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Guide for Licensing of Facility Operators,Including Senior Operators

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ica,72a J jYnA2Ec NOTE This document has been compiled by the Division of Reactor Licensing, United States Atomic Energy Commiselon, to provide appilcants for facility operators' licenses, holders of operators' licenses and facility licensees with a better under-standing of the requirements for the licensing of facility operators. This guide is not intended as an interpretation of Commission regulations within the' meaning of Section 55.6 of Part 55, Chapter I. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Nothing contained in this guide may be construed as having the force and effect of United i

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Preface This guide describes the procedures and criteria for the issuance of operator and senior operator licenses and is intended to assist applicants, facility licensees and authorization holders to better under.

stand the pertinent provisions of the Commission's regulations in this regard.

Applicable Regulations For convenience, the following regulations are included as Appen-dices A, B, C & D to this guide.

A-10 CFR Part 55 " Operators' Licenses."

B-10 CFR Part 50 " Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities."

C-10 CFR Part 115 " Procedures for Review of Certain Nu-clear Reactors Exempted from Licens-ing Requirements."

D-10 CFR Part 20 " Standards for Protection Against Radia-tion."

Amendments to these regulations may be published from time to time in the Federal Register. It is not intended that the appendices of this guide will be revised each time the regulations are amended.

Users of this guide should determine the current status of these regulations.

Copies of Comminion regulations may be obtained by addressir.g a request to the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D. C.

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Introduction 1

II. Contents of Applications 1

IIL Establishment of an Examination Schedule 2

l IV. Content of Operator Written Examination 3

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Content of Senior Operator Written Examination 4

VL Relationship of Categories 6

VII. Operating Test Administrative Consideration 6

VIIL Scope of Operating Test for Operators 7

IX. Scope of Operating Test for Senior Operators 8

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Waiver of Examination and Test Requirements _

8 XL Administration of Operating Test Prior to Initial Criticality 9

XII. Issuance of Licenses 10

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XIII. Expiration of Licenses 10 XIV. Timely Renewal Applications 10 XV. Content of Renewal Applications 10 XVL Renewal of Licensea 11 XVIL Denialof Applications 11 XVIIL Notidention of Disability 11 APPENDICES Appendix A.

Part 55, Operators' Licensen 13 Appendix B.

Part 50, Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities 17 Appendix C.

Part 115, Procedures for Review of Certain Nuclear Reactors Exempted from Licensing Requirements 29 Appendix D.

Part 20. Standards for Protection Against Radiation 37 Appendix E.

Certificate of Medical Examination, Form AEC 306 51 Appendix F.

Typical Sample Questions, Operator and Senior Operator Examinations 55 L

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1. INTRODUCTION The E6mic -FM =sMI%lM as Part 50, contains sections regarding the pres-amended, requires the Atomic Energy Com-ence and availability of licensed operators mission to:

and senior operators at such facilities.

In addition, the regulation regarding pro-

1. Prescribe uniform conditions for licens-ceduns fu redew of ceh,n nulear re.

ing individuais as operators of licensed a as enm fnm censing n@in-production and utilization facilities; men s,10 CFR Part 115, pso contains sun

2. Determine the qualineations of such in-provisions and, currently, is identical in this dividuals; and nspect to 10 CFR Part 50.

3. Issue licenses to such individuals.

At this time, all existing production and The basic Commiuion regulation which utilization facilities which are licensed or implements these requirements of the Act is authorized for operation under the regula-a The primary purpose of tions are reactor facilities and therefore, this guide is to assist the reader in under.

this guide is principally addressed to this standing the content and the administration type of facility. It should be noted, however, of that regulation.

that the definitions of production and utiliza-The regulation concerning licensing of tion facilities (section 50.2 of Part 50) in-production and utilization facilities,10 CFR clude facilities other than reactors.

II. CONTENTS OF APPLICATIONS An application for a license should con-training in the United States. This informa-tain all of the information set forth in Sec-tion is desired for the Commission to fulfill tion 55.10(a) of Part 55. wie CQ its international commitments; it has no u, m a u @ m d n J 4 bearing on eligibility for licensing.

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2. The education and pertinent experience Mffr.tripticste except the Certideate of of the applicant. The educational data should Medical hminntion, of which only the orig-be a brief listing of all formal education, in-inal is required. The application should cluding the name of the institution, dates of contain the following information:

attendance, subject or major deld of study

1. The full name, citizenship, age, address and type of certidcate or diploma, if one was and prese.:: employment _The address should awarded. Technical institute participation be the applicant's home mailing address.

should also be listed, as well as military The present employment should include the schools in subjects whic;t are related to re-applicant's position title and the name and actor operation (e. g., electronics, physics, address of the orgamzation by which he is radiological safety, etc.). The experience employed. Foreign nationals should give record should include position titles, em-their local home address and their address in ployer, locations, dates of employment and their country of nationality. In addition, it a resume concerning the applicant's duties is desirable that they indicate whether they and responsibilities, with particular empha-plan to establish permanent residence in the sis placed upon any prior experience in re-United States and, if not, which orgar.iza-actor operations. The amount of detail re-tion, if any, is sponsoring their nuclear quired will vary in accordance with the b

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descriptiveness of the position title. In gen-operator license applicants who are not ex.

eral, much greater detail should be pro-perienced operators are at a severe disad-vided if consideration for parMatem 4 vantage. In addition, the certification should

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include details on the courses of instruction 36M*of Part=5@-is being requested.

administered by the facility licensee, num-

3. Serial numbers of any operator or ber of course hours, number of hours of senior operator licenses issued by the Com-training and nature of training received at mission to the applicant and the expiration the facility, and for reactors, the startup date of each.

and shutdown experience received. This

4. The specific facility (or facilities) for training breakdown, although generally which the applicant seeks an operator or applicable, may be modified with respect to senior operator license. The proper facility facilities where the nature of the training name and facility license number should be program is such that some other form of indicated for each facility.

quantitative description is more illustrative.

5. The written request by an authorized The need for the class of license applied I

representative of the facility licensee or for may be established by a certification off holder of an authorization that the operating a representative of the facility licensee. In test be administered to the applicant. Even the case of an operator license, it is sufficient though a request for waiver of examination that the applicant, after licensing, is ex-may be made by an applicant who is experi-pected to be at the facility for a reasonable enced on a comparable facility, or by a senior period of time and that his licensed services operator license applicant who holds an oper-will be used, at least part time. In the case /

ator license at the same facility, the request of a senior operator license, it is sufficient for an operating test should be included so that the facility licensee desires that the ap-that the examination may be expeditiously plicant possess such a license, that he is echeduled in the event that the request for expected to be at the facility for a reasonable waiver is not granted.

period of time, and that his services either

6. Evidence that the applicant has learned to operate the controls or to direct the to operate the controls in a competent and licensed activities of licensed operators will safe manner and has need for an operator or be used: it is not necessary that he presently a senior operator license in the performance be in a position to direct other operators.

of his duties. The evidence concerning oper-

7. The need for a license, in order to be ation of the controls encompasses more than eligible for precritical examination at just the aspect of physical manipulation. It another planned, comparable facility, also should include a certification that the appli-constitutes suilicient justification. Refer to cant has completed the training required by item XI below.

the facility licensee or authorization holder

8. AmC=Mmmtmt!i6h"by and has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of a licensed medical practitoner, in the form the facility licensee, his ability to operate prescribed in Section 55.60 of Part 55. This the controls in a competent and safe manner W is attached as Appendix E commensurate with the class of license for to this guide.

Ill. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXAMINATION l

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Upon receipt of the applications from per-eligibility of each applicant will be deter-sonnel of a facility. the Certificates of 3Iedi-mined.

cal Examination will be reviewed by the The Commission will contact the facility Commission's medical a:ati and the medical management to establish a schedule for ex,

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aminations. In general, when there is a ing examinations to a group of applicants at large group of applicants frnm a facility, it a facility is to examine all the applicants at is preferable to schedule the written exami-one time rather than to examine smaller nation a few weeks in advance of the oper-groups at separate times over a period of ating tests. For small groups, the written months.

and operating tests are usually given con-Facilities which have large groups of ap-secutively. For examinations involving large plicants or difficult scheduling problems are groups of applicants, scheduling of time for encouraged to initiate correspondence in the operating tests will depend mainly upon advance of applications, in order to establish the type and physical arrangement of the fa-tentative examination dates. Otherwise, the cility and the number of examiners partici-Commission will proceed to schedule exam-pating.

inations following receipt and review of ap.

The most efficient manner of administer-plications.

IV. CONTENT OF OPERATOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION The content of the operator written exam-with emphasis on the reactor and auxiliary ination is set forth in Section 55.21 of Part systems. It generally requires the applicant

55. That section lists 12 items which will be to reproduce, from memory, fairly detailed included in the examination to the extent diagrammatic sketches or descriptions of applicable at the facility under considera-various hydraulic, pneumatic or power dis-tion.

tribution systems or reactor vessel and core

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Although it is desirable to separate the components. It 'also inquires into design written examination into categories in order intent and the more important design param-to determine relative strengths and weak-eters. Generally, parameters expressed as nesses of the. applicant, some of the 12 items limits (e.g. maximum flow, minimum vac-listed in the regulation are so closely inter-uum, maximum pressure, allowable load) or related thct division into 12 separate exam-fixed numerical values for fabrication (e.g.,

inntion categories is impractical. Therefore, enrichment, dimensions) are investigated in the items listed in Section 55.21 of Part 55 this category.

have been regrouped for examination pur-C. General Operating Characteristics poses,into seven categories, which are listed and described below.

This category contains questions on con-trolled and variable parameters of the re-A. Principles of Reactor Operation actor and auxiliary systems. Values which This category contains questions relating are expressed as normal or operating param.

to basic nuclear reactor behavior, elementary eters (e.g., purification dow rate, pressurizer nuclear reactor theory, technical terminology temperature, storage tank level) or values and an appreciation of processes taking place which are measured as resultant character-in a reactor. Answering these questions does istics (e.g., temperature coedicient, reactiv-not require mathematical ability in excess it7 worth, pressure drop) are investigated of ordinary algebra or detailed and advanced in this category. Questions relating to the knowledge in reactor physics. Questions in manner in which power, reactivity, rod this category relate to reactors in general or werths, or other parameters of this facility to reactors of the appropriate class.

would change in response to rod manipula-tions, heatup, core burn up, experiment in-B. Features of Foca.lity Design sertion or other stimuli are also in this cate.

This category contains questions about the gory.

Further included are questions design features of the particular facility, relating to the traces that one would see on 1

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characteristics.

F. Standard and Emergency Operating D. Instruments and Controls Procedures This category contains questions on the This category contains questions on the characteristics and interrelationships of the procedures for the operation of the reactor nuclear and process instrumentation and and auxiliary systems, including adminis-control systems. These questions will in-trative controls. In general, an applicant quire into the principles of operation of must demonstrate complete understanding detectors, location and settings of instru-of the immediate action steps specided by ments, diagrammatic representation of in.

abnormal or emergency procedures and to strument and control systems and details describe generally, the normal, abnormal of control rod drives design and operation.

and emergency operating procedures. If he It is not intended that an applicant must is given several steps in a normal operating display the knowledge of an instrument procedures, he should be able to put them in technician but his answers should indicate proper sequence. Operating restrictions in the ability ' to recognize the indications the facility license may be included herein, to and consequences of improper instrument the extent they are,directly applicabla to an performance (e.g., over-compensatien, pow-operator.

er failure, air supply failure, signal failure) including the traces that recorders would G. Radiation Control and Safety show. He should also be able to make use This category contains questions on term-of all available instrumentation to provide inology, radiation hazards, radiological checks or verincation of observed readings.

safety practices and dxed and portable radi-ation monitoring equipment. The applicant E Safety and Emergency Systems should demonstrate knowledge of the type This category contains questions on the and magnitude of radiation hazards which design, construction, operation and interre.

might be expected to be present and of meas-lationships of the systems _most_directly ures to cope with them. He should know fa-associated.with. reactor safety, such as scram cility regulations and the general provisions and other power reduction systems, pressure and precautionary procedures of 10 CFR Ielief, suppression and containment, poison Part 20. He should be able to understand systems, spray systems, emergency power and utilize portable equipment and describe systems, and annunciated malfunctions. The type, location, approximate range and alarms applicant should demonstrate thorough - associated with fixed equipment. He should knowledge of detailed design, characteristics, know the limitations as well as the applica.

and operating methods for these systems.

tions of this equipment.

He should also be familiar with the condi-Sample questions in each of these cate-tions which require the use of such systems, gories are contained in Appendix F.

V. CONTENT OF SENIOR OPERATOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION As set forth in Section 55.22 of Part 55, tied for an operator. In practice, these items the senior operator written examination will are grouped into five categories on the exam-contain, to the extent applicable at the fa.

ination, which are listed and described cility, nine items in addition to those speci-below:

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H. Reactor Theory monitoring) available for handling and dis-s and emuena p sa a

e pa a This category contains questions on prin-

@ an paaW s hMehe d i,s as-ciples of reactor theory including details of ped is geneaW ed b dschage fmm the fission process, neutron multiplication, e reac & pMp&, die senix opuage source and control rod effects and criticality indications. It has more advanced content should have famih,arity with the radioactive processing and disposal systems of the fa-than the operator category A but is not ad-vanced to the level of a nuclear physicist or and Ge gazar6 assdaW hep engineer. The applicant should be able to

. ". spedal situations, such as facilities whien produce and ship isotopes or irradt-demonstrate quantitative as well as qualita-a ed expdments, the seme opuate may tive knowledge of reactor behavior. He should be able to understand and utilize need some knowledge of packaging and ship-mathematical expressions regarding reactor png regulations for radioactive materials, if the scope of his activities at that facility behavior; however, these expressions (or for-en mpasses such responsibilities.

mulae) and nuclear constants (fission fac.

tors, half lives, etc.) usually need not be I Specific Operating Characteristics committed to memory and will be supplied in the examination when questions requiring This category contains questions on spe-them are included. Further, this category cific operating characteristics of the reactor may contain questions, as applicable to the and auxiliary systems, including nuclear, facility, concerning some aspects of basic hydraulic, thermal, pneumatic, electrical reactor engineering, e.g., heat transfer and and coolant chemistry. Questions regarding

._ fluid flow which affect the safety of the quantitative as well as qualitative explana-reactor core and vessel, tions of causes, limitations, effects and con.

The primary emphasis throughout will be sequence of changes are included.

on understanding and practical application The category includes questions on the of the theory rather than mere memorization understanding and use of curves depicting of technical facts, reactor behavior which may be beyond the scope of knowledge needed by operators for

1. Radioactive Material Handling, Disposal routine operation. These may include, as and Hazards applicable, differential and integral control rod worth curves (single or group), period This category contains questions on radia-vs. reactivity curves, temperature and power

,tion hazards which may arise during opera-coefficient curves, and poison (Xenon, tion or the performance of experiments, Samarium, Boron, etc. ) worth curves, the shielding alterations or maintenance activi-curves will be given with the examination ties. Close, mmw- -prR questions. Whenever possible, actual curves

-IfNUMbihte59 and supplementary facility of the facility will be utilized; otherwise, regulations is required as well as a good applicable sample illustrative curves will be common sense approach to radiological prepared.

safety situations. Questions may include K. Fuel Handling and Core Pararneters

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-eein as well as other calculations of a similar ing fuel, fuel handling and core loading, in-nature. Here, operational " Rules of thumb

cluding procedures and limitations concern-methods of calculation are acceptable wher-ing core loading and alteration fuel transfer ever applicable.

and storage, and detection and prevention of Also included are questions relating to criticality. Questions relating to fuel ele.

Vrocedures and equipment (processing and ment characterie., tics and limitations include

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fied in the facility license, including techni-Curves and mathematical expressions may cal specifications, the procedures required to be utilized to the extent described in cate-obtain authority for design changes, the gorn J. Knowledge of special equipment, procedures regarding formation and ap-procedures and personnel requirements re-proval of operating procedures, and the au-garding fuel handling and core loading is thority to approve deviations from operating expected.

procedures on either a permanent or tem-porary basis. Questions may also cover the L. Administrative Procedures, Conditions requirements for certain personnel to be and Limitations present at certain times, the types of records This category contains questions on ad-that must be maintained and pertinent pro-ministrative, procedural and regulatory visions of 10 CFR Parts 50 or 115 and 10 items which affect operation of the facility.

CFR Part 55.

VI. RELATIONSHIP OF CATEGORIES The nature of the facility for which a Health Physics group providing continuous license is sought influences the knowledge coverage; therefore, this aspect may receive and duties of an operator at that facility, less emphasis in the examination than it and correspondingly affects the relative em-would receive in an examination at a small phasis between categcries in the examina-facility.

tion. For example, at a large facility, such Conversely, at a small facility, such as a as a power reactor, there are a large num-critical facility, operational safety is usually ber of design features, there are several m re dependent on the operator's knowledge safety and emergency systems and there is of reactor benavior and his understandmg usually a comprehensive system of operating procedures. Consequently, these aspects may of instrumentation than it is at a large fa-be emphasized in the examination more than cility; therefore, *.hese items may receive they are in the examination for a small fa-proportionately higher emphasis in the ex-cility. At a large plant, there is usually a amination.

Vll. OPERATING TEST ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Certain administratives premises remain an operator at that facility. All directions in force during the operating test. Among to the applicant will emanate from the re-these are the following:

actor supervisor in accordance with the fa.

A. Neither the administering of an cility administrative procedures. The ex-examination nor the presence of the exam-aminer will only interrogate and make iner alters either the normal chain of com-requests for actions.

mand as set forth in the facilitf's adminis-B. Throughout the examination, all con-trative controls, the facility license or the ditions of the license and provisions of the regulations. During his manipulation of facility procedures should be observed. No controls in an examination, the applicant request by the examiner for the applicant to should obtain all permissions and make a!!

perform an illegal or unsafe act will ever reports that would normally be required of intentionally be made. If a requested action

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appears to be of this type, the applicant, personnel, only the minimum number of fa-licensed operator, senior operator, or his cility staff that are necessary for the exam-supervisor should so indicate immediately.

ination to be performed should be present.

C. In order to ensure the integrity of an This consideration is not intended to detract examination, reduce distractions and lessen from the right and duty of the facility man-extrinsic induences on the applicant, the agement to ensure safe operation at all number of persons present should be mini-times.

mized. Other than the applicant and AEC Vill. SCOPE OF OPERATING TEST FOR OPERATORS The scope of the operating test is set forth annunciator signal and indicate the probable in Section 55.23 of Part 55 and is admin-causes and signi6cance thereof. The appli-istered to the extent applicable at the facil-cant should show a high degree of familiar-ity. The applicant is expected to demonstrate ity with procedures of this nature and should sufficient understanding of the items listed in distinguish between actions or checks which this section.

he must take immediately and those actions The following items will normally be in-which are logical follow-ups depending on cluded in all operating-oral examinations.

the circumstances.

However, the specide characteristics and

5. The applicant will be asked to predict operating conditions of the facility for the approximate readings of all pertinent which a license is sought will be taken into instrumentation for the conditions at which consideration to ensure that the examination he will operate and to verify that his pre-accomplishes its objectives. Therefore, for dictions are accurate.

each examination, additions, deletions or

6. The applicant will be asked to describe modifcations to the following list may be the response of the system to control changes appropriate:

and verify that his description is correct.

1. The applicant will be asked to perform Normally, the applicant will be asked to a pre-startup check on the reactor and any make one or more changes of power level on other checks (e.g., daily, recovery from a period requested by the examiner and au-scram) that all licensed operators would thorized by the reactor supervisor.

normally perform.

7. The applicant will be asked to demon-

2. The applicant will be asked to identify strate familiarity with auxiliary and experi-all nuclear instrumentation channel com-mental systems at the facility and particu-ponents and be able to describe the basic larly to indicate the interrelationships and principles of operation for the nuclear de-interconnections between them and the re-tectors associated with each channel.

actor or reactor control system.

3. The applicant will be asked to start up

8. The applicant will be asked to perform the reactor from a substantially suberitical such standard calculations (rod position, condition and raise power to a preselected period, ete,) as are consistent with an oper.

value requested by the examiner and au-ator's responsibility at, the facility.

thorized by the reactor supervisor which is

9. The applicant will be asked to align and suf!!cient to utilize all nuclear instrumenta-start, or describe the procedure for aligning tion channels and to introduce effects on re-and starting, several of the pertinent auxili-activity (e.g., temperature increase, void for-ary and emergency systems.

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10. The applicant will be asked to describe

4. The applicant will be asked to describe the operation and pertinent design and con-

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cant components and instrumentation.

13. The applicant should observe all rules

11. The applicant will be asked to demon-and procedures regarding radiation safety strate the use of and interpret the readings and equipment, radiation work permits and of the dxed monitoring systems and person-permissions required, and demonstrate a nel and portable monitoring equipment that logical safe approach to questions involving is usually available to the operator at that radiological safety, including hypothesized facility.

situations.

12. The applicant will be asked to demon-

14. The applicant should demonstrate strate his actions and describe his responsi-familiarity with and follow all operating bilities in the event of emergencies that may procedures and standards of the facility, occur. A high degree of familiarity with the including his responsibility for careful and emergency procedures is required, and the safe operation of the facility, notincation of applicant should be able to distinguish be.

supervisory and other facility personnel and tween those actions he must take immedi.

the obtaining of permission when required.

IX. SCOPE OF OPERATING TEST FOR SENIOR OPERATORS The scope of the operating examination play wider and more thorough knowledge of for the applicants for a senior operator's

' administrative controls and provisions o:

license will be generally the same as that applicable regulations.

outlined above for operators. The principal

3. A senior operator candidate should differences are:

demonstrate more breadth of knowledge of

1. In most areas of discussion, a senior the facility, since he should be familiar with operator candidate should demonstrate a some functions or areas of the facility (e.g.,

higher degree of competence and knowledge disposition of stored radioactive waste),

than that required of an operator.

which are beyond the scope of knowledge

2. A senior operator candidate should dis-expected of an operator.

X. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION AND TEST REQUIREMENTS On application, the Commission may experience at a comparable reactor is not waive'any or all of the requirements for a limited to licensed facilities. The granting written examination and operating test if of partial or complete waiver of examina-it dnds that:

tions will depend upon both the extent and

1. The applicant has had extensive actual responsibilities of the applicant's prior oper-operating experience at a comparable facility ating experience, the characteristics and com-within two years prior to the date of appli-plexity of the facility and the similarity be-cation. A comparable reactor would normally tween the reactors being compared.

be one where the class and operating charac.

2. The applicant has discharged his re-teristics of the reactor are similar to those sponsibilities competently and safely and is of the reactor for which the applicant seeks capable of continuing to do so. The Com-a license, e.g., pressurized water power re-mission may accept as proof of the appli actor, pool research reactor, etc. Applicable cant's past performance a certi5 cation of an

OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRA3r 9

authorized representative of the facility

3. The applicant has learned the operating licensee or holder of an authorization by procedure for and is qualided to operate com-which the applicant was previously em.

petently and safely the facility designated ployed. The certi5 cation shall contain a de-in his application. The Commission may ac-scription of the applicant's operating exper-cept as proof of the applicant's qualideations fence, including the number of startups and a certidention of an authorized representa-shutdowns and approximate total operating tive of the facility licensee or holder of an hours during which the applicant operated authorization where the applicant's services the controls of the facility, the duties per-will be utilized.

formed, and the extent of his responsibility.

XI. ADMINISTRATION OF OPERATING TEST PRIOR TO INITIAL CRITICALITY Except for the provisions of Section 55.9 written request by authorized representa-concerning training, the regulations permit tive of the facility licensee is sudicient for manipulation of the controls of a facility the Commission to determine that:

only by persons holding operator's licenses

1. There is an immediate need for the at that facility. This provision includes the services of the operator or senior operator period covering initial loading and startup, license applicant.

Therefore, it is necessary for examinations The size of the facility and its operating to be given and licenses granted prior to schedule will usually govern the number of initial criticality. Obviously, an actual start-licenses necessary for proper coverage of up demonstration is not possible and can reactor operation. During the period of only be simulated. These examinations are initial loading, testing and training of oper-termed " cold" examinations as opposed to ators prior to their applying for " hot" exam.

examinations given at an operating reactor, inations, a large power reactor may require termed " hot" examinations.

8-10 licensed personnel to cover round-the-The requirements regarding eligibility for clock operation for low power testing and cold mminations are more stringent and training, while a small research reactor can the examinations more rigorous for two rea-be adequately served by 2 or 3 licensed per-sons.

sonnel.

1. Since the applicant can only simulate

2. The applicant has had extensive actual operation of the reactor, and the instrument operating experience at a comparaole re-responses and behavior characteristics are actor.

not redected by this method, a more thorough Extensive operating experience generally and comprehensive examination is required requires a minimum period of 6 months dur-for an examiner to make determmations re-ing which the applicant has engaged in the garding competence and knowledge.

day to day operations normally carried out

2. The initial loading and startup of the by reactor operators at the comparable fa-reactor is in a period when the design pa-cility, and a comparable reactor would nor-rameters and expected operating character-mally be one where the class and operating istics have not been fully condrmed. There-characteristics of the reactor are similar to fore, in this period, a relatively higher those of the reactor at which the " cold" ex-degree of uncertainty exists and the oper-aminations are requested. The Commission ators should be commensurately better quali-will recognize an operator's license issued fed.

under Part 55 for a comparable reactor as Section 55.25 provides that the Commis-evidence that an applicant has acquired this L sion may administer cold examinations, if a experience. In lieu of this, a certincation

10 AEC LICENSING GUIDE from an authorized representative of a com-

3. The applicant has a thorough knowl-parable reactor facility, stating that the edge of the reactor control system, instru-applicant has had extensive operating ex-mentation, and operating procedures under perience at that reactor may be acceptable.

normal, abnormal and emergency conditions.

Such a certiScation should describe the

4. The reactor control mechanism and in.

applicant's experience at that facility and strumentation are in such condition as de.

should include number of hours of training termined by the Commission to permit ef-and nature of training received at the facil-fective administration of a simulated oper-ity, and the applicant's startup and shutdown ating test.

experience.

Xil. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES Section 55.11 of Part-55 lists three re-After determining that an application quirements to be fuldlled prior to issuance of meets the above requirements, a license will a license. These may be briedy summarized be issued. Every license contains certain as:

conditions, as specided in Section 55.31 of

1. A satisfactory medical determination.

Part 55, and may 'also contain such other

2. Successful completion of the written conditions and limitations as the Commission and operating tests.

deems appropriate and necessary.

3. The applicants' services will be utilized.

l XIll. EXPIRATION OF LICENSES Each license shall expire two years after his license at a facility if there is a con-the date of issuance unless earlier action on tinuing need for his licensed services at that the license has been taken by the Commis-facility.

sion. A licensee may apply for renewal of XIV. TIMELY RENEWAL APPLICATIONS In any casa in which a licensee not less license, the existing license shall not expire than thirty days prior to the expiration of until the application for renewal or for a his existing license has died an application new license has been Snally determined by in proper form for renewal or for a new the Commission.

XV. CONTENT OF RENEWAL APPLICATIONS An application for renewal of a license (reference section II.2 above) need not be should contain all of the information set repeated, but any educational achievements forth in Section 55.33 of Part 55, as follow:. attained during the license period should be

1. The full name, citizenship, address and listed in order to update the information i

present employment of the applicant (refer-previously supplied.

ence Section II.1 above). The information

2. The serial number of the license for regarding education and past experience which renewal is sought.

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F OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRAM 11

3. The experience of the applicant under the continued competence of the applicant his existing license, including the approxi-even though the activity itself is not a lic-mate number of hours during which he has ensed one. An example of such an activity operated the facility. Quantitative informa-is the preparation of technical specidcations.

other than hours should also be included if it

4. Evidence that the licensee has dis-more clearly represents the applicant's oper-charged his license responsibilities safely ating experience. For example, at a critical and competently. The Commission may ac-facility, the number of startups performed cept as evidence of this a certificate of an is often a more signidcant indication than authorized representative of the facility the number of hours of operation.

licensee or holder of an authorization by For a senior operator applicant, the ex-which the licensee has been employed.

tent of his activity in directing operations

5. A report of medical examination by a should be reported, as well as his personal licensed medical practitioner in the form operating experience.

prescribed in Section 55.60 of Part 55. This The report of experience should include form, AEC-396, is attached as Appendix such other aspects as may be pertinent to E to this guide.

XVI. RENEWAL OF LICENSES r

Section 55.33c of Part 55 lists three re-

2. A finding of extensive and competent quirements to be fulfilled prior to renewal prior operation or successful completion of of a license. These are:

prescribed reexamination.

1. A satisfactory medical determination.

3. Continued need for a license.

XVil. DENIAL OF APPLICATIONS An applicant who fails to meet one or application is made for a senior operator's more of the requirements for approval of an license, and the applicant fails to pass the application will be issued a denial of his senior written examination or is descient in application by the Comminion. The letter the operating test at the senior operator of denial will contain the reasons for the level, the applicant may be issued an oper-i denial and a reference to the regulations ator's license, provided he passed the oper-regarding re-application and the opportunity ator portion of the written examination and for a hearing on the denial. If the cause of the operating test at the operator level. If the denial is failure to pass the written ex-the cause of the denial is medical in nature, l

amination, operating test or both, the pro-the provisions for further submission under visions for re-application which apply are the original application are set forth in set forth in Section 55.12 of Part 55. If the Section 55.10(c) of Part 55.

l XVill. NOTIFICATION OF DISABILITY

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During the erTective period of a license, disability referred to in Section 55.11(a) (1) i the licensee shall, within dfteen days after which occurs after the submission of his its occurrence, notify the Commission of any medical examination form.

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TITLE 10. ATOMIC ENERGY

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P A R T e

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OPERATORS' LICENSES 55 ass aat _

Gewenas.Paonstone means apparatus and mechanisma the manipulauen of which cou2d aseet the e.

$5M Parpees.

ch.mira t physical, metallurgical, or 84.1 Purpose.

asJ Scope.

"M1e regulations in this part estahltah nuclear proomas of the faculty in such a 64J Iaeanse retuiremente.

procedures and criteria for the 1stuance mannae as to afect tb? protection of 54.4 DeSaltsosa of Hoenses to oggrators. Including senior health and safety ag&Lnet redlacon.

y operators, of facilitiae ucensed or mu.

(g) " United States

• when used in a thorised pursuant to the Atomic Energy geograpulcal sense. Includes all terrt.

hczmous Act of 1954, se amended, and Parts 50 tories and nn==a==ians of the United ss.1 spectaa essensuoma, or 115 of th1e chapter: and provide for States, the Canal Zone and Puerto Rico.

saJ andauenaa roquaruanasta.

the terms and condluons upon wt11ch SSA,ys_empuces iroen usease.

tag r nmminatan willissue these lleannam l $3.5 Ceenmenientiesa.

Sacumn aniacarnomie

$ ss.

se.,e.

All communleations concerning the regulauons in this part. including spell.

Sa to contants of appuentless.

De @tions conM in this part 84.11 Requiremests or tae approvna of ap.

cauons for initiallicenses and renewals gy g gg thereof should be addressed to the the contre &e of any facility licensed or 54.12 Re.

p cona.

United States Atomic Energy Commis.

\\

authorized pursuant to Parts 50 or 115 sion. Washington 25. D.C Attention:

Warresis w-setowe ano crunartne m of this chapter and to any individual Director. Division of Licensing and Res.

