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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Revision 1* September 1980 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGULATORY GUIDE OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY GUIDE 1.58 (Task RS 901-5) QUALIFICATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT INSPECTION, EXAMINATION, AND TESTING PERSONNEL A. INTRODUCTION Appendix B, "Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants," to 10 CFR Part 50, "Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities," requires that the quality assurance program provide for indoctrination and training of personnel perform- ing activities affecting quality as necessary to ensure that quality assurance personnel achieve and maintain suitable proficiency. This guide describes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the Commission's regula- tions with regard to qualification of inspection, examination, and testing personnel for all types of nuclear power plants. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards has been consulted concerning this guide and has concurred in the regulatory position. B. DISCUSSION Working Group N45-2.6 of the ASME Committee on Nuclear Quality Assurance has prepared a standard that delineates the qualifications of personnel who perform inspections, examinations, and tests during fabrication, receipt at the construction site, construction, preoperational and startup testing, and the operation phase1 of nuclear power plants. This standard was approved by the ASME Committee on Nuclear Quality Assurance and the ASME Nuclear Power Codes and Standards Committee and was subsequently approved and designated ANSI N45.2.6-1978 2 The substantial number of changes in this revision has made it impractical to indicate the changes with lines in the margin. IANSI N45.2.6-1978 does not apply to NRC-licensed operators and senior operators for the performance of duties specified in 10 CFR Part 55, "Operators' Licenses." 2ANSI N45.2.6-1978, "Qualifications of Inspection, Examina- tion, and Testing Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," may be