Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 7a56bfb8-74a8-4e94-beee-41e3e51e0cc2
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Wide-Range Spent Fuel Pool Level Instrumentation + HISTORY - HISTORY 11/2015 – DG-1317 , Proposed Revision 0
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1424/ML14245A454.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.227
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ferences”). If a secondary reference has itself been incorporated by reference into NRC regulations as a requirement, then licensees and applicants must comply with that standard as set forth in the regulation. If the secondary reference has been endorsed in an RG as an acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement, then the standard constitutes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for meeting that regulatory requirement as described in the specific RG. If the secondary reference has neither been incorporated by reference into NRC regulations nor endorsed in an RG, then the secondary reference is neither a legally-binding requirement nor a “generic” NRC approved acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement. However, licensees and applicants may consider and use the information in the secondary reference, if appropriately justified, consistent with current regulatory practice, and consistent with applicable NRC requirements. Harmonization with International Standards The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has established a series of technical reports, safety guides and standards constituting a high level of safety for protecting people and the environment. IAEA guides present international good practices and identify best practices to help users striving to achieve high levels of safety. As part of their response to the events at Fukushima Dai-ichi the IAEA prepared a technical report titled “Accident Monitoring Systems for Nuclear Power Plants” dated February 2015 (Ref. 17). This RG and the NEI technical document endorsed by it contain guidance about accident monitoring and response systems similar to the discussion in IAEA technical report. DG-1317, Page 5 C. STAFF REGULATORY GUIDANCE This RG endorses, with the exceptions and clarifications identified in this section, the methods described in NEI 12-02, Revision 1, dated August 2012. The NRC staff has determined that the methods described in the NEI document constitute procedures and