Conduct of Operations - hdbk1117990045

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*A.15 Conduct of Operations

The purpose of this subject area is to enable the candidate or incumbent to monitor certain

facility operations and comply with directives and policies to achieve safe and reliable facility

operations. Topics for consideration include:

SUBJECT

TOPIC

General knowledge of major systems and system interactions

Conduct of

Appropriate facility technical safety requirements (operational

Operations

safety requirements and technical specifications)

Training on safety-related systems identified in the Facility Safety

Analysis Report (FSAR)

Identification of facility component safety classifications

Facility control during maintenance and refueling

Identification and control of malfunctioning instrumentation

Control of jumpers, lifted leads, and bypasses

Lock-out/tag-out procedures

Facility interfacing procedures at multi-facility sites

Use of emergency communication

Rules for using oral instructions

Independent verification of equipment status

Use of two-way radios at the facility

Control of personnel entry into the control room

Control of facility maintenance activities while operating

Impact that maintenance activities have on facility operations

Impact on facility operation of degraded and out-of-service

equipment

Design features needed to mitigate internal (e.g., flooding, high

energy line break, fire protection) and external (e.g., seismic,

missile) hazards

General categories of design bases for accident analysis

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