements for 

Structural Concrete” ________ _______ _____

Training Courses

ASM: “Stainless Steels” ________ ______ ______

NACE: “Basic Corrosion” ________ ______ ______

* The level of understanding [i.e., familiarity (F), basic (B), or in-depth (I)] will depend on 

the section selected by the supervisor for self-study.
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-27 1246

CARD 9D

SHIELDING/RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION/SECURITY ASSESSMENT

Employee Supervisor Date

NUREG/ ARecommendations for Shielding

CR-6802 Evaluations for Transport and

Storage Packages” ________ ________ _____

ANSI/ANS 6.1.1 AFlux to Dose Rate Conversion

Factors@ ________ ________ _____

 

“Supplement to the Communication Plan for the 

Security Assessment of Materials and Research 

and Test Reactor Licensees” (ML070890305) ________ ________ _____

“Guidance for Security Assessments of Storage

and Transportation of Radioactive Material”

(ML073110136) ________ ________ _____

B 10 CFR “Occupational Radiation

Part 835 Protection” ________ ________ _____

B Regulatory AInformation Relevant to Ensuring

Guide 8.8 the Occupational Radiation Exposures

at Nuclear Power Stations Will Be 

As Low As Reasonably 

Achievable@ ________ ________ _____

B ANSI N14.1 AUF6 Packages@ ________ ________ _____

F 49 CFR “Shippers - General Requirements

Part 173 for Shippers,” Subpart I ________ ________ _____

F 40 CFR “Radiation Protection Programs” ________ ________ _____

Part 190

F Regulatory AOperating Philosophy for Maintaining 

Guide 8.10 Occupational Radiation Exposures 

As Low As Reasonably 

Achievable@ ________ ________ _____

F NUREG 1736 AConsolidated Guidance: 10 CFR

Part 20-Standards for Protection 

Against Radiation@ ________ ________ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-28 1246

CARD 9D

SHIELDING/RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION/SECURITY ASSESSMENT

(CONT.)

Training Course

Employee Supervisor Date

“Shielding Code Training Code” (e.g.,

MCNP, SCALE) ________ ________ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-29 1246

CARD 9E

STRUCTURAL

Employee Supervisor Date

NUREG/ AEngineering Drawings for

CR-5502 10 CFR 71 Package Approvals@ ________ ________ _____

http://www.rampac.com/NRCinfo/NUREG_5502.pdf

B Regulatory “Design of an ISFSI 

Guide 3.60 (Dry Storage)” ________ ________ _____

B Regulatory “Leakage Tests for Packages for 

Guide 7.4 Shipments of Radioactive 

Materials” ________ ________ _____

B Regulatory ADesign Criteria for theStructural

Guide 7.6 Analysis of Shipping Cask 

Containment Vessels@ ________ ________ _____

B Regulatory ALoad Combinations for the

Guide 7.8 Structural Analysis of Shipping

Casks for Radioactive Material@ ________ ________ _____

B NUREG/ ARecommendations for Protecting

CR-1815 Against Failure by Brittle Fracture in 

Ferritic Steel Shipping Containers 

Up to Four Inches Thick@ ________ ________ _____

B NUREG/ AStress Analysis of Closure Bolts

CR-6007 for Shipping Casks@ ________ ________ _____

B NUREG/ “Transporting Spent Fuel” ________ ________ _____

BR-0111

B ACI-318-XX, ABuilding Code Requirements

(As Directed) for Structural Concrete@ ________ ________ _____

F NUREG/ ASCANS (Shipping Cask Analysis

CR-4554 System) A Microcomputer-Based

Analysis System for Shipping

Cask Design Review@ ________ ________ _____

F ASME “Containment Systems and

Section III Transport Packaging” ________ ________ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-30 1246

CARD 9E

STRUCTURAL

(CONT.)

Employee Supervisor Date

F IN 97-057, ALeak Testing of Packaging Used in

the Transport of Radioactive Material@ (4 pages) ________ ________ _____

Training Course

Employee Supervisor Date

Introduction to ANSYS ________ ________ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-31 1246

CARD 9F

THERMAL

Employee Supervisor Date

B NUREG/ “Spent Fuel Transportation

CR-6886, Package Response to the Baltimore 

Rev. 1 Tunnel Fire Scenario” ________ ________ _____

PNNL-15313

B NUREG/ “Spent Fuel Transportation Package

CR-6894, Response to the Caldecott Tunnel

Rev. 1 Fire Scenario” ________ ________ _____

PNNL-15364

B ACFD Analysis and Validation for Ventilated Concrete

Cask,” Internal Report, for Official Use Only, Prepared

for SFST by Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

(ML0729505470 ) ________ ________ _____

F Regulatory ASpent Fuel Heat Generation in an

Guide 3.54 Independent Spent Fuel Storage

Installation” ________ ________ _____

F ASTM E AStandard Practice for Thermal

2230-02 Qualification of Type B Packages 

or Radioactive Material@ ________ ________ _____

F PNNL-14962 “Analysis Package for the 

Transnuclear TN-24P Cask”

(ML0506106170) ________ ________ _____

F PNNL-14930 “Analysis Package for the

VSC-17 Ventilated Concrete

Cask” (ML0506106360) ________ ________ _____

F PNNL-14863 “Analysis Package for the 

CASTOR-V/21 Cask”

(ML0506106460) ________ ________ _____

F ASpent Nuclear Fuel Effective Thermal Conductivity

Report,” July 11, 1966. Prepared for the Department

of Energy by TRW Environmental Safety Systems ________ ________ _____

F AThe TN-24P Spent Fuel Storage Cask: Testing and

Analyses,” EPRI NP-5128, PNL-6054, UC-85 

(April 1987) ________ ________ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 B1-32 1246

CARD 9F

THERMAL

(CONT.)

Employee Supervisor Date

Training Courses (any TWO of the listed courses)

“Introduction to FLUENT/GAMBIT” ________ ________ _____

“Introduction to ANSYS/ICEM-CFD Course” ________ ________ _____

“Introduction to STAR-CCM+/STAR-CD Course” ________ ________ _____
Issue Date: 10/26/11 Att1-1 1246

Attachment 1

Revision History for IMC 1246 B1

Commitment 

Tracking 

Number

Document 

Accession 

Number and

Issue Date

Description of Change Trainin

g 

Neede

d

Training 

Completion 

Date

Comment Resolution 

Accession Number

N/A ML053460017

05/25/06

Added additional guidance for qualification board conduct 

and documentation

N/A N/A N/A

N/A ML081280082

09/24/08

CN 08-027

Complete rewrite of IMC 1246 A06 and change title name. 

IMC 1246 A06 was also divided into two qualification 

journals (i.e, SFST project managers and technical 

reviewers, and SFST inspectors). A total of four 

documents were created during this revision; attachments 

were created within IMC 1246 A06 and new titles were 

assigned to these attachments. The section and title of 

this document should be the following: IMC 1246 B06, 

Attachment 1, “Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 

Safeguards Qualification Journal for Spent Fuel Storage 

and Transportation Project Manager and Technical 

Reviewer”

N/A N/A ML081280089

N/A ML11230B310

10/26/11

CN 11-022

Combined Appendix A06, Attachment 1 with Appendix 

B06, Attachment 1 and renamed as Appendix B1. Added 

“training requirements” section from Appendix A06, 

Attachment 1.

N/A N/A ML112351097