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NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference...

NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 1 of 98 CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS Effective Date: 6/18/24 Daniel Hartnett 6/4/24 Approved:____________________________________________________________ Daniel Hartnett (Jun 4, 2024 14:44 EDT) Program Manager Date  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 2 of 98 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 PURPOSE 5 2.0 SCOPE 5 3.0 DEFINITIONS 5 4.0 PROCEDURE DETAILS 6 4.1 Responsibilities 6 4.1.1 Director Nuclear Operations 6 4.1.2 Senior Manager Nuclear Operations (BV one per unit) 7 4.1.3 Shift Manager (SM) 8 4.1.4 Command SRO 11 4.1.5 Unit Supervisor (US) 12 4.1.6 Shift Engineer (SE)/Shift Technical Advisor (STA) 14 4.1.7 Field Supervisor (FS) 15 4.1.8 Reactor Operator (RO) At The Controls (ATC) and Balance of Plant Operator (BOP) 16 4.1.9 Non-Licensed Operators (NLO) 18 4.1.10 (PY) Radwaste Control Room Operator 19 4.1.11 Refueling SRO [Reference 10CFR50.54(m)(2)(iv)] 19 4.1.12 Fire Brigade 21 4.1.13 Shift Staffing 21 4.2 Operator Fundamentals 22 4.2.3 Operator Fundamentals Categories and Attributes 23 4.2.4 Common Fundamentals Categories and Attributes 29 4.3 Safety Culture and Conservative Bias 31 4.4 Personal and Radiological Safety Practices 36 4.5 Operator Professionalism, Monitoring, and Control Room Performance 37 4.6 Crew Teamwork and Communications 41 4.6.3 Shift Communications 43 4.6.4 Use of Plant Radio System 44 4.7 Precise Control and Human Error Reduction Techniques 44 4.7.3 Two Handed Operations 47 4.8 Briefs 48 4.8.3 Shift Turnover Briefs 49  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 3 of 98 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont) Page 4.8.4 Activity Briefs 49 4.8.5 Crew Briefs 50 4.8.6 Crew Updates 51 4.8.7 Infrequently Performed Test or Evolution (IPTE) Brief 52 4.9 Alarm Response 52 4.10 Transient Response 55 4.10.3 Automatic System Response Versus manual Actions 58 4.10.4 ARP/ARI Usage During Transient Periods 60 4.10.5 Crew Briefs/Crew Updates During Transient Periods 61 4.10.6 Peer Checks During Transient Periods 62 4.10.7 Place Keeping During Transient Periods 62 4.10.8 Task Complete During 63 4.11 Return to Normal Operations 63 4.12 Electrical Bus, Transformer, and Generator Lockout 64 4.13 Shift Relief and Turnover 66 4.14 Log Keeping and Records 69 4.15 Night Orders and Standing Orders 72 4.15.2 Night Orders 72 4.15.3 Standing Orders 73 4.16 Operator Tours 74 4.17 Housekeeping 77 4.18 Verifications 79 4.19 Accessing Equipment 80 4.20 Operator Knowledge, Training, and Qualifications 81 4.20.3 Just-In-Time Training 84 4.21 Crew Performance Improvement 84 4.22 Surveillance Test Performance 86 4.23 Use of Valve Wrenches or Tools on Valves 86 4.24 Controls Area Deficiency Tags 87 4.25 Use and Understanding of Technical Specifications 88  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 4 of 98 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Cont) 5.0 RECORDS 88 6.0 REFERENCES 89 7.0 SCOPE OF REVISION 91 ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1 - Beaver Valley Control Room Area BVPS Units 1 and 2 92 Attachment 2 - Davis-Besse Control Room 93 Attachment 3 - Perry Control Room 94 Attachment 4 - Unit Specific Staffing Requirements 95 Attachment 5 Sections and Attachments In NOBP-OP-1002, Operation's Administrative Guidelines And Common Processes 98  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 5 of 98 1.0 PURPOSE The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that all Plant Operations activities are conducted in a professional manner that contributes to safe and reliable plant operation. This procedure addresses the important elements of the Control Room environment, field operations, and activities necessary to support safe and efficient plant operations as well as establishing and maintaining Top Fleet Operating Performance. Operations Standards are tools to communicate personnel performance expectations in a clear and consistent manner. 2.0 SCOPE This procedure establishes the organizational and individual responsibilities of the Operations Section and provides directions necessary for the daily conduct of plant operations. 2.1 Applicability This Procedure applies to all licensed and non-licensed operators and all personnel supporting (directly or indirectly) the Operations Section. 3.0 DEFINITIONS 3.1 Common Fundamentals - The essential knowledge, skills, behaviors and practices that personnel need to apply to conduct their work properly. Common Fundamentals are described in INPO October 2006 document on Fundamentals. The Common Fundamentals are divided into the following five categories:  Personal Safety - Be aware of and follow proper personal safety work practices  Radiological Safety - Be aware of and follow proper radiation worker practices  Human Performance - Be aware of and follow proper error-reduction work practices  Ethics - Exhibit personal accountability and integrity  Accountability - Take responsibility for your actions and hold peers accountable 3.2 Control Room – See Attachments 1 (BV), 2 (DB) and 3 (PY)  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 6 of 98 3.3 Nuclear Safety Culture - That assembly of characteristics and attitudes in organizations and individuals which establishes that an overriding priority towards nuclear safety activities and issues receive the attention warranted by their significance. 3.4 Operator Fundamentals - The essential knowledge, skills, behaviors and practices that operating crews need to apply to operate the plant effectively. Operator Fundamentals are described in IER Level 1 11-3, Weaknesses in Operator Fundamentals. Operator Fundamentals are divided into the following five categories:  Monitoring - Operators monitor plant conditions closely  Control - Operators precisely control plant evolutions  Teamwork - The operating crew works together effectively to monitor and control the plant  Knowledge - Operators have a solid understanding of plant design and theory  Conservatism - Operators have a conservative bias 3.5 (BV) Senior SM - The on-shift SRO who assumes the role of Emergency Director for both units during a dual unit event. The Unit 2 SM will assume the role of Senior SM unless otherwise designated by the Director Nuclear Operations/designee. 4.0 PROCEDURE DETAILS 4.1 Responsibilities 4.1.1 Director Nuclear Operations 1. Reports to the General Plant Manager. 2. Responsible for:  Overall facility operation  Fostering a safety culture that focuses attention on planning and execution of all activities to attain safe and reliable plant operations  Fostering an environment of continuous improvement  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 7 of 98  Maintaining an atmosphere of open communications and professionalism  Setting challenging goals  Ensuring site Operational Focus by demanding attention to equipment issues important to safe, reliable generation  Pursuing root cause(s) of problem(s) through the effective use of the Corrective Action Program  Holding departmental personnel accountable for achieving expected levels of performance  Ensuring proper application and reinforcement of Operator Fundamentals 3. Ensure the plant(s) are operated in accordance with applicable Regulatory, Safety, and Administrative requirements. 