Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 66a6df20-5813-4b74-8e1c-13efbaa786fa
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Housekeeping Requirements for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0037/ML003740067.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.39
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protection of materials. proved and designated. N45.2.3-1973 by the American National Standards Institute on March 15, 1973. The original issuance of this regulatory guide en dorsed as acceptable the guidelines (indicated by the verb "should") as well as the requirements included in this standard. Some uncertainty arose with regard to the NRC staff's intent with this endorsement. As a result of this uncertainty, the NRC staff reevaluated the guidelines contained in ANSI N45.2.3-1973 with respect to importance to safety. This guide has been revised to clarify NRC's position on the requirements and guidelines included in ANSI N45.2.3-1973. Where conformance to this regulatory guide is in dicated in an application without further qualifica tion, this means conformance with the requirements of ANSI N45.2.3-1973, as supplemented or modified by the regulatory position of this guide. C. REGULATORY POSITION The requirements for the control of work activities, conditions, and environments at water-cooled nuclear power plant sites that are included in ANSI Standard N45.2.3-1973, "Housekeeping During the Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants,'" provide a method acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the pertinent quality assurance re quirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50, subject to the following: 1. Subdivision 1.5 of ANSI N45.2.3-1973 states that other documents that are required to be included 2 Copies may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, United Engineering Center, 345 East 47th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017. USNRC REGULATORY GUIDES Comments ihoul be sent to the Secretary of the Commission. US. Nucear Rago IstOrv Commission, Washington. D.C. 20555. Attention: Ooclketinl ari Service Regulatory Guides are issued to describe and make avaglsble to she Public methods tDtoidhc acceptable to the NRC staff of imtplemeting specific parts of the Commission's regulations. to delineate techniques used by the staff in e*valiuatng specific