Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: cb6b6dfb-a102-4dfd-9dd3-2eba63985e8b
Document Type: srp
Title: INITIAL PLANT TEST PROGRAM - DESIGN CERTIFICATION AND NEW LICENSE
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0705/ML070550027.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 14
Section ID: 14.2
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s, Authorities, and Qualifications i. The applicant should describe the education, training, and experience requirements established for each management and operating staff member—including the NSSS vendor, architect-engineer, and other major contractors, subcontractors, and vendors, as appropriate—who will conduct the preoperational and startup tests and will develop testing, operating, and emergency procedures. ii. The applicant should develop a training program for each functional group of employees in the organization relative to the schedule for preoperational testing and initial startup testing to ensure that the necessary plant staff are ready to begin the test program. E. Development, Review, and Approval of Test Procedures i. The applicant is responsible for the preparation of preoperational and startup test procedures. This includes the methodology used for the generation, review, and approval of test procedures. ii. The applicant should use the NSSS vendor, architect-engineer, and other major contractors, as appropriate, to provide the test objectives and acceptance criteria used in developing detailed test procedures. iii. The applicant’s administrative system for use in reviewing and approving individual test procedures should provide for appropriate levels of review before approval. iv. Controls should be in place to ensure that test procedures include appropriate prerequisites, test objectives, safety precautions, testing of initial conditions, methods to direct and control test performance, and acceptance criteria for evaluating the test. v. The applicant should include provisions to ensure that retesting that is required for modifications or maintenance remains in compliance with ITAAC commitments. vi. The format for the test procedures should be similar to that in RG 1.68, or the reviewer should consider whether the justification provided by the applicant for exception is acceptable. The format should include checklists and signature blocks