Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: be494cc1-5141-4685-8730-053728e9aace
Document Type: srp
Title: – 13.1.3  OPERATING ORGANIZATION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070630.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.1.2
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applicant to demonstrate that its operating organization satisfies minimum requirements for operator supervision and the availability of licensed senior operators and licensed operators during reactor operations and other specific reactor conditions or mode of operation. These are key positions for ensuring the safe operation of the plant. A staffing review of the operating organization provides valuable insight regarding the determination that an applicant is technically qualified to operate the facility.44 DRAFT Rev. 4 - April 1996 13.1.2-8 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES Each element of the SAR information is to be reviewed against this SRP section. The reviewer's judgement during the review is to be based on an inspection of the material presented, whether items of special safety significance are involved, and the uniqueness of the facility. Any exceptions or alternatives are to be carefully reviewed to assure ensure that they are clearly defined and that adequate basis exists for acceptance. The applicant should identify the applicable version of references, Regulatory Guides, and Codes and sStandards used. The reviewer should identify the applicable version of references, 45 regulatory guides, and Codes and standards used in the review. In the review and evaluation of the subject matter of this section of the SAR, the following points should be taken into consideration. Plant staff organizational structures are not rigidly fixed; however, experience has shown that certain components are common to and necessary for all plants. Among these are operational, onsite technical support, and maintenance groups, under the direction and supervision of a plant manager. For multi-unit sites, consideration must be given to the possibility that offshift supervision may be stretched too thin to provide effective supervision. For example, a single operations manager may have difficulty covering more than two units. For onshift persons, the total manpower available should be reviewed