1CopiesmaybeobtainedfromtheAmericanNuclearSociety,555NorthKensingtonAve.,LaGrangePark,IL60525,telephone(708)352-6611.RegulatoryguidesareissuedtodescribeandmakeavailabletothepublicsuchinformationasmethodsacceptabletotheNRCstaffforimplementingspecificpartsoftheNRC’sregulations,techniquesusedbythestaffinevaluatingspecificproblemsorpostulatedaccidents,anddataneededbytheNRCstaffinitsreviewofapplicationsforpermitsandlicenses.Regulatoryguidesarenotsubstitutesforregulations,andcompliancewiththemisnotrequired.MethodsandsolutionsdifferentfromthosesetoutintheguideswillbeacceptableiftheyprovideabasisforthefindingsrequisitetotheissuanceorcontinuanceofapermitorlicensebytheCommission.Thisguidewasissuedafterconsiderationofcommentsreceivedfromthepublic.Commentsandsuggestionsforimprovementsintheseguidesareencouragedatalltimes,andguideswillberevised,asappropriate,toaccommodatecommentsandtoreflectnewinformationorexperience.WrittencommentsmaybesubmittedtotheRulesandDirectivesBranch,ADM,U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,DC20555-0001.Regulatoryguidesareissuedintenbroaddivisions:1,PowerReactors;2,ResearchandTestReactors;3,FuelsandMaterialsFacilities;4,EnvironmentalandSiting;5,MaterialsandPlantProtection;6,Products;7,Transportation;8,OccupationalHealth;9,AntitrustandFinancialReview;and10,General.Singlecopiesofregulatoryguides(whichmaybereproduced)maybeobtainedfreeofchargebywritingtheDistributionServicesSection,U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission,Washington,DC20555-0001,orbyfaxto(301)415-2289,orbyemailtoDISTRIBUTION@NRC.GOV.ElectroniccopiesofthisguideareavailableatNRC’swebsiteat(DraftswereissuedasDG-1084andDG-1012)QUALIFICATIONANDTRAININGOFPERSONNELFORNUCLEARPOWERPLANTSA.INTRODUCTIONThisregulatoryguideisbeingissuedtoprovidecurrentguidancethatisacceptabletotheNRCstaffregardingqualificationsandtrainingfornuclearpowerplantpersonnel.ThisregulatoryguideendorsesANSI/ANS-3.1-1993,Selection,Qualification,andTrainingofPersonnelforNuclearPowerPlants,1withcertainclarifications,additions,andexceptions.Personneloftest,training,research,andmobilereactorsarenotcoveredbythisregulatoryguide.In10CFRPart50,“DomesticLicensingofProductionandUtilizationFacilities,”Section50.120,TrainingandQualificationofNuclearPowerPlantPersonnel,requiresthateachnuclearpowerplantlicenseeorapplicantforanoperatinglicenseimplementtrainingandqualificationprogramsthatarederivedfromasystemsapproachtotraining.Paragraph50.34(b)(6)(i)requiresthatanapplicationforalicensetooperateanuclearpowerplantincludeinformationconcerningorganizationalstructure,personnelqualifications,andrelatedmatters.SubpartD,Applications,of10CFRPart55,Operators'Licenses,requiresthatoperatorlicenseapplicationsincludeinformationconcerninganindividual'seducationandexperienceandotherrelatedmatters.2CopiesareavailablefromGlobalEngineeringDocuments,7730CarondeletAvenue,Suite407,Clayton,MO63105,telephone(800)854-7179.3CopiesareavailableforinspectionorcopyingforafeefromtheNRCPublicDocumentRoomat2120LStreetNW.,Washington,DC;thePDR’smailingaddressisMailStopLL-6,Washington,DC20555;telephone(202)634-3273;fax(202)634-3343.2Theinformationcollectionscontainedinthisregulatoryguidearecoveredbytherequirementsof10CFRParts50and55,whichwereapprovedbytheOfficeofManagementandBudget,approvalnumbers3150-0011and3150-0018.IfameansusedtoimposeaninformationcollectiondoesnotdisplayacurrentlyvalidOMBcontrolnumber,theNRCmaynotconductorsponsor,andapersonisnotrequiredtorespondto,theinformationcollection.B.DISCUSSIONThisregulatoryguideendorsesANSI/ANS-3.1-1993,“Selection,Qualification,andTrainingofPersonnelforNuclearPowerPlants,”withcertainadditionsandexceptionsthatarelistedintheRegulatoryPositionofthisguide.Someoftheexceptionsareendorsementsofcertainsectionsoftwootherstandards,ANSIN18.7-1976(ANS-3.2),“AdministrativeControlsandQualityAssurancefortheOperationalPhaseofNuclearPowerPlants,”1andANSI/ASMENQA-1-1983,“QualityAssuranceProgramRequirementsforNuclearPowerPlants.”2ThefirstproposedRevision3ofRegulatoryGuide1.8,DraftRegulatoryGuideDG-1012,waspublishedforpubliccommentinSeptember1996.DraftRegulatoryGuideDG-1084reflectedmodificationsmadetoDG-1012followingthefirstpubliccommentperiod.SomeregulatorypositionsremainedunchangedfromDG-1012,somehavebeenmodified,andsomeweredevelopedfollowingthepublicationofDG-1012forpubliccomment.DG-1084waspublishedforpubliccommentinMarch1999.ThisfinalregulatoryguideincludeschangesfromDG-1084basedonthestaff’sresolutionofsomeofthepubliccomments.Thecompletehistoryofthedevelopmentofthisguideisinanappendixtothisguide.CertainregulatorypositionsinthisregulatoryguidereflectthepreviousendorsementofANSI/ANS-3.1-1981byRevision2ofRegulatoryGuide1.8(April1987).Inaddition,certainregulatorypositionsregardingqualitycontrol,qualityassurance,andindependentreviewareconsistentw