Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a50e5ab9-3196-4512-ba9e-f323554ed0d8
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2018 – DG-1329 , Proposed Revision 4 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 3 – Revise 03/1999 – DG-1084, Second Proposed Revision 3 09/1996 – DG-1012, First Proposed Revision 3 01/1985 – Draft OL 403-5, Third Proposed Revision 2 09/1980 – Draft RS 807-5, Second Proposed Revision 2 02/1979 – Draft RS 807-5, First Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1609/ML16091A267.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.8
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d Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 19), reflected further modifications made as a result of staff regulatory positions and the resolution of public comments. • On November 20, 2014, ANSI/ANS-3.1-2014 was issued. Revisions to the standard aligns the ANS, NRC, and INPO with industry selection, training, and qualification standards; provide for a common language across the industry; address supplemental personnel training and qualification; and updates previous positions in light of new nuclear power plant construction, current position terminology, and evolving technology. • NRC inspection observations have revealed that some plants have assigned inadequately qualified Radiation Protection middle Managers (RPMs) and others have temporarily appointed DG-1329, Page 5 unqualified RPMs for such lengths of time that it appeared they were permanent appointees. The RPM is the management-level representative responsible for the adequacy of the plant’s radiation protection program and for ensuring that program is able to enforce appropriate prioritization of radiological safety issues. Therefore, to be considered adequately qualified, the RPM must be sufficiently experienced and knowledgeable of the plant-specific radiological conditions to judge whether the radiation protection program is able to achieve its purpose. In researching potential regulatory responses to these inspection observations, the staff realized that clarifications related to the RPM position were inadvertently deleted in Revision 3 to RG 1.8. As such, RG 1.8, Revision 4, endorses with exceptions, ANSI-3.1, 2014, “Selection, Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants,” and provides clarification in regards to NRC expectations pertaining to the selection, qualification and training of the plant RPM. Harmonization with International Standards The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has established a series of safety guides and standards constituting