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NRC INSPECTION MANUAL CIPB

INSPECTION PROCEDURE 65001 ATTACHMENT 14

INSPECTION OF ITAAC-RELATED INSTALLATION OF

COMPLEX SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE COMPONENTS

PROGRAM APPLICABILITY: 2503

65001.06-01 INSPECTION OBJECTIVES 

01.01 To determine whether system component installation general records, welding records, 

and test/verification records reflect work accomplishment in accordance with design 

specifications, Code requirements, and approved procedures. 

01.02 To determine if any changes or modifications have been performed to the certified 

design. If changes are identified, determine if the modifications are consistent with the original 

design and licensing basis. Ensure the changes have been evaluated to determine if they meet 

the requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 52, Section VIII “Processes for 

Changes and Departures” of the applicable appendix. If the change or modification does not 

affect the certified design, ensure that a 50.59 evaluation has been performed.

01.03 To determine whether ITAAC-related tests and verification activities are being 

conducted in accordance with design specifications, approved procedures, and design criteria. 

01.04 To determine if appropriate seismic and environmental qualification criteria have been 

met.

01.05 To evaluate the adequacy of the implementation of the specific quality assurance 

program requirements related to system component installation activities and assure problems 

are entered into the corrective action process. 

65001.14-02 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDANCE

This procedure is intended to address systems holistically, as well as attributes that cross 

disciplinary boundaries (e.g. electrical, I&C, and valves all associated with the same ITAAC). 

This procedure will be used when the nature of the ITAAC does not lend itself to clear 

placement under a component level procedure. Inspectors should reference the appropriate 

Inspection Procedure (IP) 65001 component level procedure for specific disciplinary information 

as described in IP 65001 Section 02.02. 
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02.01 General Installation. Through direct inspection, confirm that the following attributes, as 

applicable, have been met:

a. Verify by walk down or other means that the installed configuration will support system 

functions as described in the Design Control Document (DCD). System installation 

attributes include proper location, placement (such as relative elevation), tank volumes, 

area dimensions, quantity, material type/shape/size, special features such as coatings 

and insulation, physical orientation, alignment, seismic and other mounting 

requirements, flow direction, tolerances, and expansion clearance.

b. Temporary test equipment has been removed unless authorized by an approved plant 

procedure (including test procedures, temporary modifications, and tagouts). 

Temporary equipment includes blank flanges, temporary flush strainers, test rigs, 

jumpers, and test gages.

c. Appropriate drawings, vendor manuals and work procedures are available to installers. 

Installation requirements, construction drawings, specifications, and work procedures 

are of the latest approved issue.

d. Hold points are observed and quality inspections are properly conducted, as required 

by the approved quality assurance program and procedures.

e. Preparation of installation and inspection records meet quality program requirements.

f. Field changes relevant to the work being observed have been processed in accordance 

with the applicable program requirements.

Guidance: During the walkdown of the selected system(s), inspectors should consider the 

following questions:

1. Is the installed system consistent with the piping and instrumentation diagram?

2. Will equipment and instrumentation elevations support the design function?

3. Has adequate sloping of piping and instrument tubing been provided?

4. Are required equipment protection barriers (such as walls) and systems (such as 

freeze protection) in place and intact?

5. Does the location of the equipment make it susceptible to flooding, fire, high energy 

line breaks, or other environmental concerns?

6. Has adequate physical separation/electrical isolation been provided?

7. Are there any non-seismic structures, systems, and components (SSCs) surrounding 

the system which require evaluation for impact upon the system?
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8. Can the failure of the as-built Seismic Category II and non-safety SSCs impair the 

ability of safety-related SSCs and Regulatory Treatment of Non-Safety Systems 

(RTNSS) SSCs to perform their intended safety functions following a seismic event?

9. Does the location of equipment facilitate manual operator action, if required? Are 

ladders, catwalks and platforms available to support manual operation? Are all 

required special tools or personal protective equipment staged and available? 

10. Are base plates, hangers, and struts installed properly?

11. Is system piping intact? Is insulation installed as necessary? Are blank flanges 

installed or removed as necessary?

12. Are support systems, such as instrument air, cooling water or control power, installed 

and intact?

13. Are valves installed correctly? Check items such as tightness of body to bonnet 

bolts or nuts, tightness of flange bolts, valve hand wheels or operators installed 

correctly.

14. Are component labels present and properly installed?

15. Are flow direction sensitive components installed in the correct orientation? 

Field observations can include independent measurement/observation or observation of 

licensee/contractor inspections. While all applicable attributes do not need to be reviewed 

for each sample, the majority should be reviewed and samples/attributes reviewed should 

include various facets of installation activities. 

