Frequently Asked Questions About Managing Fatigue - Rulemaking & Guidance Processes
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- NRC Communications
- Q1. Is the NRC considering a communication process when an inspection finding or a FAQ significantly impacts the way the industry has implemented a fatigue management rule requirement? Changing individual schedules at the last moment is not a good practice, for example the recent fuel handling discussions.
- Q2. Does the NRC have a summary of the regulatory changes regarding fatigue and working hours at nuclear plants resulting from the issuance of the Part 26 final rule on March 31, 2008?
NRC Communications
Q1. Is the NRC considering a communication process when an inspection finding or a FAQ significantly impacts the way the industry has implemented a fatigue management rule requirement? Changing individual schedules at the last moment is not a good practice, for example the recent fuel handling discussions.
Any substantive questions that we are asked or issues based on inspection findings can be made public by first placing the question and its response in public ADAMS, then posting to the FFD FAQ webpage.
Q2. Does the NRC have a summary of the regulatory changes regarding fatigue and working hours at nuclear plants resulting from the issuance of the Part 26 final rule on March 31, 2008?
The NRC has not developed a summary of the regulatory changes regarding fatigue and working hours at nuclear plants. However, the Federal Register notice (73 FR 16966), dated March 31, 2008, regarding the final rule to amend 10 CFR Part 26 describes the fatigue management requirements. Section VI, page 16997 of that notice contains a "Section-by-Section Analysis of Substantive Changes." The discussion of Subpart I, "Managing Fatigue," begins on page 17118, and the Subpart I rule language appears on pages 17224 – 17227.
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