Exemptions. - std30060071

DOE-STD-3006-95

Office and Headquarters Implementation Plan and requirements for DOE 0 425.1 should specify

whether the procedures are to be submitted for review and/or approval.

5.11 Exemptions. DOE 0 425.1 directs the requirements for exemptions to DOE Order 251.1,

"DOE Directives System." Examples of situations that warrant utilization of the exemption process

include short duration, one-time activities such as unique activities to clean out or otherwise take a

system or component out of service for purposes of D&D. An exemption might also be appropriate in

the event of a national priority tasking at a facility which might not be in readiness to conduct the

required operation or task as an unrestricted operation. Due to the finite duration and finite definition

of the processes to be conducted, compensatory measures and interim or temporary actions might be

appropriate. In order to assure that the exemptions do not lead to a reduction in safety or an

unacceptable increase in risk, case-by-case review or approval by the CSO is required. An exemption

may also be appropriate when the time limits in DOE 0 425.1, section 4.a (1), are exceeded. In those

cases, the exemption request would justify approval and specify the scope of the Readiness

Assessment. In all cases, the exemption request will address the essential elements required by DOE

M 251.1-1, Chapter II, Section 4.C.

5.11.1 Expectations for Exempted Operations. Activities controlled under Order exemptions will

be conducted in a manner to assure no reduction or compromise in safety of the public, the

environment, or the workers. The exemption request will describe the standards to be achieved to

reach a condition of readiness to conduct the activities and the method of verification that the required

readiness conditions had been attained. When compensatory measures such as mentors, supervisory

oversight, Facility Representative presence, or area evacuations are appropriate, they should be

defined and verified prior to approval to commence the operations being given. In all cases, the

activities will be conducted within an approved safety basis. The systems, structures, and components

which are important to assuring safe operations will be verified to be in a condition to assure an

acceptable level of safety. Operational procedures should be identified and should be adequate to

control the processes and assure the acceptable level of safety. Personnel should have an adequate

level of knowledge, qualification, and experience such that when coupled with the specified

compensatory measures, satisfactory formality of operations will be assured. The methods to meet

these principles should be defined and the record of meeting and verification of these principles should

be retained.