Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 5b36f49a-1e5b-4d3c-b352-91bfde8ef8cc
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Acceptance of Commercial-Grade Design and Analysis Computer Programs Used in Safety-Related Applications for Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 04/2015 – DG-1305 , Proposed Revision 0
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1411/ML14119A286.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.231
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION June 2015 OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH Division 1 DRAFT REGULATORY GUIDE Technical Lead G. Lipscomb This regulatory guide is being issued in draft form to involve the public in the early stages of the development of a regulatory position in this area. It has not received final staff review or approval and does not represent an official NRC final staff position. Public comments are being solicited on this draft guide and its associated regulatory analysis. Comments should be accompanied by appropriate supporting data. Comments may be submitted through the Federal rulemaking Web site, http://www.regulations.gov, by searching for Docket NRC-2015-0153 . Alternatively, comments may be submitted to the Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments must be submitted by the date indicated in the Federal Register notice. Electronic copies of this draft regulatory guide are available through the NRC’s interactive rulemaking Web page (see above); the NRC’s public Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the Regulatory Guides document collection of the NRC Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ ; and the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, under Accession No. ML14119A286. The regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14119A282. DRAFT REGULATORY GUIDE DG-1305 (Proposed New Regulatory Guide) ACCEPTANCE OF COMMERCIAL-GRADE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS A. INTRODUCTION Purpose This regulatory guide (RG) describes acceptance methods that the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers acceptable in meeting regulatory requirements for acceptance and dedication of commercial-grade design and analysis computer programs for nuclear power plants. Applicable Rules and Regulations