Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 144c489b-0f8e-4351-8a5f-3262ca73fcfd
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Medical Assessment of Licensed Operators or Applicants for Operator Licenses at Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY – HISTORY 04/2014 – DG-1310 , Proposed Revision 4 02/1997 – DG-1068 , Proposed Revision 3 11/1984 – Draft OL 401-5, Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1335/ML13352A278.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.134
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al Certification and Monitoring of Personnel Requiring Operator Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,” dated February 7, 1996 (Ref. 15), with two exceptions: (1) the examining physician should have the flexibility to use medical judgment regarding asymmetric peripheral pulses and pulse rates out of the specified range; and (2) the decision about whether to perform liver function tests should be subject to the medical judgment of the examining physician. On May 3, 2013, ANSI approved ANSI/ANS-3.4-2013, “Medical Certification and Monitoring of Personnel Requiring Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 16) as an American National Standard. The ANS Standards Committee Working Group ANS-3.4 developed and approved this industry-consensus standard. The 2013 version is the 5th issuance of the standard since its initial approval in 1973. The ANS-3.4 Working Group comprised a wide range of utility, independent, and industry-oversight organizations (including official representatives from the NRC) during the development of the revised standard. The revised standard’s scope continues to establish the requirements for medical and general health including mental health that personnel requiring operator and senior operator licenses at nuclear power plants must meet. The standard also addresses the content, extent, and methods of medical examinations. As explained in Section C below, the Staff is endorsing ANSI/ANS-3.4-2013 without exceptions. Role of Medical Examinations in Operator Licensing Facility licensees are responsible for ensuring that individuals who receive operator or senior operator licenses possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to operate the nuclear facility in a safe and competent manner. They are also responsible for ensuring that an applicant’s or licensee’s general health and medical condition will not adversely affect the performance of assigned job duties or cause operational errors that endanger public health and safety. Since