SSJo= Scope of e==='a =**^^=

designated by a fac111ty Ucensee or holder ulauon. Communicauons and reports SsJE costant or operosar writtes====ita**

of an authorisation to be responalble for Co'atent of senaar operesar wrtttes directing the licensed.activttles of 11

.may be delivered in persos at the Com.

38 8-minainn's ofSces at 1717 H Street NW, SSJ2 censed operators.

• • "" a taon-Washingtoc. D.C or its ofBces at Ger.

34J3 seope or operstar and asaaer operster 3 53.3 License.,__

an.

mantown. Maryland.

operasang tass.

&&Je Weaver ei

====i==*iaa and test re.

(a) No person may perform the func*

I 55.6 Inseepretasions.

quarveesta, t10e of an operator as defined Ln this

$533 a=='=srsuon of operat4pg test prior part except sa authortmed by a timnas Except as specil'Iratte authortzed by to snaual criticanty.

lasued by thecam minatan,

the Commtnainn in wrtung. no interpre.

Lacassess (b) No person may perform the fune.

tauon of the meaning of the regulations tion of a senior operator as defined in ln this part by any o!!cer or employee of saJe tasuaneeof h

m. this part except as authertzed by a 11 the Commi== tan other than a written seJa comatuees or tae nemasas, seJa Esparataea.

es cense taoued by theenm m i==taa interpretauon by the General Counsel willbe recorruzed to be binding upon the seas aaneenaosnemaan.

l 55.4 Densitiema.

naamencarnos ano navocarnese or lacanoes As used in this pare 58.40 neaniamuss mae revoasuos of n.

(a) "Act" means the Atamia Energy Excrmone eemana Act of 1954 including any amendmente g gg,.

e~P m '--

Es.41 Ise** a-et atenaulty.

theretow (b) "f*^mmtemiaa" means the Atomja De Camm'**1on may, upon app 11 Energy t'ammia=*aa or its duly au.

cauon by an interested person, or upon SSJe Molauses thortsed representauves, its own initiat1W. Erant such eIemptionS fe) " Facility" meane any pmduction from the requirements of the regulations Certrucars or Massant w=====arness facility or uttuzation facility as defined in this part as it dettrmines are author.

in Part 50 of this chapter.

Laed by law and wt11 not endanger 'ife or 84J8 _ _ _ forum.

(d) " Operator

• 1s any irw117tdual who property and are otherwise sa the public l

e.a t ue.n= ree.i re=see s f ee manipulates a control of a facility. An interest.

w"***e=***

indirtdual is deemed to manipulate a 1 53.8 Mditional wirennemas, 7"s t.< t ive e

an. e control if he directs another to ma.

nipulate a Control.

De Commina8on mar. by rule. regula.

wee te etteet liesawa

• ,) [ 7 "'#**

(e) " Senior operator"1s any individual tion, or order. Impose upon any ucensee dessgnated by a factuty licensee under such m.ui ats in addauon to those Part 80 of this chapter or by a holder established in the regulauons in this of an authertzauon under Part 115 of part, as it deems appropriate or neemanary this chapter to direct the uceneett acuf.

to protect hemath and to mWm'= dan.

itles of licensed opermaors, get to life or property.

(f) "Contreta" when used with respect t 53.9 Emennen-freen license.

to a nuclear reactor means apparacue and 50 I IE E"II N

mecha.njama the manipulation of which to require a license for:

directly afect the react 1Tity or power (a) An individual who mantpulates levet of the reactor. "Controle* when

. the controls of a research or traaning used with respect to any other faciuty I

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s 14 AE0 LICENSING GUIDE PART 55 - OPERATCRS' LICENSES reactor ses part of his tratrung as a stu.

I 55.11 Raruire=eais fee the *PPro'el the applicant's understandmg of the fa.

dent in a nuclear engineenng course e( sppheseson, c111ty design and M2s tamallar:ty with the undet the direction and in the presence An appucation for a license pursuant contrals and operStmg procedures of the of a hcensed operssor or senior operator:

to W reWauons in this part wul be

.ac13ty. De written examinauon ts (D3 An Individual who marupulates approved af the Commission finds that:

based in part on mformacon in the the controle of a facthty as a part of his (a) The physical condition and the Mal hasards surnmary mort, opentmg training to quahly for an operator 11.

general health of the appl 1 Cant are not manuals and license oF authongstlorg cerse under this part under the direction such as nught cause operaMonal errors IO# IN'I*#IU"I*

and in the presence of a heensed opera.

endangering public hesith and safety.

$ 55.21 Centent of operasee writwa es.

tot or seruor operator.

(1) Eptiepsy. insanity, diabetes, hyper.

aminehen.

IJcapss arrtsesTIONa tension. cardaac disease. fainting spells.

De operator written examinaticn. to 5 $5.10 Centenis ef app.iensions.

d' $ae" o'r n b $nd h'w'h*'q^* $8h'*D *

'D' I***h"Y* * *N

,hy on = ch o c (al Applicauons for licenses shall be ought cause impaared judgment or motor (a) Fundamentsis of reactor theory, filed in tripiscate and shall contaan the coordmation may consutute suficient including fission proceta, neutron multi.

fouowtng informauon:

cause for derual of an applicauon.

phcation. acurce eSects, centrol rod 1

(1) *Ihe fuM name. cittsenship. age, ad.

(2) If an apphcant's viston, hearing efects, and ent:cahty mdacations.

dress and present employment of the and general physical condition do not (b) General design features of the appucanti meet the nurumurn standards normally core, includmg ccfe structure, fuel ele.

(2) The educauon and pertinent ex.

considered necessary. the Commissson ments, control reds core matruments.

pertence of the appucant including de*

may approve the application and include tion, arid coctant flow, talled 1Aformation on the ez!ent arid condluons in the license to accommcdate (c) Etcharucal design features of the nature of responsibility; the physical defect. The Corpmmon reactor primary system.

(3) Sertal nuzabers of any operator trad wt!! Consider the recommendations of the (d) Aux 1hary systems which a#ect the soluor Cperator license issued by the facility lleensee or holder of an author.

gaggggy, Conunassion to the apphcant and the ex.

1sauon and of the examn mg physician see CeW o ne chanctemues, piration date of eacn; on Fbra AEC-394 in arriving at !!s including causas and effects of tempers.

(4) The specific faciuty for which the decision

• ture? pressure and reactivity changes.

appucant seelsa an operator or senior (b) De applicant has passed a writ

• edects of load changes, and operaung operator 11 cense; ten eBaIntrnation and operating test as limitataons and reasons for them.

(5) De written request of an author.

may be presenbed by the Commissaon to

(!) Design, components and functions 13ed representative of the fac1hty license determarle that he has ' earned io operate of reac.svity control mechanisms and or holder of an authonsauon that the and,in the case of a seruor operator, to instrumentauon, operating test be admirlistered to the operate and to direct the !! censed activt.

IE) Design, components and functions applicant of the facility.

ties of licended operators in a ermpetent of safety systems. includans tristrumen.

t8) Evidence that tne applicant has and safe manner.

tation signals, mterlocks. automatic and learned to operate the controts in a (c) De applicant's services as & !!*

m manual features.

• competent and safe manner and has need censed operator or senior operator vid tal Components. capacity and func.

for an opefator or a sefuor operator 11 De utilised on the fac111ty for which he tions of Peserve and emergency systems.

E cense in the perfortnance of his duues.

seeiss a Ucense or on a samalar facality (t Shielding. tsolauon and contam.

. De-Cornmeon may accept as proof withm the Unated States.

• • of this a certification of an authortzed ment design features, including access

$ $5.12 Re.appi;ensions.

11matauons.

representaure of the facshty heensee or tj) Standard and emergency operat.

holder of an authertrauon where the

< a) Any appucant whose application appucant's services will be uullsed. This for a license has been densed because of ins procedures for the fs:uuty and plant.

certificat;on shall triclude detatis on taalute to pass dw wnuen examnation tlt) Purwse and operauon of radaauon courses of mstruction admintstered by or operating test or both may fue a new monatoring system, mcluding alarm and survey equipment.

the facility heenare, number of course appucauon for ucense two months after it) Radiological safety principles and hours, number of hours of tramtris arid the date of dental Any new appucataan prmdures.

nature of traarung received at the f acility, shan be accupanted by a ssatemnt, and for reactors the startup and shut, signed by as authonsed representatsve

$ $3.22 Consens of senior operseer down expertence received.

WW W heens or hok W an we mesh (7) A report of a medicalexamination authortzauon by whom the appucant De seruor operator wntten examma.

by a I! censed medical pracutioner, in will be employed, stating in detaal the tion. to the extent appucable to the one copy m the form prescribed in externt of adhonal training whMn the fac111ty, wiu include questions on the i 33.60 appucant has received and certifying itema spectiled in 5 55.21 and in addition (bi N Contmassaon may at any time that he is ready for re-etammadon. An on the fonowing:

after the Sling of the ortsmal applaca.

appucant may ate a third app 11cauon sts (a) Condluons and umitations in the tion, and before the expirauon of the 11 months atter the date of dental of his facality11 cense or authortsauort cerise, require further tnformation in

==ad appucauon and snay nie furuwe (b) Design and operatant Ilmitauons order to enable it to determarie whether suecaman appucauens two yms after in the technical specifications for the the appucation should be granted or de.

the dam of denaal of each pne appu*

facility.

Ca%308-rued or whether a license should be re.

(c) Facility !!censee procedures re.

voted, maMed or suspended, ab) An appucant who has panned quired to obtaan authonty for design and (c) An appucant whose application me the wntten namansuon or opers.

operaung changes in the fac111ty.

has been derued because of his physical ung test and faaled the other may re*

(d) Radlauon hazards which may I

quess in a Mw appuemuon that he be.

concittort or general health may st.bmit Arise dunna the perfonnance of expen.

u cused from re-esamnauon on the menta, shleiding siteratiorts, mamte.

a further report of medical esammarian I

at any une as a supp&ement to his orts.

naznanah w test unich he has peawd.

nance acurtms and vanous contanuna.

M puca h The Commismana may in its discreuon tion condluons.

(d Each appucation and statement grant the rectuest if it deteranes that (e) Reactor theory, including detaala shall contana complew and accurate dis.

sufBcient jus &tacauon is prmnted undu of Sssion process. neutron muitaplica.

f the circumstances, closure as to all matters and things rT*

tion, source edects, control rod efects.

Ag app WasTTEN and entlemartyindications.

l quared,,t,o,be c neinames,,,,,,,,,, ga,, in,licat,t,one FJtasfDraTIof,fs aNo Oeraarnes m Specine operaung charactensues.

r,si l

requared by siens 5. 8. and.g of pa'**

3 ss.2e see,e ef =

and effects of temperature, pressure and including coolant eneoustry and causes

*U""'*

De wntten exammauon and operat.

reactavity changes.

ing test for a heense as an operator or ts) Procedures and 11matations in.

a setuor operator are designed *o test volved in inattai core loading, alterauons I

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C OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRAM 15 PART 55 - OPERATORS' LICZNSZS in Core Cotif!gurauon. control rod pro.

of continuing to do so. The Commis.

$ 53.32 Empiresiaa.

gramming, determination of various anon Ir.ar accept as proof of the app!!*

Each operator and senior operator internal and external effecta on Core cant's 98.st performance a certification

!! cense st&ll expire two years after the reactivity.

of an authorized representat!Ve of the date of issuance.

(b) Fuel hand 11ng facilities and pro

• facility ucensee or holder of an author!.

cedures.

1 55.33 Renewdot licenses.

m Mms and equipment stad.

sauon by which the appurant wa.s pre.

able for handling and disposal of radio.

vtously employed. The certthcauon (a) Appucation for recewal of a 11 active matertMs and eSuents.

shnu contain a desenption of the app 11 cense shan be sigud by me applicant "O

I " Contaan the oCow:ng in.

's operaunt experience, including I 35.23 Scope of operasee and seai*e an approximate number of hours the

>Te, full name, citizensh!p. ad.

• peratev eperateg tets, appucant operated the controls of the dress and present empicyment of the The operating teste *Aml"I%ered to faCluty. the dutlee perIorMed. add the apphCanti appucants for opera:or and setuor op.

extent of his responsibilitF-(2) ne sertal number of the license erator licenses are generauy similar in (c) Has learned the operaung pro

• for which renewal is sought 1 scope. The operating test. to the extent cedure for and Ls quaufled to operate (3) The experience of the appucant appucable to tne facility requires the sp.

competently and safely the fac1ht?

under his existing !! cense. Including the pucant to demonstrate an understanding CI-designated Ln his application. The Com*

sporoximate numser of hours dunng mission may accept as proof of the ap.

which he has operated the fscility!

plicant's quauficauons a certt$ cation of (4) Evidence that the !!censee has f

ty ding pan eq p ment which could a!!act reactivity.

an authmzed ngmzatsun ot W !s*

discharged his license re ponstbuities (b) Required manipulacon of console cility licensee or holder of an authonza*

competently and safely. The Commission controis to bring the factuty from shut.

tion where the appucant's services will may accept as er dence of this a certift.

down to designated powerlevels.

be ut1112ed.

cate of an authonzed representative of (c).De source and significe.nce of an.

3 53.25 Mreinistration of operating ins the faciuty ucensee or holder of an nunciator atsnajs and condauon.mdl.

prier te ianial enticality.

authcrtzauon by which the ucensee has caung signals and remedial action re*

De Commiaston may administer a emWW sponsave thereto-simulated operating test to an appucant (3) A report by a !! censed medical (d) ne instrumentation system and for a ucense to operate a reactor prier pracumner in the fmn punbed in the source and significance of resctor to it.s initial enticauty Lt a wntten re.

IEE instrument readings-quest by an authorued representauve (b) m any case in which a 11eepa not ten ne behavior characteristics of of the faciuty ucensee or holder of an les than mirty days om to W upt.

ce f aC111ty+

author 12auon !s sudicient for the Com.

I (f) The control manipulation required mission to !!Dd that:

00 E E#I O #

to obtiin dentred operaung results dut*

w"#9 OE fa) nere is an im:nediate need for M a new Ucm. the exism kmse

/

me normal. abnormal and emergency the appucant's servtces, shan not uptn untti W appucamn M

{

• • situationi th) Qg app 11 Cant has had extensive um or M a new UCmse has bMn I

i8) The operation of the facility's actual operating expenence at a compa.

" heat removal systems. Including prt

• raDie reactor.

(c) e ce e he nnM If the E mary coolant, emergency coolant, and (c) The appUcant has a thorough Cornmission Ms that:

" decay heat removat systems. and the knowledge of the reactor centrol system.

(1) ne physical conduon and ma a

relation of the proper operattort of these instrumentatica and operstmg DToce.

general health M the Ucensa conumle systems to the opersuon of the faciuty, dures under normal. abnorm 3h and o e such aa not to cause opwauonal th) ne opersuon of the faciuty's emergency cond!tioni 3

auzipary systems which Could afect (d) ne reactor control, Z:"*hanism react 1w!ty.

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and instrumentauon are In such cond1 1

as l'een actively and (1) ne usa and function of the fa*

Con as determined b* the Cornmission

• • • • O8"or # **8d 'un" der his.tw w as I

8 ^ 00"8 ciury's radiscon monitanng systems.1n.

to permit e ecure acmanistranon of a a seni

coerator, existing ciudies fixed radianen monstars and simulated operating test, ucecse, and has discharged his nsponst.

alarms, portable survey instruments, b111ues competently and safely and is and personnet morutones equipment.

Lacumens capacia or continuing to do so. 6f the it) ne sigmnean= of radiation has.

$ $3.30 Isotaan of licensen.

l.h has not ben acunty and u.

ards. Including permissible levels of tensively ecgaged as an operator or a radlauon. levels La excess of those au.

On determining that an appucation senior operator under his license dunne thortzed and procedures to reduce ex.

muts the mmrementa d me Act sud the pmMous Ucense penod, the Commis.

censive levels of radiacon and to guard the mulaans of the Ccwen the s1on may nom hirn to take a wntten neaanst personnel extxaure.

Con n-n M lasue a kanse in such na,nimuon u opsting tast or both; form and containing such condacons and and

ellity, u

tr tors or s n urnatamna as at deems appmpnate and (3) Dem is a condnued ned fu a operators respons1b111ty to decide necessary license to operate or direct operators at whether the plan abouL1 be executed and

$ 53.31 Conditionsof esh the f aciuty designated in the appucauon.

the duuse assigned under the plarL Each Ucense sna3 contain and is sub.

Montrtcarton ane Rzvocarzos or (1) The necessity for a careful so.

ject to the foDowtas conditions, whether Ltcausas preach to the responsabauty associated stated 12s the license or.not:

g 33, M,g;ge,eg, g, _

.g with the safe operation of the facility.

(a) Neither the license nor any right

$ 33.34. Waiver of emasmanataen and one e

shan be sasigned w (a) The terIns and condit4aa of a4 N

(b) The Ucense is ilm.ted to the fac1Uty Heenass sha3 be subWt 2 amandment.

On applicauor! the Cornmt**mo may for which it is issued.

neston, er modiccauan by romann of waave any or ad of the requsrementa for (c) The ucense ts limited to those con.

alcan*nenta W the Act. w by reason of a wrttten exasamaHan and operaung trois of the faciuty specified in the rules. mulau7ns or mders issuad in as.

test if it finds that the applicant:

11 cense.

6 with the Act w any anland.

(a) Han had extensive actual operat.

(d) ne license is subject to, and the mestta Nta.

ing eIpenence at a comWW facauty e

na era.

'd IO OI8 Mthin two years prtor to the date of

.s for any material false s'tatement in the app **8 h tb> Has dimmarged his responsab(11ues (e) Such other conditions as the Com.

appucamn M any statement of fact M.

competently and safety and is capable mien an may L:npose to protect neelth or quired under section 133 of the Act, or to mmimt*= danger to life or property.

because of conditions revealed by such v

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PART 55 - OPERATCRS' LICZNSES appuest!co or sta* ment of fact or any report, record. in::paction or other means which would warrant the Comm'a= tan to refuse to grant a 11cenae on an orts!nal appucation, or for v:clation of, or isuure to observe any of the terms and cond1-tions of the Act or the t?canea or af any rule, regulation or order of the Conun.a.

alon, or any conduct determined by the Cc==f-to be a haente to safe oper.

atton of the faculty.

$ 5141 Maar anasia.e of dianhilay.

Tie !!censee shan within f!fteen dare after its occurrence nouty the r==1 3

elon of any ef<WTfty rtferred to in 9 SS 1.e~(a)(D wtuch occurs after the 1

of Zua med! cal e=aminaf fan fan.

Eurcecsisawr l 55.50 Vielsesma.

Aan Injunctlen or other court 02tfer may he *=8*

prohibiting any vtclauon of 2

any provision of the Act or any rera.

lation or order issued by the t ^-areinatan under the Act. Any person who v12 fu!IF Tiolates any provision of the Act or of the regulations in this part may be guilty of a cruns and; upon conviction.

s g may be pimiah try fine or imprtson-5 g ment or both.

g CzartrIcars oy Maorcar rummarrow g l5164 E=== --aw forma.

(a) An acoucant shan complete and stan Form AIC-394. " Certificate of Med.

! cal F-==* ="an."

(b) *Ihe

• • • m'a tng physician shall complete and sign Form AEC-396 and shall mail the completed form to the Atomic Energy t ^mm1= ton, Wa shington

25. D.C. Attention: Director. Divisaan of Ucensing and Regulation.

lesent time anc.ees ceruneste as Meet.

eaa. amamunauan ta nos punumaea mereta.

a copses or rarun asc-ase snar be esta4aes nr wrsune to the osreciar, cension er z.leemaams and saoulanon, atonus snargy ca-mu-an, womainston as, n.c.

$ 55.41 U-- -.- ~

for pee.

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emme demeaneaed pense to esTeenve l

dato of Llue asmandmans se dirws G.

l emmaed essansama. of liammeed opera.

tare.

Any person who ora the effective date of this amendment has been prev 1cua1y daarnatad by a facility licensee er the hekter of an authorismuon to direct the tie.nead activities of Tiran=4 operators may conunue to act in that capacity pandtna acuan on the appucation for a asuttor operator ucense to be subautted within thirty days f_ro_am the effecuTe g,gggg,__

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TITLE 10 - ATOMIC ENERGY

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T r A K,I LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION

.,e 50 FACILrrIES CIntRAL FeOrtstows tssCAMCt.* LIMtTArto!eg, as I m eCL9CT CaseDtTtoMs CP L10Lv5ts ano.

sn.

CoNsTRUfttom PEApetTs to.ite vietectene 50.1 asase purpose, and presedween spot teeste 50.50 teamenee of tieenees and een.

4,,easie a.. ess, se c, age of 50.2 Dettainee atmtsea wmate t.eaniest opreitieau no ge, i,e, 50.58 Demise of troase. emust reseters 50.3 Interpretestens

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W12 Cemetates Iteoames It0UtBDer er L!cntste 50.31 Jeressietteast Hastatione gaggyrgeng

%k Camisttiene of tteenees

% 515 Consistens of sometruetten-3 10.10 tteense rewaree sem te 14.81 tweepstone and eneepetene free 50.56 Cemeereien of constreetion 533 fetal Ptovts!ONs

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s"3"..es,.ien.

Pe'"C'e"

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i m 8a wno. a"d =*'da

applicable. '"fte regulations in thLs part

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$0.5s Proveetenet eewanas steenee.

CLasstFICATTem aNO lEsCRIFrt0N 50.54 usertase one resset of the are promulgated by the Atomic Energy

(,

or L1ctrias

• • • • **'? C**"i t t e e en Re*"*'

Comm12slon. pursuant to the Atomic En*

8*'

t 30.2 4 Two eteeses of lleenees 50.59 aistne"risetien et sneeses' ergy Act af 1954164 Stat. 919), to pro.

vide for the licensing of prcduction and tute me aernes 50.21 c.tmint enersee.eas muren uon MM aos useawei_ter anacArtoe or srtefat vectzaa 15&3 Maniksts. As u. sed in t.'us

.,as eeeese

=% reen itu u 2, p w.21 Claes t01 ticenwes fee ca MattataL Yi[,ll* ***"'"

50'60 astueuen et omten metur f f as " Production facility"means:

esteries f u Any nuclear reactor designed or so.n emomet-,em t e 50.26 terne et tsastae of

" used primartly for the formauon of prunut sein nea almue twsstcTies, asecaos, asats plutonium or urantum 233: or So,yo gum,se.o

. (2) Any facility designed or ured for P'***8"'""**

arettcartog ree uetssts. renw.

• !t

• • • • ace og reeeras, a.Las the separauon of theisotopes of uranturn costsws. tatuctstuTY o, et re,rts or the isotopes of plutonium, except lab.

Cratats appticarts oratory Scale facilltles d? signed or used Tuassrtas or tretxsts.. carerroes' for experimental or analytical purposes 10.10 regine et swuestiene te, n.

att:arrs svens.esa or

.o.nly; or eenoes, esta er elf truouen LICDsts (3) Any facility-designed or used for 10.18 cantataa muuum

% 23 tuemeten er repetium 10.30 femtee of iteenue the processms of irradiated matertals

% 33 centence of swiseeuenot

%s t creettw emtestene containing special nuclear matertpl, es.

eeanea tarer.euen w.s3 awneeneas ter twataenea

,1,n,d o, o,ed fo,ry scale facilities de.

cept (t) lanorato w.3a c.t.oo ee.eeneousa.t e, nonees e,,,nm,ntu,,ana.

us

...%'~".".i een.

es.e, e, u,,en.w,7 a,

"

:""e

. aen th= =tr and <in ractiitta= ta tructs==r9a==

ceesaa nuc2- =anta

%n

-t oi cmsteunn s contained in the trradiated matettal to euwettea seraite,

aca tst or isma 10.la Seesenesten of teenneut

• be pr**ened are uranium enttched in the seeet fiest seae 90.90 a neau.a fee a=6asarat et Ei.sotope,U-235 and pluto.nium produ,ced

, she l radlauon. it..mnu, o..

w.n aeree.no n-u

e. te ne. nee er e,aet,,eu i a

aestreetoe este prm t enaed contains not more than 10* grama

,50.36' t its tuty et eertain 90.St tes e u et amenement of plutonium per gram of U-233 ar.d.

30.39 punne ineseestem of ownia.

etvecatin. t';srttsttW.

has fission product activity not in excess tiens

'e9f F'Cartov. 4*Up.UT if uttXsts of 0.35 an1111 curies of fLsalon products per m.bs.U,t1112auon fac111ty gramot -235 ain cmstarctria es.tri.

ITAEhE=I D U Y

C$,aE(14"Y 08ttatisas W ft a mesns any "nu' clear reactor other than one designed consTaccTtca runtTs cmarssim e

or used primartly for the formauon of S0.64 c

a st**"eteneerde fee

• t00 seeseau,,,en.,e.mausa.,, es.

pgggggggg g7 g,ggg.

S0.a t aset tieas t gg,,,

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.e,u-o Pu,rsu, ant.ta asettons 11p and 119 g Pftrrs:

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Me fef g3g,

I ei.au nemes

.o m m. me comm too m.,

' etetens effuttas eles ew.

w.in e

,es, as,e,,e, et.rrosa uma la um. 44 % or osan

.an.

e, mu easi umero one e.,,,,,,,,,,,,en,,

lo.o 10s lh the fore 40tng dear 1tione of produCttoS aAd

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ticeases let commefelet petaf

40. [0) gone.neseg and no. reg ieg me.e, Q uul1Est108 raClutf. It mtf 61e0 include te l

30.66 st ="* '*'em"n a"a'sen t

ee neuenei. mneae, a r Custy en important component pars es.

• • u n as poetaur eenismos for a rectuty. aus nas ut i

50.4 1 samisene ter eenetrues at taas time inclueee any component po. e P****

t.o.t.he deanatione.

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PART 50 - LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACITJTIES (c) "Act* means the Atomic Energy (o) Restricted Data" means all data produce. transfer, scauire, possess, use.

Act of 1954 (64 Stat. 919) meluding any concerning (1) design, manufacture, or unport, or export any production or amendments thereto.

utilization of atomic weapons 1 (2) the ut111:ation factitty except as authorned (d) "A g r e e m e n t for cooperation =

production of special nuclear matenait by a license issued by the Commission.

means any agreement with another ns.

or (3) the use of special nuclear mate.

(bn No person shall bestn the con.

tion or regional defense orgara1zation, r:alin the production of energy but shall struction of a prcducuon or uta:Isauon authort:ed or permitted by secuans 54 not include data declassif.ed or removed faciutt on a site on wtuch the factitty is

57. 64. 83.103.104 or 144 of the act.

from the Restncted Data categcry pur.

to be coersted unul a corstrucuan per.

and made pursuant to section 123 of the suant to section 142 of the act, nut has been tssue. As used in uus

• g, (pl

• Source material

• means source paragraph, the term 'construcuon'shaal (e) = Atomic energy = means ag3 forms material as defined in section 11s of the be deemed to inclade pouring the foun.

of energy released in the course of nu.

act and in the regulations contained in dauon for. or the instmasuon of, any clear fission or nuclear transformation.

Part 40 of this chapter-poruon d the permanent faculty on the (f) " Atomic weapon" means any de.

(q). Spec 121 nuclear material *, means aita: but does not include:

etce unlizmg atomic energy. exclusive (D plumnium. uranmm 333. uranun (1) site esplorsuon site excavauon, of the means for transportmg or pro.

enriched in the 1sotope 233 or in the preparasion of the sta for construcuan of the f actuty and construcuon of road.

pelling the ctevice (where such eneans is isompe 235. and any othu nsatenal wars, raurced spurs and transmisaaen a separable and divistble part of the de.

dch the Commissmn. pursuant to the gam; vtces, the pnncipal purpose of which La provtsions of section 51 of the act deter-(3) Procurement or manufacture of for use as or for development of. s mines to be special nuclear materlat but componenta cf une facilltr; weapon, a weapon prototype, or a weepon does not include source material: or (23 (3) Constrimtsca of nun.nuelant fact.

test devtce, any matenal artifically enriched by any

1ues (suca me turta-seneratore and (g) "By. product material"means any of the foregoing, but does not include turbine bul;dinas) and tamporary buud.

tource material.

Inga (soca as construcuan quipment radioactive material (except specist nu.

-Yea (r) '" Testing factnty" means a nuclear stormse sheds) for use in connecuan vtta clear matenaD ytelded in or made radio.

ctor which is of a type desertbed Ln the construccon of the facility: and active by exposure to the radlauen incident to the process of producmg or 150.31(c) and for which an application (4) Eth respect to producuan or utinzing special nucicar matertal.

has been fued for a ucease authonzmg uultzauen faculties, other than tesung I******'se*ction 1H a w'secuo"n1H e"d "D

"** d 8 #*

51" at' th) "Commmion" means the Atomic suant m L

A thermal power level in excess Energy Commission or its duly author. as of 10 megawatts: or the Act, the construcuan of bundings taed representauves.

2 (2) A thermal power level in excess of which wt11 he used for acurtues other iD "Conunon defense and security" or 1 megawatt.If the reactor is to con *.am:

than operauon of a faculty and unten means the common defense and secunty * (D A circuanting loop through the core may also be used to house a f aculty. (Fer exaciale. the construcuon of a collese of the United States.

Ein which the appucant proposes to con

• 1aboratory but: ding with space for an.

(p " Government agency" means any duct fuelesperiments; or staustion of a training reactor is r.ot executive department. commission. In*

(iD Auguidfuelloading;or

. dependent establishment, corporation.

(tu) An experimental faciuty in the ~afechte by this paragrapit) 2 whour or part!y owned by the United core in excese of 16 square inches in g 50.1,1 Exceptione and ezempaions from g;,,,,,

a States of America which is an instru-cross-sectico..

• mentality of the United States, or any ".

K board. bureau, divtslon, service, odice. Neo(as " United States." when used in a Nothing in this part shall be deemed grspiucal sense, meludes all Terrt.

to require a license for:

oCicer. authority, administrauon. or a tones and pcssessions of the United (a) The manufacture, production, or other establishment in the execuuve,* States, the Canal 7.cne, ar.d Puerto Rico.

acquisluon by the Department of Defense branch of the Government, a"(t) " Controls" when used with re.

M any lauhzacon facauty authon ed pur.

ik) " Nuclear reactor" means an ap* Ypect to nuclear reactors means appa.

s paratus, other than an atomic weapon.

o hf y by the et !

ratus ud mm--a= the manipulation desttned or used to sustaan nuclear fis*

sion in a self-supportmg cham reaction.

of which directly afects the re9Ctivity or fense or by a person under contrset 'vtta and for the account of the Department (1) " Person

• means 411 any individ.

power level of the reactor. " Controls" of Defense'-

ual, corporation, partnership, form, as. I when used with respect to any other ib) The processing, fabrication, or re.

sociauon. trust, estate, public or pnvate "rusms.y means apparatus and mehm.

f.ning of special nuclear matertal, or the facilit Insutuuon. group. Governalent agency f the manipulauon of whida could sepeauon of special nuclear matertal.

other than the Communion, any State or "e afect the chemical. physical. Metallar.

or the separation of special nuclear any pollucal subdivision of, or any pollt*

Etcal, or nuclear praeses of the factitty matertal from other suestances, by a in such a mana** as to afect the pro.

prime contractor of the Commission un.

teal entity within a State, any foreign tection of health and safety aga m t 3 der a prime contract for:

government or nation or any political radiacon.

