Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: a85f80f8-a5b4-4f0a-84fd-1eb04d49dd57
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Service Level I, II, and III Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 08/2016 – DG-1331 , Proposed Revision 3 10/2015 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise 10/2010 – Periodic Review of Revision 1 – No issues identified 04/2010 – DG-1242 , Proposed Revision 2 03/1999 – DG-1076 , Proposed Revision 1 (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1609/ML16097A448.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.54
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gineers, and contractors in determining the overall qualifications of a coating contractor to perform coating work for the primary containment and other safety-related facilities of NPPs. The criteria and requirements for coating contractors address their capabilities to perform nuclear coating work. 3.5 ASTM D 5498-12a, “Standard Guide for Developing a Training Program for Personnel Performing Coating Work Inspection for Nuclear Facilities,” (Ref. 26) provides guidance that the NRC staff finds acceptable for developing a training program for personnel who perform coating work inspection at nuclear facilities. 3.6 ASTM D 7108-12, “Standard Guide for Establishing Qualifications for a Nuclear Coatings Specialist,” (Ref. 27) provides guidance that the NRC staff finds acceptable for establishing qualifications for a nuclear coatings specialist. A nuclear coatings specialist should meet one of the combinations of qualification attributes provided in Table 2 of ASTM D 7108-12 prior to performing inspections at nuclear facilities. 4.0 Maintenance of Coatings 4.1 ASTM D 5163-08, “Standard Guide for Establishing a Program for Condition Assessment of Coating Service Level I Coating Systems in Nuclear Power Plants,” (Ref. 28) provides guidelines the NRC staff finds acceptable for establishing an in-service coating monitoring program for Service Level I coating systems in operating NPPs and for Service Level II and other areas outside containment (as applicable) with the following conditions: a. Licensees should establish an acceptable condition assessment program using qualified personnel and should perform condition assessments over a time interval that would DG-1331, Page 11 allow them to detect potential coating degradation and to implement repairs before such degradation would adversely impact post-accident safety systems. b. Licensees should perform condition assessments under the direction of a nuclear coating specialist, as defined in ASTM D 7108-12. c.