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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demonstrate that the capability will exist for initial operation within the bounds of the design and safety analyses and that initial testing activities will be conducted in a sequence and manner that minimizes operational reliance on untested SSCs/safety functions. 2. 10 CFR 30.53(c), as it relates to this SRP section, requires that each licensee (defined as an entity licensed to receive and possess byproduct material in this context) perform, or permit the Commission to perform, tests of radiation detection and monitoring instruments. In nuclear power plants, radiation detection and monitoring instruments are used for ambient monitoring related to worker radiation protection, effluent monitoring, automatic initiation of features to mitigate accidental releases of radioactive materials, and automatic initiation of engineered safety features to minimize the consequences of design-basis accidents. Application of 10 CFR 30.53(c) to the ITP ensures that the capabilities to perform these functions are adequately verified initially and that deficiencies are identified and corrected. This provides increased assurance of reliable radiation detection/monitoring and instrument response to any detected adverse radiological conditions. 3. Section XI of Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 requires that a test program be established to ensure that all testing required to demonstrate that SSCs will perform satisfactorily in service is identified and performed in accordance with written test procedures that incorporate the requirements and acceptance limits in applicable design documents. The test program should include, as appropriate, proof tests before the installation, preoperational tests, and operational tests during plant operation of SSCs. Test procedures should include provisions for ensuring that all prerequisites for the given test have been met, adequate test instrumentation is available and used, and the test is performed under suitable environmental conditions. Test results