Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 03f7c780-614d-4e9c-bd5c-8eff94544b2c
Document Type: srp
Title: through 7.9 reference these BTPs.
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1515/ML15159B042.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7.2
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ld determine the scope of the review needed to support evaluation of the application. The scope impacts the information needed by the reviewer and the extent of review planning. Regardless of the type of application under consideration, the fundamental purpose of the NRC review is to determine whether the facility and equipment, the proposed use of the equipment, the operating procedures, the processes to be performed, and other technical requirements provide reasonable assurance that the applicant or licensee will comply with the regulations of 10 CFR 1–199 (Chapter I), “Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” and that public health and safety will be protected. It is not intended that the review, audit, or inspection activities by the reviewer include a complete evaluation of all aspects of the design and implementation of the I&C system. The review scope need only be sufficient to allow the reviewer to reach the conclusion of reasonable assurance described above. 7.0-5 Draft Revision 7 – August 2015 Subject to compliance with existing license commitments, compliance with current applicable regulations, and protection of the public health and safety, the reviewer may consider and use previous interpretations of regulations as they apply to the application under review. Therefore, if the review includes I&C systems that are identified as substantially identical to systems that have been previously reviewed and approved by the staff evaluation of these systems may be based on prior staff approval. If any aspect of a design is not identical to the one that is referenced, an evaluation must be made to address the adequacy of the different design. Conclusions drawn from this review must be included in the safety evaluation report (SER). Plant license applications and license amendment applications may reference systems, equipment families, or specific equipment previously described in topical reports and reviewed by the staff. Typically, the NRC SER for such items