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Scheduled Maintenance March 22, 2019
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Mar 21, 2019 06:20 PMThe DOE Technical Standards Portal and the RevCom system will be unavailable during scheduled system maintenance on FRIDAY, 22 MARCH, from 8:00pm until 10:00pm (Eastern Daylight Time).
New: DOE-HDBK-1226-2019, Conduct of Operations Implementation
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Mar 20, 2019 11:51 AMThis Handbook provides supplemental information, explanations, examples, and background to support implementation of disciplined operations described in DOE Order (O) 422.1, Administrative Change 2, Conduct of Operations. Its purpose is to provide a broader understanding of conduct of operations concepts and help operators implement the requirements in DOE O 422.1. It is applicable wherever the Order is implemented. It does not contain any additional requirements. This Handbook replaces DOE Standards 1030-1045, the former Guides to Good Practices associated with former DOE O 5480.19, Conduct of Operations Requirements for DOE Facilities.
RevCom: Project Justification Statement for the Development of DOE-HDBK-XXXX-YR, Seismic Evaluation Procedure for Equipment in U.S. Department of Energy Facilities
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Mar 20, 2019 10:58 AMThe DOE Report, DOE/EH-0545, Seismic Evaluation Procedure for Equipment in U.S. Department of Energy Facilities, 1997, will be converted into a Handbook. The Seismic Evaluation Procedure is intended to provide DOE facility managers, safety professionals, and engineers with a practical procedure for evaluating the seismic adequacy of equipment. It is comprised of experience-based methodologies and guidelines, screening evaluations and generic test data of equipment in industrial facilities subjected to seismic events. It is adapted from the Seismic Qualification Utility Group (SQUG} Generic Implementation Procedure IGIP} used by the nuclear power industry for resolving U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) unresolved safety issues. However, despite its wide usage around the DOE complex, it has not been updated since it's issuance in 1997. This effort is to provide technical updates and convert the report into a Handbook to clearly identify criteria and guidance for enhancing the seismic safety of facilities and reducing the potential for major economic loss that can result from equipment and systems damaged or destroyed by an earthquake. It is not a part of an Implementation Plan for Defense Board Recommendations.
RevCom: Project Justification Statement for Proposed Revision to DOE-STD-1187-2007, Beryllium-Associated Worker Registry Data Collection and Management Guidance
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Mar 14, 2019 11:15 AMThe proposed revision is consistent with the procedures provided in DOE O 252. IA Technical Standards Program. Specifically, DOE-TSPP-9 Technical Standards Program Topical Committees indicates that the 5 year review is due for DOE Technical Standard 1187, Beryllium-Associated Worker Registry Data Collection and Management Guidance which has not been updated since it was issued in 2007. DOE-TSPP-9 outlines the actions to be taken during periodic document review.
RevCom: Project Justification Statement for Revision to DOE-SPEC-1142-2001, Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Testing (BeLPT)
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Mar 14, 2019 11:15 AMThe project will update the specification with new quality assurance measures, instrumentation, and analytic methods. For example, several reagents need to be expanded upon as to concentration, sources available and addition of ones not mentioned in DOE-cSPEC-1142-2001. The Complete Growth Media Preparations should be expanded to conform to different Laboratories methods (IX vs 2X). The List of Equipment needs clarification of requirements, since some instrumentation is outdated and newer technology is currently used. Furthermore, the analysis for outcomes of the test has been changed from Least Absolute Value to Least Squares. Therefore, the project will provide DOE with an updated specification for beryllium testing and document required changes to the testing procedure, ensuring the fidelity of testing guidance provided to the community.
RevCom: Project Justification Statement for Proposed Revision to DOE-HDBK-1163-2003, Integration of Multiple Hazard Analysis Requirements and Activities
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Mar 13, 2019 04:47 PMThe proposed handbook revision will incorporate best practices and lessons learned from performing and integrating hazard analysis at various DOE facilities since initial issuance in 2003. This revised handbook is intended to support mission success by describing best practices in hazard analysis that apply to less-than-hazard-category 3 (Less than HC-3) nuclear facilities, chemical facilities, industrial facilities, and other facilities at DOE sites across the country.
