Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 81a2e18b-7311-4c4e-822e-8dfe1b0ba7aa
Document Type: srp
Title: REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL INTERNALS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0702/ML070230009.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 3
Section ID: 3.9.5
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tion in performing safety evaluations of DC applications and license applications submitted by applicants pursuant to 10 CFR Part 50 or 10 CFR Part 52. Except when the applicant proposes an acceptable alternative method for complying with specified portions of the Commission’s regulations, the staff will use the method described herein to evaluate conformance with Commission regulations. The provisions of this SRP section apply to reviews of applications submitted six months or more after the date of issuance of this SRP section, unless superseded by a later revision VI. REFERENCES 1. 10 CFR 50.55a, "Codes and Standards." 2. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, GDC 1, "Quality Standards and Records." 3. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, GDC 2, "Design Bases for Protection Against Natural Phenomena." 4. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, GDC 4, "Environmental and Dynamic Effects Design Bases." 5. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, GDC 10, "Reactor Design." 6. 10 CFR Part 52, “Early Site Permit; Standard Design Certification; and Combined Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.” 7. NUREG-0609; "Asymmetric Blowdown Loads on PWR Primary Systems: Resolution of Generic Task Action Plan A-2;" Hosford, S.B.; Mattu, R.; Meyer, R.O.; Division of Safety Technology; January, 1981. 8. Regulatory Guide 1.20, "Comprehensive Vibration Assessment Program for Reactor Internals During Preoperational and Initial Startup Testing." 9.. ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division 1, "Nuclear Power Plant Components," ASME. VII. APPENDIX “NRC Review of Potential Adverse Flow Effects in Nuclear Power Plant Systems.” 3.9.5-11 Revision 3 - March 2007 APPENDIX A SRP Section 3.9.5 NRC REVIEW OF POTENTIAL ADVERSE FLOW EFFECTS IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SYSTEMS Regulatory Evaluation Nuclear power plant operation can encounter adverse flow effects of flow-excited vibrations and acoustic resonances on plant systems and their components. Some plant components, like the steam dryer in a boiling water reactor