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Fatigue Management Rule

Implementation of the Rule. The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2008Fatigue rule portion of rule (Subpart I) will be required to be implemented prior to October 1, 2009. Implementation Guidance. . NEI 06-11, Managing Personnel Fatigue at Nuclear Power Reactor SitesNRC Reg

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Fatigue Management Rule

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    1. Fatigue Management Rule Russell Smith Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)

    2. Implementation of the Rule The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2008 Fatigue rule portion of rule (Subpart I) will be required to be implemented prior to October 1, 2009

    3. Implementation Guidance

    4. Purpose of the Rule To establish requirements for managing worker fatigue at operating power plants. Fatigue is defined in the rule as the degradation in an individual’s cognitive and motor functioning resulting from inadequate rest.

    5. Applicability for Fatigue Management All persons who are granted unescorted access to nuclear power reactor protected areas, and All persons who are required to physically report to the Technical Support Center or Emergency Operations Facility, in accordance with the site Emergency Plan and procedures.

    6. Applicability for Work Hour Restrictions Operating personnel operating (or directing operations for) systems and components that are risk significant Maintenance personnel working on (or directing activities for) systems and components that are risk significant Health Physics or Chemistry personnel performing duties which are part of the on-site emergency response organization minimum shift complement Fire Brigade Leader Security personnel

    7. Policy and Procedure The licensee program shall establish a policy for the management of fatigue for all individuals who are subject to the licensee’s Fitness-For-Duty (FFD) program and incorporate the guidance into the site or corporate written FFD policy The licensee program shall develop, implement, and maintain procedures for subpart I requirements

    13. Work Hours Restrictions Ceilings Breaks Minimum Days Off

    14. Ceilings – Online and Outages 16 work hours in any 24-hour period 26 work hours in any 48-hour period 72 work hours in any 7-day period

    15. Breaks – Online and Outages

    18. Waivers A licensee may grant waivers to the individual work hour limits provided: A Security Shift Manager determines that a waiver is necessary to maintain site security; or An Operations Shift Manager determines that a waiver is necessary to mitigate or prevent a condition adverse to safety; or A senior level manager with requisite signature authority makes either determination

    19. Administrative Requirements

    20. Proposed Rule – Self Declaration If an individual declares he/she is too fatigued to safely perform their duties during any part of the working tour, a fatigue assessment must be performed May forego the fatigue assessment if a 10-hour rest break is given before the individual returns to work If an individual is working under a waiver, and declares he/she is too fatigued to safely perform their duties, they MUST be removed from risk significant duty

    21. Fatigue Assessments Required For: FOR CAUSE SELF DECLARATION POST EVENT FOLLOW UP Fatigue Assessments IDENTIFICATION OF CONDITIONS SUPERVISORY ASSESSMENT

    22. Training Requirements

    23. REVIEWS Licensees shall evaluate the effectiveness of their control of work hours of individuals who are subject to this section. At a minimum, licensees shall conduct the reviews once per calendar year.

    24. REPORTING Licensees shall report on work hours in the annual FFD program performance report. The number of instances in which each work hour control was waived for individuals not working on outage activities. The number of instances in which each work hour control was waived for individuals working on outage activities.

    25. REPORTING Licensees shall report on work hours in the annual FFD program performance report. A summary that shows the distribution of waiver use among the individuals within each category. A summary of corrective actions, if any, resulting from the analyses of these data, including fatigue assessments.

    26. RECORDS and AUDITS Licensees shall retain the records for at least three years or until the completion of all related legal proceedings, whichever is later. Licensees shall audit the fatigue management program every 24 months.

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