4.1.2 Senior Manager Nuclear Operations (BV one per unit) 1. Reports to the Director Nuclear Operations. 2. Oversees licensed activities, training, staffing, procedures and policies affecting operators on shift. 3. Advises the Shift Managers (SMs) on matters relating to the day-to-day operation of the units. 4. Provides guidance and direction to the SMs to ensure the required level of reactor safety is maintained and approved operating procedures are followed in accordance with license requirements. 5. Ensures effective technical and supervisory training for Operations. 6. Oversees the quality and content of the Operations Training program by actively participating in the Operations Training Committee meetings and direct observation and coaching of training and simulator performance. 7. Maintains a Senior Reactor Operator license and acts as senior license for that unit.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 8 of 98 8. Establishes and clearly communicates expectations for observing activities. Including the following factors:  Nuclear, personal, and radiological safety  Work practices and human performance  Equipment performance and materiel condition 9. Ensures the SMs leads, sets high standards, encourages the crew members to be critical of their performance, and develops timely and effective actions to continuously improve crew performance. 10. Ensures the staffing on shift is adequate for the activities scheduled. 4.1.3 Shift Manager (SM) 1. Reports to the Senior Manager Nuclear Operations. 2. Maintains the highest safety consciousness, awareness and understanding of risk associated with plant activities. The SM provides oversight of these important activities. 3. Is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and event-free operation of the Unit(s) and compliance with license requirements and regulations. The SM has the authority and responsibility to make decisions and issue orders affecting the operational status of the Unit(s). This includes the authority to take a Unit off-line when deemed necessary to protect the health and safety of the public or to protect plant personnel and equipment. 4. The SM shall maintain an overall perspective of plant operations, testing, maintenance, collective risk, and of operational conditions potentially affecting the general public and plant personnel. Maintaining this overall perspective SHALL be the highest priority. The SM SHALL NOT become focused on an individual problem to the extent that this overview function is impaired, especially during transient plant conditions. 5. Leads the organization by accepting input and feedback from all plant organizations and enforcing the consistent implementation of standards and requirements.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 9 of 98 6. Is the champion of the site’s Operational Focus. The SM identifies operational challenges and priorities. The SM in concert with the Duty Team Leader and Work Week Manager shall hold the organization accountable for timely and complete resolutions to plant challenges. The SM brings the appropriate resources to bear for plant issues requiring immediate attention through use of the Duty Team and other appropriate methods. 7. Implements his/her license responsibilities through the consistent implementation of the “Conduct of Operations” procedure and through the performance of the crew. This includes:  Communicates and enforces management expectations.  Observe plant operation and training activities to identify personnel/crew adherence to and deviation from standards and expectations.  Provide feedback and coaching involving personnel/crew performance to clearly re-enforce management expectations. Ensures development plans are created to improve crew and individual performance.  Leads, sets high standards, encourages crewmembers to be critical of their performance, and develops timely and effective actions to continuously improve crew performance.  Owns Training and provides meaningful feedback on the training being provided to the crew. 8. Makes decisions that are conservative for nuclear safety, and consistent with NOP-ER-3001, Problem Solving and Decision Making and NOP-OP-1010, Operational Decision-Making processes. 9. Raises safety issues and fosters a safety conscious work environment where people feel free to raise concerns. 10. Ensures Technical Specifications are satisfied and that Technical Specifications and Basis are opened and read as described in Conduct of Operations. 11. Ensures shift operations are conducted in accordance with plant procedures and if necessary the 10CFR50.54.x process is appropriately used.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 10 of 98 12. The SM implements the corrective action process in a manner that ensures safety related equipment issues are identified and resolved (NOP-LP-2001, Corrective Action Program). 13. In the absence of higher direct-line Management, the SMs have the direct line responsibility of the Plant Manager and the Site Vice President. During off-hours, the SMs are the senior management person on site and are in complete charge, responsible for the safe, efficient operation of their assigned Unit including; radiological safety of personnel, security of the station, plant chemistry and maintenance/construction activities. For dual unit sites the Senior SM will assume the overall site responsibility for activities affecting both Units. 14 Shall ensure coordinated nuclear operations and security responses to security contingency events. 15. Ensures that the notification of appropriate off-site personnel and agencies are completed as required in accordance with the emergency plan and event reporting procedures. 16. Performs the role of Emergency Director/Emergency Coordinator until relieved by a qualified member of Plant Management. During accident situations, the SM shall remain in the Control Room unless properly relieved or the Control Room is evacuated. (BV) The affected Unit's SM initiates the Emergency Preparedness Plan (EPP) and assumes the duties of the Emergency Director (until relieved) as outlined in the BVPS EPP. In the event of a dual Unit emergency, the Senior SM will assume the duties of the Emergency Director. If the affected Unit's SM is directing the emergency response as the only Control Room SRO, the SRO SHALL request that the other Unit's SM assume EPP responsibility as Emergency Director. (DB) If the SM cannot assume these duties, authority is delegated to the Unit/Field Supervisor or Shift Engineer (Shift Technical Advisor) in that order.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 11 of 98 17. During abnormal and emergency conditions, the SM’s primary responsibility is to protect the health and safety of the general public and apply the following rules:  Keep the core covered and cool.  Minimize and terminate, if possible, radioactive releases.  Review and implement, as appropriate, Emergency Plan Action Levels. 18. Upon notification of a Radioactive Shipment Emergency, ensure the actions are completed as outlined in the on-site specific guidance. 19. Participates in work schedule development prior to execution and implements the Work Management process in a manner that maintains safety system reliability and availability, ensuring that proper conservative operating philosophy is maintained and that equipment is properly scheduled for repair. 20. Is ultimately responsible for the removal and return of equipment and systems from service and the radiological effluent waste activities. 