10 CFR §830.202

1. (a)The contractor responsible for a Hazard Category 1, 2, or 3 DOE nuclear facility must establish and maintain the safety basis for the facility.
2. (b)In establishing the safety basis for a Hazard Category 1, 2, or 3 DOE nuclear facility, the contractor responsible for the facility must:
   1. (1)Define the scope of the work to be performed;
   2. (2)Identify and analyze the hazards associated with the work;
   3. (3)Categorize the facility consistent with DOE-STD-1027-92 (“Hazard Categorization and Accident Analysis Techniques for compliance with DOE Order 5480.23, Nuclear Safety Analysis Reports,” Change Notice 1, September 1997);
   4. (4)Prepare a documented safety analysis for the facility; and
   5. (5)Establish the hazard controls upon which the contractor will rely to ensure adequate protection of workers, the public, and the environment.
3. (c)In maintaining the safety basis for a Hazard Category 1, 2, or 3 DOE nuclear facility, the contractor responsible for the facility must:
   1. (1)Update the safety basis to keep it current and to reflect changes in the facility, the work and the hazards as they are analyzed in the documented safety analysis;
   2. (2)Annually provide DOE the current documented safety analysis or a letter stating that there have been no changes in the documented safety analysis since the prior submittal; and
   3. (3)Incorporate in the safety basis any changes, conditions, or hazard controls directed by DOE.