Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 30e6fa68-c7c1-4266-ba45-e06d1bbc07a0
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Criteria for Accident Monitoring Instrumentation for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 5)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1708/ML17083A134.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.97
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er plants. It endorses, with clarifications, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 497-2016, “IEEE Standard Criteria for Accident Monitoring Instrumentation for Nuclear Power Generating Stations” (Ref. 1). Applicability This RG applies to all holders of operating licenses for nuclear power reactors under the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities” (Ref. 2), including those who have permanently ceased operations and have certified that fuel has been permanently removed from the reactor vessel. It also applies to certain holders of, and applicants for, a power reactor design certification or combined license under 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 3). Specifically, the method described in this RG relates to 10 CFR 50.34(f), “Additional TMI-Related Requirements,” General Design Criterion (GDC) 13, “Instrumentation and Control,” GDC 19, “Control Room,” and GDC 64, “Monitoring Radioactivity Releases,” as set forth in Appendix A, “General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,” to 10 CFR Part 50, and certain design certification rules promulgated as appendices to 10 CFR Part 52. Applicable Orders and Regulations • NRC Order EA-12-051, “Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation,” requires, in part, that all licensees have a reliable indication of the water level in associated spent fuel storage pools (Ref. 4). DG-1335, Page 2 • 10 CFR Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities” provides regulations for licensing production and utilization facilities. o 10 CFR 50.34(f)(2)(xix) requires applicants and licensees to provide instrumentation adequate for monitoring plant conditions following an accident that includes core damage. o 10 CFR 50.55a, “Codes and Standards,”