Regulatory Guide 1.114
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| Issue date: | 02/29/1976 |
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION February 1976 REGULATORY GUIDE
OFFICE OF STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT
REGULATORY GUIDE 1.114 GUIDANCE ON BEING OPERATOR AT THE CONTROLS OF A
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
A. INTRODUCTION
In order for tile operator at the colltrols ol a likicear power plant to he able to carry out these arld other Paracraph (k) olf §50.54. "Conditions oft Lieiises.' resomnsibilities in a timely fashiotni he most ,ive his of 10 CI:R Part 30. ".icensitie of" Production and attention to (tle condition (o tite pl1nt at aill time
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Utilization Facilities.- requires tiat an operaloi or must be alert itt order to ensuie thit the plant is senior operator licensed I)IIllSL4I.t1 it)tO (0 itR Part 55. opeiatin* afc'yv and must be capable o
f. taking action to
"'Operalors' Licenses." he prei;,ltl at the controls at all prevent aly progress toward a condition thliat ,*h be limes during thie operalion ol'a faiLilyit General D)esign urtsa fe. This is I'acililated by, cuitruI loom designt and Criterion 19, "'ControlRooin," o1" Appendi\ A. "Gen- layout in which all c)nitrols' instrtuiientation displ;lys.
eral Design Criteria Iol Nuclear Power IPlants," to 10 and alarms iequited fur'lhe s*-l oi rlation. shutldown.
('FR P;art SO requires. in part, (hat a contro)l room be and cooldow'n of the unit arc readily available ito the provided I'romn which actions can be taken to operate the operator in the cozttrtil .oin.
nuclear power unit safely under no.irnmal conditions and to maintain the nutclear power platit inl a sale condition under accident conditions. As deflined in 10 CFR
§50.2(t). the lerm "controls.-" whenl used wilh respect 'CREGULATORY POSITION
to nuclear reactors. mecans apparatus antd iiLechalisis.
the m anipulation of' which directly affects tie reactivity I Th,.opt.t
... ... tor at the co ttrols ofta it oclear ol po`ver level ofl tihe reactor. This guide describes a phmt should Iave an uniohstrueted view ofand access to miethod acceptabe to thle NRC staf I-or comiplying wi -c6nitilo th. panlels. ihcluding inst rumentajioit displays the C(olmliSsin'S relgulallions diat require aul operator w md alarins it order to it-ia te promptt corrective actionl be present, at the controls of a nuclear power p1n. .i receipt oh toy iitdication (ilmsti titiet moveninil or
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Operating experieiice has shown that the(re ý..a.riecd 2. TFhe opeiator at the controls should not ltoiltially leave tihe area where conlhtituous allentioln 0iihludihidt for guidance with ievard to acceptable i'thi*tos of Visual .tu'veillaiice oft saf'ely-related ainiltiliciatllls alnd coinplyiilg Wili tile Conniissiitn's requireitnt Ilo the histr1uIenttli 01hn caill) e g ivenl Io reaclo tieitlain,.
i)rCsece of an operator alili'C, controls of a facility. conditionts atid ito [ie nmainipulatitoi o1' leacihr cimtliols.
