Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: fe0fff83-b171-47c6-a3a7-46faf8de3252
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Criteria for The Protection of Safety-Related
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2415/ML24158A041.pdf
Revision Date: 2024-08
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Section ID: RG-1.238
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initiate the operation of appropriate systems, including the reactivity control systems, to ensure that specified acceptable fuel design limits are not exceeded as a result of anticipated operational occurrences. • As stated in the introduction to Appendix B, “Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants,” to 10 CFR Part 50, nuclear power plants include SSCs that prevent or mitigate the consequences of postulated accidents that could cause undue risk to the health and safety of the public. Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 establishes quality assurance requirements for the design, manufacture, construction, and operation of those SSCs. o Criterion III, “Design Control,” requires, in part, design control measures for verifying the adequacy of the design. o Criterion XI, “Test Control,” requires, in part, a test program to provide assurance that all testing required to demonstrate that SSCs will perform satisfactorily in service is performed in accordance with written procedures that incorporate the requirements and acceptance limits in applicable design documents. o Criterion XVII, “Quality Assurance Records,” requires, in part, the maintenance of sufficient records as evidence of activities affecting quality. 1 The GDC in 10 CFR 50 Appendix A are considered to be generally applicable to other types of nuclear power units and are intended to provide guidance in establishing the principal design criteria for such other units. DG-1354, Page 3 • 10 CFR Part 52 governs the issuance of early site permits, standard design certifications, combined licenses, standard design approvals, and manufacturing licenses. It specifies, among other things, that contents of certain applications must satisfy the requirements of 10 CFR 50.36, “Technical Specifications”; 10 CFR 50.55a; and 10 CFR Part 50, Appendices A and B. Related Guidance • Branch Technical Position 8-6, “Adequacy of Station Electric Distribution System