Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 162aeb36-a9f9-4eba-9ffc-c35e69f45fcf
Document Type: srp
Title: Rev. 4 — June 1997
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0525/ML052500515.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7
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Rev. 4 — June 1997 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 applications to construct and operate nuclear power plants. These documents are made available to the public as part of the Commission’s policy to inform the nuclear industry and the general public of regulatory procedures and policies. Standard review plans are not substitutes for regulatory guides or the Commission’s regulations and compliance with them is not required. The standard review plan sections are keyed to the Standard Format and Content of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants. Not all sections of the Standard Format have a corresponding review plan. Published standard review plans will be revised periodically, as appropriate, to accommodate comments and to reflect new information and experience. Comments and suggestions for improvement will be considered and should be sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, D.C. 20555. NUREG-0800 (Formerly NUREG-75/087) U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STANDARD REVIEW PLAN OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION Appendix 7-A Branch Technical Positions The HICB branch technical positions (BTPs) represent guidelines intended to supplement the acceptance criteria established in Commission regulations and the guidelines provided in regulatory guides and applicable industry standards. The BTPs are written to resolve technical problems or questions of interpretation that arise in the detailed reviews of plant designs. The Staff must make a judgment in each such case, in order to complete its review of the particular application. Where the same technical problem or question of interpretation arises in several cases, the Staff's judgment on the point at issue is formalized in a BTP. A BTP is primarily an instruction to Staff reviewers that outlines an acceptable approach to the