General Management

DOE-STD-1185-2004

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

37.

Nuclear explosive safety study personnel must have knowledge of safety analysis

techniques and their application to NEOs, facilities, and associated activities.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

Discuss safety analysis techniques and their applications to NEOs, facilities, and

associated activities.

Describe the following hazard evaluation techniques and the types of results they

produce:

Checklist analysis

Preliminary hazard analysis

What-if analysis

Hazard and operability analysis

Failure modes and effects analysis

Fault tree analysis

Event tree analysis

Human reliability analysis

Describe the basis upon which to judge the adequacy of a hazard evaluation

including:

Thoroughness of hazard identification

Rigor of analysis versus complexity of operation and potential consequences of

accidents

Conservatism of assumptions

Applicability of data

Consistency and control of expert elicitation process

Validity and conservatism of scenario screening criteria

Reflection of lack of knowledge in uncertainty estimates

38.

Nuclear explosive safety study personnel must have knowledge of technical

communications.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

Demonstrate proficiency in written communication, including business and

technical writing.

Demonstrate proficiency in oral communications, including briefings, one-on-one

presentations, and formal presentations.

Demonstrate knowledge of interpersonal communications necessary to effectively

communicate, verbally and non-verbally, with DOE management, DOE technical

personnel, and all levels of contractor personnel.

Demonstrate proficiency in writing a defensible NESS finding.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS