Exemptions. - Continued

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support national commitments in unusual circumstances. The justification for exemption should be

prepared by the responsible contractor and reviewed or approved by the CSO on an individual case

basis in accordance with DOE M 251.1-1. The exemption request should define the process to verify

readiness to start the operations and to ensure that the operation will be conducted with the degree of

safety warranted by the hazards and risks of the process being conducted. The exemption request

should define compensatory measures such as continual supervisory or DOE presence during

operations to be taken to assure safety. The exemption request should identify the activities to be

taken to assure readiness of personnel, procedures, and structures, systems, and components to safely

conduct the operation. The exemption request should also specify the methods of review to verify

readiness has been achieved. The justification to conduct operations under these specified conditions

will be provided to EH for their independent review. When the exemption is to extend beyond the

time requirements of DOE 0 425.1, section 4.a (1), the exemption request to authorize an RA in lieu

of an ORR should provide justification for approval and describe the scope of the proposed Readiness

Assessment to be conducted.