3

81) The perfor31&nce of work for the sutxitetston of any such government or 150.3 lliterpretations. Except as spe. - Cornmtuion at a Uruted States Gov.

i hc111y authonted by the Commission in nation or other e'ttity: and (2) any legal successor, representative, agent, or awnting,nointerpretation of the metamg ", ernment-owned or controlled site:

I (2) Research in, or development.

l ngency of the foregoing.

Sof the regulations in this part by any " manufacture, storage, testing or trans.

imp " Produce." wnen used in relation sof'!cer or employee of the Commission portation of, stomac weapons or com.

to special nuclear matenal, means tD "other than a wntten interpretauon by ponents thereof; or to manufacture, make, produce, or re".n? 2the General Counsel will be recern12ed (3) The use or operation of a produc.

special nuclear maten21- @ to separate I to be bmams upon the Commission.

tion or utthzamon facility in a United special nuclear matenal from other suD. 3==

States Government-owned vehicle or stances in enten sucts matertal may be f-argotasas srf or11CxNsE.xxCErTfoNs vessel; or by a prtme contractor or sub.

contained; or 131 to make of to produce a 1 50.10 Lice'ise requiredta)Except as C0 new special nuclear matenal.

,rme or w

development" 2 provided in 150.11. no person withm the Int "Research and s Uruted States shall transfer or receive WM n determmes tht the ex.

means t1) theoretical analysts, explora* *in interstate commerce, manufacture.

empuon of the pruns contractor or sub.

tion, or expenmentation; or 12) the ex.

Contractor is author 12ed by law; and that, tension of myesugative findings and "

under the terma of the contract or sun.

theones of a scientific or tactinical na*

contract, there is adequase assuranca t tre into practical application for exper*

that the wora thereunder can be accom.

(mental and demonstration purposes, plished etthout undue risa to the pubile includmg the expenmental production headtA and anfety; and testing of models, devices, equip.

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a o an ment, matettals, and processes.

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may be made in person at the Commis.

a producuon or uulizauon f acdity for the merce, manufacture, produce, transfer, ston's oSces at 1717 H Street NW Wash -

Comnussion at a United States Govern

• acquire, possess, use import, or export ington, D. C., or its of!!ces at German.

Ment-owned or contrClied site. including under the terms of an agreement for town. Maryland.

tne transportauon of the production or cooperation:

(b) Cath or af.rriation. Each app 11 uttitaation f acihty to or from such site ta) A utilizstion facility for use in cation for a heense including when.

and the performance of contract serv.

ices during temporary Interrupuons of Medical ther3py; or ever appropriate a construction permit (b) A production cr ut1112ation facility or amendment. therect, should be ex.

such transportation 1 or the construcuon or operauen of a producuan or ut1112a.

involved in the conduct of research and ecuted in three signed orig.nsis by the uon fac1hty in the perfonnance of re.

development activities leading to the appucant or duly authorized OSccr search in, or development. manufac.

demonstration of the practical value og thmot under caut or acmauon.

ture, storage, testing or transportation the faculty for indu:tr:al or commercial (c) Number of copics of applicaffons, of, a*.omic weapons or components 9

1. C og 3:ach Slins of an appucauon fcr Ucense thereof or the use or operation of a A production er ut111:ation facil.

authorizing export only or amec:Lment product 1 ort or utuizauon fac1hty in a

't which is useful in the conduct of thereof should include. in addition to the

'esearch and development activitles of thne orttin.as. thm copies of me sppu.

Uruted States Government-owned ve.

r hicle or vessel: Protnded, nat such "le types specif!ed in section 31 of the cauon. Each Sung of any other appuca..

acuvtues are conducted by a prime con.

act and which is not a facility of the tion under mis secton should tachide.

tractor of the Commission under his type specW.ed in subparagraph @ d in addition to the three signed ortstnais, 13 copies of the appucauon, except that I 18 8'C CE-prime contract wtth the Commission; wtta respect to that portion of the appu.

(d) ne construcuan or operation of s 15022 C! ass 102 ficensest for com.

cauon containing the informauon re.

production or uulizacon sacdity by a meresal and andustrial /acihtles. A class quired by I 50.34 tHazards Summary Rt.

prime contractor or subcontractor of the 10311 cense will be issued. to an applicant

_ ort) the Sling should include 40 copies.

p Commauton under his primo contract or who quahfies, for any one or more of I 50.31 Comeanma apphcations. An subconuact when the Comwmuon deter.

the following: to transfer or recette in applicant may coccine in one his ser.

S mines that the exempuon of the pnme interstate commerce. Inanuf acture, pro.

eral appucations for diferent kinds of 2 :ontractor or subcontractor is author.

duce. transfer, acquire, possess, use,1m.

Ucenses under the regulauons in this as tred by lar: and ttutA under the terms of port, or export under the terms of an Chapter.

s

• the contract or suDcontract there is ade.

agreement for cooperation, a production

$ tuate Sasurance that the wore there*

or utilization facility which is of a type under can be accomplished without un.

found in wnttng by the Cornmission. to his appucation. the app 11 cant may incor.

due rtst to the public healta and safety:

have been sufllclently developed to be of Wa e by nfennce inkmauon con.

(e) The transportauon or possession practical value for industrial or commer.

in pmus apphcauons, state.

of any produccon or utuizauon fac1hty cial purposes-en 3 M s M w1m the Comms.

by a common or contract carner or w are.

ston: Provided. That such references are.

houseman in the regular course of car.

I 5023 Construction permits. A con.

clear and spect!!c.

Fleet for another or storage incident struction permit for the construction of a I 50 23 Contents of apphcottonst pen.

thereto.

production or utilization facility will be eral en/ormation. Each appucatir.n shall Any person exempt from !! censing under issued prior to the issuance of a license state:

this part prtor to the efective date of If the applicauon ts otherwise acceptable.

tal Name of applicant-trus amendment who would otherwise be and wtil be converted upon due compte.

(b) Address of apphcant; required by virtue of paragrapn (b), (c) tion of the facility and Commission ac.

(c) Descr!ption of business or occupa.

or ed) of this section to obtain a license non into a Ucense as provided in 15156.

tionof applicanti Shall Continue to be so exempt on an A CorLstruction permit for the alterauon fd) (1) If app 11 Cant Is an individual.

Intertm bea18. Such interun exemption Jf a production or utilization facility will state ettizenship.

shall expire 60 days from the efective be issued pr:or to the issuance of an (2) If applicant is a partnership. state date of this amendment, unless within a:nendment of a license. if the appilca.

name. citizenship and address of escli amid 60. day perted either an appucation tion for amendment i.s otherwise ac.

partner and the prine:pallocauon where for a I!cenas cover 1DS the acurity or an ceptable, as provided in I $0.91.

the partnership does bustaess.

ascucation for an appropriate exemp. ~ l 50.24 Kleet of Andine of practical 2 132 ff appucant is a corporation or an tion under this section is f11ed utth the

~lme upon heenses premously Assued. " unincorporated association. state:

oe Cospmiutan. !! either suca applicauon The marint of a finding of practical f (D The state snere at is incorporated is !!!ad within such 60-day period, the value pursuant to section 102 of the act - or organized and the pnncipal location intertm ezempuan shall remnan in esect vul not be regarded by the Comenman " where tt does business-until final action in the Instter is tasen, as grounde for requiring:

tit) The umes, ak1 dresses and ciu.

by the C==".'"

2 (al ne conversion to a Caas 10311

".3 50.12 Spec Ac exemptions. The

• cense of any Cass 104 license prior to the zensh1D of its directors and of its princt.

Cornmimon may. Upon applicacon by pat o!5cers*

any interested person, grant such ex. E date of emptrauon contained in the 11*

(18) Whether it is owned. controlled

. conse: or empuons from the requirements of the "

(b) De converston to a came 103 !!.

or dominated by an alien. A foreign cor-regulations in this part as it determines estas of any construction permat. lasued paration, or foreign government and it so, give detatis.

are authorized by law and will not en.

under secuan 104 of the act. prtor to the (4) If th danger life or property or the commori date deetsnated in the pernus for ez*

orUld [#

defettse and security and are otherutse pitsuon of the Ucense.

son t

a a

e in the public tnterest.

c1 pal and f.1rnish Anformation required 3

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p E $ 5000 floo classes of licenses. Lt.

(e) The class of Ucense applied for.

censes wt!! be issued to named persons

! S0JO FIHne of appucettons for Zd.

the use to which the facility wtl1 be put, applytag to the Commission therefor.. ormars ost4 or attrmattown) Mace the period of time for which the license of Aume. Eaca application tw a """**

and will be either class 104 or class 103 3 including wilenever appropnate a con

• 1s sought and a list of other 11 censes.

I 50.21 C: ass 104 Iicenses; for medical er struction peruut. or am.adment enereof except operator's licenses. issued or ap.

tfrerapy and research and deteforment

• abauld be fUed with the Atomic Energy Wed n connecuan mth the proposed facthfies. A class 104 license will be is. 2 a==han Attentica: Dension of IJ.

I**'UI7-sued. to an app!! cant who qualifies, for mung and flegWa*n Filings made by if) The !!nancial qual 13 canons of the any one or more of the follomng: to mail snould be addressed to the Com.

Applicant to engase in the proposed mansion a4 Waanington 25. D. C. Filinsa acurttles in acmrdance with the reguls V

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20 AEC LICENSING GUmE PART 50 - LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES ns in this chapter. If the application 1or Industrial water supply, watershed

• tien forcomplecon of construction of the la also for special nuclear matertailicense areas and public u'111ues; and a ccale f

ty and u pursuant to the regulauons in Part M of plot plan of the site showing the pro.

this chapter. information should be in*

posed locauon of the facmty.

In Part 100 the propoed facsuty can be cluded with respect to the applicant s (di A desenption of proposed prt.ce.

constructed and operated at the pro.

financial qualtlications to assume re.

Wauan without undue 734 to the dures for: routine and non rouune sponsibility for the pavment of Commis.

health and anfety of the pub &lt operations. Start-up and shut-down.

alon charges for spelat nuclear material (b) A provtatonal construction permit maintenance. storage. training of eg) The technical qualifications of the wt3 canautute an authortzauon to the employees, minimiz:ng opersuonal mis

• applicant to engage in the proposed ac*

appucant to proceed with constmcuan naps (such as locked controls, check

• tivtues in accordance with the regula*

but vul not eoneutute Ccamiaston ap.

tions in this Chapter.

lists, and close supervisionI. investigstint pegralof the safety of any deman fen &un th> If the appilcant propores to cen*

unusual or untyetted incidents; and a or spectScauon unlean the appucant descrtpuon of such other dettats as may struct or alter a producuan or utilization spect2cauy requesta such approval and facility, the application shall state the be usefulin evaluating the existence and auch approvan is incorporated in the per.

effectiveness of safeguards agmanst the mit. De appucant, st his optton may earuest and latest dates for compteuon of the construction Cr altersuc"1.

rastoacuve hazards ta the operation of was auch approvals in me provtsonal the f acility.

it) !" the proposed activity is the sL%h pennit or, ft'em ume to te) A description of plans or pro

• generation and distnbution of electric possla in the twent that acts or accidents time, by amendment.cf his construc.

con permit. The Commission may in

[g":ard 8a discen. tacente in au b.

the am and a re s f e egu e desenet shou late 14 tory agericles sa may have jurL5dicuon over the rates and services of the pro

• the vanous operabonal procedures, the posed activity, and of those mutac; pal.

protective devices, and the pertineng retuinns the appucant to furnish pert.

features of the site, to such happemnts odic reports of the progrene and resulta lues, prtvate ut111tles pubtlC bodies, and as operational mistakes, equipment of of Fuenreh and deMDeant prUgrams Coopersuves, which are within trans.

mLaaton distance and which are author

• Instrurnent failure or malfunction, fire.

designated to remotM aately quesuona.

taed to engage in the distnbtuon of elec*

electrte power failure, flood, earthquake.

(c) Any eensanscuce permit will be Storm. stnke, and riot.

subleet to the limitation that a 11 cense trte energy within the ares.

t!) Meterological. hydrological. geo.

authertztat operados of the facility win (J) If the applicauon contains Re.

strteted Data or other defense informa*

logical, and seismological data necessary not be tasued by the Commiselon until uon. It shall be prepared in such manner for evaluatiras the measures proposed for (1) the appu; ant has submitted to the protecting the public asamst posalble C^mm'eman, by amendment to the ap.

that s!! Restncted Data and other de*

radioscuve hazards.

fense information are separated from p11cauori, the complete final hazards (t) An eva.uation of the proposed summary report, portions of which may the unclassthed informauon.

measures and devices to prennt acts or be submitted and evaluated from time

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1 50.34 Contents of appliestions; ace: dents which would ereste radioactive to time and (2) the Comrnission ha.s a fechascal Deformation hazardJ s*smmary hazards or to protect against the conse.

found that the ftnal design provides 2 reporf. Each applicauon tha!! state the quences should such acts or accidents F.annemala assurance that the besith and er following technicalinformstioM occur.

ta) A description of the chemical, th) A description of procedures for safety of the public will not be en.

a physical, metallurgical, or nuclear proe.

d!sposal of radioactive solid waste and dangered by operacon of the facility in esa to be performed, and a statement of the final disposal of liquid waste eduent.

accordance wtta *he requirements of the the kind and quanuty of any radioacuve (1) A desengtaon of means provided to g

emuent expected to result from the proc.

sample atmcsphere dl.scharges through _ chapter ess. The desertation of the process stacks where such stack.s may emit by*

j 50.36 De.ismaniea uf tevhnical.pecia.

should be suf!!ctent.ly detailed to permit product matertal or special nuclear evaluation of the radioacuve hazards matertal.

Involved. The magnitude of the pro. 7 ~a0.33 fasennee of -

ese.

e (a) Each applicant for a license au.

posed operation shocid be indicated in 84'*dia" Pede.

thonzang operanon of's production or terms of the amount and radioscuvity of (a) When est app!! cant has not sup*

uulization fact!!!y shall, and escra appl!.

cant for a construction permit may, source. Ipecial fluClear. or by. product gged ingtgagy 40 of the technical 1Dfor*

designate those provtsacas of his hazards matenal to be handled per unit of time-matacu requirgd to aimeniste the appil.

summary report whictn he proposes be and thermal power to be generated if cataan aad sanopeut the lesuance of a con.

Incorporated as technical specificauons 887-struction permit irhieb approves all pro.

In the license or construcuan permit.

ib) A description of the facility. The posed denen festurva, the C" (b) Each ncense authortring operauon descrtpuon srlould be based on tts design may tasue a proviasonal constructson per.

of a production or utaltration facihty of enteria for the facility as a whole and 3ut if the Cocumaanon finds 12at (1) the a type desenbed in I 50 21 or 1 So 22 will for those major component parts which appucant hae,Janenbod the proposed include technical specificat:cns.

'ITic are essential to the safe operauon of the demacn of the faculty. inetudine but not 3 technical spectileauons incorporated in fac111ty. and should be presented in.11aused to. the prinespai arefutecturm1 3 a lleense wul be msiened to tractude those suf5ctent detail to allow an evaluation g and etssneertas c:tteria for the design. as stentf1 cant destan features, operating of the adequacy of the wartous means l2 and haa ldectified the major features or

• procedures and operating hmatations proposed to minimize tne probac!! tty of ae components na wfuca further technical 2 which are considered important 'n nen.

danger from radioactivt*y to persons

• informataos as required: (2) the omitted vidine reasonnele assurance thas sne both on and off. site. The description 2 te*hnN 1r.formauen will be suppated; faciuty em ue mstructed acn opesat*4 should also cover an7 activ1tles, other (3) the sop &lcast has propteest, and watriout unoua hazarrt to.uuphc MaiLM than thGse suDject to license. proposed to there will be conducted, a researTJs and and sitcty. Appettdla A ts prownded as be carried on to the culiding which will d*vutopassmt proeresa reammaly de.

a gusoe to the type of matters which the honie the facility and on the balance of smad to Frentve tne safety queousna. If Commissiop would uencrally exucct to be the site.

any. With respeet to tacas femmaus or covered by the teclutical specincauant (c) A descr!ption of the site on which

-- weseh ruunBr4 rteenfra and The Commission may include teclimcat the facility is to be located. This should devuespumet: and that (4) on the heats spect.'tcauuns on such additional mattcrs include a map of the area showing the af the foresetne there is reasonaale an.

as the Commnssion nnds suuruurtate to locauon of the site and indicaunt the summe that O) suca safety 41amstada provide reasonable aswrance that tile use to which the surTounding land is put, will M sansfactanly rnaived at or be.

l. e.. Industrial, commercial. agt: cultural, t alatest desa stated us the appasca.

residentaal; location of sources of potable s

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O OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRAM 21 PART 50 - LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES facility wC1 be constructed and cperated (b) The appucant ta technica!IF and advice to be pub 11ahed in the Fasemas, without undue hasard to public heatui financially quauned to engage in the Racistas.

8 1 50.43 AdJstlosal standards and pro.

Open

!! suen om ion && Co Lett the regulauons in this chapter.

rutosis efecisar class 103 lace'tses for with the protecuon of the health and Ic) The issuance of a license to the commeretel power In addition to apply.

safety of the pubite.

(e) This secuon sha!!not be deemed to appilcant wt3 not th the optruen of the ing the standards set forth in il 50.40 modify the technical spect!1 cations in.

Conimiuton be trumical to the common and 50.42, in the case of a claas 103

$ cluded in any hcense issued prior to the dsfense and security or to the health 11 cense for a facility for the generauon

• • effective date of this section. A !! Cense and safety of the pubUc.

of Commercial power:

aslasued prior to the effecute date cf this (a) The Commission will glve nouce I sectiork in which tecnntcal sf)ectScations 1 50.41 Addittomat standards for class in writing of escrt applicauon of such

'" have not beert dc11 rnated. Shall be

!H Ucenses. In determinmg that a cle.s regulatory seency as may have jurts.

deemed to include the enure hasards 10411 cense wt11 be issued to an app 11 cant' dacuen over the rates and servtces of

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summary repost as technical spectitca.

the amm%n will. In addluon lo ap.

the proposed activity, and to munictpau.

uona At the mluauve of the Commis.

p17138 the standards set forth in 150.43

, s, private uulaties, public bodies and ue ston or the licensee, afty license may be be guided by the fonowing conalders.

amended to include techrucal specioca.

tioM.

s!on distance and which are authorised Lions of the scope and content which tal De Commiutan win permit the to engsse in distribuuon of electrte en.

would be required if a new license were widest amount of effective medical ther.

ergy; and the Commir.sion will publists betng issued.

apy posalble with the amount of special nouce of the agplicauon once each weet El50J7 Agreement limattaa access to nuclear matertal available for such for four consecuuve 1reets in the Fasssaa Restricted Data. As part of his appilca.

purposes.

Raststan. No license will be tssued ty uon and in any event pnor to the re.

tb3 The Cammfuton wC1 permit the the Commiaston prior to the givtr.g of cetpt.cf Restricted Data or the issuance conduct of widespread and diverse re.

such nouces and unul four weets after of a license or construct 1crt permit, the searctl and development, applicant shall agree in writing that he (c) In the event that appucations for the last publication in the Passaas, will not permit any ind!vtdual to have spec 141 nuclear matertal (cr use in acuvt.

Raststra.

access to Restricted Data until the Cin!

ties ucensed by the Commissaon pursuang ebn if there are conflicting apphen.

Servtce Commisanon shall have made an to section 104b of the act exceed the tions for a 11 mated opporturity for s'ach invesugation and report to the Commis, amount of specla! nuclear material avail, lleense, the Commission will stre pre.

stun on the citaracter, associauona. and able the Commission will give prionty to ferred considerauon in the fc2owing loyalty of such individual, and the Com.

those acuvines which wtu. in the opuuca order: Ptrst, to appucations suomatted massion shall have determined that per.

of the Commission lead to maior ad.

by puttle or coopersuve bodies for fa.

mttting s'ach person to have access to vance9 in the applicauon of atomic en.

c111ues to be located in hash cost power Restricted Data will not endanger the ergy for Ladustrial purposes.

areas in the United States: second, to U uon uad y others for fa.

common defense and secunty. The leave: The Commasatoa hae deferrataea. la C1Mtles to be located in suCh areas! third, agreement of the applicant in thts resard seenreance with secusa.ooe of the Atomie shall be deemed part of the Ucense or Energy act or less. taas tne regulauena mae to applications submitted by public or Construction permit, whether so stated tems of neense appalcaele to a production or coopersuve bodice for faCallties to be 10 therein or nou uu1&sauon factatty in the conduct et researe.n cated in other than high cost power and devotopmens acuviues teneing to tse areas, and, fourth, to au other appu.

I 50.38 Imehrtbility of certsam appif.

eeracastration of practical vaave os suca fa*

cants, cents. Any person who is a cluaan, na.

etlity ror taeustrial oc com neretaa purposes (c) De Ucensee who trusmits eb uonal. or agent of a foreign country, or are corapauene wim tne reeviauona and tric energy in Interstate commerce. cr any corporattori, or other entity which

'g',",88", w[a(p[ge be' sells 18 at wholestle m interstate come n ta the Commanton knows or has reason to for taat trpe or rectuty.

merce, shau be subject to the regulatory bedere is owned. controlled. or domi*

provtsions of the Federal Power Act.

nated by an ahen, a foreten corporsuon.

I 50.42 Additional siendards for class idi Nothing hereta shau preclude

] or a foreign government srlau be mell.

103 lice'tses. In determining whether a any government agency. now or here.

,, gable to apply for and obtain a Ucense class 103 license wt3 be issued to an ap*

after.uthortzed by law to engage in the e, except a license authortzmg export only plicant, theenmmeon will. In addluon production, maraeung, or distrtbuuon of g pursuant to en agreement for to applymg the standaMs set forth in electric energy. If otherwtse qualifted cooperauen.

I 50.40. be guided by the following consid*

from obraming a license for the construc5 uon and opersuon of a uttitzauon fa.

1 30.39 Public faspecitost of applica.

al pr p se ac vtues w 1 serve c111ty for the primary purpose of ffont. Applicauons and documents sub.

a se u ptirpose proporuonate m the producing electrie energy for dispoaluon

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matted to the Commman in connecuon I

n M* L8"* Of with applicauons may be made avad.

"g [

for ulumate oublic consumpuon.

able for pubtle inspecuon in accort.ance att Due account win be taken of the 1 50.44 Standards for ficenses eu.

with the provtssons of the regulauons advice provided by the Attorney General.

thorts389 erport only. Where a license contaaned in Part 2 of this chapter.

pursuant to subsecuan 105c of the act.

is sought solely to authonte the esport syaNaasDa ros tIcsNssa aNS CONsTSUC.

Por this purpose. before issuing the of production or uu!!2 Silon factlaues, the yzoss pasaarts hcense. the Comm1aston wt3 noufy the Commission will determine wnether the A}torney Ger.eralof the proposed license.

issuance of the hcense to the appilcant i 50.40 Common standards. In de*

and the terms and condluons thereof, for the facility involved is within the

.i termtrung that a 11 cense will be issued to and request the advice of the Attorney scope of and consistent with the terms an applicant, the Commission wt!! be General as to whether or not the pro.

of an agreement for cooperation wius guided by the following considerauons:

posed license would tend to create or the nauon to which the facility is to be sa) W processen m be performed, mamtain a sithauon inconsistent with ex ported.

the operating procedures the.fac111ty the anutrust laws as specified in subsec.

1 50.45 Standards for construcito's and equipment, the use of the fac1hty, tion 105a of the act: Proended. That this permafJ. An applicant for a license or and other techn1 Cal speciflCauons, or th8 requirement will not apply with respect an amendment of a license who proposes proposals in regard to any of the fore.

to the types of class 103 licenses which to construct or alter a production or soms collectivety provide reasonable as.

the Commission, with the approval of the utilization f ac111ty will be tnittally grant.

surance that the appbcant wt3 como;y -

Attorney General, may determme would ed a construcuan permit. If the app 11 with the regulauons 18 thas Chapter. in*

not signif!cantly afect the applicant's cation 1.s in cortformity with and cauding the regulations in Part 20. and acurttles under the antitrust laws.

acceptable under the enteria of 11 50.31 that the health and safety of the PEblic t Mn receipt of the Attorrey General's throuan 50.38 and the standards of will nos be endangeren advice, the Commission will cause such ll 50.40 through 50.43.

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22 AEC LICENSING GUIDE PART 50 - LICENSING OF PRODUCIION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES nauonal emergency declared by Con.

nl The licensee shau not. except as tsscawce. Enerraftons ano cowerTrous or gress[ The Lcense shall be subject to rev.

authorized pursuant to a construction ticsssas aus constaccfron tsau:Ts

<e permat. make any alterauon m the f ac11 l 50 50 Tssussee of licenses and co**

ocation, suspension. modtheation, or Ity constituting a change from the tech.

struction permits. Upon determination amendment for cause as provided in the rucal specthcanons previously tricorpo.

that an appucation for a license meets the standards and requirements of the act and regulations. In accordance with rated in a heense or construction permit act and regula:lons, and that nottt!ca the procedures provided by the act and pursuant to i 50.36.

tions. If any to other agencies or bodies regulauons-15055 Conditions of constraction have been duly made, the Commission heensee will at any time be=

permats. Each construction permit shall wt31ssue a license, or if appropriate a fore espiration of the license, upon re.

be subject to the following terms and construction permit in such form and q est of e Commission submit untten conditions:

containing such conditions and 11mita.

statements signed under oath of acirma.

Iat The permit shall state the ear!1est t on to enable the Ccmmission to deter.

and latest dates for completion of the tions including technical specifiestions, mme whether or not the license should constmcuon or modthcanon. If me con.

as it deems apprcpriate and necesary, struc be modified. suspended or revoted.

da e" s yfgre h et shed 15051 Duretton of lacense, resemat ist The issuance or existence of the holder of the permit shall promptly rio.

Each 11 cense stil be tasued for a fLxed Heense shau not be deemed to waive, or tify the Commission for the purpose of period of urne to be swecified in the reueve the license from compliance with, accelerattna anal mspection and any license 'out m no case to exceed 40 years the antitrust laws, as spectfled in subsec*

scheduled dehrery of materials from the from the date of tssuance. Whe*e the uon 105a of the act. In the event that Commission.

operauon of a faciuty is aftvolved. the the !!censee should be found by a court ebe !! the proposed coristruction or Commisston wiu issue the license for the of competent Junsdiction to have vio*

modification of the facthty as not com.

term requested by the appucant, or for lated any provtston of such antitrust laws pleted by the latest completion date. the the esumated useful hfe of the facility Lf in the conduct of the hcensed a6uvity.

permit sha!! expire and all r1this there.

the Commission determmes that the the Commaston may suspend or revoke under shall be fortetted: Provided, flow.

esttmated usefulll!e is less than the term the !! cense or take such other action with ever. That upon good cause srtown the requested. Where construcucn of a respect to 18 as shau be deemed necessary.

Commission will estend the completion facility Ls involved. the Commiaston may tha The !! cense shall be subject to the date for a reasonable penod of ume.

gpectly in the construction permit the provtsions of the act now or hereafter 2The Commts. ton will recognize. among penod for whicn the ucense win be is.

m effect and to all rules, tegulations, and aother things. developmental prottems at.

sued if approved pursuant to i 50.54.

orders of the Commission. The terms 2 tributacle to the experimental nature of

!.Jernses may be renewed Dy the Com.

and conditions of the license shall be - the facthty or fire, flood. explosion, misanon upon the expirsuon of the sublect to amendmenL revision. or modi. astnke, sanotage. domesuc violence, en.

penod.

ficauon, by reason of amendments of

.emy act1on. an act of the elements. and i

15052 Combiame licenses. The me act or by reason of rules, regulauona, other acts beyond the control of the per.

Commission may comDme in a sinste and orders issued in accordance with the mit holder as a basis for extending the E

yns of the act.

"g' license the activtues of an appucant which would otherwise be licensed set.

D Except as provided in 155J eg com,c,letion date.

p Except as modif!ed by this section, f10F*

th.s enapter, the ucensee shm3 not per*

the ce*Jtruct.on permit shall be sueJect mit the manipulation of the controls of to the same conditions to which a heense 1 50.53 Jartsdieflonal limtistions.

any facthty by anyone who is not a is sublect..

No license under this part sasU be Ucensed operator or senior operator as deemed to have been assued for acuvttles provided m Part 54 of this chapter.

ids At or about the time of comple.

tion of the construcuan or modt?. canon which are not under or withm the Jurts.

4) Apparatus and mechan.sms other diction of the United States eacept mso.

than controls. the operauon of which of the fac:Isty. the appucant will fue any' additional informauon needed,to bring far as the export of producuan or uull.

may a ect the reactivity or power level gg eng g, gg g'

tauon facalaues la authorized.

of a reactor shad be mamputated only date.

with the kriowledge and consent of an 1 50.54 conditions of licenses, operator or seruar operator 11 censed pur.

I 50 56 Concernon of construerfon Whether stated therein or not, the fo!*

suant to Part 54 of this chapter present permit to license; or amendmesti of li.

Iowing shall be deemed conditions in at the controls.

cense. Upon completion of the con.

every license issued 1 (k) An operator or senjor operator Ias Title to all special nuclear mate

• teenned pursuant to Part 55 of this chap.

struction or alteration of a faciuty. m rtal utiuzad or produced by fact 11tes pur* g ter shan be presens at the controts at compuance wtth the terms and ceridl.

suant to the ucense snau at au times be en umas during the operauon of the uons of the construction permit and z

subject to any necessary tesung of the ib ht to the special nuclear (

e itememe shall dealsnate indI*

aC f[ h h $a y u material shall be conferred by the 11.

• v g

3 c nse except as may be defined by the

• iduals to be responsible for direcurls

!! censed acuvtues f o

c sn n com ea g

uc ot e !

tor v ti e co Ic, se,me, me ucense. -r an, nght

- senior -mre -u= P= = e=aa ="= -= "~a a"a *= ara-j ",,

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thereunder. nor any naht to uuuze or of thischapier.

produce special nuclear matertal shall (m) A senior operator !! censed pur.

be transferred, assigned. or disposed og suant m Part 54 of this chaotu M

,Ps'

%WdemWkm w

in any manner. either voluntarily or in.

be present at the facCity or readily avall*

%s 4 an Interrnedtate procedure voluntartly directly or indirectly, able on ca3 at all tunes during its op*

price to issuance or an operating Ucense through transfer of control of the 1. cense erda and shad be present at me, pursuant to l 30.36. the Cornetssion msF to any person, unless me Commission faculty during tratial start-up and ap.. Issue a provtstonal operatins 41 cense in shall, after secunns fu2 informauon.

proacn to power recovery from an un. 7. a proceecing wriere f!ndings required for find that the transger is in accordance planr.ed or unscheduled shut-down or a the issuance of a final operaune utense with the provtstons of the act and give 41gnLScant reduction in power. and re.

a= cannot be made Decause (1) construction fueling. or as ottenrtse presented in 2 of the faciuty has nos been completed.

Its consent m enting.

(d) The Ucense shall be subject to L r (23 there are involved features, enar.

the f udty11 cense.

Io suspension and to the rights of recapture of the matertal or control of the fact 11ty reserved to the Commmmn under sec.

uon 108 of the act in a state of war or

• swee.s i n aa n

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OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRAM r}3 PART 50 - LICENSING OF PRODUC'rION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES ertsues. or components of the pro.

the presid!nr of!lcer may stay lla efec. l author!:ed by the Commtuton pursuant posed fact!!!y a.s to wfuch !! appears de.