RevCom: DOE-STD-1112-YR, Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program for Radiobioassy
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Mar 01, 2019 11:22 AMThis standard will be updated to include the requirements that are currently used to conduct onsite assessments of accredited programs and to reflect current practices and standards. The update aims to increase the quality of DOELAP accreditation, but should only have a minor impact on current DOELAP programs through the streamlining of DOELAP requirements. It will have a major positive impact on new DOELAP programs because it will provide clear direction on DOELAP requirements.
RevCom: Project Justification Statement for Proposed Revision to DOE-STD-1090-2011, Hoisting and Rigging
— by Patricia Greeson — last modified Feb 14, 2019 03:09 PMProposed revisions to the standard are commensurate with 29 CFR, Part 1926, 1432 -Multiple-crane/derrick lifts-supplemental requirements. Hoisting and rigging is a high-risk activity justifiably deserving of progressive guidelines that serve both organizational mission goals, as well as continuing to ensure safety of DOE Federal employees and contractors within the workplace. The revision of this standard is not part of an Implementation Plan for Defense Board Recommendations.
New: A Graded Approach for Evaluating Radiation Doses to Aquatic and Terrestrial Biota
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Feb 14, 2019 10:08 AMThis DOE technical standard provides a graded approach (including screening methods and methods for detailed analyses) and related guidance that DOE and DOE contractors may use to evaluate compliance with specified criteria on radiation dose to populations of aquatic animals, terrestrial plants, and terrestrial animals due to anthropogenic sources at DOE sites.
New: DOE-STD-1027-2018 Chg Notice 1, Hazard Categorization of DOE Nuclear Facilities
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Jan 29, 2019 05:03 PMThis Standard (STD) provides requirements and guidance for determining if a Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facility is a Hazard Category (HC) 1, 2, 3, or Below HC-3 nuclear facility, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 830, Nuclear Safety Management.
RevCom: DOE-HDBK-XXXX-2019, Operations Security Handbook
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Jan 17, 2019 03:49 PMThis Department of Energy (DOE) Handbook provides information to assist DOE sites in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Operations Security (OPSEC) program. Specifically, it provides information on the five-step process, which includes identifying critical information, analyzing the threat, analyzing the vulnerabilities, assessing the risks, and applying countermeasures. It also includes examples of the steps and recommendations for successful application. Internal and external resources have been referenced for additional information.
RevCom: Project Justification Statement for Revision to Department of Energy Standard 3020, Specification for HEPA and ULPA Filters used by DOE Contractors
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Jan 15, 2019 02:45 PMThe revised DOE-STD-3020 will provide general requirements for DOE/NNSA contractors for the procurement and required testing of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters as well as Ultra Low Penetration Air (ULPA) filters used in DOE/NNSA facilities. These procurements should additionally align with the latest American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) publication ASME AG-1, Code on Nuclear Air and Gas Treatment, as a primary source for purchasing and testing HEPA filters and the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology recommended practice IEST-RP-CC007.3, Testing ULPA Filters, for testing ULPA filters. The revision to the Standard will update cross references to the latest applicable DOE directives and national consensus standards.
New - DOE-STD-1192-2018, Security Risk Management (OUO)
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Dec 03, 2018 09:51 AMThis Technical Standard must be handled as Official Use Only (OUO), thus, will not be made available on the Technical Standards Program Website. For distribution, contact Bill Benton, 301-903-1150 or Bill.Benton@hq.doe.gov.
New - DOE-STD-1027-2018, Hazard Categorization of DOE Nuclear Facilities
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Nov 27, 2018 03:18 PMThis Standard (STD) provides requirements and guidance for determining if a Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facility is a Hazard Category (HC) 1, 2, 3, or Below HC-3 nuclear facility, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 830, Nuclear Safety Management. Supersedes DOE-STD-1027-92 Chg Notice 1.
New: Cancellation of DOE-STD-1158-2010, Self-Assessment Standard for DOE Contractor Criticality Safety Program
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Nov 21, 2018 11:18 AMThe Department of Energy (DOE) sites and contractors are already using applicable codes and other Standards instead of this Standard. The information from this Standard will be made available to criticality safety practitioners via the DOE Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP) website.
