Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: eedf1a7c-578e-463a-9608-b06af6312cf1
Document Type: srp
Title: HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1310/ML13108A095.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 18
Section ID: 18.0
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ed to the HFE design of the EOF and TSC should be sent to the lead reviewer for Chapter 13.3 for concurrence. 4. Verification that exemptions from regulations or alternative methods for complying with regulations have specific analyses that support them. a. Verify that applicants/licensees clearly identify methods and practices that are different from what the acceptance criteria advocate as alternate methods/practices. Evaluate the alternative on its own merits. The applicant is expected to provide an evaluation of how the proposed alternative provides an acceptable method of compliance. The justifications may be based upon evidence such as analyses of recent literature, analyses of current practices and operational experience, tradeoff studies, and the results of engineering experiments and evaluations. b. Exemptions are infrequent but challenging when they occur. Typically there is limited guidance available on determining the acceptability of the requests. Contacting HFE staff in other parts of the organization, particularly those in research, will help identify existing guidance and guidance under development that may be useful. Minimum staffing appears to be the most imminent area where an exemption from 10 CFR 50.54(m) might be requested. The following NUREGs provide guidance in this area: • NUREG-1791, “Guidance for Assessing Exemption Requests from the Nuclear Power Plant Licensed Operator Staffing Requirements Specified in 10 CFR 50.54(m)” • NUREG/CR-6838, “Technical Basis for Regulatory Guidance for Assessing Exemption Requests from the Nuclear Power Plant Licensed Operator Staffing Requirements Specified in 10 CFR 50.54(m)” Attachment B provides additional guidance on evaluating workload In support of staffing level reviews. 18.0-14 Draft Revision 3 – July 2015 5. Verification that HFE design effectiveness has been demonstrated in a performance based integrated system validation test. a. The HSI is subjective due to the potential for human