Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: a1ba9094-2225-4b8b-aadf-92e70968c29a
Document Type: srp
Title: REACTOR VESSEL INTEGRITY
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0520/ML052070432.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 5
Section ID: 5.3.3
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.1 and 17.2. For those areas of review identified above as part of the primary review responsibility of other branches, the acceptance criteria necessary for the review and their method of application are contained in the referenced SRP section of the corresponding primary branch. II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA The basic acceptance criteria for each review area are covered by other standard review plan sections, so they will be discussed here only in general terms. References are made to the SRP sections that include detailed criteria. The acceptance criteria in these SRP sections describe methods to meet the requirements of the following Commission regulations in 10 CFR Part 50: General Design Criteria 1, 4, 14, 30, 31, and 32 of Appendix A; Appendixces B,; §50.60 and associated Appendices G, and H; and §50.55a; and §50.61 (for PWRs) . Interrelationships 18 19 among review areas, and criteria for consistency, compatibility, and technical coherence among review areas, are emphasized in the following discussion: 1. Design The quality standards requirements of GDC 1, GDC 30, and §50.55a are met, regarding compatibility of design with material properties and fabrication methods, by compliance with the provisions of the ASME Code (References 14 and 15) . The basic acceptance 20 criteria for the design of the vessel are the requirements of Section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (hereafter "the Code"). The design of the reactor vessel must be compatible with the properties of the materials used, and must permit construction by the use of standard and well proven fabrication methods. The design details should not include new or novel concepts unless they are substantiated by a comprehensive justification showing that no aspects of the design will compromise the overall integrity of the vessel in any manner. The design details must be adequate to permit all required inspections and to provide required access to all areas requiring inservice inspection in