Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 25864ed2-efde-4c4d-a9b6-0ea7a7f662d9
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/ML0523/ML052340592.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.2.1.1
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e, Code Edition, and Addenda, as applied to each of these reactor coolant pressure boundary components, and we find they are constructed in accordance with the requirements of the applicable Codes and Addenda that are specified by the rules of 10 CFR § 50.55a. Our review of Quality Group B (ASME Section III, Class 2) end Quality Group C (ASME Section III, Class 3) components of other fluid systems important to safety is performed in Section 3.2.2 of the SER. 5.2.1.1-3 Rev 2 - July 1981 The applicant has met the requirements of General Design Criterion 1 with respect to components of the reactor coolant pressure boundary being designed to assure that component quality is commensurate with the importance of the safety function of the reactor coolant pressure boundary. The provisions of the ASME Code has been met which constitutes an acceptable basis for satisfying the requirements of General Design Criterion 1. V. IMPLEMENTATION The following is intended to provide guidance to applicants and licensees regarding the NRC staff's plans for using this SRP section. Except in those cases in which the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the Commission's regulations, the method described herein will be dsed by the staff in its evaluation of con- formance with Commission regulations. Implementation schedules for conformance to parts of the method discussed herein are contained in the referenced Codes and Standards Rule 10 CFR § 50.55a and the regulatory guide. VI. REFERENCES 1. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, General Design Criterion 1, "Quality Standards and Records." 2. 10 CFR § 50.55a, "Codes and Standards Rule." 3. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, 1980 Edition, Section III, "Nuclear Power Plant Components," American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1980). 4. Regulatory Guide 1.26, "Quality Group Classifications and Standards." 5.2.1.1-4 Rev 2 - July 1981