Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: b4185506-3cba-4a2e-8cc2-3651202e2606
Document Type: srp
Title: SPENT FUEL POOL AREA VENTILATION SYSTEM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070541.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.4.2
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es 1.52 and 1.140, as related to design, testing, and maintenance criteria for atmosphere cleanup system and normal ventilation exhaust system air filtration and adsorption units of light-water-cooled nuclear power plants, Position C.2, and Positions C.1 and C.2, respectively. 4. General Design Criterion 61 (GDC 61), "Fuel Storage and Handling and radioactivity Control," as related to the system's capability to provide appropriate containment, 41 confinement, and filtering to limit releases of airborne radioactivity to the environment from the fuel storage facility under normal and postulated accident conditions. Acceptance is based on meeting the guidance of Regulatory Guide 1.13, as related to the design of the ventilation system for the spent fuel storage facility, Position C.4. Technical Rationale42 The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria to reviewing the SFPAVS is discussed in the following paragraphs:43 1. Compliance with GDC 2, as related to the system being capable of withstanding the effects of earthquakes, requires that structures, systems, and components important to safety be designed to withstand the effects of a design basis earthquake without loss of capability to perform their safety functions. The function of the SFPAVS is to provide ventilation in the spent fuel pool equipment areas, to permit personnel access, and to control the concentration of airborne radioactive material in the area during normal operation, during anticipated operational occurrences, and after postulated fuel handling accidents. The requirement specified in GDC 2 is imposed to ensure that, during and after a design basis earthquake, the SFPAVS will remain functional so that any fuel damage will not result in potential offsite doses in excess of 5 mSv (0.5 rem) to the whole body or its equivalent to any part of the body. 44 Meeting the requirement of GDC 2 provides assurance that the SFPAVS will not fail to operate as designed, thus protecting