Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 28c03fd2-3542-41ec-bfd7-5df2087c4ee6
Document Type: srp
Title: FUEL SYSTEM DESIGN
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070407.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 4
Section ID: 4.2
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t conditions. Application of GDC 35 to the design of the fuel system ensures that fuel rod damage will not interfere with effective emergency core cooling and that cladding temperatures will not reach a high enough temperature to allow a significant metal-water reaction to occur, thereby minimizing the potential for off-site release. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES For construction permit (CP) applications, the review should assure that the design bases set forth in the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) meet the acceptance criteria given in subsection II.A. The CP review should further determine from a study of the preliminary fuel system design that there is reasonable assurance that the final fuel system design will meet the design bases. This judgment may be based on experience with similar designs. For operating license (OL) applications, the review should confirm that the design bases set forth in the Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR) meet the acceptance criteria given in Subsection II.A and that the final fuel system design meets the design bases. 4.2-17 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 Much of the fuel system review is generic and is not repeated for each similar plant. That is, the reviewer will have reviewed the fuel design or certain aspects of the fuel design in previous PSARs, FSARs, and licensing topical reports. All previous reviews on which the current review is dependent should be referenced so that a completely documented safety evaluation is contained in the plant safety evaluation report. In particular, the NRC safety evaluation reports for all relevant licensing topical reports should be cited. Certain generic reviews have also been performed by CPB SRXB reviewers with findings issued as NUREG- or WASH-series reports. 77 At the present time these reports include References 9, 1114, 3115, 2116, 3518, 3219, and 78 3620 , and they should all be appropriately cited in the plant safety evaluation report. 79 Applicable Regulatory Guides (References. 67-13,