ML17054D425
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| Issue date: | 01/31/1983 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| CON-IIT07-753-91, CON-IIT7-753-91, TASK-***, TASK-TM NUREG-0737, NUREG-0737-S01, NUREG-1455, NUREG-737, NUREG-737-S1, NUDOCS 8302250043 | |
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NUREG-0737 Supplement No.
1 Clarification of TMI Action Pllan Requireme~ts Requirements for Emergency Response Capability U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Reactor Re'gulation Reprinted February 1989 gg=oaK5=~
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+y*y4 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 June 15, 1982 I
TO ALL LICENSEES OF OPERATING PLANTS, APPLICANTS FOR AN OPERATING LICENSE, AND HOLDERS OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT STAFF WORKING HOURS (Generic Letter No. 82-12)
On February 8, 1982, we forwarded to you a copy of a policy statement issued by the Commission entitled "Policy on Factors Causing Fatigue of Operating Personnel at Nuclear Reactors."
That policy'tatement, has now been slightly revised and the revised version is attached to this letter.
The forwarding letter (Generic Letter 82-'02) stated that actions were underway to incorporate the Commission policy on working hours into Regulatory Guide 1.33 and into NUREG-0737
( Item I.A.1.3).
Publication of Regulatory Guide 1.33 is now anticipated in June
- 1982, following release of ANS 3.2.
Revised pages of-NUREG-0737 that incor-porate the Commission policy on working.hours are enclosed.
Our letter of February 8, 1982 requested that you take action as necessary to revise the administrative section of your technical speci-fications to assure that your plant administrative procedures follow the revised working hour guidelines, including a provision for docu-mentation 'of authorized deviations which should be available for NRC rev'iew.
You should review your 'past actions to assure that they are consistent-with the attached revised policy statement.
Note that the revised guidelines are to be incorporated by October 1, 1982.
Sincerely, )
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Attachment:
Revision to Item I.A.1.3 of NUREG-0737=
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I.A. 1. 3 SHIFT MANNING Pages'.A.'1.3-1 through I.A.1.3-3 are replaced in 'their entirety by the following.
A bar in the-'margin indicates changes from the material originally included on these pages.
Position This position defines shift manning requirements for normal operation.
The letter of July 31, 1980 from D.
G. Eisenhut to all power reactor licensees and applicants (copy attached) sets forth the interim criteria for shift staffing (to be effective pending general criteria that will be the subject of futur e rulemaking).
Overtime restrictions were also included in the July 31, 1980 letter.
'I Changes to P revi ou s Re ui remen ts and Gui dance Errors were discovered in the last column of the table attached to the letter of July 31, 1980.
A corrected table is enclosed; a bar in the margin indicates the correction.
(See p. I.A.1.3-4.)
The overtime requirements have been rewritten'to incorporate the provisions of a Commission policy statement on working hours and operator fatigue.
Clarification Licensees
'of operating plants and applicants for operating licenses shall include in their admi'nistrative procedur es (required by license conditions) provisions governing required shift staffing 'and movement of key individuals about the plant.
These provisions are required to assure that qualified plant personnel to man the operational shifts are readily available in the event of an abnormal or emergency situation.
These administrative procedures shall also set forth a policy, the objective of which is to prevent situations where. fatigue could reduce the ability of operating personnel to keep the reactor in 'a safe condition.
The controls established should assure that, to the extent practicable, personnel are not assigned to shift duties while in a fatigued condition that could significantly reduce their mental alertness or their decision making ability.
The controls shall apply to the plant staff who perform safety-related functions (e.g., senior reactor operators, reactor operators, auxiliary operators, health physicists, and key maintenance personnel).
IE Circular No. 80-02, "Nuclear Power Plant Staff Mork Hours", dated February 1,
1980 (copy attached) discusses the concern of overtime work for members of the plant staff who perform safety-related functions.
The guidance contained in IE Circular No. 80-02 was amended by the July 31, 1980 letter.
In turn, the overtime guidance of the July 31, 1980 letter was revised in Section I.A.1.3
'f NURG-0737.
The NRC has issued a policy statement (attached) which further revises the overtime guidance as stated in-NUREG-0737.
This guidance is as follows:
Enough plant operating personnel should be employed to maintain adequate shift coverage without routine heavy use of overtime.
The objective is to have operating personnel work a normal 8-hour day, 40-hour week while the plant is operating.
However, in the event that unforeseen problems require substantial amounts of overtime to be used, or during extended periods of shutdown for refueling, major maintenance or major plant modi'fications, on a temporary basis, the following guidelines shall be followed:
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An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> straight (excluding shift turnover time).
b.