21. Maintains a professional atmosphere in the Control Room at all times such that neither operator attentiveness nor the professional atmosphere will be compromised. 22. Is responsible for ensuring that the required Key Inventories are completed. 23. Ensure proficiency is considered when assigning tasks and ensure with mitigating actions are in place when proficiency is challenged. 24. Put mitigating actions in place when operating in a mixed crew configuration. 4.1.4 Command SRO 1. One SRO at each unit shall assume the command and control function per 10CFR50.54(m)(2)(iii) and must be present in the Control Room when the unit is in any operational mode. This is the Command SRO. 2. The Command SRO requirement shall be filled by the Unit’s US, SM, or any On-Shift SRO.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 12 of 98 3. The Command SRO is responsible for ensuring the safe, reliable, and event-free operation of the Unit(s) and compliance with license requirements and regulations. The Command SRO has the authority and responsibility to make decisions and issue orders affecting the operational status of the Unit(s). This includes the authority to take a Unit off-line when deemed necessary to protect the health and safety of the public or to protect plant personnel and equipment. 4. The Command SRO is expected to be in visual range of the RO ATC. For limited periods, the Command SRO may go beyond the visual range (but stay within audible range) of the RO ATC for the purpose of:  Monitoring equipment status  Observation of critical steps.  (PY) - drawing review  (BV) - issuing keys 5. The Command SRO shall be relieved prior to extended briefs, personal needs, and complex activities requiring direct oversight outside of the visual range of the RO ATC. 6. A tag that identifies the Command SRO shall be worn. Prior to leaving the Control Room, the Command SRO must turn over this duty. The SRO will acknowledge acceptance of this duty by taking possession of the tag and verifying the following:  The RO ATC is verbally informed that the Command SRO function has been assumed.  (BV) The Command SRO shall also wear a card reader block over the security badge. The card reader block shall be transferred with the Command SRO tag. 4.1.5 Unit Supervisor (US) 1. Reports to the SM. 2. Maintains a comprehensive perspective of operational conditions affecting the safety of the unit. Ensures all operations are conducted safely, in accordance with approved procedures/instructions and that operating records are maintained and reviewed to assure equipment is operated properly and safely.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 13 of 98 3. Initiates response to an emergency situation, (e.g., AOP, ONI, or EOP). 4. Manages the Control Room environment to minimize distractions such as noise and excessive overlapping or simultaneous evolutions. The objective is to maintain an environment that supports error and event free operation. 5. Assures that equipment clearances are properly executed. 6. Supervises and directs the activities of the Shift Licensed personnel (and non-Licensed personnel during the absence of the field supervisors). 7. Ensures proficiency challenges are mitigated when assigning work. 8. Informs the SM of plant conditions limiting operation of equipment in a standard manner or conditions adverse to quality. 9. (BV) The US of the unaffected unit acts as Emergency Squad Chief/Fire Brigade. 10. Does not become involved in any single operation that would prove distracting when multiple operations are required in the Control Room, such as during a transient, startup, shutdown, or an emergency. 11. In the absence of/or unavailability of the SM, the US has the authority to initiate the Emergency Plan and, is the Emergency Director when the Emergency Plan is in effect. (BV) Initiates response to an emergency situation and notifies the SM to report to the Control Room. If the SM cannot immediately return to the Control Room, the US SHALL request the other Unit’s SM to assume EPP responsibility as Emergency Director. 12. Authorizes testing, surveillances, outages, and maintenance on all equipment and systems affecting plant safety. Authorization can be delegated to a qualified SRO performing the work release function. 13. Ensures activities listed on the site work schedule impacting the Control Room are completed as scheduled and shall ensure appropriate personnel are notified if planned work is delayed.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 14 of 98 14. Ensures abnormal conditions are investigated, including troubleshooting and/or Quarantine, verifying proper information is gathered and appropriate corrective actions are established. Reports all significant plant changes, unsafe trends, unsafe conditions, or Operator Work Arounds to the SM. 15. Ensures that applicable Technical Specification Action Times are entered and exited and associated action requirements are completed. 16. Notifies the SM when any Technical Specification Limiting Condition for Operation action statement is entered. Notification can be delegated to a qualified SRO performing the work release function. 17. Notifies the SM when any Risk Significant SSC is removed from service. Notification can be delegated to a qualified SRO performing the work release function. 18. US or designated SRO shall supervise all reactivity changes performed in the Control Room in accordance with NOP-OP-1004, Reactivity Management. 19. Maintains awareness of risk assessment status for plant conditions. 20. Maintains Plant Status Control of plant components. 4.1.6 Shift Engineer (SE)/Shift Technical Advisor (STA) 1. Reports to SM(s). 2. Responsible for maintaining a sufficient level of independence commensurate with plant conditions to act as an advisor to the SM/US during both normal plant operations and abnormal and emergency conditions. This responsibility is not intended to prevent the SE/STA from performing routine activities associated with day-to-day plant operations. 3. Performs risk monitoring for emergent plant conditions. Informs the operating crew of any anticipated or actual risk changes. 4. During abnormal and emergency conditions the SE/STA is responsible for the following:  Perform an independent assessment and diagnosis of plant conditions and provide recommendations to the Operating  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 15 of 98 team. This assessment shall include monitoring critical parameters and challenges to radioactive release barriers.  Perform an Independent Verification of emergency plan classification.  Ensure correct procedure transitions are made in the emergency operating procedures.  During a fire or emergency, to protect the health and safety of the public, or to protect plant equipment, the STA may perform procedurally directed actions if no additional operators are available. These actions shall not prevent them from performing their primary role of providing oversight and technical advice to the operating crew(s).  (BV) Monitoring Critical Safety Function Status per the Emergency Operating Procedures.  (DB) Monitoring STA Transient Response Checklist  (PY) Monitoring Transient Oversight Checklist. 4.1.7 Field Supervisor (FS) 1. Reports to the SM and US. 2. Provides operations supervisory oversight for on-shift field activities and ensure field personnel are knowledgeable of and perform their duties in accordance with department standards. Ensures proficiency challenges are mitigated. 