Research and Planning Process

DOE-STD-1029-92

Developing later revisions

Resolving audit findings

Providing useful fault analysis information.

Follow six basic steps to assemble the procedure basis information: (1) develop a research

and planning process; (2) identify the procedure requirements; (3) determine the facility

configuration and analyze the process; (4) develop the process and activities; (5) assemble

procedure basis documentation; and, (6) prepare a procedure revision history.

2.1

Research and Planning Process

Procedures are written and used for work that could result in abnormal facility conditions,

degraded equipment reliability, or personnel or equipment hazards. Procedures are also

needed for complex nonsafety-related work, and for work that is performed infrequently.

[1]

Identify the procedure to be written.

[2]

Plan the research process.

[3]

Record the research and planning process to document the basis of the procedure.

Be sure to record the methods, calculations, and user feedback obtained during

procedure development that might not exist elsewhere.

[4]

Identify the appropriate operations organizations and plan for their personnel to

help develop the procedure.

As stated in Section 1, operations personnel provide valuable insight when writing a

procedure. Operations personnel can greatly improve procedure basis documentation for

technical processes, conditions of performance, process analysis, and user feedback.

2.2

Procedure Requirements

Writers must understand the bases for procedures before they begin to write. Completing

the following steps will help writers understand these bases (the worksheets in Appendix

A can be used to record information).

[1]

Research the regulatory and administrative requirements affecting the procedure.

This research includes assembling and reviewing documents containing direct

requirements and commitments that apply to the procedure.

[2]

Determine the technical requirements that apply to the procedure by examining the

following:

C DOE rules, orders, and standards.

C Safety analysis report and technical safety requirements (formerly technical

specifications or operational safety requirements).