(17eness pend:,ng filing within !!ve (5)

{to the firocedures set forth in this seconn.

airante to obtaan actual or further opera days after its tssuance of a petition for (b) The licensee shall maintain rec.

_ ds of changes in the facialty and of stiflg cuperterce before tasuar.ce of an review of the provtston for expedited or operat1Sg llCertse for the full term, up to effectiveness. and thereaf ter utit11 de.

Changes in procedures made without forty a43) years. requested in the cision by the Conemauon on the peuuon prior Commissaan approvst pursuant to applicauon.

for revie$r.

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section, to the extent that suc!t its In afty case subject to paragraph

} gg,tg l ge,,,;,,,, e,, 3,rg,,e,,f it., aa.

s ges constitute changes in the fa.

(a) of this section. a provtsional oper*

q W,.,,,es.e Hea. s.e Nfe.

cility as described in the hazards sum.

auas beense wi!! he tssued by the Com.

,,,,,,.t.,

mary report or constitute changes in Huasion upon An6 Lng that (1) Construcuen of the fac!!!!y has taa Each app!!calloit for.6 conatrue.

procedures as descr1 bed 13 the hazards summary report. The Mcensee sha11 also proceeded, and there 1s fessonable as.

Lloll pt*tinit ur 3il opCrallnd IWinW for surance that the facably wul be com.

a f 4Clally whKh la of & typ0 dthclabed maintain records of tests and erperte pieted. La conformity with the construe.

in 4 504tibt or 15U4:2. or tur a traung ments Carried out without prior Com.

410 0 permit and the applicauen as facuaty.shall be refetred tu the Adotaosy mission approval pursuant to thLs sec.

on.

e h enscea urn &sh anMaHy amended the provtalons of the Ack and Conamittsu un & actor SafWualda IOr to the Commiss n.or at su h o ter m.

the rules and regulauona of the CommLs*

a review end Trport. 1% )4 apphCauon anon an.3 for an amendment to sucts a construc.

(2h Dere is reasonable assura3Ce (!)

Llott permit or operut!!ng AWettsc shall be a MDMt Con 11ntag a bdef @sCMpuan that the acurit!ts authortsed by the referred to the AdytAory Colnmattee on of such Changes, tests and experiments.

provtstonal operaung Ucense can be con

• Reactor Safeguards for rtview and re.

(c6 A proposed change, test or expert.

ducted without endaAderung the healtlt po,.t. unless une Comnuanun finda that ment shall be deemed to involve an un.

and safetr of the pubise, and <ist that

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a"bility of occ'urrence 'of an accident pre.

no signine. int li24artis consideration as such activides will be co? ducted an come

,,, puance mth the regulauona in thLa pawnM Any nput shan be nnuac vsously rAalyted an the hazards summary

chapter

and part of the recised of the applwattost % report may be meressed; or 123 tf con.

(3) The appl!carnt ts techn!cally grid and avitilaind to the pulehc. cxcept to the ** sequcnces of an acridcnt previously ana=

[ Snancially quallyed to engage in f.he ettent that security classif! cation pre' $ lyted an thc hstards summary report may we aCuvittas auLhonsed by tBe provutonal vant.s disclosure.

m he Increased; or (3) if a possibdaty for a operating ucense in acrordance atta the (b) *1he Commission will hold a hear. " a nuclear accident of a dalferent tToe regia 1&uons Lth this chapter: and ing after 30 days' nouce and pubucauon than any analyzed in the hazards sum.

(4) The app 11 cable provtalons of Part< 3 once in the FrotsaL Rsctatta on each mary report may be created.

140 of this snapter have been saunced! ; appitcation for a construcuon permit Ior ed The licenace small file a request for and

" a producuan or utthzation facahty which authori.ation of a change in ticchnical (5) Dere is reasonable assurance that E is of a type desertbed in 150.21tbl or specifications or of any chance, test or tho facility wul be ready for naiualload. ~ l 5012 or whlen la a testing fact!1ty, expertment which requarcs authoriza.

Ing Wiuk nuclear fuel within ninety (90) " When a construction permit has been is.

uan by the Co---a pursuant to days from the date of Lasuance of Such sued for such a fact!!ty following the paragraph (a) of this section. De re.

provtssonal ucense.

holding of a public hearing and an appl.t*

Quest shall lnclude an appropriate has.

(e) Each pr9vtalanal opers!*ng UCones Catton ts made for an operating heense or arcs analysLs. Each such request shall will include appropriate prifvtalons with for an amendment to a construcuan be fUed with the Atomic Energy Commis.

respeet go any uncompleted items of euna permit or operating hcense. the Commas

• snon. Attenuon: Director. Dirtsson of struction and euch unitations or cond1*

ston may hold a hearing after 30 days' IJcensing and mgulauom De Meensee uona as are required to assun that nouco. and pubhcauon once in the shall a;e three signed onginals and 19 esermuons during the perted of the pm Fragaet Raczstra or,in the abserce of a addiuonal copnn vtalanal operaung utense will not en*

request therefor by any person whose an*

(e) Wlth respect to request for danser pubus health and amfety*

terest may be affected. may tasue an (d) The duratten of each provtslanal operaung hcense or an amendment to a e)1rt ch.

al s cauor' fc a operaung Ucense out be spec 18ed construccon permit or operaunt heense fsc of a d in i10.21(ba Ulertin, not to eXeeed elShteen (18) without a hearing upon 20 days' notice months froen the date of Lasuance: p*

and pubucauon once in the Fastsat.

,.or i W2. w a tesung fac1Hty, 9tded. however, that, upon good cause Rtcsstra of its intent to do so. If the (1) If the Commission determines anown, the erptrauen date of the om Commission ands that no sigmacant that the proposed change, test or expert.

monal opem ung Ucenas may be ment presents sigmacant hazards con.

hazards considerauon Ls presented by an g sideration not described of 1mphC1s Ln

. O. In"a case where a heartog has been adpucat&on for an amendment to a Con. =

strucuan permit or operaunt heense. it a the ha: ares srmmary nport It wt11 refer held in connecuan with a proceeding may dispense with suca notice and pu;. a the request to the Advuory Committee on undu this secuon the pMs1&S oscar

-.cauGn and may tasue the amendment. ;* Reactor Safeguards.

11 De Commmton may, upon written mouon and upon will promptly noufy the Ucensee of any good Cause shown provide that any ink.

3 50.59 Amhnema of demou. " i nierral to the Advisory Committee on M--~

ual decision Lssued pursuant to this sec.

LReactor S6feguards, tion shall become effective ten (10) days (a) De bolder of a Ursama authorts.

(2) If the Commtssion determines after issuance sublect to (1) the review ing operation of a Droduction or utiliza.

that the proposed criance, test or expert.

thereof and further decision by the Com*

tion fac:.!!ty may (13 make changes us ment does not present sigruacant ha.:.

maaston upon a peut 1on for rettew fUed the fac13ty as desertbed in the Bazards ards *Ansiderauens not desenbed or tm.

by any party wtuun twenty (20) days summary report. (2) make changes in the pliett tn the hazards summary report. At 2 after issuance of such intual decisaan procedures as desertbal in the hazartis may aut.norue such enanse, test or ex.

2 pur3uant to the Comnussion's r'11es of summary report, and (2) conduct testa perunent, without referral to the Advu.

a precuce and (2) suen crtier as the Com-3 or expertments not described in the has., ory Committee on bactor Safeguartis m misanon may enter upon such peutton e ardssummary report,unless theproposed ; for a report and without a ortor pubue

". fcr revtew.or upon its own mouon within a emange, test or experunent tavolvve a a hearing, upon anding that there is res.

forty.cre (45) days after the issuance I change in the te*had spectScanons 8 incorporated in *.he license or an unre. [ sonsole assurartce trtat the hesith andeafety of the puouc wi of such Lnitial decision. I.n the ahamace of a Commnnion order pursuant to the " vtewed tafety que% Inn, as deaned in

• 8eMd.

foregoing, and in the ahame of a pett.

pangraph (c) of uus sectica. If the it) With respect to request.s for tion for reelew of the Initial decialon. the initial decision tha!! become the anal pronmass change. test or esperimmat in, changes, tests or espera.ments or for m

,.i,,,,gg.

changes in techrucal spec 1Acauocs for a deelston of the Comminazon at the end of such forty-Sve (45) day pertod. Ig casanna or an uanswed safdy em.

producuen or uuntauon f acthty wfuch is not of a type desertbed ut 150 21ths or any party oppoons the motion for expe.

tien. At shall nos be cartsed out unes 150.22 or a tesung facthty, the Cornals.

dited esset1 Teases of the initial M*w

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aten may autnortse the proposed change, carry out the proposed use of special require additional informauon such as test or esperiment upCrt Andang that nuclear matertal for a reafonible penod data respecting proposed safeguards there La reasonable assurance that the of time: and asamst hasards from radioscuve mate.

besith and safety of the puouc wul not (3) The estimated quantitles and rials and the appbcant's quallScations be endensered.

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schedules submitted m response to para.

to protect against such hazards. The 2

(g) Any report or request for author.

graph t88 of this section are reasonable; applicauon shall include also a state.

inau.= submitta by a ucensee. and any r dei.rminanon by she Comm anon. = au.

and. appro,ai of the requot is con.

ment of the purposes for which th.

transfer of the ucena ts requated. the n *r**uaa u=8 67

• C*mn=n-sist.nt with the artersty and preference nature of the transaction nee ssitatms f

pursuant te this secuen, will be made a provisions of the act. includmg sections or making desirable the transfer of the part of the public record of the Itcensing 53f 104b. and 182.

license, and an streement to 11mit access proceedans An authortsstion tasued by j

the C-mean e111 &nclude appropriate adi The Commission may, in accord.

to Restrteted Data pursuant to I 50.27.

chasises in the N apeca8cauena ance with the procedures provided in De CommCon may requae any pu.

Part 2 of this chapter. reduce the quan.

son who submits an appucauon tw i

g""oCAftoN OF se8CIAL NUCtaAa slatSSIAL g"g th18 section to Ble a wittlen consent 4

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I E E license pursuant to the provtslons of g

p i 50 80 Allocation of special suelesP eterial tan in construct 3on permuta ant to this secuan, upon the ground that fr nt the existing ucusee w a cwuSed and licenaea tsaued to appucar.ta pro

• the quanuties allocated escoed those copy of an order or judgment of a court

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posing to operate production or ut111sa*

reasonably required, or estimated to be of c moetent jurisdiction attesting to the required, for use by the facility involved uen fac111tles the Commisaton may in*

The espiration. revocation or other ter.

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• corporate provtatona destsnatms the amadon of a construccon permit or 11.

quantitles of spec 141 nuclear niaterial cense Shan termmate all auocations available for use by each such fact!!Ly.

Such provistorts wtU normaHy be in the incorporated in such permit or 11cerLae*

terested persons, including the' existing form of a statement that the Commas.

Nom Guanuun of special audeae ma.

hcenm. and observance of such pro.

sion has a!!ocated to the applicart. for

[g*,'i,' N N 3 % "d U *, 7,7 ",8 cedures as may be required by the Act y

use in connection with the operation of licensee unus nessee, at the time tae asto.

or regulations or orders of the Comunta.

the particular factuty involved. a dests.

esuon is made, nowever. the Commuasion ston, the Comminion wt:1 approve an nated quantity ser quanutiest of s?ecial eins maae appropriate entries in tra spectan application for the transfer of s !! cense, I

nuclear material. The statement willin, aucisar materias inwntory and accounstns if the Commission determines:

ciude an estimated scaedule for a res.

'"8'es to reases sucas anocauen.

i (1) That the propcsed transferee la sonable perted of time of special nuclear I

material transfers to the app!! cant and 3NatacTtow, asconos, aseosts quellfled to be the holder of the Deense:

and

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of special nuclear material returns to the I5030 fasantions. Each licensee (2) That transfer of the !! cense is Commission.

and each holder of a construcuon permit otherwise consistent with apphcable abi Tlie request for incorporation of shan permit inspection, by duly author.

provtstons of law. regulations, and orders J

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such provtstons may be made simultane.

1 sed representatives of the Cornmeon, issuM by the Commiamn pursuant ously with the submisston of an amplica.

of his records premises, acurttles, ang

thereto, tion for construction permit or factuty of Ucensed matenals in posseaston or use.

$ 50J1 Creuse regulassena.

License or 4t any time thereafter. Such related to the ucense or construction per" (a) Pursuant to section 184 of the Act 2 as may n8Cmary C us 1

e fou win info a the Cominissten consents. without in5 l

(19 The applicant's financiai quanft.

purposes of the act. tncluding secuon 10$

div! dual appucation. to the crenuon of

.e aCt.

a aH.

te. or othu Uen upon

] cations to Sasume s'esponsibility for pay.

I ment of Comm14sson enarges for the ma.

I 5031 Afernfenance of records, mek.

• "[ch N

t ty

, terials, and to undertake t.nd carry out iny of reports. Each licensee and each W

ot 1

u. the proposed use of special nuclear ma*

holder of a c'.natrucuon permit shan any leasehold or other interest in such

tertal for a ressortable pertod of time

property: Proeided:

f 21 The estimated date on which the m&&ntata such records and raske such (1) That the rtthts of any creditor apolicant destree to receive the erst ship.

reports in connection with, t,he licensed,so secured may be exe,rcise,d,only in c,,om,

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3,,,n.

ilance wit 3.nd,,,,,,

3, ment of special nuclear matenal and an esumated schedule, by years, for subse.

dations of the Ucense or permat or by recuarements and restnctions,as would the rules, regulatic% and orders of the apply to the licensee pursuant to the pro.

'"*"* Tsc'fe'duie. by years. showine the Comm-on in errectuauns the p==es 27f 1937 Pamin*ded?a;,*,,',rg

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estimated production. Consumption and of the act. Including secuan 104 of the i

operaung losses of specla! nuclear me.

act.

uons issue by the Coaumaston mm to said Act: and tertal; and

""n"ApertES or NstsTosa' T

(2) That no creditor so secured may 443 An estimated schedule. by years.

for the transfer of special nuclear mate. _Racarrs-Scansness or tacaneus take possession of the facihty pursuant to the provtssons of this secuon prior rtal to the Comassaston or to other 5 30.00 Trameter of 13eaname.

1,

!! censes.

to either the tssuance of a heense front Support! fig data for the estimates re.

(a) No Heense tw a producten or the Commticon authortzint such posses.

quared by subparagraphs 42). f3), and utillantion faciuty. er any right there.

smn or e.e transM of the ucmse, unde, shan be mferred. asassnW. or (bl Any credator so secured may apply s

e4) of this paragraph shall be included.

In any macner disposed of. either volun.

for transfer of the Lcense covennt suca l

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1. cs A request for the incorporauen in tarily or involuntarily, directly or uldi.

facility by $!!n an applicauon for i

a construction permit or heense of pro.

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e cense pursuant to visions desseristing the amount of spec:a! g rectly, throusa transfer of control of e the Ilcense to any person, unless the 8O ba.

. e ommission win act material available for use by the facthty lwrtung, Co== man shall give its consent in n such appucatAon pursuant to i 50 80 a

will be approved by the Commission af:

n.

d) Nothin ontained sti The quantattes of special ::uclear g (b) An app!! cat!ca for transfer of a matertal are avtalable for distrtbution Ucense shall include as much of the in.

t!on shall be d med t under section 53 of the set: and formation desenbed in 150.33 with re, sent by the Commission e e eatson a 2t The applicant af, pears to be finan.

spect to the ideouty sn.1 technical and of any mettrace. pledee. or other hen ctally cual16ed to assume responsittuty

""*"'lal quahacations of the proposed

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'*r matenal, or for the payment of Commission chartes transferee as would be required by that th ta for the matertal and to undertase and secuan af the applicauon were for an prionty of. sny tax hen or other !!en inat:a1 License. The C== man may provided by law

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td) As used In this section:

the application involves the matertal al.

(3) Order the operauon of any !!.

iD " License

• treludes any license of terauon of a heensed facility, a construce censed fac1hty.

M enW In2 any Want M construction permit snich may be 1s*

tion permit will be 1& sued prior to the fact ty in wder W mapture special nu.

sued by the Commission with regard to issuance of the amendment to the !! cense.

the f ac111ty:

clear mate *ial or to operate the fac1hty.

(2) " Creditor

• Includes, without 1m.

agvocAftoN. sTsPENsloN. MootrtCAftoN.

(b) Just Compensation snail be paid phed limitation, the trustee under any AastNsastNT or LICsNsts AND coNstsUC.

for any damages Caused by recapture of mortgage, pledge or Den on a facility T1oM Pranarfs sassacgNcv ortaAftoNs af.

spectal nuclear matenal or by operauon made to secure any crTditor, any trustee Tus coaaastssioN of any facility. pursuant to this seCtion.

or receiver of the facility appointedby a court of competent jurt.sdiction in any I 50.100 Revocation, suspension. mode aNroRCIalaNT action brought for the benefit of any Otcation c/ lictuses and constructiott 1 50.110 Violdfions. An injunction or creditor secured by such Enortgage, perv' tits for cause. A license or construc*

outer court order may be obtained pro.

pledge or 11en, any purchaser of suegg tion permit may be revoked suspended.

hiotting any violation of any provision facility at the sale thereof upon fore.

or modifica. In whole or in part, for any of the act or any regulation or order closure of such mortsste, pledge, of Uen matertal false statement in the appuca*

1ssued thereunder. Any person who wil.

or uport exercise of any power of sale tion for UCense or la the supplemental or fully violates any provtslott of the act or Contained therein. or any a.ssignee of other statement of fact required of the any regulation or order L& sued thereune any such purchaser, appucant; or because of conditions re*

der may be su11ty of a crime and, upon vested by me application fu ucense or conetcuon. may be punished by fine or g 50.82 Applications fee servoinattom at 111tement of fact or arly report. rtCord.

Imprisonment or both, as provided by gg inspeCuon. or other means, wh1Ch would law fa) Any Ucensee may apply to the warrant the Commission to refuse to J

Commission for authonty to sur*

grant a heense on an original applica.

render a license voluntarily and to dis

• tion sother than those relating to

• • • "s*'spectricaviome see NccLaas Rsacrona s a ome a connuns or Turn.

Manus the facility and dispote of its il 50.51. 5&42 Ia1. and 50.43 ab) D : or for "ica 4 component parts. The applicauon sha3 failure to CorLstruct or operate a faCluty

1. This Appeasts is a gutae te m4&sers

tnchde a statement of the reasons vny In accordance w1'.h the terms of the con.

=aua an traical or imose ime commie. ion surrender of the ucanse and ^="W struc.1on permit or license. provided thag would gennsuy esput to me cowree my teen.

a en and disposal of the component parts of Italute to mate timely compleurn of the suas emac uons na omsms unman W 7, the facility are proposed. The Com*

proposed constmcuon or alterauon of a "m"e ** 'N

• ". oYo su'me"no"s se u

Edanion Eay rquire addluccal infoima*

f acility under f. construction permit sha11 ensamos so a44 reestare. and enould me used uot tnciudirs informauon as to Dfb be governed ty the provisions of 9 50.55 la ore,ersues er teenatens apuiseauene ser posed procedures for the

• =a==t of (b): or for stolauon of. or failure to a pas sular racinir easy to sne esteet tae radioacute 2naterial. decontam mation of observe. any of the terms arid prov111ons

"**n ustee an eepunnie. conurnir, the site, and other procedures. to provide of the act, regulacons 11 cense, permit.

retaonme assurance that the dia-or order of the Cog misunn.

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the cornponent parts will be performed i 50.101 Retattes possessin's of spe.

in accordance with the regulauons in this ctal misclear material Upun revocatiott A Use. 3. Paw lossuon M' h aw chapter and wtli not be inunical to the of a 11cen89, the Commamon may LSame*

gloat.

common defense and secunty or to the distely retate possession of al; special

s. ulassum al. tames to tuundary of sne health and safety of the puhuc.

nuclear material held teY the utenseg esclume area.

(b) If the appucauori demonstrates 1 50 102 Commusson operation after

3. Prtnetpaa setteatt.e earried on witata that the dismant!!ng of the facility and revocation. Whenever the Commitunn the nstusion ann.

a. commn=eas.

1. Dnien preun and disposal of the component parts will be finds that the puhnc converuence and performed in accordance with the regu*

necessity or t'.e producuon program of e7[eg'"*ta ac1 Eta) ata men lauons in this chapter and will not be the Commauon. requ:res continued op.

penetrauomes.

Mt**3 to the Common defense and se.

erauon of a production or util1Zation

s. Oureas almens6eas saatertaas of coa.

cunty or to the hes!Lb and safety of the facility. the liernse for which has been - atructica and espresamate free eesiume of pubile, and after notice to interested revoked. the Cocamassion may. Ef ter con. *O conwment harme.

persons. the Commuunn may lasue an sultation wtth the approprtate federal

s. Pnnetone typn d costalammes meet order authortsing such dismantling and

1. penettsuona. ame tar esca type, sne approst.

Y disposal. and providing for the termma.

• I mate nummer and metacas of closun and lion of the 11 Cense upon completion of d CuoA ordM that possession be tasm a esa&ing timesueing peptag, duet wora and of such facility knd that it be opeTated access coestages.

such procedures W acCordance with W conditions spec 1 fled in the order.

fu a putod of tune Es. In the Ndgmmt

( eneet masamm enma pneun under of the Commission. the p%He conven.

aunsmum temperature comesuona and lence and necosity or the production metaoaa W protuuon againes tae coad, asstIspastNT or LICEN33 os coNSTRUCTIoM

s. Freeuency, pressure. ame metaade of rtsast? af RIQUast Or NoL313 progTam of the Commission may require.

tesume of tae conta4 ament wenst and pene.

or until a !! Cense for operation of the trauenew I 50.90 Appucation for amendment of facility shall become effecuve. Just C. P"***

• • • 4**s syssene.

3. o.awna Ucense or construction perrt:L When*

compensation shall be paid for the use of system speseauona. and maler pmnary are-

'*"***********#"***U ever a holder of a license or construccon the faciut g'*Qm"*mer"of isota'uen and chers ealees 8 "" *'

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permit destres to amend the license or permit. appucauon for an amendment i 50.103 Suspension and operetton in shall be f!!ed with the Corrmnuon. fully Isar or mational emergency. Ias When" (ep reummer of stum generatore per loop, descr1Dans the changes desired, and foi, ever Congress declares that a state of war ie Mesnos as coomas circuseuen and ans 3 lowust as far as applicaole the form or nauonal emergency eatsts the Com.

nm n e prescribed for original applications.

mission. If it hnds at necessary to the (f) nemator coomas par..ng maternal and e.

common defense and securtty, may, eiae 9 50.91 Issaance of amendment In g

(1) Suspend any license it has issued.

(c) valuene et primary cooisas.

determaning whether an amendment to a (2) Order the recapture of special nu,

s. Pnacipaa reactor nessa enga rntures 11 cense or construcuan permit will be 1s*

clear material distributed.

'*******C sued to the applicant, the Ccmmission ins maowntun sad prmur, nung tee.

sien and coerouses.

will be guided by the considefauons its untertasa or construeuen (base metaa which govern the issuance of trutlal !!.

end eladeings.

cerues or construct!)n permits. to the ses oversia atmeestone.

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a. -en-e--a

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(e, B,ter deserspuom of sou,ce instudiaq set y ej a me,n pe

8. Frtnespel deessa featu,es of majo, coe.6 maaismu,a tsucas et,eatta and trge.

mgg g ponenta, use,susing.-

th,1pl.Num.e.e, o,f paases ae4 Row el,segaa

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(as Pruna y heat eschanger type sad oug t so e.

3, pg,,,,,,

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q ) type et pump and pump d,tve.

thermal ena,a deeleva co,e temperstures and g e,n,t,ea tif not coeunu,ouse,

3. Prisetpa m

seemaue,ty. Ioenaisauos and samp6 sag actertauca, tactudtag:

les isotauca ruve type said modes of

e. Minimu nursee and sensiuesey of e,evattom, 1.a6 Mastmum taermal powe,.

monito.rs fa,m,setauen levet t ) Masamust local core been dus (

este stoa la p,G. Wa.ecrtals saa genera 4 conogu,e design.

mus= with respect to a&A va, tames a masA*

(e) Ch k esAve type and pressur aseenes ie a,ess.

remed

e. Minimum num and senseuvity of mosatore et nguid,ae, suon of posee),

tma,7 s, siam esteldtag.

netoseuve eMIuente in.

(c) Wiaimuse.urnout esteef feeto, (c.

cauetes primary ecosant lesa detesioen.

Pvt Frtanery piens auraitory D

etpet eenign featu,te Sr ajo,tems, sys i.

Insat Sust (el Maassum fuelseg cor,eLaue,n snethod used.

4.

Cytuca44tf mioottore la fuet escrsgo compo.

eu face sad esas,mg ar-s.

. eats taelueisig ja) nouei o. ave typee tempe,atu,ee at desagnatee potats.

L tra waung,ste ensposed sessents. Desega and op.

,eu.st, eetunge.,aHSe,s to, maalmu,in casaetty. type and p,odae.ena,ge.

asuvaty convon systesi deeige and opersung Q. Contros sad seiere s ys tema s.

i. Re.

estum iacensing:

puaat.

p,euu,e ete

,m'e'a'A of gasee 'e"o"'her Me',9"e*le f"r'o"m" pet.'

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o oo, e ement a (e, Core mater 1ajectles ud containe minimum spefaling eles,3nces. Ese es fo4*

,. m,u,num,este,o,,u, e,,,c,ues.

e,,,.

m.ent spra,y systene puam,n. nuannee, capnettF.

Iowere, suit ese and processang rethods one inaalmu,a e

mono., am.sts o,n anomanae o.perataag temper

• e,-uun m - ees.

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e e ne. i.

,le dem,t.

ma.t M.saamte,riro, o..,..ma a.d a,o,tt of aute le reestivity w tio.n of prtnessaa rentin,ve of eyeiema provie.

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water te,et.

(3 Masamu gay p,,tstone for venulauce erstaan L Secoundary coodens tystens.

8. Gemarea

an t,1 eg,eg,,.

os eiementa.

tal Massenum eseems remettetty steve eoid ne.#ei Promasuna syste,m etesta spectAcationa. lasluetag:

for rettef of possues or 44, Cholaat.

la ele'in ertile88.

stlee pre,eures oftasa sne enciosee ween Masamuan pressure. opersalag eag (1) Automatie sposee of resettett? Ineee*

upua venuieung system esoeu,e.

damags, tion If) 14rauen of eentdause sFates inleta sein,and sautdown ene maanmum totaa aevam.

te nemaamium tesipsestu, operatang mag ane out!Ms une sne urett eiement anseruon tama.

igi locanon. L,p and procevu,ee for

damags, tal Type. mantmun maan:.enance of fWie,e, elunna of,y po. and p,t rescurity worta. see*

ggy d nelmag ggy yggggg,3 gag use incipal estign lettu,e8 ing or etner ear cleas.

Ing efete,ms.

of 4ualsla sson eystems.

g, gni,gency emelsaf see defer hee t g"',i 3B8 8

8 u es Pswesu,Mammum eine,eati

.m,e,mu,. and e,e ",,",aam,;-d ;*"n,,';,0,',Tuea;"ad

, 3,,=ll;m. a-r a eme ~r aat i

a e between primarf and emmendary ofmma*

ing one atace core m,nipusauona.

t 7,pe,'msnunent ca Minimuna,esetos power for auto' coolant supost. flow (g) Costaat chemistry IlmitaL maue cent,ot.

,ste. and power requsrement of emergency

2. Prtaespa4 operaung Itautat&one estah econne systems llaase f,osa -

M of sucAaer eefety",

2. Nuttear snatrunnentatten system deatga Lactuatag:

and over,sunit ilmsto lachietn0

4. Totaa contant usne maae avealaole by tal Imadtag.

4 as 3 ier aese,totton of tae eveiam tr!clud*

emergency cooung evoteena.

lag,anges types. see senanuvines of in,*

a conesuena walem wouse automatteally (e,B ta,etae enstral (D

cause emergener actiona si,rument chaeasia ans setectore, ane, Steam eumplag or typeastag.

use of,,flascependence ofeumeaseg se conneteense c:,n. and p,s,e,.. Sou,ee aos avanassuty of emergency eegree o opersuo (43 power networn latercoasestanas.

cuatry.

to) nsasuaums rselemetAettf.

th) acalmuan cuanter ase rastee of ep g, pa,e sferege, I. 8,tet deoe,t P. Aeeerer core.

1. Prtampas one essaga ersuve tenet safety see period easety ense"*

paysseas means DF enten fuel eie ouons of nenta e,e seen=es. lasluding; to se tronoportee witnen the,raeant,r. ase das Mamerstar matertel.

sene curter oursu,e ama power operausa-coneittone une.eense.n taet a e eco es.

tel settung sf as sa pewesta.

2.Amounta. e,vangeveens isoneisst of (ap stasetter estersaa ar.d sawa.-

tel Automaus cout,os system anpu,ta-special suelea, mater'as to ne escree.

,,,c) P,uet,,,Bhateftal eart,aan ma tem.Cha,se te,rta,LIca..of,e.safet yomt,c.ent,ol

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gag matte 1

ETS*

3. Bases metboe or metno6a bT Waler

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se Deesees *fuen a,e acuestad es auto-maue buueang elosu,e.

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OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRAM 27 e

PART 50 - LICENSING OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION FACILITIES

3. Means of proviesng personnet protes.

tiens agaamat reelaues Assaras frota speel futt M gggertnieRfsi feesistfee 14el1sdH9 Brief descripuun of prinespal oestga features of espersmentan faciliues.

3. hessamme escoes rescuetty allowed fer esperiments.

3 34asamum ineleidual rescustty Laeretas te be a64ueed for anty esperiment ce espert.

mental fartisty by econsag. etaasang. poiaos remoe st. fua'ee esperiment adelues. et etaet nietaos 4 Fwe testa loop or other esperimental fa.

ellt47 0a: Typee of sensors for procees eartantes, out put seuena. and redundant or coenessesce proot one tai hsmamum conting espeetty to each esperiment. metnoe of sousing. and emer.

gency caoung provtssona (e) Generna geometry. mantmem preneure restatasica. and maatmum less raw of espers.

ment containment narriere.

. ter esciuncant controle. eigna!a. oc etaer esiety niechantama by enica esperimesta er espectreenters (manussly or automau.

endly) may anutecen the reactor.

get Types of eatertments to se conductee ene Ilmite os esperimestaA' pregrama. eaa.

steertag suca ereeta se cortneson, espoossen, and lastrument saadootng.

S. Argos and etaer seuesuoa proevet

)

g umstauoat N. Aesiaststraffte and preced urst se/e.

w

{ pusres. 8. 3rtet.sverage of LAe rouestag:

to) The ee wri

, -eeu,e. io,su.aanuty o.f detaate.s.as a,ttea t,auen inat m et ce nueteaa safety and fwa emergeneaea.

(tp The manner eneremy operating pre.

sedures are reviewed and approved far use.

1 Brief accertpuen of the feuestag sea.

e troca prueedures and testa:

'g tal Adnaamastrouve orgaatsaues and een.

trona to the eStent that 82eee have pelaauas eCaet om safety.

