Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 931b933f-eeb8-4e82-b76a-4813dde9214a
Document Type: srp
Title: SPENT FUEL POOL COOLING AND CLEANUP SYSTEM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0631/ML063190013.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.1.3
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of cooling water systems Secondary - Organization responsible for the review of chemical engineering issues I. AREAS OF REVIEW All nuclear reactor plants include a spent fuel pool for the wet storage of spent fuel assemblies. The methods used to provide cooling for the removal of decay heat from the stored assemblies vary from plant to plant, depending upon the individual design. The safety function to be performed by the system in all cases remains the same; that is, the spent fuel assemblies must be cooled and must remain covered with water during all storage conditions. Other functions performed by the system but not related to safety include water cleanup for the spent fuel pool, refueling canal, refueling water storage tank, and other equipment storage pools; means for filling and draining the refueling canal and other storage pools; and surface skimming to provide clear water in the storage pool. The review of the spent fuel pool cooling and cleanup system (SFPCCS) covers the system from inlet to and exit from the storage pool and pits, the seismic Category I water source and piping used for fuel pool makeup, the cleanup system filter-demineralizers, and the regenerative process to the point of discharge to the radwaste system. The specific areas of review are as follows: 1. The seismic classification and quality standards applied to the design of the spent fuel pool cooling and cleanup system to provide adequate cooling to the spent fuel during all operating conditions are reviewed on either of two bases. 9.1.3-2 Revision 2 - March 2007 A. To satisfy the first basis, the cooling portion of the system is designed to seismic Category I (Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.29), Quality Group C (RG 1.26) guidelines. B. To satisfy the second basis, a spent fuel pool cooling system not designed to seismic Category I, Quality Group C guidelines is acceptable, provided that the following systems are