Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: a41f4aae-e975-45f3-aebc-5519bec72c6e
Document Type: srp
Title: CRITICALITY SAFETY OF FRESH AND SPENT FUEL STORAGE AND HANDLING
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0705/ML070570006.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.1.1
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of criticality safety of fuel outside the reactor Secondary - Organization responsible for the review of neutron absorbing materials performance I. AREAS OF REVIEW This SRP section is applicable to construction permit (CP) and operating license (OL) applications submitted under 10 CFR Part 50 and design certification (DC) and combined license (COL) applications submitted under 10 CFR Part 52. The SRP was originally written for Part 50 license applications. For DC and COL applications submitted under Part 52, the level of information reviewed should be consistent with that of a final safety analysis report (FSAR) information submitted in an OL application. However, verification that the as-built facility conforms to the approved design is performed through the inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria (ITACC) process. Nuclear reactor plants include facilities for storage of new and spent fuel. The new fuel storage facility includes the fuel assembly storage racks, the concrete storage vault that contains the storage racks, and the auxiliary components. The spent fuel storage facility includes the spent fuel storage racks, the spent fuel storage pool that contains the storage racks, and the associated equipment storage pits. The reviewing organization verifies that the storage facilities maintain the new and spent fuel in subcritical arrays during all credible storage conditions, in accordance with General Design Criterion (GDC) 62 and 10 CFR 50.68. The reviewing organization also verifies that the new and spent fuel will remain subcritical during fuel handling, in accordance with GDC 62 and 10 CFR 50.68. 9.1.1-2 Revision 3 - March 2007 The specific areas of review are as follows: 1. Fuel assembly design to verify that appropriate fuel assembly data were used. 2. Fuel storage rack design to verify that appropriate fuel storage rack data were used. 3. Evaluation of performance