(t) Oeeeral operating petaisaptes haetag a poteaual efeel en maiety. LAeluetag L&ame for tasua4 startup. touuae opersues, meJa.

senames, teruestag. comenes and eserattom of espertmenta. power escassuem free criu.

catsty to fwa design Peeve, sad emergencies:

meatmum stassig rotturements fee eusa opersuona enere oppusaste.

tel Posteritical achedule of satnte.

nance and recahDraung test.s of safetF system esmponenta, morutors. and other eqwoment hastag a potent 4al safeguards funcuon including &tems such as reactor control instruments, control rod systems, esuent release motutors. persortnel pro.

tact 2 oft clonators, portable actectors, bualdans temasse aftd emergency systerett ida Procedures for the restew withlin the 11certsee's organizauon of proposest modif"acauons ta the factlar or an opera.

tans procedures, and of the design and conduct of experunenta.

=

fiors: The reporttag sne recordaeoptog re.

quaretnenta containee hereta nave noen ap.

proved of the sureau of tae Budges in ac.

coreamee otta ne Peeersa aeports Act of 1942.

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APPENDIX C UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 9 RULES and R E GU L ATIO NS 9 TITLE 10 - ATOMIC ENERGY' a==<

e K

/-

'7 PART PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR REACTORS EXEMPTED FROM 11 5 LICEssInc aEqu1REMEnTs crwant reortstops (b) 1s not located at a Ca==iaian 111.40 asettuaien fe' -

Insta11auon; and e e7 (c) Is to be operated as part of the 8"s.*1 111.11 t

u pm*"

power.senerauon factuues of an elec.

m,..2, :::,,,eas moc.me. si-m..

tn. Uuuty miem.

n,... tem,eeuu.a.

==gic,Ag g; g r i us.: nea.m a.

n

-ine.ee-eas As used in this part:

1. 8*4

',"*"***'"**"Mu, fa) "Act" means the Atomic Energy cascstritou or Aesostr.artons

...i es, es.o.

_Act of 1954, as amended (68 Stat 919).

g

",- c=:=_- --

...,8

..eu.....,

d1ng any a_n-s m.,e e

e.e-i ~um ~~w

Appueant means the pn= con-ni.s es.u.

e ee tractor for construction or the pnme AWcAatLrty of Mwas namnows contractor for operation, as the case may aPPLICAftoms foe atmeet!Aftons.

..T""""

=== -

• • w -- - r - a1-

~~

.,. m.

of energy released in the course of g

um samcpant nuc ear assion or nuclear transforma.

sinesasties, er.e.m.eu.. tion tis.n ti

-een...

a.,

uon.

n,.n sesees t saf eeseessa H1.90 vietsum (d) " Atom!O Weapon" means any de.

Iss.21 conaes es munume:

vtce uuuzing atomic energy exclusive 3

["*'*,*[*"*"**,,

of the means for transporuns or pro.

pelling the dertce (There suca means 119.24 teamenee of prestatemet p

esaessweteen eveneensessoas coisaat Peortszoes is a separable and dirtsable part of the devices. the principal purpose of which til.21 onessmenos ei toenesset esse s fiesttene -

$ 11s.1 e.

La for use as, or for development of, a til.2a Puolle tassession of e,ettee.

ggy.g.he Mgulauons in this part are 1s.

Weaport. a Weapon prototype. or a Weap.

sued by the Atoaue Energy Commission on test dertce.

trasmaans roa cruaarts ase pursuant to the Aramia. Energy Act of fe) " Authorization

• means an order constsucitse aimmet24rtops 1954 668 Stat. 919) to estabusa puhue issued pursuant to th!s part authortz.

procedures for (*ammimon rettew of ing construc*.lon or operauon of a nu.

us.)e steauevo ree n=esseet" safety conalderauona anvolved in the con.

clear reactor.

(f) "By-product material

• meane any 115.31 Steassees fw essesewesten struction and operacon by C.

radloecuve material (except special susnou seuse contractore of certain Co -

TASuAact. LtWTTAftous. Ape owned nuclear reactors; to provide op.

nuclear matertaD ytelded in or made cceerficas oF aurisast24 frons portunity for participation by interested radioscure by exposure to the radiation persone in suca review of safety consid.

incident tre the procese of produems or 119.40 f eemenee trations: andt to estehush requireggtents utiliting special nuclear matertal, til..I sweettee ed avsneetaeuse.

WhicA Enust be cheerved by persona ag.

(g) "Commi.a on* means the AtoIIuS ca.e"No..e n=eneum thonzad to construct or operate suca re.

Energy a==st= or its duly author.

us.6 n s.63 ceannae er ua.ic nen

2 actori in order to protect health and 1:ed representauven, mm'mi'8 danser to ufe or property.

th) "Nuciear reactor" means an ap.

'as emineu ue two ib) The procedures and %...c.ta paratus, other than an atomie weapon.

n s..a commenen er es=neussten

$ estab1Lahed in tais part are designed to designed or used to sustaan nuclear as.

sneu euea *e et a=samessessoa **

e= paranel those eseamhed in Parts 2. FJ ston in a self-supporting cnaan rescuan.

and 55 c! this chapter for producuon and

'O " Person" iteans (1) any individ.

1 1.65 recastoa a mesuae u'"Itattan f aca11ues subject to the u.

ual. corporauon partnership, ar71, as.

m"* eye *N".none et ene censing requirements contained in Chap.

sociation, trust, estate, pupuc or netvate ns a ter 10 (42 U.S C. 2121) of the Atonuo insutuuon group. Government asee am.se, ca.inee en amie, seree.see, Energy Act of 1984.

Other than the Commiman any State w any pouueal subdirtston of, or any us.*F A,see.es et menen, cass 5 115.2 scope.

poutical entity within a State, any for.

m8 awn =*e This part applies to any prime con.

eign government or nauon or any po.

twsreciton. escoess. straars tractor of the Camminion to the extent 11ucal subdivtston of any such govern.

that suca contractor proposes to con.

ment or nauon. or other enuty; and (2) us.50 taemueae 115.11 meineana

• el em,ee, struct or operate a nuclear reactor any legal successor, representative.

=sina er emets which:

asent, or agency of the foregoing, tal Is not subject to the !!censtrie re.

tj) " Source matertal" means source ApelopeWr N &@WeUAmlO quirements set forth in Chapter 10 of matertal as defined in secuan 113 of

• t asovast or ietata the Act and Part 50 of the requisuons the Act and in the regulacons contamed in this chapter in Part 40 of this chapter.

l 29

t 1

30 AEC UCENSING GMDE PART 115 - PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF CERTAIN NUCEAR REACTCRS, ETC.

7b *Special nuclear matenal" means (1) Site exploration, site excavation.

(a) A desertption of the chemica!.

st) plutotuum, uranium 233. uranium preparauon of the site for construction 3.hysical, meta'lurgical. or nuclear proc.

enriches in the isotope 233 or in the of the reactor and construction of road.

esa to be performed, and a statement of isotope 235. and any other matertal ways, ratiroad spurs and transmission the kind and quantity of any radluactive which the Commission, pursuant to the

ines; edluent expected to result from the proc.

% provisions of secuan 51 of the Act. de.

(2) Procurement or manufacture of ess. The desertption of the process G ternunes to be special nuclear matenal.

component.s of the reactor: and should be suSciently detaaled to permat er but does not include source matertal:

(3) Construction of non. nuclear fa.

evaluation of the radioactive hazards in.

"" or (2) any material artificially enriched clutles (such as turbo. generators and volved. The magnatude of the proposed 2 by any of the foresomt, but does not turbme butidings) and temporary build.

operation should be mdicated m terms laelude source matertal.

Angs (such as construction equipment of the amount and radioactivtty of

11) " United States

• when used in a storage sheds) for use ta connection with source, special nuclear, or byproduct geographical sense. includes all Terrt.

theconstructionof thereactor, matenal to be handled per unit of ume.

tones and pcasessions of the United and thermal mu to M gmrated M States the Canal Zone. and Puerto Rico, Arrtzcartons roe Atmtostaarrows. Fbew.

any.

1(m)," Controls

• when used with re.

ibn A desertption of the nuclear rese.

spect to nuclear reactors means appa.

$ 11120 Applications for austiocisations.

tot. The desertpuon should be based on ratus and mecharusms the marupulauon (a) Place of /thng. Each application the design enteria for the reactor as a of which directly afects the rescuttty for an authonzauon. tacludms whenever whole and for those maior component 3 or power level of the reactor. " Controls

• appropnate a constructon authonza, parts which are essential to the safe op.

= when used with respect to any other tion, or amendment thereof. should be eration of the re2ctor, and should be as.faciuty means apparatus and mecha*

n ed with the Atomic Energy Commis.

presented in suf".!clent detail to allow an u nisms the manipulation of which could ston. Attenuon: Dietsson of Licensmg evalumuon of the adequacy of the vanous 2 afect the chemscal, physical, or metal

• and Regulation. F1hngs made by matt means proposed to mmimue the prob.

turgical, or nuclear process of the fa*

should be addressed to the Commuston abiuty of danger frem radioacttvtty to c111ty in such a manner as to affect the at Washmston 25. D C.

Ftunts may persons both on and off.sne. The de.

protection of health and safety asalmst be made m person at the Commusion's scription should also cover any act2rities.

ydlation-of".ces at 1717 H Street NW Washing.

other than those subject to Itcense or

.3 115.4 laterpretation*

t.on. D.C or its occes at Germantown, otherwtse authonzed proposed to be car.

.fd rted on in the building which will house

. th a rim as wr u n

ter Erreution of applications. Each reactor and on the balance of the pretation of the mesmns of the res.

appucauon for an authonzation includ.

(c) A desertation of the site on which ulauons m this part by any oScer or ing whenern appropnate a construction the reactor faciuty is to be located. This emplofee of the Commission other than authorizauorr or amendment thereof*

a wntten interpretation by the Gen, should be executed in three signed ong.

should include a map of the area show.

eral Counset will be recognized to be Inals by the appucant or duly authortzed ing the locauon of the site and indicat.

bmdans upon the Commiss4on.

od!cer thereof under oath or a=rmauon.

ing the use to whain the surrounding (c) Number of copies of applacations.

land is put. i.e Industrial, commercial.

agricultural, residential: location of Illl3 - peri e Nmpise**

Each f!uns of any appucation under thas sources of potable or industrial water The Commission may, upon applica.

secuan should include. in addition to the supply, watershed areas and public utill.

tJon by any interested person, grant such three $1gned ortsinais.19 copies of the-ties; and a scale plot plan of the site esemptions from the requirements of the applicauom. eacept that with respect to showing the proposed location of the regulauons m this part as it determmes that poruon of the appucauon contain.

reactor.

will rot endanger ufe or property or the ing the information required by 1 115.23 (d) A descrfotion of proposed proce.

common defense and secunty and are 8 Hazards Summary Report) the flung dures for: routine and non-rouune op.

otherwise m the pubtac interest.

should include 40 copies.

erauons, start-up and shut.down, main.

DEScaIry!olf or Avinoazzarrows j llMg gnasien og nyetation.

tenance, storage. tratmns of emp;oyees.

mintmmng operatonal mishaps (such

$ 1117 Conssruetaan anal operating so.

In his appucauon. the applicant may as loczed controls, chect.ltsts. and close shocisanane.

Incorporate by reference informauon supervision). Invesugaung unusual or contaanad in previous appucauons. state

• unexpected incidents: and a desertptiort A construction authorization for the ments or reports f!!ed with the Commas.

of such other detatis as may be useful g construccon of a nuclear reactor will be saan* Promded.That such references are in evaluating the existence and c:fective.

• 1ssued pnor to the tasuance of an oper*

clear and specific.

ness of safeguards atamst the rut.oactive other e ptan e.

e co uon 3 115.22 Consents of applications gen-baurds in the operation of the reactor.

A authorization will be converted upon er*3 3"I'""***a=

(e) A deseriotton of plans or proposals in the event that actJ or ace 1 dents occur due completion of the reactor and Each application shall state:

which would create rad! oats.ie hazards.

Commission acuon into an opersung (a) Name of appucant:

The desertst'an should relate the vanous authortzstion as provided in 1 115.44-(b) Address of appucant; opersuonal procedures, the protectave If the appitcation involves the matenal (c) Description of bustness or occu*

devices, and the pertinet.t feathces of the siterauon of a resctor for which an opa pation of appucant:

site. to such happerungs as operanonal erauns authonzauon has been issued. a id The use to which the nuclear re*

mistakes, equipment or instrument fad.

construction authoruauon win be t. sued actor will be put and the pertod of time ute or malfuncuon. Sre, electne power prtor to the issuance of an amencr".ent for which the authonzauon is sought; fadur*. food, earthquase, storm, stnke.

of an operattog authonzauon sa pro

• tes The tecnrucal qualtScauons of the and not.

vided in i 115.61.

applacant to engage m the proposed (f) Meteoro1orical, hydrological. geo.

5113.s Aoih.cismeien requiewd.

acurtues:

totical and seismototteal data necessary a f) If the appucation contams Re*

for evaluating the measures proposed for (as No person shan bestn the con

• strteted Data or other defense mforma*

protecting the public assmst possible strucuon of a nuclear reactor en a sata uon. !t shan be prepared in such manner radioscuve hazards.

on wluch the reactor is to be (perated that ad Restncted Data and other de*

(g) An evaluauon of the proposed tmtal a construcuoa authoruau has fense informauon are separated from massures and devtees to prevent acts or been assued.

the *=*"=d informauon.

acesdents unich would create radioactive m As 1. sed in,

af I III 33 C*nsensa of applications: tech.

hazards or to protect agamst the conse.

c s

deem to ude pounns the founda.

888*3 I"I*'umataan hamaeda susanney aces should such acts or accidents A j' "uv u

of't e p t a ty E

p11 cation shan state the fol.

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stte; but does notinclude:

lowing te*W informauon*

the final disposal of 11gu14 wasta edluent.

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! (1) A desertation of means provided to

$ 113.23 Designation of technical speci.

(b) De applicant is technically quali.

• aample atmosphere discharges through fications.

Med to engage in the proposed aCuVlties E stacits where such stacits may emat by.

(al Each applicant for an operating g produe material or special nuclear authertzstion shall and each appitcant ef".1 e issuance of an authonzation smatert

"*g for a construction authorization may*

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designate those provtstons of his hazards to the applicant stil not in the optruon of the Commission, be trumical to the summary report which he proposes be health and safety of the public.

(a) When an applicant has not sup.

incorporated as technical spec 1Acations piled iniually all of the technical In.

in the authortzation.

$ 113.31 Siendarda fec construction au.

formauon required to complete the sp.

8b> Each operatirig authortzation will t h*'i 888 "-

pl1Catton art 4 support the 1ssuarice of a include technical spec 1Meauons. 'Ule An appl 1 Cant for an operaunt author.

Construction authortzation wrtich ap.

teChruCal specif!CattorLs incorportted in izauon of an amendment of an operatirig proves all proposed design features, the an authortzation will be designed to in.

authorization who proposes to construct Commission may issue a provtstonal con.

clude those signtScant design features.

or matenally alter a nuclear reactor will struction authortzacon if the Commis.

operating procedures and operating luna.

be inattally granted a construccon au.

ston finds that (1) the applicant has de.

tations which are considered important thortzation if the application is in con.

scribed the proposed design of the factl*

in providing reasonable assurance that formity with and acceptable tander the Lty, including. but not umited to, the the facanty will be constructed and op.

provtstons of Il 113 20 to 115.30.

principal architectural and engineertng ersted without undue hazard to pubhc Issuancs Ltutf artons' rloMs Ano CoNDITtoNs criterta for the design, and has idenu.

health and safety. Appendut A is pro.

fed the major features or components vided as a guide to the type of matters or AUTuonrZA on which further techn1 Cal information which the Commission would generally g 113.40 1.euance.

is required; (2) the omitted techn1 Cal O expect to be Covered by the technical IIpon determmauon that an apphCae informauon will be supphed: 833 the ;f spectScations. The Commisston may tn*

tion for an operaung authonzauon appucant has proposed. and there will a clude technical spectncations on such be conducted. a research and develop.

• additional matters as the Commisston meets the standards and reautrements ment program reasonably desagned to

• finds approprtate to provide reasonable of the Act and appucabie regulations in this chapter, the Commission will issue resolve the safety quesuons if any, with assurance that the fact 11ty wt11 be con

• an 3perating authon2st&on, or af age respect to those features or components structed and operated without undue propriate a construction authortzation, which requite research and develop.

nazard to public health a.td safety; and in such form and containing such ment; and that (4) on the basis of the may omat items hated in Appendut A if

1. ccditttns and hmitations including foreeoang, there is reasonable assurance such omission is conststent with the pro

• technical speciccations. as it deems ap.

that til such safety quesuons will be tection o( the health and safety of the satisfactonly resoaved at or before the public.

propnate and necessary.

latest data stated in the applicauon for ic) This secuon shall not be deemed l 113.41 Du.uhon of autherwahon. re.

completion of construction of the pro.

to modify the technical spectacations in.

"'* *Ia posed facf.ity and tut taking into con.

cluded in any authorization issued prior Each authortzation mitt be issued for

( -

alderation the site criterta contained in to the effective date of this section. An a fixed period cf time to be specteed m Part 100 of this chapter, the proposed authortzation issued pnor to the efec*

the authortzaton but m no case to ex.

faculty can be constructed and operated ttve date of this section in uhtch techa ceed the term specined tn the apphenble

. at tP.e proposed location without undde nical spectacat.ons have not been contract with the Commis34cn. Where 2 risk to the health and safety of the designated, shall be deemed to include construction of a reactor is anvoaved. the

": pub 11c, the enttre hazards summary report as Commission may specify m the con.

a (b) A provtstonal construction author.

techrucal spectScauons. At the iniua*

struction authonzation the pertod for

, tration wu! authonze the applicant to tive of the Commission or the holder of masch tne operating authontation will a proceed with construction but will not the authortzation. any sut honzatton may be issued 11 approved pursuant to cmsutute Commission approval of the be amended to include technical spect.

4 113.44.

Authonzauons may be re.

safety of any design feature or spectMca.

Acations of the scope and content which newed by the Commission upon the uon unless the appucant spectftcally re.

would be required n! a new authcnzation expirauon of the period.

Questa such approval and such approval were being issued.

g ts incorporated m the authorizauon. 4 lI33 Puletic in.persione v( applies.

I 113.82 Condiseene of ausherissiione.

The appucant, at his option.may requert tien,.

suct! spprovals in the provtstonal con.

Whether stated therein or not, the fol.

struccon authortzauon or, from time to Appucatsons and documenta submatted toa n; shall be deemed conditions in time, by amendment of his construction to the C0mt'ussion m connecuon with every authonzation issued:

authorttation. The Commission may. m apphcations may be made available for eas T! tie to all special nuclear ma.

its discretion. Incorporate in any pro.

p ohc inspecuon m accordance with tenal uuuzed or produced pursuant to visional construction authonzauon pro.

s ch prortssons of the regulations con.

the authortzation shal'a at all tunes be visions requanns the appucant to furnish tained in Part 2 of this chapter as would m the United States.

penodic reports of the progress and re.

apply if such appilcations were for u.

s os No riant to special nuclear ma.

suits of researca and development pro.

censes under Part 50 of this chapter.

tenal sha!! be cortierred by the autnonzauon except as may be defined grams desagnated to resolve safety STAN04s0 rom OnsaTrxe ano CON

• by the authoruauon.

quesuons.

sTsccTror AttrnontzsT103s

,c8 Neither the authonzauon. nor any aes Any construction authorization A Standarde fee aushocesassons.

right thereunder. not any nths to utailze wtll be subject to the limitauon that an * { 113.30 In determining that an authonzauon or pace utal nucMar maunal sM operating authonzation for the fac111ty $ w13 be issued to an applicant. the Com.

fn a y m2 wtll not be' tssued by the Commission 2 mission will be suaded by the following et. es e elu t r1 orin unts! t!) the applicans has submitted to considerakons:

vo;untanly. direct!y or indirectly, the Commission, by amendment to the (a) ine processes to be performed, the through transfer of control of the au.

thortzstaon to any person. unless the apphcation, the complete final hazards operating procedures, the nuclear re.

summary report. poruons of which may actor and equipment, the use of the re*

Canon 210. afin secura full be submitted and evaluated from time actor, and other tecnnical specifications.

anformauon. give its consent in 'vnting.

to time, and (2) the Commisston has or the proposals in regard to any of tne

<di The authorization shall be subject found that tFlo final design provides foregotrut col!ectively provtde reasonable ta revocanon, suspension. modification, reasonable assurance that the health assurance that W appiacant wt3 comply cr amendment for cause at provided m the Act 2nd appucable regulat: ens.

",I[

Djin and safety of the puolic will not be en.

se) The holder of the authonzauon g

tf e at at 3.

dansered by operasson of the factlity in

• *EI O

and that the health and safety of the accordance with the requirements of the

• "'*I pud 11c will not be endangered

• Inassao"n operat;ng authortzation and the regula.

submat untten statements.

tions 1stathis chapter.

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s signed under oath or a5rinatloa. to en.

' Sie any additional information needed pr (e) In a case where a hearing has able the C--

to determaine ta brtna the ortstnal appucauon for been held in connecuan with a proceed.

whether or not the authertzation should authortsauon up to date.

I be modised, suspended or mobed.

Ing under this section the presiding of.

(f) The authorisation shan be subject

$ 115.44 Convovoice of eenesseetion ee.

Scer may. upon written mocon and upon eheriemaien se eenendment of s good cause shown provide that any 5 ere*after in efec't a'nd to en applicable as..ee is one e.i g ee.ne eeeeheri.

init2=2 deci= ion tes=ed pursuaat to tans

• *=2*'*a

** ^*t a** ar h

.ea.

g rules, regulauons, and orders of the Upon eempleuen of the construction secuon shall become efocure ten t10)

Comualasson. The terms and cond1Uons or alterauon of a nuclear reactor. In days aftw usuna submt to (1) me g f the authertsation shall be subject to compuance with the terms and cond1 revtew thereof and further decialon by o

assendment, revisten, or niod1Acation, by tsons of the construction authorisation W Commisuu um a muu fu re reason of amendments of the Act or by and subject to any necessary tesung of view fued by any party within twenty reason of appucable rules, regulauons.

the reactor for health or safety purposes *

(20) days af tw usuena of such intual i

and orders Lasued in accordance vium the the Co==taatan wul. In the absence of decision pursuant to the Commission's I

i,Lerms of the AcL good cause shown to the contrary. Issue rules of precuce. and (2) such order as 1

3m R,,e C,a==iaalast,,may enter u,po,n,s,uch (t) Unless esempted by the terms of an operaung authertsauon.

I ss.s of this chapter. one an operator gg, g,,,,,g

,,, y,,, gg,

or senior operato-11ansed pursuant to g lis.4s Pmi, semel e,e,meias eesheri-

• uan within forty-ave tes) days af ter Part SS of this chapter tsay manipulate I the lasuanos of mach inattat deciaton. In annien.

eentals of the facu E (a) As an intermediate procedure a the absence of a Camm'amian order pur.

th) Apparatus and 6 02w prtor to issuance of an operatirts author, suant to the foregoing, and in the ab-i than entmas the correuen W which lastion pursuant to i 115.44. the Com.

aance of a peudon for review of the t

may afeet the nacum w NewIml mission may issue a provtstonal operat.

initial decision the truttal dectsion shall of the fact 11ty shall be unanipulated only Ing authortzauon in a proceeding where become the Anal dec1ston of the Commis.

M ut t e know and conu ns of an Andirigs required for the tasuance of a alon at the end of such forty-ave (453 Saal operating authortsatton cannot be day period. If any pany opposes the

1. 8I* "o "Part 54 of t's'ts e"*tapter present 8'"

suant t made because (1) cortstruction of the fa.

Motion for eIpeellted ehetlwness of me etlity has not been compk% or (2) initial decision, the presiding 015cer may 80

• *"n g"er** tw or W gwater D.

A s

there are involved features, characterts.

stay its afecuveness pending Sling with.

(1) cased psuant to Pan SS of Utts chap.

tics, or cospponents of the proposed fa.

In Sve (5) days after its tasuance of a 3 tw shan be prueent at the entmis at ct!!ty as to which it appears destrable to peutson for mim of the pmtston for 1

g all umas durtrig the operauen of the obtain actual or further operaung ex.

expedited efecuveness. and thereafter a facthly.

pertence before issuance of an opersting until dectsion by the Ca==='a t on the hoW M an authonsauon authortsstion for the full term requested

)D'UI30a 'N N'8

ed reseses of II*e u

*a"Jll"ga",g",'l'u"ne"uc*en % ".

in the appatentson.

lis.se Heerinse i= > 2a aar e=====>

s,o, di (63 of this secum. & pm'et ta===

• • • rcaa"~ "

• '5'*-

tartt.as of licensed operators. These istonal Wat.

Sud individuals shall be hcensed as semor ing authortsauen wtH be tasued by the ta) Each appilctGlon for an author.

t operators pursuant to Part SS of this Com==aa upon Snding that.

tzauon to construct or operate a nuclear chapter.

(1) Construeuen of the facility has reactor sublect to LW.s part ahan be re.

tk) A seruor operater licensed pursu.

proceeded. and there ta rensonable assur.

ferred to the Advtsory Committee on ant to Part SS of this chapter shan be ance that the facility wul be completed.

Reactor Safeguards for a review and re.

present at the factilty or rescaly avaalable La conformity with the cocatrucuon au.

port. Each apphcatsort for an amend.

on call at a!! umes during its operanon thortsauen and the appucauon as ment to suctt a construction authornta.

and shan be present at the facility during am* Mad. the provtssons of the Act, and Lion or operattng autnonzation :31311 be intual start-up and approach to power.

the rules and regulauons of the Cmm.

referred to the Advisory Committee on recovery from an unplanned or un.

Jaca;and Reactor Safetuards for a review and re.

schedulett shut down or sign 1Acant re.

(3) There is masonable -

-e (1) port, unicss the Comanassion tuids that ducuen la power. and.9efueling or as that the acuvttles authortzed by the pro.

no sum 6Acant haasnia considerauon is otherwise preesttheEl in the facluty su.

visional operstang authertsauon can be presented. Any report shall be mado gthertsatlosh conducted without endarleertrig the part of the reCont of the apphCation and p e (1)* The holder of the authertsauen health and safety of the puhuc, and (u) avalable to the pubhe, except to Jte shan not, except as authertsed pursu.

that such acuvitles wtu be conducted in extent that secunty c!.matficauon pre.

ant to a constnactiers authertzauon make

""P"ma** with the regulauens in thaa vents disclosure.

any alterauen in the reactor consututing chapter: and tbe The CommisMon ws!I hold a hear.

a change from the technical spect$ca.

m3 e The apphcant is technically riuah.

• ing after 30 days' nouce and pubitcation tiens previously incorporated in an op.

fled to ensage in the acuvatles au. O once in the Ftornas. Rzetstte on cacft erstang or construcuen authortsstaca.

thortzed by the provisionst operating e apphcauon for authorizsuon to con.

g ggg g,g

,g authon2ation in accordsnce with use IStruct a nuclear reactor subject to !!

g g,,,,,

reguladons in this Chapter; and a part. When a Construction authunc.

143 U1ereis reasonaDie assurance that

{ he subject *o the following ternas and h etemtfuClion authertsattort shSH the fac111ty wt3 De ready for initial load.

uon has been issued for such a nu;;1' *

[

ing with nuclear fuel withirt mnety 1908 reactor following the holding of a p a condiuons:

days from the date of tssuance of such he heanng and an apphcstion is m'%'

(a) EEcept as mMMad by thjg sectiott.

provtsaonal authortsstiorL for an operaune suuientation ur f the constructaon authertsstions shall be art afnendment to a construcuual ".

(c) Each provtssonal coerating au*

subject to the same conditions to which thortsauen win include appropriate pro

• thorization or operstant suuton4auU" t.

the Commission may hold a hearu.g an operatifts authortsstion is subject.

visaans with respect to arly '228coIngleted (b) At or about the time of costile.

Itesns of constnaction and sucJi hmata*

ggter 30 days notlCC and pubhcation unu tjen of the construcuo's or mneImartang tions or Condillons as are rettmmd to in the Preseat. Rtctstra or, in tlut a.

of the nuclear reestor. the applicant will assure that opersuons durtrts the pertod sence of a rettucst therefur by an*/ tur.

of the provtssonal operattrig authonza*

son whose interest may be st!cetea. r.a.a/

tion will not endanger punuc health and issue an operatan:t authorteauoit ur :s safety.

amendment to a construction suumn.

(d) The duration of eackt provtstoftal zauon or operaurut authorizatu,n.aua.

operauns authortsauon wt3 be spectaed out a hearimt, upon 30 days'stobre.u.:1 pubhcation once in tju Frutsat !!u.ssrut thereut. not to exceed etshteen (18) of its intent to do so. !! the Commmun l

months from Lhe date of issuance; pro.

Ands that no samlicant hat irds s e.s ru a vided. however, that, upon good cause cun.

l w e.e at re not shown. the expirsuon date of the provl*

sadcration is presented by an apphabun i

ssonal oserating authortsauon may be for an amendment to a construchon l

estended.

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~ suthonzauon or operabng authorita.

the authortasuon of any referral to the An authorisation may be revoaed. sus.

e uon. it may dispeitse with such nrah:;u Adytsory Comsuttee on Reactor Safe.

pended. or modified, in whole or in part.

and pubhcauon and may assW LP.3 guards.

for any matertal false statement in the a

(2) If the Commfanfaa determines that appucauon for authorization or in the

) amendment.

]

1:s.47 Appew.at.f ch.ases, te and the proposed change. test or expenment supptemental or other statement of fact es perinneata.

does not present significant hasards con.

required of the applicant! or because of fa) The holder of an operating au.

siderations not desenbed or imphett in condations revealed by the application for thortrauon may 4 D make changee in the the hazards suarnary report.It may ap.

author 12&tton or statement of fact or any i

factitty as desertbed in the hazards sum.

prove such charige. test or espertment, report. record. Inspection. or other mary report. (2) maae chanses in the without referral to the Adytsory Com.

means, which would warrant the Com.

procedures as described in the hazards mittee on Reactor Safeguards for a re.

misuon to refuse to grant an authonza.

summary report, and (3) conduct testa port and without a prior publac hearing.

tion on an ortginal applicauon! or for or esperunents not desenbed in the upon finding that there is reasonable failun to constmet M opwate a nuclear O

hasards summary report. uruese the pro

• assurance that the health and safety of a tho

• or vto att a posed change. test or eEpertment trt*

tb4 puDhe will not De endan$eMd.

or failure to observe any of the appl 1 volves a chanee irt the technical spec 1*

(f) Any report or reeuest for approval cable terms and provtstons of the Act, ficauons incorporated in the authortsa-submatted by a holder of the authons&*

regulations. authorization or order of the tion or an unreviewed safety quesuon.

non. and any determansuon by the Com.

as defined in parseraph (c) of this sec.

nussaon, or approvat issued by the Com.

uon. If the proposed change. test or missaan, pursuant to tJus secuen. win be

$ 115.71 Reesklas ;

--. of special espertment involves a chanse in the made a part of the public record of the muelene neaserial.

technacal specificauona or an unreviewed authonzauon proceeding. An approval Upon revocation of an authortzstion, safety quesuon. it shall not be carried tasued by the Commassion wLil include the Commisston may immediately retade out unless approved by the Commission appropriate chanses in the techrucal paaa-n of all special nuclear mate.

pursuant to the precedures set forth in speciacauens.

rtal possessed by the holder of the InspecTtw.Racoan.Rsvours authonsauon.

at e holder of the authortzation shall maantain records of changes in the i 115.30 laepaesi Aert cassLrrr or ofuss ascotarrons facility and of changes in procedures Each holder of an authortsauen shall 5 lis.so Applie.h.aley of esi.e, res.a..

made without prior Commissaon approvat permit inspetuon, by duly authortzed Ricae. '

representa ves of the Comrnission. of (a) The provtstons of Subparts A. B.

a su ha ges to t tute hanges n the facility as desenbcd in the hazards his records, premises, acuviues, and of O. and H of Part 2 of this chapter shna summary report or constitute changes matertals in naamanason or use, related to apply to authortzauons and applicauons in procedures as desented tra the hasards the construcuan or operauns authortza.

for authonzauons, and to proceedings summary report. The holder of the eu.

tion na may be necessary to effectuate with respect thereto, to the same extent thortzauen shall also maintain records

'he purposes of this part and other ap.

as af such appucations were appucauons of tests and expenrnenta carrted out p!!cante regulauons or orders of the for 11 censes or construction permits k.

without pnor Commission approval pur.

