Appendix 11 Prestart and Post-Start Determination Criteria for Operational Readiness Reviews

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APPENDIX 11

PRESTART AND POST-START DETERMINATION CRITERIA FOR OPERATIONAL

READINESS REVIEWS

The following checklist may be used by the TL and the ORR TMs to evaluate if an issue must be

corrected prior to startup.

A. Initial Screening

1. Does this issue involve a safety system?

2. Does this issue involve processes, functions or components identified in the Technical Safety

Requirements, Operational Safety Requirements or nuclear safety control procedures?

3. Does this issue involve potential adverse environmental impact exceeding regulatory or site

specific release limits?

4. Does this issue impact non-safety processes, functions or components which could adversely

impact safety related processes, functions or components?

5. Is this issue non-compliant with WSRC or DOE-SR approved startup documents?

6. Does this issue indicate a lack of adequate procedures or administrative systems?

7. Does this issue indicate operational or administrative non-compliance with procedures or

policy?

8. Has this issue occurred with a frequency that indicates past corrective actions have been

lacking or ineffective?

9. Does this issue require operator training not specified in existing facility training

requirements?

10.

Does the issue involve a previously unknown risk to worker or public safety and health or

a previously unknown threat of environmental insult or release?

If the response to any of the above is yes, further evaluation in accordance with the issue

impact criteria below is required.

B. Issue Impact

1. Does the loss of operability of the item prevent safe shutdown, or cause the loss of essential

monitoring?

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