General Course Description:
The course is provides the student with expanded skills in the use of Compensatory Measures. Specifically, it examines a variety of uses of Compensatory Measure to support interim operation during the corrective action period. A detailed examination of relationship to the Operability Determination Process is conducted. This includes the use of Manual Action and Maintenance Activities in support of Operability Determinations.
Recommended Student Population:
This is appropriate for graduates of "Response to Conditions Adverse to Quality." Students must be qualified to perform both 10 CFR 50.59 Screenings and Operability Determinations.
The class begins with a two-hour review of
Corrective Action basics, 10 CFR 50.59 Screenings, and Operability
Determinations. This review would be beneficial as part of reviewer requalification, but not as an initial introduction.
Course Length:
The course is one day in length.
Method of Instruction:
The class is comprised of
three segments.
In the first
segment the class reviews the fundamental information associated with
Corrective Action, 10 CFR 50.59 Screenings, and Operability
Determinations. This information will be relied upon in the
remainder of the class and is summarized on posters and handouts. As
discussed above, this review is appropriate for previously qualified
individuals. This segment is approximately two hours in length.
The second segment develops a standardized set of
questions to aid the student in the analysis of specific situations. A
graphic is also generated to illustrate the student's progress as the
course examines more complex examples. This segment is less than one
hour in length.
The third segment comprises
the majority of the course and consists of nine illustrative examples.
Each example is analyzed utilizing the standardized questions and
graphic developed in the second segment. These examples range from
simplistic to complex. Industry experience is extensively utilized. Five
of the nine examples are drawn from issues that generated regulatory
scrutiny at the selected sites. Ample opportunity is provided to discuss
each example to ensure that the students fully understand the learning
objectives and their implications.
Degree of Site-Specific Customization,
if developed for a single site:
The class is not
intended to be customized for a specific site. However, time can be
allotted for reviewing the site-specific procedural guidance governing
the use of Compensatory Measures, if it exists.
Special Course Features or Prerequisites:
As described above,
this course is appropriate for graduates of "Response to Conditions
Adverse to Quality" who are also qualified as 10 CFR 50.59 Screeners.