Commissaan.

under Part Sd of this chapter: and to the suant to this secuon. The holder of the same utent as if such authonzations

,,3 authonzauon shall furnish annually to I III 33 M*'" *are of receed., niek.

were lleenses or construcuan permits

'"8''e".

s under Part 50.

a the Commtsnon. or at such shorter in.

• tervals as may be spectfled in the au.

Each holder of an authertsauon shnu (bs Each holder of an authortantion

$ thortzauon a report contauung a onef maantain such records and make such shan comply with the provtsions of Part 2 of this chapte 2 the sam utent as a descr:puon of such changes, tests and reports, in connocuon wium the author.

u such authonsamn vue a ucense w experunents.

1 sed activity. as may be required by the (c) A proposed change. test or expert

• condluons of the authortsauon of by the ment shall be deemed to involve an une rules, regulauona, and orders of the I'

revtewed safety quesuon if 8D the prob.

• (c) No individual may manipulate the ability of h. ;e of an accadent Cormhmsaa in effectuaung the purposee controls of any facility authorized pure previously analysed in the hasards suss.,, of the Act.

suant to this part urnese licensed as an mary report may be increased! or (23 If !l: Aassaressusrr or Actnoassarnows af opwater or a semor operator pursuant consequences of an accident previously

• Reevast or Hosasa to Part SS of this chapter.

ti a passathlity.g 5 113.60 Appliession for assendmens el ENroacEsssNT ana ynd in the hasards sununary neat may be increased! or (3) lI M Melasisme.

for a nuclear accident of a different type n

than any analyzed in the hasards susa.

Whenever a holder of an authertzauon An injunction or other court order may mary report may be created.

destres to amend the authortzation, ap*

be obtained prohibiting any violauen of (d) The holder of the authonzation placadon for an amendment shan b*

any provtsion of the Act or any regula.

shan file a request for approval of a filed with the Commission, fully desertb*

tion or order issued thereunder. Any change in techrucal specificauona or of Las the changes desated, and following as person who wilfully violates any provt.

any change. test or experunent wtuch far as appucable Pte form presenbed for aton of the Act or any regulation or order requires approval by the Commsaatan original appucauona.

Lasued thereunder may be gualty of a pursuant to paragraph isa of this sec.

I 11s.61 f onee.t. end e a.

enme and, upon convieuon. mar be tion. This request shan include an ap.

punished by 1'.no or imprisonment or propriate hasards analysts. Each such In determining whether an amend

• both, as provided by law, i

j request shan be flied with the Atomic ment to an authwtzauon w13 be issued l,

Energy Ca==*. Attenuon' t Director, to the applicant, the Commsssson win to Civtsson of I.lcensing and Regulauon.

Eulded by the considersuo J which The holder of the authortsation shan f11e govern the issuance of authonzauona. to three signed ortstnals and 19 addauonal the extent appucable and apprognate.

copies, If the appucauon involves the matertal te)(1) If the Constission determines alterauon of a nuclear Msetor, a con.

that the proposed cnance, test or expert, strucuan authonzauon will be issued ment presents sientScant hasards con.

prtor to the tssuance of the amendment siderauona not desenbed or implicit in to the authonzation.

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'rmma A-Orme ye Comm or Tecn.

& Pnmary plant amuary mtes.

4) Mlaimum burnout unty factw pn A

3rtCaa 5rECrvicarlosta som Nect taa RaacToma

1. Prinetpal destra festures of major com.

b'*t Susi and correlation metnod used:

1. Thia Append 1s la a guide to matters ponents tactuding:

44) Masamum fust surface and centrat (al

=ILisa are tyyncal of those LFie ComuaAma&os Reuef valve typee. mlalmuta capsetty.

temperaturee st des 4gnated potats.

rettet settings, potats for pressure discharge:

G. Control and safety systems.

would genera 117 espect to be covered my (bl Dominerst1zer type sad product spect.

1. Rescuttty control system design sad techalcal specticaucas in operstlag autaort.

Scations:

operstifig limita.1ncludarig:

Ba tions. The generalised form of tBe guide (e) Pressurtzer type and surge capacity;

-(al NumDer festalled and minimura num.

Feeulta la taflusion of itema act common te (d) Co0&aat chargtag pump. num ber, ber of operttive control elements and drives:

a41 reactore, and saould be used la prepara.

180s of teenalcal spectScauona for a parutu.

cbarging rate sad pressure deettn; (bl Principal design features teteluding (el Core ettet tAMcitos med contain.

contros element matertsLs. control rod lar faculty only to lae #354a8 tae Imatters meilt epray eyetent pulaps. aumber. capaC1ty, guides. minings OPerSung clearsaCet, use listed are appucabne. Conversely, tocanical 4ajecuon rate and destga presure.

of followers umata on a&4wable operating spec 1Scauons are espected to Laetude items (f) Resetor plant component ecottag temperatures and pressures and rua cou.

other than tflose listed if Suca metters have as enreet on the safety of eper.could.

System pumps and best escaanger, aumber.

piang metnod, tlan capactif and pressure de.ign:

(ei Maalmum resetivity worth of auto.

couTIpara&Ie la etgalScance to the eSect of (g) Reactor plant control air design preg.

maut Contrc4 SV$tema and of enure control the fellowtag tte'na:

A. Site.

eure compressor type Sad rtting.

eyStem for both opera t!ng temperttures

1. Paysten! Ioratica of the reestar plant.

3. Cpersuag ILimitattofia. lneiuatrig-(bot) and coid penal conditione:

(a) Water caemastry;

14) hateura reaclavity worth of any in.

3. hataimum distaace to bouadery of tse (b) Mlausum reserve espacity of core d19tdua4 contros eTeteta colaposest or gang.

esclusaos area.

water Lajecusa and contauuneet spray sys.

for het and cold condluons:

3. Prtacapal setarttles carrted on witate the tems:

(e1 Islauaum nautdown control margta eactuatoa area, (c) Maalmum and 3131 mum ambteat for I ot and tend coaditaans; B. CostaLament, operstlag temperature of reactor room; (f) ACr.1mura number of legat reacttee

1. Des!ga pressure and maulmum total (d) Minimum levet of petman anLete tant leaange rate at destra pressure of the ces.

water level.

control elements corresponding to muumum taaniment veteel (1ricaudlag penetrat&oael.

E. Secondary coolant afsteet.

aautdows marca:

2. Over-alt dunensions, matertada of cos.

1. General erotem desaga spec 1Acatsona, ta.

um.imum reactletty addittoa rete by (g) strucuaa sad appresunate free volume of ciudiat t coa trol elements:

th) Maalmust escoes reactivity maove cold containEnent barrier.

(al Coolaat*

3. Principal types of contaanment vessel ibn maamum pressure. operating and (t) Automaue modse of resetavity taaer.

Clean ertucal; penetrttlans, sad for esea type, tae appe vs.

design:

tion and shutdown and fatalmum total usate number and methods of closure and (e) Maaimum temperature operettag and emm&&ng (tacauding piptag, duet more, and es.

demga; scram delay use and safety element taaer.

llon tune:

case coeetnent.

(d) Cootaat Saw rate.maatmum and (j) Type. auaunum reactivity worut, con.

4. She68 masimuss destga pressure under minimum:

diuota of use and princ2044 casaga features minimum tempersture conditions and meta, top Manurtuna makeup coolant tempers

• of sustuary potaos systema:

eds of protect 30s agalas8 the co&d.

turE S. FTequency pressure, and methods of (g) um.muns diferenual tempersture and Rod posttlos ladleauca method and (R) testing of the cantamaal vessee and pene, preneurs between prumary and escondary todaimum accuracy limits-Irltlo#e-(D liiannuam worta of safety control We.

C, Prtssary emotsat system.

8I'(I'E8I g) Coolant cheststry limita.

Insate cocked durtag startup, fust [ongggg

1. Cenarna system speetnessions, and major

3. Prtnetpaa operstartt limitations estab.

Sad othw cwe mWuMm j primary erstaan composeau anainding:

11ahed from coamadersuona of nucleu amfetr.

,,"8,$uma reactor po=+r for suu

(

m Nummer as loops:

inciudlag:

E (b) Nummer of laolauca acd checa valves (a) Eondlag:

. per loop:

2. Nuclear tristrumentation system design (b) '!\\arblae control; and oportung 11auta lacledtag:

sw t e) Mussber of steam generstors per toep:

(c) Stasa dumptag or bypasaast (4) Method of coniaat carcutstaos and (d) Power networt istarconsecuome; (al Brtet descrtpuos of sne systets 1a.

best removea:

(et Masunua radioacuttty, aludlag ranges, typee, and senaturtues of (t) Nusaber of pumpe per loop:

P. Reactor onre, lastrumment saanaela and detectore. their t!) Reaster ene&aat peptag matartal and I; Prtactpa4 care dassga fessures. taciud*

degree of ladependence of oceration and use of redundaacy or mandance areum

) Volusaeof primaryonotaat.

ai koderstarmatartal:

(b) Mlaisua nummer and ranges of

2. Prtasspas coactor vessel amange feattares (bl Redes 1er matartaa and thickases:

operative level safety and period safety casa.

Iacludsag (t) Punt materta4. enrisament. and malt, acts Gurtag startup a.M power opertuost; (as Temperature and gressure reung (de.

&ng or botilas point:

(en Segungof scram poLata; enga and eperaung);

(d) Mlai'ausa number of fuel thermo.

(di Autonnatte control system inputa.

4DB Matertala of cometructees (bene metag couples. waere providee as a safeguard:

3. Character 1 sues of safe *y control systems and em ag)

(c) Over-ad dimenAgona, (el Clad matertal and method of bondlag:

kus111ary to the reatuvtty tostrol and au.

(fl Maaimum nummer of cLed thermO*

(d) Types and locauces cf acuale coa.

soupiso users provtded as s aafeguard; eleaf tastrumentauca Sy5tema lacluding moeuons with respect ta core:

(al Emergency power euppl (g) Brtas fuss element dancription includ.

,,4 g, gag go gge,,ggg,,,p,,,y svu,laelut'y.

(ep Nualber os and types of penetrstacas:

186 no'ntnaJ dimensions, over ad sad 1a.

g,, atmtna (f) Type of Closure andt any 113altlag ternal element Supports and orl.SClag; O E" featurset (t) Masaming tocas man of core and et ND*""'*****d*******

3. Prtanary n=taanat spoetadatsonst t al Riatertale:

fust 18 the care.

matse building ticours; (t) Maalatua number of ftsel elemente (e) Type. fuscuons, and condlucas ol ume ins asetnad as presarimauen, tep Contanteneauetryumatm; to tae.o,e; of interiocas-f d) Impurityllauta.

(3) W2 mum fue'. Duraup (MWDt.

(d) Items watch may be bypassed. raethod

4. Operettag vartaesse.13efteding:

(t) Mastmuan w miaamum vold esetent of bypassang. sad cond1 Mons under wIuch (a) Mlaimam eare nales promeasy:

ast rescurity, and mazunuza opersttag 9014 typassang stal be used:

Ib) MamIntum and mananmum Sow rata II C 8 I f er Coadiussa wblem would automatles!!f througa tas core:

fil Temperature sad prearure reestaMty CSune reactor eeram or building closure and (cp &taalmum core eut bulk temperature, ooe cents. aanment to oppraoac acusauon potate for taene neuens:

If) Oevices caussag certat or part1641a*

Id) Maalmula beat up and Cood dOTa rates

(

Porta of burnamic poison and Emethod of major cosagonents:

of stanchmeau aeruon of rode tad screm potal setucts:

i g) Instrumentatsoa prunartly or solely eep Reactor vesset premure limitsuona as (a) Marumuss and Ma===

rescuntF a functice of tempWature and lategrtted worta of burname pmmotu provided for saaJysis of condations followtag an accidenL seutica SUI.

(o) Brtet desertytaca of spurte Lassedtag

3. PrtacapaA design features of major seen.

maalamuan Amual strenata mad type:

3, Monggoytag eyeterna general deetta fet.

ponesta, tac 8Mdang:

(p) Numper of passes and Sow direeuca tures and spectac operettag tuasta. laciudtag

1. as Prianary boas esshanger type and througa taecore.

1. Stact, acurity dimenarge rate aversted pgttag;

2. PMaetpal dastra core temperatures and e,or a year and mentmuna numper and sea.

sitt et ty of operstlag monatore; Ibl Type of pamp and pump drive!

Germed caartetensucs. LactudinO te) Ism raavg type and moGee of fa)

• • Laum thermal powert

2. Mastmam instantaneous atact activity oportuca.auca (b) Martmula local core heat fus f eaE' gg g

.t e ). Mao,ca valee type,and.pressies.uon ofmum wtta resport to all vertantes at rated

3. Puoi element f4Alure det cuon equipe Cna demen.

I meat aure.s,enantavity. IcenAlsauos and sampling ta.a and g.ae masqur p=-em Jirtmary system anseadlad.

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4. Scalmum aumbee and neoattivity of (bl afiatmum tooung capecity to each amoeiters for radnauen level detesuon la espertment, metacd of cooling, and emer.

accessante arsaa:

gency coonas prortssoas:

8. Mlaimura number and seastuetty of (ep Ceneral geometry. maalmum pressure moessors of uguld radtoacute eSuests to.

resistance, and masimum less rate of espert.

aludsag primary coonaat tenu dehetore:

meat contaanmeas barriers;

6. Crtucauty moottors in fust storage (d) Sigru8cs'tt controla. signsLs. or other areas.

astery mecaanisma by unich esperiments or L Weste disposal arttema: destra and op*

eraung features Instudicit:

esperimesters (manually or automaucally) may sautdown tae reactor:

1. Frtscapai features of equipraest for removal of gasse or etaer materials from (el Types of espertments to be conducted and 11 mats on espertrautal programs con.

primary sad secondary coolaat. moderator, redeetor. or setend; equipment capaatty and siderlag euen efects as corrosion explosion, made of use (comunuous or Laterauttants:

and taatrument saadowtag.

2 Staca berght:

3. Argon and etner acurauon product I'

3. Minimum waste holdup capsettles, stor.

see and procesetag methods and manimum P

radicaeuvity taeontortes during normat op.

guardt erauona, maintenance and refueung.

4. Brtef coverage of the following:

J. Vent 11auen eystems, (a) The avauasutty of detailed written

t. Brter desc puce of prtactpal features procedures for operauone that mitat ageet of systems proot41ag safeguards fuscuona, nuclear safety and for emergeactee:

tecludtag:

(b) The manner waereer operettag pro.

cal Fans used, capactues and approsimate cedures are rettewed and approved for vae.

numbers:

3. Srtes desertpues of the fouowtag coa.

(b) Directica of stancepherte pressure gra.

trola procedures and tasta:

dient acrona wasLs doorways. and otner Im.

(a) Administrative organLaauen and coa.

portast barriere of the factiltf and maalmuta troLa to t3e estant that these nave poten.

atmospnerte preneure difertattels acrose ual efect om safety; prisespal parriere wnere peruneet to con *

(b) General operaung prisetples havtag a taminauen contro83 potentina erect on safety, tacaudtag those (c) esintmum ventLlauon rates where ap*

for inattal startup, touttat operauen. Sain.

pucaale:

tenance. refuettet. conduct and operation of (d) Frovistens for vestuation system elo.

espertments. power escalauon from crtucal.

sure:

ity to full deelga power, and emergencias:

(e) Provtstona for reuef of postuve or manimum stamas requirementa for auch negauve pressures witnia the enclosed areas operanons enere applicaese; upon vestuaung system closure:

(c) Postertucal acaedule of malatenance (t) 14cattom of vestuauca syntesa latets and recalibraung testa of safety system com.

and ouueta:

ponesta, monitors. and otner equipment

[

(g) taesuca, type. and precedures for havtag a potenual safeguards function in.

\\'

h lag systema.

malatanance of Satertog or other air clesa, cauding stems such as reactor control ta.

struments. control rod er edivent r~,a e==- -> stems.

-an==-

~,,,,x. g=ergene, coeuas an. s.ca, oms.

ao 6 -.i. d. tee.r

.uumag iesoge e

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1. Prtnespel system desca features:

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jne rettee withis the g

3. aamungna capaasty ed emergency heat holder of the autbottzauca s organizauon of w

ena a ngers:

preposed mecauons la tae facitaty or la

3. Type minimum coolant supply. Sow opersuas procedures. and of tae desaga and rata, sad power requirement of emergency conduct of itperuneste caoung systems:

4. Total canting time made svagable by emergency enoung systems:

3. Conditions stuch would automauently sause emarteary acuene:

g. Soures and assustauty of emergency power.

1. Ptnet storage.

3. Brief damerspuona af paysteal means try which fuel elements are to be transported witnam the faculty. and conditions under stuch they are stored:

3. Aamount and arraagement (spectag) of special nuclear matartal to be stored:

3. Maaaa metacd or methode by wluch nu.

clear aa ety agnanas inadvertent crtucauty r

is aneured (maan, geometry)g

g. Procedural 11autauona on quantities to be removed or laserted la storage area a4 any one ume:

6. Means of providing personnel pretas.

tacas agatast redlauca nasards from opent fuel M. Espartmental faculties including:

I. Brtet descrtptica of prtacspaa desLga features of espertmental fac111ttes:

2. met = usa escesa rescuttty allowed fcr expertments:

2. 3dasimum individual reacttetty increase to to snowed for any espertment or expert.

mental fact 11ty DT f!oodtag. dratolas, pol 30s removal, fueled esperiment endluom. or other IRethed:

4. Por each loop or other experimental facturyr (a) Types of sensors for procese eartablem output acuena. and redundaat or coinc.idence t,

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STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION L

20 omenn Peseuseme Ca.ggnaa Puortstons (1) The Srst pertod of any year may

see, begin on any date in January; provided 30 4

Purpene, I

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that the second third and fourth periods so a esses ta) Die regulations in this part estab' accordingly begin on the same date in lish standards for protection against h Apnl. July. and October, respecurely, soJ Casis et reaseeeuesty.

radiation hsZards arising outof activitJes O and that the fourth period extend into se e ra under licenses tasued by the Atomic a January of the succeeding year. If nec.

sav + - - -

Knergy Con.mauon and are issued pur m e33gry to tog.ptete a three. month quar.

Pee-. nem tem.a, ame aJant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 1ll ter. During the fint year of use of this C**cumm=e (68 Stat. 919).

sales T.

. er imemevana se re. benes tbl The use of radioacuve material or.

method of determination by a ucensee, the first pened for that year shall also is restricies arees.

Othe sources of radtauon not I! Censed include any additional days in January 88 8 D****'**"*****"***8****

by the Commission Ls not subject to the precedmg the starung date for the first

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regulations in this part. However. It is period.

sericise areas tne purpose of the regulations in this C lan The f!rst period in a calendar year se toe essoeure et suaort part to control the pn***"lon. use, and of 13 Complete. Consecutive calendar sanas ruummene meess et remanuse ta us*

I transfer of !! censed material by any !!*

weeks: the second penod in a calendar se toe d'",',*u'.*.",*',

censee in such a manner that exposure year of 13 comt,lete, construuve calen.

reewwise ama, to such :naterial and to radiation from dat weets; the tjurd genod in a calendar se to. meiens eineaanie ese taersey.

such material, when added to exposures year of 13 complete, consecuuve calendar se tos creen mesme rumane a' **

to unlicensed radioactive material and weets; the fourth penod in a calen.

to other unlicensed sources of radiation dar year of 13 complete consecuuve Pmmmesame 7 in the possession of the llCensee, and to ggggggggg egggs, gJe radiation therefrem. does not exceed the 3,,,

c,,,,

g standards of radlation protection pn.

eAlternauwely, the four periods may con.

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aeJD4 assoonene frees paense reguare. E ' CUD'd AA IDI I'IDIEUOEI SO ID13 EEII*

sist of the first 14 complete, consecutive Calendar weeks: the next 12 Complete, g"

u 5 20.2 Scope.

consecuuve calendar weets; the next 14 pesansee rar naasmosa, The regulations in this part apply to complete, consecuuve calendar weets:

se sesos tasarueuse se seresemes: peessag at a all persons uno receive, possess, use or and the last 12 complete. consecutive

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transfer byproduct matenal, source ma, calervlar weeth, If at the end of a calen.

" 'I 8""*8"'"*"'"*"*"*

tenal, or special nuclear matertal under dar year there are any days not falling Wa*" D"***

a general or specific license issued by the withm a complete calendar weet of that snJet osamma resuareness.

Comm1ssion pursuant to the regulations year, sucta days shall be included Ifor seJos mimos for seinamme wareeea W in Part 30,40. or 70 of this chapter.

, purposes of this partl withtn the last anasM onow

$ 20.3 Definisiean.

j ']N

'n" h yN sease Dieseems sees a g

of seJoe Dinossas av eerina ta een, tal As used in this part:

a there are days not fal!1ng within a com.

seJos Tre imens er eiessees av taansas.

(1) "Act" means the Atomic Energ7 u plete calendar weet of that year. suen Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 919) including any 2 days thall be included (for puttoses of uen.

amendments thereto:

_ ampouve. ase Norweeagues, this part) withn the last complete cal.

saws meneras W eureeen, reeaansa man.

(2) " Airborne radioactive matertal'*

endar week of the previous year.'

tarine, ame easemana, means any radioactive matertal dispersed smese neomru w saers or isen ae useness

n the air in the form of dusts, fumes.

No 11 ensee shall change the method ob.

material mists. vapors, or gases:

served by him of determining calendar 8' *"

"*"8**"***

'** "re"wE '*ue"."

(3) "3yproduct matertal" means any quarters for pt.rposes of this part except senu radioscure matenal (except special nu.

at the beginning of a calendar year.

I seese mesarta er euere 1 ama essen.

clear matertal) yielded in or made ts.

I5) " Commission mesns the Atomic mee ime ame concesarsuome _ i*dioactive by exposure to the radlauon Energy Commission or its duly author.

se em nouse w emowven at Incident to the process of producing or tzed nonsentauns:

utilizing special nuclear n'atenal:

(6) *0cvernment agency" means any (4) " Calendar quarter" means any executive department. corei"mn. inde.

I ssJes assassumes ter -.-

penod determined according to either p e n d e a t establishment. corporation.

wase ameaumma rmu'*"***

E"***""***

of the following subdivisions:

1rholly or partly owned by the United States of Amenca which is an instru.

se us vwaneet mentality of the United ::tates, or any appenets a-4as oresel aeseness a-cermemem coneemireuses in boar 3. bureau, diftston, service, of'!ce, of:!cer, authority, utmmtetration, or appe[e

~~

e. a en sma other establishment in the esecut17e i

l Apoemeen D=Unstee States alemas Energy branc!1 of the Government!

comeuseen osernuses eases.

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I 38 AEC UCENSING GUEE PART 20 = STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION (7) " Individual" means any human ;r

7) "Unrestrteted area

• means any neutrons, the incident number of neu.

c1 being; 13 area access to which is not controlled by trens per square centimeter equ! valent (3) *1.1 censed matertal" means source

• the Ucensee for purposes of protection of to one tem may be est* mated from the matertal.special nuclear material.or by. f'ind!viduals from exposure to redlauon fosoving table:

product mater 1st received, possessed.. and radioactive materials. and any area Narvson rten Doss tensuans used, or 6ransferred undir a general or "Qsed for res:dential quarters.

specific !! cense issued by the Commission -(b) De3nitions of certain other words Pramher et a,ene, pursuant to the regulations in this and phrases as used in this part are set sewuens per een to chapter:

forth in other sections.1ccluding:

Neutres enerry 29)

"E** Nm"a

10) "flcense* means a license issued (1) " Airborne radicacurity ares

• de.

nuwwas e neere under the regulations in Part 20. 40. or Sned in I:3.203;

'*g",*,y.8,',,,", $

70 of this chapter. "f1censee** means (2) " Radiation area and "h!sh rad 1 irencen the holder of such 11 cense; atton ares

• dannedin I *0 "02:

<10) " Occupational dose

• 1ncludes er.

(3) "Personnelmonitoring equ:pment" w

rees rs posure of an individual to radiation it) de2ned in 1:0402:

jgt g

g m a restricted area: or #11) in the course (4) " Surfer

• dadned in I *0101:

en mm

n>

of employment m which the individual's (3) Units of measure =ent ci dose (rad,

8. i..

Am

• duties involve exposure to radiation:

rem)de$nedint:3.4; N

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= pronded, that " occupational dose" shall (6) Units of measurement cf rad!o.

as.

ma a

Enot be deemed to include any exposure act171ty dednad in i"0.3.

jj 2 of an andandual to radiation for the pur-l 20.4 Umsta of radiaties does.

h.

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• pose of medical diagnosis or medical (a) Tose." as ud in this paA !s the a

therapy of such individual.

E (11) " Person

• means (1) any Indind.

quanuty of radiation absorbed, per unit (d) For determining erposures to X or ual corporation. partnership Srm. asso.

gamma rays up to 3 Mev the dose limits b y en clatton, trust, estate. pubtle or private tnstitution, group. Covernment agency part specify a dose during a genod of spectaed in 19 20.101 to 20.104, inclusive.

may oe assumed to be equivalent to the other than the Commisalon, any State, umt the dose means tu total Mty of radiatien absorbed. per unit cf mass' "att dose *. For the purpose of tha part any foreign govermnent or nation or any

• alt dose

• means that the dose is mess.

by the hdy or by any peruon of tM political subdirtston of any such gov.

bodyduttnasuchperiodof time. Several und by a pmpeny calibrated appmanate ernment or nations, or other enuty: and diferent units of dose are in current use.

instmment m air at u near the body mr.

1. 11) any legal successor. representauve.

face in the region of tuguest dosses rate, Dennitons of units as ud in thm part agent, or agency of_ the foregoing; are set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) 3 29.5 Units of r Jimeranity.

(12) " Radiation means any or all of of t is seccon.

tan Radioactanty is commonly. and for the fo11owing: alpha rays. beta rays, (b) T*.'e rad, as used in this part is a purposes of the regulations in this part i

gamma rays. X. rays, neutrons, high.

speed electrons, high speed protons, and measure of thf dess of any toninnt rad!.

shall be. measured m terms of dismtegra.

other atomic particles; but not sound atton to body tissues in terms of the tions per unit tune or m curtes. One curie or radio waves, or visible infrared or energy absorbed per unit maas of the (c)==2.7x10 distntegrations per sec.

ultraviolet!!sht:

2 ussus. One rad is the dose correspond, and (das) =2.2x10* dismtegracons per

1. 13) " Radioactive matertal" includes S ing to the absorption ot 100 ergs per gram mmute (dgm). A commonly used sub.

~

any such material whether or not subject of t1& sue. (One m11:1 rad (mrad)=0.001

• "c)

(.

. One.c=0.000001 c=3.7x10'dps=

Jg,11 censing control by tDe Commimon; m. g) eles Mostrteted area

• means any rarea acc"ess to which is controued by the 2 -(c) ne rem. as used in this part !s tbe For pu'rposes of the regulations in a measun of the dese of any soninns s can a may h assW that the a licensee for purposes of pittection of radiation to body tissue In terms of its daughter actinty concentrations in the 2 ind171 duals from exposure to radiation estimated biological efect relative to a l2 and radAcactive materials. "Restrteted dose of eneroentgen (F) of Z.mys. (Cne followmg table are equivalent to an air e area

• shall not include any arese used mtwrem t arem) =0.001 rem.) Tho rela, concentration of 10 ' microcurtes of

• 1a residential quarters. although a sepa.

tion of the rem to other dose units ce.

Radon 2*2 per m111111ter of air m equillb.

= rate room or rooms in a residential pends upon the biological efect under rtum with the daughters RaA. RaB. Rac.

l Du11 ding may te set apart as a restrteted considerados and upon the condit1ons of and RaC'1 (Jge; irradiation. For the purpose of the rev.

r-t $ $ " Source matertal" means (t) ulaticas in this part, any of the follow.

Meas-mestaae einuene e i ursmum or thortum. or any combma.

Ing is considered to be equivalent to a

""" '" "*"#"'#'* nasus.

3 tion thereof. In any pnysteal or enemical

, dose of one rem:

m veum ew e.%

3fonn: or slas ores maten entam DY (1) A dose of 1 r due to Z-or gamma

""8'""a**d"'**"*

I et Ta as upas one.n entteth or one rercent radiation-

a. meterit

!*N' O" u ao 059 i or more of a. uranium, b. tho*

(2) A dI2se of 1 rad due to X, gimma.

l l

cv g raun or c. any comminataan thereof.

or beta rad! acon-I

• p'r L*'ource material does not meluce special S

(3) A dose of 0.1 rad due to neutrene

[1 "$

W h!sh mrty protons;

,,,,,,j nuclear matertal"means W A dose cf 0.05 rad dus to part!cles i.

a 3 x ur.

. i.

(1) plutonium, uranium 233. uranium

,, earter than protons and with ge nt 2.

i.4x pe - l

= r:s

, eartched in the isotope 233 or in the 130*

energy to reach the tens of the eye-

• d " l

• • 4*

3 a

tope 233, and any other masertal which If it 3 more convenient *o measure the 3 the Commtumn. pursuant to the.proft.

neutron duz. or equivaject. than to de -

" stons of section 51 of the act. determines E to be special nuclear material, but does tennine the Man h a rads, as provided in subparagraph (3) of this a not include source matenal; cr ul) any matenal stuSc1any enriched by any og paragraph one tem of nailtron radiation es the tongoms but does not include source may, for purposes of the regulacons in this part, be assumed to be equivalent

_M*88"8I' to 14 million neutrons per square centi.

meter incident upon the body: or if there exists su!!ctent information to esQ.

• ihe dumnen et suspie emiscune and the ewouen f..,; r..,*:".' ";a;;',,1:.0,",.,,".L.;' ;.a,.::'";;;;;;

==te with r=onsble accurney the ap.

manmate dair:buuom in enerer of the e.

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OPERATOR LICENSI.N'G PROGRAM 39 FART 20 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTICH AGAINST RADIATION (c) Natural uranium sad naturag dividuars age in years at his last birth.

(2) 'Ite licen.ae shall retain and pre.

thortum. til For pyrposes of the regu.

day: and serve records used in preparms Form lattons in th:s part. one curse of natural e3) The licensee has determined the AEC-4.

uranlura tU-natural in Appendix B or individual's accumulated occupational If calculation of tat individual's ac.

Ci means the sum of 3.1x10* dismtegra.

dose to the whole body on Form AEC-4 cumulated occupational dose for all tions per second from U-238 plus or on a clear and legible record contain.

