Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: ae1b46c3-c34f-42bc-bb75-9727b95b67a0
Document Type: srp
Title: for reviewing the applicant's plans and provisions for security, including the security
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350050.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.6
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al presented, on whether items of special safety significance are involved, and on the magnitude and uniqueness of the project. Any 13.1.1-7 Rev. 4 - November 1999 exceptions or alternatives are to be carefully reviewed to ensure that they are clearly defined and that an adequate basis exists for acceptance. The applicant should identify the applicable version of references, regulatory guides, and codes and standards used. The reviewer should identify the applicable version of references, regulatory guides, and codes and standards used in the review. In reviewing and evaluating the information related to this section of the management and technical support organization, the following points should be considered: A. In the early-construction stage, the applicant's plans for headquarters staffing to provide technical support when operating may not yet be firm. It is acceptable, therefore, if these plans are not fully specific in terms of numbers of people, provided the commitment made is sufficiently firm to ensure the responsibility will be met. B. The reviewer must recognize that there are many acceptable ways to define and delegate job responsibilities. Variations in staffing are to be expected between applicants with and without prior experience in nuclear plant design, construction, or operation. The reviewer must be convinced that an applicant has not underestimated the magnitude of the task. The reviewer should be alert to the possibility that excessive workloads may be placed upon too few individuals. Interface arrangements and controls between the applicant and major contractors (NSSS vendors, architect-engineers, constructors) should be examined to ensure that the applicant will be in charge of and responsible for design and construction activities. If the application involves the addition of more than one unit, the reviewer should ensure that headquarters staffing plans take this fact into account. This is particularly important if additional units are