Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 5da93dc4-caee-45c8-a0e0-6f7b803c23cd
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2318/ML23187A531.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-11
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Section ID: RG-1.164
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ry. Industry guidance for acceptance of commercial-grade products was developed in the late 1980s. In the early 1990s, the NRC conducted a series of procurement inspections at licensee facilities that identified weaknesses in their procurement and dedication programs. In the late 1980s, the industry issued supplemental guidance in the initial version (Revision 0) of EPRI NP-5652 (Ref. 7) to (1) provide clarifications in certain areas, (2) share lessons learned, and (3) address industry and regulatory developments after the issuance of the original industry guidance. The use of commercial-grade dedication continued to increase, and the NRC revised 10 CFR Part 21 to enhance the definitions of key terms such as dedication, commercial-grade item, and critical characteristics. The NRC and industry both recognized the challenges associated with commercial dedication and provided various types of supplemental guidance to address these challenges. The NRC issued Generic Letter (GL) 89-02, “Actions to Improve the Detection of Counterfeit and Fraudulently Marketed Products” (Ref. 8), on March 21, 1989. This GL described the staff’s perspective on good practices in procurement and dedication and provided the NRC’s conditional endorsement of an industry standard (EPRI NP-5652, Revision 0) on methods of commercial-grade procurement and dedication. The NRC issued GL 91-05, “Licensee Commercial-Grade Procurement and Dedication Programs” (Ref. 9), on April 9, 1991. This GL presented the staff’s positions regarding the implementation of existing regulatory requirements, as contained in Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50. Following a backfit analysis, the staff concluded that the requirements contained within GL 91-05 were a compliance backfit and prepared the GL in accordance with 10 CFR 50.109 (a)(4)(i). In SECY-11-0135, “Staff Plans to Develop the Regulatory Basis for Clarifying the Requirements in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 21, ‘Reporting of