This intermediate course is intended for technical personnel who want to develop integrated skills involving safety system oversight (SSO) duties and responsibilities. The course presents and discusses the overall DOE/NNSA requirements, expectations, basis, techniques, and guidance involving the safety oversight roles and responsibilities. The course also emphasizes the interfaces and working relationships between SSO personnel and other personnel involved in the SSO. Using short exercises and activities, the course includes methods for accomplishing SSO. Prospective students are expected to meet or exceed Department of Energy (DOE) entry-level requirements for SSO personnel. This includes completion of the General Technical Base Qualification Standard and one Functional Area Qualification. Students are expected to have a working-level knowledge of the facility-specific safety systems to which they are assigned and the ability to provide oversight and assessments. Students are also expected to have a basic understanding of nuclear and facility safety requirements.