Thi operallor at the conr(,ls afdraiiuclear power plant F:or example. thle operator should lott roniiinely euter has litany rcsptinsIbthtilcs whtch int1/2lude bill are lint areas hehind ilhe control panels. The operaloi at tile limited it). (I) *dherinll t`*i-lle plants technical conltrols should I11o tiUnder any ciilillaistaicCs leaive ile specilications, plattl opetllini procedures. and NRC surveillance area del'ined by reguhlttory position C.3 loi regulations: ((Ore*kwii*[gtkiite operatilg data ill order ally lnk,;eli3eigelicy reasoni (e*., to conlfer wilhi olllhis oi to ensure saik ote ratl*vPf the plant, and (3) being able for personal reasolls) wilhout obtainling a qtuhilfied relief to inantual1'y..t"*ate en,2.neered salety features durint operatoir at thle contr(ils, The operaltol at the coiltrols various Iranlsie1kulid acLcdeint colditiols. may mominintarily he absent fron tihe defined siiveil- lance area inl order to veril'y he iecceipt of* all
1'urient Standard Tecthniclt Specifications require a licenscd operator to lie present in tli control roomn at all times while annuniciiator alarin or initiale corrective aicliili iui tIle fuel is in (lie reactir. event ot' an emergency alfftcting (ie sallely ofl Oi*tiraiOlls USNRC REGULATORY GUIDES Coninnnts should hr. sent to the Sectetat, at the Coarimison. Q S. Nutclear Regijulator Comnnssion. Washington. D C. 2M55. Attentioni Duciketing and Rnq..uniiay Guide, -. .-- dri tu rdtelhe, and ai m.e ilmble to tire tiuhlic S0eivic Section i0e1thods acrotlltdille to tile NI4C %tall of implementtlng specific par1% of Itlh Commission.sdljllhitlUl%. to deittliratr techntiques used b¥ ftie sifls in nv4lu The guides ate issued in tilhe iollowing in bioad divittinst attnu. smcIfic p-ot[lbtittt lptistltfAtledi tct.idents. at tit *ifttde guittlrae to appli cents Rnguldtitv i e.dis ,i. not luhitilutas *o lot g ul tiuilto0, a~n collltitttlle I Powei A-ettols 6 Products
,,#11h them%ii nott ellttdi.eill Mllh dstl i rhltlfelelltifnt from thos" %*Eout it, 2 Rnea.sch -iid Tell Reactors 7 Tirtstportaito tho guldes will Ile .1ici *i*tltil it tiht, lititvidt! .o base% h otn th la t litgs -qut le 1.t 3 Fuels and Mat*rel.% Facilities 8 Occupational Hlleth (lit, i%UdntlcCor iil ol ieit tiiitittt'i ot hti - h.. it the C ilrtttiti"tn 4 Eintitonlental And Siting 9 Antittust Review Cot .tlit tenlittn wd i 1ii% h1-imp ...-ilvtiiiit.tlts. u* lhose it.i.i.tA... i l i.i....ii gled 5 Maiterits antd Pliant Proteattilton t0 G rent!elt
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provided lie remaiills withi tile confines of the eolnwol 5. A single operator shiould not assume time operator r~o illl.*
at the controls responsibility for two or more control roollt areas at the same litlle.
.3. Admiinistaltive piocedures shouldlhe estahlished to deline alnd oulline (lpte ferably with sketches) specific areas '.ithill tile colntrol roolol where the operator at tile D. IMPI.EMENTATION
eonir 4Is should r,.omaiti. The pi ocedures should del'ine the sui-veillance :area aild the areas that may be entered The plurplse ol tihis *ectioll is to provide iltl'orlmlaliou by the operator at the controls itl verify receipt of an to license applicants and licensees legalding tie NRC
alnutnciator a.laln or initiate corrective actionl ill tile stallfs plants 'oi using this ic gulatmry guide.
eve* c oll at" iltlergellcy.
This lguiderellects current NRC staff practice.
4. Prior to assuming responsibility fto being operator Thlrerfoe. except in tlose cases ill Which the applicant at the conlols. the reliet operattlr should be properly or licensee prtoposes an acceptable ahelnlative nmetltod hrieled on thte pl:llt status. Ill order to ensure that for complyinig with specilied lcLlliiolw of' tie Colllllis- proper relief occurs. addministrative procedures should Ibe sion's regulatiots, the metlod descrihed herein is being mI itten to describe \vhat is required. The admilnistrative and will continue it) he used il the evaluation (it'
procedure should include, as a minihium. a det'initiou of subltittals I'm operlatiig liceise or c(nlStIrLctionl peIlrmit proper ielieC (c.x.. what infortmration is required to he applicatitmis and tile ilourlicomace of liceiisees Illttil tltis passed on alnd ackl-Iowledged he 1wC4 tile t wt euide is revised ;Is a resuilt 01 SthgL'slin f11iil le public ope raiot s). or additional sifl"review.
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