Energia i regulacje · 27/10/1999

Employee Protection Training; Receipt of Petition for Rulemaking

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing for public comment a notice of receipt of a petition for rulemaking dated August 13, 1999, that was filed with the Commission by the Union of Concerned Scientists. The petition was docketed by the NRC on August 18, 1999, and has been assigned Docket No. PRM-30-62. The petitioner requests that the NRC amend its regulations concerning deliberate misconduct to require licensees to provide specific training to management, i.e., first line supervisors, managers, directors, and officers, on their obligations under the employee protection regulations. The petitioner believes that the amendment would prevent nuclear energy management from using ``ignorance of the law'' as an excuse for a violation and allow the NRC to take enforcement actions against individuals who violate the employee protection regulations.