Periods prior to January 1.1961 ytelds 3.7x10 d!s/sec from U-234 plus 9x 10*

ing all the information required in that a result higher than the applicable ac.

disisec from U-233. Also, a curte of form; and has otherw!se complied with cumulated dose value for the individual natural thorium (thorium. natural in the ree'utrements of f 23.102. As used in as of that date, as specded in paragraph Appendix B or C) means the sum of paragraph tb)," Dose to the whole body'*

tb) of 8 24101 the excess may be diste.

3.7 x 10* dis /see from Th plus 3.7 x10

shall be deemed to include any dose to tarded.

dis see from Th*".

the whole body gonads, active blood.

' $ 20.103 Exposure of Individuals so 421 For the purpose of the regulations formmg organs. Read and trunlc. or lens concentranons of radioactive ma.

in this part, one cune of natural urantum of eye.

terial in re tricted eress.

E U naturat in Appendix B or C) is equiv.

alent to 3.000 kilograms, or 6.613 pounds I 20.102 Determination of aceumulased (al No licensee shall possess. use 'or do e.

transfer !! censed matenal m such a man.

of natural uratuum: and one cur:e at natural thonum (thonum. natural in (a) This section contains require.

ner as to cause any indindual m a Append!z B or C) is equivalent to 9.000 ments which must be sattsSed by restncted area to be exposed to airborne kilograms or 19.850 pounds of naturag

!!censees who propose, pursuant to para, radioactive material possessed b? the

thortum, graph (b) of I 20.101. to perma indivtd.

Ucensu in an smage concentranon in uals in a restrteted area to receive ex.

excess of the limits speeded in Appendix 3 20.6 Interpretasions.

posure to radiation in exceu of the limits B. Table I. of this part. " Expose as Except as speedcally authertzed by speeded in paragraph (a) of I 0.101.

used m this section means that the in.

the Commisston in writing. no interpreta.

(b) Before permittmg any mdividual dividual la present in an airDorne con.

uon of the meanant of the regulanons in in a restncted area to receive exposure centratien. No allowance shall be made this part by any oScer or employee of to radiation in excess of the !!mtta spec.

for the uw of protective clothing or the Commission other than a written ist.

Med in paragraph (a) of l 20.101, each equipment. or particle size. except as terpretation by the General Counsel w111 licensee shall:

authonzed by the Commission pursuant be recceru2ed to be bindir:g upon the (1) Obtain a certificate on Form to paragraph sc) of tbs section.

Commission.

AEC-4. or on a clear and legible record

<bl The limits given m Appendix B.

i 20.7 Co nmuniessions.

Containing all the information required Table of LNs part an based upon In that form, signed by the mdividual exposure to the concentrations speeded All communications and reports con.

showing each period of tune after the for forty hours m any penod of seven cerning the regulations )n this part and individual attamed the age of 18 in which consecutive days. In any such period applicanons h!ed under them. should be the individual received an occupational where the number of hours of exposure 2 addres.ed to the Atomic Enerry Commis.

dose of radiation; and is less than forty. the limits speeded 3 sion. Washmeton 23. D C.. Attention:

(2) Calculate on Form AEC.4 in ac.

in the table may be meressed propor.

Division of 1.1 censing and Regulation.

cordance with the instruct: ens appear.

tionately. In any such penod where E Commun;catlans and reports may be de.

ing therem. or on a clear and legible the number of hours of exposure is a livered in person at the Commission's record containing all the informanon greater than forty. the hmits speeded

" odces at 1717 H Street NW., Washington, required m that form, the prevtously ac.

m the table shall be decreased D C.. or its odces at Germantown Md.

cumulated occupattoc.a1 dose receiv$d by proportionately.

the mdividual and the additional dose

'c)(1) Except as authortzed by the I 20'dsasion fa rUn ic ed a 101 E f indi id"I anowed for that individual under Commission pursuant to this paragrapn.

n.

I 23.101th).

no allowance shall be made for particle

84) Except as provided in paragraph (citt) In the preparation of Form size or the use of protective clothing ebl of this section, no 11Censet shall Agc.4. or a clear and leg 1ble record Con.

or equipment m determamng whether an possess. use. or transfer Ucensed mate.

taining all the informanon tequired in mdividual is exposed to an airborne con.

rial in such a manner as to cause any that form, the licensee shall maae a res.

centrauon m excess of the limits spect.

individualin a restncted area to receive sonable effort to obtam reports of the

!!ed in Appendix B. Table I.

In any period of one calendar quarter indivtdual's prevtously accumulated cc.

e2) The Commission may authonze a from radioactive material and other cupauonal dose. For each period for licensee to expose an mdividualin a te.

sources of radiation m the licensee's pos.

which the licensee obtains such reports, stricted area to airborne concentrations session a dose in excess of the limits the licensee shall use the dose shown in in excess of the limits specified in Ap.

speeded m the following tacle:

the report m prepanng the form. In pendix B. Table !. Upon receipt of an Aems per celamear guafter any care where a !!censee is unable to application demonstrating that the con.

t. Whole body: need and trunal act1,e obtain reports of the Individual's occu.

centrattort is composed in whole or in niaca-rorming ortsnal lena og pauonal dose for a previous complete part of particles of such size that such e7es: or gonnes................. tg calendar quarter. It shall be assumed particles are not respiracle: and that

2. )tanas ane screarms; fees aae that the individual flas received the oc.

the individual will not inhale the con.

anales =

1s%

cupational dose spect!!ed in whichever centrations in excess of the limits estan.

3. E11a or unoie body.

7%

of the following columns apply:

11shed in Appendix B. Table I. Each ibn A licensee may permit an indl.

Applicati a under this subparagrapr1 vidual m a restricted area to receive a comun i cesuen 2 shall include an analysis of particle sizes in the concentrations; and a descngtion dose to the whole body trester than that

.ueuawe usunwe

"[U l '*dyy of the methods used m determming the permitted under paragraptt tal of this "D*=

• N particle sizes.

secuan. provided!

I i35 The Commission may authorize til During any calendar quarter the wenn gonm dose to the whole body from racloactive f.'."7* i$a spe 6a a licensee to expose an individual in a material and other sources of radiation j JEs.5a restricted area to atrborne concentra.

In the licensee's possesalon shall not ex.

tions m excess of the limits specified m ADpendix B. Table I. upon recetst of 23,l n.

ceed 3 rems: and Wheae tede. eosnas.

an 2aptic=tton demonstrattes that the 2i The dose to the wnoi, body, when a * * = =e addeo to the accumulated occupational NeY I

individual wit! wear approonate pro.

a tective equipment and that the mdividual dose to the whole body. shall not exceed 5 tN.las rema where 7t" equais the m.

j not inhale, mgest or absorb quanta.

t,

40 AEC LICENSING GUIDE PART 20 - STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION'AGAINST RADIATION ties of radiosctive matenalin excess of

• area from radioactive material and other (4) Informauon as to the highest con.

those which might otherwise be permat-sources of radiat2cn m his possession:

centrauon of eses radionucude in an ted under this part for employees in (1) fladiation levels which. If an indl.

unrestricted area. Including anticipated restncted areas dunns a 40-hour weet.

vidual were conunuously present in the concentrations averaged over a pertod of Each appucation under this subpara.

area. Could result in his receiving a dose one year:

graph shall contain the following m excess of two mallarems in any one (H In air at any point of human oc.

intormauon:

hour, or cupancy!or ID A desertation of the protecuve (2) Radiation levels which.1f an and!.

(1D In water at points of use down.

equipment to be employed. including the vidual were continuously present in the stream frcm the point of release of the e2clency of the equipment for the ma.

area, could result in his receiving a dose eSuent.

tenal tnvolvedi in excess of 100 minirems in any seven (5) The background concentration of (11) Procedures for the fitting, main

• consecutive days.

radionucudes in the receiving nyer or tenance and cleatung of ti.e protective stream prior to the release of liquid equipment 1 and

$ 20.1% Connnermeione in edluenen to eSuent.

unee.orwted arena.

(6) A description of the environmental t1111 Procedures governing the use of the protective equipment. Including su, monttonng Opmns. Including senat.

y W syntam, and Amium and pervisory procedures and length of time (4). A licensee shall not paanana. use the equipment wt11 be used by the indl.

or transfer licensed anaterial so as to re.'

calculadons to determir.e concentrations viduals in each worm wees. De pro.

lease to an unrestrteted area radioacuve of radionucudes in the unresuteted area posed penods for use of the equipment matertat tr1 concentrations which exceed and posalble reconcentrauona of radio.

nucudes, by any individual should r.ot be of such the umits spec 1*e4 in Appendiz "B*.

(T) A description of the waste treat.

duration as would discourage CDservance Table U of this part. except as authortsed by the tr.dividual of the proposed pro

• pursuant to I:0.202 or paragraph ab) of ment facilities and procedures used to cedures: and this section. For purposes of this sec.

reduce the concentrauun of radionuc11 des (tvi The average concentrations pres

• uon concentrations may be averased over in eSuertta pnor to.hMr release.

(d) For the purposes of this section eat in the areas occupied by employees.

a period not greater than one year.

tal No !!censee shall possess, use or amedmnt may include proposed 3mata

-,[

l 20.104 Espo. ore of ininees th) An appucadon for a license or "gg g

,g hisner than those specded in para.

kundan M the ustrW ans. De transfer licensed matenal in such a manner as to cause any Individual within graph (as of this section. The Commis.

concentrauon of radioactive matertal sion wn! approve the proposest umsts discharged through a stack. pipe or sim.

a restrteted area who is under 18 years if the appucant demonstrates:

llar con.1utt may be determined with of age. to receive in any penod of one (1) That the apphcant haa made a respect to the pomt where the material calendar quarter from radioscuve.Ta.

reasonable eSort to m1:um12e the radio.

leaves the condult. If the conduit dis.

tertal and other sources of radiation in acurtty contained in eSuants to un.

charges within the restitcted area, tne

, the !!censee's possession a dose m excess restncted areas: and concentrauon at the boundary may be

-of 10 percent of the 11 mats specded in (2) That it is not likely that radio, determined by applying appropnate Ithe table in paragraph tal of 1 20.101.

acuve matertaldischarged in the eSuent factors for dilu:Lon dispersion, or decay e (b) No licensee shall possess, use or would result in the exposure of an indt.

cetween the point of. discharge and the mtransfer licensed material m such a v1 dual to concentrations of radioactive boundary.

l 2 manner as to cause any mdividual matertal in air or water exceeding the (e) In addition to linuting concen.

within a restriced area. who La urder 18 timits spec 18ed in Appendix "B". Table tracons in eSuent streams, the Com.

years of age to be exposed to airborne u of this part.

misalon may limit quanuuss of radio.

radioacuve matertal possessed by the = (c) An appucation for higher umits acute matenals released in air or water licensee in an aversgo concentrauon in 3 pursuant to paragraph (b) of this sec.

during a specded penod of use if it excess of the limits speeded in Appendiz - uon stia11 include information demon.

appears th.t the daily intake of radio.

B. Table u of this part. For purposes a strating that the applicant has made a acuve matenal from air, water. or food of this pararraph, concentrations may I.reasonnole effort to muumum the radio, by a suitable sample of an exposed pop.

be averaged over penc,ds not greater a acuttty mehuged in eSuents to unre.

ulation group, averaged over a penod than a week strteted areas. and shall include, as not exceeding one year, would otherwtse (c) The provtstons of paragraph (c) perunent*

exceed the dauy intake usuhms fum of I 20.103. shall ugly to exposures sub.

(1) Information as to Sow rates, total continuous exposure to air or= water con.

ject to paragraph tb) of this section.

volume of eSuent, peak concentration og talning one-third the concentration of each radionuclide in the eSuent. and con.

radioactive matertals spectfled in Ap.

$ 20.103 Perneiaeale levels of radiasime centrauon of eacn radionuclide in the pendiz "B'*, Tacle II of this part.

in anee.arwied we a.

eSuent averaged over a period of one (f) The provts:ons of tais secuan do (a) There may be included in any ap.

Fear at the pomt where the eSuent leaves not apply to disposal of radioscuve ma.

plicauota for a license or for amendment a stacs, tube, pipe. or saanuar conduit:

Was inn santtan mmge systerns, (2) A description of the properces og which is governed by 3 20.303 of a 11 cense proposed limits upon levels Su 8

of radiation in unrestrteted areas result.

b

'N on*

ing from the appucants possession of tu) p cal charact 4 Mding ; $ 20.107 Medicel disesio.i..nd elier.py, use of radioactive matenal and other suspended solids content in uguld esu. 3 Nothing in the regulauons in this part d1 Ciude inf rhnat on uct htentional exposure of patients to ra'dta.

I A

IU **

eSuenta.

pated average radlauon levels and an*

( 111 ) the hydrogen ton concentrations $ uan for the purpose of medicaldiagnosis ucipated occupancy times for each (pm) of 11guld eSuents! and

" or medical therapy" unrestncted area mvolved. The Com*

(tv) the sise range of paruculates in mission will approve the propcsed limits eSuents releasedinto air.

if the appucant demon::tntes that the (3) A description of the anticipated proposed limits are not likely to cause human occupancy in the unrestncted any individual to receive a dose to the area where the tuehest concentracon of whole body m any penod of one calendar radioactive masertal from the emuent is yearin excess of 0.5 tenL expected, and. In the case of a river or ib) Except as auutonzed by the Com.

stream, a caecrtetton of w aar uses down.

mission pursuant to paragraph (a) of stream frcia the point of release of the uus section. no licensee shall possess. use eSuens.

or tranater licensed matenal in such a manner as to create in any unrestncted s

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OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRAM 41 PART 20 - STANDARDS POR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION

$ 20.108 Orders reesiring furnishing of 5 20.203 cavit igns 1.bels. ad sie.

(d) Airborne radioactirtly areas. (D b6e.eeser eernees.

nela.

As used in the regulauons In this part.

Where necessary or desirable in order (a) Generst (1) Except as otherwise

" airborne radioacurity area" means (1) to aid in determuung the extent of an authortzed by the Commission sym, any nom, enclosm or operaung ana individual's exposure to concentrations bois presenbed by this section shall use in which airborne radioactive ma'ertals, of radioactive matettal. the Commission the conventional radiation caution colors composed wholly or partly of licensed may tncorporate apprognate provtstons (magenta or purple en renow back.

matenal, exist in concentrat!cas in ex.

In any license, directing the licenser to ground). The symDol presenbed by th:.s cess of the amounts spec 1 Sed in Appen.

make available to the individual appro*

secuen is the convenucnal thne. bladed dix B. Table I. Column 1 of this partl or priate bio-assay services and to furman (11) any room, enclosure. or operating design:

a copy of the report 4 of such servtces to massanow svassos, tres in which airborne radioactive mate.

the Comnussion, rtal composed wholly or partly of licensed g,

matenal mts la concentrauens which.

PasescTromaaT Psocrotrass purpie.

I 20.20 g. I"N?"*

s. Backgriraad ta te, t>e yenew.

averaged over the number of hours in any weeg during which Individuals are

84) As uJed in the regulations in this in the ares, exceed 25 percent of the

[ go part. " survey" means an evaluauon of amounta spec 12ed in Appendix B. Table !,

the radiation hasards incident to the pro.

Column 1 of this part.

ductica, use, release, disposal. or pres.

(2) Each airborne radloactivity arta ence of radioactive materials or other shall be conspicuously posted with a sign sources of radiation under a spec 12c set y

tgo or s1grJ beanns the rad!ation cauuan of condluona. Wben appropnate. such S.

symbol and the words:

evaluauon includes a physical survey of cam 0N e the location of matertals and equipment,

\\

AIRSCRNE RAD'OAN AREA 4.s/

- N (e) Addiffassireguirements. (D Each s

and measurements of levels of radiation N.

sf or concentrauona of radioactive matenal present.

a a

area or room in which !! censed material (b) Each 11censee shall make of cause e

is used or stored and which contains any to be made such surveys as may be neces.

radioactive matenal (other than natural sary for ritm to comply with the regula.

\\- l uranium or thonum) in an amount ex.

tions in this part.

I ceedans 10 times the quantity of such I2o.20s s aise w.

a materlat spectaed in Aapendix C or this er s

(a) Each licensee shall supply appro" g

part shall be conspicuously posted with prtate personne! moriitoring equipment I

a sign or signs beenna the radlauca cauuon symDo! and the words:

, to. and shall require the use of such W

A I

(

11 equipment by:

A F ;,../

g CAtrzToN e e

RAD 10 ACME 3dATsMA!48) 2 (1) Each individual who enters a re,

~

ural uranium or thorium is used or e stncted area under such circumstances (2) Each area or room in which nat.

[ that he receives or is likely to recetve.

• • a dose in any calendar ctuarter in excess (2) In addition to the contents of s! sus s

in an amount met e of 25 percent of the applicable value and labels presenhed in this secuen.11 spectaed in paragraph est of 120.101.

censees may provide on or nest such hundred times the quantity spec 12ed in (2) Each individual under 18 yests of signs and labels any addluonal informs.

Appendiz C of this part shall De con.

age who enters a restricted area under Lion which may be appregnate in aiding spicuously posted with a sign or signe such circumstances that he receivts. or individuals to mmamtze exposure to rada.

bearing the radiacon cauuan symbol is likely to receive, a dose m any calen.

ation or to radioactive matenst and the words:

dar quarter in excess of 5 perce=1s of ED) Radiatioss areas. Each radiation CAUTION e the applicable value specided in para.

ares shall be conspicuously posted with RADICACT!YE 3dATULIAL(S) grapri ta) of I 20.101.

a sign or signs bearing the radiation cau.

Con

s. (

Each contain in (2) Each individual who enters a h!sh tion symbol and the words:

g radiation area.

CAUT:CN e quanuty of any licensed material (other (b) As used in this part.

RADIATION AAEA than natural uranium or thortum)

(D "Personne1 monitoring equipment *

(c) Nigh radiations areas. (D Each greater than the quanuty of such ma.

means devlees designed to be wons or high radlauon area shall be conspicu.

terial specided in Appendix C of this carried by an indiftdual for the purpose ously posted with a sign or signs bearing part shall bear a durable clearly visible-of measuring the dose received (s. g.

the radlauon caution symbol and the label bearing the radiauen caution sym.

film badges, pocket charnbers, pocket words:

bot and the words:

dostmeters, flim rings, etc.J ;

CAUT!CN e CAtT! TON s (2) "Radlauon ares" means any area.

EIOS RADIATION AREA BAD 10ACT!YE 3dATTRIAZ.

accessible to personnel. In which there (2) Each high radlauen area shall be (2) Each contamer in wnica natural exists radiation. originating in whole or equipped with a control dettce which uranium or thonum is transported.

In part within licensed Insterial, at such shall either cause the level of radlauon stored. or used in a quantity greater than levels that a mator poruon of the body to be reduced below that at which an ten times the quanuty specified in Ap.

could receive in any oc.s bour a dose in individual might receive a dose of 100 pendix C of this part shall bear a durable, excess of 5 m1111r.m. or in any 5 con.

millirem in one hour upon entry into elently visible label bearing the radia.

secuuve days a dose m excese of 100 the area or shall energize a conspicuous con cauuon symbol and the word.s1 nullirems.

visible or audible alarm signal in such (3) =}flgh redf* Pun arTa* means any a manner that the individual entaruig area accesa1ble to personnel. in which and the licensee or a supervisor of the

1. 8 there eEists radlation ortsinating In wh W 13 part withm ensed mate.

or a De od ys !

rtal at such levels that a major portion such control device La not required.

of the body could receive in any one hour a does in excess of 100 millirem.

a or -Dame.r-

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42 AEC UCENSING GUIDE PART 20 - STANDARDS POR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION I

CAtrTTOle 8 sure: Shall be instructed M the apphcable of the environment. 1Deludmg topo.

nADICAttrtVs MATE la!AI.

provtsions of Commission retulauons graphical. geological. meteorological.

I (3) Notwithstand!ng the provisions of and licenses for the protection of per.

and hydrolostcal characteristics; usage subparagraphs (D and (2) a label shag sonnel from exposures to radiation or of ground and surface waters in the gen

• not be required:

radioactive matertals: and shall te ad*

eral area: the nature and locauon of 3

(1)If theconcentrationof thematerial vised of reports of radiation exposure other potentially affected factistles; and in the container does not exceed that which employees may request pursuant procedures to be observed to mmim12e l

spoetfled in Appendia 3. Table !. Column to these regulauons.

the risk of unexpected or hazardous 2 of tlus part. or (b) Each heensee shall post a current pures.

1 (U) IPorlaboratory containers. such as copy of the regulations in this part. a copy of the license, and a copy of oper" llge=The Commission will ne, i

ove any beakers. Sasks. and test tubes, used transiently in laboratory procedures, ating procedures applicable to work *Iapplication for a license t.

Aetve 11 censc2 material from other persons for j

when the user is present, under the license conspicuously m a suf. s (4) Where containers are used for

!!clent number of places in every estab.

disposal on land not owned by the storage. the labels required in this part.

11shment where employees are employed ;g Federal government or by a State 4

grart snau state also the quanuties and in acurit;es licensed by the Commission government.

kinds of radioactive matertala in tbe con.

to permit them to observe such docu.

s 0.303 Di.pa al ley reles.e e,nto uni.

i tainers and the date of measurement og ments on the way to or from their place

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of employment or shall keep such docu.

No 11cessee shall dischan:e licensed 9 20.204 Eseepsieme femme passine '*

ments available for employees' examma-materialinto a sanitary seweraite system tton upon request.

unless:

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(aJ It is readily soluble or dispersible j

Notwithstanding the provisions

. shan be conspicuously pested in water: and i

1 20.203.

Jt in a suiBelent number of places an every (b) The quantity of any licensed or (a) A room or area la not required to 2 be posted with a caution sign because of estabushment where employees are een.

sther radioacuve matenal released mto ployed in acuv1 ties !! censed by the Cam.

the system by the !!censee in any one the presence of a sealed source provided. mission to permat employees working in day does not exceed the larger of sub.

the radiation levet twelve taches from 2 orfrequentmg any poruen of a restncted the surface of the source container or 5,aragraphs iD or (2) of this paragraph:

i ares to observe a copy on the way to or LD The tiuantity which. If diluted by housing does not exceed Sve millirem (from their place of employment, the aversee daily quantity of sewage re.

3 per hour.

Rooms or other areas m hospttals a==g=.ssees,: copies of rene Acc s. *rsvoce se leased into the sewer by the licensee.

(bt pi,, m.

may ne eausnee av.nung to will result in an average etencentration are not required to be posted with caution { ine Direciar nr tne scornemate Asamm ra*

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signs because of the presence of pat;ssts equal to the limits spect?.e4 m Appendix j

containtag byproduct matertal provided =, ecer cwnm,mina poemnas comstance ome, B. Table I. Column 2 of this part; or tjej] 4 {nal:

82) Ten times the quantity of such or a or

, that there are personnel in attendance 4

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- who ahan take the precasations necessary inston ss. o.c.

material specthed in Appendix C cf this j to prevent the espesure of any individual s20.207 9erese et I.rensed maserials.

part; and (c) The quantity of any licensed or l

e to redlauon or radioactive matertal in Licensed materials stored in an unre*

other radioacuve 1.tatenat reieased in m excess of the limits aa'ahliehest in the stricted area shau be secured against un*

any one month.1f diluted by the averste 2 regulations 1n thas part.

authorized removal from the place of monthly qtsntity of water released by (c) Cautlast signs are not required to storase.

2 the heensee, will not result m an average be posted at areas or rooms contaming Wasts DtsposAL radioactive matettals for genoda of tesa 3 concentration exceedmg the !! mats spec.

than eight hours provided that (D the 3 20.301 Ceneral requirement.

thed in Appendix B. Table !. Column 2 a

matertals are constantly attended during No licensee shall dispose of licensed of this part; and

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id) "the gross quanuty of !! censed and such periods by an individual who shed matenal except:

"other radioacuve matenal released mte take the precauucas necessary to pre.

Iat By transfer to an authonzed re*

vent the esposure of any indirtdual to etplent as provided in the regulations in

.the sewerage system by the licensee does radiation or radioactive materials in es.

Part 30. 40 or "O of this chapter, which.

not exceed one cune per year

• esas of the !!alta estabilahed in the regu.

ever mav be applicable; or Excreta from individuals underrotng i

lations in this part and; (23 such area or ab) As a u t h o r a 3 e d pursuant to medical diagnosta of therapy with radio.

room is subjeet to the licensee a control I 20.302: or active matertal shall be exempt from 9 20.205 Esempeeene for redienreise

<ct As a ro vId ed in i 20.303 or,any limitations contamed in this sneseriale parkesed for sleepnient.

2 1 20.304, appliesble respectively to the section.

Radioscuve matenals packssed and *. disposal of licensed matertal by release Into santtary sewerste systems or buttal 1 20.308 Di.pa I I.y lierial in I.

labeled m accordance with regulations of u 3 the Interstate Commerce Commission

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shall be exempt from the labehng and g i

material by bunal m soll unless:

i post ng requirements of 8 20 03 dunns 9 20.302 Welind for olesainine appenval tal The total quantity of !! censed and shipment. provided that the Inside con.

of prop ***d *li*p**3 P'*"'d"'e'.

other radscactive materials burted at any tamers are labeled m accordance with Any !!censee or spoticant for a Itcense one location and time does not exceed, at the provistons of 120103t().

may apply.to the Commission for ap.

the time of bunal. l.000 times the amount i 20.204 In.erersion of per=ennels pene.

proval of prop sed procedures to dispose specifted in Appendia C of this part: and ine ef neeere. se enspie.e,.,

of liC'B884 28t'f181 in 3 21"B'? " I 8b8 Burtal is at a mintmum depth of otherwise authonsed in the regulations faa All individtaals working in or fre*

four feet; and in this chapter. Each application should I

quentms any portaan of a restricted area Ics Successive burtals are separated by include a descr1ption of the shall be nformed of the occurrence of

!! censed material and any other radio.

Stances M at kast six het and not mom radioactare matenals or of radiat:on in active matertal involved. meludmg the than 12 burtals are made in any year.

sucn portions of the restricted area:

quanuues and kmes of such matenal shall be mstructed m tne safety proe.

Scd the levels of radioactivity involved.

lems associated with exposure to such and the proposed manner and condi.

materiais or radiation and in precau.

tions of disposal. The application should tions or procedures to mmtm12e expo

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43 PART 20 - STANDARDS POR PROTECTICN AGAINST RADIATION 3 20.30$ Truamens er dispeaal by inein.

e2s The release of radioseuve mate.

I 20.405 fleperee of ecespoomese amat rtalin concentrauons thach. If averaged eseeee4 e se,ela and concentrehona.

over a period et 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />, sould exceed No licensee shall treat or dispose of 5.000 tarnes the hmits spectfled for such fa) m addluon 2 any nestka

'Jcen&34 matartal by incineratfort except materials in Appendix 8. Table !2; or mulnd by 9 2W3. esen licenan shall as spec 12ca07 approved by the Commia.

(3) A loss of one working weelt or Inau a npon in wnung within 30 days ston pursuant to ll 20.106(b) and 20.302.

mere of the operauon of any fac61.nes to the Danctor. Dinsan M !.1censins, aficcted; or and Retulation. U.S.

Atomic Energy 84: Damage to property :n execss of Commission. Washington 25. D C. wiua

$100.000.

a copy to the Director of the appropriate BScesDe. a*FoeTE. aJr$ NoT"F! CAT 2ns' lb8 TiseM fy./ohr hogP 4tsfiAcel40s.

Atomts Energy Commission Rettonal

$ 20.401 Records of surteve. radiation Each Heensee shan withm 24 houn Qmpance Mn usud in ene D.

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noufy the Director of the appropriate of (t' each exposure of an individual to Atomic Entrey Comm15stort Resionsg radisuon or concentrauona cf radioac.

ta) Each !!censee shall mamtain rec.

ecmpt:ance omee iisted m Anpendix D un maanalin excess of any appucante ords showtr:c the radiation exposures of by telephone and telegraph of any inct.

211mit La this pan or in the Licenm's all individuals for whom personnel mon

• dent involving licensed matertal pos.

a license: (2) any imident for whica not!.

4toring is required under i 20.202 of the sessed by ham and ahtch may have I h,*,[g",,'d1 regulationa m this part. Such records caused of threatens to causet o or conce rauons of shall be kept on Form AEC.S. m accord

• rad 10acuve matertal (not involving ex.

tt) Esposure of the whole body of anY cessive exposure of any indartdual) in ance atch the mstructions contained in individual to 5 rems or more of radta.

2 that form or on clear and lettble rec

• an unrestricted area in excess of tert L!on; exposure of the skan of the whole times any appucable limit set forth in 3 ords containins all the information re.

body of any individual to 24 roms or tais part or in the licensee a license.

" quared by Form AEC.S. The doses en*

more of ractinuon: or exposure of the Each report required under tais para.

"m tered on the f orm3 or reCCrds shall be for teet, ankles. hanale or forearms to T5 staph snaa deserthe the extent of ex.

m pertods of time not exceeding one calen*

rems or more of radlauon; or posure of persons to radiation or to

" dar qua rter.

(2) The release of radioacuve mate.

radioacuve matertal; levels of radiation Ibl Each licensee shall maintain rec.

rtal in concentrauons which. Li aver.

and concentrauons of radioacuve mate.

ords in the same units used in the sp.

aged over a pened of 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. would rial tavolved: the cause of the exposure, pendices to this part, showing the results esceed 500 times the limits spect!!ed for te,ets or concentrauons: and correcuve of surveys reaulted by 120101 (b). and such snaunals in Appecdaz B. TaDie W steps taken or planned to assure against dlsposals made under ll 20402. 20.303.

Of and 23.304.

(33 A loss of one day or more of the

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Ecl Records of individual radiation operation of any factittles afected; or

-its in any esse where a 11eerisee is us Damage to property in excess of rquired pursuant to the provisions of exposure which must be maintained pur.

S t.000.

th a seetton to report to the Commission suant to the provtstons of tr.ss sunsec.

any esposure et an individual to radia.

tion shall be preserved unut December Mc) Any nport med with the Com*

tion or to concentrations of radioactive

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31.1965 or until a date :1ve years after ;* pnpand so that riames of 1pdirtdualsIniaston pursuant to this secuon shau be j matenat the licens termmation of the malvidual's employ.

o suert aridividual er the nature and extent which must be mamtained purs'7ecords g who ban ncetud exposure to radiacon,

ment, whichever is later.

of exposure. Such nouce sna!! be in uant to 2 win be stated in a separate part of the. enums and snau contain the Mowing this part may be maintained in the form 1J90" E*******"

of micromme 4 20.404 Repoes to former emplorees of ha r'p*'s is rurunse se you unsee tne esposum to ndia sn.

re'e'v"ia'"uen"eeauuse'"stan"e"ar'e's fo"r "Pr'o'" tee.

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Pron: Pnor to Decemeer 31. 19es tne Commiasaca mar amend tais perserspa to At the request of a former employee non ae ines n.ateuen~ iso cria rars :oi.

assure the furtner preservauen of recores each licensee shall furnish to the former Y'S **** t'*".

tais repen toe ruim

ytca tt determines anould noi ne sestroyed-playee's exposure to radiation as shown a%b]y report med with the Com.

employee a report of the fortner em.

