Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: cb6b6dfb-a102-4dfd-9dd3-2eba63985e8b
Document Type: srp
Title: INITIAL PLANT TEST PROGRAM - DESIGN CERTIFICATION AND NEW LICENSE
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0705/ML070550027.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 14
Section ID: 14.2
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e similar to that in RG 1.68, or the reviewer should consider whether the justification provided by the applicant for exception is acceptable. The format should include checklists and signature blocks to control the sequencing of testing. vii. Approved test procedures should be in a form suitable for review by regulatory inspectors at least 60 days before their intended use. Licensees should provide timely notification to NRC of changes in approved test procedures that have been made available for NRC review. F. Review, Evaluation, and Approval of Test Results i. The applicant should develop the procedures that will govern the review, evaluation, and approval of test results for each phase of the test program. Specific procedures should be implemented to ensure 14.2-7 Revision 3 - March 2007 notification of responsible organizations, such as design organizations, when test acceptance criteria are not met and specific controls have been established to resolve such problems. ii. Before proceeding with testing, the applicant should provide controls relating to (1) the methods and schedules for approval of test data for each major phase, and (2) the methods used for initial review of individual parts of multiple tests (e.g., hot functional testing). iii. The controls that will govern the review, evaluation, and approval of test results should provide a technical evaluation of test results by qualified personnel and approval of such results by personnel in designated management positions in the applicant’s organization. iv. The applicant should include provisions to allow design organizations to participate in the resolution of design-related problems that result in, or contribute to, a failure to meet test acceptance criteria. v. Provisions should be in place to retain test reports, including test procedures and results, as part of the plant historical records. Startup test reports should be prepared in accordance with RG 1.16, or the reviewer should consider whether