Assessing radiological performance cont'd - DOE-HDBK-1141-2001

Radiological Assessor Training

DOE-HDBK-1141-2001

Student's Guide

Both management and operational assessments

are operationally focused and performance-

oriented. They deal with the safety culture of the

facility, how safely it is being operated, and the

condition of its documentation and equipment.

The design of the facility and its process

systems is presumed, for purposes of the

management and operational assessments, to

permit safe operation. This is based on the

presumption of an appropriate selection and

application of design standards by the architect-

engineer and the operating contractor, and of

appropriate independent reviews by DOE or its

predecessor agencies of the design, the

construction activities, and the Safety Analysis

Report.

The criteria listed do not address every activity

that might be relevant to a performance

objective. Therefore, meeting all criteria does

not necessarily ensure that the performance

objective is fully met. Conversely, a specific

facility might achieve the performance objective

without meeting all criteria.

In part, because of the various ways in which the

performance objectives can be met, effective

assessments emphasize the performance

objectives rather than the criteria. The methods

for determining whether a criterion is met are not

given. Consequently, considerable expertise

and judgment are required to be exercised in

conducting the assessments.

Although the quality assurance assessments

have a broad perspective, covering the overall

quality assurance program of the facility, they

are relevant to assessing radiological protection

performance.

DOE-STD-1070-94; DOE Standard Guidelines

for Evaluation of Nuclear Facility Training

Programs, provides guidance on evaluating

training programs at nuclear facilities.

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