Requirements and DOE Guide 423.1-1, with respect to its impact on Department nuclear safety.

DOE-STD-1183-2004

Requirements and DOE Guide 423.1-1, with respect to its impact on Department

nuclear safety.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Discuss the purpose of Technical Safety Requirements.

b. Describe the responsibilities of contractors authorized to operate defense nuclear facilities

for Technical Safety Requirements.

c. Define the following terms and discuss the purpose of each:

Safety Limit

Operating Limits

Limiting Control Settings

Limiting Conditions for Operation

Surveillance Requirements

Administrative Controls

d. Discuss the margin of safety in a TSR.

e. Describe the general content of each of the followi ng sections of the Technical Safety

Requirements:

Use and Application

Basis

Design Features

Discuss the definition and implementation principles for the term OPERABILITY as used in a

Technical Safety Requirement.

g. Discuss the relationship of functional requirements and performance criteria to the

Technical Safety Requirements.

h. Discuss the conditions that constitute a violation of the Technical Safety Requirements and

state the reporting requirements should a violation occur.

Discuss the requirements for administrative control of the Technical Safety Requirements.

Discuss the possible source documents that may be used in developing Technical Safety

Requirements. Discuss the role of Documented Safety Analyses in selecting Technical

Safety Requirements and the respective flowdown.

k. Differentiate between the following facility designations:

Category A reactor facility

Category B reactor facility

Discuss the requirements for emergency actions that depart from the approved Technical

Safety Requirements.

m. Discuss the provisions a contractor may follow to develop alternatives to Technical Safety

Requirements for environmental restoration activities.

n. Discuss the requirements for the contractor to maintain the Technical Sa fety Requirements

current.