Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 949ca18d-b0e4-4b54-9ca9-fdb657988111
Document Type: srp
Title: Revision 5 - March 2007
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0706/ML070660170.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7
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lear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Reproduction and Distribution Services Section, or by fax to (301) 415-2289; or by email to DISTRIBUTION@nrc.gov. Electronic copies of this section are available through the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0800/, or in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, under Accession # ML070660170. NUREG-0800 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STANDARD REVIEW PLAN APPENDIX 7.1-A ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES FOR INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS IMPORTANT TO SAFETY REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of instrumentation and controls Secondary - None ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA The acceptance criteria and guidelines for instrumentation and control (I&C) systems important to safety are divided into five categories: (1) regulations including paragraph 10 CFR 50.55a(h), "Protection and Safety Systems," which incorporates by reference IEEE Std. 603-1991, "IEEE Standard Criteria for Safety Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations," and IEEE Std. 279-1971, "Criteria for Protection Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations"; (2) the General Design Criteria (GDC) of 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix A; (3) Commission Papers (SECY) and Staff Requirements Memoranda (SRM); (4) regulatory guides (including endorsed industry codes and standards); and (5) Standard Review Plan (SRP) branch technical positions (BTPs). An applicability statement describes how each criterion and guideline applies to the review of I&C systems. Conformance to the requirements of GDC 1, "Quality Standards and Records," and 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(1) which addresses quality standards for systems important to safety are 1For Part 50 applicants not listed in 10 CFR 50.34(f), the provisions of 50.34(f) will be made a requirement during the licensing process. Appendix 7.1-A-2 Revision 5 - March 2007