Records should document the status of the system, confirm that required inspections have 

been performed by appropriately qualified personnel, and confirm all critical installation 

requirements and ITAAC requirements have been met. These records should be properly 

stored in accordance with quality assurance requirements. Examples of system 

inspections that should be formally documented and able to be inspected are system 

cleanliness, flushes, leak checks, hydrostatic tests, non-destructive evaluations of welds, 

electrical insulation checks, and wiring checks.

02.02 Design Modification Review. For the system(s) being inspected, determine if any 

changes or modifications have been performed to the certified design. If changes are identified, 

determine if the modifications are consistent with the original design and licensing basis.

Ensure the changes have been evaluated to determine if they meet the requirements of Code of 

Federal Regulations, Part 52, Section VIII “Processes for Changes and Departures” of the 

applicable appendix. If the change or modification does not affect the certified design, ensure 

that a 50.59 evaluation has been performed.

Guidance: The purpose of the design modification inspection is to verify that the system(s) 

will function as required. In the process of reviewing the design changes, inspectors should
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evaluate the reasonableness and acceptability of the reconciliation process used in the design 

for identifying the deviations between the as-built and the as-designed. Inspectors should verify 

the appropriateness of design assumptions, boundary conditions, and models. Independent 

calculations by the inspectors may be required to verify appropriateness of the licensee's 

analysis methods. The interfaces between safety related and non-safety related systems 

should also be reviewed. The design should demonstrate by analysis or testing or a 

combination of both that the provisions of SRP Section 3.7.II.8, “Interaction of Non-Category I 

Structures with Category I SSCs” are met for Seismic Category II and non-safety SSCs.

02.03 Testing and Verification. a sufficient number of ITAAC-related testing activities to 

assure that testing is conducted in accordance with established procedures and test acceptance 

criteria have been met. 

Guidance: The inspector should identify testing activities for which specific acceptance 

criteria have been established and select those for observation that are best confirmed through 

direct observation. Although direct observation is the preferred method of inspection, 

data/record review is an acceptable substitute to meet the intention of this inspection procedure. 

This inspection should be coordinated with IP 65001.C “Inspection of the ITAAC-Related 

Construction Test Program,” IP 65001.D “Inspection of the ITAAC-Related Operational Testing

Program,” and any applicable IP’s described in Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2504 such as 

pre-service testing or pre-operational testing. Sample size will be dependent on guidance from 

these references and the targeted ITAAC set. 

02.04 Qualification Criteria. Select a sufficient number of ITAAC-related qualification items to 

ensure appropriate seismic and environmental qualification criteria have been met.

Guidance: The inspector should verify that equipment qualification is suitable for the 

environment expected under all conditions. This should include conditions such as 

temperature, humidity, radiation, pressure, voltage, and vibration.

This inspection should be coordinated with IP 65001.E “Inspection of the ITAAC-Related 

Qualification Program.” Sample size will be dependent on guidance from this reference and the 

targeted ITAAC set. 

02.05 Problem Identification and Resolution: The inspector should confirm that problems 

identified during the inspection are entered into the licensee/constructor corrective action 

program in accordance with program requirements. The inspector may review licensee actions 

to address similar or related problems that were previously identified, in order to check the 

extent of condition and confirm the effectiveness of the licensee’s corrective measures.

Guidance: This inspection is to assure that problems are entered into the applicable process 

to assure corrective actions appropriate to the circumstances are developed and prioritized. 

Inspections of Quality Assurance Program implementation, effectiveness of Problem 

Identification and Resolution, and Self-Assessment will be performed under IP 35007, “Quality 

Assurance Implementation During Construction and Pre-Construction Activities.”
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65001.14-03 RESOURCE ESTIMATE 

Inspection resources necessary to complete this inspection procedure are estimated to be

1080 hours of direct inspection effort over the course of plant construction.

65001.14-04 REFERENCES

Inspection Procedure 71111.04 ”Equipment Alignment”

Inspection Procedure 71111.18 ” Plant Modifications”

Inspection Procedure 71111.21 ”Component Design Bases Inspection”

Inspection Procedure 71152 ”Identification and Resolution of Problems”

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Attachment:

 Revision History for 65001.14
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Attachment 1 - Revision History For 65001.14

Commitment 

Tracking 

Number

Accession

Number

Issue Date

Change Notice

Description of Change Description of Training 

Required and 

Completion Date

Comment and 

Feedback Resolution 

Accession Number

(Pre-Decisional, NonPublic)

N/A 07/29/08

CN 08-021

Researched commitments for 4 years 

and found none.

Initial issuance to support ITAAC 

related inspections under 10CFR52.

N/A N/A

N/A ML15125A181

06/24/15

CN 15-012

Periodic Update N/A