Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: e708512f-f35c-453e-9fc1-354ab0bf12ad
Document Type: srp
Title: STEEL CONTAINMENT
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0705/ML070550050.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.8.2
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the adequacy of the approach and acceptance criteria on a case-by- case basis. 6. Materials, Quality Control, and Special Construction Techniques A. The materials of construction are acceptable if in accordance with Article NE-2000 of ASME Code, Section III, Division 1, Subsection NE. The organization responsible to review material properties will review corrosion protection. B. Quality control programs are acceptable if in accordance with Articles NE-2000, NE-4000, and NE-5000 of ASME Code, Section III, Division 1, Subsection NE. C. The acceptability of special construction techniques, if any, are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. D. The staff will review the consideration of temporary construction loads and the effects of environmental loads during the construction stage on a case-by-case basis. 3.8.2-20 Revision 2 - March 2007 7. Testing and Inservice Surveillance Requirements A. Procedures for the preoperational structural proof test are acceptable if the procedures are in accordance with Article NE-6000 of ASME Code, Section III, Division 1, Subsection NE. B. For steel containments, 10 CFR 50.55a requires examination be conducted as outlined in ASME Code Section XI, Subsection IWE. Subsection IWE provides preservice examination, inservice inspection, and repair/replacement requirements and corresponding acceptance criteria. The scope of Subsection IWE includes the steel containment shell; integral attachments; containment hatches and airlocks; seals, gaskets, and moisture barriers; and pressure-retaining bolting. 10 CFR 50.55a(b)(2) specifies the acceptable edition of the ASME Code and additional requirements beyond those contained in Subsection IWE. 10 CFR 55a (b)(2)(viii)(E) requires that licensee shall evaluate the acceptability of inaccessible areas when conditions exist in accessible areas that could indicate the presence of, or result in, degradation to such inaccessible areas. C. The staff will review any special design provisions (e.g., providing