What is the HRP? Who must be HRP certified? What are the HRP requirements? How often are HRP requirements performed? What are my HRP responsibilities? When should I report a concern? What might be a concern? How do I report a concern? What happens when a reliability concern is identified? What happens when someone is removed from HRP duties? What are my options? Resources Glossary

What happens when someone is removed from HRP duties?

If removal is due to a security concern:

• The HRP management official must notify the HRP certifying official and the applicable DOE personnel security office. The concern is investigated and adjudicated by DOE personnel security under the criteria and procedures in 10 CFR Part 710.

If removal is due to a safety concern, the HRP management official:

• Evaluates the circumstances or information that led to the removal of the individual from HRP duties.
• Prepares a written report of the evaluation that includes a determination of the individual’s reliability for continuing HRP certification.

If the HRP management official determines that an individual who has been temporarily removed continues to meet the requirements for certification, he or she must notify:

• The individual’s supervisor, directing that the individual be allowed to return to HRP duties.
• The individual.
• The HRP certifying official.

When an individual has been temporarily removed, the certifying official* takes one of the following three actions:

1. Reinstates, and provides a written explanation of the factual basis for the action.
2. Continues temporary removal and directs action to resolve concerns (for example, rehabilitation). After completion of intervention, the matter will be reevaluated.
3. Revokes certification, sending a written decision, which includes rationale for the action and the procedures for reconsideration/appeal, to the affected individual by certified mail.

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*In some facilities the Manager may serve as the certifying official