Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: dc958d35-16ef-4066-a1b5-bcfb8b0b4f0c
Document Type: srp
Title: INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS - OVERVIEW OF REVIEW PROCESS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1007/ML100740146.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7.0
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of instrumentation and controls Secondary - None I. INTRODUCTION Chapter 7 of the Standard Review Plan (SRP) provides guidance for review of the instrumentation and control (I&C) portions of (1) applications for nuclear reactor licenses or permits and (2) amendments to existing licenses. SRP guidance may also be applied in the review of topical reports submitted to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for safety evaluation, especially reports requesting generic acceptance of systems or components that may be used in nuclear power plant I&C systems. For an overview of the purpose, content, and use of the SRP in general, refer to the introductory section of the SRP. This section of Chapter 7, Section 7.0, provides an overview of the process used by the organization responsible for the review of the I&C portion of license applications and the preparation of I&C portions of generic safety evaluations of specific topics. Guidance is also provided to the reviewer in applying Chapter 7 of the SRP to these reviews. 7.0-2 Revision 6 - May 2010 Figure 7.0-1 provides an overview of the I&C review process. Each of the reviewer activities shown in the figure is discussed below. Ideally, applicants will request that the Staff's review begin during the early stages of the development life cycle. Early interaction with the applicant is important so that differences between the Staff and the applicant are identified as early as possible. The Staff should work with the applicant to resolve issues expeditiously to minimize the impact on design and implementation activities. Early resolution of fundamental issues minimizes the rework necessary in areas where changes to the design bases are needed to resolve Staff concerns. This helps assure that changes are correctly propagated through the design effort, thus improving the Staff's confidence in design quality. Structure of SRP Chapter 7 Figure 7.0-2