RevCom - Notice of Intent to Develop a new DOE Standard, Preparation of Documented Safety Analysis for DOE Reactors
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Nov 20, 2018 04:38 PMThe proposed new standard is intended to be available to add another approved option in Table 2 in an upcoming revision to 10 CFR 830. This standard will be developed in accordance with the normal technical standard development process described in DOE Order 252.lA, Technical Standards Program, and the associated Technical Standards Program Procedures (TSPPs).
New - DOE-STD-1231-2018, Preparation and Conduct of Protective Force Performance Testing (OUO)
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Nov 20, 2018 03:38 PMThis Technical Standard must be handled as Official Use Only (OUO), thus will not be available on the Technical Standards Program website. For distribution, contact Carl Pocratsky, 301-903-2769 or Carl.Pocratsky@hq.doe.gov.
RevCom - Notice of Intent to Develop DOE-STD-XXXX-YR, Nuclear Material Packaging Standard
— by Patricia Greeson — last modified Nov 19, 2018 09:02 AMThe new Standard will carry forward the nuclear material packaging (NMP) requirements detailed in the Directive DOE M 441.1-1, Nuclear Material Packaging.
New - DOE-STD-3013-2018, Stabilization, Packaging, and Storage of Plutonium-Bearing Materials
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Nov 06, 2018 03:18 PMThis Standard provides criteria for stabilization of plutonium-bearing materials at DOE facilities to safe and stable forms and packaging for storage with minimal surveillance for up to 50 years. This Standard applies to plutonium-bearing metals and oxides containing at least 30 wt% plutonium plus uranium.
RevCom - DOE-STD-1212-YR, Explosives Safety
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Nov 01, 2018 04:01 PMDOE-HDBK-3029 provides criteria and guidance for an acceptable approach to meet DOE-STD-1212 requirements for an Explosives Safety Program (ESP). It provides the basic explosives safety technical requirements for operations and activities involving explosives, explosives assemblies, pyrotechnics and propellants, and assemblies containing these materials; and to the safe management of such operations. The handbook also includes all DOE Explosives Safety Committee (ESC) approved proposals. This Handbook should now be subjected to a formal review in accordance with TSP RevCom to ensure all potentially impacted entities have the opportunity for review and comment as part of its finalization. In addition to the standard list of Technical Standard Managers, notification of the availability of this document should be provided to the same all pertinent subject matter experts that receive DOE-STD-1212. The comment period should be 60 days
RevCom - DOE-HDBK-3029-YR, Explosives Safety Handbook
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Nov 01, 2018 04:01 PMThis DOE Explosives Safety Handbook is new. This Handbook contains DOE-developed explanatory material in support of the Explosives Safety Standard DOE-STD- 1212, including explosives safety requirements referenced in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in 10 CFR 851, Worker Safety and Health Program. DOE-HDBK-3029 provides criteria and guidance for an acceptable approach to meet DOESTD-1212 requirements for an Explosives Safety Program (ESP). It provides the basic explosives safety technical requirements for operations and activities involving explosives, explosives assemblies, pyrotechnics and propellants, and assemblies containing these materials; and to the safe management of such operations. The handbook also includes all DOE Explosives Safety Committee (ESC) approved proposals.
RevCom Adds Alternates for TSMs and PAs
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Oct 31, 2018 03:26 PMTechnical Standards RevCom has been updated to include new features of benefit to both Technical Standards Managers (TSMs) and Preparing Activities (PAs). Each TSM now has the option to add Alternates who will share the responsibilities for reviewing comments and submitting the organization's package. PAs now have the option to assign Alternates from their writing teams to respond to reviewer comments simultaneously.
New - DOE-STD-1095-2018, Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program for Personnel Dosimetry
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Oct 30, 2018 09:14 AMThis standard establishes the technical basis for the Performance Testing Laboratory (PTL) that administers the external dosimeter program for DOE site dosimetry programs seeking DOELAP accreditation. The performance testing categories for whole body dosimetry are based on ANSI/HPS N13.11, American National Standard for Dosimetry – Personnel Dosimetry Performance – Criteria for Testing, and for extremity dosimetry from ANSI/HPS N13.32, American National Standard for Performance Testing of Extremity Dosimeters.
