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Rev 3 to Reg Guide 01.134,task DG-1068, Medical Evaluation of Licensed Personnel at Npps

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Revision 3 March 1998 C

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• • • • • OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH REGULATORY GUIDE 1.134 (Draft issued as DG-1068)

MEDICAL EVALUATION OF LICENSED PERSONNEL AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS A. INTRODUCTION documentation to the NRC upon its request. He facili-ty licensee must retain this documentation as long as In 10 CFR Part 55, " Operators' Licenses," Sec- the individual functions as an operator or senior tions 55.31,"llow To Apply,"and 55.57," Renewal of operator.

Licenses," require that each initial or renewal applica- . . .

. . This guide describes a method acceptable to the tion for an operator or senior operator license contam a .

. . NRC staff for providing the m. f.ormation needed by the certification of medical condition and. . general health as . .

staff foi its evaluation of the medical qualifications of specified in Subpart C," Medical Requirements,"of 10 rinidal rmnew I paatomsenimopa-apphcan CFR Part 55. Sections 55.33," Disposition of an Initial ator licenses for nuclear power plants and for providing Application,".and 55.57 state that the initial or renewal notification to the NRC of an incapacitating disability applications for these licenses will be approved if, O among other things, the applicant's medical condition and general health will not cause operational errors that The information collections contained in this regu-endanger public health and safety. In 10 CFR 55.53, latory guide are covered by the requirements of 10 CFR

" Conditions of Licenses," Paragraph (i) requires the li- Part 55, which were approved by the Office of Manage-censee to have a medical examination biennially (i.e., ment and Budget, approval number 3150-0018. The every 2 years).. ,

NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information un-Section 55.25,"Incapacitatm.n Because of Disabil- less it displays a currently valid OM B control number.

ity or lilness, is concerned with an operator or senior operator who becomes incapacitated because of a men. IL DISCUSSION tal or physical condition that might cause impaired In Subpart C, " Medical Requirements," of 10 judgment or motor coordination.

CFR Part S5, Section 55.23," Certification," requires Section 55.27,"Documeritation," requires that the certification that a physician has examined the appli-facility licensee document and maintain medical quali- cant in accordance with NRC's regulatory guidance.

fications data, test results, and each operator's medical Form NRC-396," Certification of Medical Examina-history for the current license period and provide this tion by Facility Licensee," must be completed by an UsMtc Rid'1AlnRY GlqDis The guides are issued in the following ten broad divis* ors' Regulatory Guides are leeued to desuibe and rnake available to the public such erforma-tion as enethods acooptable to the NRC staff for ernplemerw6ng specche parts of the Cor* 1. Power Readors O Products .

rrweseon a regulations techniques used by the etaff inevalualmo specfhe problems or pos- 2 Research and fest Fleactors 7 Tansportat on i tulated accidents and data needed by the NRC staff an its review of apphcations for per- 3 Fuels and Materiais Faalities 8 Occupational Health rv wtt ed r r i t in 6 ena and F tart action G r will be acceptable il they orovide a bes* for the fmdmgs requisite to the esuance or con-The guide was issued att ru d a on a received from the public Cor* r) Br's otti e of fm

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authorized representative of the facility licensee and tablishing minimum health requirements should aid must certify that a physician has conducted the medi-in more uniform medical evaluations. Ilowever,it is cal examination of the applicant as required by 10 necessary to recognize that, although it is the physi-CFR 55.21. The physician should have determined cian's responsibility to identify and evaluate any po-that the examince's medical condition and general tentially disqualifying medical conditions, the NRC health will not adversely alfect the performance of as- makes the final determination of the applicant's med-signed operator job duties or cause operational errors ical fitness.

endangering public health and safety. The intent of Nothing in ANSI /ANS-3.4-1996 or this guide these requirements is to have the facility beensee cer- should be construed to mean that such matters as an lify the health of its operators. individual's reading habits, political or religious be-The facility licensee is expected to maintain the liefs, or attitudes on social, economic, or political is-records on operators or senior operators that may be sues should be investigated or judged.

requested and reviewed by the NRC. Therefore,10 C. REGULATORY POSITION CFR 55.27 requires the f acility licensee to document and maintain the medical qualifications data, test re- The requirements contained in ANSI /

suits, and each operator's medical history. In addi- ANS-3.4-1996, " Medical Certification and Monitor-tion,10 CFR 55.27 requires the facility licensee to rc~ ing of Personnel Requiring Operator Licenses for Nu-tain each operator's medical history for the current clear Power Plants," provide methods acceptable to the }

NRC staff for determining the medical qualifications of )

license period and provide that information to the NRC on request. applicants for initial or renewal operator or senior oper-ator licenses svith the following exceptions to the There are two instances in which medical infor-standard. .

mation must be sent to the N RC One is when a condi-tional license based on medical evidence is requested in regard to criteria 2 and 3 of the standard's Sec-under the provisions of 10 CFR 55.23(b) and tion 5.3.5, " Cardiovascular," the examining physician 55.33(b). The second instance is when a licensed in- should have the flexibility to use medical judgment re-dividual has become mentally or physically unable to garding asymmetric peripheral pulses and pulse rates perform job duties. In this case, the facility licensee out of the specified range.

must notify the NRC within 30 days af ter learning of in regard to the standard's Section 5.3.6,"Labora-the diagnosis, if a conditional license is requested, j tory," whether to perform liver function tests should be the facility licensee must forward the medical evi. subject to the medical judgment of the examining dencc on Form NRC-396. This documentation is re.

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quired by 10 CFR 55.27 to be maintained by the facility. D. IMPLEMENTATION An American National Standard developed by . . . . l The purpose of this section is to provide m. forma-the American Nuclear Seciety, ANSI /

t.mn to ap% cants and licensees about the NRC staff's ANS-3.4-1996, " Medical Certification and Moni- ,

Pl ans for using this regulatory guide.

toring of Personnel Requiring Operator Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,"t prcscribes minimum re- Except in those cases in which an applicant or li-quirements necessary to determine that the medical censee proposes an acceptable alternative method for condition and general health of nuclear reactor opera- complying with specified portions of the NRC's regu-l tors will not cause operational errors. The criteria lations, the methods described in this guide reflecting l

presented in this standard provide an examining phy- public comments will be used in evaluating the part of sician a basis for determining whether a potentially an application for initial or renewal operator or senior disqualifying abnormal health condition exists. Es- operator licenses that is submitted on NRC Form 396,

" Certification of Medicai Examination by Facility Li-ICnpics may be obtained from the Arnerican Nuclear Society,5s5 North Kensington Avenue,l.a Grange Park,Ilknois 60525. censec."

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VALUFJIMPACT ANALYSIS

/] A separate value/irnpact analysis has not been prepared for this regulatory guide. A value/

(j impact analysis was included in the regulatory analysis for the amendments to 10 CFR Part S5 that was published on March 25,1987. A copy of the regulatory analysis was placed in the N RC Public Document Room at that time. This regulatory analysis is also appropriate to Revi-sion 3 of Regulatory Guide 1.134. A copy of the regulatory analysis is available forinspection and copying for a fee at the NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC; the PDR's mailing address is Mail Stop LL-6, Washington, DC 20555; phone (202)634-3273; fax (202)634-3343.

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