Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 3bd14847-40b5-4903-a0ae-9c2d5da42974
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Quality Assurance Requirements for the Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Instrumentation and Electric Equipment (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2322/ML23222A182.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-12
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Section ID: RG-1.30
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has itself been incorporated by reference into NRC regulations as a requirement, then licensees and applicants must comply with that standard as set forth in the regulation. If the secondary reference has been endorsed in a RG as an acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement, then the standard constitutes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for meeting that regulatory requirement as described in the specific RG. If the secondary reference has neither been incorporated by reference into NRC regulations nor endorsed in a RG, then the secondary reference is neither a legally-binding requirement nor a “generic” NRC approved acceptable approach for meeting an NRC requirement. However, licensees and applicants may consider and use the information in the secondary reference, if appropriately justified, consistent with current regulatory practice, and consistent with applicable NRC requirements. DG 1419, Page 6 C. STAFF REGULATORY GUIDANCE 1. The NRC staff considers conformance with the recommended practice in IEEE Std 336-2020 for installation, inspection, and testing for Class 1E power, instrumentation, and control equipment at production and utilization facilities an acceptable method for complying with the NRC’s regulations for the construction or modification of electrical and instrumentation systems at production and utilization facilities, subject to the following clarification: a. The below paragraph in Clause 4.1, “General,” of IEEE Std 336-2020 states the following: During the initial construction phase and performance of modifications, this recommended practice should be used in conjunction with applicable portions of ANSI/ASME NQA-1. During the operations phase, this recommended practice should be used with the applicable portions of ANSI/ANS-3.2 and ANSI/ASME NQA-1. This paragraph should be replaced with: During the initial construction phase and performance of modifications, this recommended practice should be used in conjunction with the