Draft DOE-HDBK-1230-YR, Commercial Grade Dedication Application Handbook
— by Patricia Greeson — last modified Oct 23, 2018 01:25 PMCommercial Grade Dedication (CGD) efforts have become more important for the Department of Energy as it has become difficult to find competitive suppliers for safety systems and components that are qualified to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) NQA-1 (NQA-1), Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications. The NQA-1 CGD process provides an alternative to using NQA-1 qualified vendors by allowing users to purchase commercial-grade systems and components and upgrade them to NQA-1 quality. The purpose of the proposed Handbook is to provide various examples of packages which meet NQA-1 CGD provisions. The example CGD packages should assist users in providing complete packages which meet NQA-1 provisions.
RevCom - PJS for the Proposed Revision of DOE-STD-1195-2011, Design of Safety Significant Safety Instrumented Systems Used at DOE Nonreactor Nuclear Facilities
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Oct 23, 2018 11:38 AMThe objectives of the revised Standard are to incorporate lessons learned from implementation and use of this Standard and other ISA-84 programs and streamline the format of the Standard to be consistent with industry codes and standards by specifying clear concise statements followed by additional clarification or guidance in the appendices, if required. The revised Technical Standard will incorporate input gathered from instrumentation and control experts across various DOE Field Offices.
RevCom: Proposed Reaffirmation of DOE-STD-1070-1994, Criteria for Evaluation of Nuclear Facility Training Programs
— by Patricia Greeson — last modified Oct 23, 2018 10:53 AMThis standard is cited in DOE O 426.2 Chg 1 (Admin Chg), Personnel Selection, Training, Qualification, and Certification Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities. It is required for use in evaluating nuclear facility training programs. Reaffirming the standard is appropriate, and in accordance with TSPP-7-2013.
New - DOE-NA-STD-3016-2018, Hazard Analysis Reports for Nuclear Explosive Operations
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Oct 16, 2018 04:21 PMThis Technical Standard applies to the conduct of hazard analyses and preparation of Hazard Analysis Reports (HARs) for Nuclear Explosive Operations (NEOs) conducted by DOE/NNSA. This Standard addresses operation-specific HARs and their interface with facility safety basis documents (Documented Safety Analyses (DSA), Safety Analysis Reports (SARs), or other DOE/NNSA-approved safety basis documents). Federal rule 10 C.F.R. Part 830, “Nuclear Safety Management,” uses the term “Documented Safety Analysis” (DSA) for both the facility SAR and the operation-specific HAR. This Standard will continue to use the acronyms SAR and HAR in their traditional sense. The HAR is prepared and maintained by the Production Plant Contractor (PPC). This Standard shall also be applied to any DSA that involves weapon response (e.g., site-wide SAR). Supersedes DOE-NA-STD-3016-2016.
New - Cancellation of Department of Energy Standard DOE-STD-3028-2000, Criteria for Packaging and Storing Uranium-233-Bearing Materials
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Oct 15, 2018 11:09 AMThe National Nuclear Security Administration Office of the Chief of Defense Nuclear Safety (CDNS) approves cancellation of the subject Standard and archiving its contents. The subject Standard was placed in RevCom for 60 days recommending cancellation and archiving. The RevCom results conclude that all the responding Program Offices concur with cancellation. The Department of Energy sites and contractor are already using applicable directives instead of this Standard.
New - Technical Standards Newsletter for October 2018
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Oct 11, 2018 01:44 PMNew - DOE-STD-1207-2012 (Reaffirmed October 2018), Protection Program Defensive Planning for Fixed Facilities
— by Diane Johnson — last modified Oct 10, 2018 02:54 PMThis document provides Department of Energy (DOE) field offices and associated facilities/sites with a standard methodology for adapting the Department’s tactical doctrine to site-specific needs in a coherent, consistent, and repeatable fashion. This Technical Standard, while based on time-tested military doctrine and tactics, is not intended to describe all acceptable methods for meeting the requirements of DOE Order (O) 470.3C, Design Basis Threat(DBT), or its successor; DOE O 470.4B, Chg. 2, Safeguards and Security Program, or its successor; and DOE O 473.3A, Protection Program Operations, or its successor, for the protection of nuclear weapons and components or Category I and II special nuclear material (SNM). However, it does describe a consistent and acceptable approach to defensive planning for both new and existing facilities/sites.
