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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is not required to respond to, an information collection request or requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control number. B. DISCUSSION Reason for Revision Proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.134 has been prepared to update the guidance with additional experience gained since Revision 3 was issued in 1998 and to endorse the current standard ANSI/ANS-3.4-2013. 10 CFR Part 55.21 “Medical Examination” requires an applicant for an operator’s license to have a medical examination by a physician. Once licensed, the operator is required to have a medical examination by a physician every 2 years. The physician is required to determine that the applicant’s or licensee’s medical condition and general health will not adversely affect the performance of assigned operator job duties or cause operational errors endangering public health and safety as described in 10 CFR 55.33(a)(1). The guide helps to ensure that medical certifications (and related medical evidence) used to meet the requirements of 10 CFR Part 55 are sufficient with respect to (1) medical examination, as described in 10 CFR 55.21; (2) medical certification, as described in 10 CFR 55.23, “Certification”; (3) incapacitation because of disability or illness, as described in 10 CFR 55.25, “Incapacitation Because of Disability or Illness”; (4) medical documentation, as described in 10 CFR 55.27, “Documentation”; (5) disposition of an initial application, as described in 10 CFR 55.33(a)(1) and (b); and (6) renewal of licenses, as described in 10 CFR 55.57(a)(6) and (b)(1). Background Regulations The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, requires the NRC to determine, among other things, the medical qualifications for licensing individuals as operators of utilization facilities. Beginning in 1956, the Commission’s regulations (under the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)) required an applicant to furnish a report (e.g., Examination Form, “Certificate