Document: 10 CFR Part 50
Document ID: 837e4be5-f1f5-443b-a145-1df875b7b0c8
Document Type: cfr
Title: Conditions of licenses.
Source: 10 CFR Part 50
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-50/section-50.54
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Section ID: 50.54
CFR Part: 50
CFR Title: 10

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ation program. ( j ) Apparatus and mechanisms other than controls, the operation of which may affect the reactivity or power level of a reactor shall be manipulated only with the knowledge and consent of an operator or senior operator licensed pursuant to part 55 of this chapter present at the controls. ( k ) An operator or senior operator licensed pursuant to part 55 of this chapter shall be present at the controls at all times during the operation of the facility. ( l ) The licensee shall designate individuals to be responsible for directing the licensed activities of licensed operators. These individuals shall be licensed as senior operators pursuant to part 55 of this chapter . ( m ) ( 1 ) A senior operator licensed pursuant to part 55 of this chapter shall be present at the facility or readily available on call at all times during its operation, and shall be present at the facility during initial start-up and approach to power, recovery from an unplanned or unscheduled shut-down or significant reduction in power, and refueling, or as otherwise prescribed in the facility license. ( 2 ) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, by January 1, 1984, licensees of nuclear power units shall meet the following requirements: ( i ) Each licensee shall meet the minimum licensed operator staffing requirements in the following table: Minimum Requirements 1 Per Shift for On-Site Staffing of Nuclear Power Units by Operators and Senior Operators Licensed Under 10 CFR Part 55 Number of nuclear power units operating 2 Position One unit Two units Three units One control room One control room Two control rooms Two control rooms Three control rooms None Senior Operator 1 1 1 1 1 Operator 1 2 2 3 3 One Senior Operator 2 2 2 2 2 Operator 2 3 3 4 4 Two Senior Operator 2 3 3 3 3 Operator 3 4 3 5 5 Three Senior Operator 3 4 Operator 5 6 1 Temporary deviations from the numbers required by this table shall be in accordance with criteria established in the unit's technical