Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 4774af39-208c-4761-97e8-2d66c6d14794
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Performance-Based Containment Leak-Test Program (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2200/ML22006A317.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-05
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Section ID: RG-1.163
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nd described in Management Directive 8.4. If a licensee believes that the NRC is using this RG in a manner inconsistent with the discussion in this Implementation section, then the licensee may file a backfitting or forward fitting appeal with the NRC in accordance with the process in Management Directive 8.4. DG-1391, Page 12 REFERENCES 1 The References section applies to versions of the documents available at the time of this RG’s issuance. Licensees or applicants using this RG should check all referenced documents to ensure no change has occurred since issuance of the RG. 1. U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,” Part 50, Chapter 1, Title 10, “Energy.” 2. CFR, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,” Part 52, Chapter 1, Title 10, “Energy.” 3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), NUREG-0800, “Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition,” Washington, DC. 4. NRC, NUREG-1493, “Performance-Based Containment Leak-Test Program,” NUREG-1493, July 1995. (ADAMS Accession No. ML20093H445). 5. Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), NEI 94-01, Revision 3-A, “Industry Guideline for Implementing Performance-Based Option of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J,” July 2012. (ML12221A202). 6. ANSI/ANS-56.8-2020, “Containment System Leakage Testing Requirements,” American Nuclear Society, LaGrange Park, IL, December 11, 2020. 7. CFR, “Reactor Site Criteria,” Part 100, Title 10. 8. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPV Code), Section XI, Subsections IWE, “Requirements for Class MC and Metallic Liners of Class CC Components of Light-Water Cooled Plants.” 9. NRC, Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.163, “Performance-Based Containment Leak-Test Program,” Washington, DC, September 1995. 10. NEI, NEI 94-01, Revision 0, “Industry Guideline for Implementing Performance-Based