Scope - std10830007

DOE-STD-1083-95

1. SCOPE

DOE may grant temporary or permanent exemptions to its nuclear safety rules provided that the

provisions of 10 CFR Part 820, Subpart E, "Exemption Relief," are met. The provisions of 10 CFR

Part 820 state that the Secretarial Officer (as described in Section 3.5, below) shall utilize any

procedures deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with the exemption responsibilities. This

standard establishes an acceptable procedure to be used to request and grant exemptions to DOE

nuclear safety rules in accordance with 10 CFR Part 820.

2. APPLICABILITY

This standard is intended for use by all DOE elements and their contractors when requesting or

granting exemptions to the following rules and their subparts:

10 CFR PART 830, "NUCLEAR SAFETY MANAGEMENT"

10 CFR PART 834, "RADIATION PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE

ENVIRONMENT" (proposed), and

10 CFR PART 835, "OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION"

or any other rule in 10 CFR which DOE has adopted and determined to be related to nuclear

safety.

3. EXEMPTIONS

3.1 Criteria. 10 CFR Part 820.62 states the criteria which must be met in order for DOE to

grant an exemption to the nuclear safety rules. These criteria are repeated below.

The criteria for granting an exemption to a DOE nuclear safety requirement are determinations that

the exemption: