Startup or Restart Plan

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3.39 Startup. The initial operation of a facility or process to perform program work.

3.40 Startup Notification Report. A periodic report by each responsible contractor to identify all

known future nuclear facility new starts and restarts. The report will identify the facility and based on

the criteria of DOE 0 425.1 specify whether an ORR or a Readiness Assessment is considered to be

required. For those startups or restarts where neither an ORR or a Readiness Assessment is

considered to be appropriate by the contractor line management, the method of verification of

readiness should be specified and justification provided. For facilities requiring an ORR, the startup

approval authority will be identified. The report is submitted to the Secretarial Officer via the

Operations Office management for approval. The report should receive periodic updates in

accordance with Operations Office procedures.

3.41 Startup or Restart Plan. The management plan developed by the responsible contractor and

approved by DOE which describes the process and activities necessary to conduct a new start or

restart of the facility. The plan is a programmatic management document which may include the

provision for an ORR or Readiness Assessment. The contents of the plan will frequently contain all

the information specified in the ORR plan-of-action. In those cases, if the appropriate endorsements

and approvals have been obtained, the ORR plan-of-action will be unnecessary.

3.42 Unplanned Shutdown. The termination of program work at a facility for any cause, such as

equipment malfunction, personal error, or on shift operator response to indications or a situation that

would have had unsafe consequences without shutdown.

3.43 Unreviewed Safety Questions. This is a determination made by examining the following

circumstances: (1) temporary or permanent changes in the facility as described in existing safety

analyses; (2) temporary or permanent changes in the procedures as derived from existing safety

analyses; and, (3) tests or experiments not described in existing safety analyses. On identification of

any of the above circumstances, an Unreviewed Safety Question exists if one or more of the following

conditions result: (1) the probability of occurrence or the consequences of an accident or malfunction

of equipment important to safety as previously evaluated in the facility safety analyses could be

increased; (2) the possibility for an accident or malfunction of a different type than any evaluated