Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a0eac204-cda8-4f13-acbb-78128be9580c
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Qualification of Nuclear Power Plant Inspection, Examination and Testing Personnel (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1221/ML12216A006.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.58
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orm- ance of their activities. The value to industry will be the ability to use less extensively trained personnel for those tasks that require little formal training. This action will not represent a signifi- cant change in present NRC staff practice. There should be no impact as a result of this position. i. An important concept that is not addressed directly in ANSI N45.2.6-1978, ASNT Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A-1975, or the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code is that occupational radiation exposures should be maintained as low as is reasonably achievable (ALARA). To provide guidance in this area, Regulatory Position 8 of this revision to the regulatory guide states that inspection, examination, and testing personnel who may be exposed to radiation fields during their activities should receive instruc- tion in radiation protection and safety. The value of this action will be to provide increased awareness of the ALARA concept. Present practice within the industry should not be affected. Therefore, the impact on industry should be minimal. Since the proposed action does not represent a change in NRC staff position, there will be no impact on the NRC staff. 2. TECHNICAL APPROACH This section is not applicable to this value/impact statement since this action is an update of pieviously issued guidance. 3. PROCEDURAL APPROACH Since this action is an update of information contained in an existing regulatory guide, the only appropriate proce- dural alternative is a revision to the existing guide. 4. STATUTORY CONSIDERATIONS 4.1 NRC Authority Authority for this guide is derived from the safety requirements of the Atomic Energy Act; in particular, Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 requires that the quality assurance program provide for the indoctrination and training of personnel performing activities affecting quality as necessary to ensure that the personnel achieve and maintain suitable proficiency. 4.2 Need for NEPA Assessment This action is not a major action, as