3. Ensures that Pre-job briefs are updated for evolutions by ensuring post-job brief comments have been incorporated and pre-job briefs are prepared. 4. Provides an interface between Operations and Maintenance activities in the field. The FS coordinates scheduled activities to ensure Maintenance has the necessary required support.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 16 of 98 4.1.8 Reactor Operator (RO) At The Controls (ATC) and Balance of Plant Operator (BOP) 1. Reports to the US. 2. One reactor operator (at each Unit) shall assume the RO ATC function per 10CFR50.54(k) and 10CFR50.54(m)(2)(iii). 3. The RO ATC shall not leave assigned Unit "Controls Area" where continuous attention, visual surveillance of annunciators and instrumentation, can be given to reactor operating conditions and where the operator has access to the reactor controls without obtaining a qualified relief operator in accordance with Attachments 1, 2 & 3. 4. A tag that identifies the RO ATC shall be worn. Prior to leaving the Controls Area, the RO must turn over this duty. The operator will acknowledge acceptance of this duty by taking possession of the tag and verifying the following:  The Command SRO is verbally informed that the RO ATC function has been assumed.  (BV) The RO ATC shall also wear a card reader block over their security badge. The card reader block shall be transferred with the RO ATC tag. 5. The RO ATC shall not allow any single activity to distract him/her from the monitoring of critical parameters, i.e., reactor power, pressure, level, and control of the plant. 6. Avoids hasty decisions and hurried actions. 7. Ensures proficiency challenges are identified and mitigated. 8. Initiate a manual reactor trip when in his/her judgment a situation exists which jeopardizes or threatens to jeopardize public or plant safety, an operating parameter reaches trip criteria, or an automatic reactor trip should have occurred. 9. Initiate Emergency Safety System actuations if indications exceed automatic actuation setpoints and actuation has not occurred or if the actuation was incomplete.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 17 of 98 10. Initiate power reductions if plant parameters indicate that such action is required to prevent a unit trip or damage to equipment. 11. Operates the plant in accordance with approved procedures and within the Limiting Conditions for Operation of the Technical Specifications to ensure the reactor is operated in a safe, conservative, and deliberate manner at all times. 12. Ensures that applicable Technical Specification action times are entered and exited and associated action requirement completed. 13. Maintains cognizance of the activities and work impacting the unit, and the work of the other RO(s) assigned to the unit. 14. Ensures that the plant is in a safe condition for the removal of equipment and systems from service for maintenance, testing, or operational activities. 15. Maintains assigned operating station, equipment, and surroundings in a clean, orderly condition. 16. Performs scheduled periodic Test (Surveillance) Procedures. 17. Report all significant plant changes, unsafe trends, unsafe conditions, or Operator Work Arounds to the US. 18. Directs pre-start checks. During normal operations, ensures operator(s) are in-field to observe large motor starts (4 kV or greater), and makes announcements related to normal starts and stops of plant equipment. These announcements should include standing clear of any switchgear greater than or equal to 4 kV affected by the starting/stopping of equipment. 19. Maintains a narrative log of activities occurring on the assigned unit during the shift.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 18 of 98 4.1.9 Non-Licensed Operators (NLO) 1. Reports to the Field Supervisor or Unit Supervisor. 2. Operates station equipment in accordance with approved administrative, operating, and test procedures in a controlled and professional manner. 3. Maintains a professional environment. 4. Conducts thorough Operator tours to monitor local plant conditions and detect actual or potential problems that could hamper plant operation. 5. Notifies the Control Room of and corrects when directed, any abnormal conditions, hazards to personnel or equipment, or threats to safe operation. Reports results to the Control Room. 6. Initiates corrective actions (notifications, condition reports, etc.) for materiel condition problems. 7. Assists in clearance execution and removing equipment from service and in returning equipment to service. 8. Communicates with the Control Room before starting, during implementation, and after completion of assigned activities that manipulate components or causes a Control Room alarm(s). 9. Conducts pre-job briefs and post-job briefs. Identifies proficiency challenges and mitigating actions with assigned work activities. 10. Maintains qualifications as members of the Fire Brigade/Hazmat Response Team and Emergency Squad/First Aid Team if assigned. 11. Act as Fire Brigade Leader or HAZMAT Incident Commander if qualified and assigned. 12. Maintains accurate and timely log readings in assigned position or as directed. 13. Maintains a narrative log of activities occurring on the assigned unit during the shift.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 19 of 98 4.1.10 (PY) Radwaste Control Room Operator 1. Reports to the Unit Supervisor. 2. Operates station equipment in accordance with approved administrative, operating, and test procedures in a controlled and professional manner. 3. Maintains a professional environment. 4. Notifies the Control Room of and corrects when directed, any abnormal conditions, hazards to personnel or equipment, or threats to safe operation. Reports results to the Control Room. 5. Initiates corrective actions (notifications, condition reports, etc.) for materiel condition problems. 6. Conducts pre-job briefs and post-job briefs. Identifies proficiency challenges and mitigating actions with assigned work activities. 7. Maintains a narrative log of activities occurring on the assigned unit during the shift. 4.1.11 Refueling SRO [Reference 10CFR50.54(m)(2)(iv)] 1. Ensures all refueling Technical Specifications are met prior to beginning the shift, including required surveillances, and ensure those Technical Specifications, that are verifiable from the refueling station, continue to be met during all refueling operations. The on-shift SM is accountable to ensure the overall adherence to all refueling Technical Specifications. 2. Is ultimately responsible for the safety of all fuel handling activities, reactivity manipulations, or core alterations. 3. Ensures the refueling interlocks are working properly. Any bypassing of interlocks is performed in accordance with approved station processes. 4. Ensures all fuel handlers are qualified. 5. Ensures that contingency actions for returning fuel to a “safe condition” are known and understood by all members of the refueling crew.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 20 of 98 6. Ensures that the integrity of the nuclear fuel is not compromised during any fuel handling operations and that fuel assemblies are placed in a “safe condition” when problems occur and during shift relief. Fuel assemblies shall not be left unattended while on a fuel handling device. 