Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 6a8631f6-b99a-4d6f-9350-667f6eeb1fbf
Document Type: srp
Title: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070749.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 16
Section ID: 16.0
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strumentation that is used to detect, and indicate in the control room, a significant abnormal degradation of the reactor coolant pressure boundary. 2. A process variable, design feature, or operating restriction that is an initial condition of a design basis accident or transient analysis that either assumes the failure of or presents a challenge to the integrity of a fission product barrier. 3. A structure, system, or component that is part of the primary success path and which functions or actuates to mitigate a design basis accident or transient that either assumes the failure of or presents a challenge to the integrity of a fission product barrier. 4. A structure, system, or component which operating experience or probabilistic risk assessment has shown to be significant to public health and safety.42 Technical Rationale The technical rationale for application of these acceptance criteria to reviewing technical specifications is discussed in the following paragraphs:43 1. Compliance with 10 CFR 50.34 requires that, at the construction permit stage, the applicant identify and justify the selection of those variables, conditions, or other items identified through preliminary safety analysis as probable subjects for plant-specific technical specifications. Special attention should be given to those items that could significantly influence the final design. At the operating license stage, compliance with 10 CFR 50.34 requires that the applicant propose technical specifications prepared in accordance with 10 CFR 50.36. Meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 50.34 provides assurance that those items requiring special attention at the construction permit stage are identified sufficiently early to preclude the need for any significant design change to support the facility's final technical specifications. Meeting the requirements of 10 CFR 50.34 at the operating license stage requires that the applicant propose technical specifications prepared in accordance with 10 CFR