Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 74c49394-8dbf-46e7-b62a-b85de93b47d8
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Initial Test Programs for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 11/2012 – DG-1259 , Proposed Revision 4 11/2006 – DG-1166 , Proposed Revision 3 (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1229/ML12298A071.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.68
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CLEAR POWER PLANTS A. INTRODUCTION This revision of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.68 describes the general scope and depth that the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers acceptable for Initial Test Programs (ITPs) for light water cooled nuclear power plants. Appendix A of this guide addresses the specific tests recommended or required for the Initial Test Program (ITP). Appendix B of this guide provides information about ITP-related inspections that the NRC staff will perform, including the appropriate regional office staff. Finally, Appendix C of this guide contains guidance on the preparation and content of procedures for preoperational, fuel loading, initial criticality, low power, and power ascension tests. The application requirements for an operating license (OL), design certification (DC), combined license (COL), standard design approval (SD), and manufacturing license (ML) are presented in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities” (10 CFR Part 50) (Ref. 1), Section 50.34, “Contents of Applications; Technical Information,” and 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants” (Ref. 2), Section 52.47, “Contents of Applications; Technical Information,” 10 CFR 52.79, “Contents of Applications; Technical Information in Final Safety Analysis Report [FSAR],” 10 CFR 52.137, “Contents of Applications; Technical Information,” and 10 CFR 52.157, “Contents of Applications; Technical Information in Final Safety Analysis Report,” respectively. These provisions require, in part, that an OL, DC, COL, SD and ML applicant provide the principal design criteria for the proposed facility. The introduction to Appendix A to Part 50, “General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,” states that these principal design criteria are to establish the necessary design, fabrication, construction, testing, and performance