Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 3a8a905e-fe11-43fd-ba6c-917507daa823
Document Type: srp
Title: COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODES AND STANDARDS RULE, 10 CFR §  50.55a
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070441.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.2.1.1
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the specific portions of the Code and Code Addenda to which each component has been constructed and that which is required for conformance with Section10 CFR 50.55a. 21 5.2.1.1-3 DRAFT Rev. 3 - April 1996 Review Interfaces22 The MTEBEMCB verifies, upon request of MEBthe EMEB, the compatibility of the 23 24 materials of construction with service conditions and, as required, will provideprovides25 assistance in establishing acceptability in the event an applicant invokes the "hardship" clauseproposes alternatives in accordance with 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3) and does not conform in 26 all respects with Section10 CFR 50.55a. 27 II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria is based on meeting the relevant requirements of the following regulations: 1. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion 1, as it relates to the requirement that structures, systems, and components important to safety shall be designed, fabricated, erected, and tested to quality standards commensurate with the importance of the safety function to be performed. 2. 10 CFR Section 50.55a as it relates to establishing minimum quality standards for the 28 design, fabrication, erection, construction, testing, and inspection of components within the reactor coolant pressure boundary and other fluid systems important to safety of boiling and pressurized water reactor nuclear power plants by requiring conformance with appropriate editions of specified published industry codes and standards. To meet the requirements of General Design Criterion 1 and 10 CFR Section 50.55a, 29 Regulatory Guide 1.26, "Quality Group Classification and Standards for Water-, Steam-, and Radioactive-Waste-Containing Components of Nuclear Power Plants," is used. This regulatory 30 guide describes an acceptable method for determining quality standards for Quality Group B, C, and D water- and steam-containing components important to safety of water-cooled nuclear power plants. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for