Definitions - std10770013

DOE-STD-1077-94

3. DEFINITIONS

Definitions of all key terms used this standard are defined as follows:

3.1 Accreditation is a process to formally recognize reactor and non-reactor nuclear

facility training programs as meeting established accreditation objectives and criteria.

3.2 Accrediting Board is an independent group of individuals responsible for making

the decision to award or defer accreditation. The Accrediting Board consists of five

members with collective expertise in nuclear facility and reactor operations, nuclear and

non-nuclear industrial training, instructional processes, and educational accreditation.

3.3 Accreditation Maintenance Report is a report written 2 years after accreditation

or renewal of accreditation which describes changes in the accredited training programs

since the last accreditation review.

3.4 Accreditation Review Team is a group of professionals representing the Training

Accreditation Program with collective expertise in nuclear facility operations, nuclear

facility training, instructional processes, and training program evaluation. This team

reviews the facility's Contractor Self-Evaluation Report, visits the facility,

evaluates training, and documents its findings as individual problem statements and

recommendations which are inserted into the Contractor Self-Evaluation Report in the

appropriate locations.

3.5 Category A Reactor Facilities means those production, test, and research reactors

designated by DOE based on power level (e.g., design thermal power rating of 20

megawatts steady state and higher), potential fission product inventory, and experimental

capability.

3.6 Cognizant Secretarial Officer (CSO) is the head of a DOE program which has

responsibility for specific facilities. These include: the Assistant Secretaries for

Conservation and Renewable Energy; Environmental Restoration and Waste Management;