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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ia described in Section 4 of ANSI/ANS-3.1-2014 are acceptable to the NRC staff with the following exceptions: 1.1 Section 4.3, Middle Manager Level An individual assigned to a specific position should meet the requirements for that position; therefore, the allowance for a specific position to be filled by a person that does not meet the requirements for that position if that person is provided a staff whose qualifications meet the selected middle manager qualification is not endorsed. 1.2 Section 4.3.1, Training Section 3.3.1 states, “The training middle manager is the individual responsible for management of the initial and continuing training programs, and shall meet the following requirements.” This section is clarified as follows: “The training middle manager is the onsite member of the power plant staff responsible for management of the initial and continuing training programs, and shall meet the following requirements.” 1.3 Section 4.3.3, Radiation Protection The RPM is the onsite member of the power plant staff that is responsible for implementation of the radiological protection program and that meets the education, experience, and special requirements listed in section 4.3.3. In addition to the experience requirements listed in section 4.3.3, individuals with no prior RPM experience should have six months of time onsite before being assigned RPM duties. Licensees should evaluate required onsite time for experienced RPMs who are new to a site or a reactor technology (i.e. Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) or Boiling Water Reactor (BWR). The purpose of the onsite time is to provide a newly assigned RPM sufficient opportunity to learn the location and performance characteristics of key equipment and other plant-specific information that is necessary to make informed decisions concerning radiological safety. As a modification to item (3) in the Special Requirements section of 4.3.3, the majority of the station RPM’s experience should be relevant to