Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: e37070d1-2142-4426-b8e0-9840e8645ace
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Quality Assurance Requirements for Packaging, Shipping, Receiving, Storage, and Handling of Items for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 2)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003740057.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.38
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r Plants During the Construction Phase," the requirements included in the standard are considered to be applicable during the operation phase and should be used, where ap plicable, consistent with the recommendations of this regulatory guide. e. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivi sion 1.2 of ANSI N45.2.2-1972 with respect to the ap plicability of this standard and the definition of car rier contained in subdivision 1.4 of ANSI N45.2.2 1972, nothing contained in Section 4, "Shipping," of ANSI N45.2.2-1972 should be deemed to require a common or contract carrier transporting or shipping byproduct, source, or special nuclear material in the ordinary course of its business to comply with the provisions set forth in this section of the standard. In this situation these carriers are exempt from NRC regulation under the provisions of 10 CFR §§ 30.13, 40.12, and 70.12. Therefore, the provisions of Section 4 of ANSI N45.2.2-1972 apply only to the extent that they affect the activities of an NRC licensee (e.g., re quirements related to shipping contained in 10 CFR Part 71) or a private carrier subject to NRC regula tions. 2. The guidelines (indicated by the verb "should") of ANSI N45.2.2-1972 contained in the following sec tion are considered to have sufficient safety impor tance to be treated the same as the requirements of the standard, subject to any exceptions noted: a. Section 4.2.3-The guidelines concerning special shipments. b. Section 4.3.6-The guideline that addresses written instructions on stacking. c. Subdivision A.3.5.2(l)(a)-This guideline states that the halogen and sulfur content of tapes should not be in excess of 0.10% by weight when used in contact with austenitic stainless steel and nickel al loy surfaces. In lieu of this guideline, tapes, when used with austenitic stainless steel or nickel alloy materials, should not be compounded from or treated with chemical compounds containing elements in such quantities that harmful concentrations could be