Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 1877a6e5-f5a2-4394-bd63-c323831e96d0
Document Type: srp
Title: INTRODUCTION - TRANSIENT AND ACCIDENT ANALYSES
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2231/ML22319A149.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-07
Chapter: 15
Section ID: 15.0
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ernatives to the SRP acceptance criteria provide acceptable methods of compliance with the NRC regulations. Subsection I.2 of this SRP section discusses general acceptance criteria, and SRP Chapter 15 subsections discuss specific acceptance criteria for transients or accidents, as appropriate. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer will select material from the procedures described below, as may be appropriate for a particular case. These review procedures are based on the identified SRP acceptance criteria. For deviations from these acceptance criteria, the staff should review the applicant’s evaluation of how the proposed alternatives provide an acceptable method of complying with the relevant NRC requirements identified in Subsection II. To evaluate standard design and license applications under 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52, the reviewer verifies that the applicant has performed the applicable transient and accident analyses needed to demonstrate conformance to the regulations. SRP Chapter 15 subsections discuss specific review procedures for transients or accidents. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS The reviewer verifies that the applicant has provided sufficient information and that the review and calculations (if applicable) support the conclusions to be included in the staff's safety evaluation report. The reviewer also states the bases for those conclusions. SRP Chapter 15 subsections discuss the statements and conclusions of evaluation findings for transients or accidents. V. IMPLEMENTATION The staff will use this SRP section in performing safety evaluations of applications for licensing actions submitted by applicants pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 or 10 CFR Part 52. Except when the applicant proposes an alternative method for complying with specified 15.0-15 Draft Revision 4 – July 2023 portions of the Commission’s regulations, the staff will use the method described herein to evaluate conformance with Commission regulations. If an application proposes an alternative to a