Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 144c489b-0f8e-4351-8a5f-3262ca73fcfd
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Medical Assessment of Licensed Operators or Applicants for Operator Licenses at Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY – HISTORY 04/2014 – DG-1310 , Proposed Revision 4 02/1997 – DG-1068 , Proposed Revision 3 11/1984 – Draft OL 401-5, Proposed Revision 2 (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1335/ML13352A278.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.134
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cant’s or licensee’s general health and medical condition will not adversely affect the performance of assigned job duties or cause operational errors that endanger public health and safety. Since 1956, the regulatory agency, as well as facility licensees, have relied on and used medical examinations performed by licensed physicians to certify whether or not an applicant for an operator’s license or a licensee meets the Commission’s medical requirements as described in 10 CFR 55. The Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR 55.4, “Definitions,” define the following three terms, which are important to understanding the staff’s perspective on reviewing Form NRC-396 medical certifications: (1) “Actively performing the functions of an operator or senior operator” means that an individual has a position on the shift crew that requires the individual to be licensed as defined in the facility’s technical specifications, and that the individual carries out and is responsible for the duties covered by that position. (2) “Physician” means an individual licensed by a State or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to dispense drugs in the practice of medicine. (3) “Licensee” means an individual licensed operator or senior operator. DG-1310, Page 5 Form NRC-396, “Certification of Medical Examination by Facility Licensee” Form NRC-396 is used to provide the Commission information required by Commission’s regulations regarding an individual’s medical fitness. The information provided is considered personal private information and is withheld from public disclosure under 10 CFR 2.390, “Public Inspections, Exemptions, and Requests for Withholding” (Ref. 17). Section A, “Medical Exam Information,” of the form (1) certifies that the applicant or licensee has been examined by a physician and that he or she has been found to meet the safeguards and fitness for duty requirements for licensed