Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 13f545c8-e14e-47a4-899e-595fa7d4d927
Document Type: srp
Title: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES - GENERAL
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1127/ML112730402.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.5.1.1
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and compliance with it is not required. However, an applicant is required to identify differences between the design features, analytical techniques, and procedural measures proposed for its facility and the SRP acceptance criteria and evaluate how the proposed alternatives to the SRP acceptance criteria provide acceptable methods of compliance with the NRC regulations. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria to the areas of review addressed by this SRP section is discussed in the following paragraphs: 13.5.1.1-5 Revision 1 – December 2011 1. 10 CFR 50.40(a) and 10 CFR 50.40(b) require that the applicant adhere to established requirements and be technically qualified to engage in proposed activities. 10 CFR 50.40(a) and 10 CFR 50.40(b) apply to this section as the administrative procedures program contributes to the determination whether an applicant is technically qualified by putting in place necessary controls, policies, and programs for appropriate and controlled activities as required by 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 1, and Appendix B, Criterion XI. These requirements provide assurance that the applicant will adhere to the provisions established in the regulations that the applicant is technically qualified to engage in and support proposed activities, and that safety-related activities are controlled administratively by adequate procedures. 2. 10 CFR 50.54(l) requires that the licensee designate individuals licensed as senior operators to be responsible for the activities of licensed operators. 10 CFR 50.54(l) applies to this section because the administrative procedures program provides control and guidance for individuals who conduct licensed activities and ensures that they are qualified for these duties. These requirements provide assurance that only licensed individuals who are qualified are assigned to, and conduct, licensed activities. 3. 10 CFR Part 26 requires that the licensee adhere to the