Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 54438746-c093-49ca-b943-72df99938b58
Document Type: srp
Title: INADVERTENT LOADING AND OPERATION OF A FUEL ASSEMBLY IN AN IMPROPER POSITION
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350404.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 15
Section ID: 15.4.7
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t *have shown for each case considered that either the error is detectable by the available instrumentation (and hence remediable) or the error is undetectable but the offsite consequences of any fuel rod failures are a small fraction of 10 CFR Part 100 guidelines. The applicant affirms that the available incore instrumentation will be used before the start of a fuel cycle to search for fuel loading errors. The staff concludes that the requirements of General Design Criterion 13 and 10 CFR Part 100 have been-met. This conclusion is based on the following: The applicant has met the requirements of GDC 13 with respect to providing adequate provisions to minimize the potential of a misloaded fuel assembly going undetected and meets Part 100 with respect to mitigating the consequences of reactor operations with a misloaded fuel assembly. These requirements have been met by providing acceptable procedures and design features that will minimize the likelihood of loading fuel in a location other than its designated place. 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 used by the staff in its evaluation of conformance with Commission regulations. VI. REFERENCES 1. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, "General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants." 2. 10 CFR Part 100, "Reactor Site Criteria." 15.4.7-3 Rev. 1 - July 1981