An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> in any 24-hour period, nor more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in any 48-hour period, nor more than '-72'hours~'.in.'any"-seven:day period '(all excluding shift turnover'ime).
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A break of at least eight hours should be allowed between work periods (including shift turnover time).
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Except during extended shutdown periods, the use of.overtime should be I'
1 considered on an individual basis and not for the entire staff-on shift.
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the above guidelines,'uch deviation shall be authorized by the plant manager j
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I I'uch authorization shall be that significant reductions in the effectiveness of operating personnel would be highly unlikely.
Authorized deviations't'o the"".
working hour guidelines shal~l be:documented.and available for'-NRC'eview., "
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I In addition, procedures are encouraged that would allow licensed operators at the controls to be periodically relieved and assigned to other duties away-from the control= board during.thei'r tours of duty'.
Operating license applicants shall complete. these "administrativ'e procedures before fuel,loading.- Development,and implementation
'.of.the administrative procedures at operating plants will be reviewed by the Office of Inspection and Enforcement beginning Oct.
1, 1982.
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emergencies.
This requir ement applies to,all licensees of operating-reactors and 'applicants for operating licenses.
Im lementation (1)
Overtime administrative procedures shall be established for operating reactors by Oct. 1, 1982 and by. fuel loading for applicants for operating license.
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Staffing requirements shall be completed by July 1, 1982 for operating reactors and by fuel load for operating license applicants.
Type of Review A post-implementation review will be performed on operating reactors.~
Applicants for operating licenses will be reviewed prior to implementation.
Documentation Re uired The documentation required is as noted in the letter of July 31, 1980.
Technical Specification Chan es Re uired Changes to Technical Specifications will be required for over time administrative procedure and staffing requirements.
References NUREG-0660 IE Circular No. 80-02, "Nuclear Power Plant Staff Work Hours," February 1,
1980 Letter from D. G. Eisenhut, NRC, to All Power Reactor Licensees, July 31, 1980 Policy on Factors Causing Fatigue of Operat'ing Personnel at Nuclear Reactors,
POLICY ON FACTORS CAUSING FATIGUE OF OPERATING PERSONNEL AT NUCLEAR REACTORS Licensees of operating plants and applicants for operating licenses shall establish controls to prevent situations where fatigue could reduce the ability of operating personnel to keep the reactor in a safe condition.
The controls should focus on shift staffing and the use of overtimekey job-related factors that influence fatigue.
The objective of the controls would be to assure. that, to. the extent practicable, personnel are not assigned to shift duties while in a fatigued condition that could significantly reduce their mental alertness or their decision making capability.
The controls shall apply to the plant staff who perform safety-related functions (e.g.,
senior reactor operators, reactor operators, health physicists, auxiliary operators, and key maintenance personnel).
Enough plant operating personnel should be employed to maintain adequate shift coverage without routine heavy use of overtime.
The objective is to have operating personnel work a normal 8-hour day, 40-hour week while the plant is operating.
However, in the event that unforeseen problems require substantial amounts of overtime to be used, or during extended periods of shutdown for refueling, major maintenance or major plant modifications, on a temporary basis, the following guidelines shall be followed:
a.
An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> straight (excluding shift turnover time).
b.
An individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> in any 24-hour period, nor more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> in any 48-hour
- period, nor more than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> in any seven day period (all excluding shift turnover time).
c.
A break of at least eight hours should be allowed between work periods (including shift turnover time).
d.
Except during extended shutdown periods, the use of overtime should be considered on an individual basis and not for the entire staff on a shift.
Recognizing that very unusual circumstances may arise requiring deviation from the above guidelines, such deviation shall be authorized by the plant manager or his deputy, or higher levels of management.
The paramount consideration in such authorization shall be that significant reductions in the effectiveness of operating personnel would be highly unlikely.
In addition, procedures are encouraged that would allow licensed operators at the controls to be periodically relieved and assigned to other duties away from the control board during their tour of duty.
ABSTRACT This document, Supplement 1 to NUREG-0737, is a letter from D. G. Eisenhut, Director of the Division of Licensing, NRR, to licensees of operating power
- reactors, applicants for operating licenses, and holders of construction permits forwarding post-TMI requirements for emergency response capability which have been approved for implementation.
On October 30,
- 1980, the NRC'taff issued NUREG-.O?37, which incorporated into one document all TMI-related items approved for implementation by the Commission at that time.
In this NRC report, additional clarification is provided regarding Safety Parameter Display Systems, Detailed Control Room Design Reviews, Regulatory Guide 1.97 (Revision 2) - Application to Emergency Response Facilities, Upgrade of Emergency Operating Procedures, Emergency Response Facilities, and Meteorological Data.
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