One purpose of this task is to ensure that the licensing examination for reactor operators and senior operators is a valid measure of the operator's knowledge and ability to

In response to Section 306 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Commission published a "Policy

This task was developed to assure that the number and capabilities of the staff at nuclear power plants are adequate to provide safe operation.

The issues presented in this section include those outlined in the Human Factors Program Plan (HFPP) and documented in NUREG-0985, Revision 1.

Note: Due to the sensitive nature of some information in this analysis, redactions are necessary in this public version.

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This issue was identified by an NMSS engineer in December 2006 and addressed concerns about potential safety issues with cranes that are used to lift spe

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Historical Background

Spent fuel pools (SFPs) at PWRs are Seismic Category I structures that contain borated water, maintain spent fuel temperatu

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Historical Background

This issue was identified[1]by NRR following an allegation that

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Historical Background

This issue was identified by RES after concern was raised for the number of component failures in the solid state protectio

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On May 26, 2005, the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), Division of Engineering, recommended that issues related to closed Generic Issue (GI)-19