Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a85f80f8-a5b4-4f0a-84fd-1eb04d49dd57
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Service Level I, II, and III Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 08/2016 – DG-1331 , Proposed Revision 3 10/2015 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise 10/2010 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – No issues identified 04/2010 – DG-1242 , Proposed Revision 2 03/1999 – DG-1076 , Proposed Revision 1 (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1609/ML16097A448.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.54
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Content:
Methods for Effects of Gamma Radiation on Coatings for Use in Nuclear Power Plants,” (Ref. 20) provides a standard test method that the NRC staff finds acceptable for evaluating the effects of gamma radiation on the lifetime radiation tolerance of Service Level I and II coatings. 2.5 ASTM D 5139-12, “Standard Specification for Sample Preparation for Qualification Testing of Coatings To Be Used in Nuclear Power Plants,” (Ref. 21) offers guidance that the NRC staff finds acceptable on the size, composition, and surface preparation for test samples of protective coatings for use in the qualification testing of coatings that will be applied to NPPs, as described in ASTM D 3911-08 and in ASTM D 4082-10. 2.6 The QA provisions and guidance contained in the ASTM International standards identified in this RG are generally acceptable and provide methods that the NRC staff finds acceptable for complying with the pertinent QA requirements in Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50, subject to the following two exceptions: a. When using this RG, NRC licensees and applicants should meet the QA provisions and guidance contained in the ASTM International standards identified in this RG and must also meet the commitments and provisions contained in their QA program descriptions. b. Applicants may propose to use coatings in ways that do not conform to the service level definitions above. For example, an applicant could propose to designate coatings in certain areas of containment as Service Level II based on an evaluation that demonstrates that these coatings cannot be transported to the ECCS. Such exceptions may be acceptable to NRC staff if the applicant provides a technical justification and corresponding technical and quality requirements in a licensing-basis document such as the final safety analysis report. DG-1331, Page 10 3.0 Training and Qualification of Nuclear Coating Specialists, Protective Coating Inspectors, and Coating Applicators 3.1 ASTM D 4537-12, “Standard Guide for