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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ciated with the selection, qualifications, and training for nuclear power plant personnel. Applicability This RG applies to reactor licensees subject to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Productions and Utilization Facilities” (Ref. 1), 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref.2), and 10 CFR Part 55, “Operators’ Licenses” (Ref. 3). Personnel of test, training, research, and mobile reactors are not covered by this regulatory guide. Applicable Regulations • 10 CFR Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities.” o 10 CFR 50.120, “Training and Qualification of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel,” requires that each nuclear power plant licensee or applicant for an operating license implement training and qualification programs that are derived from a systems approach to training. o Paragraph 50.34(b)(6)(i) requires that an application for a license to operate a nuclear power plant include information concerning the applicant’s organizational structure and personnel qualifications. • 10 CFR 55, Subpart D, “Applications,” describes the requirements of an application for a nuclear power plant operator or senior operator’s license. DG-1329, Page 2 Related Guidance • NUREG-0800, “Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition” (Ref. 4), provides guidance for the staff’s review of information describing the applicant’s implementation of policy, organization, training, and design. Purpose of Regulatory Guides The NRC issues RGs to describe to the public methods that the staff considers acceptable for use in implementing specific parts of the agency’s regulations, to explain techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated events, and to provide guidance to applicants. RGs are not substitutes for regulations and compliance with them is