Introduction - DOE-HDBK-1141-2001

Radiological Assessor Training

DOE-HDBK-1141-2001

Student's Guide

Introduction

II.

Purpose of DOE Order 5480.22

The intended purpose of DOE Order 5480.22,

Technical Safety Requirements, is "to clearly state

the requirements to have Technical Safety

Requirements (TSRs) prepared for DOE nuclear

facilities and to delineate the criteria, content,

scope, format, approval process, and reporting

requirements of these documents and revisions

thereof."

On October 10, 2000 an Interim final rule was

published in the Federal Register for 10 CFR 830,

"Nuclear Safety Management". The Interim Final

Rule was effective December 11, 2000, and codifies

requirements for TSRs in 10 CFR 830.205. The

new rule requires contractors to develop and submit

TSRs to DOE for approval by April 10, 2003. In the

interim, contractors are required to meet existing

safety bases, including TSRs.

TSRs are a critical element in the overall DOE

safety program.

A. Definitions (Paragraph 6)

Technical Safety Requirements are those

requirements that define the conditions, safe

boundaries, and the management or

administrative controls necessary to ensure

the safe operation of nuclear facilities and to

reduce the potential risk to the public and

facility workers from uncontrolled releases of

radioactive materials or from radiation

exposure due to inadvertent criticality.

Technical Safety Requirements consist of

safety limits, operating limits, surveillance

requirements, administrative controls, use and

application instructions, and the bases

thereof.

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