. i 2 0.1882 Repare af thefe er t ei Im.ed n aen.L maanon pursuant to this secuon shad be m records maintained by the licensu 3 prepand so that names of individuals Each licensee shall report by telephone pursuant to 120.401(at Such report a who have received exposure to radlauon and telecraph to the Director of the shall De furnished within 30 days from O win be s:sted in a seperste part of the l

aopropriate Atomic Enerty Comnussica the time the request ta made; shall cover nyg Regional Compliance Omce listed in Ap.

each Calendar quarter of the (Odividual's pendis D. Immediately after its occur.

employment involving exposure to rad!. aj 20m Noein to mploym of n.

rence becomes known to the 11censee, any atton, or such lesser penod as may be ponen to radianon.

loss of theft of !! censed materialin such

, requested by the employee. De report At the request of any employee. each quanuttes and under such circumstances that it appears to the licensee that a j shall also include the results of any cal.

!!censee shall advise such employee an.

substanuas hasard may result to persons - culauorts and analyses of radioactive nually of the employee's exposure to a matenal deposited m the body of the radiation as shown in records mam.

. in unrutncted anaa

• employee and made pursuant to the pro.

tained by the licensee pursuant to g3 0.103.%eeneaemas of.emealene

" vtssons of 1 00.108. The report shall be 120.401t a l, i

<st Intmediate nototestson. Eaca It.

in writing and contain the following 1

, censes shall immediately notify trie Ot.

statement:

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nas posses *d by him and ahiert m3y

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grant suen esemptions trom the require.

have caused or threatens to cause:

ments of the regulations in th.3 part as

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13 Exposure of the snole body of any ibt De former employee's request it determmes are authorized by law anti Ind*viduas to ::5 rems or more of radta.

should include apprognate identifying wtn not result in undue hazard tc 1Lfe uan: esposure of the sinn of the whole data, such as social securtty number or property, necy of any individu.it of 150 rems on ar.d dates and locations of employment.

more of radiation: or esposure of the feet. sr.ates. hands or forearms of any

$ 20.302 Additional requiremenia.

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m i .e -e .,e APPENDIX E yew AECs96 rown escrewed. t s-en sweeeermuseiN se. nose. 18 cra ss ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION Facility Operator's er Senior Operator's License _st Isottwetteas: Applicant must cctlplete 4111tems cri page 1. Typewfits or print in inn. L Last Name Firss Na.no nildte Name

2. Cate of 51rta

3. Home address

4. Ses Have you eres P.ed or do you now have any of the following? Give detaus of any condition answered in the scirmative under item 28.

Yes No Yes No S. Rheumatic fever - i ( 16. Bone, joint or other deformity l l

8. Frequent or severe neadacnes I

i 117. Painful or "trica** shoulder I i

7. Dizziness or fairttas soeuJ f

{ i 18. Ptinful or "trica** elbow 6 1

8. Eye tmunis I

1 119. Paralysis 6 1

9. Diametes i

i a 20. Eguetsy cr cts e i

10. Taberculosis I

I I 21. Dv:nssion or excessive worry I t li. Srcrtness of breata t i i 21 t.ose of memory er ansesta 1 i

12. Pain or pressure in chest or ** heart areare**

f f 6 23. Nervous treuele of any sort 4 e _13.111sa olood pressure i e 24. Drug or nattutto haett i

14. Iow tiood presstre l

8 25. Excessive drinting habit i _15. Peptie ulcer i f :9. " Nervous tvanadowv* I Complete eacts of the fonoring. Give dete11s et every afntmative answer under item 38. vee no -~

27. Has your wort ever been limited er restricted for mealcal reasons?

I i ll8. Have you ever been denied or rated up f3r 11f4 insurance for medical reasons? I I J. Have you ever been a patient is a meetal boarital or sar.itorium? I i

30. Have you evar been rejected for or altscharged from employment or military service for persical or mental reasons?

31. Have you ever received. Is there povds sg. tave you applied for or do you intend to apply for penaloa or l

compensation for existing disaninty?

32. Have you ever seriously conaldered attemoting suf:1de?

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33. Have you ever been convictedef any violation of Feda tilair. State law, county or municipallaw, resu-lations or orcinance? Do not include anything that hacpened before your 16tn birtnaay.Do notinclude trattic violations for which a fine of $25 ;r less wea imposed.

34. Have you ever nad any majcr 111 peas or atury et2:er than those alreany noted?

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35. How many joos have you had in the last 3 years?

36. What is the leasta of time in your preser. er ricymett?

37. Give a brief statement of yoir present health la four own words:

38. Detalls of any items S througa 34 answeres in as afflymes.17e. Use adattional sneetit more space is needed.

39. I certify that the foregoing infbreattre supp11ed by me is true to tas best of my knowledge. and al. abort 2s the Atomic Energy Com-misance to use any of the information in this certificate la the exercise of its authority over the Ucensing of operators.

sDesel (regal.typ (samtee of see&&sess', SGN YotlE NAME IN INK AS !Y LPPEARS ON YOUR APPLICADON FOR OPER.in)R*S OR SDIOR OPERATUR*S LICDSE g 1. 51

.l...' .w..- 52 AEC LICENSING GUID" F.mi Agc 39e (3 45) Doctor: It is essential that each of the items on this page be completed. Stan the Certif.cate ans mail to t.he t/nited States Atomic Energy Commission. Washington D.C. 20545. Attention: Director. Ditision of Reactor Licensing.

40. Physician's summary and elaboratton of the medical history on front of report. Use addittocal sheet if more space is needed.

PArsical Kramasettom. Give details of abnormal findings under item 21 below.

1. Date of examination

2. Height

3. Weight

4. Blood pressure

5. Pulse

6. Distant visual aculty uncorrected right left rtethod used

'7. Distant visual aculty Trneted right left (data required only if ccrrective lenses are normally warni

8. Near visual aculty uncorrected right left method used,

• 9. Near visual aculty corrected right left (data ret.11 red only if ecrrective lenses are normally wom)

10. Color vision method used it. Gross visual fields

12. Hearing-right left method used

13. Eyes, general

14. Puptis

15. Ophthalmoecepte 1s. Ears, general

17. Drums

18. Ifeart

19. Vascular systets

D. Date and evaluation of enest x-ray taaen within the past year.

21. Deta11s and evaluation of any item 1 through 20. above, reported abnormal and summary evaluation of over.all condition, i1

22. 'Its foregoing era.vnarion (doee/does not) revent any mental or physical disabtLity which might cause impaired judgment or motor 4

coordination. I understand that any of the information in this examination may be used by the Atomic Dierry Commission in the exercise ofits autaortty over the 11cenator of cSerszors. to..., tswi e...~., r,,.e e. DOCTOR: IT 15 REQUIRED THAT EVERY ITEM ON THIS PAGE BE COMPLETED EX. ^""" CEPT THOSE MARKED WITH * \\ WHEN NOT APPLICABLE. GPo Se t.0 47 k 2.

T OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRAM 53 Certificate of Medical Examination Full and accurate completion of AEC rective lenses are worn, all 4 items-6, 7, Form 396 is essential to the expeditious pro-8 and 9-must be completed. cessing of applications. Incomplete or un. D. Visual fields (item 11) must be reported clear medical reports will cause delay and in degrees or as " full," " complete," or requests for further information. When sig- " normal" (or equivalent). nificant abnormalities exist, the detailed re-porting of mamfestations, diagnoses, and E. If hearing is not normal (item 12), audio-prognoses with supporting data may expe-metric data must be reported. dite the processing of applications and elim-F. An indication of "not applicable," "no inate the need for additional correspondence. significant information," or other similar Special attention is directed to the following n tation should be entered for items items in the Physical Examination section where such a notation is appropriate, in-of the report form: stead of merely failing to make an entry A. Methods, where requested, must be indi-for such items. cated. G. The chest x-ray (item 20) should have B. Visual acuity (items 6-9) should be re. been performed within one year prior to ported in a conventional manner. Near. the date of the medical examination. The point and far-point designations are not date and evaluation of the x-ray should a satisfactory substitute for reports of be entered. acuity. H. Completion of all items, including item C. If corrective lenses are not worn, there is 22, is required, except as indicated in C no need to complete lines 7 or 9. If cor. above. s

.,p' O APPENDIX F Typical Sample Questions Operator and Senior Operator Examinations This appendix contains lists of sample operator written examination at such a fa-questions typical of those appearing in oper-cility. As an example of this aspect, at a ator and senior operator written examina-low power research reactor, calculations in-tions. The questions are grouped within the volving control of coolant chemistry are categories described in this guide, and effort quite simple and straight forward, and oper. has been made to indicate which questions ators can and do make such calculations apply solely to specific reactor types, such when 3Ianagement so directs. as power, test or research reactors. Reference will be made to certain types of It should be noted that some appropriate reactors throughout this appendix. For the operator or senior operator questions are purpose of this guide, some definitions of not listed herein in either the operator or these types are in order for consistency and senior operator categories. because operator clarification, and are as follows: or senior operator duties would not necessi-(1) Power reactors are those utilized to ( tate knowledge of the subject being investi-produce steam primarily in order to drive gated by the question. For example, at some turbine-generators for the production of power reactors, the management has deter-electricity or providing a means of propul-mined that calculations involving determina-sion. Reactor powers are generally in excess tion of control rod worths are sutliciently of 10 31W(t). complex to necessitate that only the plant (2) Test reactors are those utilized for reactor engineer be responsible for perform-materials testing and isotope production; ing the calculations, although the senior reactor powers are generally in excess of operator on shift directs the activities of the 5 31W(t). licensed operators. (3) Research and training reactors-self Conversely, some typical senior operator explanatory; reactor powers-large, gener-questions given may be investigating areas ally 100 KW(t)-5 31W(t); small, generally in which operators at some facilities need < 100 KW(t). a higher level of knowledge because of the (4) Critical facilities are those reactors nature of their assigned duties. Thus, ques-utilized for critical experiments and train-tions of this type might be included in an ing; reactor powers-generally < 2 KW(t). I. OPERATOR EXAMINATION A. Principles of Reactor Operation

1. Briedy explain the following:

a) E< actor period. In the list that follows, the asterisked questions b)' Rirlector. are types that would usually only appear in exam-c) Reactivity. inations given at facilities with reactors operating at d) Criticality. Power levels greater than 100 KW. Also, questions e) Neutron duz. such as 47 and 38 would only be appropriate for f) Nuclear cross section. , water reactors and reactors with cores containing g) Prompt critical. fertile material, respectively. h) Suberitical multiplication. 55

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mary coolant system, showing au major compon-j) A donar of reactivity, ents and vital instrumentation. Include How di-

2. a. What is the signideance of delayed neutrons rections.

in resetor control?

5. Sketch flow diagrams for:

b. What is the origin of these neutrons?

a) The purification system.

3. a. What is the function of the neutron source b) The pressure control and relief system.

InstaHed in the reactor? Label the major components (pumps, valves.

• b. What nuclear characteristics of the reactor tanks, etc.), show flow directions, and locate all core will enable the operator to start up the temperature, pressure, flow and level detectors.

reactor without this source once considerable

6. List the components that are cooled by the inter.

high power operation has been logged? mediate cooling system. Why is such a "bufer"

4. *a. What is meant by "zenon poisoning"?

system used instead of river water?

• b. In an operating condition with equilibrium

7. Briedy describe the shielding provided at the zenon in the reactor, there are certain fac-facility, starting with the reactor core and moving tors which collectively create this " equi 11 radially outward.

brium" condition. What are they and

8. List the fonowing information:

how does the magnitude of each change if the a) Active core dimensions. reactor power level is quickly lowered and b) Number of fuel elements. leveled of? c) Fuel enrichment.

5. As operator you are bringing b reactor to d) Control rod material.

power on a stable period of 30 seconds. At a certain time the nuclear instrumentation indi. C. General Operating Chorectoristics cates a level of 10 watts. What level will be indicated at the following times: This list contains types of questions which pertain a) two minutest to b operating characteristics of specific reactors b) three minutee? and auxiliary systems, but are not generaHy appil-

6. What nuclear phenomenon contributes the larg-cable as are those questions listed in Category A.

est amount of heat generation: Specifically, questions #1, 2, and 7 would.be most a) During the fission process? appropriate for power reactor examinations, ques-ab) Two hours after the reactor has been shut-tions #4 and 8 primarily appropriate for large i down from fun power? research and test reactors, and question #6 gen-

7. One frequently hears about " nitrogen.16" asso-eraHy would apply only at small research reactors ciated with water cooled reactors. What is this, or critical facilities.

and of what signideance is it to the operators? Question #3 would only apply at facilities where '8. What efects are primarily responsible for the the reactor moderator or coolant would undergo a ability of the reactor core to breed? considerable temperature swing during operation. Question #5 is a general type, with only the B. Features of Focility Design power level specified in #5(b) being a variable, AH of the questions in this IIst are typical of those depending upon the reactor's power range. that are, in general, appropriate for most reactors

1. List b fonowing values:

that employ a liquid moderator or coolant to sur. round the core. However, the fonowing comments a) Primary System Flow rate with all pumps and loops, high speed. are appropriate: b) Reactor Inlet temperature, 100% load, all (1) Questions #3 and #6 would only apply at a pumps and loops high speed. power reactor. c) Reactor Outlet coolant temperature, 100 % (2) Schematie detail in 24 and #5 will depend load, au pumps and loops high speed. upon reactor size and purpose. In addition, #4 d) Boiler Steam pressure at 50% load. l would not be appropriate for a reactor core that e) Max. speed of control rod drin l utilized only convection cooHng and #5(b) and f) Temperature codicient of reactivity.

1. 8(b) would not apply to an open pool or tank g) Reactor outlet pressure, au pamps and loops, type reactor faciut7 25% power, high speed.

1. Sketch a plan view of the reactor core showing h) Number of movable control rods.

the location of fuei elements, control rods, retlee.

2. State whether each of the following occurences tor, irradiation facilities, and neutron detectors.

tend to increase or decrease reactivity. assuming

2. Sketch a fuel element, inelading the most import-that no scrams occur:

tant dimensions. a) Superheater flooding during normal plant

3. Describe the dow eycle within the reactor vessel startup-moderator at 500*F from entry of feedwater until steam is discharged b) c'eedwater temperature decrease during nor-to b turbine.

mal full power operation

4. Draw a simplided schematic diagram of the pri.

c) Turbine trip at full power l l l -,-,r - - +,, x,---+w y.--.-s- -y, -~ _--_-,----,-:s,. .,m --w--- .-w-e-

p .',. c A OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRA3r 57 d) Loss of power to one recirculation pump-c) CIC Undereompensated, many 31W days oper-reactor at full power ation.

3. Does the worth of a control rod change from hot d) CIC Grossly overcompensated, no power his-operating conditions to cold operating conditions?

tory. Explain your answer.

4. Describe the sequential operation of the automatic

4. The reactor is started and placed on automatic plant control system for a load increase demand, operation after reaching one megawatt with the starting with turbine throttle valve opening.

regulating rod halfway withdrawn. With no

5. Briedy describe the operation of the automatie other changes to the reactor or the position of regulating rod control system. A block diagram the safety rods, describe the position change of may be used for clarity.

the regulating rod as a function of time.

6. What interlocks must be satisded before the con-

5. For the operation specided, sketch the traces you trol rods can be withdrawn for a reactor startup?

would expect to see on a recorder connected to

7. How is the temperature of the puriacation water the following nuclear instrumentation channels:

controlled? a) Startup Channel during rod withdrawal of

8. Discuss in general terms the in-core duz monitor-one increment followed by a one minute pause; ing system, telling why it is needed, what infor-KetY after withdrawal = 0.396 mation it gives you, and what protection it af-b) Log N channel during scram from 20 MW(t).

fords. Show trace to 10 minutes following the scram.

6. Assume the reactor is critical at a level of 1 E. Safety and Emergency Systems watt. What etfect, if any, will be observed if the source is removed at this point?

This listing includes eight questions which may

7. What methods are used to control oxygen con.

appropriately appear in an examination at any type centration in the primary and secondary system of reactor facility, small or large. Only the nomen-and what concentrations are the upper limits clature would difer for given facilities, e.g. the durmg normal reactor operation. safety amplider in question #2 might be another

8. What are the fuel cycle reactivity requirements type of electronic tripping device. In addition, the for the following:

emergency cooldown system referred to in question { a) Cold critical to hot critical

1. 7 and the conain=nt of #3 would often not b) Equilibrium xenon.

exist at a critical facility or small research reactor. c) Fuel depletion. d) Allowance for zenon oxverride.

1. I.!st the parameters. systems or conditions which will produce automatic reactor shutdown and give the set points at which scrams will occur.

D. Instruments and Controls

2. Explain briedy the operation of the magnet safety amplifier during a scram condition.

3fany of the questions given for this category,

3. What signals isolate the containment building?

La. #1, 2, 5, 6, and 7, may be appropriate for all

4. Since the protection system provides scram action, types of reactors. However, questions 4 and 8 ap, why does it also have a setback actionf ply only to power reactors, while question 3 again

5. a. Sketch a simplided schematic diagram and would be a type normally applicable for reactors briedy describe the operation of the emergency with power levels greater than 100 KW.

" poison" system.

b. What does the " poison" consist of and how

1. Sketch block diagrams of the following nuclear great a reactivity increase will it compensate instrumentation channels.

for? a) Startup Channel.

6. List the equipment that is on the circuit supplied b) Log N Channel.

by the emergency diesel generator. c) Power Range Channel

7. Explain how and under what conditions the

2. For each nuclear detectcr in the nuclear instru.

emergency cooldown system works. mentation channA, discuss the following:

8. How would a leaky fuel element in the core be a) Operational principle of the detector.

detected? Explain in detail. b) 3fethod used to distinguish neutrons from other radiation. F. Standard and Emergency Operating

3. Sketch compensated ion chamber recorder trace Procedures following a scram for the following situations.

Start all curves at 100% on the Log N recorder. In this hsting, only questions 1.s.1.b, 4, 6, and 7 Indicate on the traces the reasons for all signia-are types generally applicable to all classes of re-cant slope changes. actor facilities. Questions 2,5, and 3 would be most a) CIC Perfect compensation, no power history. appropriate for a test reactor or power reactor, b) CIC Perfect compensation, many 31W days while quescion 3 is most applicable to a research -V operation. or test reactor only.

. p' '...e. SS AEC LICENSING GUIDE

1. List the following provisions of your operating b) The maximum quarterly radiation dose al-procedures:

lowed for hands. a) Minimum reactor period while increasing c) The maximum quarterly radiation dose al-power. Iowed for the skin. b) Maximum activity of the reacter coo! ant. d) The maximum and minimum radiation levels c) Maximum heating rate fte reactor vessel expected in an area marked " Caution, Radia-

2. Briefly outline the major steps ths.t will be fol-tion Area."

lowed in bringing the reactor from full power to e) The maximum and minimum radiation levels cold shutdown. expected in an area marked " Caution, High

3. Describe the procedural requirements which must Radiation Area."

be met before you, as an operator, would insert f) The radiation dose which can be expected to a sample into or nese the reactor for irradiation. be fatal to half of those exposed.

4. Assume that, du&g a startup, the reactor be-

2. Name four types of radiation that could be pres-comes critical at a significantly lower control rod ent in reactor buildings, and list them in decreas-position than expected. What aedon should be ing order of biological damage, assuming i RAD taken by the operator?

of each type of radiation. 5, While operating at 60 MW(t), reactor power

3. Is there any diference between radiation and drops suddenly (indicated by all power monitors) contamination? Explain your answer.

to 30 MW(t) and begins to level of. What should

4. What is a " Radiation Work Permit"? What be your actions as reactor operator on duty?

items must be listed on such a permit? What What might have caused this? conditions terminate an RWP?

6. Assume the reactor is not being operated, (i.e.,

5. Tell the follnw.ng about the Fixed Radiation no control rods withdrawn) but that the control Monitorting System:

power key is in the switch. What control room a) Type of detectors employed. personnel requirements must be met? b) Types of radiation measured by each of these

7. After an extended shutdown, the reactor has just detectors.

returned to power when a power outage occurs. c) Why is neutron monitoring considered neces. Must the nuclear instrumentation be recalibrated sary in the spent fuel storage areas? before starting up the reactor! Explain.

6. List the portable radiation monitoring equipment

8. What immediate action would you take if you available. Indicate the type or types of radia.

received word of a serious leak in the primary tion detected by each instrument. cooling system while you were operating the

7. If the radiation intensity is 3.2 Roentgen /hr at reactor.

two feet from a small source, what will the in-tensity be 8 feet from the source! G. Radiation Control and Safety

8. What acti n would y a take after each of the following events occur?

, All questions listed in this category are general a) While working with contaminated material, types that are usually appropriate at all types of a sharp edge cuts your hand. reactor facilities. b) While drawing a sample from the purifica-tion system, a line parts and you are sprayed

1. Provide values for the following:

with water. a) The marimum permissible quarterly radiation c) While walking by the Hand and Foot moni-dose to the whole body tor, you notice a high reading on the meter. II. SENIOR OPERATOR EXAMINATION H. Reactor Theory

1. Give the formula for k egeetive and briedy ex-plain the meaning of each term.

In this grouping of typical questions, Nos. I thru

2. A reactor is operating at a just critical level of 4,7a and 7e would generally be appropriate for all 100 watts.

typee of reactor facilities, although the answer to a) If a 0.002aK step is added, approximately question 3 should contain more explanation for what win the resulting stable period be? power and test reactors, i.e., to consider the efects b) Neglecting the efects of delayed neutrons, of burnup, temperature swing, etc. approximately what period would be obtained Questions 5, 6, 7b, 7d and 8 are usually only for the step increase in (a)? appropriate for power or test reactors with 35-

3. Discuss how and why the worth of an individual spectilcally applicable to a boiling water reactor.

control rod can be variable throughout reactor IIowever, this type of question could be made ao-operation. Include both axial and radial efects propriate for any power reactor, if slight modifica-in your discussion. tions are made in the terminology used.

4. A shutdown reactor has a source range reading

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r ' ye O OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRA31 59 of 270 CP31. The operator begins to pull one of a) How would the operator arst receive an in-three supposedly equal worth rods. The count dication of the failure? rate rises to 450 CP31 when the rod is completely b) As senior operator on duty, what should be withdrawn. The operator new pulls the second your immediate actions upon suspecting the of the three rods and the count rate rises to element has failed? 1350 CP51 when the rod is completely withdrawn. c) Outline the methods that should be used to Does the much greater increase in count rate remove the element and clean up the pool. show that the rods are not really equal or is this

5. What is the approximate attenuation to 1 3Iev to be expected? Explain and demonstrate your gamma rays acorded by:

answer. a) one inch of lead shielding?

5. Discuss how the following factors change, if b) one foot of water shielding?

any, in a boiling water reactor during an in-

• of lead = 2.3/ inch.

crease in power: 3 of water = 0.19/ inch. a) Resonance absorption.

6. An operator in his haste to run from a suddenly b) Neutron leakage.

exposed gamma source, trips and strikes his head. c) Thermal utilization. Assuming that he lay unconscious three feet

6. Compare the reactivity efects of xenon poisoning from the source, calculate the following:

to that of samarium. Include transient and long a) Average whole body dose received in one hour, term steady state efects in your discussion. b) If the man were not removed for eight hours,

7. Dedne: a) Isotope discuss the probable state of his health after b) Burnout heat Hux.

the expcsure. c) Neutron lifetime. Notz: Source strength is 20 curies, emitting d) Core conversion ratio.

8. a. Denne the term " nucleate boiling..,

gamma energies of 1.7 and 1.4 3IEV

b. When this type of boiling occurs, how and

7. What factors should be considered by the shift why is the heat transfer coeficient a:Yected?

supervisor when he assigns jobs that involve radiation exposure?

1. Radioactive Materials, Handling, S. Assume there is a release of radioactive material Disposal & Hazards within the reactor building and it is necessary that your operators enter the building area with-In this section, questions 1, 0, 5, 6, 7 and S are out waiting for a health physicist to arrive.

generally applicable to all facilities, with the depth a) What kind of monitoring equipment would of detail for the answers to 1 and 2 depending upon you require? reactor size and purpose. b) What precautiona would you take prior to Question 3 would be primarily appropriate for entry? power or test reactors, while #4 illustrates how the c) Explain in detail how you would determine same general type of question is appropriate at how long the operators could stay in the ves-large research reactor facilities. sel.

1. Sketch a block diagram of the liquia waste dis-po4al system. List the plant drains which go ygggggggggg directly to the tana, and indicate direction of Typical question.s similar to Nos. 4, 5 and 7 Sow and capacity of the tanks. Omit lines below would be appropriate for all reactor facilities.

1 inch diameter.

2. Discuss how Gaseous Waste is monitored, col-Questions 2, 3, and S generally are only appro-priate for power reactors, although 48 could be lec*ed and disposed of at your facility, and list modified for use on a large research or test re-the normal sources of such gases.

actor examination.

3. As senior operator gn shift, you are notiSed that Questions 6 and 7(b) are appropriate for either a primary coolant sample has yielded a radio-power, test, or Isrge research reactors.

activity level of 10 times higher than the pre. As stated in Part V of the guide, for typical viously taken sample normal for 20 31W(t) questions involving interpretation and use of graphs operation: or curves, the curves would be distributed along a) What is the activity level or the high sample? with the examination. Thus, the appropriate curves b) What corrective action, if any, should be would accompany question 3. taken? c) How could it be determined whether the sud-

1. Sketch graphs that show the response with time den increase in activity was due to a fuel of the following variables following a turbine element rupture or a " crud burst"?

trip. Assume the plant was at 100% power on

4. With the reactor operating at 131W(t), one of fully automatic centrol and that no operator

(,./ the fuel elements ruptures, action is taken following the trip:

O' a . f. f a 60 AEC LICENSING GUIDE a) Reactor power. marily to power reactors, with possible application b) Reactor outlet temperature. of 1(b, c & d) and 4(b) to large research and test c) Reactor inlet temperature. reactors. d) Steam outlet temperature.

1. Provia th fonowing informadom e) Steam flow (perloop).

a) Core water to metal rado.

2. On your answer sheet, list the following ranges b) Melting point of fuel clad.

] of values for normal power operation, including c) Minimum burnout safety factor. units, in tabular form. d) Approximate time coolant heating lags fuel g%. tempern2re increase. %.iew ca coedem

2. As the water to metal ratio of a reactor core is Max. Total solids increased over that which is optimum, reactivity Max. dissolved solids decreases due to an increasing "overmoderation" Max. chloride condition. Explain why this phenomenon causes Dissolved hydrogen _

a reactivity decrease, past the optimum point. pH

3. During a normal plant heatup from 250*F, the reactor is maintained at 1 X 10* amps on chan-

3. Explain how and why the power distribution is nel 5 to produce a hestup rate of 35'F/hr. Will maintained between the superheater and boiler the same indicated power produce the same heat.

sections of the reactor during increase and de-up rate as the plant approaches operating con-i crease in power. dition? Explain your answer.

4. The reactor is critical at 50 watts of power and

4. a) List and give the half-lives of installed increasing on a stable reactor period. The start-sources in the reactor core, and explain how up channels show a 100 second period and the each source produces neutrons.

intermediate channels show a 65 second period. b) Explain how the nuclear characteristics of the Which period do you consider is the more ac-Antimony. Beryllium source enable it to be l curate? Explain your answer. termed " regenerative." i

5. Outline a method that may be used to determine

5. A startup detector is placed near a reactor core the cold minimum core shutdown margin during to monitor a new core loading. As the loading low reactor power operation.

proceeds, the following data is obtained:

6. When the axist flux shape is plotted after one days operation at full power and again after 21 g

days full power operation, the menmum flux 10 level and location is different for the two cases. 1 4 12 a) Will the maximum flux be located higher or 2 8 13 lower in the core at the later date? 3 10 20 b) Explain your answer. 4 12 30 '7. a) How are the power range nuclear detectors 5 13 60 calibrated? 6 14 150 b) Using typical full power values for the pa-a) Estimate the number of fuel elements that rameters needed, calculate the reactor thermal i will make the reactor critical and show how power. you arrived at this figure.

8. Assume the reactor has been at full power, 600 b) Do you think the detector is optimumly 1

MW(t), for two months. Controlling Rod Group placed, too close or too far away from the j "A" is banked at 27". A full scram occurs, the source? Explain. cause of the scram has been determined, the situ-

6. List the major equipment which comprises the ation remedied and the control rods are to be fuel handling system, and briedy describe the withdrawn. Calculate the just critical centrol purpose of each.

[ rod bank position aecessary to reach a posrer

7. What procedural requirements must be met be-level adequate to co=== ace nuclear heating.

fore control rod or fuel followers may be trans-ferred to or from the core? K. Fuel Handling & Core Poremeters

s. a') What is the purpose of control rod program-ming?

In this grouping, questions 1(a), 2, 4(a), 5, 6 b) Explain why the fuel enrichments in certain and 7 are appropriate for all reactor facilities, ex. sections of the core differ from each other. cept that the size and amount of fuel handling l equipment referred to in #6 will be quite variable, L. Administrative Procedures, Conditions e.g. at a small research reactor, the fuel handling g g,,g apparatus may consist of a hook tool and a rope i snare. In this section, questions nos.1, 4, 5, 6 and S i Questions 1(b. e & d), 3, 4(b) and 8 apply pri-are usually appropriate for all reactor facilities. i i l l f .,n -,--n.-,.----..--,, - n-- n -. - ~ -

.t 6 ', OPERATOR LICENSING PROGRAM 61 Questions #2 and 3 are generally applicable for and are supervising a core loading change. An power reactors, while #7 would be most appropriate operator is lowering a fuel element into the core for research and test reactors. (it is halfway inscred) when the reactor top axed radiation monitor alarms. What should be

1. List the kinds of records that must be kept ac.

your actions? cording to the provisiens of the facility license and the ugulat:ons.

6. Under what conditions must a proposed change to

2. List the following administrative timtations:

a reactor operating procedure be referred to the a) Maximum rate of generator load increase or Safeguards Committee for, review?

7. List the types of experiments which will not be decrease.

accepted for insertion in the core region, accord. b) Containment building maximum internal ing to the technical specifications. p nssure c) Maximum reactor power with vessel head re-

8. On your answer shsst, complete the following table by listing the personnel that must be in moved.

each status for the event given.

3. Assume that you are shift supervisor and no higher supervision is at the plant. The reactor 3

is operating at full power and a scram of unde. carrei ae o. 8**"' C*3 termined origin occurs. The system dispatcher informs you that the power is badly needed on

a. Replacement of fuel the line. How long would you wait before order.

In core. Ing the reactor to be strated up?

b. Reactor re-start after

4. Which individuals, by position title, in the plant scram from high flux.

organization may authorize the following oper.

c. Reactor power escala.

ations? tion after a 109, power a) Adjusting the discrimination in the startup drop, cause unknown. channel Conditions appear b) Disposing of liquid waste from the site. normal c) Scramming the reactor,

d. Normal reactor shut-

[ 5. Assume that you are the senior operator on duty down. s. Cu.s. oovsessummt Pmmtime orrics, tese-7ee-su fd. G emw., em, w eeese e,*

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j t ,3, D,..:. OTHER AEC LICENSING GUIDES

1. Plutonium-Beryllium-Neutron Sounes for Uses Other Than Well-Logging

2. Fabricated Plutonium Alpha Sources

3. Plutonium-Beryllium-Neutron Sources for Well. Logging

4. Fabrication of Thorium-Magnesium Alloys Containing Not More Than 4 Percent Thorium

5. Processmg Plutonium and Uranium 233

6. Proceming Source Material

• 7. Medical Standards for Reactor Operators

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• S. Tmnsportation of Irradiated Fuel Elements

'9. General Aspects of Byproduct Material Licensing

• 10. Broad Byproduct Material Licenses

11. Medical Uses of Byproduct Materials

12. Teletherapy Sources

13. The Purpose, Organization and Contents of Hazards Summary Reports for Power Reactors

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