Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: eb117be6-f688-40f6-97a8-c91b8e9f8e74
Document Type: srp
Title: CONTAINMENT HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEMS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070457.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 6
Section ID: 6.2.2
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ic inspection of important components such as the torus, sumps, spray nozzles, and piping to ensure the integrity and capability of these systems. This SRP section describes staff positions related to the inspection of containment heat removal systems, indicating that provisions should be made for periodic inspection of system components. Meeting the requirements of GDC 39 with regard to periodic inspection of containment heat removal systems provides assurance that containment pressure and temperature will be reduced to and maintained at acceptably low levels after any LOCA, thereby protecting the safety function of the containment as an engineered safety feature.45 (c) Compliance with GDC 40 requires that containment heat removal systems be designed to permit periodic pressure and functional testing to ensure leaktight integrity, operability, and performance of active components, as well as overall system operability. 6.2.2-7 DRAFT Rev. 5 - April 1996 This SRP section describes staff positions related to the testing of containment heat removal systems, indicating that provisions should be made for startup and periodic operability testing of these systems and their components. Meeting the requirements of GDC 40 with regard to testing of containment heat removal systems provides assurance that containment pressure and temperature are reduced to and maintained at acceptably low levels after any LOCA, thereby protecting the safety function of the containment as an engineered safety feature.46 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The procedures described below provide guidance for the review of containment heat removal systems. The reviewer selects and emphasizes material from the review procedures as may be appropriate for a particular case. Portions of the review may be done on a generic basis for aspects of heat removal systems common to a class of containments, or by adopting the results of previous reviews of plants with essentially the same system. 1. Upon request from