7. Halts fuel movement anytime it is determined that Nuclear Safety, Radiological Safety, Personal Safety, or Technical Specification requirements could be compromised. 8. Halts any activities that have the potential to interfere with fuel handling operations or create foreign material hazards to the reactor cavity or transfer canal. Immediately notifies the SM and Outage Manager when this authority has been exercised. 9. The refueling SRO shall normally be on the bridge such that key fuel handling parameters can be monitored. Momentary movement of the bridge is permissible when the SRO is off the bridge to enhance monitoring of the activity in progress. Fuel handling operations shall be stopped when direct monitoring of key indications is impacted. Examples of key indicators are: load cell indication, slack cable indication, latching indicating lights, fuel assembly entry into the core, etc. 10. The refueling SRO shall be present at all reactivity manipulations or core alterations for refueling as defined by site specific procedures.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 21 of 98 4.1.12 Fire Brigade 1. Site specific staffing requirements are contained in Attachment 4. 2. Fire brigade composition may be one less than the minimum requirements for a period of time not to exceed 2 hours in order to accommodate unexpected absence of members, provided immediate action is taken to restore the fire brigade to minimum requirements. This does not mean that a shift position can be unmanned upon shift change due to an on-coming member being late or absent. 3. Fire brigade members shall inspect and stage their turnout gear at the beginning of their shift. 4. Notify their Immediate Supervisor and Fire Brigade Chief (Captain/Leader) of any work assignments that would compromise the brigade member’s ability to respond to a fire. 5. Fire brigade assignments are reviewed at shift turnover. 4.1.13 Shift Staffing 1. A summary of Operations staffing requirements at each site is contained in Attachment 4. 2. Shift crew composition may be one less than the minimum requirements of 10 CFR 50.54(m)(2)(i) and Technical Requirements Manual (TRM)/Operations Requirements Manual (ORM)/Licensing Requirements Manual (LRM) Specifications for a period of time not to exceed-two hours in order to accommodate unexpected absence of on-duty shift crew members, provided immediate action is taken to restore the shift crew composition to within the minimum requirements. This provision does not permit any shift crew position to be unmanned upon shift change due to an oncoming shift crew person being late or absent. 3. In the event the shift crew composition is less than the minimum required, the following guidelines shall be followed.  Immediately callout the required personnel needed to return to a minimum functional shift complement.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 22 of 98  Until the personnel required to return to a minimum functional complement arrive, the unit should be maintained in a steady state condition. It is not intended that this policy would preclude reductions in reactor power level, if necessary, to comply with Technical Specification requirements.  In the event that the SM is incapacitated, the on-shift US assumes the SM function. In the extreme event that the US is incapacitated concurrently with the SM, then the senior on shift licensed Operator assumes the SM function. In either case, action shall be taken immediately to inform plant management, Director Nuclear Operations or above. Actions shall also be taken immediately to obtain replacement personnel. 4.2 Operator Fundamentals 4.2.1 Expectation Managers and supervisors communicate, continuously monitor, and consistently reinforce operator fundamentals effectively. Focus on operator fundamentals ensures individual and crew behaviors and practices meet station and industry standards resulting in safe, reliable and event-free operations. 4.2.2 Standards 1. When the Operator Fundamental attributes are presented in other sections of Conduct of Operations, the Operator Fundamental category will be listed in parenthesis as listed below:  OF – Monitoring  OF – Control  OF - Teamwork  OF - Knowledge  OF – Conservatism  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 23 of 98 2. When the Common Fundamental attributes are presented in other sections of Conduct of Operations, the Common Fundamental category will be listed in parenthesis as listed below:  CF – Personal Safety  CF – Radiological Safety  CF – Human Performance  CF – Ethics  CF – Accountability 4.2.3 Operator Fundamentals Categories and Attributes 1. Monitoring - Operators monitor plant conditions closely.  Monitor plant conditions closely to identify slowly developing adverse parameter and equipment trends, to minimize reliance on alarms, interlocks, control logics, and automatic protection system actions, and ensure the plant remains within its operating and design limits.  Maintain awareness of plant status by conducting periodic reviews of plant parameters. Be alert and attentive to control board and local indications to detect abnormal operational changes in equipment and system performance.  Monitor critical parameters at a frequency based on their importance, historical equipment performance, and plant conditions. During transients, changing plant conditions, or equipment and system operations, increase the frequency of monitoring critical parameters.  Believe and respond promptly to indications unless proven to be incorrect. Validate the accuracy and proper function of indications through multiple independent means avoiding undue focus on any single indication.  Ensure operational decisions are not made solely upon a single indication when multiple and diverse confirmatory indications are available. Review and validate parameters, as required, prior to attempting to mitigate the adverse trend of any one parameter to ensure that actions taken to control one critical parameter do not negatively impact another parameter.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 24 of 98  Use multiple and diverse indications to confirm plant conditions and response. Validate proper equipment and system response to operations and plant status changes.  Perform thorough Operator tours to monitor local plant conditions to detect actual or potential problems that could hamper plant operation. Inspect all accessible equipment in the assigned tour area. Not all equipment is included as operator tours data readings but it is expected that all equipment is inspected and monitored.  Investigate and understand unexpected parameter/equipment trends and alarms. Take action to restore the parameter or system to normal and ask for assistance when needed.  Establish increased monitoring, as appropriate, for Control Room and local alarms that are sealed in, bypassed, or disabled for any reason that defeats alarm function. 2. Control - Operators precisely control plant evolutions.  Operate the plant in accordance with approved and up-to-date operating procedures, clearances, or other documents as appropriate to maintain proper configuration control and reduce the potential for operational events. Use formally approved component labels and lineups. Precisely track changes in system alignments. Aggressively identify and resolve incorrect or inadequate procedures.  Maintain accurate and detailed logs to provide a history of plant changes and to allow reconstruction of events. Log changes in system status to help ensure others understand the changes in plant conditions over time.  