Responsible Contractor Operational Readiness Review Plan-of-Action

DOE-STD-3006-2000

were last conducted (for restarts) and the projected date for the startup; proposed type of readiness

review; basis or justification for proposed type of readiness review; proposed startup/restart authority.

This information allows for an informed decision to be made by DOE, as well as a confirmation that

the requirements are understood and implemented.

Each periodic SNR should be reviewed and approved by the DOE field element manager. In those

cases when the startup authority resides with the Program Secretarial Officer (PSO), the field element

manager should comment and make a recommendation regarding approval. This assures agreement at

the appropriate level for the startup decision, thus reducing the possibility of last minute changes of

direction, which are quite costly.

Each periodic SNR, including the field element comments and actions, should be forwarded to the

cognizant PSO, site Lead Program Secretarial Officer (LPSO), and EH-2. This provides the

information necessary for the PSO, LPSO, and EH-2 to execute their respective oversight functions.

Contractor readiness review action to start or restart operations should not commence until the DOE

startup or restart authority has approved the proposed readiness review process. Every startup or

restart of a nuclear operation, other than routine resumption of operations after short, planned

interruption, should be included in the SNR. These startups/restarts, requiring review, should be

started/restarted using an ORR or properly scoped RA as appropriate. Other routine resumptions of

operations can be conducted without a readiness review using normal contractor procedures for the

facility or activity. Contractor routine procedures should not be developed for the purpose of

avoiding a properly scoped Readiness Assessment. The RA process is flexible, yet assures the

minimum attributes needed to provide assurance to the DOE that work will be conducted safely.

In those cases when a startup or restart is identified that will occur within less than the period of the

latest SNR, a separate (or addendum) SNR should be provided to ensure timely agreement on the

details of the readiness review process for that restart.

5.1.3 Responsible Contractor Operational Readiness Review Plan-of-Action. For new starts and

restarts requiring an ORR, the responsible contractor management should provide an ORR plan-of-action

that specifies the intent to conduct an ORR and briefly describe the proposed ORR process to the DOE.