Regulatory Guide 3.68

Nuclear Criticality Safety Training

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Issue date:	04/30/1994
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATC)RY COMMISSION April 1994 REGULA TORY GUIDE

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REC ULATORY RESEARCH

REGULATORY

GUIDE 3.68 (Draft was issued as DG-3008)

NUCLEAR CRITICAUTr (SAFETY TRAINING 6

A. INTRODUCTION

vides a framework and criteria for training employees associated with fissionable material operations outside In 10 CFR Part 70, "Domestic Licensing of Spe- reactors when a potential exists for criticality acci- cial Nuclear Material," "Requirements for the Ap- dents. ANSI/ANS-8.20-1991 was approved by the proval of Applications" states that applications for a American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on specific license to own, acquire, deliver, receive, pos- May 20, 1991.

sess, use, or transfer special nuclear material will be approved if the Commission determines that the appli- The ANSI/ANS standard presents a training out- cant is qualified by reason of training and experience line, procedures, and responsibilities for providing nu- to use the material for the purpose requested. This clear criticality safety training for employees associated regulatory guide provides guidance on an appropriate with fissile material operations outside reactors that is nuclear criticality safety training program for the use of generally acceptable to the NRC staff. The standard special nuclear material, especially the prevention of includes provisions for the establishment of training criticality accidents, for license applicants and all objectives, the designation of personnel requiring members of their staffs associated with operations. It is training, a skeletal framework of training program con- not adequate for training for the nuclear criticality tent, and criteria for documentation and evaluation.

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C. REGULATORY POSITION

The information collections contained in this regu- 1. The general outline and content for a nuclear latory guide are covered by the requirements in criticality safety training program described in ANSI/

10 CFR Part 70, which were approved by the Office ANS-8.20-1991 is generally acceptable to the NRC

of Management and Budget, approval number staff for meeting the requirements in 10 CFR Part 70

3150-0009. for a nuclear criticality safety training program for per-

B. DISCUSSION

sonnel associated with operations outside of reactors.

ANSI/ANS-8.20-1991, "Nuclear Criticality Safe- 2. The nuclear criticality safety training program ty Training,"* was prepared by Subcommittee 8, "Fis- should be developed with the cooperative involvement sionable Materials Outside Reactors," of the Standards of management, supervision, and the criticality safety Committee of the American Nuclear Society; it pro- staff.

3. The nuclear criticality safety training program

• Copies may be purchased from the American Nuclear Society, should include specific learning objectives, program

555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60525. structure, program content, and program evaluation, USNRC REGULATORY GUIDES The guides are issued in the following ten broad divisions:

Regulatory Guides are Issued to describe and make available to the public methods acceptable to the NRC staff of Implementing specific parts of 1. Power Reactors 6. Products the Commission's regulations, to delineate techniques used by the staff 2. Research and Test Reactors 7. Transportation in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, or to provide 3. Fuels and Materials Facilities 8. Occupational Health guidance to applicants. Regulatory Guides are not substitutes for regula- 4. Environmental and Siting 9. Antitrust and Financial Review tions, and compliance with them Is not required. Methods and solutions 5. Materials and Plant Protection 10. General different from those set out In the guides will be acceptable if they provide a basis for the findings requisite to the Issuance or continuance of a per- mit or license by the Commission. Copies of issued guides may be purchased from the Government Printing Office at the current GPO price. Information on current GPO prices may This guide was Issued after consideration of comments received from the be obtained by contacting the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.

public. Comments and suggestions for Improvements In these guides are Government Printing Office, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, DC

encouraged at all times, and guides will be revised, as appropriate, to 20402-9328. telephone (202)512-2249 or (202)512-2171.

accommodate comments and to reflect new information or experience.

Written comments may be submitted to the Rules Review and Directives Issued guides may also be purchased from the National Technical Infor- Branch, DFIPS, ADM, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washing- mation Service on a standing order basis. Details on this service may be ton, DC 20555-0001. obtained by writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.

established through a systematic approach to training 5. NUREG-1220, "Training Review Criteria and that includes: Procedures" (Revision 1, January 1993)** contains

3.1 Analysis of jobs and tasks to determine methods acceptable to the NRC staff for evaluating the development and implementation of a training pro- what a worker must know to be able to perform effec- gram and is a useful tool for quality control of the pro- tively; gram.

3.2 Design and development of learning ob-

D. IMPLEMENTATION

jectives based on the analysis of jobs and tasks that reflect the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by The purpose of this section is to provide informa- the worker; tion to applicants and licensees regarding the NRC

staff's plan for using this regulatory guide.

3.3 Development of instructional materials based on the learning objectives; Except in those cases in which an applicant pro-

3.4 Implementation of the training program poses an acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the Commission's regula- to achieve the performance objectives identified in the tions, the methods described in this guide will be used analysis and design phase of the facility, and in the evaluation of applications for new licenses, li-

3.5 Evaluation and, as appropriate, revision cense renewals, and license amendments submitted of the training program based on internal and external under 10 CFR Part 70.

audits and results obtained from written, oral, and op- erational examinations.

• Copies may be purchased at current rates from the U.S. Gov-

4. The nuclear criticality safety training program ernment Printing Office, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, DC

20402-9328 (telephone (202) 512-2249 or (202) 512-2171);

should include instruction concerning implementation or from the National Technical Information Service by writing of revised or temporary operating procedures. NTIS at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161.

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VALUE/IMPACT STATEMENT

A draft value/impact statement was published with the draft of this guide when it was published for public comment (Task DG-3008, January 1993). No changes were necessary, so a separate value/impact statement for the final guide has not been prepared. A copy of the draft value/impact statement is available for inspection or copying for a fee in the Commission's Public Document Room at

2120 L Street NW, Washington, DC, under Task DG-3008.

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