Minimize the potential for events by applying human performance tools effectively when operating plant equipment. Anticipate the impact of component operation prior to its operation, and then verify the expected effects occur during and following the operation.  Prepare for operational evolutions to ensure the effects of actions are understood and that abnormal conditions can be addressed. Ensure indications and initial plant conditions are appropriate for the procedure before implementing a procedure section or step.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 25 of 98  Maintain systems and parameters within established limits to ensure systems are not operated outside of the intended design and that operating margins are not eroded. Clearly establish parameters and limits, and control parameters within the specified bands and at specified rates.  Use sound judgment when deciding to take manual actions prior to automatic actions in response to parameter trends. Take manual actions (in accordance with procedure direction, if available) when automatic actions do not occur. Verify and report automatic system actuations or response, which include operator actions if the plant has not responded as expected.  Anticipate automatic trips and equipment protective features, and take manual actions, if possible without haste, to avoid challenging automatic actuations. Examples of protective features are turbine trips, reactor scrams, and other features intended to prevent damage to equipment. Manual action of safety system operation, such as closing isolation valves and starting safety systems, should be governed by emergency and abnormal operating procedures.  Set limits, establish supplemental monitoring, and determine contingent actions when operating automatic systems in manual. 3. Teamwork - The operating crew works together effectively to monitor and control the plant.  Maintain broad awareness of plant conditions through all members of the crew. Communicate clearly and regularly to share important information and clarify priorities. Communicate the status of parameters to the operating crew when needed by describing the parameter, value, and trend, including any action taken or needed.  Perform shift briefings and updates to keep all crewmembers aware of plant conditions and upcoming operations. Coordinate field and Control Room activities to achieve intended results.  Perform accurate and detailed shift turnovers to ensure oncoming operators are aware of plant status.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 26 of 98  Each crewmember understands his or her role when performing coordinated evolutions and responding to a transient. Operating crewmembers challenge each other and back each other up, without jeopardizing each one’s own unique role.  Individually, each crewmember understands and fulfills his or her role and do not assume another team role without a proper turnover.  The Shift Manager maintains oversight of crew response and performance.  The Command SRO maintains effective command and control of the crew.  The Shift Engineer/Shift Technical Advisor provides technical advice and additional oversight.  The Reactor Operators directly monitor and control the plant.  The In-Field Operator (NLOs) thoroughly monitors local plant conditions and performs tasks as directed by Reactor Operators, Field Supervisor, and Command SRO.  Each crewmember understands the roles and responsibilities of each crewmember and how the team works together. Each crewmember consistently uses effective communication techniques, trusts the capabilities of other crewmembers, and uses the following team skills to ensure team effectiveness:  Inquiry – Make sure you have asked all the questions necessary to understand what is going on.  Advocacy – Advocate a position when an action is being taken that appears inappropriate or when the expected action for a given condition is not being taken.  Leadership – Influence others to make the best decision or take the correct action.  Conflict Management - Resolve conflicts to achieve the best solutions and improve the effectiveness of the team.  Critique Performance - Be critical of team performance, to improve team performance. Focus the critique on what could have been done better and not only performance deficiencies.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 27 of 98  Maintain high levels of professionalism in the Control Room to minimize distractions to operators. Manage activities to prevent crew overload and distraction. Avoid or reduce multiple concurrent activities. 4. Knowledge - Operators have a solid understanding of plant design and theory.  Thoroughly understand integrated plant operations. Before operating a component, confirm an understanding of its function and interactions with other components.  Understand the how and why of your actions prior to proceeding. Know the bases for operating procedures and each procedure step prior to manipulation. Know which steps result in undesirable consequences if not performed correctly, and ensure appropriate contingencies are established.  Know the bases of plant design, licensing requirements, and technical specifications. Regularly review system drawings and bases documents with the intention of refreshing fundamental knowledge.  Have a solid understanding of engineering principles and sciences. Know system and component purposes, design and limitations of equipment, operating limits, and how operator actions affect margins to limits.  Understand how core reactivity coefficients vary with core life and the actions you can implement to properly control the reactor, giving special attention to coefficients that add positive reactivity.  Establish a learning environment (culture of intellectual curiosity) among crewmembers that encourages questioning, challenging, and knowledge reviews.  Include plant design, engineering principles, and sciences in operator continuing training. Ask for simulator scenarios that challenge fundamental knowledge of plant design, engineering principles, and sciences. Regularly evaluate crewmember knowledge of plant design, engineering principles, and sciences.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 28 of 98 5. Conservatism - Operators have a conservative bias.  Follow procedures and processes, with a thorough understanding and focus on the tasks. Control operating bands and rates to create and maintain sufficient operating margins.  Take action based on sound operational principles, not solely on compliance with rules. Understand plant conditions, effectively control the plant and know the appropriate action to take when control of the plant or a component cannot be maintained, including stopping the evolution, involving supervision, tripping the component, and scramming the reactor.  Demonstrate safety over production through decisions and actions. This includes removal of the unit from service when conditions warrant. Question and address station activities and personnel work practices that jeopardize precise control of the plant.  Stop when faced with uncertain or unexpected plant indications or conditions. Question conditions and situations that are out of the ordinary, unexpected, or could erode margins to operating the plant conservatively and resolve before continuing.  