Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 80cafbe7-f4f0-4366-8dd3-76fec74d85a7
Document Type: srp
Title: HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0409/ML040920139.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 18
Section ID: 18.0
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review, to the evidence provided in the applicant's submittals. Important considerations include: 1. Did the reviewer examine all relevant areas of review? - 2. Did the reviewer evaluate each area of review at the appropriate level (e.g., program description level, implementation plan level, and completed-area-of- review level)? 3. Were the reviewers findings for each area of review acceptable? If the evidence provided by the review does not satisfy the goal of the HFE review, then additional analysis and design activities may be performed by the applicant to address the staff's concerns. This may include (1) additional analysis and review for areas the have not Rev. 1 - February, 2004 18.0-20 been examined at the completed-area-of-review level, (2) completion of the design or correction of design deficiencies identified through the review, and (3) appropriate testing or V&V. V. IMPLEMENTATION This SRP chapter will be used by the staff when performing safety evaluations of license applications submitted by applicantspursuantto 10 Part CFR 50 and 10 Part CFR 52. Except when an applicant or licensee proposes or has previously established an acceptable alternative method for complying with specific portions of the Commission's regulations, the review method described herein will be used by the staff in its evaluation of conformance with Commission regulations. The methods described in this chapter will be used in evaluations of: (1) submittals in connection with applications for construction permits, design certifications, operating licenses, and combined licenses; (2) submittals from operating reactor licensees who voluntarily propose to initiate system modifications if there is a clear nexus between the proposed modifications and this guidance. No backfitting Is Intended or approved in connection with the issuance of this chapter. The provision's of this SRP section apply to review of applications docketed 6 months or more after the date of issuance of this section.