Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 56b685cb-9a03-4a1a-a356-fa81af405cb6
Document Type: srp
Title: REACTOR COOLANT PRESSURE BOUNDARY INSERVICE INSPECTION AND TESTING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052340602.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.2.4
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Materials Engineering Branch (MTEB) Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW General Design Criterion 32, "Inspection of Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary," requires, in part, that components which are part of the reactor coolant pressure boundary (RCPB) shall be designed to permit periodic inspection and testing of important areas and features to assess their structural and leaktight integrity. Inservice inspection programs are based on the general requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.55a, as detailed in Section XI of the ASME Code, "Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components." Inservice inspection includes a pre- service baseline inspection prior to initial plant startup. The following areas relating to the inservice inspection program for NRC Quality Group A components of the RCPB are reviewed. These components are also ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (hereinafter "the Code"), Section III, Code Class 1 components. 1. System Boundary Subject to Inspection The inservice inspection (ISI) program for those portions of the reactor coolant pressure boundary consisting of Code Class 1 components is reviewed. The inservice inspection requirements for steam generator tube inspection, ASME Code Class 2 and 3 components, and high energy fluid system piping between containment isolation valves are reviewed by MTEB as part of its primary review responsibility for Standard Review Plan Sections 5.4.2.2 and 6.6. 2. Accessibility The descriptive information that pertains to the general and specific provi- sions for access to components covered by the Code, Section XI, is reviewed. In addition, the remote access equipment needed to perform inspections in a radiation field or areas not readily accessible to inspection pers6nnel is reviewed. Rev. 1 - July 1981 USNRC STANDARD REVIEW PLAN Standard review plans are prepared for the guidance of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation staff responsible for the review of