Set thresholds for conservative actions for unexpected outcomes. Set conservative bands for critical parameters to ensure that margin to an undesirable state is maintained. Approach operations with a skeptical eye and with proven contingency plans should the evolution not proceed as intended.  Respond to and address degraded conditions with conservative actions. Have a low threshold for identifying and addressing operational problems and conditions which can degrade and result in debris induced fuel failure.  Track degraded and inoperable technical specification and other equipment important to safe and reliable plant operation. Ensure the equipment needed to support effective plant operation is available and is operating properly. This includes backup indications being available, controllers being tuned and in automatic, and redundant equipment being operational.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 29 of 98  Understand the risk profile for the existing plant configuration, including the collective risk of having multiple, diverse components out of service.  Control reactivity changes carefully, with deliberate actions and proper level of oversight.  Ensure reactivity changes are directed by detailed operating procedures and approved reactivity plans to prevent errors and misunderstandings.  Establish clear monitoring and termination criteria.  Ensure reactivity changes have the proper level of oversight. Ensure operators with little or no reactor startup experience are specifically monitored during reactivity manipulations.  Refrain from allowing concurrent tasks that could distract operators during reactivity manipulations.  Avoid adding positive reactivity, especially by withdrawing control rods, in response to plant transients due to equipment failure and similar events.  Ensure core criticality predictions are determined and independently verified to be accurate before reactor startups. 4.2.4 Common Fundamentals Categories and Attributes 1. Personal Safety - Be aware of and follow proper personal safety work practices.  Work safely, use personal protective equipment, and follow personal safety rules.  Stop and correct unsafe behaviors.  Maintain a safe and clean work area.  Know hazards of chemicals and use chemicals properly.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 30 of 98 2. Radiological Safety - Be aware of and follow proper radiation worker practices.  Practice ALARA using time, distance, and shielding.  Know and follow radiological work instructions and postings.  Monitor and minimize dose.  Ensure that personnel dosimetry is worn properly.  Minimize and control the spread of contamination.  Properly respond to dosimeter and area alarms. 3. Human Performance - Be aware of and follow proper error-reduction work practices.  Demonstrate a questioning attitude.  Check your actions and those of your coworkers.  Be aware of surroundings, and potential hazards and their impact on the plant.  Communicate clearly.  Follow procedures, work instructions, and plant postings.  Stop when faced with uncertainty.  Actively participate in briefings to ensure understanding of work to be performed and applicable precautions. 4. Ethics - Exhibit personal accountability and integrity  Identify and report problems.  Report personal errors promptly.  Take responsibility for your actions immediately.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 31 of 98 5. Accountability - Take responsibility for your actions and hold peers accountable  Involve the supervisor in questions, safety concerns, problems, and work status.  Know your roles and responsibilities with plant processes and procedures.  Challenge and coach coworkers regarding work area radiological conditions and requirements.  Be fit for duty.  Perform work only when trained and qualified to do so. 4.3 Safety Culture and Conservative Bias 4.3.1 Expectation Safe operation of the facility takes precedence over all other considerations including time, economic and competitive pressures. Nuclear, radiological, personal, and environmental safety is maintained at the forefront of all decisions. Operators have a conservative bias. (OF – Conservatism)  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 32 of 98 4.3.2 Discussion 1. A chain of insignificant events is characteristic of most accident patterns. No individual problem seems to be of any consequence. As a result, individual elements may often be overlooked as harmless. However, experienced leaders and operators know that, in combination, such “insignificant” defects can have disastrous consequences. Whether leaders or workers, they have learned that accidents are almost always the cumulative result of a chain of apparently minor deviations from known standards, practices, and procedures. Consequently, they pay special attention to maintaining disciplined operations. Systematic communications, rigorous use of procedures, and controlled exchanges of responsibility might appear to be excessive; but, to the skilled professional, they are effective barriers against “little problems”. 2. Safe nuclear power plant operation is based on the principle that each individual accepts the unique and grave responsibility inherent in using nuclear technology, including holding great respect for the reactor core, its stored energy, decay heat, and radioactive by-products. Only by understanding and living this principle can we maintain high levels of performance that support safe, reliable plant operation. As an employee, supervisor, or manager, each employee has assumed a position of enormous responsibility for the safe operation of the plant. Each of us shapes the organization based on our personal values, beliefs and attitudes as demonstrated by words and actions. Every employee has a challenging and crucial role in ensuring each site, the entire company, and the nuclear industry remain a safe and reliable source of electrical power. 4.3.3 Standards 1. Nuclear Safety Culture shall be maintained for all decisions affecting Nuclear, Radiological, Personal and Environmental Safety. 2. Demonstrate safety over production through decisions and actions. Question and address station activities and personnel work practices that jeopardize precise control of the plant. (OF - Conservatism)  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 33 of 98 3. Manage operational risk by understanding and controlling plant status to ensure that Operational and Nuclear Safety margins are maintained. Understand the risk profile for the existing plant configuration, including the collective risk of having multiple, diverse components out of service. (OF - Conservatism) 4. NOP-OP-1010, Operational Decision-Making, should be utilized to define the proper steps to effectively make management decisions in response to degraded conditions that are not clearly defined in existing procedures or that fall below action thresholds defined in licensing documents. 5. When the Control Room team is faced with time-critical decisions, the team:  Shall not allow time, production or cost to override safety  Does not challenge the safe operating envelope  Questions, verifies, and validates available information  Uses all available resources, including personnel off-site as necessary  Develops and implements a plan that includes contingencies, compensatory measures, and termination criteria.  