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1. SCOPE

1.1 Purpose

The purpose of DOE Handbook, Establishing Nuclear Facility Drill Programs, is to provide DOE

contractor organizations with guidance for development or modification of drill programs that both

train on and evaluate facility training and procedures dealing with a variety of abnormal and

emergency operating situations likely to occur at a facility. The Handbook focuses on conducting

drills as part of a training and qualification program (typically within a single facility), and is not

intended to included responses of personnel beyond the site boundary, e.g. Local or State

Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, etc. Each facility is expected to develop its own

facility specific scenarios, and should not limit them to equipment failures but should include

personnel injuries and other likely events.

A well-developed and consistently administered drill program can effectively provide training and

evaluation of facility operating personnel in controlling abnormal and emergency operating

situations. To ensure the drills are meeting their intended purpose they should have evaluation

criteria for evaluating the knowledge and skills of the facility operating personnel. Training and

evaluation of staff skills and knowledge such as component and system interrelationship,

reasoning and judgment, team interactions, and communications can be accomplished with

drills.

The appendices to this Handbook contain both models and additional guidance for establishing

drill programs at the Department's nuclear facilities. Appendix A is a template that can be used

to establish contents and format of a drill scenario. Appendix B provides scenarios typical of

many facilities. Appendix C describes cues and props that can be used to represent various

conditions. Appendix D contains information on methods and content of typical evaluation

criteria.

1.2 Applicability

DOE 5480.20A, Personnel Selection, Qualification, and Training Requirements for DOE Nuclear

Facilities, requires a continuing training program for certified operators and certified supervisors

that includes, at a minimum, the following as related to job performance: a) annual training and

examination covering abnormal facility procedures and emergencies; and b) drills conducted in

the facility or on a simulator to enable facility operating personnel and operating teams to