U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Qualification of Radiation Protection Manager - Regulatory Guide 1.8, Revision 2
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Title: Qualification of Radiation Protection Manager -
Regulatory Guide 1.8, Revision 2
See the memorandum from L. J. Cunningham to R. R. Bellamy
(and others) dated August 24, 1989. The minimum
qualifications of the Radiation Protection Manager (RPM) at
nuclear power plants should include four years of
professional experience. At least three years of this
professional experience should be in applied radiation
protection work similar to that encountered at nuclear
power stations, preferably at an actual nuclear power
station.
Regulatory Guide 1.8, Revision 2, "Qualification and
Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants," includes
Regulatory Position C.1.k: "The radiation protection
manager should have the qualifications described in Section
4.44 of ANSI / ANS 3.1-1981 with the clarification that three
of the four years experience in applied radiation
protection should be professional-level experience."
ANSI / ANS 3.1-1981 includes the requirement that at least
three of the four years experience in applied radiation
protection "... shall be in applied radiation protection
work on a nuclear facility dealing with radiological
problems similar to those encountered in nuclear power
plants, preferably in a nuclear power plant."
To clarify the intent of Regulatory Position C.1.k in
Regulatory Guide 1.8, Revision 2, the three years
experience "... in applied radiation protection work in a
nuclear facility ..." should all be professional level
experience. This is consistent with the earlier position of
Revision 1 in Regulatory Guide 1.8 that "at least three
years of this professional experience should be in applied
radiation protection work in a nuclear facility dealing
with radiological problems similar to those encountered in
nuclear power stations, preferably in an actual nuclear
power station." In preparing Revision 2, there was no
intention to change the position of Revision 1.
Regulatory references: ANSI / ANS 3.1-1981, Regulatory Guide
1.8
Subject codes: 1.1, 1.2
Applicability: Reactors