Set thresholds for conservative actions for unexpected outcomes. Set conservative bands for critical parameters to ensure that margin to an undesirable state is maintained. Approach operations with a skeptical eye and with proven contingency plans should the evolution not proceed as intended. (OF - Conservatism) 6. Follow procedures and processes, with a thorough understanding and focus on the tasks. Control operating bands and rates to create and maintain sufficient operating margins. (OF - Conservatism)  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 34 of 98 7. Take action based on sound operational principles, not solely on compliance with rules. Understand plant conditions, effectively control the plant and know the appropriate action to take when control of the plant or a component cannot be maintained, including stopping the evolution, involving supervision, tripping the component, and scramming the reactor. (OF - Conservatism) 8. Personnel do not proceed in the face of uncertainty when conditions arise which are unexpected or outside the scope of normal conditions and procedures. Instead, they STOP, place the plant and/or equipment in a safe condition and obtain the appropriate guidance before proceeding. 9. Stop when faced with uncertain or unexpected plant indications or conditions. Question conditions and situations that are out of the ordinary, unexpected, or could erode margins to operating the plant conservatively and resolve before continuing. (OF - Conservatism) 10. Respond and address degraded conditions with conservative actions. Have a low threshold for identifying and addressing operational problems. Consider the potential for conditions to degrade and cause debris related fuel failure. Safety issues are raised when they are experienced or observed. (OF - Conservatism) 11. Resolution of important or longstanding problems is diligently pursued. Track degraded and inoperable technical specification and other equipment important to safe and reliable plant operation. Ensure the equipment needed to support effective plant operation is available and is operating properly. This includes backup indications being available, controllers being tuned and in automatic, and redundant equipment being operational. (OF - Conservatism) 12. Control reactivity changes carefully, with deliberate actions and proper level of oversight. (OF - Conservatism) Refer to NOP-OP-1004, Reactivity Management.  Ensure reactivity changes are directed by detailed operating procedures and approved reactivity plans to prevent errors and misunderstandings.  Establish clear monitoring and termination criteria.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 35 of 98  Ensure reactivity changes have the proper level of oversight. Ensure operators with little or no reactor startup experience are specifically monitored during reactivity manipulations.  Refrain from allowing concurrent tasks that could distract operators during reactivity manipulations.  Avoid adding positive reactivity, especially by withdrawing control rods, in response to plant transients due to equipment failure and similar events.  Ensure core criticality predictions are determined and independently verified to be accurate before reactor startups. 13. Principles of safe, deliberate, and conservative plant operation must be strongly instilled and periodically reinforced, in all personnel. 14. Avoid hasty decisions. There are very few “time critical” actions which require immediate response. 15. Actions that do not support the message of “safety first” should be challenged. 16. Personnel learn from previous experience in order to prevent the recurrence of those events that would challenge reactor safety. 17. Operate the actual plant exactly like the simulator would be operated including tripping the unit when conditions warrant. 18. Ensure infrequently used water sources and flow paths do not introduce debris into the reactor coolant system.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 36 of 98 4.4 Personal and Radiological Safety Practices 4.4.1 Expectation Operations will lead the site, by example, to reinforce the Safety Principles. Personal Safety must always be the number one priority during task performance. The safe work practices principle outlined in the Generation Personal Safety Manual are designed to ensure each individual returns safely home from work each day. Keep dose As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA). STOP, READ and OBEY all postings. Be cognizant of exposure and take action to minimize exposure. 4.4.2 Standards 1. Personal Safety - Be aware of and follow proper personal safety work practices. (CF – Personal Safety)  Work safely, use personal protective equipment, and follow personal safety rules.  Stop and correct unsafe behaviors.  Maintain a safe and clean work area.  Know hazards of chemicals and use chemicals properly. 2. Ensure strict compliance with the guidance provided in the Generation Personal Safety Manual. 3. Performance of a task safely always overrides the desire to perform the job quickly. 4. Identify safety risks and work to minimize or eliminate them. 5. Work safely and exhibit a concern for safety of their fellow employees. 6. Promptly report personal safety deficiencies to the Control Room. 7. Ensure that all personnel injuries that require medical attention are communicated to Senior Plant Management.  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 37 of 98 8. Radiological Safety - Be aware of and follow proper radiation worker practices. (CF – Radiological Safety)  Practice ALARA using time, distance, and shielding.  Know and follow radiological work instructions and postings.  Monitor and minimize dose.  Ensure that personnel dosimetry is worn properly.  Minimize and control the spread of contamination.  Properly respond to dosimeter and area alarms. 9. All Operations personnel are required to:  Inform Radiological Protection personnel prior to performing any activities or evolutions having the potential to change radiological conditions or introduce contaminants to the plant, including draining of systems/tanks.  Promptly report radiological deficiencies to the Control Room and Radiation Protection personnel and take appropriate action to minimize or correct the deficiency.  Report to shift clean-shaven in the respirator seal area of the face for the purpose of Emergency Response or Radiological Protection. 4.5 Operator Professionalism, Monitoring, and Control Room Performance 4.5.1 Expectations Activities are performed in a professional manner that results in safe and reliable plant operations. Operators monitor plant conditions closely to identify slowly developing adverse parameter and equipment trends, to minimize reliance on alarms, interlocks, control logics, and automatic protection system actions, and ensure the plant remains within its operating and design limits. (OF - Monitoring) Shift Operations personnel control access to the Control Room areas to minimize distractions to Operators. (OF - Teamwork)  NUCLEAR OPERATING PROCEDURE Procedure Number: NOP-OP-1002 Title: Use Category: Conduct of Operations General Skill Reference Revision: Page: 21 38 of 98 4.5.2 Standards 1. Conduct business at the proper location such that neither operator attentiveness nor professional atmosphere is compromised. (OF - Teamwork) 2. Maintain a focused, business-like approach (i.e., “rigor and formality”) to assigned duties. Minimize discussions to reduce interference with the conduct of shift activities and monitoring of plant parameters.