Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 41723229-6e99-476f-9bae-0cad73a92dca
Document Type: srp
Title: HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0236/ML023650383.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 18
Section ID: 18.0
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demands of each specific review. The areas of review to be given attention for an applicant's submittal are based on: "* An evaluation of the information provided by the applicant "• The similarity of the associated HFE issues to those recently reviewed for other plants "• The determination of whether items of special or unique safety significance are involved C. Review Interfaces The reviews conducted in this section should be coordinated with those'of other SRP chapters and sections. Important review, interfaces are described below. 1. Chapter 7,. "Instrumentation and Controls." The Electrical and Instrumentation and Controls Branch (EICB) has primary responsibility for the review activities associated with Chapter 7. Descriptions of HSI compoInents and characteristics addressed by the Chapters 7 and 18 reviews should be consistent. As appropriate, the review results of one chapter should be considered in the review activities for the other chapter. 2. Section 13.1.1. "Management and Technical Support Organization." The IEHB has primary responsibility for reviewing the corporate-level management and technical organizations of the applicant and its major contractors under Section 13.1.1. This section addresses the need for clearly defined management and organizational responsibilities with regard to HFE considerations in plant design. Chapter 18, under Acceptance Criteria, includes a comprehensive summary of management's role in ensuring that HFE is adequately considered in new plant design and in the modification of an existing plant. Thus, the reviews of Section 13.1.1 and Chapter 18 should be conducted in a coordinated manner. 3. Section 13.1.2-13.1.3, "Operating Organization." The IEHB has primary responsibility for reviewing specific staffing requirements under Section 13.1.2-13.1.3. In addition, Chapter 18 specifies a systematic analysis of staffing requirements that includes a thorough understanding of task requirements and applicable regulatory