Resolution of Generic Safety Issues: Task HF2: Training (Rev. 2) ( NUREG-0933, Main Report with Supplements 1–35 )
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In response to Section 306 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, the Commission published a "Policy Statement966 on Training and Qualification of Nuclear Power Plant Personnel, March 1985. This Policy Statement endorsed the INPO Accreditation Program as a means of ensuring that the five essential elements of performance-based training, as described in the Policy Statement, are met in industry training. The continuation of this endorsement is based on the suc-cess of industry programs after a 2-year period during which the NRC will con-tinue to evaluate applicant and licensee implementation of improvement programs. Revisions to SRP11 Section 13.2 will also be prepared.
Two new inspection procedures have been completed and issued for regional use: IP 41701, "Licensed Operator Training," and IP 41400, "Nonlicensed Staff Training." These procedures emphasize evaluation of licensee staff performance and exclusively cover training areas subject to INPO accreditation. This task was identified as three distinct items in Table 7 of the NRC 1985 Annual Report (Items 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3). The following is a discussion of these three items.
ITEM HF2.1: EVALUATE INDUSTRY TRAINING
DESCRIPTION
The staff published NUREG-1220993 to be used for post-accreditation review of those training programs included in the Policy Statement.966 While the purpose of these reviews was to evaluate the thoroughness of the INPO accreditation procedures, the criteria also would enable the staff to conduct independent evaluations of nuclear utility training programs. In addition to these reviews, the evaluation of industry training included such criteria as inspection reports, license examination results, event-based reviews, and SALP reports for both accredited and non-accredited programs.
In the Supplement to NUREG-0933 published in 1986, staff stated that the NRC effort on this item was ongoing and would be reassessed after the 2-year evaluation period. This item is related to increasing knowledge, certainty, and understanding of safety issues in order to increase confidence in assessing levels of safety and is, therefore, considered a licensing issue.
CONCLUSION
As a part of the improvements to NUREG-0933, the NRC staff clarified in SECY-11-0101, "Summary of Activities Related to Generic Issues Program," dated July 26, 2011,1967 that the Generic Issues Program will not pursue any further actions toward resolution of licensing and regulatory impact issues. Because licensing and regulatory impact issues are not safety issues by the classification guidance in the legacy Generic Issues Program, these issues do not meet at least one of the Generic Issues Program screening criteria and do not warrant further processing in accordance with Management Directive 6.4, "Generic Issues Program," dated November 17, 2009.1858 Therefore, this issue will not be pursued any further in the Generic Issues Program.
ITEM HF2.2: EVALUATE INPO ACCREDITATION
DESCRIPTION
In addition to the evaluation of industry training programs using NUREG-1220,993 NRC observers accompany INPO evaluation teams during their review of utility training programs to determine whether the INPO teams conduct a thorough review of training programs using the INPO criteria and objectives for accreditation. The staff also observes the meetings of the National Nuclear Accrediting Board to determine its effectiveness in making decisions to accredit industry programs.
In the Supplement to NUREG-0933 published in 1986, staff stated that the NRC effort on this item was ongoing and would be reassessed after a 2-year period. This item is related to increasing knowledge, certainty, and understanding of safety issues in order to increase confidence in assessing levels of safety and is, therefore, considered a licensing issue.
CONCLUSION
As a part of the improvements to NUREG-0933, the NRC staff clarified in SECY-11-0101, "Summary of Activities Related to Generic Issues Program," dated July 26, 2011,1967 that the Generic Issues Program will not pursue any further actions toward resolution of licensing and regulatory impact issues. Because licensing and regulatory impact issues are not safety issues by the classification guidance in the legacy Generic Issues Program, these issues do not meet at least one of the Generic Issues Program screening criteria and do not warrant further processing in accordance with Management Directive 6.4, "Generic Issues Program," dated November 17, 2009.1858 Therefore, this issue will not be pursued any further in the Generic Issues Program.
ITEM HF2.3: REVISE SRP SECTION 13.2
DESCRIPTION
In the Supplement to NUREG-0933 published in 1986, staff stated that the staff would revise SRP11 Section 13.2 to be consistent with the Commission policy to encourage performance-based training in nuclear power plants. This effort was ongoing and would be reassessed when Items HF2.1 and HF2.2 and final rulemaking for revisions to operator licensing (10 CFR 55 and conforming amendments) were completed.
CONCLUSION
As a part of the improvements to NUREG-0933, the NRC staff clarified in SECY-11-0101, "Summary of Activities Related to Generic Issues Program," dated July 26, 2011,1967 that the Generic Issues Program will not pursue any further actions toward resolution of licensing and regulatory impact issues. Because licensing and regulatory impact issues are not safety issues by the classification guidance in the legacy Generic Issues Program, these issues do not meet at least one of the Generic Issues Program screening criteria and do not warrant further processing in accordance with Management Directive 6.4, "Generic Issues Program," dated November 17, 2009.1858 Therefore, this issue will not be pursued any further in the Generic Issues Program.
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